Hungarian league season gets underway today

The 2016/17 Nemzeti Bajnokság (National League) 1 season kicks off today with reigning champions Ferencváros looking to retain the title they won last season for the first time since 2004.

Strong competition is likely to come in the form of Henning Berg’s Videoton who were champions the season before last and perennial contenders Debreceni VSC. The two promoted teams Gyirmót and Mezőkövesd play each other on the first day of the season while Thomas Doll’s Ferencváros host Haladás. Here’s the rundown of the first-round fixtures:

Round 1

Saturday 16th July:
ÚJPEST FC – BUDAPEST HONVÉD, 18:00;
MEZŐKÖVESD ZSÓRY FC – GYIRMÓT FC GYŐR, 18:00 (M4);
FERENCVÁROSI TC – SZOMBATHELYI SWIETELSKY HALADÁS, 20:30 (M4)

Sunday 17th July:
DVSC-TEVA – PAKSI FC, 18:00;
MTK BUDAPEST – VASAS FC, 18:00;
VIDEOTON FC – DVTK, 18:00 (M4)

Photo: Balázs Béli 

Source: Press release – MLSZ