The 1997–98 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 96th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Raab–Karcher NB1 for sponsoring reasons. The season started on 18 July 1997 and ended on 6 June 1998.

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and Újpesti 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.

League table

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 for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Ferencváros 34 20 7 7 63 43 +20 67 Qualification for UEFA 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 for Cup 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 for Intertoto Cup first round
10 BVSC 34 12 10 12 49 43 +6 46
11 Diósgyőri 34 12 8 14 46 41 +5 44 Qualification for Intertoto 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 for relegation 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 to Nemzeti Bajnokság II
18 Stadler (R) 34 4 10 20 29 67 −38 22
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

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
Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Hungary Krisztián Tiber Gázszer FC 20
2 Hungary Ferenc Hámori Vasas SC 17
Hungary Zoltán Váczi Vasas SC 17
4 Hungary Ferenc Orosz MTK Hungária 16
5 Romania Nicolae Ilea Debreceni VSC-Epona 15
6 Romania Sándor Kulcsár Diósgyőri FC 13
Hungary Ferenc Horváth Ferencvárosi TC 13
Hungary Miklós Fehér Győri ETO FC 13
9 Hungary Ottó Vincze Ferencvárosi TC 12
Hungary Krisztián Kenesei MTK Hungária 12
Hungary Miklós Herczeg Újpesti TE 12
Hungary Attila Kámán Zalaegerszegi TE 12
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I_1997-98
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