2004–05 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Season2004–05
Dates7 August 2004 – 26 May 2005
ChampionsDebrecen
RelegatedNyíregyháza
Békéscsaba
Champions LeagueDebrecen
UEFA CupFerencváros
Sopron
Intertoto CupVasas
Lombard Pápa
Matches played240
Goals scored681 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorerTomáš Medveď (18)
Biggest home winFerencvaros 5–0 Nyíregyháza
Zalaegerszegi 5–0 Kaposvári
Fehérvár 5–0 Békéscsaba
Pécsi 5–0 Békéscsaba
Biggest away winVasas 0–6 Lombard Pápa
Highest scoringFehérvár 5–3 Nyíregyháza

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