Statistics of
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system.
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for the 1988–89 season.
Overview
16 teams participated and
Budapest Honvéd FC
Budapest Honvéd Football Club (), commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, is a Hungarian sports club based in Kispest, Budapest, with the colours of red and black. The club is best known for its football team. ''Honvéd'' means ...
won the championship for a second consecutive season. The Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) decided to eliminate draws for this season, and matches ending without a winner carried on to penalties. The winner of the penalty-shootout were given 3 points, while the loser received 2 points for participating.
The red and blacks started off the season with a draw, and three consecutive defeats. Although they would return to winning ways, going on a 10-game undefeated streak, a 3-0 defeat to MTK on the last gameday of the autumn season caused the club to terminate Bertalan Bicskei's contract, who had led the team to a national title the season prior. His replacement was József Both.
MTK on the other hand were having one of the seasons of theirs, standing atop the table with 9 victories and a single defeat by half-time. However, consecutive losses to Zalaegerszeg, Békéscsaba and Pécs enabled Honvéd to catch-up with MTK. Going into the last game of the season, the two teams were joint on points. Honvéd and MTK played each other in a one-legged final to decide the champion, and Kispest overcame MTK 2-0, winning their 11th championship.
League standings
Results
Results in brackets indicate the results from
penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
s whenever games were drawn.
Relegation play-offs
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
References
Hungary - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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Nemzeti Bajnokság I seasons
1988–89 in Hungarian football
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