2023–24 Slovak First Football League

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Niké liga
Season2023–24
DatesRegular season:
28 July 2023 – 18 May 2024
RelegatedZlaté Moravce
Matches played126
Goals scored356 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerRóbert Polievka (11)
Martin Rymarenko (11)
Biggest home winPodbrezová 5–0 MFK Ružomberok
(21 October 2023)
Biggest away winPodbrezová 0-6 Slovan
(9 December 2023)
Highest scoringMŠK Žilina 5–3 MFK Skalica
(29 September 2023)
Podbrezová 5–3 FC Košice
(1 October 2023)
Highest attendance12,528
Spartak Trnava 1-2 Slovan Bratislava
(22 October 2023)
Lowest attendance369
Skalica 3–0 Podbrezová
(15 December 2023)
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.

Slovan Bratislava are the defending champions for the fifth successive year.

Teams[edit]

Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the 2. Liga – Košice[1] (promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history). Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš were relegated to 2. Liga after spending two seasons in the top flight.[2]

Team changes[edit]

Promoted from
2022–23 2. Liga 		Relegated from
2022–23 Fortuna liga
Košice Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš

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]

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Location of teams in Niké liga 2023–24
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda FK Dukla Banská Bystrica FC Košice FK Železiarne Podbrezová
MOL Aréna
UEFA 		Štadión SNP
UEFA 		Košická futbalová aréna
UEFA 		ZELPO Aréna
UEFA
Capacity: 12,700 Capacity: 7,030 Capacity: 5,836 (12,658 planned) 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: 4,200 (10,000 planned) Capacity: 4,400 Capacity: 4,008 Capacity: 10,897

Personnel and kits[edit]

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia Oszkár Világi Spain Xisco Muñoz TBA Macron Kukkonia
Dukla Banská Bystrica Slovakia Ivan Šabo Slovakia Mario Auxt (interim) Slovakia Róbert Polievka Adidas Veolia
Košice Slovakia Dušan Trnka Slovakia Ján Kozák jr Slovakia Erik Pačinda Adidas Niké
Podbrezová Slovakia Július Kriváň Czech Republic Roman Skuhravý Slovakia Richard Ludha Adidas Niké
Ružomberok Slovakia Ľubomír Golis Czech Republic Ondřej Smetana Slovakia Marek Zsigmund Adidas Niké
Skalica Slovakia Peter Bartoš Slovakia Pavol Majerník Slovakia Martin Nagy Puma Tipsport
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Ivan Kmotrík Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Adidas Niké
Spartak Trnava Slovakia Peter Macho Slovakia Michal Gašparík Slovakia Roman Procházka Puma Tipsport
Trenčín Slovakia Róbert Rybníček Serbia Ilija Stolica Slovakia Damián Bariš Macron Tipsport
Zemplín Michalovce Slovakia Ján Sabol Czech Republic František Straka Slovakia Igor Žofčák Adidas Tipsport, St. Nicolaus
Zlaté Moravce Slovakia Karol Škula Czech Republic Dušan Uhrin Jr. Slovakia Karol Mondek Erreà Tipsport
Žilina Slovakia Jozef Antošík Czech Republic Michal Ščasný Slovakia Tomáš Nemčík Nike Preto

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Trenčín Czech Republic František Straka End of contract 26 May 2023 Pre-season Serbia Ilija Stolica 27 May 2023[4]
Ružomberok Slovakia Peter Struhár 29 May 2023[5] Slovakia Peter Tomko 5 June 2023[6]
Zlaté Moravce Slovakia Ivan Galád 5 June 2023[7] Slovakia Vladimír Cifranič 12 June 2023[8]
Zemplín Michalovce Slovakia Vladimír Rusnák End of interim spell 20 June 2023 Slovakia Marek Petruš 21 June 2023[9]
Zemplín Michalovce Slovakia Marek Petruš Sacked 26 September 2023 12th Slovakia Peter Struhár 28 September 2023[10]
Košice Slovakia Anton Šoltis 23 October 2023[11] 10th Slovakia Ján Kozák jr 31 October 2023[12]
Ružomberok Slovakia Peter Tomko 24 October 2023 8th Czech Republic Ondřej Smetana 24 October 2023[13]
Banská Bystrica Czech Republic Michal Ščasný Signed with Cyprus Athienou 25 October 2023[14] 5th Slovakia Mario Auxt (interim) 25 October 2023
Zlaté Moravce Slovakia Vladimír Cifranič Sacked 12 November 2023 11th Slovakia Michal Hipp 12 November 2023[15]
Dunajská Streda Slovakia Adrián Guľa 17 November 2023 6th Spain Xisco Muñoz 18 November 2023[16]
Zemplín Michalovce Slovakia Peter Struhár 20 February 2024 11th Czech Republic František Straka 20 February 2024[17]
Zlaté Moravce Slovakia Michal Hipp 21 February 2024 12th Czech Republic Dušan Uhrin Jr. 26 February 2024[18]
MŠK Žilina Czech Republic Jaroslav Hynek Released 11 April 2024 4th Czech Republic Michal Ščasný 11 April 2023[19]

Regular stage[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Ranked on head-to-head points: Podbrezová 11, Ružomberok 9, Trenčín 8, Dukla Banská Bystrica 3.

Results[edit]

Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league, for a total of 22 matches each.

Home \ Away DAC DUK KOŠ POD RUŽ SKA SLO TRN TRE ZMI ZLM ŽIL
DAC Dunajská Streda 1–2 5–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1
Dukla Banská Bystrica 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–1 2–1 1–4 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–1
Košice 0–3 2–4 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–3
Podbrezová 0–0 2–2 5–3 5–0 1–0 0–6 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–0
Ružomberok 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–2
Skalica 0–1 0–3 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1
Slovan Bratislava 2–1 2–2 4–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 4–1 2–0
Spartak Trnava 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–2
Trenčín 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 4–1 0–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 4–1 0–0
Zemplín Michalovce 0–0 0–3 0–2 1–5 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–4 0–0 4–1 1–1
Zlaté Moravce 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–4 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2
Žilina 5–1 1–4 1–0 2–1 3–1 5–3 0–4 1–0 5–2 1–1 3–2
Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship group[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a] SLO TRN ŽIL DAC RUŽ POD
1 Slovan Bratislava (C, Q) 28 22 4 2 65 20 +45 70 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round — 0–2 0–0 2–1
2 Spartak Trnava 28 16 3 9 41 26 +15 51 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round 1–2 — 1–0 3–0
3 Žilina 28 14 6 8 46 39 +7 48 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs 0–3 — 0–0 3–2
4 DAC Dunajská Streda 28 12 10 6 37 27 +10 46 2–1 — 0–0 3–1
5 Ružomberok 28 11 10 7 33 34 −1 43 0–1 2–1 1–1 —
6 Podbrezová 28 10 4 14 45 48 −3 34 0–2 1–2 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. 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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2023–24 Slovak Cup winners (Ružomberok or Spartak Trnava) qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round. If the Slovak Cup winners finish in the top two, the Conference League second round spot will be passed to the third-placed team.

Relegation group[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation DUK TRE SKA KOŠ ZMI ZLM
1 Dukla Banská Bystrica 29 13 8 8 46 36 +10 47 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs — 4–2 0–1 0–0
2 Trenčín 28 10 9 9 39 32 +7 39 — 1–3 1–2 4–0
3 Skalica 28 10 6 12 32 31 +1 36 1–2 — 0–0 4–1
4 Košice 28 6 6 16 24 51 −27 24[a] 0–1 0–0 1–2 —
5 Zemplín Michalovce 29 5 9 15 26 45 −19 24[a] Qualification for the relegation play-offs 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 —
6 Zlaté Moravce (R) 28 0 5 23 16 61 −45 5 Relegation to the 2. Liga 0–1 1–2 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. 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:
  1. ^ a b Košice are ahead of Zemplín Michalovce on head-to-head points: Zemplín Michalovce 0–2 Košice, Košice 2–1 Zemplín Michalovce, Zemplín Michalovce 1–0 Košice.

Season statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 15 April 2024[20]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Slovakia Róbert Polievka Banská Bystrica 11
Slovakia Martin Rymarenko Banská Bystrica
3 Armenia Tigran Barseghyan Slovan 10
4 Serbia Aleksandar Čavrić Slovan
Slovakia David Strelec Slovan
Slovakia Nino Marcelli Slovan
Slovakia Dávid Ďuriš Žilina
Slovakia Michal Ďuriš Trnava
9 Slovakia Matúš Marcin Michalovce 8
Slovenia Žan Medved Košice

Top assists[edit]

As of 15 April 2024[21]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Armenia Tigran Barseghyan Slovan 10
2 Slovakia Peter Kováčik Podbrezová 9
3 Slovakia David Strelec Slovan 8
4 Slovakia Róbert Polievka Banská Bystrica 7
Slovakia Timotej Záhumenský Banská Bystrica
6 Republic of the Congo Yhoan Andzouana Dunajská Streda 6
7 Slovakia Mario Sauer Žilina 5
Slovakia Matúš Kmeť Trenčín
Slovakia Lukáš Fabiš Košice
Nigeria Philip Azango Trnava
Czech Republic Erik Daniel Trnava
Slovakia Michal Ďuriš Trnava
Greece Giannis Niarchos Michalovce


Hat-tricks[edit]

Round Player For Against Result Date Ref
1 Slovakia 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 Slovakia Dominik Takáč Trnava 12
Canada Milan Borjan Slovan
3 Cape Verde Vozinha Trenčín 10
4 Serbia Aleksandar Popović Dunajská Streda 9
5 Slovakia Ľubomír Belko Žilina 7
6 Slovakia Martin Junas Skalica 6
7 Slovakia Richard Ludha Podbrezová 5
Slovenia Žiga Frelih Michalovce
Slovakia Matúš Hruška Banská Bystrica
Slovakia Tomáš Frühwald Ružomberok

Discipline[edit]

As of 15 April 2024

Player[edit]

  • Most yellow cards: 9[24]



Club[edit]

  • Most yellow cards: 62[25]
    • MFK Skalica
  • Most red cards: 4[26]
    • Košice

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Košice sú kolo pred koncom víťazmi 2. ligy a postupujú do Fortuna ligy". nikeliga.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  2. ^ "Liptovský Mikuláš nezvládol ďalší zápas, z Fortuna ligy vypadáva". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. ^ "Všetky tímy doma. Toto sú štadióny, na ktorých sa hrá Niké liga". Niké liga. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  4. ^ "SRB Stolica je nový tréner AS Trenčín". 26 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Kouč Struhár končí na lavičke Ružomberka: Vedenie klubu ohlási jeho náhradu v najbližších dňoch". 29 May 2023.
  6. ^ "V Ružomberku reagujú na koniec Struhára, tím povedie jeho asistent".
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/FutZakulisie/status/1665782225487495169/photo/1
  8. ^ "Do Fortuna ligy sa vracia po vyše štyroch rokoch. ViOn má nového trénera".
  9. ^ "Je to magnet, hoci vie do čoho ide. Hlinka sa po 22 rokoch vracia do Prešova".
  10. ^ "Michalovce oznámili meno nového trénera. Tento muž sa má postarať o zázrak". 28 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Šoltis skončil ako tréner FC Košice". 23 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Ján Kozák mladší novým trénerom FC Košice". FC Košice.
  13. ^ "Zmeny na trénerských postoch: Košice dočasne povedie Sovič, Ružomberok angažoval Čecha Smetanu". TVNOVINY.sk. 24 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Trénerská žatva v Niké lige pokračuje, na lavičke Banskej Bystrice skončil Michal Ščasný".
  15. ^ https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/fc-vion-zlate-moravce-vladmir-cifranic-trener-koniec-nike-liga-2023-2024/}
  16. ^ "Novým trénerom DAC-u Xisco Muňoz".
  17. ^ "Peter Struhár skončil v Michalovciach. Klub sa pokúsi zachrániť tréner, ktorého všetci dobre poznajú".
  18. ^ "FC ViOn povedie k záchrane Dušan Uhrin mladší".
  19. ^ https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-msk-zilina-novy-trener-michal-scasny-nike-liga-2023-2024/
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  21. ^ "Štatistiky – Hráči" (in Slovak). Niké liga.
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  25. ^ "Tímy | Štatistiky". Nike liga. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Tímy - Štatistiky". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

External links[edit]

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