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Hungarian football calendar: how the season fits together
NB I in 2026–27: the league programme, season stages and how to read fixture dates alongside cup and European commitments.
The league programme
MLSZ schedules NB I to start on the weekend of 25 July 2026. Eighteen rounds are allocated to the autumn programme, ending on the weekend of 19 December. League play resumes on the weekend of 30 January 2027, and round 33 is assigned to 22 May.
How the season is divided
The twelve clubs meet three times. There is no championship-group split after a double round-robin. The third meeting with an opponent is part of the ordinary league schedule, and home and away assignments cannot be evenly divided for every pairing in a three-match season.
Sources: MLSZ: NB I 2026–27 draw, dates and rule changes · MLSZ: 2026–27 draw and competition changes
What to check before following a fixture
The new promotion/relegation play-off is scheduled for 29 May 2027: the eleventh-placed NB I club faces the second-tier runner-up. The last league round and the end of that club’s competitive season are therefore different dates. Twelfth place is direct relegation under the announced rules.
Follow the season from here
Our match centre separates recorded results from forthcoming fixtures and shows when its data was updated. Open the individual match for the available detail. A date without a confirmed kick-off should be treated as provisional, particularly when planning travel across time zones.