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1998–99 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| season | 1998–99 |
| winners | MTK Budapest |
| relegated | Videoton |
| Budapesti VSC | |
| III. Kerületi TVE | |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | MTK Budapest |
| continentalcup2 | UEFA Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Ferencváros |
| Újpest | |
| continentalcup3 | Intertoto Cup |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Vasas |
| league topscorer | 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 |
| matches | 306 |
| total goals | 859 |
| prevseason | 1997–98 |
| nextseason | 1999–2000 |
Budapesti VSC III. Kerületi TVE Újpest III. Kerület 1–5 MTK 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.
MTK won their 21st national title, finishing 19 points above Ferencváros, and 20 points above defending champions Újpest. MTK were already leading the table before the winter-break by 11 points. By Gameweek 26 they had extended their lead to 14 points. MTK's championship was confirmed on Gameweek 30, after defeating Gázszer 2–0 at Hungária Körút. Sándor Egervári's men only lost two home games throughout the season, and won 10 consecutive league games between November and April.
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
| Club | Short name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BVSC-Zugló FC | BVSC | Budapest | Szőnyi Street Stadium | 9,000 |
| Debreceni VSC-Epona | Debrecen | Debrecen | Oláh Gábor utcai stadion | 9,640 |
| Diósgyőri FC | Diósgyőr | Miskolc | DVTK Stadion | 11,300 |
| Dunaferr SE | Dunaújvaros | Dunaújváros | Stadion Eszperantó Út | 12,000 |
| Ferencvárosi TC | Ferencváros | Budapest | Albert Flórián Stadion | 18,100 |
| Gázszer FC | Gázszer | Akasztó | Stadler Stadium | 12,000 |
| Győri ETO FC | Győr | Győr | ETO Park | 16,000 |
| Haladás | Szombathely | Rohonci úti stadion | 12,000 | |
| III. Kerület FC-AT | III. Kerület | Budapest | Hévízi Street Stadium | 3,000 |
| Honvéd | Budapest | Bozsik Stadion | 10,000 | |
| MTK Hungária | MTK | Budapest | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium | 12,700 |
| Nyírség-Spartacus | Nyíregyháza | Nyíregyháza | Városi Stadion | 16,500 |
| Siófok | Siófok | Révész Géza utcai stadion | 10,500 | |
| Budapest | Szusza Ferenc Stadion | 13,500 | ||
| Vasas DH | Vasas | Budapest | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | 12,000 |
| Dunakanyar-Vác FC | Vác | Vác | Stadion Városi Vác | 10,500 |
| Videoton FC | Videoton | Székesfehérvár | Sóstói Stadion | 15,000 |
| Zalahús ZTE FC | ZTE | Zalaegerszeg | ZTE Aréna | 9,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BVSC | HUN | UKR | Nike | InterCity |
| Debrecen | HUN | HUN | Adidas | Epona, MÁV Rt., OTP Bank |
| Diósgyőr | HUN | HUN | Adidas | Borsod Brewery |
| Dunaújváros | HUN | HUN | Umbro | Dunaferr |
| Ferencváros | CRO | HUN | Adidas | |
| Gázszer | HUN | HUN | Diadora | |
| Győr | HUN | HUN | Adidas | Rába |
| Haladás | HUN | HUN | Hummel | Steffl Bier |
| III. Kerület | HUN | HUN | Umbro | Auto Trader, Rocco Jeans |
| Kispest | HUN | HUN | Umbro | Ibusz |
| MTK | HUN | HUN | Nike | Fotex |
| Nyíregyháza | HUN | HUN | Adidas | Taurus |
| Siófok | HUN | HUN | Toti | |
| Újpest | HUN | HUN | Joma | Espon |
| Vasas | HUN | HUN | Lotto | Danubius Hotels |
| Vác | HUN | HUN | Adidas | Zollner |
| Videoton | HUN | HUN | Uhlsport | Videoton |
| ZTE | HUN | HUN | Adidas | Zalahús |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haladás | HUN László Dajka | Sacked | 17 September 1998 | 16th | HUN István Mihalecz | 17 September 1998 |
| Videoton | HUN Ferenc Csongrádi | Mutual agreement | 16 October 1998 | 14th | HUN József Verebes | 16 October 1998 |
| Debrecen | HUN András Herczeg | Sacked | 20 October 1998 | 13th | HUN Lajos Garamvölgyi | 20 October 1998 |
| Ferencváros | HUN Tibor Nyilasi | Mutual agreement | 17 December 1998 | 7th | CRO Marijan Vlak | 29 December 1998 |
| III. Kerület | GER Ralf Wilhelms | Mutual agreement | 18 December 1998 | 16th | HUN Lajos Schróth | 12 February 1999 |
| BVSC | HUN István Sándor | Sacked | 22 December 1998 | 18th | FR Yugoslavia Dragan Seklulić | 3 January 1999 |
| Diósgyőr | HUN Barnabás Tornyi | Resigned | 5 January 1999 | 3rd | HUN Gábor Szapor | 7 January 1999 |
| BVSC | FR Yugoslavia Dragan Seklulić | Sacked | 10 February 1999 | 18th | HUN József Tajti | 10 February 1999 |
| Diósgyőr | HUN Gábor Szapor | Sacked | 14 April 1999 | 7th | HUN Miklós Temesvári | 14 April 1999 |
| Siófok | HUN László Nagy | Resigned | 4 May 1999 | 16th | HUN József Mészáros | 4 May 1999 |
| Dunaújváros | HUN Zoltán Varga | Resigned | 12 May 1999 | 6th | HUN Ferenc Ebedli | 12 May 1999 |
Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and MTK Hungária FC won the championship.
League standings
Positions by round
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Results
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary Béla Illés | MTK Hungária | 22 | ||||||
| Romania Nicolae Ilea | Debreceni VSC-Epona | 18 | ||||||
| Hungary Gábor Egressy | Diósgyőri FC | 17 | ||||||
| Hungary Attila Korsós | Újpest FC | 13 | ||||||
| Hungary Róbert Waltner | Videoton FC | 12 | ||||||
| Hungary Zoltán Pál | Vasas SC | 12 | ||||||
| Hungary Krisztián Kenesei | MTK Hungária | 12 | ||||||
| Hungary István Borgulya | Kispest Honvéd FC | 12 | ||||||
| Hungary Imre Szabics | Ferencvárosi TC | 12 | ||||||
| Hungary Ferenc Lengyel | Dunaferr SE | 12 | ||||||
| Hungary Gábor Zavadszky | Dunaferr SE | 12 |
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diósgyőr | 9,706 |
| 2 | Nyíregyháza Spartacus | 9,412 |
| 3 | Győr | 9,294 |
| 4 | Zalaegerszeg | 9,206 |
| 5 | Ferencváros | 7,688 |
| 6 | Debrecen | 5,029 |
| 7 | Dunaújváros | 5,000 |
| 8 | Szombathelyi Haladás | 4,412 |
| 9 | Vasas | 4,118 |
| 10 | Újpest | 4,031 |
| 11 | Videoton | 3,735 |
| 12 | MTK | 3,529 |
| 13 | Vác | 3,276 |
| 14 | Siófok | 2,853 |
| 15 | III. kerület | 2,729 |
| 16 | Kispest Honvéd | 2,676 |
| 17 | Gázszer | 1,918 |
| 18 | BVSC | 1,656 |
Source:
References
References
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/hun/avehun99.htm
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