2019/20 Season Awards Ceremony will go ahead
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the traditional season-ending RangAdó awards ceremony to recognise this campaign's outstanding footballers will go ahead this year, albeit in slightly unfamiliar circumstances.
By the end of Saturday, the 2019-2020 season had produced countless memorable moments, Ferencváros retaining their championship title for the first time in 24 years ahead of MOL Fehérvár FC and Puskás Akadémia, while Honvéd won the Hungarian Cup 11 years after their previous triumph. Therefore, Ferencváros will represent Hungary in the UEFA Champions League while the three other afore-mentioned teams will compete in the Europa League.
This year, MLSZ will announce the winners of seven categories (Player of the Year, New Discovery of the Year, Top Goalscorer, Best Coach in the OTP Bank Liga, Best Referee, Best Goal and the Fair Play Award).
The winners of each category was decided on the basis of votes by the clubs, specifically the team captain, head coach and the oldest and youngest squad member voting for the three players they considered the best in each category. Exceptions to this system are the referee of the year, the top goalscorer and the Fair Play award, while fans could vote for the goal of the year on the M4 Sport website. No prizes will be awarded in the women’s categories this year because there were no final results in the Simple Női Liga due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This year's awards will not be presented at the now traditional gala, but rather at the M4 Sport studio. The winners of the seven categories will be revealed in M4 Sport programmes starting at 19:00 CET on Wednesday and at 21:00 CET on Thursday and Friday, the winners due to receive their awards from Tibor Nyilasi, former Hungarian international forward, member of the MLSZ Executive Committee and head of governing body's Technical Committee.