The 2021–22 Slovak First Football League was the 29th season of the first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.
Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions for the third successive year, after picking up the second consecutive domestic double in the previous season. Slovan successfully retained their league title, winning a record-breaking fourth title in a row and a record-extending 12th overall since the competition was established in 1993.
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, the relegation play-offs winner, and the one team promoted from the 2. Liga, Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš, who were promoted to the top flight for the first time. Nitra (relegated after four years in the top flight) had been relegated to 3. Liga.
Stadiums and locations
| FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | FK Pohronie | MFK Ružomberok | FK Senica |
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| MOL Aréna UEFA  |
Mestský futbalový štadión UEFA |
Štadión pod Čebraťom | OMS Arena UEFA |
| Capacity: 12,700 | Capacity: 2,309 | Capacity: 4,817 | Capacity: 5,070 |
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| ŠKF Sereď | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | FC Spartak Trnava | MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš |
| ŠAM - City Arena UEFA |
Tehelné pole UEFA |
ŠAM - City Arena UEFA |
NTC Poprad UEFA |
| Capacity: 19,200 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 19,200 | Capacity: 5,700 |
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| AS Trenčín | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | MŠK Žilina |
| Štadión Sihoť UEFA |
Mestský futbalový štadión UEFA |
Štadión FC ViOn UEFA |
Štadión pod Dubňom UEFA |
| Capacity: 4,200 (10,000 planned) | Capacity: 4,440 | Capacity: 4,006 | Capacity: 11,253 |
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Personnel and kits
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAC Dunajská Streda |  Oszkár Világi |
 João Janeiro |
 Zsolt Kalmár |
Macron | Kukkonia |
| Pohronie | Igor Rozenberg |
Peter Lérant |
Patrik Blahút |
Erreà | REMESLO |
| Ružomberok | Milan Fiľo |
Peter Struhár |
Ján Maslo |
Adidas | TAURIS |
| Senica |  Oldřich Duda |
Libor Fašiang |
Juraj Piroska |
Adidas | KOMPLEXX GROUP SK |
| Sereď | Róbert Stareček |
Juraj Jarábek |
Ľubomír Michalík |
Nike | ORION TIP |
| Slovan Bratislava | Ivan Kmotrík |
Vladimír Weiss |
 Vasil Bozhikov |
Adidas | Niké |
| Spartak Trnava | Peter Macho |
Michal Gašparík |
Martin Mikovič |
Adidas | Tipsport |
| Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | Milan Mikušiak |
Marek Petruš |
Richard Bartoš |
Sportika | VEREX |
| Trenčín | Jozef Liptovský |
Juraj Ančic (interim) |
Jakub Kadák |
Macron | Tipsport |
| Zemplín Michalovce | Ján Sabol |
Norbert Hrnčár |
Igor Žofčák |
Adidas | ISDB, St. Nicolaus |
| Zlaté Moravce | Karol Škula |
Ján Kocian |
Tomáš Ďubek |
Erreà | ViOn |
| Žilina | Jozef Antošík |
Ivan Belák (interim) |
Jakub Paur |
Nike | Preto |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohronie | Jan Kameník | End of contract | 21 May 2021[2] | Pre-season | Gergely Geri | 2 June 2021[3] |
| Ružomberok | Ján Haspra | End of contract | 27 May 2021[4] | Peter Struhár | 30 May 2021[5] | |
| Sereď | Gergely Geri | Signed with Pohronie | 2 June 2021 | Juraj Jarábek | 11 June 2021[6] | |
| Trenčín | Juraj Ančic | End of interim spell | 2 June 2021 | Peter Hlinka | 2 June 2021[7] | |
| Senica | Karol Praženica | Released | 2 June 2021 | Pavel Šustr | 2 June 2021[8] | |
| Pohronie | Gergely Geri | Released | 29 August 2021[9] | 10 | Štefan Zaťko (interim) | 30 August 2021 |
| Pohronie | Štefan Zaťko | End of interim spell | 4 October 2021[10] | 12 |  Pablo Villar | 4 October 2021 |
| Žilina | Pavol Staňo | Released | 4 October 2021[11] | 7 | Peter Černák | 4 October 2021 |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | Antal Németh | Released | 10 November 2021 | 5 | João Janeiro | 11 November 2021[12] |
| Trenčín | Peter Hlinka | Resigned | 5 December 2021 | 7 | Juraj Ančic | 5 December 2021[13] |
| Pohronie | Pablo Villar | Released | 21 December 2021[14] | 12 | Martin Bittengl | 4 January 2022[15] |
| Zemplín Michalovce | Anton Šoltis | Released | 15 March 2022 | 9 | Norbert Hrnčár | 15 March 2022 [16] |
| Senica | Pavel Šustr | Resigned | 16 April 2022 | 8 | Libor Fašiang | 16 April 2022[17] |
| Pohronie | Martin Bittengl | Released | 19 April 2021 | 12 | Peter Lérant | 19 April 2022[18] |
| Žilina | Peter Černák | Released | 23 April 2022[19] | 6 | Ivan Belák (interim) | 23 April 2022 |
| Zlaté Moravce | Ľuboš Benkovský | Released | 5 May 2022[20] | 11 | Ján Kocian | 5 May 2022 |
Regular stage
League table
Championship group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLO | RUŽ | TRN | DAC | SER | ŽIL | |
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| 1 | Slovan Bratislava (C) | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 71 | 25 | +46 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
| 2 | Ružomberok | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Spartak Trnava | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a] | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| 4 | DAC Dunajská Streda (O) | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| 5 | Sereď (R) | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 39 | Relegation[b] | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | |
| 6 | Žilina | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 34 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
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; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ Spartak Trnava qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as the 2021–22 Slovak Cup winners.
- ↑ Sereď did not obtain a license for the next season and were automatically relegated.[21]
Relegation group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | TRE | TLM | ZMI | SEN | ZLM | POH | |
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| 7 | Trenčín | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs | — | 5–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | |
| 8 | Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 40 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 9 | Zemplín Michalovce | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 40 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 10 | Senica (R) | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 34 | Relegation[a] | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| 11 | Zlaté Moravce | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 30 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | ||
| 12 | Pohronie (R) | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to the 2. Liga | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
- ↑ Senica did not obtain a license for the next season and were automatically relegated.
Europa Conference League play-offs
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 4 | |||||||
| 8 | Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 2 | |||||||
| 7 | Trenčín | 1 | |||||||
| 6 | Žilina | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | Trenčín | 2 | |||||||
Semi-finals
Final
Season statistics
- As of 27 May 2022
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[22] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakub Kadák |
Trenčín | 13 |
| 2 |  Philip Azango1 |
Trenčín | 10 |
| Martin Regáli |
Ružomberok | ||
| 4 | Ezekiel Henty |
Slovan Bratislava | 9 |
| 5 |  Milan Ristovski |
Spartak Trnava | 8 |
| Jaromír Zmrhal |
Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Miloš Lačný |
Pohronie | ||
| 8 |  Elvis Mashike Sukisa |
Senica | 7 |
| Vladimír Weiss |
Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Samuel Mráz |
Slovan Bratislava | ||
 Njegoš Kupusović1 |
Trenčín | ||
| Martin Boďa |
Ružomberok | ||
 Nikola Krstović2 |
DAC Dunajská Streda | ||
| Tomáš Ďubek |
Zlaté Moravce | ||
| Dragan Andrić |
Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | ||
1 plus 1 play-off goal
2 plus 2 play-off goals
Hat-tricks
| Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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| 6 | Ezekiel Henty | Slovan Bratislava | Zlaté Moravce | 4–1 (H) | 29 August 2021 | [23] |
| 22 | Nikola Krstović | DAC Dunajská Streda | Žilina | 3–1 (H) | 26 February 2022 | [24] |
| 8.R | Njegoš Kupusović | Trenčín | Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | 5–2 (H) | 30 April 2022 | [25] |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[26] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Takáč |
Spartak Trnava | 18 |
| 2 | Ivan Krajčírik |
Ružomberok | 16 |
| 3 | Martin Jedlička |
DAC Dunajská Streda | 8 |
| Adrián Chovan |
Slovan Bratislava | ||
| 5 | Michal Kukučka |
Trenčín | 7 |
| 6 | Henrich Ravas |
Senica | 6 |
| 7 | Benjamín Száraz |
Zemplín Michalovce | 5 |
| 8 | Michal Šulla |
Slovan Bratislava | 4 |
| Dejan Iliev |
Sereď (3)/Trenčín (1) | ||
| Matúš Kira |
Zlaté Moravce | ||
 Andriy Kozhukhar |
Zemplín Michalovce | ||
| Martin Chudý |
Sereď | ||
| Dániel Veszelinov |
DAC Dunajská Streda | ||
| Patrik Lukáč |
Zlaté Moravce | ||
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 10[27]
Marin Ljubičić (Sereď)
- Most red cards: 2[27]
- Dominik Špiriak (Pohronie)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 71[28]
- Sereď
- Most red cards: 4[29]
- Senica
- Pohronie
- Sereď
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | References | ||
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| Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| July/August | Jakub Kadák |
Trenčín | András Schäfer |
DAC Dunajská Streda | [30][31] |
| September | Erik Jendrišek |
Ľuboslav Laura |
Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | [32][33] | |
| October | Ján Maslo |
Ružomberok |  Kyriakos Savvidis |
Spartak Trnava | [34][35] |
| November | Martin Regáli |
 Egy Maulana Vikri |
Senica | [36][37] | |
| December | Lukáš Fabiš |
Matej Trusa |
Zemplín Michalovce | [38][39] | |
| February | Roko Jureškin |
Sereď | Roko Jureškin |
Sereď | [40] |
| March | Vladimír Weiss Jr. |
Slovan Bratislava |  Brahim Moumou |
DAC Dunajská Streda | |
| April | Tomáš Ďubek |
Zlaté Moravce |  Andrejs Cigaņiks |
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| May | Nikola Krstović |
DAC Dunajská Streda | Nikola Krstović |
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Annual awards
Team of the Season
Takáč
Škrtel
Madleňák
Kashia
Fabiš
Kankava
Kadák
Weiss
Rabiu
Regáli
Azango
Team of the Season was:[42]
- Goalkeeper: Dominik Takáč (Spartak Trnava)
- Defenders: Matej Madleňák (Ružomberok), Martin Škrtel (Spartak Trnava),
Guram Kashia (Slovan Bratislava), Lukáš Fabiš (Ružomberok) - Midfielders: Philip Azango (Trenčín), Ibrahim Rabiu (Slovan Bratislava), Jakub Kadák (Trenčín), Jaba Kankava (Slovan Bratislava), Vladimír Weiss Jr. (Slovan Bratislava)
- Forward: Martin Regáli (Ružomberok)
Under-21 Team of the Season
Source:[42]
- Goalkeeper: Ivan Krajčírik (Ružomberok)
- Defenders: Alex Méndez (Zemplín Michalovce), Sebastian Kóša (Spartak Trnava), Roko Jureškin (Sereď)
- Midfielders: Alexandros Kyziridis (Zlaté Moravce), Filip Lichý (Slovan Bratislava/Ružomberok), Matúš Begala (Zemplín Michalovce), Samuel Lavrinčík (Trenčín), Jakub Kadák (Trenčín), Bamidele Yusuf (Spartak Trnava)
- Forward: Tomáš Bobček (Ružomberok)
Individual awards
Manager of the Season
Vladimír Weiss (Slovan Bratislava)
Player of the Season
Vladimír Weiss Jr. (Slovan Bratislava)
Young Player of the Season
Jakub Kadák (Trenčín)
See also
Notes
- ↑ Matches were played behind closed doors without any spectators.
References
- ↑ "Fortuna liga 11. Kolo | FC Spartak Trnava - ŠK Slovan Bratislava futbal".
- ↑ "Udržal tím medzi slovenskou elitou, aj tak končí: Ján Kameník už nie je trénerom FK Pohronie". 25 May 2021.
- ↑ "Aj FK Pohronie hlási zmenu na poste trénera: Tím zo Žiaru nad Hronom povedie Gergely Geri". 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "Tréneri Haspra a Sapara skončili v MFK Ružomberok".
- ↑ "Ružomberok našiel nástupcu Jána Haspru: Je to pre mňa veľký skok, no budem sa snažiť urobiť všetko". 31 May 2021.
- ↑ "Sereď predstavila nového trénera: Do Fortuna ligy sa vracia známe meno, viedol aj Trnavu". 11 June 2021.
- ↑ "Trenčín spoznal meno nového kormidelníka: Futbalistov AS povedie bývalý slovenský reprezentant". 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "Ďalší fortunaligista hlási zmenu na poste trénera: Karol Praženica má v FK Senica českého nástupcu". 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "Tréner Geri skončil na lavičke FK Pohronie". 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "Pohronie bude mať nového trénera. Povedie ho Španiel s rekordným zápisom".
- ↑ "Pavol Staňo už nie je trénerom MŠK Žilina".
- ↑ "Kto je Joao Janeiro, nový tréner DAC Dunajská Streda?".
- ↑ "Horúca správa spod Hradu Matúša Čáka: Peter Hlinka už nie je trénerom AS Trenčín". Športky.sk. December 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Spanielsky kouc konci". 21 December 2021.
- ↑ "Pohronie má nové vedenie. Trénerom bude Čech".
- ↑ "Prvá trénerská zmena v novom roku, Michalovce povedie známe meno".
- ↑ "Odišlo im osem hráčov a realizačný tím. Napriek tomu Senica nastúpila". Sme (in Slovak). 16 April 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "Peter Lérant trénerom FK Pohronie".
- ↑ "Černák končí na lavičkr Žiliny".
- ↑ "Benkovský končí na lavičke ViOnu. Nahradí ho bývalý tréner reprezentácie".
- ↑ "Koniec ŠKF Sereď!". Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ↑ "FORTUNA LIGA - Najlepší kanonieri" (in Slovak). 17 August 2020.
- ↑ "ŠK Slovan Bratislava futbal - FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce - Vráble | Fortuna liga 6. Kolo".
- ↑ "FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda - MŠK Žilina | Detail zápasu".
- ↑ "Trencin - Mikulas | Detail zápasu".
- ↑ "Brankári - Štatistiky". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- 1 2 "Hráči | Štatistiky". Fortuna liga.
- ↑ "Tímy - Štatistiky". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "Tímy - Štatistiky". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "VOYO Hráčom mesiaca Jakub Kadák z AS Trenčín".
- ↑ "Júl / August 2021 | Televízia Markíza". golmesiaca.markiza.sk.
- ↑ "Erik Jendrišek VOYO Hráčom mesiaca september". Fortuna liga.
- ↑ "September 2021 | Televízia Markíza". golmesiaca.markiza.sk.
- ↑ "Ján Maslo zvíťazil v ankete VOYO Hráč mesiaca október". Fortuna liga.
- ↑ "Október 2021 | Televízia Markíza". golmesiaca.markiza.sk.
- ↑ "Hráč mesiaca Regáli: "Tažím z úspechov celého tímu"". Fortuna liga.
- ↑ "November 2021 | Televízia Markíza". golmesiaca.markiza.sk.
- ↑ "Lukáš Fabiš VOYO Hráčom mesiaca december".
- ↑ "Matej Trusa víťazom ankety Gól mesiaca december 2021".
- ↑ "Roko Jureškin triumfoval v anketách Hráč i Gól mesiaca február".
- ↑ "Nikola Krstovič víťazom ankety Gól mesiaca máj 2022".
- 1 2 "Jedenastka sezony..." Fortuna liga. 22 May 2022.
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