Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1998-99
Encyclopedia
The 1998–99 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I for short, is the 101th 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 will end 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.
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.
eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. The league is officially named Professzionális Nemzeti Bajnokság (PNB) for sponsorship reasons. The season began on 24 July 1998 and will end on the weekend 16 June 1999. Újpest
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...
are the defending champions, having won their 20th Hungarian championship at the end of the 1998–99 season.
Teams
Tiszakécskei FC, Előre FC BékéscsabaBékéscsaba 1912 Előre SE
Békéscsaba 1912 Előre SE is a football club from the south-east Hungarian town Békéscsaba. The club was founded in 1912 as Előre Munkás Testedző Egyesület. The colours of the club are lilac and white...
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 The Budapesti VSC , or just short BVSC, was a Hungarian sports club from the capital Budapest. The club was founded in 1911 and dissolved in 2001. Of importance were amongst others the table tennis, wrestling and football departments... |
BVSC | Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... |
Szőnyi Street Stadium | 9,000 |
| Debreceni VSC-Epona Debreceni VSC Debreceni VSC or just Debrecen or DVSC is a football club from the city of Debrecen in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 season. Debreceni VSC has been the most successful Hungarian club since 2000. The club has won the Hungarian... |
Debrecen | Debrecen Debrecen Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :... |
Oláh Gábor utcai stadion Stadion Oláh Gábor Út Stadion Oláh Gábor Út is a multi-use stadium in Debrecen, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Debreceni VSC. The stadium is able to hold 10,200 people. It is due to be replaced by Debrecen Stadion in 2012.... |
9,640 |
| Diósgyőri FC | Diósgyőr | Miskolc Miskolc Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located... |
DVTK Stadion DVTK Stadion DVTK Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Miskolc, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 17,000 people. It is the home of the Diósgyőri VTK.-History:... |
11,300 |
| Dunaferr SE Dunaújváros FC Dunaújváros FC was a football team from Dunaújváros, Hungary. Though they won the Hungarian NB I in 1999-2000, recently they played in the second league, until the team withdrew in March 2009, ceasing its operations.... |
Dunaújvaros | Dunaújváros Dunaújváros Dunaújváros is a Hungarian city in Central Transdanubia, along the Danube river. It is in Fejér county.-History:Dunaújváros is one of the newest cities of the country... |
Stadion Eszperantó Út | 12,000 |
| Ferencvárosi TC | Ferencváros | Budapest | Albert Flórián Stadion Stadion Albert Flórián Stadion Albert Flórián is a sports stadium in Budapest, Hungary. The stadium is home to the famous association football side Ferencvárosi TC. The stadium has a capacity of 18,100, set to be expanded to 25,000. Formerly known as Üllői úti stadion for its location, it has been renamed for Ballon d'Or... |
18,100 |
| Gázszer FC | Gázszer | Akasztó Gárdony Gárdony is a town in Fejér county, Hungary.This town is next to Velence-lake and is a popular summer destination. The town is divided into three parts: Gárdony, Agárd and Dinnyés and lies on the south shore of the lake. The name Gárdony is believed to have originated in the early 1200s... |
Stadler Stadium | 12,000 |
| Győri ETO FC Gyori ETO FC Győri ETO FC , Győri Egyetértés Torna Osztály Football Club or just Győr, is a Hungarian sports club from Győr, a mid-size town in the north-west of the country. In 1904 the club was founded as Győri Vagongyár ETO and has undergone many name changes since... |
Győr | Győr Gyor -Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the... |
ETO Park ETO Park ETO Park is a multi-use stadium in Győr, Hungary. It is primarily used for football and is home to Győri ETO. Opened in 2008 as a replacement for Stadion ETO, the stadium has a capacity of 16,000.... |
16,000 |
| Haladás | Szombathely Szombathely Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria... |
Rohonci úti stadion | 12,000 | |
| III. Kerület FC-AT III. Kerületi TUE III. Kerületi TUE - formerly also known as III. Kerületi TVE - is a Hungarian football club based in Óbuda in the III district of Budapest. It was founded 24 January, 1887. The club colors are blue and white. The home stadium of the club is the Hévízi út... |
III. Kerület | Budapest | Hévízi Street Stadium | 3,000 |
| Honvéd | Budapest | Bozsik Stadion Bozsik Stadion Bozsik József Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Budapest, Hungary. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of Budapest Honvéd FC. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 .-History:... |
10,000 | |
| MTK Hungária | MTK | Budapest | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary. The stadium can hold 12,700 people and was built in 1912... |
12,700 |
| Nyírség-Spartacus | Nyíregyháza | Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza - Tourist sights :Nyíregyháza also has several museums and exhibitions, showing the city's rich cultural heritage.* Collection of the International Medallion Art and Small Sculpture Creative Community of Nyíregyháza-Sóstó – periodic exhibitions of works of contemporary artists-Twin towns — Sister... |
Városi Stadion (Nyíregyháza) Városi Stadion (Nyíregyháza) Városi Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Nyíregyháza Spartacus. The stadium is able to hold 16,500 people.-External links:*... |
16,500 |
| Siófok | Siófok Siófok Siófok is a city in Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton in Somogy County. The city is one of Hungary's most popular holiday destinations, famous for its beaches and nightlife. Siófok is one of the richest municipalities of Hungary due to tourism... |
Révész Géza utcai stadion | 10,500 | |
| Budapest | Szusza Ferenc Stadion Szusza Ferenc Stadium Szusza Ferenc Stadium is a football stadium in Újpest and the home of Újpest FC. The stadium was designed by Alfréd Hajós and opened on 17 September 1922... |
13,500 | ||
| Vasas DH Vasas SC Vasas SC is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers", on 16 March 1911... |
Vasas | Budapest | Illovszky Rudolf Stadion | 12,000 |
| Dunakanyar-Vác FC Dunakanyar-Vác FC Dunakanyar-Vác FC is a Hungarian football club based in Vác, north of Budapest bordering on the XI district Újbuda. The club of the second division of the Hungarian League was established in June 1899 as Váci Városi SE plays its home matches at the Stadion Városi Vác... |
Vác | Vác Vác Vác is a town in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The archaic spellings of the name are Vacz and Vacs.-Location:... |
Stadion Városi Vác Stadion Városi Vác Stadion Városi Vác is a multi-use stadium in Vác, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches andis the home stadium of Dunakanyar-Vác FC. The stadium is able to hold 10,500 people.-External links:*... |
10,500 |
| Videoton FC Videoton FC Videoton FC is a Hungarian professional football club based in Székesfehérvár, playing in the Hungarian League as of 2011. Videoton has won one Hungarian League title, one Hungarian Cup title, two Hungarian League Cup titles and one Hungarian Super Cup title... |
Videoton | Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia... |
Sóstói Stadion | 15,000 |
| Zalahús ZTE FC Zalaegerszegi TE Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet is a Hungarian football team from the city of Zalaegerszeg.ZTE traces its roots back to 1912, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its first match was a 4-2 defeat to a team from Vasvár. The team was first composed of members of a literary and debating society... |
ZTE | Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg In 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants . The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist .-Notable people:* Lajos Botfy , mayor... |
ZTE Aréna ZTE Arena ZTE Arena is a stadium in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Zalaegerszegi TE. The stadium is able to hold 14,000 people.-Football International Match:... |
9,000 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFAFIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BVSC |  |
 |
Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
InterCity InterCity InterCity is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe... |
| Debrecen | |
|
Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
Epona, MÁV Rt. Hungarian State Railways Hungarian State Railways is the Hungarian national railway company, with divisions "MÁV Start Zrt" and "MÁV Cargo Zrt" .... , OTP Bank OTP Bank OTP Bank is the biggest commercial bank in Hungary, operating in Central and Eastern Europe. The bank provides universal financial services for more than 13 million costumers, through nearly 1500 branches in 9 countries.... |
| Diósgyőr | |
|
Adidas | Borsod Brewery Borsod Brewery Borsod Brewery or Brewery of Borsod is a brewery located in the village of Bőcs, near Miskolc, the capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in northeastern Hungary.-History:... |
| Dunaújváros | |
|
Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
Dunaferr |
| Ferencváros |  |
|
Adidas | |
| Gázszer | |
|
Diadora Diadora Diadora is an Italian football, tennis, running, cycling, rugby, athletic shoe, clothing, and fashion accessory manufacturer with locations in Italy, the United States, and Hong Kong.-History:... |
|
| Győr | |
|
Adidas | Rába Raba (automobile) The Raba was a Hungarian automobile manufactured from 1912 to 1914. A product of the Hungarian Machine Factory in the city of Györ, then known as Raab. The engine of the car was the 4.2-liter 58 hp Praga "Grand". The car was built in limited numbers, under the Praga license. Raba also... |
| Haladás | |
|
Hummel Hummel International hummel International is a Denmark-based sportswear company. The firm was started in 1923 by the Messmer family in the town of Hamburg, Germany. It currently manufactures apparel for football, handball, basketball, rugby league, Australian football, shinty and volleyball... |
Steffl Bier |
| III. Kerület | |
|
Umbro | Auto Trader, Rocco Jeans |
| Kispest | |
|
Umbro | Ibusz |
| MTK | |
|
Nike | Fotex |
| Nyíregyháza | |
|
Adidas | Taurus |
| Siófok | |
|
Toti | |
| Újpest | |
|
Joma Joma Joma is a Spanish sports apparel manufacturer, which currently produces footwear and apparel for football, running and tennis. Its headquarters are located in the city of Toledo, Spain.... |
Espon Seiko Epson , commonly known as Epson, is a Japanese technology company and one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer printers, information and imaging related equipment... |
| Vasas | |
|
Lotto Lotto Sport Italia Lotto Sport Italia is an Italian sports apparel manufacturer. Its products are now distributed in more than 60 countries.-History:Lotto was established in 1973 by the Caberlotto family in Montebelluna, northern Italy, the world centre of footwear manufacturing. In June 1973, Lotto made its debut... |
Danubius Hotels Danubius Hotels Group Danubius Hotels Group is the largest hotel group in Hungary, with 56 hotels located in Hungary, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Romania.- History :... |
| Vác | |
|
Adidas | Zollner Zollner Zollner Elektronik AG ranks among the top 15 EMS providers with headquarters in Zandt. The company has locations in six countries.- Operations :... |
| Videoton | |
|
Uhlsport Uhlsport Uhlsport is a manufacturer of football equipment. Based in Germany and founded in 1948, the company's products include goalkeeper gloves, football boots, shin pads, footballs, training clothes, and kits.... |
Videoton Videoton (company) Videoton is a privately owned Hungarian company, Contract Electronics Manufacturer , the largest independent Electronic Manufacturing Services provider in the CEE region, in TOP 30 worldwide, TOP 10 in EU according to the latest ranking of... |
| ZTE | |
|
Adidas | Zalahús |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haladás | László Dajka László Dajka László Dajka is a former Hungarian football player.- European Champions' Cup :In the season 1980–81, he participated into the European Champions' Cup with Budapest Honved where they reached the second round of the competition where they were beaten by Real Madrid by a 3-0 aggregate scoreline.He... |
Sacked | 17 September 1998 | 16th | István Mihalecz |
17 September 1998 |
| Videoton | Ferenc Csongrádi Ferenc Csongrádi Ferenc Csongrádi is a Hungarian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Apácatorna, Csongrádi played club football for Videoton.... |
Mutual agreement | 16 October 1998 | 14th | József Verebes |
16 October 1998 |
| Debrecen | András Herczeg András Herczeg András Herczeg is a Hungarian football manager and former player, who is currently the Technical Director of Debreceni VSC. He worked as the manager of the Debreceni VSC between 2007 and 2010. He led his team to the groups stages of the Champions League 2009–10 season and to the group stages of... |
Sacked | 20 October 1998 | 13th | Lajos Garamvölgyi |
20 October 1998 |
| Ferencváros | Tibor Nyilasi Tibor Nyilasi Tibor Nyilasi is a retired Hungarian football player and manager. He signed with Ferencvaros in 1972 and played there until transferring to Austria Vienna in 1983. For the Hungarian National Football Team he made 70 appearances from 1975 to 1985, scoring 32 goals... |
Mutual agreement | 17 December 1998 | 7th | Marijan Vlak Marijan Vlak Marijan Vlak is an Croatian former football goalkeeper and the manager of Budapesti Vasas SC.He spent his playing career as a goalkeeper for Dinamo Zagreb, NK Zagreb and Segesta Sisak... |
29 December 1998 |
| III. Kerület |  Ralf WilhelmsRalf Wilhelms Ralf W. Wilhelms is a retired German association football defender who played professionally in Germany and the United States. He coached in the United States and Hungary and served in various executive positions with American soccer teams for over a decade... |
Mutual agreement | 18 December 1998 | 16th | Lajos Schróth Lajos Schróth Lajos Schróth is a retired Hungarian professional football player who played in Hungary for Újpest FC, in Spain for Cádiz CF and in Finland for FC Haka.-External links:*... |
12 February 1999 |
| BVSC | István Sándor |
Sacked | 22 December 1998 | 18th | Dragan Seklulić | 3 January 1999 |
| Diósgyőr | Barnabás Tornyi |
Resigned | 5 January 1999 | 3rd | Gábor Szapor |
7 January 1999 |
| BVSC | Dragan Seklulić | Sacked | 10 February 1999 | 18th | József Tajti József Tajti József Tajti is a Hungarian footballer, currently coaches Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC.-References:* Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben? [Who's Who in the Hungarian Sports Life?] , Volume 3 . Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, p 85, ISBN 963-495-014-0... |
10 February 1999 |
| Diósgyőr | Gábor Szapor |
Sacked | 14 April 1999 | 7rd | Miklós Temesvári |
14 April 1999 |
| Siófok | László Nagy László Nagy (footballer) László Nagy was a Hungarian football player who played for Újpesti Dózsa. Nagy is most famous for his participation in the gold medal winning Hungarian team on the 1968 Summer Olympics, and for playing at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He played 25 games and scored 7 goals for the Hungarian national team... |
Resigned | 4 May 1999 | 16th | József Mészáros József Mészáros József Mészáros was a Hungarian footballer and football manager.... |
4 May 1999 |
| Dunaújváros | Zoltán Varga Zoltán Varga (footballer) Zoltán Varga was a Hungarian football player who played in the 1960s and 1970s.He was an Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He played for Ferencváros when they won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965, beating Juventus 1-0 in the final... |
Resigned | 12 May 1999 | 6th | Ferenc Ebedli |
12 May 1999 |
League standings
Positions by round
EWLINE
Updated to games played on 16 June 1999 Source: NB1
|