2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 111th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. The season began 27 July 2012[2] and ended on 2 June 2013.[2] Debrecen were the defending champions having won their sixth Hungarian championship last season.
Teams
Zalaegerszegi TE and Vasas SC finished the 2011–12 season in the last two places and thus were relegated to their respective NB II divisions.
The two relegated teams were replaced with the champions of the two 2011–12 NB II groups, Eger of the East Group and MTK of the West Group. MTK made their immediate comeback to the league, while Eger returned to the competition for the first time since the 1986–87 season.
Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.[3][4]
| Team | Short name[5] | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Honvéd FC | Honvéd | Budapest | Bozsik József Stadion | 9,500 |
| Debreceni VSC | Debrecen | Debrecen | Oláh Gábor utcai stadion
|
10,200 |
| Diósgyőri VTK | Diósgyőr | Miskolc | Diósgyőri Stadion (1939) | 11,398 |
| Egri FC | Eger | Eger | Szentmarjay Tibor Városi Stadion | 6,000 |
| Ferencvárosi TC | Ferencváros | Budapest | Albert Flórián Stadion | 15,804 |
| Győri ETO FC | Győr | Győr | ETO Park | 15,600 |
| Kaposvári Rákóczi FC | Rákóczi | Kaposvár | Rákóczi Stadion
|
7,000 |
| Kecskeméti TE | Kecskemét | Kecskemét | Széktói Stadion | 6,320 |
Lombard-Pápa TFC
|
Pápa | Pápa | Perutz Stadion
|
5,500 |
| MTK Budapest FC | MTK | Budapest | Hidegkuti Nándor stadion
|
7,515 |
Paksi SE
|
Paks | Paks | Fehérvári úti stadion
|
4,400 |
| Pécsi MFC | Pécs | Pécs | PMFC Stadion | 7,000 |
| BFC Siófok | Siófok | Siófok | Révész Géza utcai stadion
|
6,500 |
| Szombathelyi Haladás | Haladás | Szombathely | Rohonci úti stadion
|
9,500 |
| Újpest FC | Újpest | Budapest | Szusza Ferenc stadion
|
13,501 |
Videoton FC
|
Videoton | Székesfehérvár | Sóstói stadion
|
14,300 |
Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.[4]
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 | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debrecen |  Elemér Kondás
|
Péter Szakály
|
adidas | TEVA
|
| Diósgyőr | Zoltán Kovac
|
 José Juan Luque
|
Nike | – |
| Eger | Ferenc Mészáros
|
 Petr Knakal
|
Legea | Formidus |
| Ferencváros |  Ricardo Moniz
|
Mark Otten
|
Nike | Grupama Garancia |
| Győr | Attila Pintér
|
 Saša Stevanović
|
Puma
|
Audi, Qaestor |
| Haladás | Tamás Artner
|
Péter Tóth
|
Legea | Sopron Bank, Contact Zrt. |
| Honvéd | Marco Rossi
|
Szabolcs Kemenes
|
Givova | — |
| Rákóczi | László Prukner
|
István Bank
|
Toti Sport | Regale Klíma |
| Kecskemét | Ferenc Horváth
|
 Vladan Savić
|
Jako | Phoenix Mecano, Bertrans |
| MTK | József Garami
|
József Kanta
|
Nike | Fotex, Sándor Károly Akadémia |
| Paks | Tomislav Sivić
|
Tamás Kiss
|
Jako | MVM-Atomerőmű |
| Pápa | László Kovács
|
Lajos Szűcs
|
Jako | Lombard |
| Pécs | Gábor Márton
|
Levente Lantos
|
Puma | Matias |
| Siófok | Károly Horváth
|
Tibor Nyári
|
Puma | AVE, Femol '97 |
| Újpest |  Marc Lelièvre
|
Krisztián Vermes
|
Puma | — |
| Videoton | José Manuel Gomes
|
György Sándor
|
Nike | MOL
|
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honvéd | Attila Supka
|
Contract expired[6] | Summer 2012 | Pre-season | Marco Rossi
|
1 June 2012[7] |
| Pécs | Olivér Mink
|
Contract expired[8] | Summer 2012 | Pre-season | Attila Supka
|
1 June 2012[8] |
| Újpest | Marc Lelièvre
|
Caretaker | Summer 2012 | Pre-season | Jos Daerden
|
1 June 2012[9] |
| Diósgyőr | Lázár Szentes
|
Contract expired[10] | Summer 2012 | Pre-season | Tibor Sisa
|
14 June 2012[11] |
| Rákóczi | Tibor Sisa
|
Contract expired[12] | Summer 2012 | Pre-season | László Prukner
|
14 June 2012[13] |
| Paks 2 | Károly Kis
|
Mutual agreement[14] | 1 August 2012 | 11th | Tomislav Sivić
|
30 August 2012[15] |
| Ferencváros | Lajos Détári
|
Mutual agreement[16] | 20 August 2012 | 9th | Ricardo Moniz
|
21 August 2012[17] |
| Pápa 3 | Ferenc Bene
|
Mutual agreement[18] | 27 August 2012 | 15th | Gyula Zsivoczky
|
1 September 2012[19] |
| Kecskemét 4 | László Török
|
Resigned[20] | 17 September 2012 | 14th | Ferenc Horváth
|
28 September 2012[21] |
| Diósgyőr | Tibor Sisa
|
Resigned[22] | 22 November 2012 | 9th | Lázár Szentes
|
22 November 2012[22] |
| Pécs | Attila Supka
|
Sacked[23] | 4 January 2013 | 14th | Gábor Márton
|
5 January 2013[24] |
| Videoton |  Paulo Sousa
|
Mutual agreement[25] | 7 January 2013 | 4th | José Manuel Gomes
|
20 January 2013[26] |
| Egri FC | Antal Simon
|
Sacked | 14 February 2013 | 15th | Ferenc Mészáros
|
8 March 2013[27] |
| Újpest | Jos Daerden
|
Mutual agreement | 5 March 2013 | 11th | Marc Leliévre
|
5 May 2013[28] |
| Diósgyőr | Lázár Szentes
|
Mutual agreement | 16 April 2013 | 9th | Zoltán Kovác
|
17 April 2013[29] |
| Pápa | Gyula Zsivoczky
|
Mutual agreement | 6 May 2013 | 14>th | László Kovács
|
7 May 2013[30] |
| Pápa | László Kovács
|
Mutual agreement | 27 May 2013 | 14th | Bálint Tóth
|
27 May 2013[31] |
- Notes
2 Between 1 and 30 August Csaba Máté was the caretaker manager of Paks.
3 Between 27 August and 1 September László Kovács was the caretaker manager of Pápa.
4 Between 17 and 28 September István Szabó was the caretaker manager of Kecskemét.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Győr (C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 64 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Videoton | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 54 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Honvéd | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 52 | |
| 4 | MTK | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 51 | |
| 5 | Ferencváros
|
30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 49 | |
| 6 | Debrecen | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 46 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Kecskemét | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 44 | |
| 8 | Haladás | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 44 | |
| 9 | Újpest | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 41 | |
| 10 | Diósgyőr | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 38 | |
| 11 | Kaposvári Rákóczi | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 37 | |
| 12 | Pécs | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 37 | |
| 13 | Paks
|
30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 35 | |
| 14 | Pápa | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 28 | |
| 15 | Siófok (R) | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 25 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 16 | Eger (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 67 | −42 | 15 |
Source: mlsz.hu (in Hungarian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head away goals scored; 7th fair-play points; 8th drawing of lots[32]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head away goals scored; 7th fair-play points; 8th drawing of lots[32]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Positions by round
| Leader | |
| 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
| Relegation to 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2013. Source: mlsz.hu
(in Hungarian)
