# 1997–98 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

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 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 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 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |

## 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 | |

## 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 | Krisztián Tiber | Gázszer FC | 20 |
| 2 | Ferenc Hámori | Vasas SC | 17 |
| 2 | Zoltán Váczi | Vasas SC | 17 |
| 4 | Ferenc Orosz | MTK Hungária | 16 |
| 5 | Nicolae Ilea | Debreceni VSC-Epona | 15 |
| 6 | Sándor Kulcsár | Diósgyőri FC | 13 |
| 6 | Ferenc Horváth | Ferencvárosi TC | 13 |
| 6 | Miklós Fehér | Győri ETO FC | 13 |
| 9 | Ottó Vincze | Ferencvárosi TC | 12 |
| 9 | Krisztián Kenesei | MTK Hungária | 12 |
| 9 | Miklós Herczeg | Újpesti TE | 12 |
| 9 | Attila Kámán | Zalaegerszegi TE | 12 |