1998–99 MTK Hungária FC season

MTK
1998–99 season
ManagerSándor Egervári
StadiumHungária körúti Stadion
Nemzeti Bajnokság I1st
Magyar KupaRound of 16
UEFA Cup Winners' CupFirst round
Highest home attendance7,000 v Győr (28 November 1998, Nemzeti Bajnokság I)
Lowest home attendance1,000 (multiple matches)
Average home league attendance3,647
Biggest win7–0 v GÍ Gøta
(Home, 27 August 1998, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)
Biggest defeat0–2 v Ried
(Away, 17 September 1998, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)
2–4 v Haladás
(Home, 24 April 1999, Nemzeti Bajnokság I)
1–3 v Debrecen
(Away, 29 May 1999, Nemzeti Bajnokság I)

The 1998–99 season was Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Hungária Football Club's 90th competitive season, 4th consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and 94th season in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, MTK participated in that season's editions of the Magyar Kupa and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Squad

Players with league appearances[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  HUN Ádám Babos
GK  HUN Gábor Babos
FW  HUN Iván Balaskó
FW  HUN Csaba Csordás
FW  HUN Péter Czvitkovics
DF  HUN Norbert Elek
MF  HUN Károly Erős
DF  HUN Viktor Farkas
MF  BRA Giba
MF  HUN Gábor Halmai
MF  HUN Béla Illés
FW  HUN Krisztián Kenesei
FW  HUN Péter Kincses
DF  HUN Ádám Komlósi
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  HUN Gábor Korolovszky
FW  HUN Károly Kovacsics
MF  HUN József Kozma
FW  HUN Mihály Lipcsei
DF  HUN Emil Lőrincz
MF  HUN Csaba Madar
MF  HUN Zoltán Molnár
FW  HUN Ferenc Orosz
FW  HUN Sándor Preisinger
GK  HUN Balázs Rabóczki
DF  HUN Tamás Szamosi
DF  HUN István Szekér
DF  HUN Tamás Szekeres

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Nemzeti Bajnokság I 25 July 1998 16 June 1999 Matchday 1 Winners 34 27 2 5 77 26 +51 079.41
Magyar Kupa 28 October 1998 11 November 1998 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 13 August 1998 1 October 1998 Qualifying round First round 4 2 0 2 10 4 +6 050.00
Total 40 30 2 8 91 33 +58 075.00

Source: Competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 MTK Hungária (C) 34 27 2 5 77 26 +51 83 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Ferencváros 34 19 7 8 61 40 +21 64 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Újpest 34 20 3 11 58 40 +18 63
4 Győr 34 16 11 7 53 39 +14 59
5 Dunaferr 34 17 6 11 54 46 +8 57
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th overall wins.
(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 27 2 5 77 26  +51 83 15 0 2 43 12  +31 12 2 3 34 14  +20

Source: [1]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWWDWWWWWLWDWWWLWWWWWWWWWWLWWWWWLWL
Position7332111111111111111111111111111111
Points36710131619222225262932353538414447505356596265656871747780808383
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

25 July 1998 1 Zalaegerszeg 0–1 MTK Zalaegerszeg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[2]
  • Szamosi  18'
  • Halmai  24'
  • Orosz 32'
  • Erős  89'
Stadium: ZTE Stadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Attila Ábrahám
Assistant referees: Balajti, Georgiou
Fourth official: Z. Szarka
1 August 1998 2 MTK 3–1 Vác Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[3]
  • Vojtekovszki 19'
  • P. Kovács  69'  74'
  • Romanek  90+1'
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: István Hanyecz
Assistant referees: Hrabovszky, Vámos
7 August 1998 3 Ferencváros 2–2 MTK Budapest
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[3]
Stadium: Üllői úti Stadion
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: László Vágner
Assistant referees: Dr. Bozóky, Tompos
16 August 1998 4 MTK 2–1 Videoton Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report[3]
  • Lukács 73'
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Attila Hanacsek
Assistant referees: L. Varga, Bajkai
22 August 1998 5 Nyírség-Spartacus 1–3 MTK Nyíregyháza
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Kiss  26'
  • Cap  45'
  • Kirchmayer 76'
Report[3]
Stadium: Városi Stadion
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Attila Juhos
Assistant referees: Kispál, Ravánszky
30 August 1998 6 MTK 3–0 Dunaferr Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[1] Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Zoltán Kurmai
12 September 1998 7 Vasas 0–4 MTK Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[4]
Stadium: Fáy utcai Stadion
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Attila Hajdó
Assistant referees: Nyilas, Z. Szabó
21 September 1998 8 MTK 3–0 Kispest-Honvéd Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[4]
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: József Bukovics
Assistant referees: Zvolenszky, Fridély
26 September 1998 9 Haladás 2–1 MTK Szombathely
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Kocsis 1'
  • Balog 6'
  • Zugor  9'
  • K. Varga  68'
Report[4]
Stadium: Rohonci út
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tamás Arany
Assistant referees: Csorba, Radvánszky
4 October 1998 10 MTK 5–0 III. Kerület Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[5]
  • P. Lendvai  50'
  • Kecskés  79'
  • Kun  90+1'
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: János Megyebíró
Assistant referees: O. Horváth, P. Kovács
17 October 1998 11 Diósgyőr 1–1 MTK Miskolc
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[5]
Stadium: Diósgyőri Stadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: László Vágner
Assistant referees: Tompos, Vámos
25 October 1998 12 Gázszer 1–3 MTK Akasztó
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Z. Salacz  17'
  • Korol  45'
  • Tiber 55'
  • Földes  58'
  • Árki  72'
  • Szalai  76'
Report[5]
Stadium: Stadler Stadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Vencel Tóth
Assistant referees: L. Varga, Bajkai
31 October 1998 13 MTK 1–0 Siófok Budapest
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report[6]
  • Pest  26'
  • Juhász  88'
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: László Cserna
Assistant referees: Gyarmati, Georgiou
8 November 1998 14 BVSC-Zugló 0–2 MTK Budapest
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report[6]
Stadium: Szőnyi úti Stadion
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Zoltán Kurmai
Assistant referees: Zvolenszky, Fridély
14 November 1998 15 MTK 1–2 Debrecen Budapest
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report[6]
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Zoltán Szarka
Assistant referees: Boda, Dr. Szabó
21 November 1998 16 Újpest 1–2 MTK Budapest
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report[6]
Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: László Vágner
Assistant referees: Tomos, L. Varga
28 November 1998 17 MTK 4–1 Győr Budapest
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report[6]
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Attila Hajdó
Assistant referees: Hrabovszky, Bócsik
27 February 1999 18 MTK 2–1 Zalaegerszeg Budapest
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report[7]
  • Caşolţan 9'
  • Strasser  29'
  • Z. Szabó II  77'
  • Kocsárdi  84'
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Tamás Arany
Assistant referees: Hrabovszky, Bócsik
6 March 1999 19 Vác 1–2 MTK Vác
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report[8]
Stadium: Ligeti Stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Attila Ábrahám
Assistant referees: Balajti, Georgiou
13 March 1999 20 MTK 2–0 Ferencváros Budapest
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report[8]
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Attila Hanacsek
Assistant referees: Mező, Tompos
20 March 1999 21 Videoton 0–1 MTK Székesfehérvár
16:35 CET (UTC+1) Report[8]
Stadium: Sóstói Stadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Géza Kiss
Assistant referees: P. Kovács, Tumó
3 April 1999 22 MTK 2–0 Nyírség-Spartacus Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[9]
  • Kondora  48'
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Zoltán Szarka
Assistant referees: Boda, Dr. P. Szabó
7 April 1999 23 Dunaferr 0–3 MTK Dunaújváros
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report[9]
Stadium: Dunaújvárosi Stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Attila Ábrahám
Assistant referees: Balajti, Georgiou
10 April 1999 24 MTK 2–0 Vasas Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[9]
  • Grytsayuk  19'
  • Pál  57'
  • Váczi  89'
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: László Cserna
Assistant referees: Koch, G. Kiss
17 April 1999 25 Kispest-Honvéd 0–2 MTK Budapest
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[9]
Stadium: Bozsik József Stadion
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Attila Hajdó
Assistant referees: Tompos, Z. Szabó
24 April 1999 26 MTK 2–4 Haladás Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[9]
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Géza Kiss
Assistant referees: Sápi, Székely
2 May 1999 27 III. Kerület 1–5 MTK Budapest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Kilik  13'
  • P. Lendvai 39'
Report[10]
Stadium: Hévízi úti Stadion
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vencel Tóth
Assistant referees: Z. Szarka, J. Molnár
5 May 1999 28 MTK 4–0 Diósgyőr Budapest
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[10] Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Attila Hanacsek
Assistant referees: Cserna, Gyarmati
8 May 1999 29 MTK 2–0 Gázszer Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[10]
  • J. Salacz  51'
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Géza Kiss
Assistant referees: Hajdó, Z. Szabó
15 May 1999 30 Siófok 0–1 MTK Siófok
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Juhász  11'
  • Bimbó  27'
  • Csoknay  45'
Report[10]
Stadium: Révész Géza utcai Stadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Béla Kiss
Assistant referees: Kassai, Mező
23 May 1999 31 MTK 3–2 BVSC-Zugló Budapest
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[10]
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: József Bukovics
Assistant referees: Szarka, Fridély
29 May 1999 32 Debrecen 3–1 MTK Debrecen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[10]
Stadium: Oláh Gábor utcai Stadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: László Cserna
Assistant referees: T. Vámos, G. Kiss
12 June 1999 33 MTK 2–0 Újpest Budapest
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[11]
  • Kvasz  69'
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Attila Ábrahám
Assistant referees: Balajti, Georgiou
16 June 1999 34 Győr 1–0 MTK Győr
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[11]
Stadium: Stadion ETO
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Zsolt Szabó
Assistant referees: Szarka, Tompos

Magyar Kupa

28 October 1998 Round of 32 Edelény 1–3 MTK Edelény
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
  • Sándor 23',  31'
  • Vanyó  83'
Report[5]
Stadium: Kastélykerti Sportpálya
Attendance: 600
Referee: Csaba Sápi
Assistant referees: Nyilas, Némethy
11 November 1998 Round of 16 MTK 1–2 Tatabánya Budapest
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report[6]
  • S. Nagy 17',  80'
  • Gelei  29'
  • A. Kovács 66' (pen.)
  • Szoboszlai  49'  71'
  • N. Tóth II  87'
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Szabolcs Saskőy
Assistant referees: Vámos, G. Kiss

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Qualifying round

13 August 1998 First leg GÍ Gøta 1–3 MTK Toftir, Faroe Islands
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report[3] Stadium: Svangaskarð
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
Assistant referees: Gunnlaugsson (Iceland), Bergmann (Iceland)
27 August 1998 Second leg MTK 7–0
(10–1 agg.)
GÍ Gøta Budapest, Hungary
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[3] Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Otar Guntadze (Georgia)
Assistant referees: Dolidze (Georgia), Elikasvili (Georgia)
Note: MTK won 10–1 on aggregate.

First round

17 September 1998 First leg Ried 2–0 MTK Ried, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[4]
Stadium: Stadion der Stadt Ried
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)
Assistant referees: Kostin (Russia), Veszelovszkij (Russia)
1 October 1998 Second leg MTK 0–1
(0–3 agg.)
Ried Budapest, Hungary
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report[5]
Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Ekström (Sweden), Larsson (Sweden)
Note: Ried won 3–0 on aggregate.

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