1998–99 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 1998–99 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I for short, was the 97th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named Professzionális Nemzeti Bajnokság (PNB) for sponsorship reasons. The season began on 24 July 1998 and ended on the weekend 16 June 1999. Újpest are the defending champions, having won their 20th Hungarian championship at the end of the 1998–99 season.

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season1998–99
ChampionsMTK Budapest
RelegatedVideoton
Budapesti VSC
III. Kerületi TVE
Champions LeagueMTK Budapest
UEFA CupFerencváros
Újpest
Intertoto CupVasas
Matches played306
Goals scored859 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerBéla Illés (22)
Biggest home winFerencváros 7–1 III. Kerület
Biggest away winKispest 1–5 BVSC
III. Kerület 1–5 MTK
Highest scoringGyőr 5–4 Diósgyőr

Teams

Tiszakécskei FC, Előre FC Békéscsaba and Stadler FC finished the 1997–98 season in the bottom three places of the table and thus were relegated to their respective NB II divisions. Békéscsaba ended a 6-year and Stadler 4-year stay in the top league, while Tiszakécske were relegated after just one year in the league.

Stadium and locations

ClubShort nameCityStadiumCapacity
BVSC-Zugló FCBVSCBudapestSzőnyi Street Stadium9,000
Debreceni VSC-EponaDebrecenDebrecenOláh Gábor utcai stadion9,640
Diósgyőri FCDiósgyőrMiskolcDVTK Stadion11,300
Dunaferr SEDunaújvarosDunaújvárosStadion Eszperantó Út12,000
Ferencvárosi TCFerencvárosBudapestAlbert Flórián Stadion18,100
Gázszer FCGázszerAkasztóStadler Stadium12,000
Győri ETO FCGyőrGyőrETO Park16,000
Haladás-MilosHaladásSzombathelyRohonci úti stadion12,000
III. Kerület FC-ATIII. KerületBudapestHévízi Street Stadium3,000
Kispest-Honvéd FCHonvédBudapestBozsik Stadion10,000
MTK HungáriaMTKBudapestHidegkuti Nándor Stadium12,700
Nyírség-SpartacusNyíregyházaNyíregyházaVárosi Stadion (Nyíregyháza)16,500
Siófok FCSiófokSiófokRévész Géza utcai stadion10,500
Újpest FCÚjpestBudapestSzusza Ferenc Stadion13,500
Vasas DHVasasBudapestIllovszky Rudolf Stadion12,000
Dunakanyar-Vác FCVácVácStadion Városi Vác10,500
Videoton FCVideotonSzékesfehérvárSóstói Stadion15,000
Zalahús ZTE FCZTEZalaegerszegZTE Aréna9,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
BVSC József Tajti Oleksandr BondarenkoNikeInterCity
Debrecen Lajos Garamvölgyi Zoltán BöőrAdidasEpona, MÁV Rt., OTP Bank
Diósgyőr Miklós Temesvári István TégerAdidasBorsod Brewery
Dunaújváros Ferenc Ebedli Gábor ZavadszkyUmbroDunaferr
Ferencváros Marijan Vlak András TelekAdidas
Gázszer Gábor Hartyáni István KövesfalviDiadora
Győr István Reszeli Soós Gábor VayerAdidasRába
Haladás István Mihalecz Csaba BalogHummelSteffl Bier
III. Kerület Lajos Schróth Balázs TordaiUmbroAuto Trader, Rocco Jeans
Kispest György Gálhidi János DubeczUmbroIbusz
MTK Sándor Egervári Csaba MadarNikeFotex
Nyíregyháza Tibor Őze Zoltán SzatkeAdidasTaurus
Siófok József Mészáros Zsolt PoszaToti
Újpest Péter Várhidi Szabolcs BíróJomaEspon
Vasas Imre Gellei Tamás MónosLottoDanubius Hotels
Vác János Csank Péter HorváthAdidasZollner
Videoton József Verebes Árpád MilinteUhlsportVideoton
ZTE László Strausz Géza VlaszákAdidasZalahús

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Haladás László DajkaSacked17 September 199816th István Mihalecz17 September 1998
Videoton Ferenc CsongrádiMutual agreement16 October 199814th József Verebes16 October 1998
Debrecen András HerczegSacked20 October 199813th Lajos Garamvölgyi20 October 1998
Ferencváros Tibor NyilasiMutual agreement17 December 19987th Marijan Vlak29 December 1998
III. Kerület Ralf WilhelmsMutual agreement18 December 199816th Lajos Schróth12 February 1999
BVSC István SándorSacked22 December 199818th Dragan Seklulić3 January 1999
Diósgyőr Barnabás TornyiResigned5 January 19993rd Gábor Szapor7 January 1999
BVSC Dragan SeklulićSacked10 February 199918th József Tajti10 February 1999
Diósgyőr Gábor SzaporSacked14 April 19997th Miklós Temesvári14 April 1999
Siófok László NagyResigned4 May 199916th József Mészáros4 May 1999
Dunaújváros Zoltán VargaResigned12 May 19996th Ferenc Ebedli12 May 1999

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and MTK Hungária FC won the championship.

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1MTK Hungária (C)3427257726+5183Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2Ferencváros3419786140+2164Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3Újpest34203115840+1863
4Győr34161175339+1459
5Dunaferr34176115446+857
6Vasas34151095144+755Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
7Zalaegerszeg34158114337+653
8Diósgyőr34149115654+251
9Debrecen34147135339+1449Qualification for UEFA Cup first round[a]
10Vác341310115149+249
11Gázszer341111123740−344
12Kispest Honvéd34119143850−1242
13Nyíregyháza34109154652−639
14Haladás34106183954−1536
15Siófok3479183249−1730
16Videoton (R)3479183654−1830Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II
17BVSC (R)3476213453−1927
18III. Kerület (R)3446244093−5318
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th overall wins.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
MTK7332111111111111111111111111111111
Ferencváros5545432224655464763653333222222222
Újpest41149710788986547887466444433333333
Győr10986524332222322222222222344444454
Dunaferr11121398108455344655454545665656555545
Vasas22532476775699999910109109109887666666
Zalaegerszeg1617161511121110109878876576334556565777777
Diósgyőr38213535434332333357777777799991088
Debrecen1691112111412131313141414131211109910910910101010101010899
Vác8111076858910109778864888888899888891010
Gázszer9778769116671010101011101112111111111111111111111111111111
Honvéd64610109691111111111111113131313131313121213131213131313131212
Nyíregyháza18151412131312131212121212121210121211121212131312121312121212121313
Haladás13101214151616171616151313131414141414141414141414141414141414141414
Siófok12131517171717181817181718161615151515161515151616161617161715151515
Videoton15161113141413141414161616171817171717151617161515151515151516161616
BVSC17181716161818161718171817181718181818171818181818171716171617171717
III. Kerület14141818181515151515141515151516161616181716171717181818181818181818
Leader
1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
Relegation to 1999–2000 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
Source: NB1 (in Hungarian)

Results

Home \ AwayBVSDEBDIÓDUNFTCGÁZGYŐHALKERHONMTKNYÍSIÓUTEVASVÁCVIDZTE
BVSC0–11–33–20–11–22–10–33–03–00–20–00–10–31–22–10–11–1
Debrecen3–15–01–26–14–01–21–10–00–23–12–01–00–20–02–15–02–0
Diósgyőr2–10–01–11–32–01–15–15–10–01–11–01–11–14–20–11–01–1
Dunaferr1–12–02–32–12–10–02–03–02–10–36–12–12–02–11–13–12–0
Ferencváros1–02–03–41–32–01–11–07–10–12–22–12–01–03–12–22–04–0
Gázszer0–02–12–03–01–10–24–03–20–01–30–01–32–11–11–00–02–0
Győr1–13–15–42–11–20–02–03–02–21–00–11–13–13–31–03–01–0
Haladás3–11–12–10–11–21–10–15–10–22–13–22–14–10–00–12–00–0
III. Kerület0–01–51–23–11–22–13–33–11–11–52–22–32–31–42–31–20–2
Kispest Honvéd1–50–03–00–02–21–34–01–02–00–24–33–02–30–42–10–00–1
MTK Hungária3–21–24–03–02–02–04–12–45–03–02–01–02–02–03–12–12–1
Nyíregyháza1–04–23–13–10–10–00–02–13–33–01–33–10–20–23–44–22–0
Siófok0–10–12–10–10–22–21–21–02–11–10–11–10–22–32–40–00–2
Újpest3–13–21–33–02–12–11–22–04–13–01–21–02–12–02–01–02–2
Vasas3–22–00–03–22–12–01–45–00–32–10–41–10–01–00–02–11–0
Vác1–01–11–31–01–11–11–03–11–04–11–22–20–24–31–12–12–2
Videoton4–11–02–34–41–30–20–00–05–00–10–11–01–10–02–23–21–2
Zalaegerszeg2–03–02–10–11–12–02–13–12–12–00–11–02–20–11–02–24–2
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Béla IllésMTK Hungária22
2 Nicolae IleaDebreceni VSC-Epona18
3 Gábor EgressyDiósgyőri FC17
4 Attila KorsósÚjpest FC13
5 Róbert WaltnerVideoton FC12
Zoltán PálVasas SC12
Krisztián KeneseiMTK Hungária12
István BorgulyaKispest Honvéd FC12
Imre SzabicsFerencvárosi TC12
Ferenc LengyelDunaferr SE12
Gábor ZavadszkyDunaferr SE12

References