It was contested by 16 teams, and Ferencvárosi TC won their 24th national championship, and first under headcoach and player-legend Tibor Nyilasi.
Ferencváros were in a 3-way title-race with defending champions Honvéd and Vác for much of the season. By the time of the winterbreak Vác were leading the table 2 points above Honvéd and 3 points above FTC. On the first matchday of the spring part of the season, Ferencváros defeated Vác 3-1, with Péter Deszatnik scoring a brace within 3 minutes.
Vác would also go on to lose their following leaguegame against Siófok, allowing Ferencváros to take a massive leap towards the trophy. Despite Vác winning all but one of their remaining games from Round 18 onwards, their superb winning streak was not enough to surpass FTC's point-tally, who won 13 of their last 15 fixtures. The fate of the trophy was decided on the last day of the season, with Ferencváros leading the table one point over Vác prior to the matchweek. Ferencváros defeated DVTK 2-0 in Miskolc in front of 30,000 spectators, while Vác also won their fixture against Veszprém.