The season was contested by 16 teams, and concluded with Debreceni VSC winning their seventh national title, and their second under Elemér Kondás.
A slip of form by Videoton during the spribg allowed defending champions Győri-ETO to get close to DVSC, and by Matchday 25, the difference between Debrecen and Győ were just 3 points.
Győr won nine of their last 10 games, and eventually caught-up with DVSC in points on the last gameday, after demolishing Mezőkövesd 5-0, but due to the eastern team's superior goal difference, Debrecen managed to secure the title on the last day of the season, despite succumbing to a 2-0 defeat at home to Budapest Honvéd.
BFC Siófok and Egri FC finished the 2012–13 season in the last two places and thus were relegated to their respective NB II divisions.
[3] Following is the list of clubs competing in 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.