2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Football league season
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The 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (also known as 2023–24 Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons) is Hungary's 126th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league system.
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2023 – 26 May 2024 |
| Champions | Nyíregyháza |
| Promoted |
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| Relegated | |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 733 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | György Kirchner, Milán Tóth (18 goals each) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
Overview
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 to 2025.[1]
Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season.
Changes
To NB II
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From NB II
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BVSC-Zugló play in NB II for the first time in history since 2003–04.
Stadium and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
- Nyíregyháza play their home games at Balmazújvárosi Városi Sportpálya until spring 2024 due to the rebuilding of their own stadium.
Personnel and kits
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 | Puma | Bakony Erőmű | ||
| Budafok | 2Rule | Zakariás Alapítvány | ||
| Honvéd | Macron | None | ||
| BVSC-Zugló | Adidas | None | ||
| Csákvár | 2Rule | Aqvital | ||
| Gyirmót | Jako | Alcufer | ||
| Győr | Adidas | Kukkonia | ||
| Kazincbarcika | Puma | GreenPlan | ||
| Kozármisleny | Macron | HR-Rent | ||
| Mosonmagyaróvár | Jako | Credo | ||
| Nyíregyháza | Macron | Révész | ||
| Pécs | Adidas | None | ||
| Siófok | Nike | HunGast | ||
| Soroksár | Nike | Provident | ||
| Szeged | Foreleven11 | None | ||
| Haladás | Adidas | Endo-Plus-Service | ||
| Tiszakécske | 2Rule | Duna Aszfalt | ||
| Vasas | Adidas | OTP Bank |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyirmót | End of contract | 21 May 2023[2] | Pre-season | 27 May 2023[3] | ||
| Tiszakécske | 21 May 2023[4] | 16 June 2023[5] | ||||
| Honvéd | Sacked | 28 May 2023[6] | 16 June 2023[7] | |||
| Haladás | End of contract | 31 May 2023[8] | 12 June 2023[9] | |||
| Mosonmagyaróvár | End of interim spell | 1 June 2023 | 1 June 2023[10] | |||
| Budafok | End of contract | 1 June 2023[11] | 6 June 2023 | |||
| Kozármisleny | 9 June 2023[12] | 9 June 2023 | ||||
| Nyíregyháza | End of interim spell | 16 June 2023 | 16 June 2023[13] | |||
| Mosonmagyaróvár | Sacked | 17 August 2023[14] | 18th | 1 June 2023 | ||
| BVSC-Zugló | 5 September 2023[15] | 16th | ||||
| Gyirmót | 25 September 2023[16] | 17th | 25 September 2023 | |||
| Ajka | 27 September 2023[17] | 17th | 1 October 2023[18] | |||
| Pécs | 29 September 2023[19] | 8th | 29 September 2023 | |||
| Honvéd | Mutual consent | 31 October 2023[20] | 11th | 31 October 2023 | ||
| Tiszakécske | Resigned | 6 November 2023[21] | 15th | 6 November 2023 | ||
| Honvéd | End of interim spell | 9 November 2023 | 13th | 9 November 2023[22] | ||
| BVSC-Zugló | 30 November 2023 | 14th | 30 November 2023[23] | |||
| Tiszakécske | 19 December 2023 | 15th | 19 December 2023[24] | |||
| Mosonmagyaróvár | 19 December 2023 | 18th | 19 December 2023[25] | |||
| Budafok | Mutual consent | 18 February 2024[26] | 14th | 20 February 2024[27] | ||
| Pécs | 20 February 2024[28] | 10th | 21 February 2024[29] | |||
| Győr | Sacked | 24 February 2024[30] | 2nd | 24 February 2024[31] | ||
| Vasas | 26 February 2024 | 3rd | 26 February 2024[32] | |||
| Tiszakécske | 28 March 2024[33] | 17th | 28 March 2024 | |||
| Siófok | Mutual consent | 15 April 2024[34] | 16th | 15 April 2024 | ||
| BVSC-Zugló | Resigned | 22 April 2024[35] | 14th | 22 April 2024 | ||
| Győr | Sacked | 24 April 2024[36] | 3rd | 24 April 2024[37] | ||
| Haladás | Resigned | 7 May 2024[38] | 13th | 7 May 2024 | ||
| Szeged | Mutual consent | 13 May 2024[39] | 4th | 13 May 2024 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyíregyháza (C, P) | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 79 | Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| 2 | Győr (P) | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 69 | |
| 3 | Vasas | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 67 | |
| 4 | Szeged | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 60 | |
| 5 | Kozármisleny | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 52 | |
| 6 | Gyirmót | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 49 | |
| 7 | Soroksár | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 45 | |
| 8 | Ajka | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 43 | |
| 9 | Csákvár | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 43 | |
| 10 | Budafok | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 44 | |
| 11 | Honvéd | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 44 | |
| 12 | Kazincbarcika | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 44 | |
| 13 | BVSC-Zugló | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 38 | |
| 14 | Haladás (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 38 | Dissolved |
| 15 | Pécs (R) | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 36 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III |
| 16 | Tiszakécske (R) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 34 | |
| 17 | Siófok (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 31 | |
| 18 | Mosonmagyaróvár (R) | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Fair play ranking; 8) Drawing of lots.[40]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Results by round
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Positions by round
Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.[A]
| Nemzeti Bajnokság II champion Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I | |
| Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I | |
| Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 26 May 2024[42]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kozármisleny | 18 | |
| Vasas | |||
| 3 | Győr | 17 | |
| 4 | Honvéd | 11 | |
| Nyíregyháza | |||
| 6 | Soroksár | 10 | |
| Nyíregyháza | |||
| Csákvár | |||
| Haladás | |||
| 10 | Kozármisleny | 9 | |
| Soroksár | |||
| Gyirmót | |||
| Gyirmót | |||
| Siófok |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosonmagyaróvár | BVSC-Zugló | 3–3 (H) | 28 August 2023 | 6 | |
| Nyíregyháza | Csákvár | 1–7 (A) | 26 November 2023 | 15 | |
| Vasas | Pécs | 4–1 (H) | 19 February 2024 | 21 |
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honvéd | 29,466 | 3,709 | 1,075 | 2,456 | −39.6%1 |
| 2 | Győr | 19,612 | 2,218 | 887 | 1,783 | +108.3% |
| 3 | Szeged | 16,052 | 3,214 | 516 | 1,459 | +29.0% |
| 4 | Vasas | 15,921 | 2,522 | 949 | 1,447 | −35.3%1 |
| 5 | Gyirmót | 11,868 | 4,578 | 525 | 989 | +15.9% |
| 6 | Haladás | 9,452 | 1,513 | 300 | 859 | −24.4% |
| 7 | Pécs | 9,350 | 2,500 | 200 | 850 | −30.4% |
| 8 | Ajka | 9,400 | 2,000 | 200 | 783 | −28.5% |
| 9 | Kozármisleny | 9,300 | 1,000 | 600 | 775 | +33.9% |
| 10 | BVSC-Zugló | 5,888 | 1,359 | 200 | 535 | n/a2 |
| 11 | Nyíregyháza | 5,393 | 1,000 | 200 | 490 | −1.4%3 |
| 12 | Siófok | 5,850 | 2,000 | 100 | 488 | +39.8% |
| 13 | Kazincbarcika | 5,230 | 650 | 300 | 475 | −10.9% |
| 14 | Budafok | 5,050 | 700 | 250 | 459 | +5.3% |
| 15 | Tiszakécske | 4,900 | 750 | 200 | 408 | +17.6% |
| 16 | Soroksár | 4,000 | 700 | 200 | 364 | −3.2% |
| 17 | Csákvár | 4,000 | 1,000 | 200 | 333 | +43.5% |
| 18 | Mosonmagyaróvár | 2,980 | 500 | 100 | 271 | −44.6% |
| League total | 166,865 | 4,578 | 100 | 843 | +1.3% |
Updated to games played on 7 March 2024
Source: magyarfutball (in Hungarian)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in NB I.
2. Team played last season in NB III.
3. Nyíregyháza played their home matches in different stadium, because their stadium (Városi Stadion) is under reconstruction.
Number of teams by counties and regions
| Pos. | County (megye) | 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 | ||
| Transdanubia | Central Hungary | Great Plain and North |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Teams | 5 Teams | 4 Teams |
See also
Notes
- The list of postponed matches:
- Tiszakécske - Kozármisleny (17th round, played on 14 February 2024)[41]
- Haladás - BVSC-Zugló (17th round, played on 14 February 2024)[41]
- Győr - Gyirmót (17th round, played on 14 February 2024)[41]
- Soroksár - Ajka (17th round, played on 14 February 2024)[41]
- Budafok - Vasas (17th round, played on 14 February 2024)[41]