2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
# 2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

The 2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 101st season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Borsodi Liga for sponsoring reasons. The season started on 26 July 2002 and ended on 31 May 2003.

## Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and MTK Hungária FC won the championship.

## First stage

### League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ferencváros | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 48 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 2 | MTK Hungária | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 47 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 3 | Újpest | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 40 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 4 | Debrecen | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 39 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 5 | Siófok | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 32 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 6 | Győr | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 32 | Qualification for championship playoff |
| 7 | Zalaegerszeg | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 30 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 8 | Videoton | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 27 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 9 | Sopron | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 23 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 10 | Dunaferr | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 18 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 11 | Kispest Honvéd | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 15 | Qualification for relegation playoff |
| 12 | Békéscsaba | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 14 | Qualification for relegation playoff |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BÉK | DEB | DUN | FTC | GYŐ | HON | MTK | SIÓ | SOP | UTE | VID | ZTE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Békéscsaba | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Debrecen | 6–1 | | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Dunaferr | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Ferencváros | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 5–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Győr | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Kispest Honvéd | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 3–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| MTK Hungária | 3–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Siófok | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Sopron | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Újpest | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Videoton | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| Zalaegerszeg | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | |

## Second stage

### Championship playoff

**League standings**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | MTK Hungária (C) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 66 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Ferencváros | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 64 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Debrecen | 32 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 53 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Újpest | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 52 | |
| 5 | Siófok | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 47 | |
| 6 | Győr | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 36 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |

**Results**

| Home \ Away | DEB | FTC | GYŐ | MTK | SIÓ | UTE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Debrecen | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Ferencváros | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Győr | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| MTK Hungária | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Siófok | 3–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | | 2–3 |
| Újpest | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |

### Relegation playoff

**League standings**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Zalaegerszeg | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 53 | |
| 8 | Videoton | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 40 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 9 | Sopron | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 36 | |
| 10 | Békéscsaba | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 32 | |
| 11 | Kispest Honvéd (R) | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 29 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 12 | Dunaferr (R) | 32 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 20 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |

**Results**

| Home \ Away | BÉK | DUN | HON | SOP | VID | ZTE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Békéscsaba | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Dunaferr | 0–4 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Kispest Honvéd | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Sopron | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Videoton | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
| Zalaegerszeg | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |

## Statistical leaders

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Krisztián Kenesei | Zalaegerszegi TE | 23 |
| 2 | Béla Illés | MTK Hungária | 21 |
| 3 | Marius Şumudică | Debreceni VSC | 16 |
| 4 | Attila Tököli | Dunaferr SE | 15 |
| 5 | Mihály Tóth | FC Sopron | 14 |
| 5 | Zoltán Kovács | Újpest FC | 14 |
| 7 | Ferenc Horváth | Újpest FC | 13 |
| 8 | Zoltán Fülöp | Siófok FC | 10 |
| 8 | Sándor Torghelle | Kispest Honvéd FC | 10 |
| 8 | Károly Szanyó | Győri ETO FC | 10 |
| 8 | Gábor Zavadszky | MTK Hungária | 10 |
