| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 July 2000 – 23 June 2001 |
| Champions | Ferencváros |
| Relegated | Haladás Nyíregyháza Pécs Nagykanizsa Tatabánya |
| Champions League | Ferencváros |
| UEFA Cup | Dunaferr Debrecen |
| Matches | 244 |
| Goals | 750 (3.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Péter Kabát (24) |
| Biggest home win | MTK 6–0Nagykanizsa |
| Biggest away win | Nagykanizsa 0–5MTK |
| Highest scoring | Újpest 8–3Debrecen |
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The2000–01Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 99th season of top-tier football inHungary. The league was officially namedBorsodi Liga for sponsoring reasons since April 2001. The season started on 22 July 2000 and ended on 23 June 2001.
It was contested by 12 teams, andFerencvárosi TC won the championship in a reduced 1st division. Guided by former Headcoach of the Hungarian national team, János Csank, Ferencváros lost only two games during the season, and finished two points above defending champions Dunaferr. Dunaferr started off their title-defense struggling, suffering a 4-1 loss against MTK on opening day, and losing to Ferencváros, DVSC and Kispest within a 4-week period.
Prior to the last day of the season, FTC and Dunaferr were separated by just two points. Both teams won their respective games, with Ferencváros winning 2-0 at Debrecen, and Dunaferr trashing Lombard-Pápa 2-5. The title went to Ferencváros, despite winning one fewer game than runners-up Dunaferr.
Although Debreceni VSC finished in the relegation zone, they were allowed to stay members of the top-flight, as the promoted team of BKV Előre withdrew from the 1st division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatabánya | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 29 | Qualification forsecond stage |
| 2 | Dunaferr | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 29 | |
| 3 | Ferencváros | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 21 | |
| 4 | Sopron | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 20 | |
| 5 | Győr | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 18 | |
| 6 | Kispest Honvéd | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 15 | |
| 7 | Haladás(R) | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 13 | Relegation toNemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 8 | Nyíregyháza(R) | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 9 |
| Home \ Away | DUN | FTC | GYŐ | HAL | HON | NYÍ | SOP | TAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunaferr | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–5 | |
| Ferencvárosi | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Győr | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Haladás | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Kispest Honvéd | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Nyíregyháza | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Sopron | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | |
| Tatabánya | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTK Hungária | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 27 | Qualification forsecond stage |
| 2 | Újpest | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 25 | |
| 3 | Vasas | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 25 | |
| 4 | Debrecen | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 23 | |
| 5 | Videoton | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 21 | |
| 6 | Zalaegerszeg | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 16 | |
| 7 | Pécs(R) | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 9 | Relegation toNemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 8 | Nagykanizsa(R) | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 43 | −31 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | DEB | MTK | NAG | PÉC | VAS | VID | UTE | ZTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debrecen | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| MTK Hungária | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Nagykanizsa | 1–3 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | |
| Pécs | 1–0 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Vasas | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Videoton | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Újpest | 8–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| Zalaegerszeg | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferencváros(C) | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 4 | 48 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dunaferr | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 5 | 46 | Qualification forUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Vasas | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 4 | 40 | |
| 4 | Újpest | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 5 | 40 | |
| 5 | Győr | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 2 | 40 | |
| 6 | MTK Hungária | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 6 | 35 | |
| 7 | Kispest Honvéd | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Videoton | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Sopron | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Zalaegerszeg | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 1 | 29 | |
| 11 | Debrecen | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 3 | 24 | Qualification forUEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 12 | Tatabánya(R) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 55 | −35 | 6 | 12 | Relegation toNemzeti Bajnokság II |
| Home \ Away | DEB | DUN | FTC | GYŐ | HON | MTK | SOP | TAT | VAS | VID | UTE | ZTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debrecen | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | |
| Dunaferr | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Ferencváros | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Győr | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kispest Honvéd | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| MTK Hungária | 0–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Sopron | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Tatabánya | 3–2 | 2–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Vasas | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 6–3 | |
| Videoton | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Újpest | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | |
| Zalaegerszeg | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasas SC | 24 | |
| 2 | Dunaferr SE | 22 | |
| 3 | MTK Hungária | 21 | |
| 4 | Debreceni VSC | 19 | |
| 5 | MTK Hungária | 18 | |
| 6 | Ferencvárosi TC | 16 |