2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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The 2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I for short, is the 113th season of top-tier football in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. The season began on 15 July 2011 and will end on the weekend 12 May 2012. Videoton
Videoton FC
Videoton FC is a Hungarian professional football club based in Székesfehérvár, playing in the Hungarian League as of 2011. Videoton has won one Hungarian League title, one Hungarian Cup title, two Hungarian League Cup titles and one Hungarian Super Cup title...

 are the defending champions, having won their first Hungarian championship at the end of the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2010–11 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, is the 112th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named Monicomp Liga for sponsorship reasons. The season began on 30 July 2010 and will end on 27 May 2011...

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Teams

Szolnoki MÁV FC
Szolnoki MÁV FC
Szolnoki MÁV FC is a Hungarian football club, from the city of Szolnok. In 2010 it gained promotion to the National Championship.- Current squad :As of September 6, 2011. According to transfermarkt.de...

 and MTK Budapest FC finished the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2010–11 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, is the 112th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named Monicomp Liga for sponsorship reasons. The season began on 30 July 2010 and will end on 27 May 2011...

 in the bottom two places of the table and thus were relegated to their respective NB II
2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
-Teams:Szolnoki MÁV FC and MTK Budapest FC finished the 2010–11 season in the bottom two places of the table and thus were relegated to their respective NB II divisions...

 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, Diósgyőri VTK of the East Group and Pécsi MFC 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

Club Short name City Stadium Capacity
Debreceni VSC
Debreceni VSC
Debreceni VSC or just Debrecen or DVSC is a football club from the city of Debrecen in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 season. Debreceni VSC has been the most successful Hungarian club since 2000. The club has won the Hungarian...

Debrecen Debrecen
Debrecen
Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...

Oláh Gábor utcai stadion
Stadion Oláh Gábor Út
Stadion Oláh Gábor Út is a multi-use stadium in Debrecen, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Debreceni VSC. The stadium is able to hold 10,200 people. It is due to be replaced by Debrecen Stadion in 2012....

9,640
Diósgyőri VTK Diósgyőr Miskolc
Miskolc
Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...

DVTK Stadion
DVTK Stadion
DVTK Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Miskolc, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 17,000 people. It is the home of the Diósgyőri VTK.-History:...

11,300
Ferencvárosi TC Ferencváros Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

Albert Flórián Stadion
Stadion Albert Flórián
Stadion Albert Flórián is a sports stadium in Budapest, Hungary. The stadium is home to the famous association football side Ferencvárosi TC. The stadium has a capacity of 18,100, set to be expanded to 25,000. Formerly known as Üllői úti stadion for its location, it has been renamed for Ballon d'Or...

18,100
Győri ETO FC
Gyori ETO FC
Győri ETO FC , Győri Egyetértés Torna Osztály Football Club or just Győr, is a Hungarian sports club from Győr, a mid-size town in the north-west of the country. In 1904 the club was founded as Győri Vagongyár ETO and has undergone many name changes since...

Győr Győr
Gyor
-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...

ETO Park
ETO Park
ETO Park is a multi-use stadium in Győr, Hungary. It is primarily used for football and is home to Győri ETO. Opened in 2008 as a replacement for Stadion ETO, the stadium has a capacity of 16,000....

16,000
Haladás Szombathely
Szombathely
Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria...

Rohonci úti stadion 12,000
Honvéd Budapest Bozsik Stadion
Bozsik Stadion
Bozsik József Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Budapest, Hungary. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of Budapest Honvéd FC. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 .-History:...

10,000
Kaposvári Rákóczi FC Kaposvár Kaposvár Rákóczi Stadion
Stadion Kaposvár Rákoczi
Stadion Kaposvár Rákoczi is a multi-use stadium in Kaposvár, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of NABI-Kaposvári Rákóczi FC. The stadium is able to hold 7,000 people. It has 4,500 seats.-External links:*...

7,000
Kecskeméti TE
Kecskeméti TE
Kecskeméti TE is a club, most famous for its football team. It hails from the city of Kecskemét, Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary and is currently competing in the NB I, the top league of Hungarian football...

Kecskemét Kecskemét
Kecskemét
Kecskemét is a city in the central part of Hungary. It is the 8th largest city of the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third-largest city, Szeged, 86 kilometres from both of them and almost equal distance from the two...

Széktói Stadion
Széktói Stadion
Széktói Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Kecskemét, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football and rugby matches and is the home stadium of Kecskeméti TE of the Hungarian National Championship I and of Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I...

6,300
Paksi SE
Paksi SE
Paksi SE is a Hungarian football club based in Paks. Since its founding in 1952 it has played at either a county or national level. In 2006 it ascended to Borsodi Liga, or NB I, the top division in Hungarian football, for the first time. It plays its home games at Stadion PSE. The team colors...

Paks Paks
Paks
Paks is a town in Tolna county, central Hungary, on the banks of the Danube River. Paks is the home of the only Hungarian nuclear power plant, which provides about 40% the country's electricity....

Fehérvári úti stadion
Stadion PSE
Stadion PSE is a multi-use stadium in Paks, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Paksi SE. The stadium is able to hold 5,000 people....

4,950
Pápa Pápa
Pápa
Pápa is a historical city in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque architecture. With its 33,000 inhabitants, it is the cultural, economic and tourism centre of the region....

Perutz Stadion
Stadion Várkerti
Stadion Perutz is a multi-use stadium in Pápa, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Lombard-Pápa TFC. The stadium is able to hold 5,000 people.-External links:*...

4,500
Pécs Pécs
Pécs
Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...

PMFC Stadion
Stadion PMFC
Stadion PMFC is a multi-use stadium in Pécs, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Pécsi MFC. The stadium is able to hold 7,160 people and was opened in 1955.-External links:*...

7,000
Siófok Siófok
Siófok
Siófok is a city in Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton in Somogy County. The city is one of Hungary's most popular holiday destinations, famous for its beaches and nightlife. Siófok is one of the richest municipalities of Hungary due to tourism...

Révész Géza utcai stadion 10,500
Budapest Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Szusza Ferenc Stadium
Szusza Ferenc Stadium is a football stadium in Újpest and the home of Újpest FC. The stadium was designed by Alfréd Hajós and opened on 17 September 1922...

13,500
Vasas SC
Vasas SC
Vasas SC is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers", on 16 March 1911...

Vasas Budapest Illovszky Rudolf Stadion 12,000
Videoton FC
Videoton FC
Videoton FC is a Hungarian professional football club based in Székesfehérvár, playing in the Hungarian League as of 2011. Videoton has won one Hungarian League title, one Hungarian Cup title, two Hungarian League Cup titles and one Hungarian Super Cup title...

Videoton Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...

Sóstói Stadion 15,000
Zalaegerszegi TE
Zalaegerszegi TE
Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet is a Hungarian football team from the city of Zalaegerszeg.ZTE traces its roots back to 1912, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its first match was a 4-2 defeat to a team from Vasvár. The team was first composed of members of a literary and debating society...

ZTE Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszeg
In 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants . The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist .-Notable people:* Lajos Botfy , mayor...

ZTE Aréna
ZTE Arena
ZTE Arena is a stadium in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Zalaegerszegi TE. The stadium is able to hold 14,000 people.-Football International Match:...

9,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Debrecen     Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...

TEVA
Diósgyőr     Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...

Ferencváros     Nike Groupama
Győr     Puma
PUMA AG
Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two...

Audi
Audi
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....

Haladás     Legea
Legea
Legea is a sportswear company founded in 1990, in Pompei, Italy. It is one of the most popular brands among Italian amateur football teams, now heavily expanding also among top division professional clubs....

Sopron Bank Burgenland
Honvéd     Nike Opel
Opel
Adam Opel AG, generally shortened to Opel, is a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1862. Opel has been building automobiles since 1899, and became an Aktiengesellschaft in 1929...

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Kappa (company)
Kappa is an Italian company specialized at the manufacture of sporting clothes and accessories, that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Turin.-Logo:...


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FxPro
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Jako
Jako AG is a German sportswear company based in the Hollenbach district of Mulfingen , Baden-Württemberg. The company was founded by Rudi Sprügel and his brother in 1989 in Stachenhausen...


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Mass Sport
Mass Sport is an Italy based sports apparel company. Mass originates from the evolution of shapes, colors and materials, guaranteeing the maximum agonistic performance to the sportsman....


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Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Videoton   György Mezey
György Mezey
György Mezey is a former Hungarian football player and coach.He was the coach of the Hungary national football team from 1983 to 1986, leading the team to the 1986 FIFA World Cup. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup he was part of FIFA's Technical Study Group.-Sources:* Ki kicsoda a magyar...

Contract expired Summer 2011 Pre-season   Paulo Sousa
Paulo Sousa
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current manager.He was a member of the “Portuguese Golden Generation”...

1 June 2011
Újpest   Géza Mészöly Sacked 10 August 2011 15th   Zoran Spisljak 10 August 2011
Vasas   András Komjáti Sacked 15 August 2011 15th   Marijan Vlak
Marijan Vlak
Marijan Vlak is an Croatian former football goalkeeper and the manager of Budapesti Vasas SC.He spent his playing career as a goalkeeper for Dinamo Zagreb, NK Zagreb and Segesta Sisak...

15 August 2011
Ferencváros   László Prukner
László Prukner
László Prukner is a Hungarian football manager and former player, formerly managing Ferencvárosi TC, where he was in charge from 2010 to 2011. Prukner previously managed Kaposvári Rákóczi FC.- Playing career :...

Resigned 15 August 2011 13th   Tamás Nagy1 30 August 2011
ZTE   János Csank
János Csank
János Csank is a former goalkeeper, one of Hungary's most successful football coaches.-Club Coaching Career:...

Sacked 27 August 2011 16th   László Prukner
László Prukner
László Prukner is a Hungarian football manager and former player, formerly managing Ferencvárosi TC, where he was in charge from 2010 to 2011. Prukner previously managed Kaposvári Rákóczi FC.- Playing career :...

5 September 2011
Pápa   György Véber
György Véber
György Véber is a retired Hungarian football player who has spent most of his career playing for Újpest FC. He was considered a fan's favourite in Újpest. He played 3 matches between 1992 and 1994 for the Hungarian national teamVéber currently works as a coach of Lombard-Pápa TFC in the Hungarian...

Sacked 24 October 2011 9th   26 October 2011
Kecskemét   Tomislav Sivić Mutual agreement 23 November 2011 6th TBD

Notes:

League table

Positions by round

EWLINE
Team / Round
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
9 5 8 6 8 5 7 5 6 6 3 5 6 5 4 3 3 3
12 8 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 5 4 4
2 6 7 9 9 8 6 8 5 4 6 3 5 4 3 5 5
6 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 7 7 6 7 7 6
11 7 6 8 7 6 5 7 8 7 7 6 4 7 6 6 7
3 9 11 7 6 10 9 9 11 11 10 8 8 8 8 8 8
7 10 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 13 12 10 12 9
13 13 14 15 14 14 15 14 14 12 14 13 14 13 13 10 10
14 14 13 13 12 11 11 11 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 11 11
15 15 16 14 15 15 13 13 13 14 12 12 11 9 9 9 12
8 12 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 14 13
10 11 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 14 14 15 14
5 2 4 4 5 7 8 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 13 15
16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Updated to games played on 27 November 2011

Source: MLSZ

Leader
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Relegation to 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság II


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Top goalscorers

Including matches played on 27 November 2011; Source: MLSZ (Click on "Góllövő lista")

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1   Danilo de Oliveira Honvéd
Budapest Honvéd FC
Budapest Honvéd FC |football]] team. "Honved" means the Homeland Defense. Originally formed as Kispest AC, they became Kispest FC in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944. The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed Budapest Honvéd SE and became the Hungarian...

14
2   André Alves Videoton
Videoton FC
Videoton FC is a Hungarian professional football club based in Székesfehérvár, playing in the Hungarian League as of 2011. Videoton has won one Hungarian League title, one Hungarian Cup title, two Hungarian League Cup titles and one Hungarian Super Cup title...

12
3   Milan Perić
Milan Peric
Milan Perić is a Serbian footballer currently for Soproni Liga side Kaposvári Rákóczi FC.His playing style has been compared to that of former "crno-beli" superstar Mateja Kežman's.-Partizan:...

Kaposvár 11
4   Adamo Coulibaly
Adamo Coulibaly
Adamo Coulibaly is a French footballer with Ivorian roots. He plays in a striker role for Debrecen. He was signed before Debrecen's Champions League campaign and has earned a reputation during the competition for being a target man who, using his extreme acceleration and strength, tries to beat...

Debrecen
Debreceni VSC
Debreceni VSC or just Debrecen or DVSC is a football club from the city of Debrecen in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 season. Debreceni VSC has been the most successful Hungarian club since 2000. The club has won the Hungarian...

10
5   Péter Bajzát
Péter Bajzát
Péter Bajzát is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Pécsi MFC.-Honours:*Player of the Year in Hungary: 2008*Hungarian National Championship I Top Goalscorer:** 2006-07 with 18 goals** 2008/09 with 20 goals...

Pécs 9
6   Nemanja Nikolić Videoton
Videoton FC
Videoton FC is a Hungarian professional football club based in Székesfehérvár, playing in the Hungarian League as of 2011. Videoton has won one Hungarian League title, one Hungarian Cup title, two Hungarian League Cup titles and one Hungarian Super Cup title...

8
7   Péter Rajczi
Péter Rajczi
Péter Rajczi is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Újpest FC.Rajczi started to play football in Kaposvár, playing for Kaposvári Rákóczi FC. He played many seasons with Rákóczi, and scored a number of goals, reaching the topscorer title once in the second division...

Újpest
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...

7
  Dániel Böde
Dániel Böde
Dániel Böde is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Paksi SE.-Honours: Paksi SE Hungarian Second Division: Winner 2006-References:***...

Paks
Paksi SE
Paksi SE is a Hungarian football club based in Paks. Since its founding in 1952 it has played at either a county or national level. In 2006 it ascended to Borsodi Liga, or NB I, the top division in Hungarian football, for the first time. It plays its home games at Stadion PSE. The team colors...

7
  José Juan Luque Jiménez Diósgyőr 7
  L´Imam Seydi
L´Imam Seydi
L´Imam Seydi is a French-Senegalese football striker who currently plays for the Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőri VTK.-External links:**-References:...

Diósgyőr 7

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