2023–24 Slovak First Football League
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | Regular season: 28 July 2023 – 18 May 2024 |
Champions | Slovan Bratislava (22nd title) |
Relegated | Zlaté Moravce |
Champions League | Slovan Bratislava |
Europa League | Ružomberok |
Matches played | 126 |
Goals scored | 356 (2.83 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Róbert Polievka (11) Martin Rymarenko (11) |
Biggest home win | Podbrezová 5–0 MFK Ružomberok (21 October 2023) |
Biggest away win | Podbrezová 0-6 Slovan (9 December 2023) |
Highest scoring | MŠK Žilina 5–3 MFK Skalica (29 September 2023) Podbrezová 5–3 FC Košice (1 October 2023) |
Highest attendance | 12,528 Spartak Trnava 1-2 Slovan Bratislava (22 October 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 369 Skalica 3–0 Podbrezová (15 December 2023) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 25 Feb 2024. |
The 2023–24 Slovak First Football League (known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 31st season of first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.
The winners (Slovan Bratislava) qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. The 2023–24 Slovak Cup winners (Ružomberok) qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. The second/third placed team and Conference League play-off winners qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League second qualifying round. The eleventh-placed team qualify for the relegation play-offs. The bottom-placed team (Zlaté Moravce) were relegated to the 2024–25 2. Liga.
Teams[edit]
The league consisted of twelve teams; the top eleven teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the 2. Liga. Košice were promoted to the top flight (for the first time in their history) as champions of the 2022–23 2. Liga, replacing the 2022–23 Slovak First Football League bottom-placed team Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš (relegated after two seasons in the top flight).[1][2] Slovan Bratislava entered the season as defending champions (for the fifth successive year).
Stadiums and locations[edit]
After more than six years, all teams in the league are once again playing their home matches in their respective stadiums. The last time this occurred was during the autumn part of the 2016–17 season.[3]
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | FC Košice | FK Železiarne Podbrezová |
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MOL Aréna UEFA |
Štadión SNP UEFA |
Košická futbalová aréna UEFA |
ZELPO Aréna UEFA |
Capacity: 12,700 | Capacity: 7,030 | Capacity: 12,555 | Capacity: 4,000 |
MFK Ružomberok | MFK Skalica | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | FC Spartak Trnava |
Štadión pod Čebraťom | Štadión MFK Skalica | Tehelné pole UEFA |
Štadión Antona Malatinského UEFA |
Capacity: 4,876 | Capacity: 2,600 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 18,200 |
AS Trenčín | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | MŠK Žilina |
Štadión Sihoť UEFA |
Mestský futbalový štadión UEFA |
ViOn Aréna UEFA |
Štadión pod Dubňom UEFA |
Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 4,400 | Capacity: 4,008 | Capacity: 10,897 |
Personnel and kits[edit]
Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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DAC Dunajská Streda | Oszkár Világi | Xisco Muñoz | TBA | Macron | Kukkonia |
Dukla Banská Bystrica | Ivan Šabo | Mario Auxt (interim) | Róbert Polievka | Adidas | Veolia |
Košice | Dušan Trnka | Ján Kozák jr | Erik Pačinda | Adidas | Niké |
Podbrezová | Július Kriváň | Roman Skuhravý | Richard Ludha | Adidas | Niké |
Ružomberok | Ľubomír Golis | Ondřej Smetana | Marek Zsigmund | Adidas | Niké |
Skalica | Peter Bartoš | Pavol Majerník | Martin Nagy | Puma | Tipsport |
Slovan Bratislava | Ivan Kmotrík | Vladimír Weiss | Vladimír Weiss | Adidas | Niké |
Spartak Trnava | Peter Macho | Michal Gašparík | Roman Procházka | Puma | Tipsport |
Trenčín | Róbert Rybníček | Ilija Stolica | Damián Bariš | Macron | Tipsport |
Zemplín Michalovce | Ján Sabol | František Straka | Igor Žofčák | Adidas | Tipsport, St. Nicolaus |
Zlaté Moravce | Karol Škula | Dušan Uhrin Jr. | Karol Mondek | Erreà | Tipsport |
Žilina | Jozef Antošík | Michal Ščasný | Tomáš Nemčík | Nike | Preto |
Managerial changes[edit]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Trenčín | František Straka | End of contract | 26 May 2023 | Pre-season | Ilija Stolica | 27 May 2023[4] |
Ružomberok | Peter Struhár | 29 May 2023[5] | Peter Tomko | 5 June 2023[6] | ||
Zlaté Moravce | Ivan Galád | 5 June 2023[7] | Vladimír Cifranič | 12 June 2023[8] | ||
Zemplín Michalovce | Vladimír Rusnák | End of interim spell | 20 June 2023 | Marek Petruš | 21 June 2023[9] | |
Zemplín Michalovce | Marek Petruš | Sacked | 26 September 2023 | 12th | Peter Struhár | 28 September 2023[10] |
Košice | Anton Šoltis | 23 October 2023[11] | 10th | Ján Kozák jr | 31 October 2023[12] | |
Ružomberok | Peter Tomko | 24 October 2023 | 8th | Ondřej Smetana | 24 October 2023[13] | |
Banská Bystrica | Michal Ščasný | Signed with Athienou | 25 October 2023[14] | 5th | Mario Auxt (interim) | 25 October 2023 |
Zlaté Moravce | Vladimír Cifranič | Sacked | 12 November 2023 | 11th | Michal Hipp | 12 November 2023[15] |
Dunajská Streda | Adrián Guľa | 17 November 2023 | 6th | Xisco Muñoz | 18 November 2023[16] | |
Zemplín Michalovce | Peter Struhár | 20 February 2024 | 11th | František Straka | 20 February 2024[17] | |
Zlaté Moravce | Michal Hipp | 21 February 2024 | 12th | Dušan Uhrin Jr. | 26 February 2024[18] | |
MŠK Žilina | Jaroslav Hynek | Released | 11 April 2024 | 4th | Michal Ščasný | 11 April 2023[19] |
Regular stage[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 16 | +41 | 57 | Qualification for the championship group |
2 | Žilina | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 41 | |
3 | Spartak Trnava | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 39 | |
4 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 37 | |
5 | Podbrezová | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 34[a] | |
6 | Ružomberok | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 34[a] | |
7 | Trenčín | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 34[a] | Qualification for the relegation group |
8 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 34[a] | |
9 | Skalica | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 23 | |
10 | Košice | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 17 | |
11 | Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 10 | |
12 | Zlaté Moravce | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 48 | −34 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.
Notes:
Results[edit]
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league, for a total of 22 matches each.
Championship group[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLO | ŽIL | DAC | TRN | RUŽ | POD | |
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1 | Slovan Bratislava (C, Q) | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | ||
2 | Žilina | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 55[a] | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||
3 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 55[a] | 5–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Spartak Trnava | 31 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 54 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | |||
5 | Ružomberok (Q) | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b] | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | |
6 | Podbrezová | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 37 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points (head-to-head goal difference): Žilina 4 (+3), DAC Dunajská Streda 4 (–3).
- ^ Ružomberok qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Slovak Cup.
Relegation group[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | DUK | TRE | SKA | ZMI | KOŠ | ZLM | |
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1 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 50 | — | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |||
2 | Trenčín | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 48 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Skalica | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 39 | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||
4 | Zemplín Michalovce | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 27 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
5 | Košice | 31 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 24 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | ||
6 | Zlaté Moravce (R) | 31 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 64 | −45 | 11 | Relegation to the 2. Liga | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.
(R) Relegated
Season statistics[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]
- As of 15 April 2024[20]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Róbert Polievka | Banská Bystrica | 11 |
Martin Rymarenko | Banská Bystrica | ||
3 | Tigran Barseghyan | Slovan | 10 |
4 | Aleksandar Čavrić | Slovan | |
David Strelec | Slovan | ||
Nino Marcelli | Slovan | ||
Dávid Ďuriš | Žilina | ||
Michal Ďuriš | Trnava | ||
9 | Matúš Marcin | Michalovce | 8 |
Žan Medved | Košice |
Top assists[edit]
- As of 15 April 2024[21]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tigran Barseghyan | Slovan | 10 |
2 | Peter Kováčik | Podbrezová | 9 |
3 | David Strelec | Slovan | 8 |
4 | Róbert Polievka | Banská Bystrica | 7 |
Timotej Záhumenský | Banská Bystrica | ||
6 | Yhoan Andzouana | Dunajská Streda | 6 |
7 | Mario Sauer | Žilina | 5 |
Matúš Kmeť | Trenčín | ||
Lukáš Fabiš | Košice | ||
Philip Azango | Trnava | ||
Erik Daniel | Trnava | ||
Michal Ďuriš | Trnava | ||
Giannis Niarchos | Michalovce |
Hat-tricks[edit]
Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Kováčik | Podbrezová | Banská Bystrica | 4–1 (A) | 28 July 2023 | [22] |
- Note
4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets[edit]
- As of 15 April 2024[23]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dominik Takáč | Trnava | 12 |
Milan Borjan | Slovan | ||
3 | Vozinha | Trenčín | 10 |
4 | Aleksandar Popović | Dunajská Streda | 9 |
5 | Ľubomír Belko | Žilina | 7 |
6 | Martin Junas | Skalica | 6 |
7 | Richard Ludha | Podbrezová | 5 |
Žiga Frelih | Michalovce | ||
Matúš Hruška | Banská Bystrica | ||
Tomáš Frühwald | Ružomberok |
Discipline[edit]
- As of 15 April 2024
Player[edit]
- Most yellow cards: 9[24]
- Boris Godál (B.Bystrica)
- Marek Zsigmund (Ružomberok)
- Most red cards: 2[24]
- Mário Mrva (Podbrezová)
- Oleksandr Holikov (Košice)
Club[edit]
- Most yellow cards: 62[25]
- MFK Skalica
- Most red cards: 4[26]
- Košice
See also[edit]
- 2023–24 Slovak Cup
- 2023–24 2. Liga (Slovakia)
- List of Slovak football transfers summer 2023
- List of Slovak football transfers winter 2023–24
- List of foreign Slovak First League players
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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