2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

the handball league 2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball) Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2002–03 26 July 2002 – 31 May 2003 MTK Budapest Kispest HonvédDunaferr Champions League MTK Budapest UEFA Cup FerencvárosDebrecen Intertoto Cup GyőrVideoton Krisztián Kenesei (23) Debrecen 6–1 Békéscsaba Békéscsaba 0–5 Sopron Siófok 5–3 DebrecenKispest 3–5 MTK 192 584 2001–02 2003–04 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 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 main WDL First stage 5 Q FER Ferencváros MTK MTK Hungária UTE Újpest DEB Debrecen SIÓ Siófok GYŐ Győr ZAL Zalaegerszeg VID Videoton SOP Sopron DUN Dunaferr KIS Kispest Honvéd BÉK Békéscsaba 15 3 4 41 17 14 5 3 42 21 12 4 6 45 29 10 9 3 44 30 8 8 6 28 27 9 5 8 35 35 8 6 8 37 36 7 6 9 29 30 6 5 11 33 36 4 6 12 28 43 4 3 15 27 51 4 2 16 25 59 green1 Qualification for championship playoff CP CP CP CP CP CP red1 Qualification for relegation playoff RP RP RP RP RP RP complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey BÉK DEB DUN FTC GYŐ HON MTK SIÓ SOP UTE VID ZTE MTK Hungária 0–1 4–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 5–1 Ferencváros 0–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 5–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 4–0 3–0 Debrecen 0–0 2–0 2–5 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–3 6–1 3–2 3–2 Újpest 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–2 2–1 Siófok 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 0–2 2–0 Győr 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 5–2 3–1 1–0 Zalaegerszeg 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 2–0 0–3 3–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 Videoton 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–2 2–4 1–4 2–1 3–2 1–3 2–0 3–0 Sopron 3–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–2 4–1 Békéscsaba 2–2 0–2 0–3 1–3 1–1 2–4 3–1 0–2 0–5 4–0 1–3 Kispest Honvéd 3–5 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–2 0–2 3–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 Dunaferr 3–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–2 3–3 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–3 complete rsssf.com Second stage Championship playoff League standings main WDL Championship playoff Q MTK MTK Hungária FER Ferencváros DEB Debrecen UTE Újpest SIÓ Siófok GYŐ Győr 20 6 6 59 34 C 19 7 6 50 24 13 14 5 57 38 15 7 10 54 41 12 11 9 46 44 9 9 14 41 50 green1 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round CL2 blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round UCQR UCQR #ccccff Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round IC1 complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey DEB FTC GYŐ MTK SIÓ UTE MTK Hungária 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 Ferencváros 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 Debrecen 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 Újpest 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 3–1 Siófok 4–2 2–1 3–5 2–3 2–1 Győr 2–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 complete rsssf.com Relegation playoff League standings main WDL Relegation playoff QR 7 ZAL Zalaegerszeg VID Videoton SOP Sopron BÉK Békéscsaba KIS Kispest Honvéd DUN Dunaferr 15 8 9 62 49 11 7 14 46 41 9 9 14 47 54 9 5 18 42 71 8 5 19 43 66 R 4 8 20 37 72 R #ccccff Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round IC1 red1 Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II R R complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey BÉK DUN HON SOP VID ZTE Zalaegerszeg 3–2 4–1 3–2 3–1 4–1 Videoton 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–0 Sopron 2–2 0–2 1–3 3–2 1–1 Békéscsaba 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 Kispest Honvéd 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–1 Dunaferr 2–3 2–2 1–2 0–4 1–3 complete rsssf.com Statistical leaders Top goalscorers RankScorerClubGoals1Hungary Krisztián KeneseiZalaegerszegi TE232Hungary Béla IllésMTK Hungária213Romania Marius ŞumudicăDebreceni VSC164Hungary Attila TököliDunaferr SE155Hungary Mihály TóthFC Sopron14Hungary Zoltán KovácsÚjpest FC147Hungary Ferenc HorváthÚjpest FC138Hungary Zoltán FülöpSiófok FC10Hungary Sándor TorghelleKispest Honvéd FC10Hungary Károly SzanyóGyőri ETO FC10Hungary Gábor ZavadszkyMTK Hungária10 Attendances # Club Average 1 Ferencváros 7,683 2 Debrecen 5,044 3 Zalaegerszeg 4,844 4 Békéscsaba 4,125 5 Siófok 3,050 6 Újpest 2,560 7 Győr 2,406 8 Kispest Honvéd 2,331 9 Sopron 2,328 10 Dunaújváros 2,319 11 MTK 1,988 12 Videoton 1,829 Source:Historical attendances https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/hun/avehun03.htm 2026-09-10 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk See also 2002–03 Magyar Kupa 2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság III References Hungary - List of final tables (RSSSF) Association football Hungary Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I seasons 1 Hungary