The 2002–03

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. Twelve ...

, also known as NB I, was the 101st season of top-tier football in

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

. 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 Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a professional football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest, Hungary. The club currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of t ...

won the championship under Sándor Egervári. MTK won the league on the last day of the season, at Újpest's stadium, Megyeri Road. The white and blues defeated Újpest 1-0, while Ferencváros were unable to overcome Debrecen, and had to settle for a 2nd place finish. Budapest Honvéd suffered a relegation for the first time in their history. Their drop to the division below was confirmed on the 23rd of May, after losing 3-1 at defending champions Zalaegerszeg.

First stage

League standings

Results

Second stage

Championship playoff

League standings

Results

Relegation playoff

League standings

Results

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

References

Hungary - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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