2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Season2025–26
Dates27 July 2025 –
17 May 2026
Matches played16
Goals scored37 (2.31 per match)
Top goalscorerZsolt Magyar
(3 goals)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 5 August 2025.

The 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (also known as 2025–26 Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons) is Hungary's 75th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league system.

Overview

The fixtures were announced on 1 July 2025.[1]

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season.

Changes

Stadium and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Location of teams in 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Location of the teams in Budapest.
Team Location Stadium Cap. 2024–25
Ajka Ajka Városi Stadion 5,000 12th
Békéscsaba Békéscsaba Kórház utcai Stadion 2,479 14th
Budafok Budapest (Budafok) Promontor utcai Stadion 4,000 13th
BVSC Budapest (Zugló) Szőnyi úti Stadion 12,000 9th
Csákvár Csákvár Tersztyánszky Ödön Sportközpont 2,020 10th
Honvéd Budapest (Kispest) Bozsik Aréna 8,000 8th
Karcag Karcag Ligeti úti Sporttelep 2,500 (NB III, Play-off)
Kecskemét Kecskemét Széktói Stadion 6,320 12th (NB I)
Kozármisleny Kozármisleny Kozármislenyi Stadion 2,000 4th
Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd Városi Stadion 4,183 6th
Soroksár Budapest (Soroksár) Szamosi Mihály Sportelep 5,000 11th
Szeged Szeged Szent Gellért Fórum 8,136 7th
Szentlőrinc Szentlőrinc Szentlőrinci Sportpálya 1,020 5th
Tiszakécske Tiszakécske Városi Stadion 4,500 (NB III, Play-off)
Vasas Budapest (Angyalföld) Illovszky Rudolf Stadion 5,154 3rd
Videoton Székesfehérvár Sóstói Stadion 14,201 11th (NB I)
FC Ajka Békéscsaba Budafok BVSC
Városi Stadion Kórház utcai Stadion Promontor utcai Stadion Szőnyi úti Stadion
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 4,963 Capacity: 1,200 Capacity: 12,000
Csákvár Honvéd Karcag Kecskemét
Tersztyánszky Ödön Sportközpont Bozsik Aréna Ligeti úti Sporttelep Széktói Stadion
Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 8,200 Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 6,320
Kozármisleny Mezőkövesd Soroksár Szeged
Alkotmány téri Stadion Városi Stadion Szamosi Mihály Sportelep Szent Gellért Fórum
Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 4,183 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 8,256
Szentlőrinc Tiszakécske Vasas Videoton (Fehérvár)
Sportpálya Városi Stadion Illovszky Rudolf Stadion Sóstói Stadion
Capacity: 1,020 Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 5,054 Capacity: 14,201

Number of teams by counties and regions

Number of teams by counties
Pos. County No. of teams Teams
1 Budapest 5 Budafok, BVSC-Zugló, Honvéd, Soroksár and Vasas
2 Bács-Kiskun 2 Kecskemét and Tiszakécske
Baranya 2 Kozármisleny and Szentlőric
Fejér 2 Csákvár and Videoton
5 Békés 1 Békéscsaba
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 1 Mezőkövesd
Csongrád-Csanád 1 Szeged
Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok 1 Karcag
Veszprém 1 Ajka
Number of teams by regions
Transdanubia Central Hungary Great Plain and North
5 Teams 5 Teams 6 Teams

Personnel and kits

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 Kit sponsor(s)
Main Other(s)
Ajka Hungary Bálint Gaál (caretaker) Hungary Richárd Zsolnai Puma Bakony Erőmű None
Békéscsaba Hungary Sándor Csató Hungary Dániel Póser Saller Békés Drén None
Budafok Hungary Géza Mészöly Hungary Dávid Kovács 2Rule Zakariás Alapítvány None
BVSC-Zugló SerbiaHungary Dragan Vukmir Hungary Paulo Vinícius Adidas None None
Csákvár Hungary Balázs Tóth Hungary Roland Baracskai 2Rule ZÁÉV
List
    • Back: Aqvital
Honvéd Hungary Tamás Feczkó Hungary Szilveszter Hangya Macron None None
Karcag Hungary Attila Varga Hungary Dávid Székely Joma Agrosprint None
Kecskemét Hungary Zoltán Gera Hungary Levente Vágó Kappa HÉP
List
    • Sleeves: Hovány
    • Shorts: Piroska Szörp and Kecskeméti Fürdő
Kozármisleny Hungary Máté Pinezits Hungary Gergő Gajág Macron HR-Rent None
Mezőkövesd Hungary Aurél Csertői Hungary Tamás Cseri Adidas Zsóry Gyógy- és Strandfürdő None
Soroksár Hungary Péter Lipcsei Hungary Balázs Lovrencsics Nike Provident
List
    • Front: VízBolt and District of Soroksár
    • Back: 11teamsports
Szeged Hungary Zoltán Aczél Hungary Molnár F. Tamás Foreleven11 None
List
    • Sleeves: caritas Hungarica
Szentlőrinc Hungary Róbert Waltner Hungary Richárd Nagy Macron AbsoluteTeamsport None
Tiszakécske Hungary Csaba Pintér Hungary Róbert Csáki Nike Duna Group None
Vasas Hungary Gábor Erős Hungary Zsombor Berecz Adidas OTP Bank
List
    • Sleeves: SMP Solution and PrímaEnergia
Videoton Hungary Gábor Boér Hungary Csaba Spandler Adidas None None

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position
in table 		Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
BVSC Hungary József Csábi End of contract 26 May 2025 Pre-season Serbia Dragan Vukmir 16 June 2025 [2]
Szeged Serbia Aleksandar Jović Mutual consent 27 May 2025 Hungary Zoltán Aczél 30 May 2025 [3]
Vasas Hungary Attila Pintér End of contract 31 May 2025 Hungary Gábor Erős 5 June 2025 [4]
Tiszakécske Hungary Pál Balogh Mutual consent 23 June 2025 Hungary Csaba Pintér 23 June 2025 [5][6]
Videoton Hungary Krisztián Timár End of contract 23 June 2025 Hungary Gábor Boér 23 June 2025 [7]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Csákvár 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 10 Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I
2 Honvéd 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9
3 Szeged 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8
4 Mezőkövesd 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
5 Karcag 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
6 Ajka 4 2 1 1 3 5 −2 7
7 Vasas 4 2 0 2 7 9 −2 6
8 Szentlőrinc 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5
9 Békéscsaba 4 1 2 1 7 7 0 5
10 Tiszakécske 4 1 2 1 6 7 −1 5
11 BVSC 4 1 0 3 5 5 0 3
12 Soroksár 4 0 3 1 6 7 −1 3
13 Kecskemét 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
14 Videoton 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
15 Kozármisleny 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2 Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III
16 Budafok 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6 1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. 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.[8]

Results

Home \ Away AJK BEK BUD BVS CSA HON KAR KEC KOZ MEZ SOR SZG SZL TIS VAS VID
Ajka — 1–0 1–1
Békéscsaba — 2–1 1–1
Budafok 0–1 — 1–1
BVSC 4–0 — 0–1
Csákvár 2–0 2–0 —
Honvéd 3–0 —
Karcag — 3–2 1–0
Kecskemét — 1–2
Kozármisleny — 1–1 0–2
Mezőkövesd 2–0 2–0 — 0–3
Soroksár 1–1 — 2–2
Szeged 2–2 1–0 —
Szentlőrinc 1–2 1–1 —
Tiszakécske 1–1 1–4 —
Vasas 4–3 1–4 —
Videoton 0–0 0–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. 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.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Csákvár2221
Honvéd3112
Szeged6563
Mezőkövesd4334
Karcag13775
Ajka161586
Vasas1484
Tiszakécske545
BVSC169
Kecskemét111610
Békéscsaba7911
Soroksár91112
Szentlőrinc101013
Videoton151414
Budafok81315
Kozármisleny121216
Nemzeti Bajnokság II champion
Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III
Updated to match(es) played on 6 August 2025. Source: Hungarian Football Federation

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 28 July 2025[9]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Hungary Zsolt Magyar Csákvár 3
1 Hungary Kornél Csernik BVSC 2
Hungary Attila Grünwald Tiszakécske
Hungary József Szalai Mezőkövesd
Hungary Ádám Szamosi Honvéd
Hungary Ákos Zuigéber Honvéd
7 21 players 1

Hat-tricks

(H) = Home; (A) = Away;
Player For Against Score Result Round Date
Filip Borsos Békéscsaba Vasas (A) 33' 2–1, 45' 2–2, 74.' 3–3 4–3 3 11 August 2025
Csanád Novák Szeged Tiszakécske (A) 3' 0–1, 19' 0–2, 39' 0–4 1–4 4 17 August 2025

Attendances

By teams

Ranked by average attendances.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Videoton 10,716 7,042 3,674 5,358 +63.8%1
2 Honvéd 5,113 5,113 5,113 5,113 +125.0%†
3 Kecskemét 2,127 2,127 2,127 2,127 −20.9%1
4 Békéscsaba 1,915 1,915 1,915 1,915 +105.5%†
5 Vasas 3,572 1,791 1,781 1,786 +13.1%†
6 Szeged 2,863 1,812 1,051 1,432 +49.9%†
7 Ajka 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 +87.5%†
8 Szenlőrinc 3,300 1,200 1,100 1,150 +89.5%†
9 Karcag 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 n/a2
10 Mezőkövesd 1,400 1,000 400 700 −14.6%†
11 Kozármisleny 700 700 700 700 −1.8%†
12 Tiszakécske 700 700 700 700 n/a2
13 Budafok 1,100 600 500 550 +12.7%†
14 BVSC 859 549 310 430 +7.8%†
15 Soroksár 750 400 350 375 −13.4%†
16 Csákvár 300 300 300 300 +6.8%†
League total 36,915 7,042 300 1,552 +78.0%†

Source: magyarfutball (in Hungarian)
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Nemzeti Bajnokság I
2: Team played last season in Nemzeti Bajnokság III

Round by round

The  gold  indicates the highest attendances, and the lowest attendances with  pink .

Round Attendances Highest Lowest Ref.
Attendances Match Attendances Match
1 13,605 7,042 Videoton–Honvéd 310 BVSC–Ajka [10]
2 13,755 5,113 Honvéd–Budafok 300 Csákvár–BVSC [11]
3 9,555 3,674 Videoton–Csákvár 400 Soroksár–Tiszakécske [12]
Highest attendances of the round: Videoton (2x) and Honvéd (1x)
Lowest attendances of the round: BVSC, Csákvár and Soroksár (1x)

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Dragan Vukmir lett a BVSC vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  3. ^ "NB II: Aczél Zoltán lett a Szeged új vezetőedzője" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Erős Gábor a Vasas FC új vezetőedzője" (in Hungarian). Vasas FC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Távozik a feljutó csapat edzője, fiatallal erősített a Szeged" (in Hungarian). nb1.hu. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Új vezetőedzővel vág neki az NB II-es idénynek labdarúgó csapatunk" (in Hungarian). tiszakecskefoci.hu. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Boér Gábor lett a Fehérvár vezetőedzője – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  8. ^ "NB II. Férfi Felnőtt nagypályás labdarúgó bajnokság versenykiírása 2025/26" [NB II Men's Senior Football League 2025/26] (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Football Federation. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Góllövő lista". mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Attendances of the Round 1". magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian). Magyar Futball. 28 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Attendances of the Round 2". magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian). Magyar Futball. 4 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Attendances of the Round 3". magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian). Magyar Futball. 11 August 2025.
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