| Competition: | Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Dates: | 30 July 2023 – 26 May 2024 |
| Winners: | Nyíregyháza |
| Promoted: | Nyíregyháza Győr |
| Relegated: | Haladás Mosonmagyaróvár Pécs Siófok Tiszakécske |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (also known as 2023–24 Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons) is Hungary's 73rd season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league system.
After the reduction from 20 teams, this will be the first and last season with 18 teams as for 2023–24, the league will transform to 16 teams from 2024–25.[1]
The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season.
BVSC-Zugló play in NB II for the first time in history since 2003–04.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | data-sort-type="number" | 2022–23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajka | Ajka | Városi Stadion | 5,000 | 3rd | |
| Budafok | Budapest (Budafok) | Promontor utcai Stadion | 4,000 | 10th | |
| Honvéd | Budapest (Kispest) | Bozsik Aréna | 8,000 | 11th (NB I) | |
| BVSC-Zugló | Budapest (Zugló) | Szőnyi úti Stadion | 12,000 | 1st (NB III, East) | |
| Csákvár | Csákvár | Tersztyánszky Ödön Stadion | 2,020 | 15th | |
| Gyirmót | Győr (Gyirmót) | Alcufer Stadion | 4,728 | 6th | |
| Győr | Győr (Gyárváros) | ETO Park | 15,600 | 13th | |
| Kazincbarcika | Kazincbarcika | Kolorcity Aréna | 1,080 | 14th | |
| Kozármisleny | Kozármisleny | Kozármislenyi Stadion | 2,000 | 16th | |
| Mosonmagyaróvár | Mosonmagyaróvár | Wittmann Antal park | 4,000 | 12th | |
| Nyíregyháza | Balmazújváros | Városi Sportpálya | 3,385 | 18th | |
| Pécs | Pécs | Stadion PMFC | 7,000 | 7th | |
| Siófok | Siófok | Révész Géza utcai Stadion | 6,500 | 8th | |
| Soroksár | Budapest (Soroksár) | Szamosi Mihály Sportelep | 5,000 | 5th | |
| Szeged | Szeged | Szent Gellért Fórum | 8,136 | 4th | |
| Haladás | Szombathely | Haladás Sportkomplexum | 8,940 | 9th | |
| Tiszakécske | Tiszakécske | Városi Stadion | 4,500 | 11th | |
| Vasas | Budapest (Angyalföld) | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | 5,154 | 12th (NB I) |
Hungarian national sports betting brand Tippmix sponsored all 18 teams of the second league since February 2019, their logo were 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 | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Additional shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajka |  Szabolcs Schindler | Richárd Zsolnai | Puma | Bakony Erőmű | |
| Budafok | László Dajka | Dávid Kovács | 2Rule | Zakariás Alapítvány | |
| Honvéd | Aurél Csertői | Ivan Lovrić | Macron | None | |
| BVSC-Zugló | Ádám Kincses | József Nagy | Adidas | None | |
| Csákvár | Balázs Tóth | 2Rule | Aqvital | ||
| Gyirmót | Zsolt Tamási |  Dávid Hudák | Jako | Alcufer | |
| Győr | Balázs Borbély | Krisztián Keresztes | Adidas | Kukkonia | |
| Kazincbarcika | József Csábi |  Valter Heil | Puma | GreenPlan | |
| Kozármisleny | Zoltán Aczél | Gergő Gajág | Macron | HR-Rent | |
| Mosonmagyaróvár | Ádám Nagy | Márk Heinrich | Jako | Credo | |
| Nyíregyháza | Krisztián Timár | Ákos Baki | Macron | Révész | |
| Pécs | János Mátyus | László Rácz | Adidas | None | |
| Siófok | Gyula Jeney | Gábor Polényi | Nike | HunGast | |
| Soroksár | Péter Lipcsei | Balázs Lovrencsics | Nike | Provident | |
| Szeged |  Bekim Kapić | Molnár F. Tamás | Foreleven11 | None | |
| Haladás |  Predrag Bošnjak | Barnabás Rácz | Adidas | Endo-Plus-Service | |
| Tiszakécske | Pál Balogh | Carlo Erdei | 2Rule | Duna Aszfalt | |
| Vasas | Zoltán Gera | Zsombor Berecz | Adidas | OTP Bank |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyirmót | Aurél Csertői | End of contract | 21 May 2023[2] | Pre-season | Csaba Csizmadia | 27 May 2023[3] | |
| Tiszakécske | László Klausz | 21 May 2023[4] | László Vas | 16 June 2023[5] | |||
| Honvéd | Dean Klafurić | Sacked | 28 May 2023[6] | Máté Pintezits | 16 June 2023[7] | ||
| Haladás | Michal Hipp | End of contract | 31 May 2023[8] | Aleksandar Jović | 12 June 2023[9] | ||
| Mosonmagyaróvár | József Király | End of interim spell | 1 June 2023 | Zoltán Németh | 1 June 2023[10] | ||
| Budafok | János Mátyus | End of contract | 1 June 2023[11] | Gábor Erős | 6 June 2023 | ||
| Kozármisleny | Gábor Márton | 9 June 2023[12] | Zoltán Aczél | 9 June 2023 | |||
| Nyíregyháza | Tivadar Fekete | End of interim spell | 16 June 2023 | Krisztián Tímár | 16 June 2023[13] | ||
| Mosonmagyaróvár | Zoltán Németh | Sacked | 17 August 2023[14] | 18th | József Király | 1 June 2023 | |
| BVSC-Zugló | Flórián Urbán | 5 September 2023[15] | 16th | Ádám Kincsesi | |||
| Gyirmót | Csaba Csizmadia | 25 September 2023[16] | 17th | Zsolt Tamási | 25 September 2023 | ||
| Ajka | Gyula Jeney | 27 September 2023[17] | 17th | Szabolcs Schindler | 1 October 2023[18] | ||
| Pécs | Ádám Weitner | 29 September 2023[19] | 8th | Zsolt Németh | 29 September 2023 | ||
| Honvéd | Máté Pinezits | Mutual consent | 31 October 2023[20] | 11th |  Đorđe Kamberi | 31 October 2023 | |
| Tiszakécske | László Vas | Resigned | 6 November 2023[21] | 15th | Gábor Toldii | 6 November 2023 | |
| Honvéd | Đorđe Kamber | End of interim spell | 9 November 2023 | 13th | Aurél Csertői | 9 November 2023[22] | |
| BVSC-Zugló | Ádám Kincses | 30 November 2023 | 14th | Tamás Szekeres | 30 November 2023[23] | ||
| Tiszakécske | Gábor Toldi | 19 December 2023 | 15th | Károly Kis | 19 December 2023[24] | ||
| Mosonmagyaróvár | József Király | 19 December 2023 | 18th | Ádám Nagy | 19 December 2023[25] | ||
| Budafok | Gábor Erős | Mutual consent | 18 February 2024[26] | 14th | László Dajka | 20 February 2024[27] | |
| Pécs | Árpád Kulcsár | 20 February 2024[28] | 10th | János Mátyus | 21 February 2024[29] | ||
| Győr |  Antonio Muñoz | Sacked | 24 February 2024[30] | 2nd |  Serhiy Kuznetsov | 24 February 2024[31] | |
| Vasas | Szilárd Desits | 26 February 2024 | 3rd | Zoltán Gera | 26 February 2024[32] | ||
| Tiszakécske | Károly Kis | 28 March 2024[33] | 17th | Pál Baloghi | 28 March 2024 | ||
| Siófok | Dragan Vukmir | Mutual consent | 15 April 2024[34] | 16th | Gyula Jeney | 15 April 2024 | |
| BVSC-Zugló | Tamás Szekeres | Resigned | 22 April 2024[35] | 14th | Ádám Kincsesi | 22 April 2024 | |
| Győr | Serhiy Kuznetsov | Sacked | 24 April 2024[36] | 3rd | Balázs Borbély | 24 April 2024[37] | |
| Haladás | Aleksandar Jović | Resigned | 7 May 2024[38] | 13th | Predrag Bošnjaki | 7 May 2024 | |
| Szeged | Aleksandar Stevanović | Mutual consent | 13 May 2024[39] | 4th | Bekim Kapić | 13 May 2024 |
Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krisztián Kirchner | Kozármisleny | 18 |
| Milán Tóth | Vasas | ||
| 3 | Claudiu Bumba | Győr | 17 |
| 4 | Zalán Kerezsi | Honvéd | 11 |
| Dominik Nagy | Nyíregyháza | ||
| 6 | Zoltán Gálfi | Soroksár | 10 |
| Krisztián Géresi | Nyíregyháza | ||
| Zoárd Nagy | Csákvár | ||
| Barnabás Rácz | Haladás | ||
| 10 | Péter Horváth | Kozármisleny | 9 |
| Balázs Lovrencsics | Soroksár | ||
| Márk Madarász | Gyirmót | ||
| Zoltán Medgyes | Gyirmót | ||
| Barnabás Németh | Siófok |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–3 (H) | 28 August 2023 | 6 | ||||
| 1–7 (A) | 26 November 2023 | 15 | ||||
| 4–1 (H) | 19 February 2024 | 21 |
| No. of teams | Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 5 | Budafok, BVSC-Zugló, Honvéd, Soroksár and Vasas | |
| 2 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 3 | Gyirmót, Győr and Mosonmagyaróvár | |
| 3 | Baranya | 2 | Kozármisleny and Pécs | |
| 4 | Bács-Kiskun | 1 | Tiszakécske | |
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 1 | Kazincbarcika | ||
| Csongrád-Csanád | 1 | Szeged | ||
| Fejér | 1 | Csákvár | ||
| Somogy | 1 | Siófok | ||
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 1 | Nyíregyháza | ||
| Vas | 1 | Haladás | ||
| Veszprém | 1 | Ajka |
| Central Hungary | Great Plain and North | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Teams | 5 Teams | 4 Teams |