| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Újpest |
| Relegated | Tiszakécske Békéscsaba Stadler |
| Champions League | Újpest |
| UEFA Cup | Ferencváros |
| Cup Winners' Cup | MTK Budapest |
| Intertoto Cup | Debrecen Diósgyőr |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 850 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Krisztián Tiber (20) |
| Biggest home win | Videoton 8–0 Tiszakécske Debrecen 8–0 Békéscsaba |
| Biggest away win | Vác 2–6 Vasas Vasas 2–6 Gázszer |
| Highest scoring | Vác 2–6 Vasas Vasas 2–6 Gázszer BVSC 5–3 Zalaegerszeg Videoton 8–0 Tiszakécske Debrecen 8–0 Békéscsaba |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
The 1997–98 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 96th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Raab–Karcher NB1 for sponsoring reasons. The season started on 18 July 1997 and ended on 6 June 1998.
It was contested by 18 teams, and Újpesti TE won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Újpest (C) | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 73 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Ferencváros | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 67 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Vasas | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 64 | |
| 4 | Győr | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 63 | |
| 5 | MTK Hungária | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 58 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 6 | Vác | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 51 | |
| 7 | Zalaegerszeg | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 50 | |
| 8 | Gázszer | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 49 | |
| 9 | Debrecen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 48 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 10 | BVSC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 46 | |
| 11 | Diósgyőri | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 44 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 12 | Siófoki Bányász | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 41 | |
| 13 | Haladás | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 36 | |
| 14 | Kispest Honvéd | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 36 | |
| 15 | Tiszakécske (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 32 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Videoton (O) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 31 | |
| 17 | Békéscsaba (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 31 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 18 | Stadler (R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | BÉK | BVS | DEB | DIÓ | FTC | GÁZ | GYŐ | HAL | HON | MTK | SIÓ | STA | TIS | VAS | VÁC | VID | UTE | ZTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Békéscsaba | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| BVSC | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | |
| Debrecen | 8–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Diósgyőr | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | |
| Ferencváros | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Gázszer | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Győr | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Haladás | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Kispest Honvéd | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| MTK Hungária | 5–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Siófok | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Stadler | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Tiszakécske | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Vasas | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Vác | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Videoton | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 8–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Újpest | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Zalaegerszeg | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiszakécske (I) | 2–3 | III. Kerület (II) | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Videoton (I) | 5–1 | Sopron (II) | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Krisztián Tiber
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Gázszer FC | 20 |
| 2 | Ferenc Hámori
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Vasas SC | 17 |
| Zoltán Váczi
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Vasas SC | 17 | |
| 4 | Ferenc Orosz
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MTK Hungária | 16 |
| 5 |  Nicolae Ilea
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Debreceni VSC-Epona | 15 |
| 6 | Sándor Kulcsár
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Diósgyőri FC | 13 |
| Ferenc Horváth
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Ferencvárosi TC | 13 | |
| Miklós Fehér
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Győri ETO FC | 13 | |
| 9 | Ottó Vincze
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Ferencvárosi TC | 12 |
| Krisztián Kenesei
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MTK Hungária | 12 | |
| Miklós Herczeg
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Újpesti TE | 12 | |
| Attila Kámán
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Zalaegerszegi TE | 12 |
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