The 2016–17

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

, also known as NB I, is the 118th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named ''

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Liga'' for sponsorship reasons.

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were the defending champions having won their twenty-ninth Hungarian championship last season. As in the previous season, 12 teams compete for the championship title, playing 33 rounds. The fixtures were published on 14 June 2016.

Teams

Puskás Akadémia and

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finished the 2015–16 season in the last two places and thus were relegated to

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division. The two relegated teams were replaced with the top two teams in 2015–16 NB II, champion Gyirmót and runner-up

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, each having the required licence for top-division play.

Stadium and locations

Following is the list of clubs competing in ''2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I'', with their location, stadium and stadium capacity. ;Notes *Note 1:

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's original stadium,

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was demolished in 2016, while their proposed stadium,

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is under construction. Therefore, Diósgyőr played their home matches in Városi Stadion and

Nagyerdei Stadion Nagyerdei Stadion is an all-seater asymmetric football stadium in Debrecen, Hungary and home to Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club (the seats behind the goals are 'Vario' or 'Rail' seats to facilitate safe standing at domestic matches). With space ...

. *Note 2: Haladás's original stadium, Rohonci úti Stadion was demolished in 2016, while their proposed stadium,

Haladás Sportkomplexum Haladás Sportkomplexum () is a multi-purpose stadium in Szombathely, Hungary. It replaced Szombathelyi Haladás's former stadium, Rohonci úti Stadion. History Planning On 28 August 2013, Csaba Hende minister of Defense, said that the go ...

is under construction. Therefore, Haladás played their home matches at the

Káposztás utcai Stadion The Káposztás utcai Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Sopron, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of MFC Sopron. The stadium is able to hold 5,300 people and was reconstructed in 2003. History On ...

, in Sopron. *Note 3: MTK's original stadium,

Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion (1947) Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion was a stadium in Budapest, Hungary. The stadium was opened on 1947 and it served as the home for the MTK Budapest FC until 2014. In 2015 the stadium was demolished, and a completely new arena was built between 2015 and 2 ...

was demolished in 2014, while their proposed stadium,

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was opened on 22 October 2016. *Note 4:

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's original stadium,

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was renovated. *Note 5: Vasas's original stadium, Illovszky Rudolf Stadion (1960) was demolished, while their proposed stadium,

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is under construction. *Note 6: Videoton's original stadium,

Sóstói Stadion (1967) Sóstói Stadion was a multi-purpose stadium in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, primarily used for football matches. The stadium could hold 14,300 people and was the home of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Videoton FC. The football arena was opened in 196 ...

was demolished in 2016, while their proposed stadium,

Sóstói Stadion Sóstói Stadion, formerly known as MOL Aréna Sóstó, (''MOL Aréna Salt Lake'') is a multi-purpose stadium in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, primarily used for football (soccer), football matches. History Planning On 12 November 2014, the desi ...

is under construction.

Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in ''2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I'', with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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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 plays against every other team home-and-away in a

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. In the remaining 11 rounds, the first six placed teams 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

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on 6 January 2017.

Hat-tricks

Attendances

Number of teams by counties

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References

External links

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Official rules

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