2001–02 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2001–02 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 100th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Borsodi Liga for sponsoring reasons. The season started on 14 July 2001 and ended on 26 May 2002.

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2001–02
Dates14 July 2001 – 25 May 2002
ChampionsZalaegerszeg
RelegatedHaladás
Vasas
Champions LeagueZalaegerszeg
UEFA CupFerencváros
Újpest
Intertoto CupKispest Honvéd
Matches played228
Goals scored698 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorerAttila Tököli (28)
Biggest home winKispest 6–1 Haladás
Ferencváros 5–0 Haladás
Videoton 5–0 Újpest
Biggest away winKispest 1–6 Györ
Haladás 0–5 MTK
Highest scoringÚjpest 7–2 Kispest
Debrecen 6–3 Vasas

Overview

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It was contested by 12 teams, and Zalaegerszegi TE won the championship for the first time in their history. ZTE's status as champions was confirmed in the 37th round, after a 1-1 draw against Ferencváros meant that Zalaegerszeg's 5 point lead over FTC was impossible to overcome.

First stage

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League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 MTK Hungária 33 20 4 9 56 34 +22 64 Qualification for championship playoff
2 Zalaegerszeg 33 18 7 8 65 40 +25 61
3 Ferencváros 33 18 5 10 58 34 +24 59
4 Dunaferr[a] 33 15 8 10 62 38 +24 47
5 Videoton 33 12 10 11 45 47 −2 46
6 Újpest 33 12 8 13 58 57 +1 44
7 Sopron 33 10 10 13 47 51 −4 40 Qualification for relegation playoff
8 Győr 33 9 11 13 45 57 −12 38
9 Kispest Honvéd 33 10 8 15 40 63 −23 38
10 Debrecen 33 7 15 11 34 45 −11 36
11 Haladás 33 8 11 14 41 62 −21 35
12 Vasas 33 6 9 18 42 65 −23 27
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ 6 points deducted for not paying a transfer fee

Results

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Second stage

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Championship playoff

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League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zalaegerszeg (C) 38 21 8 9 76 47 +29 71 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Ferencváros 38 21 6 11 66 39 +27 69 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 MTK Hungária 38 21 4 13 62 47 +15 67
4 Dunaferr 38 17 8 13 71 47 +24 59
5 Videoton 38 15 10 13 56 53 +3 55
6 Újpest 38 14 8 16 65 69 −4 50 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Újpest FC won the 2001–02 Hungarian Cup and thereby qualified for the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.

Results

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Home \ Away DUN FTC MTK VID UTE ZTE
Dunaferr 5–1
Ferencváros 2–0 1–0
MTK Hungária 2–1 1–2 2–4
Videoton 2–1 1–2 5–0
Újpest 1–2 3–2 1–2
Zalaegerszeg 3–1 1–1 1–2
Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation playoff

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League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Kispest Honvéd 38 12 11 15 51 70 −19 47 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
8 Sopron 38 10 14 14 54 60 −6 44
9 Debrecen 38 9 17 12 47 53 −6 44
10 Győr 38 10 14 14 51 64 −13 44
11 Haladás (R) 38 9 13 16 48 71 −23 40 Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II
12 Vasas (R) 38 7 11 20 51 78 −27 32
Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away DEB GYŐ HAL HON SOP VAS
Debrecen 1–3 3–3 1–1 2–2
Győr 0–0 2–2
Haladás 0–3[a]
Kispest Honvéd 1–1 2–0 3–1
Sopron 4–0 2–2 6–3
Vasas 1–1 2–1
Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match between Haladás and Győr (originally finished 0–0) was scored 0–3 because Haladás fielded a sixth foreign player.

Statistical leaders

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals
1   Attila Tököli Dunaffer SE 28
2   Krisztián Kenesei Zalaegerszegi TE 21
3   Béla Illés MTK Hungária 18
4   Mihály Tóth FC Sopron 17
5   Gábor Egressy Zalaegerszegi TE 16
  Marius Sasu Kispest Honvéd FC 16
  Róbert Waltner Zalaegerszegi TE 16
8   István Ferenczi MTK Hungária 14
  Tibor Tokody Újpest FC 14
10   Károly Szanyó Győri ETO FC 13
11   Lajos Terjék Videoton FC 12

References

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