The 2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 103rd season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named Arany Ászok Liga for sponsoring reasons. The season started on 7 August 2004 and ended on 26 May 2005.
Debreceni VSC became the first eastern Hungarian club to win the top-flight, after finishing 6 points above runners-up Ferencváros and third-place MTK.
FTC started off the season better, winning 9 of their first 11 fixtures, and were leading the table four points ahead of Debrecen at one stage. The tide turned on Matchday 12, after Debreceni VSC achieved a 2–0 victory over Ferencváros, with a double from Igor Bogdanovic. FTC suffered subsequent losses to Győr, Fehérvár, MTK and Nyíregyháza, and by Matchday 20 DVSC were first place.
The Hajdú county-club's title was confirmed with two games to go, in the 28th round. While Debrecen hammered rival Békéscsaba 5-1, Ferencváros suffered a 2–0 loss at Pécs, and failed to retain their title from the previous season. Attila Supka became the first Hungarian manager to guide a provincial club to a national title since Oszkár Szigeti in 1983
League standings
Results
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Tomáš MedveďLombard FC Pápa182 Igor BogdanovićDebreceni VSC15 Lóránt OláhKaposvári Rákóczi15 4 Zsolt BárányosMFC Sopron145 Péter RajcziÚjpest FC136 Zsombor KerekesDebreceni VSC127 Gábor EgressyDiósgyőri VTK10 Tibor TiszaDiósgyőri VTK10 Aleksandar BajevskiFerencvárosi TC10 Béla IllésMTK Budapest FC10
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Debrecen 6,573 2 Diósgyőr 6,100 3 Ferencváros 5,446 4 Zalaegerszeg 4,167 5 Kaposvár 3,447 6 Újpest 3,322 7 Nyíregyháza Spartacus 3,160 8 Sopron 2,988 9 Pécs 2,753 10 Győr 2,653 11 Vasas 2,553 12 Békéscsaba 2,353 13 Lombard Pápa 2,080 14 Budapest Honvéd 2,053 15 MTK 1,521 16 Videoton 1,480Source:
References
External links Official website Hungary - List of final tables (RSSSF)