2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

This article is about a football league season. For other sports, see 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (disambiguation).
NB I
Season2015–16
Dates18 July 2015 – 30 April 2016
ChampionsFerencváros
RelegatedPuskás Akadémia
Békéscsaba
Champions LeagueFerencváros
Europa LeagueVideoton
Debrecen
MTK Budapest
Matches played198
Goals scored483 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerDániel Böde (17 goals)
Biggest home winDebrecen 7–0 Békéscsaba
(17 October 2015)
Biggest away winPaks 0–5 Ferencváros
(5 December 2015)
Highest scoringDebrecen 7–0 Békéscsaba
(17 October 2015)
Ferencváros 5–2 Paks
(6 April 2016)
Longest winning run9 games[1]
Ferencváros
Longest unbeaten run14 games[1]
Ferencváros
Longest winless run9 games[1]
Újpest
Puskás Akadémia
Longest losing run5 games[1]
Vasas
Highest attendance17,489[2]
Ferencváros 0-1 Újpest
(12 December 2015)
Lowest attendance316[2]
MTK 1–0 Békéscsaba
(27 February 2016)
Total attendance515,281[2]
Average attendance2,602[2]
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2016.

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[3] and will conclude on 8 May 2016.[3] Videoton 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.[4] Kecskemét, Pécs and Nyíregyháza all had licensing issues.[5] Therefore, from this season twelve teams compete for the championship title, playing 33 rounds. This season was played with 12 teams after reduced from 16 in 2014–15.

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

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Location of teams in 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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Location of Budapest teams

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.

Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref
Békéscsaba Békéscsaba Kórház utcai Stadion 4,965 [6]
Debrecen Debrecen Nagyerdei Stadion 20,340 [7]
Diósgyőr Miskolc Diósgyőri Stadion 9,345 [8]
Ferencváros Budapest (Ferencváros) Groupama Aréna 23,700 [9]
Haladás Szombathely Rohonci úti Stadion 12,500 [10]
Honvéd Budapest (Kispest) Bozsik József Stadion 10,000 [11]
MTK Budapest (Józsefváros) Illovszky Rudolf Stadion 9,000 [12][13]
Paks Paks Fehérvári úti Stadion 6,150 [14]
Puskás Akadémia Felcsút Pancho Aréna 3,816 [15]
Újpest Budapest (Újpest) Szusza Ferenc Stadion 13,501 [16]
Vasas Budapest (Angyalföld) Illovszky Rudolf Stadion 9,000 [17]
Videoton Székesfehérvár Sóstói Stadion 14,135 [18]
Békéscsaba Debrecen Diósgyőr Ferencváros
Kórház utcai Stadion Nagyerdei Stadion
UEFA Elite Stadium
 Diósgyőri Stadion Groupama Aréna
UEFA Elite Stadium
Capacity: 4,965 Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 9,345 Capacity: 23,700
Haladás Honvéd MTK Paks
Rohonci úti Stadion Bozsik József Stadion Illovszky Rudolf Stadion Fehérvári úti Stadion
Capacity: 12,500 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 6,150
Puskás Akadémia Újpest Vasas Videoton
Pancho Aréna
UEFA Elite Stadium
 Szusza Ferenc Stadion Illovszky Rudolf Stadion Sóstói Stadion
Capacity: 3,816 Capacity: 13,501 Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 14,135

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 eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Name Name
Békéscsaba Serbia Zoran Spisljak Hungary Zsolt Balog adidas Békés Drén
Debrecen Hungary Elemér Kondás Hungary Péter Szakály adidas TEVA
Diósgyőr Hungary Sándor Egervári Hungary Vladimir Koman Nike Borsodi
Ferencváros Germany Thomas Doll Hungary Gábor Gyömbér Nike T-Mobile
Haladás Hungary Géza Mészöly Hungary Péter Halmosi adidas Swietelsky
Honvéd Italy Marco Rossi Hungary Szabolcs Kemenes Macron –
MTK Hungary Vaszilisz Teodoru Hungary József Kanta Nike Panzi Pet
Paks Hungary Aurél Csertői Hungary Tamás Báló Jako –
Puskás Akadémia Croatia Robert Jarni Hungary Attila Polonkai Jako Mészáros és Mészáros Kft.
Újpest Serbia Nebojša Vignjević Hungary Szabolcs Balajcza Puma –
Vasas Germany Michael Oenning Hungary Mohamed Remili adidas Alprosys
Videoton Hungary Ferenc Horváth Hungary Roland Juhász adidas Máltai Szeretetszolgálat

Sources:[citation needed]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Diósgyőr Hungary Zoltán Vitelki Caretaker End of 2014–15 season Pre-season Hungary Balázs Bekő 14 May 2015[19]
Puskás Akadémia Hungary Miklós Benczés End of contract 1 June 2015[20] Croatia Robert Jarni 8 June 2015[21]
MTK Hungary József Garami End of term and
he will be technical director. 		3 June 2015 Hungary Csaba László 3 June 2015[22]
Videoton Spain Joan Carrillo Contract terminated 3 June 2015[23] France Bernard Casoni 11 June 2015[24]
Videoton France Bernard Casoni Sacked 19 August 2015 10th Hungary Tamás Pető (caretaker) 19 August 2015[25]
Videoton Hungary Tamás Pető End of caretaker appointment 19 August 2015 7th Hungary Ferenc Horváth 6 October 2015[26]
Vasas Hungary Károly Szanyó Sacked 19 October 2015 11th Hungary Antal Simon 19 October 2015[27]
Diósgyőr Hungary Balázs Bekő Sacked 14 December 2015[28] 9th Hungary Sándor Egervári 29 December 2015[29]
Vasas Hungary Antal Simon End of contract 31 December 2015 10th Germany Michael Oenning 1 January 2016[30]
MTK Hungary Csaba László Contract terminated 3 February 2016 5th Hungary Vaszilisz Teodoru 3 February 2016[31]
Puskás Akadémia Croatia Robert Jarni Contract terminated 16 April 2016 12th Hungary István Szijjártó 16 April 2016[32]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ferencváros (C) 33 24 4 5 69 23 +46 76 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Videoton 33 17 4 12 42 29 +13 55 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 Debrecen 33 14 11 8 48 34 +14 53
4 MTK Budapest 33 14 9 10 39 37 +2 51
5 Haladás 33 13 11 9 33 37 −4 50
6 Újpest 33 11 13 9 42 37 +5 46
7 Paks 33 12 7 14 41 40 +1 43
8 Honvéd 33 12 7 14 40 39 +1 43
9 Diósgyőr 33 10 8 15 37 47 −10 38
10 Vasas 33 9 5 19 32 54 −22 32
11 Puskás Akadémia (R) 33 7 10 16 35 51 −16 31 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12 Békéscsaba (R) 33 6 9 18 25 55 −30 27
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Fairplay; 9) Draw.[33]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Magyar Kupa, Ferencváros, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Ferencváros111111111111111111111111111111111
Videoton101091010111111101177766475355533545454322
Debrecen254748864562554657743322453533433
MTK566374333444343333576764222222244
Haladás1288623222225435766634456778665555
Újpest742235578899977544222245334346666
Paks635466756633222222467677666777887
Honvéd423552445356688888888888887889778
Diósgyőr37101112109107788899999999999999998999
Vasas9111198910911101111111112121111101110101011111110101010111010
Puskás Akadémia119789768991010101010101010111011111110101011111112101111
Békéscsaba81212121112121212121212121211111212121212121212121212121211121212
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2016. Source: mlsz.hu (in Hungarian)
  = Leader;   = 2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round;   = Relegation to 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

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.[3]

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Hungary Dániel Böde Ferencváros 17
2 Senegal Mbaye Diagne Újpest 11
Hungary Sándor Torghelle MTK
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Đorđe Kamber Honvéd 9
Slovakia Stanislav Šesták Ferencváros
6 Hungary Soma Novothny Diósgyőr 8
7 Hungary Bálint Gaál Haladás 7
Hungary Ádám Gyurcsó Videoton
Hungary János Hahn Paks
Hungary József Kanta MTK
Belgium Roland Lamah Ferencváros
Hungary Márió Németh Haladás
Hungary László Pekár Puskás Akadémia
Hungary Roland Varga Ferencváros
13 North Macedonia Enis Bardhi Újpest 6
Hungary Zsolt Horváth Debrecen
France Loïc Nego Videoton
Hungary András Radó Ferencváros
Hungary Mohamed Remili Vasas
Hungary Tibor Tisza Debrecen

Updated to games played on 30 April 2016[34]

Hat-tricks

Name For Against Round Result Date
Hungary Zsolt Horváth Debrecen MTK 19th 3–1 12 December 2015

Best players

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Ferencváros 120,270 17,489 4,858 7,517 −10.3%†
2 Diósgyőr 52,818 8,165 1,911 3,521 −18.8%†
3 Debrecen 47,884 6,241 1,285 2,993 −21.6%†
4 Újpest 46,073 8,445 1,048 2,880 +21.6%†
5 Haladás 40,618 4,395 1,117 2,708 +25.4%†
6 Videoton 31,879 5,020 1,006 1,992 −41.1%†
7 Békéscsaba 28,252 3,754 632 1,883 +21.7%1
8 Vasas 27,481 3,452 900 1,832 +2.5%1
9 Honvéd 26,086 2,820 500 1,739 +78.0%†
10 Puskás Akadémia 23,572 3,798 708 1,571 −4.7%†
11 Paks 21,030 4,113 624 1,314 −9.3%†
12 MTK 12,227 2,114 316 764 +9.3%2


League total 478,190 17,489 316 2,571 +2.7%†

Updated to games played on 20 April 2016
Source: League matches: NB I 2015/2016, NB I 2015/2016: attendances, NB II 2014/2015: attendances
Notes:
1: Team played last season in NB II
2: MTK play their home matches in Illovszky Rudolf Stadion, because Hidegkuti Nándor stadion is under reconstruction

Number of teams by counties

County No. teams Teams
1 Budapest (capital) 5 Ferencváros, Honvéd, MTK, Újpest and Vasas
2 Fejér 2 Puskás Akadémia and Videoton
3 Békés 1 Békéscsaba
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 1 Diósgyőr
Hajdú-Bihar 1 Debrecen
Tolna 1 Paks
Vas 1 Haladás

Best players

After the season Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség chose the best players of this season.[35]

See also

References

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