The 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2018–19 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 120th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named ''
OTP Bank
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Liga'' for sponsorship reasons.
Videoton were the defending champions.
Fixtures were published on 27 June 2018.
Teams
Balmazújváros
Balmazújváros is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of and has a population of 18,149 people (2001).
Twin towns – sister cities
Balmazújváros is twinned wi ...
and
Vasas finished the
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2017–18 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 119th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. Honvéd were the def ...
in the last two places and thus were relegated to
NB II
NB, Nb, or nb may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''N.B.'' (album), an album by Natasha Bedingfield
* ''NB'' (TV programme), a Scottish arts television programme that aired 1989–1997
Businesses
* NB Global, a British investment company
...
division.
The two relegated teams were replaced with the top two teams in
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion
MTK and runner-up
Kisvárda
Kisvárda (; german: Kleinwardein, yi, קליינווארדיין, Kleynvardeyn) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary near the border of Slovakia and Ukraine. It is the 3rd largest town ...
, each having the required licence for top-division play.
Stadium and locations
Following is the list of clubs competed in the league this season, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.
Personnel and kits
All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor
OTP Bank
OTP Bank Group is the largest commercial bank of Hungary and one of the largest independent financial service providers in Central and Eastern Europe and with banking services for private individuals and corporate clients. The OTP Group comprise ...
as well as the Nemzeti Bajnokság I logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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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
Rounds 1–22
Rounds 23–33
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Hat-tricks
Average attendances
See also
*
2018–19 Magyar Kupa
*
2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
*
2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság III
References
External links
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Official rules
Nemzeti Bajnokság I seasons
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Hungary
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