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The NB1 (currently called the Borsodi Liga) is the highest level of professional football in Hungary since its inception in 1901. UEFA currently ranks the league 24th in Europe.[1] Sixteen teams compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season, the top team enters the UEFA Champions League qualifying, while the runner-up (together with the winner of the Hungarian Cup) enters the UEFA Cup qualifying. The bottom two clubs are relegated to NB2, the second-level league, to be replaced by the winners of NB2-Nyugati csoport (West) and NB2-Keleti csoport (East).
The league went through various name changes depending on the sponsor for the given season(s):
- NB1 (the "classic" name - NB stands for "Nemzeti Bajnokság" - National Championship)
- Raab-Karcher NB1
- PNB (1998/1999, 1999/2000, which stands for "Professzionális Nemzeti Bajnokság" - Professional National Championship)
- Borsodi Liga (2001, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, sponsored by Borsodi Sörgyár (Interbrew))
- Arany Ászok Liga (2003/2004, 2004/2005, sponsored by Dreher Sörgyár (SABMiller))
- Borsodi Liga (2005-Present, Borsodi sued the league, stating a breach in the contract) [1]
[edit] Previous Winners
[edit] Performance by club
[edit] Number of Championships
- Ferencváros: 28
- 1903, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1949, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1981, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004
- MTK Budapest: 22
- 1904, 1908, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2003
- Újpest FC: 20
- 1929-30, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1934-35, 1938-39, 1945 Spring, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1959-60, 1969, 1970 Spring, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1989-90, 1997-98
- Budapest Honvéd: 13
- 1949/50, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991 1993
- Vasas SC: 6
- 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1977
- WMFC Csepel: 4
- Gyõr F.C.: 3
- Budapest TC: 2
- Debreceni VSC: 2
- Vác F.C.: 1
- Dunaferr F.C.: 1
- Nagyváradi A.C.: 1
- Zalaegerszegi TE: 1
[edit] References
- ^ UEFA Country Ranking 2006
Borsodi Liga 2006/07
Hungary
Budapest Honvéd FC [2]
MTK Hungária FC (Budapest) [3]
Rákospalotai EAC (Budapest) [4]
Újpest FC (Budapest) [5]
Vasas SC (Budapest) [6]
Debreceni VSC [7]
Győr ETO FC [8]
Kaposvári Rákóczi FC [9]
Diósgyőri VTK (Miskolc) [10]
Paksi SE [11]
Pécsi Mecsek FC [12]
MFC Sopron [13]
FC Fehérvár (Székesfehérvár) [14]
Auto-Trader Tatabánya FC [15]
Dunakanyar-Vác FC [16]
Zalaegerszegi TE FC [17]
