# 1979–80 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Statistics of Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1979–80 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and Budapest Honvéd FC won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Budapest Honvéd (C) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 48 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Újpesti Dózsa | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 64 | +22 | 45 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Vasas | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 44 | |
| 4 | Videoton | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 43 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Tatabányai Bányász | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 40 | |
| 6 | Ferencváros | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 39 | |
| 7 | Pécsi MSC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 36 | |
| 8 | MTK-VM | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Zalaegerszeg | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 34 | |
| 10 | Dunaújvárosi Kohász | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 33 | |
| 11 | Volán | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 33 | |
| 12 | Diósgyőr | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 32 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 13 | Rába ETO Győr | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 32 | |
| 14 | Békéscsaba | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 32 | |
| 15 | Debreceni MVSC | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 30 | |
| 16 | Székesfehérvári MÁV Előre (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 22 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 17 | Salgótarján (R) | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 20 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 18 | Pécsi VSK (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 78 | −53 | 15 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BÉK | DEB | DIÓ | DUN | FTC | HON | MTK | PMS | PVS | GYŐ | SAL | SME | TAT | ÚJP | VAS | VID | VOL | ZTE |
| Békéscsaba | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Debreceni MVSC | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Diósgyőr | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Dunaújvárosi Kohász | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 2–4 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Ferencváros | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Budapest Honvéd | 5–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 |
| MTK-VM | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Pécsi MSC | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 7–2 |
| Pécsi VSK | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Rába ETO Győr | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 1–3 |
| Salgótarján | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Székesfehérvári MÁV Előre | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Tatabányai Bányász | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 9–2 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Vasas | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Videoton | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Volán | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 3–2 |
| Zalaegerszeg | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |

## Statistical leaders
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | László Fazekas | Újpesti Dózsa | 36 |
| 2 | Győző Burcsa | Videoton SC | 20 |
| 2 | László Fekete | Újpesti Dózsa | 20 |
| 4 | László Pogány | Ferencvárosi TC | 18 |
| 4 | Béla Várady | Vasas SC | 18 |
| 6 | László Kuti | Dunaújvárosi Kohász | 17 |
| 7 | László Kiss | Vasas SC | 16 |
| 7 | Károly Csapó | Tatabányai Bányász | 16 |
| 9 | Mihály Kozma | Budapest Honvéd | 14 |
| 10 | Péter Hannich | Rába ETO | 13 |
| 10 | József Szabó | Videoton SC | 13 |
| 10 | György Tatár | Diósgyőri VTK | 13 |