1997–98 season | |
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Manager | László Nagy (until 9 August) Péter Várhidi (from 9 August) |
Stadium | Megyeri úti stadion |
Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1st |
Magyar Kupa | Runners-up |
UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round |
Top goalscorer | League: Miklós Herczeg (12) |
Average home league attendance | 6,500 |
Biggest win | 6–0 vs KÍ Klaksvík (H) (23 July 1997) UEFA Cup |
Biggest defeat | By one goal (5 matches) |
The 1997–98 season was Újpesti Torna Egylet's 92nd competitive season, 86th consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and 112th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Újpest participated in this season's editions of the Magyar Kupa and UEFA Cup.
The season started against KÍ Klaksvík in the UEFA Cup and ended with an aggragete score of 9–2. Their next opponents were AGF from Denmark, whom they lost to in the second qualifying round. Újpest were losing finalist in the Magyar Kupa.
The team made an unbeaten run in away games and on 30 May, it became certain that they would win their 20th top-flight title with a draw against Videoton at Sóstói Stadion. This is the last league title Újpest have won.[1]
First team squad
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Transfers
Summer
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Winter
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Competitions
Overview
Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Nemzeti Bajnokság I | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 61.76 |
Magyar Kupa | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 80.00 |
UEFA Cup | First qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 50.00 |
Total | 43 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 84 | 35 | +49 | 62.79 |
Source: Competitions
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Újpest (C) | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 73 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Ferencváros | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 67 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Vasas | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 64 | |
4 | Győr | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 63 | |
5 | MTK Hungária | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 58 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 73 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 |
Source: Competitions
Matches
19 July 1997 1 | Újpest | 3–0 | Tiszakécske | Budapest |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: László Molnár |
26 July 1997 2 | Zalaegerszeg | 1–2 | Újpest | Zalaegerszeg |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: ZTE Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Attila Ábrahám |
2 August 1997 3 | Újpest | 2–3 | Győr | Budapest |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl |
9 August 1997 4 | Újpest | 2–2 | Vác | Budapest |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Zooltán Kurmai |
23 August 1997 5 | Diósgyőr | 0–2 | Újpest | Miskolc |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Diósgyőri Stadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: László Vágner |
31 August 1997 6 | Újpest | 1–1 | MTK Hungária | Budapest |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Sándor Piller |
3 September 1997 7 | Gázszer | 1–2 | Újpest | Székesfehérvár |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sóstói Stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sándor Varga |
13 September 1997 8 | Újpest | 2–0 | Siófok | Budapest |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Géza Kiss |
21 September 1997 9 | BVSC | 0–1 | Újpest | Budapest |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Szőnyi úti Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl |
24 September 1997 10 | Újpest | 4–0 | Stadler | Budapest |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: József Bukovics |
27 September 1997 11 | Haladás | 1–1 | Újpest | Szombathely |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Rohonci Út Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Attila Hanacsek |
4 October 1997 12 | Újpest | 1–2 | Vasas | Budapest |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Vencel Tóth |
19 October 1997 13 | Debrecen | 1–2 | Újpest | Debrecen |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Oláh Gábor utcai Stadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee: István Vad Sr. |
3 November 1997 14 | Újpest | 1–2 | Ferencváros | Budapest |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Attila Juhos |
8 November 1997 15 | Békéscsaba | 1–2 | Újpest | Békéscsaba |
13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Kórház utcai Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl |
19 November 1997 16 | Újpest | 2–1 | Videoton | Budapest |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Zoltán Kurmai |
24 November 1997 17 | Kispest Honvéd | 0–2 | Újpest | Budapest |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bozsik József Stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sándor Varga |
28 February 1998 18 | Tiszakécske | 0–0 | Újpest | Tiszakécske |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Városi Stadion Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Tamás Arany |
8 March 1998 19 | Újpest | 1–0 | Zalaegerszeg | Budapest |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Zsolt Szabó |
14 March 1998 20 | Győr | 1–1 | Újpest | Győr |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion ETO Attendance: 15,000 Referee: László Vágner |
18 March 1998 21 | Vác | 0–1 | Újpest | Vác |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Ligeti Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Attila Hanacsek |
21 March 1998 22 | Újpest | 2–0 | Diósgyőr | Budapest |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Attila Juhos |
30 March 1998 23 | MTK Hungária | 1–2 | Újpest | Budapest |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Sándor Piller |
4 April 1998 24 | Újpest | 2–1 | Gázszer | Budapest |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 7,000 Referee: László Cserna |
11 April 1998 25 | Siófok | 1–1 | Újpest | Siófok |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Révész Géza utcai Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ferenc Bede |
15 April 1998 26 | Újpest | 1–0 | BVSC | Budapest |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: István Vad Sr. |
26 April 1998 27 | Stadler | 0–3 | Újpest | Akasztó |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadler Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Attila Ábrahám |
29 April 1998 28 | Újpest | 3–1 | Haladás | Budapest |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sándor Varga |
3 May 1998 29 | Vasas | 0–0 | Újpest | Budapest |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Fáy utcai stadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: István Vad Sr. |
9 May 1998 30 | Újpest | 5–0 | Debrecen | Budapest |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Tamás Arany |
17 May 1998 31 | Ferencváros | 1–1 | Újpest | Budapest |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Üllői úti stadion Attendance: 17,577 Referee: László Vágner |
23 May 1998 32 | Újpest | 4–1 | Békéscsaba | Budapest |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Attila Hajdó |
30 May 1998 33 | Videoton | 1–1 | Újpest | Székesfehérvár |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sóstói Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Géza Kiss |
6 June 1998 34 | Újpest | 2–2 | Kispest Honvéd | Budapest |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Attila Ábrahám |
Magyar Kupa
The club joined the tournament in the round of 32 as participants of the UEFA Cup.
Round of 32 | Szabadegyháza | 0–4 | Újpest |
Round of 16 | Haladás | 2–3 | Újpest |
Quarter-finals | Újpest | 2–1 | Gázszer |
Semi-finals | Újpest | 2–0 | Salgótarján |
13 May 1998 Final | MTK Hungária | 1–0 | Újpest | Budapest |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Fáy utcai stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Vencel Tóth |
Source:[3]
UEFA Cup
First qualifying round
23 July 1997 First leg | Újpest ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Budapest, Hungary |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Referee: Marco Tura (San Marino) |
30 July 1997 Second leg | KÍ ![]() | 2–3 (2–9 agg.) | ![]() | Toftir, Faroe Islands |
18:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Svangaskarð | ||
Note: Újpest won 9–2 on aggregate. |
Second qualifying round
12 August 1997 First leg | Újpest ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Budapest, Hungary |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion |
26 August 1997 Second leg | AGF ![]() | 3–2 (3–2 agg.) | ![]() | Aarhus, Denmark |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Aarhus Stadium | ||
Note: Aarhus GF won 3–2 on aggregate. |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | UEFA Cup | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
GK | ![]() |
Szabolcs Bíró | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
GK | ![]() |
Balázs Zele | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Zoltán Szlezák | 35 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Vilmos Sebők | 35 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Csaba Fehér | 32 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Balázs Kiskapusi | 28 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Tamás Pető | 22 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Precious Monye | 21 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Norbert Tóth | 34 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
István Kozma | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Sándor Jenei | 27 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
György Véber | 24 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Ferenc Babati | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Zoltán Tamási | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Krisztián Kvasz | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Balázs Bérczy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
János Árgyelán | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Miklós Herczeg | 35 | 14 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Dénes Eszenyi | 18 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Károly Szanyó | 17 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Attila Korsós | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Goran Kopunović | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Players loaned out (for full season): | |||||||||||||
MF | ![]() |
Péter Kovács | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Players left the club (from summer): | |||||||||||||
MF | ![]() |
Mohamed Tawal Camara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Players left the club (from winter): | |||||||||||||
GK | ![]() |
Lajos Szűcs | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Zalán Zombori | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Zoltán Kovács | 21 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Goalscorers
Rank | Nat. | Name | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | UEFA Cup | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
Miklós Herczeg | 12 | 2 | 14 |
2 | ![]() |
Zoltán Kovács | 6 | 4 | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
Norbert Tóth | 8 | 0 | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
Vilmos Sebők | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Dénes Eszenyi | 6 | 0 | ||
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Károly Szanyó | 5 | 1 | ||
7 | ![]() |
György Véber | 5 | 0 | 5 |
8 | ![]() |
Tamás Pető | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Attila Korsós | 4 | 0 | ||
10 | ![]() |
Csaba Fehér | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Sándor Jenei | 1 | 1 | ||
12 | ![]() |
Zoltán Szlezák | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Balázs Kiskapusi | 1 | 0 | ||
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Precious Monye | 1 | 0 | ||
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Ferenc Babati | 1 | 0 | ||
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Goran Kopunović | 1 | 0 | ||
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 62 | 11 | 73 |
Hat-tricks
Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Round |
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KÍ Klaksvík | 6–0 (H) | 23 July 1997 | UEFA Cup | QR1 |
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Békéscsaba | 4–1 (H) | 23 May 1998 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 32 |
Disciplinary record
Pos. | Nat. | Name | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | UEFA Cup | Total | ||||||
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DF | ![]() |
Vilmos Sebők | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Csaba Fehér | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||
DF | ![]() |
Tamás Pető | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Zoltán Tamási | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Balázs Kiskapusi | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
MF | ![]() |
György Véber | 5 | 5 | |||||||
DF | ![]() |
Precious Monye | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Miklós Herczeg | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Attila Korsós | 4 | 4 | |||||||
MF | ![]() |
Zalán Zombori | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
DF | ![]() |
Zoltán Szlezák | 3 | 3 | |||||||
FW | ![]() |
Zoltán Kovács | 3 | 3 | |||||||
MF | ![]() |
Krisztián Kvasz | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Norbert Tóth | 2 | 2 | |||||||
MF | ![]() |
István Kozma | 1 | 1 | |||||||
MF | ![]() |
Sándor Jenei | 1 | 1 | |||||||
MF | ![]() |
Ferenc Babati | 1 | 1 | |||||||
FW | ![]() |
Goran Kopunović | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Totals | 64 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 3 | 5 |
Clean sheets
Rank | Nat. | Name | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | UEFA Cup | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
Lajos Szűcs | 6 | 2 | 8 |
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Szabolcs Bíró | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
Balázs Zele | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 14 | 2 | 16 |
References
- ^ "Huszonöt éve már, hogy az Újpest bajnokságot nyert". blikk.hu (in Hungarian). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Kovács Zoltán befejezi a profi futballt, marad az öregfiúk-bajnokság". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 28 December 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Hungary Cup 1997/98". rsssf.hu (in Hungarian). 23 August 2001.