| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Újpest |
| Relegated | Tiszakécske Békéscsaba Stadler |
| Champions League | Újpest |
| UEFA Cup | Ferencváros |
| Cup Winners' Cup | MTK Budapest |
| Intertoto Cup | Debrecen Diósgyőr |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 850 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Krisztián Tiber (20) |
| Biggest home win | Videoton 8–0Tiszakécske Debrecen 8–0Békéscsaba |
| Biggest away win | Vác 2–6Vasas Vasas 2–6Gázszer |
| Highest scoring | Vác 2–6Vasas Vasas 2–6Gázszer BVSC 5–3Zalaegerszeg Videoton 8–0Tiszakécske Debrecen 8–0Békéscsaba |
1998–99 → | |
The1997–98Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 96th season of top-tier football inHungary. The league was officially namedRaab–Karcher NB1 for sponsoring reasons. The season started on 18 July 1997 and ended on 6 June 1998.
It was contested by 18 teams, andÚjpesti TE won the championship, claiming their twentieth national title.The purple and whites were leading the table by matchday 10, 8 points above Ferencváros, however the club suffered defeats to Budapest-based clubs Vasas and FTC, and by Matyhday 15, Újpest's lead over FTC had been cut to a single point. In the second half of the season, Újpest remained undefeated, bagging 13 wins out of 15 games.Újpest only lost three home games throughout the season, and in a rare achievement went unbeaten away during the campaign. The 4th districtians' championship was confirmed on May 30, after they drew 1-1 at Fehérvár. Ferencváros' 4-1 loss against defending champions MTK meant that FTC's 6 point deficit to their biggest rivals could not be overcome. To this day, this remains Újpest's last national title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Újpest(C) | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 73 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Ferencváros | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 67 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Vasas | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 64 | |
| 4 | Győr | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 63 | |
| 5 | MTK Hungária | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 58 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 6 | Vác | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 51 | |
| 7 | Zalaegerszeg | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 50 | |
| 8 | Gázszer | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 49 | |
| 9 | Debrecen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 48 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup first round |
| 10 | BVSC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 46 | |
| 11 | Diósgyőri | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 44 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup first round |
| 12 | Siófoki Bányász | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 41 | |
| 13 | Haladás | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 36 | |
| 14 | Kispest Honvéd | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 36 | |
| 15 | Tiszakécske(R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 32 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs |
| 16 | Videoton(O) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 31 | |
| 17 | Békéscsaba(R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 31 | Relegation toNemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 18 | Stadler(R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | BÉK | BVS | DEB | DIÓ | FTC | GÁZ | GYŐ | HAL | HON | MTK | SIÓ | STA | TIS | VAS | VÁC | VID | UTE | ZTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Békéscsaba | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| BVSC | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | |
| Debrecen | 8–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Diósgyőr | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | |
| Ferencváros | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Gázszer | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Győr | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Haladás | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Kispest Honvéd | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| MTK Hungária | 5–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Siófok | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Stadler | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Tiszakécske | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Vasas | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Vác | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Videoton | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 8–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Újpest | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Zalaegerszeg | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiszakécske (I) | 2–3 | III. Kerület (II) | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Videoton (I) | 5–1 | Sopron (II) | 2–1 | 3–0 |