# 2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 101st season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Borsodi Liga for sponsoring reasons. The season started on 26 July 2002 and ended on 31 May 2003.

## Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and MTK Hungária FC won the championship under Sándor Egervári. MTK won the league on the last day of the season, at Újpest's stadium, Megyeri Road. The white and blues defeated Újpest 1-0, while Ferencváros were unable to overcome Debrecen, and had to settle for a 2nd place finish.
Budapest Honvéd suffered a relegation for the first time in their history. Their drop to the division below was confirmed on the 23rd of May, after losing 3-1 at defending champions Zalaegerszeg.

## First stage
### League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ferencváros | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 48 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 2 | MTK Hungária | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 47 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 3 | Újpest | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 40 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 4 | Debrecen | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 39 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 5 | Siófok | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 32 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 6 | Győr | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 32 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 7 | Zalaegerszeg | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 30 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 8 | Videoton | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 27 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 9 | Sopron | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 23 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 10 | Dunaferr | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 18 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 11 | Kispest Honvéd | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 15 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 12 | Békéscsaba | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 14 | Qualification for relegation playoff |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BÉK | DEB | DUN | FTC | GYŐ | HON | MTK | SIÓ | SOP | UTE | VID | ZTE |
| Békéscsaba | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Debrecen | 6–1 | | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Dunaferr | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Ferencváros | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 5–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Győr | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Kispest Honvéd | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 3–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| MTK Hungária | 3–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Siófok | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Sopron | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Újpest | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Videoton | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| Zalaegerszeg | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | |

## Second stage
### Championship playoff
#### League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | MTK Hungária (C) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 66 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Ferencváros | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 64 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Debrecen | 32 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 53 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Újpest | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 52 | |
| 5 | Siófok | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 47 | |
| 6 | Győr | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 36 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | DEB | FTC | GYŐ | MTK | SIÓ | UTE |
| Debrecen | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Ferencváros | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Győr | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| MTK Hungária | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Siófok | 3–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | | 2–3 |
| Újpest | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |

### Relegation playoff
#### League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Zalaegerszeg | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 53 | |
| 8 | Videoton | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 40 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 9 | Sopron | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 36 | |
| 10 | Békéscsaba | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 32 | |
| 11 | Kispest Honvéd (R) | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 29 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 12 | Dunaferr (R) | 32 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 20 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BÉK | DUN | HON | SOP | VID | ZTE |
| Békéscsaba | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Dunaferr | 0–4 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Kispest Honvéd | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Sopron | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Videoton | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
| Zalaegerszeg | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |

## Statistical leaders
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Krisztián Kenesei | Zalaegerszegi TE | 23 |
| 2 | Béla Illés | MTK Hungária | 21 |
| 3 | Marius Şumudică | Debreceni VSC | 16 |
| 4 | Attila Tököli | Dunaferr SE | 15 |
| 5 | Mihály Tóth | FC Sopron | 14 |
| 5 | Zoltán Kovács | Újpest FC | 14 |
| 7 | Ferenc Horváth | Újpest FC | 13 |
| 8 | Zoltán Fülöp | Siófok FC | 10 |
| 8 | Sándor Torghelle | Kispest Honvéd FC | 10 |
| 8 | Károly Szanyó | Győri ETO FC | 10 |
| 8 | Gábor Zavadszky | MTK Hungária | 10 |