# 2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 103rd season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Arany Ászok Liga for sponsoring reasons. The season started on 7 August 2004 and ended on 26 May 2005.
Debreceni VSC became the first eastern hungarian club to win the top-flight, after finishing 6 points above runners-up Ferencváros and third-place MTK.
FTC started off the season better, winning 9 of their first 11 fixtures, and were leading the table four points ahead of Debrecen at one stage. The tide turned on Matchday 12, after Debreceni VSC achieved a 2-0 victory over Ferencváros, with a double from Igor Bogdanovic. FTC suffered subsequent losses to Győr, Fehérvár, MTK and Nyíregyháza, and by Matchday 20 DVSC were first place.
The Hajdú county-club's title was confirmed with two games to go, in the 28th round. While Debrecen hammered rival Békéscsaba 5-1, Ferencváros suffered a 2-0 loss at Pécs, and failed to retain their title from the previous season. Attila Supka became the first hungarian manager to guide a provincial club to a national title since Oszkár Szigeti in 1983

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Debrecen (C) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 62 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Ferencváros | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 56 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | MTK Budapest | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 56 | |
| 4 | Újpest | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 55 | |
| 5 | Győr | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 54 | |
| 6 | Zalaegerszeg | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 44 | |
| 7 | Sopron | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 42 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 8 | Fehérvár | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 40 | |
| 9 | Diósgyőr | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 37 | |
| 10 | Pécs | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 36 | |
| 11 | Budapest Honvéd | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 35 | |
| 12 | Kaposvár | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 34 | |
| 13 | Vasas | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 33 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 14 | Lombard Pápa | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 30 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 15 | Nyíregyháza (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 26 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 16 | Békéscsaba (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 65 | −39 | 4 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
* ↑ Deducted 1 points
* ↑ Deducted 3 points
* ↑ Deducted 15 points

## Results

| Home \ Away | BÉK | HON | DEB | DIÓ | FEH | FTC | GYŐ | KAP | PÁP | MTK | NYÍ | PÉC | SOP | UTE | VAS | ZTE |
| Békéscsaba | | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Budapest Honvéd | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| Debrecen | 5–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Diósgyőr | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Fehérvár | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Ferencváros | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Győr | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Kaposvár | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Lombard Pápa | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| MTK Budapest | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Nyíregyháza | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Pécs | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Sopron | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Újpest | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| Vasas | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–0 |
| Zalaegerszeg | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |

## Statistical leaders
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Tomáš Medveď | Lombard FC Pápa | 18 |
| 2 | Igor Bogdanović | Debreceni VSC | 15 |
| 2 | Lóránt Oláh | Kaposvári Rákóczi | 15 |
| 4 | Zsolt Bárányos | MFC Sopron | 14 |
| 5 | Péter Rajczi | Újpest FC | 13 |
| 6 | Zsombor Kerekes | Debreceni VSC | 12 |
| 7 | Gábor Egressy | Diósgyőri VTK | 10 |
| 7 | Tibor Tisza | Diósgyőri VTK | 10 |
| 7 | Aleksandar Bajevski | Ferencvárosi TC | 10 |
| 7 | Béla Illés | MTK Budapest FC | 10 |