The 2015–16
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...
, also known as NB I, is the 117th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named ''
OTP Bank
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Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. The season began 17 July 2015
and will conclude on 8 May 2016.
are the defending champions having won their second Hungarian championship last season.
Last season an extra four teams were relegated to the
Nemzeti Bajnokság III
Nemzeti Bajnokság III (''NBIII'', ''National Championship III'') is the third tier of Hungarian football (from the autumn of 1997 till the spring of 2005, NB III was the fourth tier, the third was NB II).
The tier contains 3 groups (west, cente ...
.
Győr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of ...
had financial and licensing issues.
Kecskemét
Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.
Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's th ...
,
Pécs
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and
Nyíregyháza
Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in ...
all had licensing issues.
Therefore, from this season twelve teams compete for the championship title, playing 33 rounds.
Teams
Dunaújváros
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and
Pápa
Pápa is a historical town in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque architecture. With its 32,473 inhabitants (2011), it is the cultural, economic and tourism centre of the re ...
finished the
2014–15 season in the last two places and thus were relegated to
NB II
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* ''NB'' (TV programme), a Scottish arts television programme that aired 1989–1997
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...
division.
The two relegated teams were replaced with the champions and the runners-up
2014–15 NB II Vasas and
Békéscsaba
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Geography
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. Each of the first two teams in the first division.
Stadium and locations
Following is the list of clubs competing in ''2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I'', with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.
Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in ''2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I'', with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Sources:
Managerial changes
League table
Positions by round
Results
In the first 22 rounds every team plays against each other home-and-away in a
round-robin format. In the remaining 11 rounds, the first six placed team from the
previous season will play six matches at home and five matches away, and the other six teams will play five matches at home and six matches away.
Rounds 1–22
Rounds 23–33
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Updated to games played on 30 April 2016
Hat-tricks
Best players
Attendances
Number of teams by counties
Best players
After the season
Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség chose the best players of this season.
*The best player:
Zoltán Gera
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(Ferencváros)
*The best discovered player of this season:
Ádám Nagy (Ferencváros)
*The best manager:
Thomas Doll
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(Ferencváros)
*The best referee:
Viktor Kassai
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*Fair Play:
Debreceni VSC
*The most aesthetically significant, or "most beautiful", goal of NB1 (Audience Award):
Dániel Böde
Dániel Böde (born 24 October 1986) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Paksi FC as a forward.
Club career Paks
Böde was born in Szekszárd, Tolna County and started to play for the local neighbouring club Paksi SE.
On 16 ...
(Ferencváros)
See also
*
2015–16 Magyar Kupa
The 2015–16 Magyar Kupa (English: ''Hungarian Cup'') was the 76th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition. It started with the first match of the first round on 5 August 2015 and will end with the final held on 14 May 2016 ...
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2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II is Hungary's second-level football competition. The championship was won by Gyirmót FC Győr and they were also promoted to the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I along with Mezőkövesd-Zsóry SE. Three teams incl ...
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2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság III
References
External links
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Official rules
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Hungary
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