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 aggregate 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.
First team squad
Transfers Summer
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Winter
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Competitions Overview
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
League table
Results summary
Matches
Magyar Kupa
The club joined the tournament in the round of 32 as participants of the UEFA Cup.
Source:
UEFA Cup
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players loaned out (for full season):
|colspan="14"|Players left the club (from summer):
|colspan="14"|Players left the club (from winter):
Goalscorers NameNemzeti Bajnokság IUEFA CupTotal1Miklós Herczeg122142Zoltán Kovács64103Norbert Tóth8084Vilmos Sebők336Dénes Eszenyi60Károly Szanyó517György Véber5058Tamás Pető404Attila Korsós4010Csaba Fehér202Sándor Jenei1112Zoltán Szlezák101Balázs Kiskapusi10Precious Monye10Ferenc Babati10Goran Kopunović10Own goals101Total 62 1173
Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Round Zoltán Kovács KÍ Klaksvík 6–0 (H) 23 July 1997 UEFA Cup QR1 Dénes Eszenyi Békéscsaba 4–1 (H) 23 May 1998 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 32
Disciplinary record NameNemzeti Bajnokság IUEFA CupTotalDFVilmos Sebők911911DFCsaba Fehér81191DFTamás Pető6161MFZoltán Tamási6161DFBalázs Kiskapusi415MFGyörgy Véber55DFPrecious Monye4141FWMiklós Herczeg3131FWAttila Korsós44MFZalán Zombori224DFZoltán Szlezák33FWZoltán Kovács33MFKrisztián Kvasz2121MFNorbert Tóth22MFIstván Kozma11MFSándor Jenei11MFFerenc Babati11FWGoran Kopunović11Totals64335016935
Clean sheets NameNemzeti Bajnokság IUEFA CupTotal1 Lajos Szűcs 6 28Szabolcs Bíró8083Balázs Zele000Total 14 216
References
External links Official Website UEFA Fixtures and results