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OTP Bank Liga

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2025-2026

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 2025-2026 HUN1 season, the HUN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025-2026 HUN1 team
2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2025-2026 HUN1 teams

The winner of the 2025-2026 Magyar Ligakupa (Hungarian Cup), typically a HUN1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Leagues Pyramid - Hungary

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
HUN1	OTP Bank Liga (Nemzeti Bajnokság I)	12
HUN2	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	16
HUN3	Nemzeti Bajnokság III	64
HUN4	Megyei Bajnokság	-

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
25 Jul 2025 - 16 May 2026			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 at the end of the 2024-2025 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 drawing.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2025-2026 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 2026-2027 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	Győri Eto FC	33	20 -9-4	69	-	65	30	35	16	10 -4-2	34	24	9	15	17	10 -5-2	35	41	21	20
2	Ferencvárosi TC	33	21 -5-7	68	-	67	31	36	16	9 -2-5	29	33	19	14	17	12 -3-2	39	34	12	22
3	Paksi SE	33	15 -8-10	53	-	63	46	17	16	8 -4-4	28	39	27	12	17	7 -4-6	25	24	19	5
4	Debreceni VSC	33	14 -11-8	53	-	51	41	10	16	7 -4-5	25	22	21	1	17	7 -7-3	28	29	20	9
5	Zalaegerszegi TE	33	13 -9-11	48	-	49	43	6	17	8 -4-5	28	30	19	11	16	5 -5-6	20	19	24	-5
6	Puskás Akadémia FC	33	13 -7-13	46	-	43	43	0	16	5 -4-7	19	20	24	-4	17	8 -3-6	27	23	19	4
7	Újpest FC	33	11 -7-15	40	-	48	57	-9	17	6 -4-7	22	25	28	-3	16	5 -3-8	18	23	29	-6
8	Nyíregyháza Spartacus	33	10 -10-13	40	-	47	57	-10	17	5 -6-6	21	25	29	-4	16	5 -4-7	19	22	28	-6
9	Kisvárda FC	33	11 -7-15	40	-	36	49	-13	17	7 -4-6	25	21	21	0	16	4 -3-9	15	15	28	-13
10	MTK Budapest FC	33	9 -11-13	38	-	55	62	-7	17	7 -4-6	25	37	29	8	16	2 -7-7	13	18	33	-15
11	Diósgyőri VTK	33	6 -10-17	28	-	39	65	-26	16	3 -7-6	16	19	27	-8	17	3 -3-11	12	20	38	-18
12	Kazincbarcikai SC	33	6 -4-23	22	-	31	70	-39	17	3 -2-12	11	13	33	-20	16	3 -2-11	11	18	37	-19
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to HUN2