The 2011–12

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, also known as NB I for short, was the 110th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. The season began on 15 July 2011 and ended on 27 May 2012. Videoton were the defending champions, having won their first Hungarian championship at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Overview

The tournament was contested by 16 teams, and

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won the title under headcoach

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, claiming their sixth national title. The team from Hajdú-Bihar county went undefeated throughout the entire season, becoming the first hungarian team since Vasas to win the championship undefeates in 1966, and the first ever club outside of Budapest to complete an invincible season. DVSC started off the campaign by winning 7 consecutive games, and were leading the table by 9 points by the winter break. The red and whites' championship was confirmed on the 12th of May, after Debrecen thrashed Pécsi-MFC 4-0 at the Nagyerdei Stadium in front of 10,500 fanatics.

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, the defending champions, won 9 of their last 10 fixtures, but could not repeat the leaugetitle glory of the previous season, and had to settle for a 2nd place finish.

Teams

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and MTK finished the 2010–11 season in the bottom two places of the table and thus were relegated to their respective

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divisions. MTK ended a 16-year stay in the top league, while Szolnok were relegated after just one year in the league. The two relegated teams were replaced with the champions of the two 2010–11 NB II groups,

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of the East Group and

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of the West Group. Diósgyőr made their immediate comeback to the league, while Pécs returned to the competition after an absence of four seasons.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. ;Notes:

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was the leader of the coaching staff, but he didn't have the necessary licence.

² Károly Horváth was the leader of the coaching staff, but he didn't have the necessary licence.

³ From 11 April

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was the caretaker manager of Újpest.

Managerial changes

;Notes:

¹ Between 15 and 30 August Tamás Nagy was the

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of Ferencváros.

² Between 23 November and 13 December István László Szabó was the caretaker manager of Kecskemét.

³ From 11 April

was the caretaker manager of Újpest.

League table

Positions by round

Results

Top goalscorers

''Including matches played on 27 May 2012; Source
MLSZ
(Click on "Góllövő lista")''

Hat-tricks

Five goals in a match

References

External links

Official site
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