2025–26 in Hungarian football

Football in Hungary
Season2025–26
Hungary

The 2025–26 season will be the 127th season of competitive association football in Hungary.

National teams

Hungary men's national football team

2024–25 UEFA Nations League

Promotion/relegation play-offs
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Turkey  6–1  Hungary 3–1 3–0

Turkey won 6–1 on aggregate and were promoted to League A, while Hungary were relegated to League B.

Friendly
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hungary  0–2  Sweden
Azerbaijan  1–2  Hungary
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Republic of Ireland  v  Hungary
Hungary  v  Portugal
Hungary  v  Armenia
Portugal  v  Hungary
Armenia  v  Hungary
Hungary  v  Republic of Ireland
Matches
20 March 2025 NL Rel. Play-off Turkey  3–1  Hungary Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+03:00)
Report Stadium: Rams Park
Attendance: 38,500[1]
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
23 March 2025 NL Rel. Play-off Hungary  0–3
(1–6 agg.)
 Turkey Budapest, Hungary
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 57,861[2]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
6 June 2025 Friendly Hungary 0–2  Sweden Budapest, Hungary
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 55,000[3]
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkish)
10 June 2025 Friendly Azerbaijan  1–2  Hungary Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+04:00)
Report Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 1,200[4]
Referee: Viktor Shimusik (Belarus)
9 September 2025 World Cup qualification Hungary  v  Portugal Hungary
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
11 October 2025 World Cup qualification Hungary  v  Armenia Hungary
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
14 October 2025 World Cup qualification Portugal  v  Hungary Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) or 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
13 November 2025 World Cup qualification Armenia  v  Hungary Armenia
21:00 AMT (UTC+04:00) Report

Hungary women's national football team

UEFA Women's Nations League
Group B3
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belarus  0–2  Hungary
Hungary  0–1  Finland
Hungary  0–1  Serbia
Finland  3–0  Hungary
Serbia  1–0  Hungary
Hungary  0–0  Belarus

Hungary relegation to League C.

Matches
21 February Matchday 1 Belarus  0–2  Hungary Lagator Stadium, Loznica (Serbia)[note 1]
20:00 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
25 February Matchday 2 Hungary  0–1  Finland Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest
18:00 Report
Attendance: 1,213
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria)
4 April Matchday 3 Hungary  0–1  Serbia Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr
20:00 Report Attendance: 513
Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium)
8 April Matchday 4 Finland  3–0  Hungary Tammelan Stadion, Tampere
17:30 Report Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Angelika Söder (Germany)
30 May Matchday 5 Serbia  1–0  Hungary Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova
19:00
Report Attendance: 300
Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)
3 June Matchday 6 Hungary  0–0  Belarus Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged
19:00 Report Attendance: 1,613
Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (Romania)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation Serbia Finland Hungary Belarus
1  Serbia (P) 6 4 2 0 7 1 +6 14 Promotion to League A 1–0 1–0 0–0
2  Finland 6 3 2 1 8 2 +6 11 Qualification for promotion play-offs 1–1 3–0 0–0
3  Hungary (R) 6 1 1 4 2 6 −4 4 Relegation to League C 0–1 0–1 0–0
4  Belarus (R) 6 0 3 3 0 8 −8 3 0–3 0–3 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

UEFA competitions

2025–26 UEFA Champions League

Participating club: Ferencváros as of winners of the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (domestic league).

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Noah Armenia 4–6 Hungary Ferencváros 1–2 3–4

Third qualifying round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ludogorets Bulgaria 0–3 Hungary Ferencváros 0–0 0–3

Play-off round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ferencváros Hungary 1–3 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–3 27 Aug

2025–26 UEFA Europa League

Participating club: Paks as winners of the 2024–25 Magyar Kupa (domestic cup).

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paks Hungary 0–3 Romania CFR Cluj 0–0 0–3

Paks could continue in the UEFA Conference League.

2025–26 UEFA Conference League

Participating clubs: Puskás Akadémia as of 2nd place and Győr as of 4th place in 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (domestic league).

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aris Limassol Cyprus 5–2 Hungary Puskás Akadémia 3–2 2–0
Pyunik Armenia 3–4 Hungary Győr 2–1 1–3
Paks Hungary 2–1 Slovenia Maribor 1–0 1–1
Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AIK Sweden 2–3 Hungary Győr 2–1 0–2
Polissya Zhytomyr Ukraine 4–2 Hungary Paks 3–0 1–2
Play-off round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Győr Hungary 2–1 Austria Rapid Wien 2–1 28 August

League competitions (Men's)

League Division Promoted to league Rise Relegated from league Fall
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  • TBD
  • TBD
Nemzeti Bajnokság II
  • TBD
  • TBD
Nemzeti Bajnokság III
Group Northeast (Észak-Kelet)
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
Nemzeti Bajnokság III
Group Northwest (Észak-Nyugat)
  • Zsámbék Rise
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
Nemzeti Bajnokság III
Group Southwest (Dél-Nyugat)
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
Nemzeti Bajnokság III
Group Southeast (Dél-Kelet)
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

Nemzeti Bajnokság I (Tier 1)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Puskás Akadémia 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 9 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Paks 4 2 2 0 12 7 +5 8 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Ferencváros 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 7
4 Debrecen 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7
5 Kisvárda 4 2 1 1 5 7 −2 7
6 Győr 4 1 3 0 12 7 +5 6
7 Újpest 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
8 MTK 4 1 1 2 8 9 −1 4
9 Nyíregyháza 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 4
10 Zalaegerszeg 4 0 4 0 8 8 0 4
11 Diósgyőr 4 0 2 2 5 12 −7 2 Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12 Kazincbarcika 4 0 1 3 4 9 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
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.[6]


Nemzeti Bajnokság II (Tier 2)

Nemzeti Bajnokság III (Tier 3)

Cup competitions (Men's)

MOL Magyar Kupa

Cup competitions (Women's)

Simple Női Kupa

Notes

  1. ^ a b Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, until further notice.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Full Time Report Play-offs 1st leg – Türkiye v Hungary" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Full Time Report Play-offs 2nd leg – Hungary v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Report – Hungary v Sweden" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Report – Azerbaijan v Hungary" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Nemzeti Bajnokság I. osztály – NB I Férfi Felnőtt nagypályás labdarúgó bajnokság versenykiírása 2025/26" [Men's Adult Football Championship Competition Rules 2025/26] (PDF) (in Hungarian). 15 April 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.