The 2015–16
Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, is the 117th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named ''
OTP Bank 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.
Győr had financial and licensing issues.
,
Pécs and
Nyíregyháza all had licensing issues.
Therefore, from this season twelve teams compete for the championship title, playing 33 rounds.
Teams
Dunaújváros and
Pápa finished the
2014–15 season in the last two places and thus were relegated to
NB II division.
The two relegated teams were replaced with the champions and the runners-up
2014–15 NB II Vasas and
Békéscsaba. 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
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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
Zoltán Gera (; born 22 April 1979) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He played for Fulham, Pécsi Mecsek and Harkány SE, as well as enjoying two spells at Ferencváros and West Bromwich ...
(Ferencváros)
*The best discovered player of this season:
Ádám Nagy
Ádám Nagy (born 17 June 1995) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Pisa and the Hungary national team.
He began his career at Ferencváros, making his professional debut for the reserves in August 2013 ...
(Ferencváros)
*The best manager:
Thomas Doll (Ferencváros)
*The best referee:
Viktor Kassai
*Fair Play:
Debreceni VSC
Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a professional football club, based in Debrecen, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the ...
*The most aesthetically significant, or "most beautiful", goal of NB1 (Audience Award):
Dániel Böde (Ferencváros)
See also
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2015–16 Magyar Kupa
*
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 ...
*
2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság III
The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság III was Hungary's third-level football competition. The championship was won by Ferencvárosi TC II, Kozármisleny SE, and Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC. However, Ferencvárosi TC II could not promote to the 2016–17 ...
References
External links
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Official rules
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