2020/21 Women's Simple League fixtures released
The draws for the Women's Simple League, the second tier and the Women's Hungarian Cup were all made at MLSZ's headquarters of the MLSZ on Tuesday morning. The women’s top tier kicks off on August 15th.
The eight top-flight teams from last season, FTC-Telekom, MTK Hungária, DVTK, Astra, Haladás-Viktória, ETO, Kelen SC and Szent Mihály will all participate in the Női Simple Liga due to the 2019-2020 season having been ended early, after the 13th round due to the coronavirus epidemic. Thus, there was no championship winner crowned nor any teams relegated, the end-of-season play-off series between FTC and MTK being held purely to decide which club would represent Hungary in next season's UEFA Women's Champions League.
Each team will play each other three times in the forthcoming season's championship, with those occupying the first four places in the league at the end of the 2018-2019 season, Ferencváros, MTK, DVTK and Haladás-Viktória, all hosting more matches the other four teams in the division. The pick of the fixtures in the first round sees DVTK host MTK.
Meanwhile, there will be 27 clubs competing in the women’s second tier in the 2020-2021 season; 13 teams in the Western group and 14 in the Eastern group. New in the field of participants are Cigándi SE, Nagymágocs Nagyközségi SE, Szolnoki MÁV UFC, 2011 Champion FC, FC Hatvan, Gyula and és Kornyéke Gyermek SCE, Kazincbarcikai SC FC, Nimród SE, Puskás FC and Szentlőrinci SE. However, five teams, Metis Női FC, Ziccer Női Labdarúgó SE, Vác-Deákvár SE, the REAC Sportiskola SE and Első Mosonmagyaróvár TE 1094, have given up their league places.
The second tier begins its season on 29th August.
Round 1:
Western group:
Nimród SE – FC Ajka
MLE – Pápai ELC
Puskás FC – SC Sopron
2011 Champion FC – Fehérvár FC
Szentlőrinc SE – Csepel Utánpótlás SE
Balatonfüredi FC – ZTE FC
Rest: Levegő-Energia HFC
Eastern group:
Hajdúszoboszlói SE – Soroksár SC
Nyíregyháza SFC – Cigándi SE
Nyírség Női SCE – Monori SE
Jobsforward Kft. – Kazincbarcika SC FC
FC Hatvan – Vasas Akademia
BVSC-Zugló Közhasznú Egyesület – Gyula és Környéke Gyermek SCE
Szolnok MÁV UFC – Nagymágocs Nagyközségi SE
The draw for the Women's Hungarian Cup has also been completed. Women’s clubs from across the country have entered the tournament, with NB I teams due to join the competition which starts on August 15th later at the 3rd round stage. For the first time in the draw, it was decided that MLE will receive a bye from the Western group, while Nyírség and Hajdúszoboszló from the Eastern group will move straight to the second round.
Western group:
Round 1 (August 15)
Balatonfüredi FC - 2011 Champion FC
Jobsforward Kft - Puskás FC
ZTE FC - FC Ajka
Air-Energy HFC - SC Sopron
Nimród SE - Papai ELC
Fehérvár FC - Vasas Akadémia
Szentlőrinci SE - BVSC-Zugló Közhasznú Egyesület
Round 2 (August 22)
Nimród SE/Papai ELC - Szentlőrinci SE/BVSC-Zugló Közhasznú Egyesület
Levegő Energia HFC/SC Sopron - Fehérvár FC/Vasas Akadémia
Balatonfüredi FC/2011 Champion FC - ZTE FC/FC Ajka
Jobsforward Kft./Puskás FC - MLE
Eastern group:
Round 1 (August 15)
Gyula és Környéke Gyermek SCE - Soroksár SC
Cigándi SE - FC Hatvan
Aranybácska Egyesület - Nagymágocs Nagyközségi SE
Vác-Deákvár SE - Szolnoki MÁV UFC
Nyíregyháza SFC - Csepel Utánpótlás SE
Monori SE - Kazincbarcika SC FC
Round 2 (August 22)
Nyírség Női SCE - Monori SE/Kazincbarcika SC FC
Gyula és Környéke Gyermek SCE/Soroksár SC - Hajdúszoboszló
Vác-Deákvár SE/Szolnok MÁV UFC - Nyíregyháza SFC/Csepel Utánpótlás SE
Cigándi SE/FC Hatvan - Nagymágocs Nagyközségi SE/Aranybácska Egyesület