The season saw a title-race between two western hungarian teams, Videoton and Paks, both vying for their first ever national title.
Videoton were 9 points ahead of Paks by Matchday 10, and were comfortably leading the table by the winter break.
Paks was one of only four teams who managed to defeat champions Videoton throughout the season, and won 7 of their last 10 fixtures, but Károly Kis' men's performance was still only enough for a silver-medal, 5 points below their counterparts from Fehérvár.
Nyíregyháza and Diósgyőr finished the 2009–10 season in the last two places and thus were relegated to their respective NB II divisions.
Nyíregyháza ended a three-year stint in Hungary's highest football league while Diósgyőr were relegated after six years.