# 1980–81 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Statistics of Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1980–81 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and Ferencvárosi TC won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ferencváros (C) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 75 | 33 | +42 | 51 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Tatabányai Bányász | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 48 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Vasas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 46 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Videoton | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 44 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Budapest Honvéd | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 42 | |
| 6 | Debreceni MVSC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 38 | |
| 7 | Nyíregyházi VSSC | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 38 | |
| 8 | Újpesti Dózsa | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 36 | |
| 9 | Békéscsaba | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 36 | |
| 10 | Pécs | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 31 | |
| 11 | Rába ETO Győr | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 31 | |
| 12 | Csepel | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 27 | |
| 13 | Zalaegerszeg | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 27 | |
| 14 | Volán | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 27 | |
| 15 | Diósgyőr | 34 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 25 | |
| 16 | Kaposvár (R) | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 24 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 17 | MTK-VM (R) | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 22 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 18 | Dunaújvárosi Kohász (R) | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 72 | −38 | 19 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BÉK | CSE | DEB | DIÓ | DUN | FTC | HON | KAP | MTK | NYÍ | PÉC | GYŐ | TAT | VAS | VID | VOL | ÚJP | ZTE |
| Békéscsaba | | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Csepel | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Debreceni MVSC | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Diósgyőr | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Dunaújvárosi Kohász | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Ferencváros | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 8–0 | | 4–2 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 |
| Budapest Honvéd | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Kaposvár | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| MTK-VM | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Nyíregyházi VSSC | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Pécs | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 |
| Rába ETO Győr | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Tatabányai Bányász | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 |
| Vasas | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Videoton | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 7–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Volán | 4–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | | 3–0 |
| Zalaegerszeg | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |

## Statistical leaders
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Tibor Nyilasi | Ferencvárosi TC | 30 |
| 2 | László Kiss | Vasas SC | 25 |
| 3 | György Kerekes | Debreceni MVSC | 19 |
| 4 | István Gass | Zalaegerszegi TE | 17 |
| 5 | Ignác Izsó | Vasas SC | 15 |
| 5 | József Szabó | Videoton SC | 15 |
| 7 | Márton Esterházy | Budapest Honvéd | 13 |
| 7 | István Kovács | Tatabányai Bányász | 13 |
| 7 | Mihály Kozma | Budapest Honvéd | 13 |
| 7 | Ádám Kurucz | Békéscsabai Előre Spartacus | 13 |
| 7 | Pogány László | Ferencvárosi TC | 13 |