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

Season	2001–02
Dates	14 July 2001 – 25 May 2002
Champions	Zalaegerszeg
Relegated	Haladás Vasas
Champions League	Zalaegerszeg
UEFA Cup	Ferencváros Újpest
Intertoto Cup	Kispest Honvéd
Matches played	228
Goals scored	698 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorer	Attila Tököli (28)
Biggest home win	Kispest 6–1 Haladás Ferencváros 5–0 Haladás Videoton 5–0 Újpest
Biggest away win	Kispest 1–6 Györ Haladás 0–5 MTK
Highest scoring	Újpest 7–2 Kispest Debrecen 6–3 Vasas
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Zalaegerszegi TE won the championship for the first time in their history. Zalaegerszeg, guided by coach Péter Bozsik, only lost two home games throughout the campaign. 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

League standings

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

Rounds 1–22 Home \ Away DEB DUN FTC GYŐ HAL HON MTK SOP UTE VAS VID ZTE Debrecen 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–0 4–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 Dunaferr 4–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 4–1 Ferencváros 0–1 0–3 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–3 3–3 2–1 2–0 4–0 0–1 Győr 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 Haladás 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–5 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 Kispest Honvéd 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–6 6–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 3–0 0–2 MTK Hungária 1–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 5–1 3–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 Sopron 2–2 2–2 1–2 4–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–4 2–1 1–4 3–2 Újpest 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 7–2 1–3 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–4 Vasas 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 Videoton 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 Zalaegerszeg 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 0–3 4–1 2–3 Source: rsssf.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 23–33 Home \ Away DEB DUN FTC GYŐ HAL HON MTK SOP UTE VAS VID ZTE Debrecen 0–0 4–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–6 Dunaferr 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 Ferencváros 0–1 4–0 5–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 Győr 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 Haladás 1–0 3–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 Kispest Honvéd 0–3 0–4 1–4 1–0 1–0 MTK Hungária 1–4 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 Sopron 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 Újpest 2–1 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–3 Vasas 1–0 2–4 0–0 3–3 2–0 2–2 Videoton 2–2 1–2 2–3 0–0 4–1 Zalaegerszeg 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 Source: rsssf.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Championship playoff

League standings

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

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

League standings

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

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

Top goalscorers

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

• Hungary - List of final tables (RSSSF)