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OTP Bank Liga

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2018-2019

Location

Hungary

Abbreviation

HUN1

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Summary

The OTP Bank Liga (HUN1), or Nemzeti Bajnokság I, is the top level of league-style football competition in Hungary. At the end of the 2018-2019 HUN1 season, the HUN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2018-2019 HUN1 team
2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2018-2019 HUN1 team
- 3rd place 2018-2019 HUN1 team

The winner of the 2018-2019 Magyar Ligakupa (Hungarian League Cup), typically a HUN1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Hungary

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
HUN1	OTP Bank Liga (Nemzeti Bajnokság I)	12
HUN2	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	20
HUN3	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	48
HUN4	Megyei Bajnokság	-

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
20 Jul 2018 - 19 May 2019			16: HUN1 (10), HUN2 (2)

Season Format

Each HUN1 team plays each of the other 11 HUN1 teams 3 times for a total of 33 league matches. In the first 22 matches for each team, they are Home-Away. In the last 11 matches, the six teams that had the highest ranking during the 2018-2019 HUN1 season, will have 6 home matches and 5 away matches. The remaining six teams will have 5 home matches and 6 away matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) overall wins, (2) goal difference, (3) goals scored, (4) head-to-head points, (5) head-to-head goal difference, (6) head-to-head away goals scored, (7) Fairplay ranking, then (8) a draw.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2018-2019 HUN1 season, the 11th and 12th place HUN1 teams will be relegated to the HUN2, and the 1st and 2nd place HUN2 teams will be promoted to the 2019-2020 HUN1.

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		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Ferencvárosi TC	32	23 -4-5	73	-	71	26	45	17	14 -3-0	45	45	12	33	15	9 -1-5	28	26	14	12
2	Videoton FC	32	18 -6-8	60	-	52	36	16	17	11 -3-3	36	28	18	10	15	7 -3-5	24	24	18	6
3	Újpest FC	32	12 -12-8	48	-	38	25	13	17	8 -7-2	31	20	8	12	15	4 -5-6	17	18	17	1
4	Debreceni VSC	32	13 -9-10	48	-	40	38	2	16	10 -4-2	34	26	15	11	16	3 -5-8	14	14	23	-9
5	Budapest Honvéd FC	32	12 -10-10	46	-	42	37	5	17	9 -4-4	31	31	22	9	15	3 -6-6	15	11	15	-4
6	Mezőkövesd-Zsóry SE	32	12 -8-12	44	-	44	38	6	16	9 -3-4	30	28	15	13	16	3 -5-8	14	16	23	-7
7	Puskás Akadémia FC	32	11 -6-15	39	-	35	44	-9	16	9 -3-4	30	21	16	5	16	2 -3-11	9	14	28	-14
8	Paksi SE	32	9 -12-11	39	-	32	42	-10	16	7 -5-4	26	21	20	1	16	2 -7-7	13	11	22	-11
9	Kisvárda FC	32	9 -8-15	35	-	34	47	-13	15	4 -5-6	17	17	20	-3	17	5 -3-9	18	17	27	-10
10	Diósgyőri VTK	32	9 -8-15	35	-	33	57	-24	15	7 -4-4	25	17	16	1	17	2 -4-11	10	16	41	-25
11	MTK Budapest FC	32	10 -4-18	34	-	41	52	-11	15	5 -2-8	17	18	22	-4	17	5 -2-10	17	23	30	-7
12	Szombathelyi Haladás	32	8 -5-19	29	-	30	50	-20	15	5 -3-7	18	17	19	-2	17	3 -2-12	11	13	31	-18
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