1996–97 Slovak Superliga

Mars superliga

Season	1996–97
Dates	3 August 1996 – 11 June 1997
Champions	1.FC Košice
Relegated	FC Nitra ZŤS Dubnica
Champions League	1.FC Košice
UEFA Cup	FC Spartak Trnava ŠK Slovan Bratislava
Intertoto Cup	Ozeta Dukla Trenčín FC Rimavská Sobota
Matches played	240
Goals scored	605 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jozef Kožlej (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Košice 5:0 Tatran B.Bystrica 5:0 R.Sobota
Biggest away win	Dubnica 0:5 Slovan
Highest scoring	Humenné 3:6 B.Bystrica
Average attendance	4,083
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Statistics of Slovak Superliga in season 1996/1997.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and 1.FC Košice won the championship.

Žilina

Prešov

Trnava

Dubnica

Košice
Lokomotíva

Nitra

Rimavská Sobota

Prievidza

Bardejov

Banská Bystrica

Humenné

Dunajská Streda

Bratislava

Bratislava clubs:

Slovan
Inter
Artmedia

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Location of teams in 1996–97 Mars superliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	1. FC Košice (C)	30	21	7	2	61	19	+42	70	Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2	Spartak Trnava	30	21	6	3	66	24	+42	69	Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3	Slovan Bratislava	30	15	5	10	49	33	+16	50	Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4	Inter Bratislava	30	13	9	8	38	35	+3	48
5	Dukla Banská Bystrica	30	13	5	12	48	37	+11	44
6	Tatran Prešov	30	12	7	11	37	38	−1	43
7	Bardejov	30	11	7	12	34	36	−2	40
8	Petrimex Prievidza	30	10	7	13	41	43	−2	37
9	Žilina	30	11	4	15	30	34	−4	37	Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage
10	Lokomotíva Košice	30	8	13	9	27	31	−4	37
11	Chemlon Humenné	30	11	3	16	34	44	−10	36
12	Rimavská Sobota	30	11	3	16	31	46	−15	36
13	Artmedia Petržalka	30	9	8	13	29	49	−20	35
14	DAC Dunajská Streda	30	9	7	14	29	45	−16	34
15	ZTS Kerametal Dubnica (R)	30	8	8	14	29	43	−14	32	Relegation to 2. Liga
16	Nitra (R)	30	5	5	20	22	48	−26	20

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jozef Kožlej	1.FC Kosice	22
2	Július Šimon	Trnava	14
3	Szilárd Németh	Slovan	12
4	Rolf Landerl	Inter	10
5	Ľubomír Luhový	Trnava	9
	Róbert Semeník	1.FC Kosice
	Jozef Pisár	Rimavska Sobota
	Ivan Lapšanský	B.Bystrica
	Milan Rimanovský	DAC D.Streda
	Jaroslav Timko	Trnava

See also

• 1996–97 Slovak Cup
• 1996–97 2. Liga (Slovakia)

References

• (RSSSF)