| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | MTK Budapest |
| Relegated | Tiszakécske Békéscsaba Stadler |
| Champions League | MTK Budapest |
| UEFA Cup | Újpest Ferencváros |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Budapesti VSC |
| Intertoto Cup | Vasas |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 842 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Béla Illés (23) |
| Biggest home win | Csepel 9–1Békéscsaba |
| Biggest away win | III. Kerület 2–7MTK |
| Highest scoring | III. Kerület 2–7MTK Csepel 9–1Békéscsaba |
1997–98 → | |
The1996–97Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 95th season of top-tier football inHungary. The season started on 10 August 1996 and ended on 28 May 1997.
It was contested by 18 teams, andMTK Hungária FC won their twentieth championship.MTK won all of their first 15 games, and suffered a single loss throughout the season, against BVSC-Zugló. The team won the championship on matchday 32, after defeating Ecker-Stadler FC 5-3 in an 8-goal classic. MTK eventually finished 9 points ahead of runners-up Újpest. The point tally achieved by champions MTK (85) is the highest ever achieved by any hungarian champion. MTK also won the 1997 Hungarian Cup, defeating BVSC 8-0 on aggregate.
MTK's point tally of 85 is the highest ever achieved in a single season in the history of the Hungarian league. They also won the most amount of games in a single season, leaving the pitch as victors 26 times, breaking Vasas' record of 25 set in 1977.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTK Hungária(C) | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 87 | 25 | +62 | 85 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Újpest | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 75 | 35 | +40 | 76 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Ferencváros | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 74 | |
| 4 | Vasas | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 64 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup group stage |
| 5 | Debrecen | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 52 | |
| 6 | BVSC | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 49 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 7 | Kispest Honvéd | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 45 | |
| 8 | Videoton | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 42 | |
| 9 | Győr | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 42 | |
| 10 | Haladás | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 40 | |
| 11 | Vác | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 40 | |
| 12 | Siófok | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 40 | |
| 13 | Zalaegerszeg | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 40 | |
| 14 | Békéscsaba | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 36 | |
| 15 | III. Kerület(R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 35 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs |
| 16 | Stadler(O) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 28 | |
| 17 | Pécs(R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 68 | −37 | 26 | Relegation toNemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 18 | Csepel(R) | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 70 | −27 | 25 |
| Home \ Away | BÉK | BVS | CSE | DEB | FTC | GYŐ | HAL | KER | HON | MTK | PÉC | SIÓ | STA | VAS | VÁC | VID | UTE | ZTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Békéscsaba | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| BVSC | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Csepel | 9–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | |
| Debrecen | 4–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Ferencváros | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | |
| Győr | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Haladás | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| III. Kerület | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Kispest Honvéd | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| MTK Hungária | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Pécs | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Siófok | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Stadler | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Vasas | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| Vác | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Videoton | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Újpest | 4–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |
| Zalaegerszeg | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| III. Kerület (I) | 1–2 | Diósgyőr (II) | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Dunaferr (II) | 3–4 | Stadler (I) | 2–2 | 1–2 |