| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dunaferr |
| Relegated | Siófok Diósgyőr Vác Szeged LC |
| Champions League | Dunaferr |
| UEFA Cup | MTK Budapest Vasas |
| Intertoto Cup | Tatabánya |
| Matches played | 289 |
| Goals scored | 721 (2.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Attila Tököli (22) |
| Biggest home win | Ferencváros 8–0 Vác |
| Biggest away win | Vác 0–5 MTK Vác 0–5 Debrecen |
| Highest scoring | Ferencváros 8–0 Vác |
| ← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
The 1999–2000 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 98th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Professzionális Nemzeti Bajnokság (PNB) for sponsorship reasons. The season started on 7 August 1999 and ended on 27 May 2000.
Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and Dunaferr FC won the championship under coach Sándor Egervári. The team from Dunaújváros claimed their first ever national title. Dunaferr finished an astounding 15 points above runners-up and defending champions MTK and lost only one game throughout the entire campaign. Dunaújváros' Központi Sporttelep served as a true fortress, as the team went unbeaten at home for the entire season, and won all but one home ecounters, which was a 1-1 draw against MTK.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunaferr (C) | 32 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 79 | 23 | +56 | 79 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | MTK Hungária | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 64 | 28 | +36 | 63 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Vasas | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 61 | |
| 4 | Tatabánya | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Ferencváros | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 50 | |
| 6 | Debrecen | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 | |
| 7 | Pécs | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 45 | |
| 8 | Győr | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 44 | |
| 9 | Nyíregyháza | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 44 | |
| 10 | Újpest | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 41 | |
| 11 | Zalaegerszeg | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Kispest Honvéd | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 39 | |
| 13 | Haladás | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 32 | |
| 14 | Nagykanizsa | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 31 | |
| 15 | Siófok (R) | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 28 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
| 16 | Diósgyőr (R) | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 24 | |
| 17 | Vác (R) | 32 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 85 | −61 | 15 | |
| – | Szeged LC (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Note: Gázszer FC completed the autumn season, Pecs played in the spring.
Results
| Home \ Away | DEB | DIÓ | DUN | MTK | FTC | GYŐ | HAL | HON | NAG | NYÍ | PÉC | SIÓ | SZE | TAT | VAS | VÁC | UTE | ZTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debrecen | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | ||
| Diósgyőr | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Dunaferr | 3–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 9–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| MTK Hungária | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| Ferencváros | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 8–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Győr | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Haladás | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Kispest Honvéd | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| Nagykanizsa | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Nyíregyháza | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||
| Pécs | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | |
| Siófok | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| Szeged LC | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Tatabánya | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | ||
| Vasas | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Vác | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | |
| Újpest | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Zalaegerszeg | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- ^ Due to the exclusion of Szeged LC, the results against him did not count towards the final table of the championship.
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Attila Tököli
|
Dunaferr SE | 22 |
| 2 | Péter Horváth
|
Ferencvárosi TC | 19 |
| 3 | Mihály Tóth
|
Ferencvárosi TC | 18 |
| 4 | Gábor Zavadszky
|
Dunaferr SE | 14 |
| 5 | Béla Illés
|
MTK Hungária | 13 |
| Péter Kabát
|
Vasas SC | 13 | |
| Krisztián Kenesei
|
MTK Hungária | 13 | |
| 8 | Gyula Horváth
|
Nagykanizsai Olajbányász | 11 |
| Zoltán Kovács
|
Újpest FC | 11 | |
| Norbert Tóth
|
Újpest FC | 11 |
References
| 1999–2000 in Hungarian football | |
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| « 1998–99 2000–01 » | |
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| Professionális Nemzeti Bajnokság | |
| International competition | |
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| 1999–2000 in European football (UEFA) | |
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| UEFA competitions | |
