2001–02 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
# 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.

## Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Zalaegerszegi TE won the championship.

## 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 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 3 | Ferencváros | 33 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 59 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 4 | Dunaferr | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 47 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 5 | Videoton | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 46 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 6 | Újpest | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 44 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 7 | Sopron | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 40 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 8 | Győr | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 38 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 9 | Kispest Honvéd | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 38 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 10 | Debrecen | 33 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 36 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 11 | Haladás | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 35 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 12 | Vasas | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 27 | Qualification for relegation playoff |

* ↑ 6 points deducted for not paying a transfer fee

## 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 |

* ↑ 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 | | |

### 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 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |

**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 | | | | |
| Kispest Honvéd | | | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Sopron | | 4–0 | 2–2 | | | 6–3 |
| Vasas | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | |

* ↑ 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 |
| 5 | Marius Sasu | Kispest Honvéd FC | 16 |
| 5 | Róbert Waltner | Zalaegerszegi TE | 16 |
| 8 | István Ferenczi | MTK Hungária | 14 |
| 8 | Tibor Tokody | Újpest FC | 14 |
| 10 | Károly Szanyó | Győri ETO FC | 13 |
| 11 | Lajos Terjék | Videoton FC | 12 |
