The 2014–15

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, was the 113th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named ''

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Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. The season began 26 July 2014 and concluded on 1 June 2015.

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are the defending champions having won their seventh Hungarian championship last season. For the first time at a Nemzeti Bajnokság I seasons, match officials used

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for free kicks. In the

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( FTC) the

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was used. Videoton won the league for the second time.

Teams

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and

Kaposvár Kaposvár (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in the southwestern part of Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kapo ...

finished the 2013–14 season in the last two places and thus were relegated to their respective

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divisions. The two relegated teams were replaced with the champions and the runners-up 2013–14 NB II

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 ...

and

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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 ''2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I'', with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.

Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in ''2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I'', with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
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eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Results

Top goalscorers

Updated to games played on 31 May 2015

Hat-tricks

* Four goals

Best players

Hivatásos Labdarúgók Szervezete (Professional Footballers Association) chose the best players of this season. *The best outfielder player (Albert Flórián's challenge cup):

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( FTC) *The best goalkeeper (Zsiborás Gábor's challenge cup): Dénes Dibusz (FTC) *The best player under-21: Dávid Márkvárt (

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) *The best manager: Joan Carrillo (

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) *The best referee:

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After the season Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség chose the best players of this season. *The best player: Nemanja Nikolić (Videoton FC) *The best discovered player of this season:

Miklós Kitl Miklós Kitl (born 1 June 1997) is a Hungarian football player who plays for Siófok Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy ...

(

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 ...

) *The best manager: Joan Carrillo (Videoton FC) *The best referee: Péter Solymosi *Fair Play:

MTK Budapest FC Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a Hungarian football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest. The team currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most suc ...

*The best Hungarian player (Audience Award): Ádám Bódi ( DVSC) *The most aesthetically significant, or "most beautiful", goal of NB1 (Audience Award): József Varga (DVSC)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Nemzeti Bajnoksag I Nemzeti Bajnokság I seasons 1

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