The 2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 108th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Soproni Liga for sponsorship reasons. The season began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 23 May 2010. Debrecen were the defending champions, and they defended their title.

Promotion and relegation from 2008–09 Siófok and Rákospalota finished the season in the last two places and thus were relegated to their respective NB II divisions. Siófok ended a two-year stint in Hungary's highest football league while Rákospalota were relegated after four years.

Promotion to the league was achieved by the champions of the NB II Eastern Division, Ferencváros and by the runners-up of the Western Division, Pápa. Both teams return to the National Division after three-year absences. Pápa capitalized on the denial of a NB I license for Western Division champions Gyirmót SE.

Overview

Debrecen won their fifth title in six years, and their third under András Herczeg. The club started off the season by losing their first league game since March, after a 1-0 defeat at Diósgyőr. DVSC then went on an 8-game winning streak, but lost three consecutive games in October including a 3-0 defeat to title-contenders Videoton, and were placed second, 2 points off of Videoton by half-time. The club from Fehérvár only suffered two losses throughout the autumn part of the campaign, and went on an 18-game unbeaten run in the league.

MTK ended Videoton's unbeaten streak in May, defeating them 1-0 in Fehérvár. The following week Debrecen defeated Videoton 3-2, and were 6 points clear off of their western counterparts, with three games to go. Some hope was restored in Vidi's title-aspirations, as DVSC suffered a 2-1 loss at Újpest in Gameweek 28, while Videoton shut out Vasas 3-0. Going into the last gameday, the teams were just separated by just one point. Videoton lost in their arch-rivals' home, as Győri ETO beat them 1-0, meaning that despite DVSC's defeat at Kecskemét of the same scoreline, the railway team successfully defended their championship.

Stadia and locations

Club City Stadium Capacity Honvéd Budapest Bozsik József Stadion 10,000 Debrecen Debrecen Stadion Oláh Gábor Út 9,640 Diósgyőr Miskolc DVTK Stadion 11,000 Ferencváros Budapest Stadion Albert Flórián 18,100 Győr Győr ETO Park 16,000 Kaposvár Kaposvár Stadion Rákóczi 7,000 Kecskemét Kecskemét Széktói Stadion 6,300 Pápa Pápa Stadion Várkerti 4,500 MTK Budapest Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium 7,700 Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza Városi Stadion 10,000 Paks Paks Stadion PSE 4,950 Haladás Szombathely Stadion Rohonci Út 12,000 Újpest Budapest Szusza Ferenc Stadium 13,501 Vasas Budapest Stadion Rudolf Illovszky 12,000 Videoton Székesfehérvár Stadion Sóstói 15,000 Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg ZTE Arena 9,000

Personnel and sponsoring TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor Honvéd George F. Hemingway Tibor SisaNikeDebrecen Sándor Szilágyi András HerczegadidasTeva Diósgyőr Imre Dlusztus Zoltán AczélErreàJánosik és TSA. Videoton Sándor Berzi György MezeyNikeMáltai Szeretetszolgálat Ferencváros Terry Robinson Bobby DavisonNikeUnibet Győr Csaba Tarsoly Attila Pintér adidasQuaestor Kaposvár Kálmán Torma László PruknerGivovaRegáli Klíma Kecskemét Pál Rózsa, János Versegi Aurél CsertőiJakoEreco Pápa Péter Bíró György VéberJakoLombard MTK László Domonyai József GaramiNikefotex Nyíregyháza Ferenc Karakó Lázár SzentesJako Paks János Süli Imre GelleiJakoMvM Paksi Atomerőmű Haladás Béla Illés Antal RóthLegeaContact Zrt. Újpest István Csehi Willie McStayPumaBirdland Golf & SPA Resort Vasas János Jámbor Géza MészölyLancast Zalaegerszeg Ferenc Nagy János Csankmass

Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Honvéd Tibor Sisa 23 October 2009 Ferencváros Bobby Davison Sacked 30 October 2009 Craig Short 30 November 2009

League table

Results

Top goalscorers Including matches played on 18 May 2010; Source: MLSZ (Click on "Góllövő lista")

RankScorerClubGoals1 Nemanja Nikolić Kaposvár /Videoton182 Andre Alves Videoton153 Péter Kabát Újpest14 Artjoms Rudņevs Zalaegerszeg14 Adamo Coulibaly Debrecen146 János Lázok Vasas137 Tibor MontvaiKecskemét12 Tarmo KinkGyőr129 Attila TököliPaks1110 Fouad BouguerraNyíregyháza10 Péter CzvitkovicsDebrecen10

Attendances

# Club Average attendance 1 Ferencváros 5,323 2 Debrecen 4,747 3 Újpest 4,365 4 Szombathelyi Haladás 4,267 5 Zalaegerszeg 3,824 6 Videoton 3,592 7 Kecskemét 3,180 8 Nyíregyháza Spartacus 3,100 9 Lombard Pápa 2,733 10 Diósgyőr 2,718 11 Győr 2,647 12 Kaposvár 2,083 13 Paks 1,873 14 Budapest Honvéd 1,343 15 Vasas 1,317 16 MTK 1,007 Source:

References

External links Official site