| Competition: | Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Winners: | Ferencváros |
| Relegated: | Diósgyőr Budafok |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Ferencváros |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup3: | Europa Conference League |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Puskás Akadémia Fehérvár Újpest |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2020–21 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, is the 122nd season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Ferencváros were the defending champions.
On 16 August 2020, the match between Puskás Akadémia FC and Budapest Honvéd FC were postponed due to the fact that one player was tested positive for coronavirus.[1]
Debrecen and Kaposvár finished the 2019–20 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 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion MTK and runner-up Budafok, each having the required licence for top-division play.
Following is the list of clubs competing in the league this season, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity[2] | data-sort-type="number" | 2019–20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budafok | Budapest (Budafok) | Promontor utcai Stadion | 4,000 | 2nd (NB II) | |
| Diósgyőr | Miskolc (Diósgyőr) | Diósgyőri Stadion | 15,325 | 9th | |
| Fehérvár | Székesfehérvár | MOL Aréna Sóstó | 14,144 | 2nd | |
| Ferencváros | Budapest (Ferencváros) | Groupama Aréna | 22,043 | 1st | |
| Honvéd | Budapest (Kispest) | Bozsik Aréna | 8,000 | 5th | |
| Kisvárda | Kisvárda | Várkerti Stadion | 2,993 | 8th | |
| Mezőkövesd | Mezőkövesd | Városi Stadion | 4,183 | 4th | |
| MTK | Budapest | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion | 5,014 | 1st (NB II) | |
| Puskás Akadémia | Felcsút | Pancho Aréna | 3,816 | 3rd | |
| Paks | Paks | Fehérvári úti Stadion | 6,150 | 10th | |
| Újpest | Budapest (Újpest) | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 12,670 | 6th | |
| Zalaegerszeg | Zalaegerszeg | ZTE Aréna | 11,200 | 7th |
| Budafok | Diósgyőr | Fehérvár | Ferencváros | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promontor utcai Stadion | Diósgyőri Stadion UEFA Category 4 Stadium | MOL Aréna Sóstó UEFA Category 4 Stadium | Groupama Aréna UEFA Category 4 Stadium | |
| Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 15,325 | Capacity: 14,144 | Capacity: 22,043 | |
| Honvéd | Kisvárda | |||
| Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion[3] UEFA Category 3 Stadium | Várkerti Stadion | |||
| Capacity: 5,014 | Capacity: 2,993 | |||
| Mezőkövesd | MTK | |||
| Városi-Stadion | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion UEFA Category 3 Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 4,183 | Capacity: 5,014 | |||
| Paks | Puskás Akadémia | Újpest | Zalaegerszeg | |
| Fehérvári úti Stadion | Pancho Aréna UEFA Category 2 Stadium | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | ZTE Arena | |
| Capacity: 6,150 | Capacity: 3,816 | Capacity: 12,670 | Capacity: 11,200 | |
All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor OTP Bank as well as the Nemzeti Bajnokság I logo on the right sleeve of their shirt. Hungarian national sports betting brand Tippmix sponsors all 12 teams of the first league since February 2019, their logo is therefore present on all team kits.
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 | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budafok |  Sándor Vízi | Bálint Pacsi | Dávid Kovács | 2Rule | Care Park, nb1.hu | |
| Diósgyőr | Gergely Sántha | Zoran Zekić | Bence Iszlai | 2Rule[4] | Borsodi | |
| Fehérvár | István Garancsi | Imre Szabics | Nemanja Nikolić | Adidas | MOL | |
| Ferencváros | Gábor Kubatov |  Serhii Rebrov | Gergő Lovrencsics | Nike | Magyar Telekom | |
| Honvéd | Zoltán Bozó | Ferenc Horváth |  Đorđe Kamber | Macron[5] | Tippmix | |
| Kisvárda | Attila Révész | Attila Supka |  Lucas | Adidas | MasterGood | |
| Mezőkövesd | András Tállai | Attila Pintér | Tamás Cseri | Joma | Zsóry Bath | |
| MTK | Tamás Deutsch | Michael Boris | József Kanta | Nike | Prohuman | |
| Paks | János Süli | György Bognár | Zsolt Gévay | Jako | Tippmix | |
| Puskás Akadémia | Lőrinc Mészáros |  Zsolt Hornyák | Lajos Hegedűs | 2Rule | Mészáros & Mészáros | |
| Újpest |  Roland Duchâtelet | Michael Oenning | Róbert Litauszki | Puma[6] | Volkswagen Centrum | |
| Zalaegerszeg | Gábor Végh | Róbert Waltner | Benjamin Babati | 2Rule[7] | ZÁÉV |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kisvárda | Tamás Bódog | Mutual consent | 29 June 2020 | Pre-season | Attila Supka | 8 July 2020 | [8] [9] | |
| End of interim spell | 30 June 2020 | Tamás Bódog | 1 July 2020 | [10] | ||||
| Fehérvár | Joan Carrillo | End of contract | 6 July 2020 | Gábor Márton | 8 July 2020 | [11] [12] | ||
| Zalaegerszeg | Gábor Márton | Signed by Fehérvár | 8 July 2020 | Gábor Boér | 12 July 2020 | [13] [14] | ||
| Paks | Gábor Osztermájer | Different role | 22 September 2020 | 12th | György Bognár | 22 September 2020 | [15] | |
| Mezőkövesd | Attila Kuttor | Mutual consent | 10 November 2020 | 12th | Attila Pintér | 11 November 2020 | [16] [17] | |
| Honvéd | Tamás Bódog | Sacked | 6 December 2020 | 12th | István Pisont | 8 December 2020 | [18] [19] | |
| Diósgyőr | Tamás Feczkó | 8 December 2020 | 11th | 8 December 2020 | [20] [21] | |||
| Újpest |  Predrag Rogan | 23 December 2020 | 9th | Michael Oenning | 23 December 2020 | [22] [23] | ||
| Diósgyőr | Gergely Geri | 7 January 2021 | 12th | Zoran Zekić | 7 January 2021 | [24] | ||
| István Pisont | Mutual consent | 15 February 2021 | 11th | Ferenc Horváth | 15 February 2021 | [25] | ||
| Fehérvár | Gábor Márton | Sacked | 17 February 2021 | 3rd | 17 February 2020 | [26] | ||
| Zalaegerszeg | Gábor Boér | Sacked | 15 March 2021 | 10th | 15 March 2021 | [27] | ||
| Fehérvár | End of interim spell | 1 April 2021 | 3rd | Imre Szabics | 1 April 2021 | [28] | ||
| Budafok | Csaba Csizmadia | Resigned | 25 April 2021 | 12th | 27 April 2021 | [29] |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–0 | 11 September 2020 | 4 | ||||
| 4–0 | 26 September 2020 | 5 | ||||
| János Hahn4 | 6–2 | 7 November 2020 | 10 | |||
| 3–1 | 20 February 2021 | 22 | ||||
| 9–2 | 24 April 2021 | 31 |
| Month | Player of the Month | Head coach of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goalkeeping of the Month | References | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |||
| August | Krisztián Simon | Újpest | Michael Boris | MTK Budapest | Diósgyőr | Botond Antal | Diósgyőr | [30] | ||
| September | Bence Gergényi | Zalaegerszeg | Zsolt Hornyák | PAFC | Dániel Gazdag | Honvéd | Balázs Tóth | PAFC | [31] | |
| October | Loïc Négo | Fehérvár | Serhii Rebrov | Ferencváros | Regő Szánthó | Zalaegerszeg | Dániel Póser | Budafok | [32] | |
| November | János Hahn | Paks | Attila Supka | Kisvárda |  Giorgi Beridze | Újpest | Péter Szappanos | Mezőkövesd | [33] | |
| December |  Funsho Bamgboye | Fehérvár | Serhii Rebrov | Ferencváros | Josip Knežević | PAFC | Dániel Póser | Budafok | [34] | |
| January | Dániel Gazdag | Honvéd | Zsolt Hornyák | PAFC | Patrik Hidi | Honvéd | Bence Somodi | MTK Budapest | [35] | |
| February | Roland Varga | MTK Budapest | Zsolt Hornyák | PAFC | Zoltán Horváth | Kisvárda | Balázs Tóth | PAFC | [36] | |
| March |  Franck Boli | Ferencváros | Zsolt Hornyák | PAFC |  Yohan Croizet | Újpest | Balázs Bese | Budafok | [37] | |
