Hungarian National Championship I
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| Countries | Hungary |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Relegation to | Hungarian National Championship II |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Hungarian Cup, Hungarian League Cup |
| International cup(s) | Champions League, Europa League |
| Current champions | MTK Budapest (2007–08) |
| Most championships | Ferencváros (28 titles) |
| Website | http://www.nb1.hu/ |
 Hungarian National Championship I 2008–09 |
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The Nemzeti Bajnokság I., the National Championship, or short the NBI, currently known as the Soproni Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of professional football in Hungary since its inception in 1901. UEFA currently ranks the league 34th in Europe.[1]
Sixteen teams compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season, the top team enters the qualification for the UEFA Champions League , while the runner-up, together with the winner of the Hungarian Cup enters the UEFA Cup qualification round. The bottom two clubs are relegated to NB2, the second-level league, to be replaced by the winners of NB2-Nyugati csoport (West) and NB2-Keleti csoport (East).
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[edit] Names
The league went through various name changes depending on the sponsor for the given season(s):
- NB1 (the "classic" name - NB stands for "Nemzeti Bajnokság" - National Championship)
- Raab-Karcher NB1
- PNB (1998/1999, 1999/2000, which stands for "Professzionális Nemzeti Bajnokság" - Professional National Championship)
- Borsodi Liga (2001, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, sponsored by Borsodi Sörgyár (Interbrew))
- Arany Ászok Liga (2003/2004, 2004/2005, sponsored by Dreher Sörgyár (SABMiller))
- Borsodi Liga (2005-2007, sponsored by Borsodi Sörgyár)
- Soproni Liga (2007-present)
[edit] Hungarian National Championship I members 2008–09
| Club |
Home ground | Position in 2007–08 |
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| MTK Hungária FC | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Budapest | 1st |
| Budapest Honvéd FC | Bozsik Stadion,Budapest | 8th |
| Rákospalotai EAC | Stadion Budai II. Laszló, Budapest | 12th |
| Újpest FC | Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest | 4th |
| Vasas SC | Stadion Rudolf Illovszky, Budapest | 10th |
| Debreceni VSC | Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen | 2nd |
| Győr ETO FC | Stadion ETO, Győr | 3rd |
| Kaposvári Rákóczi FC | Stadion Kaposvár Rákoczi, Kaposvár | 6th |
| Diósgyőri VTK | DVTK Stadion, Miskolc | 13th |
| Paksi SE | Stadion PSE, Paks | 11th |
| Szombathelyi Haladás | Rohonci úti Stadion, Szombathely | 1st, NBII West |
| FC Fehérvár | Stadion Sóstói, Székesfehérvár | 5th |
| Kecskeméti TE | Széktói Stadion, Kecskemét | 1st, NBII East |
| Zalaegerszegi TE FC | ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg | 7th |
| Nyíregyháza Spartacus | Városi Stadion, Nyíregyháza | 9th |
| BFC Siófok | Révesz Géza Stadion, Siófok | 14th |
[edit] Previous winners
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[edit] Performance by club
[edit] Number of Championships
- Ferencváros: 28
- MTK Budapest: 23
- Újpest FC: 20
- Budapest Honvéd: 13
- Vasas SC: 6
- Csepel SC: 4
- Debreceni VSC: 4
- Gyõr F.C.: 3
- Budapest TC: 2
- Vác F.C.: 1
- Dunaferr FC: 1
- Nagyváradi A.C.: 1
- Zalaegerszegi TE: 1
[edit] Notable foreign players
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