1987–88 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season1987–88
ChampionsBudapest Honvéd
RelegatedDebreceni MVSC
Kaposvár
European CupBudapest Honvéd
UEFA CupTatabánya
Újpesti Dózsa
Cup Winners' CupBékéscsaba
Matches played240
Goals scored621 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerBéla Melis (19)

Statistics of Nemzeti Bajnokság I for the 1987–88 season.

Overview

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It was contested by 16 teams, and Budapest Honvéd FC won the championship under headcoach Bertalan Bicskei. The 19th district team went undefeated at home throughout the entire campaign, only conceding 2 goals at the Bozsik Stadion. In March Tatabánya defeated Honvéd 1-0 at the Bányász (miner) Stadion, blowing the title-race wide open. Tatabánya would win 5 our of their next 7 encounters, but a 4-week winless streak at the end of the season destroyed their momentum. Honvéd confirmed their championship status on the 1st of June, obliterating Kaposvár Rákóczi 5-1. Kálmán Kovács scored four goals during the game.

Match-fixing Scandal

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In October of 1989, news emerged of suspicious game results regarding the 1988/89 season. This was the second match-fixing related scandal in the hungarian top-flight, the first one having happened in 1984. The legitimacy of the results of some teams having to fight relegation, such as that of Debreceni VSC, Fehérvár and Zalaegerszeg have been called into question.

47 people were called in to questioning about DVSC's results. Although no serious prison sentences were given out to any of the players placed under suspicion, the scandal still casts a large shadow over the perception of football and the fairness of it in the country in the 1980's.

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Budapest Honvéd (C) 30 17 7 6 48 23 +25 41 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Tatabánya 30 13 11 6 58 35 +23 37 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Újpesti Dózsa 30 12 13 5 48 29 +19 37
4 Győr 30 14 7 9 49 43 +6 35
5 Ferencváros 30 12 9 9 47 32 +15 33
6 MTK-VM 30 14 4 12 53 50 +3 32
7 Haladás 30 9 13 8 39 37 +2 31
8 Pécs 30 11 9 10 31 34 −3 31
9 Vasas 30 9 11 10 33 37 −4 29
10 Váci Izzó 30 9 10 11 34 34 0 28
11 Videoton 30 6 15 9 28 32 −4 27
12 Siofoki Bányász 30 9 9 12 39 50 −11 27
13 Békéscsaba 30 8 11 11 30 42 −12 27 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
14 Zalaegerszeg 30 7 11 12 26 32 −6 25
15 Debreceni MVSC (R) 30 8 7 15 33 48 −15 23 Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II
16 Kaposvár (R) 30 4 9 17 25 63 −38 17
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BÉK DEB FTC GYŐ HAL HON KAP MTK PÉC SIÓ TAT ÚJP VAS VÁC VID ZTE
Békéscsaba 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–5 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–0
Debreceni MVSC 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 1–0
Ferencváros 3–1 2–0 5–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–3 1–1 3–0 1–3
Győr 3–3 2–1 2–0 4–0 4–2 1–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–3
Haladás 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 4–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1
Budapest Honvéd 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 5–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
Kaposvár 2–2 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–7 3–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–3 3–1 0–2
MTK-VM 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 3–2 4–3 4–0 3–1 2–1 1–6 2–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–0
Pécs 2–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1
Siofoki Bányász 2–1 3–1 1–5 2–1 3–3 0–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1
Tatabánya 2–1 7–1 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 4–3 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–0 0–4 1–1 0–0
Újpesti Dózsa 4–0 2–1 1–4 3–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 4–0
Vasas 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 4–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–5 1–1 1–0 1–0
Váci Izzó 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0
Videoton 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–4 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–0
Zalaegerszeg 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0
Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistical leaders

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Hungary Béla Melis Debreceni MVSC 19
2 Hungary György Szeibert MTK-VM 18
3 Hungary Kálmán Kovács Budapest Honvéd 17
4 Hungary Pál Fischer Ferencvárosi TC 15
5 Hungary József Kiprich Tatabányai Bányász 14
Hungary Gyula Plotár Tatabányai Bányász 14
7 Hungary Béla Illés Haladás VSE 12
Hungary László Szabadi Vasas SC 12
9 Hungary Gábor Pölöskei MTK-VM 11
Hungary Péter Rubold Győri ETO FC 11
Hungary István Vincze Tatabányai Bányász 11

References

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