2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Football league season

Nemzeti Bajnokság IISeason| 2024–25

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Dates| 28 July 2024 –
25 May 2025
Top goalscorer| Krisztián Kirchner
(11 goals)

← 2023–24

2025–26 →

All statistics correct as of 30 August 2024.

The 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (also known as 2024–25 Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons) is Hungary's 74th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league system.

## Overview

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The fixtures were announced on 5 July 2024.[1] The number of teams in the second division has been reduced by 4 since the 2022–23 season, the first competition with 16 clubs in recent years.[2]

## Teams

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The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season.

### Changes

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#### To NB II

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| Relegated from
2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I | Promoted from
2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság III

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Kisvárda
Mezőkövesd |  Békéscsaba (Southeast)
Szentlőrinc (Southwest)
Tatabánya (Northwest)

#### From NB II

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| Promoted to
2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I | Relegated to
2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság III | Dissolved

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Nyíregyháza
Győr |  Pécs (Southwest)
Tiszakécske (Southeast)
Siófok (Southwest)
Mosonmagyaróvár (Northwest) | Haladás

### Stadium and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Budapest

Budapest teams:
Budafok
BVSC
Honvéd
Soroksár
Vasas

Ajka

Békéscsaba

Csákvár

Gyirmót

Kazincbarcika

Kisvárda

Kozármisleny

Mezőkövesd

Szeged

Szentlőrinc

Tatabánya

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Location of teams in 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Budafok

BVSC

Honvéd

Soroksár

Vasas

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Location of the teams in Budapest.

Team  | Location  | Stadium  | Cap. | 2023–24

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Ajka | Ajka | Városi Stadion | 5,000  | 8th
Békéscsaba | Békéscsaba | Kórház utcai Stadion | 2,479  |  (NB III, Play-off)
Budafok | Budapest (Budafok) | Promontor utcai Stadion | 4,000  | 10th
BVSC | Budapest (Zugló) | Szőnyi úti Stadion | 12,000  | 13th
Csákvár | Csákvár | Tersztyánszky Ödön Sportközpont | 2,020  | 9th
Gyirmót | Győr (Gyirmót) | Alcufer Stadion | 4,728  | 6th
Honvéd | Budapest (Kispest) | Bozsik Aréna | 8,000  | 11th
Kazincbarcika | Kazincbarcika | Kolorcity Aréna | 1,080  | 12th
Kisvárda | Kisvárda | Várkerti Stadion | 3,385  |  11th (NB I)
Kozármisleny | Kozármisleny | Kozármislenyi Stadion | 2,000  | 5th
Mezőkövesd | Mezőkövesd | Városi Stadion | 4,183  |  12th (NB I)
Soroksár | Budapest (Soroksár) | Szamosi Mihály Sportelep | 5,000  | 7th
Szeged | Szeged | Szent Gellért Fórum | 8,136  | 4th
Szentlőrinc | Szentlőrinc | Szentlőrinci Sportpálya | 1,020  |  (NB III, Play-off)
Tatabánya | Tatabánya | Grosics Gyula Stadion | 5,021  |  (NB III, Play-off)
Vasas | Budapest (Angyalföld) | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | 5,154  | 3rd
FC Ajka | Békéscsaba | Budafok | BVSC

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Városi Stadion  | Kórház utcai Stadion | Promontor utcai Stadion | Szőnyi úti Stadion
Capacity: 5,000  | Capacity: 4,963  | Capacity: 1,200  | Capacity: 12,000
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Csákvár | Gyirmót | Honvéd | Kazincbarcika
Tersztyánszky Ödön Sportközpont  | Ménfői úti Stadion | Bozsik Aréna | Kolorcity Aréna
Capacity: 2,500  | Capacity: 4,728  | Capacity: 8,200  | Capacity: 1,020
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Kisvárda | Kozármisleny | Mezőkövesd | Soroksár
Várkerti Stadion | Alkotmány téri Stadion  | Városi Stadion | Szamosi Mihály Sportelep
Capacity: 2,850  | Capacity: 2,000  | Capacity: 4,183  | Capacity: 5,000
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Szeged | Szentlőrinc | Tatabánya | Vasas
Szent Gellért Fórum | Sportpálya  | Grosics Gyula Stadion | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
Capacity: 8,256  | Capacity: 1,020  | Capacity: 5,021  | Capacity: 5,054
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#### Number of teams by counties and regions

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Number of teams by counties  Pos.  | County | No. of teams  | Teams

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1  |  | Budapest | 5  | Budafok, BVSC-Zugló, Honvéd, Soroksár and Vasas
2  |  | Baranya | 2  | Kozármisleny and Szentlőric
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 2  | Kazincbarcika and Mezőkövesd
4  |  | Békés | 1  | Békéscsaba
| Csongrád-Csanád | 1  | Szeged
| Fejér | 1  | Csákvár
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 1  | Gyirmót
| Komárom-Esztergom | 1  | Tatabánya
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 1  | Kisvárda
| Veszprém | 1  | Ajka
Number of teams by regions  Transdanubia | Central Hungary | Great Plain and North

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* Ajka
* Csákvár
* Gyirmót
* Kozármisleny
* Szentlőrinc
* Tatabánya

* Budafok
* BVSC-Zugló
* Honvéd
* Soroksár
* Vasas

* Békéscsaba
* Kazincbarcika
* Kisvárda
* Mezőkövesd
* Szeged

6 Teams  | 5 Teams  | 5 Teams

### Personnel and kits

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Hungarian national sports betting brand Tippmix sponsored all 16 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 maker  | Sponsor(s)

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Ajka |  Szabolcs Schindler |  Richárd Zsolnai | Puma | Bakony Erőmű  | None
Békéscsaba |  Sándor Csató |  | Saller | Békés Drén  | None
Budafok |  Márk Nikházi |  Dávid Kovács | 2Rule | Zakariás Alapítvány  | None
BVSC-Zugló |  József Csábi |  Paulo Vinícius | Adidas | None
Csákvár |  Balázs Tóth |  | 2Rule  | ZÁÉV  |

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*     * Back: Aqvital

Gyirmót |  Zsolt Tamási  |  Dávid Hudák | Jako | Alcufer  | None
Honvéd |  Zsolt Laczkó |  Ivan Lovrić | Macron | None
Kazincbarcika |  Gábor Erős |  Valter Heil | Puma  | GreenPlan  |

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*     * Back: BorsodChem
* Shorts: BorsodChem

Kisvárda |  Tamás Feczkó |  Jasmin Mešanović | Adidas  | MasterGood  | None
Kozármisleny |  Zoltán Aczél |  Gergő Gajág | Macron  | HR-Rent  | None
Mezőkövesd |  Aurél Csertői |  Tamás Cseri | Adidas  | Zsóry Gyógy- és Strandfürdő  | None
Soroksár |  Péter Lipcsei |  Balázs Lovrencsics | Nike | Provident  |

List

*     * Front: VízBolt and District of Soroksár
* Back: 11teamsports

Szeged |  Ádám Simon |  Molnár F. Tamás  | Foreleven11  | None |

List

*     * Sleeves: caritas Hungarica

Szentlőrinc |  Róbert Waltner |  | Macron  | AbsoluteTeamsport
Tatabánya |  Gergely Gyürki |  | Jako  | OPUS Tigáz  |

List

*     * Front: Geodézia and City of Tatabánya

Vasas |  Attila Pintér |  Zsombor Berecz | Adidas  | OTP Bank |

List

*     * Sleeves: SMP Solution and PrímaEnergia

### Managerial changes

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Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of departure  | Date of vacancy  | Position in table  | Incoming manager  | Date of appointment  | Ref.

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Mezőkövesd  |  Milan Milanović | End of contract  | 29 May 2024  | Pre-season |  Mihály Tóth | 29 May 2024  | [3]
Kazincbarcika  |  János Csábi | Mutual consent  | 1 June 2024  |  Gábor Erős | 15 June 2024  | [4][5]
Szeged  |  Adem Kapič | End of contract  | 4 June 2024  |  Michael Boris | 4 June 2024  | [6]
BVSC-Zugló  |  Ádám Kincses | 10 June 2024  |  József Csábi | 10 June 2024  | [7]
Szenlőrinc  |  Gábor Pinchler  | 18 June 2024  |  Róbert Waltner | 19 June 2024  | [8]
Kisvárda  |  Tamás Feczkó | Resigned  | 6 August 2024  | 14th  |  Attila Révész (caretaker)  | 30 August 2024  | [9]
Honvéd  |  Aurél Csertői | Sacked  | 15 August 2024  | 8th  |  Zsolt Laczkó | 19 August 2024  | [10][11]
Budafok  |  László Dajka | Resigned  | 21 August 2024  | 14th  |  Márk Nikházi (caretaker)  | 19 August 2024  | [12]
Vasas  |  Zoltán Gera | Mutual consent  | 21 August 2024  | 4th  |  Attila Pintér | 5 September 2024  | [13][14]
Mezőkövesd  |  Mihály Tóth | Sacked  | 4 September 2024  | 16th  |  Aurél Csertői | 27 October 2024  | [15][16]
Szeged  |  Michael Boris | Mutual consent  | 31 October 2024  | 9th  |  Ádám Simon (caretaker)  | 31 October 2024  | [17]

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Kazincbarcika | 14  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 32  | 15  | +17  | 27  | Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I
2  | Kozármisleny | 14  | 7  | 5  | 2  | 24  | 16  | +8  | 26
3  | Vasas | 14  | 8  | 1  | 5  | 25  | 20  | +5  | 25  |
4  | Kisvárda | 14  | 8  | 1  | 5  | 26  | 23  | +3  | 25
5  | Szentlőrinc | 14  | 6  | 4  | 4  | 18  | 15  | +3  | 22
6  | BVSC | 14  | 5  | 6  | 3  | 12  | 11  | +1  | 21
7  | Soroksár | 14  | 6  | 2  | 6  | 21  | 18  | +3  | 20
8  | Szeged | 14  | 4  | 7  | 3  | 15  | 13  | +2  | 19
9  | Gyirmót | 14  | 5  | 3  | 6  | 23  | 24  | −1  | 18
10  | Budafok | 14  | 4  | 6  | 4  | 20  | 24  | −4  | 18
11  | Mezőkövesd | 14  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 19  | 20  | −1  | 16
12  | Csákvár | 14  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 19  | 23  | −4  | 16
13  | Ajka | 14  | 3  | 6  | 5  | 17  | 22  | −5  | 15
14  | Tatabánya | 14  | 4  | 2  | 8  | 14  | 26  | −12  | 14
15  | Békéscsaba | 14  | 3  | 4  | 7  | 12  | 16  | −4  | 13  | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III
16  | Honvéd | 14  | 2  | 4  | 8  | 13  | 24  | −11  | 10

Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2024. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian), Soccerway
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.[18]

## Results

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Home \ Away  | AJK | BEK | BUD | BVS | CSA | GYI | HON | KAZ | KIS | KOZ | MEZ | SOR | SZG | SZL | TAT | VAS

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Ajka | -- |  | 2–2  |  |  |  |  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  |  |  | 0–0  | 0–1  |  |
Békéscsaba | 3–0  | -- |  | 2–2  |  |  | 1–1  |  |  |  | 1–2  |  |  | 2–1  |  |
Budafok |  |  | -- |  | 2–1  |  | 3–3  | 0–5  |  | 1–1  |  | 2–1  |  |  |  | 0–1
BVSC |  |  | 0–0  | -- |  |  |  |  | 0–2  |  |  |  | 0–0  | 1–1  |  |
Csákvár |  | 1–0  |  | 0–1  | -- | 1–2  | 3–1  | 3–2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2–2  | 2–1
Gyirmót |  | 1–0  |  | 2–2  |  | -- | 3–1  |  |  |  | 2–0  |  |  |  |  |
Honvéd | 1–2  |  |  | 0–1  |  |  | -- |  |  |  | 2–1  |  |  | 0–1  | 1–0  |
Kazincbarcika |  | 2–1  |  | 0–1  |  | 2–1  |  | -- |  | 2–3  |  |  | 2–1  | 2–0  |  |
Kisvárda |  |  | 1–2  |  | 2–0  | 6–4  |  |  | -- | 3–2  |  | 2–1  |  |  |  |
Kozármisleny |  | 1–1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | -- |  | 1–1  | 0–0  |  | 3–2  | 4–2
Mezőkövesd |  |  | 3–3  | 0–0  |  |  |  |  | 4–1  | 0–1  | -- |  | 1–2  | 1–3  |  |
Soroksár | 3–1  | 0–0  |  |  |  | 1–2  | 3–1  |  |  |  |  | -- |  |  | 2–0  | 3–2
Szeged |  | 2–0  |  |  | 2–2  | 1–1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2–1  | -- |  |  |
Szentlőrinc |  |  |  |  | 1–1  | 2–0  |  |  | 1–2  |  |  | 3–1  | 0–0  | -- |  |
Tatabánya | 1–2  |  | 1–2  |  |  |  |  | 0–7  | 0–1  |  | 0–2  |  | 3–2  |  | -- |
Vasas | 3–2  |  |  | 2–1  |  |  |  | 2–2  | 3–1  |  | 1–2  |  |  |  | 0–1  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2024. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

## See also

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* 2024–25 Magyar Kupa
* 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
* 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság III
* 2024–25 Megyei Bajnokság I

## References

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1. ^ "Vasas-Kisvárda rangadóval indul a Merkantil Bank Liga" [The Merkantil Bank Liga kicks off with a Vasas-Kisvárda match] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Football Federation. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
2. ^ "NB II, 2024–2025, A teljes menetrend" [NB II, 2024-2025, Full schedule]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
3. ^ "Tóth Mihály lett az NB I-ből kieső Mezőkövesd új vezetőedzője" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
4. ^ "sábi József távozik a Kazincbarcika éléről" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
5. ^ "NB II: a Kisvárda és a Budafok korábbi trénere lett a Barcika új edzője" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
6. ^ "NB II: Michael Boris lett a Szeged edzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
7. ^ "NB II: volt szövetségi kapitány lett a BVSC vezetőedzője" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
8. ^ "NB II: Waltner lett a Szentlőrinc új vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
9. ^ "NB II: Feczkó Tamás lemondott a Kisvárda éléről – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
10. ^ "A Budapest Honvéd szerződést bontott Csertői Auréllal – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
11. ^ "Kinevezte Csertői Aurél utódját a Honvéd" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
12. ^ "A Budafok elfogadta Dajka László lemondását – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
13. ^ "Gera Zoltán és Csizmadia Csaba távozik a Vasastól – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
14. ^ "Pintér Attila a Vasas új vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
15. ^ "Hat forduló után távozik a Mezőkövesd vezetőedzője" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
16. ^ "Csertői Aurél a Mezőkövesd új vezetőedzője" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
17. ^ "NB II: a Szeged közös megegyezéssel felbontotta a vezetőedzője szerződését" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
18. ^ "NB II. Férfi Felnőtt nagypályás labdarúgó bajnokság versenykiírása 2024/25" [NB II Men's Senior Football League 2024/25] (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Football Federation. 1 June 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

## External links

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* Archived Official rules (in Hungarian)

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Clubs|

| 2024–25|

* Ajka
* Aqvital
* Budafok
* BVSC
* Gyirmót
* Haladás
* Honvéd
* Kazincbarcika
* Kisvárda
* Kozármisleny
* Mezőkövesd
* Soroksár
* Szeged-Csanád
* Szentlőrinc
* Tatabánya
* Vasas

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Former|

* Balmazújváros
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* Csepel
* DEAC
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* Diósgyőr
* Dorog
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* Puskás Akadémia
* REAC
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* Sopron
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* Újpest
* Vác
* Veszprém
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