2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I


The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I , 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 defending champions, having won their fourteenth Hungarian league title. As in the previous season, 12 teams competed for the championship title and played 33 matches. The fixtures were published on 14 July 2017.
On 20 June 2017, the rounds were drawn by the Hungarian Football Federation. The 33 rounds was divided into two parts. 19 rounds were played in 2017 and the remaining 14 in 2018.

Teams

and Gyirmót finished the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the last two places and thus were relegated to NB II division.
The two relegated teams were replaced with the top two teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion Puskás Akadémia and runner-up Balmazújváros, 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.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BalmazújvárosBalmazújvárosVárosi Sportpálya2,435
DebrecenDebrecenNagyerdei Stadion20,340
DiósgyőrMiskolcDiósgyőri Stadion 115,325
DiósgyőrDebrecenNagyerdei Stadion20,340
FerencvárosBudapest Groupama Aréna23,700
HaladásSzombathelyHaladás Sportkomplexum 29,859
HaladásSopronKáposztás utcai Stadion 25,300
HonvédBudapest Bozsik József Stadion10,000
MezőkövesdMezőkövesdVárosi Stadion4,183
PaksPaksFehérvári úti Stadion6,150
Puskás AkadémiaFelcsútPancho Aréna3,816
ÚjpestBudapest Szusza Ferenc Stadion13,501
VasasBudapest Szusza Ferenc Stadion 313,501
VideotonFelcsútPancho Aréna 43,816

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Following is the list of clubs competed in the league this season, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Results

In the first 22 rounds each team played against every other team home-and-away in a round-robin format. In the remaining 11 rounds, the first six placed teams from the previous season played six matches at home and five matches away, and the remaining six teams played five matches at home and six matches away.

Rounds 1–22

Rounds 23–33

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Updated to games played on 3 June 2018

Hat-tricks

Attendances