Nemzeti Bajnokság 2002/03

Nemzeti Bajnokság 2002/03
master	MTK Hungária FC
Champions League qualification	MTK Hungária FC
UEFA Cup qualification	Ferencváros Budapest , Debreceni Vasutas SC
UI cup	Győri ETO FC , Videoton FC Fehérvár
Cup winners	Ferencváros Budapest
Relegated	Kispest-Honvéd Budapest , Dunaferr SE
Teams	12
Games	192
Gates	584  (ø 3.04 per game)
spectator	661,900  (ø 3447 per game)
Top scorer	Krisztián Kenesei (23)
← Nemzeti Bajnokság 2001/02 Nemzeti Bajnokság 2003/04 →
Nemzeti Bajnokság II 2002/03 ↓

The Nemzeti Bajnokság 2002/03 was the 102nd season in the history of the highest Hungarian football league . It began on July 26, 2002 and ended on May 31, 2003. From the beginning of December 2002 to the beginning of March 2003, the game was closed (winter break). MTK Hungária FC became champions for the 22nd time .

mode

The season was initially played with home and away games. There were three points for a win, one for a draw and no point for a loss. The first six teams qualified for the championship round, the remaining six for the relegation round. The results have been adopted. The teams in each group then played against each other one more time with home and away games. The last two placed in the relegation round had to relegate.

Preliminary round

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Ferencváros Budapest	22nd	15th	3	4th	041:170	+24	48
2.	MTK Hungária FC	22nd	14th	5	3	042:210	+21	47
3.	Újpest Budapest (P)	22nd	12	4th	6th	045:290	+16	40
4th	Debreceni Vasutas SC	22nd	10	9	3	044:300	+14	39
5.	Győri ETO FC	22nd	9	5	8th	035:350	± 0	32
6th	Siófok FC (N)	22nd	8th	8th	6th	028:270	+1	32
7th	Zalaegerszegi TE FC (M)	22nd	8th	6th	8th	037:360	+1	30th
8th.	Videoton FC Fehérvár	22nd	7th	6th	9	029:300	−1	27
9.	MATÁV FC Sopron	22nd	6th	5	11	033:360	−3	23
10.	Dunaferr SE	22nd	4th	6th	12	028:430	−15	18th
11.	Kispest-Honvéd Budapest	22nd	4th	3	15th	027:510	−24	15th
12.	Békéscsabai Előre FC (N)	22nd	4th	2	16	025:590	−34	14th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

Participation in the championship round

Participation in the relegation round

(M)	Hungarian champion of the preseason
(P)	Cup winner of the preseason
(N)	Newcomers from the Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Crosstab

The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team in the top row.

Preliminary round							ZAL
Ferencváros Budapest		0: 1	1-0	0-0	4-0	5: 2	3: 2	1-0	2-0	3-0	4-0	0: 1
MTK Hungária FC	0: 1		1-0	4: 3	1-0	2-0	3-0	3: 1	0-0	5: 1	2: 1	3-0
Újpest Budapest	3-0	1: 2		1: 1	1: 1	2: 2	0: 2	2: 1	3-0	2: 1	4: 2	2-0
Debreceni Vasutas SC	2-0	0-0	2: 5		1: 1	3: 1	2: 1	0-0	3: 3	3: 2	3: 2	6: 1
Györi ETO FC	0: 2	0: 1	3: 2	1: 1		1: 1	1-0	1: 1	2: 1	2-0	0: 2	4: 1
Siófok FC	1: 2	1-0	1: 3	0: 1	2: 2		1: 1	0: 4	2-0	1-0	3: 1	5: 2
Zalaegerszegi TE FC	1: 1	1: 2	3: 3	2: 1	1-0	2-0		0: 3	3-0	2: 1	2-0	4: 2
Videoton FC Fehérvár	0: 3	0-0	1: 2	2: 2	2: 4	1: 4	2: 1		3: 2	3-0	2-0	1: 3
MATÁV FC Sopron	1: 3	3: 2	0: 1	1: 2	1: 2	0-0	2: 2	2-0		4: 1	4: 2	3: 1
Dunaferr SE	2: 2	3: 3	3: 1	2: 2	0-0	1: 2	3: 3	0-0	1-0		1: 3	3-0
Kispest-Honvéd Budapest	1: 2	3: 5	1: 4	1: 3	1: 2	0: 2	3: 3	0-0	1: 1	1-0		2-0
Békéscsabai Előre FC	0: 2	2: 2	1: 3	0: 3	1: 1	2: 4	3: 1	0: 2	0: 5	1: 3	4-0

Championship round

The results from the preliminary round were included

Closing table Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. MTK Hungária FC  32  20th  6th  6th 059:340 +25 66  2. Ferencváros Budapest  32  19th  7th  6th 050:240 +26 64  3. Debreceni Vasutas SC  32  13  14th  5 057:380 +19 53  4th Újpest Budapest (P)  32  15th  7th  10 054:410 +13 52  5. Siófok FC (N)  32  12  11  9 046:440  +2 47  6th Győri ETO FC  32  9  9  14th 041:500  −9 36 Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored Hungarian champions 2002/03 and participation in the second qualifying round for the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League Participation in the qualifying round of the 2003/04 UEFA Cup Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003 (P) Cup winner of the preseason (N) Newcomers from the Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Crosstab Championship round MTK Hungária FC 0-0 1-0 1: 2 3: 1 3: 1 Ferencváros Budapest 2: 1 0-0 2: 1 0: 2 1-0 Debreceni Vasutas SC 1: 2 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 0-0 Újpest Budapest 0: 1 0-0 0: 3 0-0 3: 1 Siófok FC 4: 2 2: 1 3: 5 2: 3 2: 1 Györi ETO FC 2: 3 0: 2 0-0 0-0 1: 1

Relegation round

The results from the preliminary round were included

Closing table Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  7th Zalaegerszegi TE FC (M)  32  15th  8th  9 062:490 +13 53  8th. Videoton FC Fehérvár  32  11  7th  14th 046:410  +5 40  9. MATÁV FC Sopron  32  9  9  14th 047:540  −7 36 10. Békéscsabai Előre FC (N)  32  9  5  18th 042:710 −29 32 11. Kispest-Honvéd Budapest  32  8th  5  19th 043:660 −23 29 12. Dunaferr SE  32  4th  8th  20th 037:720 −35 20th Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003 Descent into the Nemzeti Bajnokság II (M) Hungarian champion of the preseason (N) Newcomers from the Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Crosstab Relegation round ZAL Zalaegerszegi TE FC 3: 2 4: 1 3-0 3: 1 4: 1 Videoton FC Fehérvár 2-0 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4-0 MATÁV FC Sopron 2: 2 0: 2 1: 3 3: 2 1: 1 Békéscsabai Előre FC 1: 1 1-0 2: 2 3: 1 2-0 Kispest-Honvéd Budapest 1: 2 1-0 0-0 1: 1 4: 1 Dunaferr SE 2: 3 2: 2 1: 2 0: 4 1: 3

Web links

• Hungary 2002/03 on rsssf.com (English)
• Final table of the preliminary round on magyarfutball.hu (Hungarian)
• Final tables of the championship and relegation round on magyarfutball.hu (Hungarian)