| Season | 1986–87 |
|---|---|
| Champions | MTK-VM |
| Relegated | Dunaújvárosi Kohász Eger |
| European Cup | MTK-VM |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Újpesti Dózsa |
| UEFA Cup | Tatabányai Bányász Budapest Honvéd |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 585 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lajos Détári (19) |
1987–88 → | |
Statistics ofNemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1986–87 season.
It was contested by 16 teams, andMTK Hungária FC won the championship, breaking their 29-year long drought, under headcoachJózsef Verebes. Although MTK started off the season with back-'to-back losses to Békéscsaba and Szombathelyi Haladás, and had to wait for their first win until round 4, the blue and whites went on a 5-; then a 6-game winning streak, only suffering 2 losses in the remainder of the campaign.
In April Tatabánya ended MTK's 11-game unbeaten streak in the league, defeating them 1-0. MTK's goalless draw against Fehérvár the following week allowed Újpest to take the first spot of the table. However, the purple and whites suffered two surprise defeats to Békéscsaba and Siófok, and eventually finished runners-up. MTK's status as champions was confirmed on the 7th of June, after they held Újpest to a 0-0 draw. This was MTK's 19th championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTK-VM(C) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 43 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Újpesti Dózsa | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 40 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Tatabányai Bányász | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 35 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Budapest Honvéd | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 35 | |
| 5 | Ferencváros | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 33 | |
| 6 | Vasas | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 32 | |
| 7 | Pécs | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Békéscsaba | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Haladás | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 30 | |
| 10 | Győr | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 29 | |
| 11 | Zalaegerszeg | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 29 | |
| 12 | Debreceni MVSC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 28 | |
| 13 | Siofoki Bányász | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 27 | |
| 14 | Videoton | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 23 | |
| 15 | Dunaújvárosi Kohász(R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 57 | −31 | 17 | Relegation toNemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 16 | Eger(R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | BÉK | DEB | DUN | EGE | FTC | GYŐ | HAL | HON | MTK | PÉC | SIÓ | TAT | ÚJP | VAS | VID | ZTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Békéscsaba | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Debreceni MVSC | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Dunaújvárosi Kohász | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Eger | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Ferencváros | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Győr | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Haladás | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Budapest Honvéd | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | |
| MTK-VM | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Pécs | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Siofoki Bányász | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Tatabányai Bányász | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Vasas | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Videoton | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Zalaegerszeg | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |