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Nemzeti Bajnokság I 
Countries 
HungaryConfederation UEFA Founded 1901 Number of teams 16 Levels on pyramid 1 Relegation to National Championship II Domestic cup(s) Hungarian Cup
Hungarian League CupInternational cup(s) Champions League
Europa LeagueCurrent champions Videoton
(2010–11)Most championships Ferencváros (28 titles) Website http://www.mlsz.hu/ 
2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság IThe Nemzeti Bajnokság is a Hungarian professional league for association football clubs. The league is currently known as the OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons,[1] and it is the highest level of professional league since its inception in 1901. UEFA currently ranks the league 35th in Europe.[2]
Sixteen teams compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season, the top team enters the qualification for the UEFA Champions League, while the runner-up and the third placed, together with the winner of the Hungarian Cup enters the UEFA Europa League qualification round. The bottom two clubs are relegated to NB2, the second-level league, to be replaced by the winners of NB2-Nyugati csoport (West) and NB2-Keleti csoport (East).
History
The 1900s - The foundation and the early years
On 19 January 1901, the Hungarian Football Federation was founded. The first match was played between Budapest TC and Budapest SC in the first Hungarian League in 1901. The first championship included five teams such as Budapesti TC, Magyar Úszóegylet, Ferencvárosi TC, MAFC (was withdrawn after four matches), and Budapesti SC and the championship was won by Budapesti TC. Budapesti TC won the championships by winning eight out of eight matches and scoring 37 goals and with only 5 goals against. Interestingly, only teams from the capital city were competing in the first championship. Although the two first championships were won by Budapesti TC, the 1900s was the beginning of the rivalry between Ferencvárosi TC and MTK Budapest FC. Ferencváros won the championship in 1903, 1905, 1907 and 1909. MTK won the championship in 1904, 1908.
The 1910s - Ferencváros and MTK rivalry
In the 1910s the rivalry between Ferencvárosi and MTK continued. Ferencváros won the championship in 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913. The season 1914-15 and 1915-16 were suspended due to the World War I. MTK dominated the second half of the 1910s by winning the championship in 1914, 1917, 1918 and 1919. During the 1910s Imre Schlosser became top goal scorer seven times who played for both Ferencváros and MTK. Schlosser still holds the record as the highest goalscorer in the history of the Hungarian League.
The 1920s - Ferencváros and MTK rivalry 2
The 1920s were also dominated by Ferencváros and MTK. MTK ruled the early 1920s by winning the championship in 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1929. The second half of the 1920s was ruled by Ferencváros by winning the championship in 1926, 1927, and 1928. Ferencváros's József Takács became top goalscorer four times during the 1920s becoming the second icon for the club. MTK was lead by György Orth who became top goalscorer three times in the 1920s.
The 1930s - Újpest's era
In the 1930s the rivalry between Ferencváros and MTK expanded with another club from Budapest, Újpest FC. Újpest won its first title in 1930, which was followed by four titles in 1931, 1933, 1935 and 1939. Ferencváros also could win four titles in the 1930s by winning the championship in 1932, 1934, 1938 and 1940. MTK won the championship in 1936 and 1937. One of the most iconic figure of the 1930s Hungarian football was Újpest's Gyula Zsengellér who managed to top goalscorer three times in a row in the 1930s. Ferencváros's György Sárosi and MTK's László Cseh and Újpest's Gyula Zsengellér were the embodiment of the rivalry of the three clubs from Budapest.
The 1940s
In the 1940s Csepel could win its first title which was followed by two other titles in 1942 and 1943. During the World War II there were no interruptions in the Hungarian league. Due to the expansion of the territories of the country new clubs could re-join the league such as Nagyvárad and Kolozsvár. Consequently, Nagyvárad could win the championship and becoming the first champion of the Hungarian League which is not based in Hungary at the moment. The second half of the 1940s was dominated by Újpest by winning the championship in 1945, 1946 and 1947. Ferencváros also could win two trophies during the 1940s one in 1941 and 1949.
The 1950s - Ferenc Puskás and Honvéd
In the 1950s the dominance of Ferencváros and MTK weakened by the emergence of Honvéd with players such as Ferenc Puskás, József Bozsik, Zoltán Czibor and László Budai. Later these players played in the final of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. In the 1950s Honvéd could win the championship five times. During the early 1950s Honvéd players formed the backbone of the legendary Mighty Magyars.
In 1956 the Hungarian league was suspended due to the Hungarian Revolution. The league was lead by Honvéd after 21 rounds but the championship has never been finished.
The 1960s
In the 1960s the rivalry between the clubs from Budapest expanded with Vasas. Vasas could win four titles in the 1960s (1961, 1962, 1965 and 1966). Ferencváros also could win four titles during the 1960s (1963, 1964, 1967, and 1968). Ferencváros was lead by Flórián Albert who became top goal scorer in 1965 and also was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Ferencváros in 1965 Ferencváros became the most successful team of the Hungarian League in the European competitions having won the 1964-65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
The 1970s - Újpest's second reign
The 1970s is associated with Újpest since the club could win seven titles (in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979). Ferenc Bene became the leader of Újpest and also top goalscorer three times in the 1970s. He also led the Hungarian national football team to win the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
The 1980s - Honvéd's second golden age
In 1982 Győr won the championship becoming the first non-Budapest team who could win the Hungarian league (except Nagyvárad during the World War II). Győr could repeat the triumph in the following year in 1983. However, the 1980s was dominated by Honvéd who celebrated its second heyday during the 1980s. The former legend Lajos Tichy's Honvéd could win the championship five times in the 1980s (1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1989). Honvéd's second golden team included players such as Lajos Détári, Kálmán Kovács, Béla Illés and Gábor Halmai. However, in the European Cup Honvéd could not perform well. In the 1980-81, 1985-86, 1989-90 seasons they were eliminated in the second round, while in the 1984-85, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90 seasons in the first round. The only success was delivered by Újpest in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the 1983-84 season. Újpest were eliminated by Aberdeen in the quarter-finals of the tournament. Although the clubs did not perform well in the international cups, the 1980s was last decade when Hungarian football was still considered good. The Hungarian national team with players like Tibor Nyilasi, Lázár Szentes, Lajos Détári, József Kiprich and Kálmán Kovács qualified for the FIFA World Cup 1982 and FIFA World Cup 1986. Since then the national team has not been able to qulaify for any international tournaments.
The 1990s
Due to the collapse of the Communist era the Hungarian football clubs lost the support of the state. Therefore, many clubs faced with financial problems which effects are still present in the Hungarian football. However, the 1990s were still dominated by the 'traditional' clubs of the championships such Ferencváros, MTK, Újpest. The financial problmes affected the performance of the clubs outside the Hungarian League as well. Hungarian clubs could not compete with the European counterparts. Moreover, the Bosman ruling also had a deep impact on the Hungarian League. Since big European clubs could invest loads of money into football, clubs from the Eastern Bloc were restricted to employ only home nationals.
Honvéd could win two titles (1991 and 1993). Ferencváros won three titles in the 1990s (1992, 1995, 1996). During the 1990s the other giant club from Budapest, Újpest could win only one title in 1998. Surprisingly, the 1993-94 season was won by a provincial town Vác lead by János Csank. The biggest international success of the 1990s was delivered by Dezső Novák's Ferencváros whoe qualified for the UEFA Champions League 1995-96 season after beating the Belgian champion Anderlecht in the play-offs of the Champions League. The spectators of the Albert Stadion could see the Spanish giant Real Madrid who drew with Ferencváros at home, the Dutch Ajax Amsterdam and the Swiss Grasshoppers. Ferencváros won only one match of the six beating the Swiss team 3-0 away. The backbone of this Ferencváros team was formed by players like Krisztián Lisztes, Tibor Simon, János Hrutka and Ottó Vincze.The 2000s - The fall of Budapest
Attila Tököli became top goal scorer twice in the 2000s
The 2000s resulted a new era in the history of Hungarian Football. The dominance of the Budapest clubs was over and new teams emerged. In the 2000s six titles were won by non-Budapest based clubs, while only four titles were won by Budapest. In 2000 Sándor Egervári's Dunaújváros, while in 2002 Péter Bozsik's Zalaegerszeg won the championship. The second half of the 2000s was dominated by clun from Hajdú County, called Debrecen. They won the Hungarian title in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009,[3] and 2010.[4][5] Furthermore, Debrecen was the only club who proved to be successful outside the Hungarian League. Debrecen qualified for the group stages of the Champions League 2009–10 season by beating Kalmar, Levadia, and Levski in the play-offs.[6] Consequently, the whole country was in excitement to see Champions League matches including teams like Liverpool, Lyonnais, and Fiorentina. Given the fact that the Stadion Oláh Gábor Út did not meet UEFA requirement, all of the Champions League matches had to be played at the Puskás Ferenc Stadium in Budapest. In the following year Debrecen qualified for the group stages of the Europa League 2010-11 season after being eliminated from the third round of the UEFA Champions League 2010-11 qualification and being able to beat Litex Lovech in the play-offs of the Europa League. As far as the Budapest clubs are concerned, both MTK and Ferencváros won two titles each during the 2000s. MTK won in (2003 and 2008), while Ferencváros in 2001 and 2004.
The 2010s
On 6 July 2010 Sándor Csányi was elected as the Hungarian FA president.[7] The 2010-11 season was won by the Székesfehérvár based club Videoton.[8][9] The biggest surprise was Paks's second place in the 2010-11 season.
The Golden Star
In the Hungarian League three teams include two stars as part of their crest appearing on their shirt to represent the trophies won by the club. After ten Hungarian League titles the club can include one star on their crest. There are four clubs who are entitled to wear one or two stars on their crest. MTK was the first club who celebrated its 10th title in 1922, but at that time the clubs did not put stars on their badge. It was also MTK who was first entitled to wear the second star in 1997. Now there are three clubs (MTK, Ferencváros and Újpest) with two stars and one club (Honvéd) with one star.
Stars Club Obtained 
MTK 1923, 1997 Ferencváros 1927, 1967 Újpest 1969, 1998 Honvéd 1988 Name changes and sponsorship
The league went through various name changes depending on the sponsor for the given season(s):
Year Name Sponsor 1997–1998 Raab-Karcher NB1 Raab-Karcher 1998–2000 Professzionális Nemzeti Bajnokság None 2001–2003 Borsodi Liga Borsodi 2003–2005 Arany Ászok Liga Arany Ászok 2005–2007 Borsodi Liga Borsodi 2007–2010 Soproni Liga Soproni sör 2010–2011 Monicomp liga Monicomp 2011- OTP Bank Liga OTP Bank Hungarian National Championship I members 2011-12
Club Home ground Position
in 2010–11BFC Siófok Révesz Géza Stadion, Siófok 14th Budapest Honvéd FC Bozsik Stadion, Budapest 10th Debreceni VSC Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen 5th Diósgyőri VTK DVTK Stadion, Miskolc 1st, NBII East Ferencvárosi TC Stadion Albert Flórián, Budapest 3rd Győri ETO FC Stadion ETO, Győr 9th Kaposvári Rákóczi FC Stadion Kaposvár Rákoczi, Kaposvár 7th Kecskeméti TE Széktói Stadion, Kecskemét 12th Lombard-Pápa TFC Stadion Várkerti, Pápa 13th Paksi SE Stadion PSE, Paks 2nd Pécsi Mecsek FC Stadium of Újmecsekalja, Pécs 1st, NBII West Szombathelyi Haladás Rohonci úti Stadion, Szombathely 8th Újpest FC Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest 6th Vasas SC Stadion Rudolf Illovszky, Budapest 11th Videoton FC Stadion Sóstói, Székesfehérvár 1st Zalaegerszegi TE FC ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg 4th Previous winners
Year Champions
(number of titles)Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer(s) Goals 1901 Budapesti TC Magyar Úszó Egyesület Ferencváros Manno Miltiades (BTC)17 1902 Budapesti TC (2) Ferencváros 33 FC Manno Miltiades (BTC)10 1903 Ferencváros Budapesti TC MTK Jenő Károly (MTK)15 1904 MTK Ferencváros Budapesti TC József Pokorny (Ferencváros)12 1905 Ferencváros (2) Postás SE MTK Jenő Károly (MTK)13 1906-07 Ferencváros (3) Magyar Athlétika Club MTK Budapest FC Béla Kelemen (MAC)21 1907-08 MTK (2) Ferencváros Magyar Athlétika Club Gyula Vangel (MAC)21 1908-09 Ferencváros (4) Magyar Athlétika Club Budapesti TC Imre Schlosser (Ferencváros)30 1909-10 Ferencváros (5) MTK Nemzeti SC Imre Schlosser (Ferencváros)18 1910-11 Ferencváros (6) MTK Törekvés Imre Schlosser (Ferencváros)38 1911-12 Ferencváros (7) MTK Budapesti AK Imre Schlosser (Ferencváros)34 1912-13 Ferencváros (8) MTK Budapesti TC Imre Schlosser (Ferencváros)33 1913-14 MTK (3) Ferencváros Törkevés Imre Schlosser (Ferencváros)21 1914-15 Suspended 1915-16 Suspended 1916-17 MTK (4) Törekvés Újpest Imre Schlosser (MTK)38 1917-18 MTK (5) Ferencváros Törekvés Alfréd Schaffer (MTK)46 1918-19 MTK (6) Ferencváros Újpest Alfréd Schaffer (MTK)41 1919-20 MTK (7) Honvéd Ferencváros György Orth (MTK)28 1920-21 MTK (8) Újpest Ferencváros György Orth (MTK)21 1921-22 MTK (9) Ferencváros Újpest György Orth (MTK)26 1922-23 MTK (10) Újpest Ferencváros István Priboj (Újpest)25 1923-24 MTK (11) Ferencváros Újpest József Jeszmás (Újpest)15 1924-25 MTK (12) Ferencváros Vasas György Molnár (MTK)21 1925-26 Ferencváros (9) MTK Vasas József Takács (Vasas)29 1926-27 Ferencváros (10) Újpest MTK László Horváth (Ferencváros)14 1927-28 Ferencváros (11) MTK Újpest József Takács (Ferencváros)31 1928-29 MTK (13) Ferencváros Újpest József Takács (Ferencváros)41 1929/30 Újpest Ferencváros MTK József Takács (Ferencváros)40 1930/31 Újpest (2) MTK Ferencváros Jenő Vincze (Bocskai)20 1931-32 Ferencváros (12) Újpest MTK József Takács (Ferencváros)42 1932/33 Újpest (3) MTK Ferencváros Pál Jávor (Újpest)31 1933-34 Ferencváros (13) Újpest Bocskai Géza Toldi27 1934/35 Újpest (4) Ferencváros MTK László Cseh (MTK)23 1935-36 MTK (14) Újpest Ferencváros György Sárosi (Ferencváros)36 1936-37 MTK (15) Ferencváros Újpest László Cseh (MTK)36 1937-38 Ferencváros (14) Újpest MTK Gyula Zsengellér (Újpest)31 1938/39 Újpest (5) Ferencváros MTK Gyula Zsengellér (Újpest)56 1939-40 Ferencváros (15) MTK Újpest György Sárosi (Ferencváros)23 1940-41 Ferencváros (16) Újpest Szeged György Sárosi (Ferencváros)29 1941-42 Csepel Újpest Szolnok György Kalmár (Szeged)35 1942-43 Csepel (2) Nagyvárad Ferencváros Gyula Zsengellér (Újpest) and Jenő Jenőfi (Vasas)26 1943-44 Nagyvárad Ferencváros Kolozsvár Gyula Zsengellér (Újpest)33 1945 Újpest (6) Ferencváros Csepel Gyula Zsengellér (Újpest)36 1945/46 Újpest (7) Vasas Szeged Ferenc Deák (Szentlőrinc)66 1946/47 Újpest (8) Honvéd Vasas Ferenc Deák (Szentlőrinc)48 1947-48 Csepel (3) Vasas MTK Ferenc Puskás (Honvéd)50 1948-49 Ferencváros (17) MTK Honvéd Ferenc Deák (Ferencváros)59 1949-50 Honvéd Ferencváros MTK Ferenc Puskás (Honvéd)31 1950 Honvéd (2) MTK Újpest Ferenc Puskás (Honvéd)25 1951 MTK (16) Honvéd Újpest Sándor Kocsis (Honvéd)30 1952 Honvéd (3) MTK Újpest Sándor Kocsis (Honvéd)36 1953 MTK (17) Honvéd Vasas Ferenc Puskás (Honvéd)27 1954 Honvéd (4) MTK Ferencváros Sándor Kocsis (Honvéd)33 1955 Honvéd (5) MTK Ferencváros Zoltán Czibor (Honvéd) and Ferenc Machos (Honvéd)20 1956 Suspended 1957 Vasas MTK Újpest Gyula Szilágyi (Vasas)17 1957-58 MTK (18) Honvéd Ferencváros Zoltán Friedmanszky (Ferencváros) and János Molnár (MTK)16 1958-59 Csepel (4) MTK Honvéd Róbert Kisuczky (Csepel), Tivadar Monostori (Dorog), and Lajos Tichy (Honvéd)15 1959/60 Újpest (9) Ferencváros Vasas Flórián Albert (Ferencváros)27 1960-61 Vasas (2) Újpest MTK Flórián Albert (Ferencváros) and Lajos Tichy (Honvéd)21 1961-62 Vasas (3) Újpest Ferencváros Lajos Tichy (Honvéd)23 1962-63 Ferencváros (18) MTK Újpest Ferenc Bene (Újpest)23 1963 Győr Honvéd Ferencváros Lajos Tichy (Honvéd)13 1964 Ferencváros (19) Honvéd Tatabánya Lajos Tichy (Honvéd)28 1965 Vasas (4) Ferencváros Újpest Flórián Albert (Ferencváros)27 1966 Vasas (5) Ferencváros Tatabánya János Farkas (Vasas)25 1967 Ferencváros (20) Újpest Győr Antal Dunai (Újpest)36 1968 Ferencváros (21) Újpest Vasas Antal Dunai (Újpest)31 1969 Újpest (10) Honvéd Ferencváros Ferenc Bene (Újpest)27 1970 Újpest (11) Ferencváros Honvéd Antal Dunai (Újpest)14 1970/71 Újpest (12) Ferencváros Vasas Mihály Kozma (Honvéd)25 1971/72 Újpest (13) Honvéd Salgótarján Ferenc Bene (Újpest)29 1972/73 Újpest (14) Ferencváros Vasas Ferenc Bene (Újpest)23 1973/74 Újpest (15) Ferencváros Győr Mihály Kozma (Honvéd)27 1974/75 Újpest (16) Honvéd Ferencváros Mihály Kozma (Honvéd) and Ferenc Bene (Újpest)20 1975-76 Ferencváros (22) Videoton Újpest László Farkas (Újpest)19 1976-77 Vasas (6) Újpest Ferencváros Béla Várady (Vasas)36 1977/78 Újpest (17) Honvéd MTK László Farkas (Újpest)24 1978/79 Újpest (18) Ferencváros Diósgyőr László Fekete (Újpest)31 1979-80 Honvéd (6) Újpest Vasas László Fekete (Újpest)36 1980-81 Ferencváros (23) Tatabánya Vasas Tibor Nyilasi (Ferencváros)30 1981-82 Győr (2) Ferencváros Tatabánya Péter Hannich (Győr)22 1982-83 Győr (3) Ferencváros Honvéd Lajos Dobány (Pécs and Haladás)23 1983-84 Honvéd (7) Győr Videoton József Szabó (Videoton)19 1984-85 Honvéd (8) Győr Videoton Lajos Détári (Honvéd) and József Kiprich (Tatabánya)18 1985-86 Honvéd (9) Pécs Győr Lajos Détári (Honvéd)27 1986-87 MTK (19) Újpest Tatabánya Lajos Détári (Honvéd)19 1987-88 Honvéd (10) Tatabánya Újpest Béla Melis (Debrecen)19 1988-89 Honvéd (11) Ferencváros MTK Tamás Petres (Videoton)19 1989/90 Újpest (19) MTK Ferencváros József Dzurják (Ferencváros)18 1990-91 Honvéd (12) Ferencváros Pécs Jozsef Gregor (Honvéd)19 1991-92 Ferencváros (24) Vác Honvéd Pál Fischer (Siófok) and Ferenc Orosz (Vác)16 1992-93 Honvéd (13) Vác Ferencváros László Répási (Vác)16 1993-94 Vác Honvéd Békéscsaba Béla Illés (Honvéd)17 1994-95 Ferencváros (25) Újpest Debrecen Sándor Preisinger (Zalaegerszeg)TBD 1995-96 Ferencváros (26) BVSC Újpest 
Ihor Nichenko (Stadler and Ferencváros)18 1996-97 MTK (20) Újpest Ferencváros Béla Illés23 1997/98 Újpest (20) Ferencváros Vasas Krisztián Tiber20 1998/99 MTK (21) Ferencváros Újpest Béla Illés22 1999/00 Dunaújváros MTK Vasas Attila Tököli22 2000/01 Ferencváros (27) Dunaújváros Vasas Péter Kabát24 2001/02 Zalaegerszeg Ferencváros MTK Attila Tököli28 2002/03 MTK (22) Ferencváros Debrecen Krisztián Kenesei23 2003/04 Ferencváros (28) Siófok Debrecen Mihály Tóth (Sopron)17 2004/05 Debrecen Ferencváros MTK 
Tomas Medved (Pápa)18 2005/06 Debrecen (2) Újpest Videoton Péter Rajczi (Újpest)23 2006/07 Debrecen (3) MTK Zalaegerszeg Péter Bajzát (Győr) and 
Ibrahim Sidibe (Debrecen)18 2007/08 MTK (23) Debrecen Győr Róbert Waltner (Zalaegerszeg)18 2008/09 Debrecen (4) Újpest Haladás Péter Bajzát (Győr)20 2009/10 Debrecen (5) Videoton Győr Nemanja Nikolić (Videoton)18 2010/11 Videoton Paks Ferencváros 
Andre Alves (Videoton)24 2011/12 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Clubs of the Nemzeti Bajnokság
Club Seasons Winners Winning years Budapesti TC TBD 2 1901, 1902 Békéscsaba TBD 0 Csepel TBD 4 1942, 1943, 1948, 1959 Debrecen TBD 5 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 Diósgyőr TBD 0 Dorog TBD 0 Dunaújváros TBD 1 2000 Ferencváros TBD 28 1903, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1949, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1981, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004 Győr TBD 3 1963, 1982, 1983 Honvéd TBD 13 1949/50, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993 Kaposvár TBD 0 Kecskemét TBD 0 MTK TBD 23 1904, 1908, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008 Nagykanizsa TBD 0 Nagyvárad TBD 1 1944 Paks TBD 0 Pápa TBD 0 Pécs TBD 0 Salgótarján TBD 0 Siófok TBD 0 Sopron TBD 0 Szolnok TBD 0 Szombathely TBD 0 Tatabánya TBD 0 Újpest TBD 20 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1945 Spring, 1946, 1947, 1960, 1969, 1970 Spring, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1998 Vác TBD 1 1994 Vasas TBD 6 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1977 Videoton TBD 1 2011 Zalaegerszeg TBD 1 2002 Performances
Clubs
Fourteen clubs have been champions.
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Ferencváros 28 TBD 1903, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1949, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1981, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004 MTK 23 TBD 1904, 1908, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008 Újpest 20 TBD 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1945 Spring, 1946, 1947, 1960, 1969, 1970 Spring, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1998 Honvéd 13 TBD 1949/50, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993 Vasas 6 TBD 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1977 Debrecen 5 TBD 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 Csepel 4 TBD 1942, 1943, 1948, 1959 Győr 3 TBD 1963, 1982, 1983 Budapesti TC 2 TBD 1901, 1902 Dunaújváros 1 TBD 2000 Nagyvárad 1 TBD 1944 Vác 1 TBD 1994 Videoton 1 TBD 2011 Zalaegerszeg 1 TBD 2002 Regions
The following table lists the Hungarian football champions by regions of Hungary.
Region Titles Winning Clubs Central Hungary 97 Ferencváros (28), MTK (23), Újpest (20), Honvéd (13), Vasas (6), Csepel (4), Budapesti TC (2), Vác (1) Northern Great Plain 5 Debrecen (5) Western Transdanubia 4 Győr (3), Zalaegerszeg (1) Central Transdanubia 2 Dunaújváros (1), Videoton (1) Cities
Location of Hungarian League title winner teamsCity Titles Winning Clubs Budapest 96 Ferencváros (28), MTK (23), Újpest (20), Honvéd (13), Vasas (6), Csepel (4), Budapesti TC (2) Debrecen 5 Debrecen (5) Győr 3 Győr (3) Dunaújváros 1 Dunaújváros (1) Székesfehérvár 1 Videoton (1) Vác 1 Vác (1) Zalaegerszeg 1 Zalaegerszeg (1) The location of the Hungarian league winner teams is very Budapest centered. There were seven clubs from Budapest who could win the Hungarian league. These were Ferencváros, MTK, Újpest, Honvéd, Vasas, Csepel and Budapesti TC. In the 2000s Debrecen became the newest and second most successful town in Hungary due to the five titles won by Debrecen. The winner of the 1943-44 season Nagyvárad is not included in the tables since Nagyvárad has belonged to Romania since the World War II.
Players
All-time appearances Rank Player Appearances 1 Zoltán Végh569 2 Attila Kuttor560 3 Béla Illés540 4 György Szabó510 5 Ferenc Szusza463 6 István Gass456 József Tóth456 8 Sándor Biró450 9 József Bozsik447 10 Tibor Végh436 (Italics denotes players still playing professional football)
Bold denotes players still playing in the Hungarian League).One of the most notable player of the Hungarian League was Ferenc Puskás who played for Honvéd. He played for Honvéd from 1943 to 1955 then Real Madrid signed him. He played 341 matches and scored 352 goals in the Hungarian league.
In the early years of the Hungarian league Imre Schlosser was the most well-known football player. He played for both Ferencváros and MTK. He became top goalscorer seven times.In the 1960s Ferencváros's Flórián Albert became top goalscorer of the Hungarian League three times. He received the Ballon d'Or (the Golden Ball) as the European Footballer of the Year in 1967. He has been the only Hungarian football player to receive this honour. He has been described as one of the most elegant footballers of all time. Albert became an icon for Ferencváros since he spent his career only with the gree-whites. The stadium of the Ferencváros (Albert Stadion) was named after him .
In the Hungarian League the players are mainly from Hungary, but since the accession to the European Union the number of foreign players doubled. The players are mainly from the neighbouring countires such as Slovakia, Serbia, Romania but there are many players from Africa.
Format
As we can see from the chart the number of teams in the Hungarian First Division changed a lot and continuously. The league started in 1901 with five teams and with the formation of teams the league expanded continuously. In the 1919-20 season there were 15 teams competing for the title. Currently, there are 16 teams in the first division.
Season Number of teams 1901 - 1902 5 1903 8 1904 - 1905 9 1906-07 8 1907-08 - 1909-10 9 1910-11 - 1913-14 10 1916-17 - 1918-19 12 1919-20 15 1920-21 13 1921-22 - 1925-26 12 1926-27 10 1927-28 - 1934-35 12 1935-36 - 1940-41 14 1941-42 - 1943-44 16 1945 28 1946-47 16 1947-48 17 1948-49 - 1950 16 1951 - 1955 14 1957 12 1957-58 - 1966 14 1967 - 1973-74 16 1974-75 15 1975-76 16 1976-77 - 1981-82 18 1982-83 - 1995-96 16 1996-97 - 1999-00 18 2000-01 16 2001-02 - 2003-04 12 2004-05 16 Referees
The Hungarian League has had two internationally well-known referees. Sándor Puhl, who refereed the final of the FIFA World Cup 1994, was an active referee of the Hungarian League between 1984 and 2000. Currently the most well-knwon referee of the Hungarian League is Viktor Kassai who refereed the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final.
See also
- Nemzeti Bajnokság II
- Nemzeti Bajnokság III
- Derby of Budapest
- Ferencváros TC and Újpest FC rivalry
References
- ^ "Az NB I új neve: Monicomp Liga". Hungarian Football Association. http://www.mlsz.hu/hirek2009.php?itemid=8020. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ UEFA Country Ranking 2009
- ^ "Season review: Hungary". UEFA. 10 June 2009. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=hun/news/newsid=837287.html.
- ^ "Debrecen complete double with Hungarian Cup". UEFA. 26 May 2010. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=hun/news/newsid=1492865.html.
- ^ "Season review: Hungary". UEFA. 9 July 2010. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=hun/news/newsid=1503384.html.
- ^ "2009/10 UEFA Champions League". UEFA. 12 May 2010. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2010/clubs/club=52958/matches/index.html.
- ^ "Sándor Csányi elected Hungarian FA president". UEFA. 6 July 2011. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=hun/news/newsid=1518345.html.
- ^ "Champions Videoton proud of historic success". UEFA. 12 May 2011. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=hun/news/newsid=1630115.html.
- ^ "Season review: Hungary". UEFA. 24 June 2011. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=hun/news/newsid=1643574.html.
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