2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

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For the handball leagues, see 2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball) and 2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball).

Paks 4–4 Pécs
Longest winning runDebrecen, Győr
(7 games each)[1]
Longest unbeaten runDebrecen
(30 games)[1]
Longest winless runZTE
(25 games)[1]
Longest losing runPécs
(7 games)[1]
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The 2011–12

Videoton were the defending champions, having won their first Hungarian championship at the end of the 2010–11 season
.

Teams

Szolnok and MTK finished the 2010–11 season in the bottom two places of the table and thus were relegated to their respective NB II divisions. MTK ended a 16-year stay in the top league, while Szolnok were relegated after just one year in the league.

The two relegated teams were replaced with the champions of the two 2010–11 NB II groups, Diósgyőr of the East Group and Pécs of the West Group. Diósgyőr made their immediate comeback to the league, while Pécs returned to the competition after an absence of four seasons.

Stadia and locations

Paks
Pécs
Diósgyőr
Siófok
Haladás
ZTE
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Location of teams in 2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Club Short name[5] City Stadium Capacity
Debreceni VSC Debrecen Debrecen
Oláh Gábor utcai stadion
 9,640
Diósgyőri VTK Diósgyőr Miskolc
DVTK Stadion
 11,300
Ferencvárosi TC Ferencváros Budapest Albert Flórián Stadion 18,100
Győri ETO FC Győr Győr ETO Park 16,000
Szombathelyi Haladás Haladás Szombathely
Rohonci úti stadion
 12,000
Budapest Honvéd FC Honvéd Budapest Bozsik József Stadion 10,000
Kaposvári Rákóczi FC Kaposvár Kaposvár
Rákóczi Stadion
 7,000
Kecskeméti TE Kecskemét Kecskemét Széktói Stadion 6,300
Paksi SE
 Paks Paks
Fehérvári úti stadion
 4,950
Lombard-Pápa TFC
 		Pápa Pápa
Perutz Stadion
 4,500
Pécsi MFC Pécs Pécs PMFC Stadion 7,000
BFC Siófok Siófok Siófok
Révész Géza utcai stadion
 10,500
Újpest FC Újpest Budapest
Szusza Ferenc Stadion
 13,500
Vasas SC Vasas Budapest
Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
 12,000
Videoton FC
 Videoton Székesfehérvár Sóstói Stadion 15,000
Zalaegerszegi TE ZTE Zalaegerszeg ZTE Aréna 9,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Debrecen Hungary Elemér Kondás Hungary Péter Szakály Adidas TEVA
Diósgyőr Hungary Lázár Szentes Hungary Péter Takács Nike
Ferencváros Hungary Tamás Nagy 1 Hungary Dénes Rósa Nike Groupama
Győr
Attila Pintér
 		Georgia (country) Rati Aleksidze
Puma
 Audi
Haladás Hungary Tamás Artner Hungary Péter Halmosi Legea Sopron Bank Burgenland
Honvéd Hungary Attila Supka Hungary András Debreceni Nike Opel
Kaposvár Hungary Tibor Sisa Hungary Kornél Kulcsár
Kappa
 FxPro
Kecskemét Hungary István László Szabó Hungary Attila Tököli Jako Bertrant
Paks Hungary Károly Kis Hungary Dániel Böde Jako mvm
Pápa Hungary Ferenc Bene, Jr. Hungary Norbert Tóth Jako Lombard
Pécs Hungary Olivér Mink Hungary Levente Lantos Puma
Siófok Hungary István Mihalecz, Jr. 2 Hungary Thomas Sowunmi Puma AVE
Újpest TBD 3 Hungary Péter Kabát Puma GDF Suez
Vasas Croatia Marijan Vlak Slovakia Jozef Gašpar Lancast
Videoton Portugal Paulo Sousa Hungary Zoltán Lipták Nike
MOL
ZTE Hungary László Prukner Hungary András Horváth Mass
Notes
1 Lajos Détári was the leader of the coaching staff, but he didn't have the necessary licence.
2 Károly Horváth was the leader of the coaching staff, but he didn't have the necessary licence.
3 From 11 April Marc Leliévre was the caretaker manager of Újpest.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Videoton Hungary György Mezey Contract expired[6] Summer 2011 Pre-season Portugal Paulo Sousa 1 June 2011[6]
Újpest Hungary Géza Mészöly Sacked[7] 10 August 2011 15th
Zoran Spisljak
 10 August 2011[8]
Vasas Hungary András Komjáti Sacked[9] 15 August 2011 15th Croatia Marijan Vlak 15 August 2011[9]
Ferencváros Hungary László Prukner Resigned[10] 15 August 2011 13th Hungary Tamás Nagy 1 30 August 2011[11]
ZTE Hungary János Csank Sacked[12] 27 August 2011 16th Hungary László Prukner 5 September 2011[13]
Pápa Hungary György Véber Sacked[14] 24 October 2011 9th Hungary Ferenc Bene, Jr. 26 October 2011[15]
Kecskemét Serbia Tomislav Sivić Mutual agreement[16] 23 November 2011 6th Hungary István László Szabó 2 13 December 2011[17]
Haladás Hungary Zoltán Aczél Sacked[18] 14 December 2011 11th Hungary Tamás Artner 19 December 2011[19]
Vasas Croatia Marijan Vlak Sacked[20] 16 January 2012 12th Hungary Flórián Urbán 16 January 2012[20]
Győr Hungary Aurél Csertői Mutual agreement[21] 5 March 2012 2nd
Attila Pintér
 6 March 2012[22]
Diósgyőr Hungary Miklós Benczés Mutual agreement[23] 2 April 2012 5th Hungary Lázár Szentes 2 April 2012[23]
Pécs Hungary Ferenc Mészáros Sacked[24] 2 April 2012 6th Hungary Olivér Mink 4 April 2012[25]
Vasas Hungary Flórián Urbán Sacked[26] 10 April 2012 15th Croatia Marijan Vlak 12 April 2012[26]
Újpest
Zoran Spisljak
 Mutual agreement[27] 11 April 2012 12th TBD 3
Notes
1 Between 15 and 30 August Tamás Nagy was the caretaker manager of Ferencváros.
2 Between 23 November and 13 December István László Szabó was the caretaker manager of Kecskemét.
3 From 11 April Marc Leliévre was the caretaker manager of Újpest.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Debrecen (C) 30 22 8 0 64 18 +46 74 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2
Videoton
 30 21 3 6 58 19 +39 66 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[a]
3 Győr 30 20 3 7 56 31 +25 63 Ineligible for 2012–13 European competitions[b]
4 Honvéd 30 13 7 10 48 40 +8 46 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[b]
5 Kecskemét 30 13 6 11 48 38 +10 45
6
Paks
 30 12 9 9 47 51 −4 45
7 Diósgyőr 30 13 4 13 42 43 −1 43
8 Haladás 30 9 11 10 39 37 +2 38
9 Siófok 30 9 9 12 30 41 −11 36
10 Kaposvár 30 7 14 9 35 42 −7 35
11
Ferencváros
 30 9 7 14 32 35 −3 34
12 Pécs 30 8 10 12 36 50 −14 34
13 Újpest 30 8 8 14 34 46 −12 32
14
Pápa
 30 8 6 16 26 40 −14 30
15 Vasas[c] (R) 30 5 9 16 29 51 −22 22 Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II
16 ZTE (R) 30 1 10 19 25 65 −40 13
Source: MLSZ (in Hungarian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Debrecen won both the league and the 2011–12 Hungarian Cup competition, the second qualifying round berth transferred to the second-placed team of the league, and cup runners-up MTK (playing in the 2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság II) inherited the respective spot in the first qualifying round.
  2. ^ a b Győr have been suspended from participating in UEFA competitions for the first season they qualify between the 2011–12 and 2013–14 seasons in relation to club licensing violations.[28] As a consequence, since they finish in any of the top three positions, the respective qualifying spots have been allocated to the team(s) immediately below.
  3. ^ Vasas were deducted 2 points due unauthorized play of Haris Mehmedagić.[29]

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Pápa
52445786788991011131510121415141414131414131414
Vasas151516141515131313141212119991213151513151515151515151515
ZTE161615161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Leader
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Relegation to 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2012. Source: MLSZ
(in Hungarian)