At the other end of the league table, Debrecen secured their top-tier status with a win over Fehérvár, who take the second relegation spot alongside Kecskemét.

Ferencváros had had their fate in their hands for much of the season, having sat in second spot in the OTP Bank Liga during the winter break, but crucially with a game in hand which would take them back to top spot.

So it proved, and although Puskás Akadémia stayed with the Budapest giants until the very end, even defeating them 1-0 in February, Fradi's greater consistency proved vital, a 13-match unbeaten run from mid-February onwards meaning a final-day success would confirm the retention of their league title.

The last team to become champions of Hungary before Ferencváros recent run of success was Fehérvár, then known as Videoton, but since the third national title in the club's history in 2018, they've gradually fallen from grace, that descent completed on Saturday with a 3-0 defeat at home to Debrecen, another multiple Hungarian champion of the 21st century now struggling to repeat former glories, which means Fehérvár will play second-tier football next season for the first time since 1999-2000.

Bottom-placed Kecskeméti TE had already had their relegation confirmed weeks earlier, while the European qualification places will go to Ferencváros (1st place, Champions League qualifiers), Puskás Akadémia and Paks (exact competitions and stages to be confirmed).

FTC-Telekom lift sixth consecutive Hungarian women's league title

FTC-Telekom have secured their sixth Hungarian women's league championship title in a row following victory in the second match of the 2025 Simple Női Liga final. Flórián Albert's team defeated ETO FC Győr, who had topped the standings at the end of the regular league season, 2–0 in the Groupama Arena.

The match, which produced few chances, was dominated by the defending champions, who have reached top form at just the right time towards the end of the championship season.

Ferencváros had more possession of the ball, especially in the first half, and ultimately won the entire championship final without falling behind for a single minute, having won last Thursday's first match 1-0, thanks to Vanessza Nagy's goal.

Győr's most promising opportunity in this second fixture came courtesy of a free kick by Csilla Savanya, which was brilliantly saved by Milica Kostic (the Serbia International goalkeeper who has kept a clean sheet for the past 607 minutes, including the end of the regular league season). 

The first goal came in the 18th minute, when Viktória Nagy tricked her way into a sight of goal before dispatching tha ball past Győr goalkeeper Barbara Bíró.

FTC's second goal came in the last action of the first half, when Alesia Garcia collided with a Győr defender inside the penalty area, then managed to kick the ball which fell kindly in front of her into the net.

No further score meant Ferencváros became champions for the sixth consecutive time and the eighth occasion in total. Since 2018, no other team has won the women's championship, ETO finishing second in each of the past four editions.

The two most important prizes in domestic women's football have been distributed in the same way as in 2024, FTC-Telekom winning the championship, while ETO lifted the Simple Women's Cup. 

FTC-Telekom 2-0 ETO FC (HT: 2-0) 

FTC-Telekom: Kostic – Hanász, Turóczy, Zágonyi (Csigi, 83), Fenyvesi, Gilbert, Ott, Garcia (Czellér, 83), Viktória Nagy (Gégény, 93), Edwards (E. Kovács, 87), Vanessza Nagy (McFarland, 93). 
Head coach: Flórián Albert

ETO FC Győr: Bíró – Sali, F. Nagy, Frajtovic (Horváthová, 75.), L. Kovács, Savanya, Abambila, Süle, Kocsán, Vida (White, 20, Shuppo, 66), Vachter (Öreg, 75). 
Head coach: Balázs Dörnyei 

Goalscorers: Viktória Nagy 19, García 45.

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