1997–98 Újpesti TE season

Újpest 1997–98 football season
Újpest
1997–98 season
ManagerLászló Nagy
(until 9 August)
Péter Várhidi
(from 9 August)
StadiumMegyeri úti stadion
Nemzeti Bajnokság I1st
Magyar KupaRunners-up
UEFA CupSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Miklós Herczeg (12)
Average home league attendance6,500
Biggest win6–0
vs KÍ Klaksvík (H)
(23 July 1997)
UEFA Cup
Biggest defeatBy one goal (5 matches)
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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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Hungary HUN Sándor Jenei
— DF Hungary HUN Zoltán Szlezák (captain)
— DF Hungary HUN Csaba Fehér
— DF Hungary HUN Vilmos Sebők
— MF Hungary HUN Ferenc Babati
— MF Hungary HUN Norbert Tóth
— FW Hungary HUN Károly Szanyó
— FW Hungary HUN Miklós Herczeg
— MF Hungary HUN Krisztián Kvasz
— DF Hungary HUN Balázs Kiskapusi
— MF Hungary HUN János Árgyelán
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Hungary HUN Balázs Bérczy
— GK Hungary HUN Szabolcs Bíró
— FW Hungary HUN Dénes Eszenyi
— FW Serbia SRB Goran Kopunović
— FW Hungary HUN Attila Korsós
— MF Hungary HUN István Kozma
— DF Nigeria NGA Precious Monye
— MF Hungary HUN Tamás Pető
— MF Hungary HUN Zoltán Tamási
— MF Hungary HUN György Véber
— GK Hungary HUN Balázs Zele

Transfers

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Hungary HUN Norbert Tóth (from Videoton)
— FW Hungary HUN Károly Szanyó (from Germany Lübeck)
— FW Hungary HUN Dénes Eszenyi (from Germany Eintracht Trier)
— FW Serbia SRB Goran Kopunović (from Greece Larnaca)
— MF Hungary HUN István Kozma (from Greece APOEL)
— DF Nigeria NGA Precious Monye (on loan from Italy Reggiana)
— MF Hungary HUN Tamás Pető (from Videoton)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Hungary HUN Péter Kovács (on loan to Switzerland La Neuveville-Lamboing)
— MF Hungary HUN Zoltán Mátyás (to Dunaferr)

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Hungary HUN János Árgyelán (from Videoton)
— GK Hungary HUN Szabolcs Bíró (from Videoton)
— MF Hungary HUN Attila Korsós (from Videoton)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Hungary HUN Zoltán Kovács (to Greece PAOK)[2]
— MF Hungary HUN Zalán Zombori (to Vasas)
— GK Hungary HUN Lajos Szűcs (to Germany Kaiserslautern)

Competitions

Overview

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Matchday 1 Winners 34 21 10 3 62 26 +36 061.76
Magyar Kupa Round of 32 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 11 4 +7 080.00
UEFA Cup First qualifying round Second qualifying round 4 2 1 1 11 5 +6 050.00
Total 43 27 11 5 84 35 +49 062.79

Source: Competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
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

Újpest v Tiszakécske
19 July 1997 1 Újpest 3–0 Tiszakécske Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Szanyó 1', 62'
  • Jenei Yellow card 73'
  • Tóth 75'
  • Kovács Yellow card 81'
 Report
  • Szántó Yellow card 18'
  • Barna Yellow card 53'
  • Cimpian Yellow card 60'
 Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: László Molnár
Zalaegerszeg v Újpest
26 July 1997 2 Zalaegerszeg 1–2 Újpest Zalaegerszeg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: ZTE Arena
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Attila Ábrahám
Újpest v Győr
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
Újpest v Vác
9 August 1997 4 Újpest 2–2 Vác Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Kovács 27', 72'
  • Monye Yellow card 48'
 Report
  • Lévai 8', Yellow card 70'
  • Andrássy 11'
  • Boda Yellow card 45'
  • Babos Yellow card 73'
 Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Zooltán Kurmai
Diósgyőr v Újpest
23 August 1997 5 Diósgyőr 0–2 Újpest Miskolc
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Kiser Yellow card 26'
  • Farkas Yellow card 81'
 Report
Stadium: Diósgyőri Stadion
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: László Vágner
Újpest v MTK Hungária
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
Gázszer v Újpest
3 September 1997 7 Gázszer 1–2 Újpest Székesfehérvár
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Bekő 21', Yellow card 43'
  • Salacz Yellow card 90'
 Report
Stadium: Sóstói Stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sándor Varga
Újpest v Siófok
13 September 1997 8 Újpest 2–0 Siófok Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Juhász Yellow card 31'
  • Sallai Yellow card 58'
 Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Géza Kiss
BVSC v Újpest
21 September 1997 9 BVSC 0–1 Újpest Budapest
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Kovács 17'
 Stadium: Szőnyi úti Stadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl
Újpest v Stadler
24 September 1997 10 Újpest 4–0 Stadler Budapest
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Schultz Yellow card 27'
  • Kertész Yellow card 45'
  • Korol Yellow card 72'
 Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: József Bukovics
Haladás v Újpest
27 September 1997 11 Haladás 1–1 Újpest Szombathely
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • M. Tóth Yellow card 11'
  • Plókai 47', Yellow card 70'
  • Koller Yellow card 68'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Rohonci Út
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Attila Hanacsek
Újpest v Vasas
4 October 1997 12 Újpest 1–2 Vasas Budapest
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Vencel Tóth
Debrecen v Újpest
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.
Újpest v Ferencváros
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
Békéscsaba v Újpest
8 November 1997 15 Békéscsaba 1–2 Újpest Békéscsaba
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Balog Yellow card 45'
  • Fazekas 62'
  • Futaki Yellow card 73'
 Report
Stadium: Kórház utcai Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl
Újpest v Videoton
19 November 1997 16 Újpest 2–1 Videoton Budapest
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Zoltán Kurmai
Kispest Honvéd v Újpest
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
Tiszakécske v Újpest
28 February 1998 18 Tiszakécske 0–0 Újpest Tiszakécske
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Major Yellow card 3'
  • Molnár Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 65'
  • Holló Yellow card 59'
 Report
Stadium: Városi Stadion
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Tamás Arany
Újpest v Zalaegerszeg
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
Győr v Újpest
14 March 1998 20 Győr 1–1 Újpest Győr
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Herczeg Yellow card 23', 76'
  • Tamási Yellow card 43'
  • Kvasz Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 62'
 Stadium: Stadion ETO
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: László Vágner
Vác v Újpest
18 March 1998 21 Vác 0–1 Újpest Vác
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Strasser Yellow card 81'
 Stadium: Ligeti Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Attila Hanacsek
Újpest v Diósgyőr
21 March 1998 22 Újpest 2–0 Diósgyőr Budapest
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Kákóczki Yellow card 6'
  • Nagy Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 41'
 Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Attila Juhos
MTK Hungária v Újpest
30 March 1998 23 MTK Hungária 1–2 Újpest Budapest
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Tamási Yellow card 7'
  • Pető 16'
  • Jenei 88' (pen.)
 Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sándor Piller
Újpest v Gázszer
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
Siófok v Újpest
11 April 1998 25 Siófok 1–1 Újpest Siófok
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Sallai Yellow card 32'
  • Kriston 37'
  • Juhász Yellow card 60'
  • Szabadi Yellow card 85'
 Report
Stadium: Révész Géza utcai Stadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ferenc Bede
Újpest v BVSC
15 April 1998 26 Újpest 1–0 BVSC Budapest
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Tóth 61'
 Report
  • László Yellow card 80'
 Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: István Vad Sr.
Stadler v Újpest
26 April 1998 27 Stadler 0–3 Újpest Akasztó
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Rosca Yellow card 40'
  • Molnár Yellow card 63'
 Report
Stadium: Stadler Stadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Attila Ábrahám
Újpest v Haladás
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
Vasas v Újpest
3 May 1998 29 Vasas 0–0 Újpest Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Tamási Yellow card 61'
  • Pető Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Fáy utcai stadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: István Vad Sr.
Újpest v Debrecen
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
Ferencváros v Újpest
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
Újpest v Békéscsaba
23 May 1998 32 Újpest 4–1 Békéscsaba Budapest
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Attila Hajdó
Videoton v Újpest
30 May 1998 33 Videoton 1–1 Újpest Székesfehérvár
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Szabó Yellow card 41'
  • Tóth Yellow card 66'
  • Waltner 74'
 Report
Stadium: Sóstói Stadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Géza Kiss
Újpest v Kispest Honvéd
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.

Szabadegyháza v Újpest
Round of 32 Szabadegyháza 0–4 Újpest
Haladás v Újpest
Round of 16 Haladás 2–3 Újpest
Újpest v Gázszer
Quarter-finals Újpest 2–1 Gázszer
Újpest v Salgótarján
Semi-finals Újpest 2–0 Salgótarján
MTK Hungária v Újpest
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

Újpest Hungary v Faroe Islands KÍ
23 July 1997 First leg Újpest Hungary 6–0 Faroe Islands KÍ Budapest, Hungary
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Kovács 6', 12', 87'
  • Herczeg 9', 27'
  • Jenei 38'
 Report Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Referee: Marco Tura (San Marino)
KÍ Faroe Islands v Hungary Újpest
30 July 1997 Second leg KÍ Faroe Islands 2–3
(2–9 agg.)		 Hungary Újpest Toftir, Faroe Islands
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Svangaskarð
Note: Újpest won 9–2 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

Újpest Hungary v Denmark AGF
12 August 1997 First leg Újpest Hungary 0–0 Denmark AGF Budapest, Hungary
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
AGF Denmark v Hungary Újpest
26 August 1997 Second leg AGF Denmark 3–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Hungary Újpest 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Hungary HUN Szabolcs Bíró 16 0 16 0 0 0
GK Hungary HUN Balázs Zele 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Hungary HUN Zoltán Szlezák 35 1 31 1 4 0
DF Hungary HUN Vilmos Sebők 35 6 31 3 4 3
DF Hungary HUN Csaba Fehér 32 2 28 2 4 0
DF Hungary HUN Balázs Kiskapusi 28 1 24 1 4 0
DF Hungary HUN Tamás Pető 22 4 22 4 0 0
DF Nigeria NGA Precious Monye 21 1 17 1 4 0
MF Hungary HUN Norbert Tóth 34 8 30 8 4 0
MF Hungary HUN István Kozma 29 0 29 0 0 0
MF Hungary HUN Sándor Jenei 27 2 24 1 3 1
MF Hungary HUN György Véber 24 5 22 5 2 0
MF Hungary HUN Ferenc Babati 16 1 12 1 4 0
MF Hungary HUN Zoltán Tamási 16 0 16 0 0 0
MF Hungary HUN Krisztián Kvasz 13 0 12 0 1 0
MF Hungary HUN Balázs Bérczy 7 0 7 0 0 0
MF Hungary HUN János Árgyelán 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW Hungary HUN Miklós Herczeg 35 14 33 12 2 2
FW Hungary HUN Dénes Eszenyi 18 6 16 6 2 0
FW Hungary HUN Károly Szanyó 17 6 13 5 4 1
FW Hungary HUN Attila Korsós 15 4 15 4 0 0
FW Serbia SRB Goran Kopunović 3 1 3 1 0 0
Players loaned out (for full season):
MF Hungary HUN Péter Kovács 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players left the club (from summer):
MF Guinea GUI Mohamed Tawal Camara 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players left the club (from winter):
GK Hungary HUN Lajos Szűcs 21 0 17 0 4 0
MF Hungary HUN Zalán Zombori 12 0 9 0 3 0
FW Hungary HUN Zoltán Kovács 21 10 17 6 4 4

Goalscorers

Rank Nat. Name Nemzeti Bajnokság I UEFA Cup Total
1 Hungary Miklós Herczeg 12 2 14
2 Hungary Zoltán Kovács 6 4 10
3 Hungary Norbert Tóth 8 0 8
4 Hungary Vilmos Sebők 3 3 6
Hungary Dénes Eszenyi 6 0
Hungary Károly Szanyó 5 1
7 Hungary György Véber 5 0 5
8 Hungary Tamás Pető 4 0 4
Hungary Attila Korsós 4 0
10 Hungary Csaba Fehér 2 0 2
Hungary Sándor Jenei 1 1
12 Hungary Zoltán Szlezák 1 0 1
Hungary Balázs Kiskapusi 1 0
Nigeria Precious Monye 1 0
Hungary Ferenc Babati 1 0
Serbia Goran Kopunović 1 0
Own goals 1 0 1
Total 62 11 73

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition Round
Hungary Zoltán Kovács KÍ Klaksvík 6–0 (H) 23 July 1997 UEFA Cup QR1
Hungary Dénes Eszenyi Békéscsaba 4–1 (H) 23 May 1998 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 32

Disciplinary record

Pos. Nat. Name Nemzeti Bajnokság I UEFA Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
DF Hungary Vilmos Sebők 9 1 1 9 1 1
DF Hungary Csaba Fehér 8 1 1 9 1
DF Hungary Tamás Pető 6 1 6 1
MF Hungary Zoltán Tamási 6 1 6 1
DF Hungary Balázs Kiskapusi 4 1 5
MF Hungary György Véber 5 5
DF Nigeria Precious Monye 4 1 4 1
FW Hungary Miklós Herczeg 3 1 3 1
FW Hungary Attila Korsós 4 4
MF Hungary Zalán Zombori 2 2 4
DF Hungary Zoltán Szlezák 3 3
FW Hungary Zoltán Kovács 3 3
MF Hungary Krisztián Kvasz 2 1 2 1
MF Hungary Norbert Tóth 2 2
MF Hungary István Kozma 1 1
MF Hungary Sándor Jenei 1 1
MF Hungary Ferenc Babati 1 1
FW Serbia 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
1 Hungary Lajos Szűcs 6 2 8
Hungary Szabolcs Bíró 8 0 8
3 Hungary Balázs Zele 0 0 0
Total 14 2 16

References

  1. ^ "Huszonöt éve már, hogy az Újpest bajnokságot nyert". blikk.hu (in Hungarian). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Kovács Zoltán befejezi a profi futballt, marad az öregfiúk-bajnokság". nso.hu (in Hungarian). 28 December 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Hungary Cup 1997/98". rsssf.hu (in Hungarian). 23 August 2001.

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