DVSC started off the campaign by winning 7 consecutive games, and were leading the table by 9 points by the winter break.
The red and whites' championship was confirmed on the 12th of May, after Debrecen thrashed Pécsi-MFC 4-0 at the Nagyerdei Stadium in front of 10,500 fanatics.
Videoton FC, the defending champions, won 9 of their last 10 fixtures, but could not repeat the leaugetitle glory of the previous season, and had to settle for a 2nd place finish.
Szolnok and MTK finished the 2010–11 season in the bottom two places of the table and thus were relegated to their respective NB II divisions.
Diósgyőr made their immediate comeback to the league, while Pécs returned to the competition after an absence of four seasons.