# 1997–98 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

The 1997–98 Nemzeti Bajnokság II was Hungary's second-level football competition.

## Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 1996–97 season.

### Stadium and locations

Following is the list of clubs competing in the league, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| III. Kerület | Budapest (Óbuda) | Hévízi úti Stadion | 914 |
| Csepel | Budapest (Csepel) | Béke téri Stadion | 12,000 |
| Dorog | Dorog | Buzánszky Jenő Stadion | 5,000 |
| Dunaferr | Dunaújváros | Kohász Stadion | TBA |
| Érd | Érd | Ercsi úti pálya | 3,500 |
| Hajdúszoboszló | Hajdúszoboszló | Bocskai Stadion | 3,500 |
| Kaposvár | Kaposvár | Rákóczi Stadion | 7,000 |
| Kecskemét | Kecskemét | Széktói Stadion | 6,320 |
| Komló | Komló | Bányász Stadion | 10,000 |
| Nagykanizsa | Nagykanizsa | Olajbányász Sporttelep | 7,000 |
| Nyíregyháza | Nyíregyháza | Városi Stadion | 10,300 |
| Paks | Paks | Atomerőmű Sporttelep | 3,500 |
| Pécs | Pécs | Stadion PMFC | 7,000 |
| Salgótarján | Salgótarján | Tó-strandi Sporttelep | TBA |
| Matáv Sopron | Sopron | Matáv Stadion | 3,000 |
| Soproni FAC | Sopron | Anger réti Sprottelep | 1,000 |
| Szeged-Dorozsma | Szeged | Felső Tisza-parti Stadion | 15,000 |
| Szolnok | Szolnok | Véső utcai Sportpálya | 6,000 |
| Tiszaújváros | Tiszaújváros | Városi Sport Park | 4,000 |
| Tiszavasvári | Tiszavasvári | Városi Sporttelep | TBA |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Nyíregyháza (C, P) | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 82 | Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| 2 | Dunaferr (P) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 80 | Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| 3 | III. Kerület (O, P) | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 37 | +42 | 74 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Matáv Sopron | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 67 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Érd | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 60 | |
| 6 | Kaposvár | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 55 | |
| 7 | Nagykanizsa | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 52 | |
| 8 | Soproni FAC | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 52 | |
| 9 | Salgótarján | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 52 | |
| 10 | Hajdúszoboszló | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 51 | |
| 11 | Szeged-Dorozsma (R) | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 50 | Relegation to Csongrád county Football League III |
| 12 | Tiszavasvári | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 48 | |
| 13 | Pécs | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 46 | |
| 14 | Kecskemét | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 46 | |
| 15 | Paks (R) | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 45 | Withdrawn - Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III |
| 16 | Komló | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 43 | |
| 17 | Szolnok | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 42 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 18 | Tiszaújváros | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Dorog (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 34 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III |
| 20 | Csepel (R) | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 27 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III |
* ↑ Paks was deducted 2 points due to Miklós Kiss played after getting three yellow cards.

## Relegation play-offs
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Szolnok | 2–2 | Soroksár | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Tatabánya | 5–2 | Tiszaújváros | 2–0 | 3–2 |