Season | 1998–99 |
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Champions | MTK Budapest |
Relegated | Videoton Budapesti VSC III. Kerületi TVE |
Champions League | MTK Budapest |
UEFA Cup | Ferencváros Újpest |
Intertoto Cup | Vasas |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 859 (2.81 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Béla Illés (22) |
Biggest home win | Ferencváros 7–1 III. Kerület |
Biggest away win | Kispest 1–5 BVSC III. Kerület 1–5 MTK |
Highest scoring | Győr 5–4 Diósgyőr |
← 1997–98 |
The 1998–99 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I for short, was the 97th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named Professzionális Nemzeti Bajnokság (PNB) for sponsorship reasons. The season began on 24 July 1998 and ended on the weekend 16 June 1999. Újpest are the defending champions, having won their 20th Hungarian championship at the end of the 1998–99 season.
Teams
Tiszakécskei FC, Előre FC Békéscsaba and Stadler FC finished the 1997–98 season in the bottom three places of the table and thus were relegated to their respective NB II divisions. Békéscsaba ended a 6-year and Stadler 4-year stay in the top league, while Tiszakécske were relegated after just one year in the league.
Stadium and locations
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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BVSC | ![]() |
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Nike | InterCity |
Debrecen | ![]() |
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Adidas | Epona, MÁV Rt., OTP Bank |
Diósgyőr | ![]() |
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Adidas | Borsod Brewery |
Dunaújváros | ![]() |
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Umbro | Dunaferr |
Ferencváros | ![]() |
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Adidas | |
Gázszer | ![]() |
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Diadora | |
Győr | ![]() |
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Adidas | Rába |
Haladás | ![]() |
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Hummel | Steffl Bier |
III. Kerület | ![]() |
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Umbro | Auto Trader, Rocco Jeans |
Kispest | ![]() |
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Umbro | Ibusz |
MTK | ![]() |
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Nike | Fotex |
Nyíregyháza | ![]() |
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Adidas | Taurus |
Siófok | ![]() |
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Toti | |
Újpest | ![]() |
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Joma | Espon |
Vasas | ![]() |
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Lotto | Danubius Hotels |
Vác | ![]() |
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Adidas | Zollner |
Videoton | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | Videoton |
ZTE | ![]() |
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Adidas | Zalahús |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Haladás | ![]() |
Sacked | 17 September 1998 | 16th | ![]() |
17 September 1998 |
Videoton | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 16 October 1998 | 14th | ![]() |
16 October 1998 |
Debrecen | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 October 1998 | 13th | ![]() |
20 October 1998 |
Ferencváros | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 17 December 1998 | 7th | ![]() |
29 December 1998 |
III. Kerület | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 18 December 1998 | 16th | ![]() |
12 February 1999 |
BVSC | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 December 1998 | 18th | ![]() |
3 January 1999 |
Diósgyőr | ![]() |
Resigned | 5 January 1999 | 3rd | ![]() |
7 January 1999 |
BVSC | ![]() |
Sacked | 10 February 1999 | 18th | ![]() |
10 February 1999 |
Diósgyőr | ![]() |
Sacked | 14 April 1999 | 7th | ![]() |
14 April 1999 |
Siófok | ![]() |
Resigned | 4 May 1999 | 16th | ![]() |
4 May 1999 |
Dunaújváros | ![]() |
Resigned | 12 May 1999 | 6th | ![]() |
12 May 1999 |
Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and MTK Hungária FC won the championship.
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | MTK Hungária (C) | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 26 | +51 | 83 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Ferencváros | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 64 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Újpest | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 63 | |
4 | Győr | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 59 | |
5 | Dunaferr | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 57 | |
6 | Vasas | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
7 | Zalaegerszeg | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 53 | |
8 | Diósgyőr | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 51 | |
9 | Debrecen | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 49 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
10 | Vác | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 49 | |
11 | Gázszer | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 44 | |
12 | Kispest Honvéd | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 42 | |
13 | Nyíregyháza | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 39 | |
14 | Haladás | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 36 | |
15 | Siófok | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 30 | |
16 | Videoton (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 30 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
17 | BVSC (R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 27 | |
18 | III. Kerület (R) | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 93 | −53 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th overall wins.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ The winners of the 1998–99 Hungarian Cup competition will qualify for the second qualifying round of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.
Positions by round
Leader | |
1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round | |
Relegation to 1999–2000 Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
Results
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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MTK Hungária | 22 |
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Debreceni VSC-Epona | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Diósgyőri FC | 17 |
4 | ![]() |
Újpest FC | 13 |
5 | ![]() |
Videoton FC | 12 |
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Vasas SC | 12 | |
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MTK Hungária | 12 | |
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Kispest Honvéd FC | 12 | |
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Ferencvárosi TC | 12 | |
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Dunaferr SE | 12 | |
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Dunaferr SE | 12 |