2025–26 in Hungarian football

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)	Kökçü 9' Aktürkoğlu 69' Can Kahveci 75'	Report	Schäfer 25'	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	Çalhanoğlu 37' (pen.) Güler 39' Bardakcı 90'	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)	Zs. Nagy 48'	Report	Ayari 37' 65' Sema 40' Nygren 49' Ekdal 80'	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)	Dadaşov 7' Makhmudov 54' T. Bayramov 60' A. Hüseynov 76' Kh. Aliyev 84' Rustamli 90+6'	Report	B. Varga 5' Szoboszlai 33' Schäfer 84'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 1,200^[4] Referee: Viktor Shimusik (Belarus)

6 September 2025 World Cup qualification	Republic of Ireland	v	Hungary	Ireland
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report

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

16 November 2025 World Cup qualification	Hungary	v	Republic of Ireland	Hungary
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		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	Csiki 57' Csányi 78'	Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)

25 February Matchday 2	Hungary	0–1	Finland	Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest
18:00		Report	Nyström 7' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,213 Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria)

4 April Matchday 3	Hungary	0–1	Serbia	Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr
20:00		Report	Matejić 69'	Attendance: 513 Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium)

8 April Matchday 4	Finland	3–0	Hungary	Tammelan Stadion, Tampere
17:30	Koivisto 18' Sällström 39' Franssi 88'	Report		Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Angelika Söder (Germany)

30 May Matchday 5	Serbia	1–0	Hungary	Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova
19:00	Poljak 90+6'	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
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	Relegation to League C	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	4–6	Ferencváros	1–2	3–4

Third qualifying round

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

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ferencváros	1–3	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	0–3	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	5–2	Puskás Akadémia	3–2	2–0
Pyunik	3–4	Győr	2–1	1–3
Paks	2–1	Maribor	1–0	1–1

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
AIK	2–3	Győr	2–1	0–2
Polissya Zhytomyr	4–2	Paks	3–0	1–2

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Győr	2–1	Rapid Wien	2–1	28 August

League competitions (Men's)

League Division	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Nemzeti Bajnokság I	Kazincbarcika Kisvárda	TBD TBD
Nemzeti Bajnokság II	Tiszakécske Karcag	TBD TBD
Nemzeti Bajnokság III Group Northeast (Észak-Kelet)	TBD TBD TBD	TBD TBD TBD
Nemzeti Bajnokság III Group Northwest (Észak-Nyugat)	Zsámbék 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)	Békéscsaba II TBD TBD	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	Relegation to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II

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

^ ^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

^ "Full Time Report Play-offs 1st leg – Türkiye v Hungary" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
^ "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.
^ "Report – Hungary v Sweden" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
^ "Report – Azerbaijan v Hungary" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ "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.

External links

Hungarian Football Federation Official Website (in Hungarian)
Hungarian Football Federation in uefa.com

[BLR-6] 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]

[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.

[ExCo-5] "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[Rules-7] "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.

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2025–26 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '25 '26 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '25 '26 Faroe Islands '25 '26 Finland '25 '26 France Georgia '25 '26 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '25 '26 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '25 '26 Kosovo Latvia '25 '26 Lithuania '25 '26 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '25 '26 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '25 '26 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '25 '26 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '25 '26 Finland '25 '26 France Georgia '25 '26 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '25 '26 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '25 '26 Kosovo Latvia '25 '26 Liechtenstein Lithuania '25 '26 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '25 Final '25–'26 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '25 '26 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland Iceland Israel Kazakhstan '25 '26 Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus England Estonia '25 '26 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan '25 '26 Kosovo Latvia '25 '26 Lithuania '25 '26 Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '25 '26 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey ~~Ukraine~~
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying league phase knockout phase final Europa League qualifying league phase knockout phase final Conference League qualifying 1st and 2nd rounds 3rd and play-off rounds league phase knockout phase final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
International competitions	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2026 Finalissima 2027 Euro Under-21 qualification 2026 Euro Under-19 qualification 2026 Euro Under-17 qualification