Summary
The Slovak Super Liga (SVK1), or Fortuna Liga, is the top football league in Slovakia's football system. At the end of the 2018-2019 SVK1 season, the SVK1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2018-2019 SVK1 team
- 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2018-2019 SVK1 teams
The winner of the 2018-2019 Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup), typically a SVK1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League. If the Slovak Cup winner has already earned either a UEFACL or UEFAEL berth, then the 4th place, 5th place, and 6th place Championship Round teams and the 1st place Relegation Group teams have a "Knockout" Playoff. The winner receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Slovakia
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| SVK1 | Fortuna Liga | 12 |
| SVK2 | DOXXbet liga 2. Liga) | 16 |
| SVK3 | 3. liga | 66 |
| SVK4 | 4. liga | 120 |
| SVK5 | 5. liga | 232 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 21 Jul 2018 - 9 Mar 2019 | Champ/Releg Rounds 16 Mar 2019 - 24 May 2019 | 12: SVK1 (10 minimum), SVK2 (2 maximum) | |
Season Format
The 2018-2019 SVK1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each SVK1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 11 SVK1 teams for a total of 22 league matches. In the second stage, the top six teams play in the Championship Group and the bottom 6 teams play in the Relegation Group. Each team plays Home-Away matches against the other 5 teams in their group (10 more matches, 32 matches total) to determine final rankings for 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League, Europa League placements, and relegation. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head away goals scored, then (4) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 SVK1 season, the 6th place Relegation Group team will be relegated to the SVK2, and the 5th place Relegation Group team plays a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff against the 2nd place SVK2 team. The Playoff winner and the 1st place SVK2 team will play in the 2019-2020 SVK1.
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Relegation Playoffs
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FK Poprad | 34 | FK AS Trenčín |
| 28.05.19 |  | 20 | FK AS Trenčín | Futbalový Štadión NTC Poprad |
| 01.06.19 | | 41 | FK Poprad | Štadión pod Dubňom |
2nd Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | 32 | 25 -5-2 | 80 | - | 84 | 33 | 51 | 16 | 12 -4-0 | 40 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 13 -1-2 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 21 |
| 2 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 32 | 19 -6-7 | 63 | - | 63 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 10 -4-2 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 9 -2-5 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | MFK Ružomberok | 32 | 15 -11-6 | 56 | - | 50 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 11 -3-2 | 36 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 4 -8-4 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 4 | MŠK Žilina | 32 | 16 -6-10 | 54 | - | 56 | 44 | 12 | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 5 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 32 | 11 -7-14 | 40 | - | 39 | 58 | -19 | 16 | 8 -4-4 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 15 | 40 | -25 |
| 6 | ŠKF Sereď | 32 | 11 -5-16 | 38 | - | 39 | 54 | -15 | 16 | 7 -2-7 | 23 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 16 | 4 -3-9 | 15 | 15 | 28 | -13 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 32 | 10 -8-14 | 38 | - | 35 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 2 -5-9 | 11 | 9 | 20 | -11 |
| 2 | FK Senica | 32 | 10 -7-15 | 37 | - | 42 | 53 | -11 | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 4 -2-10 | 14 | 18 | 37 | -19 |
| 3 | FC Nitra | 32 | 8 -10-14 | 34 | - | 42 | 48 | -6 | 16 | 4 -5-7 | 17 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 16 | 4 -5-7 | 17 | 21 | 23 | -2 |
| 4 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 32 | 10 -4-18 | 34 | - | 33 | 55 | -22 | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 2 -1-13 | 7 | 9 | 35 | -26 |
| 5 | FK AS Trenčín | 32 | 8 -7-17 | 31 | - | 41 | 56 | -15 | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 16 | 2 -5-9 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -14 |
| 6 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 32 | 7 -8-17 | 29 | - | 28 | 48 | -20 | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 16 | 2 -4-10 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -18 |
UEFACL UEFAEL (Slovak Cup Winner) UEFAEL Relegation Playoffs Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 18 -4-0 | 58 | - | 53 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 7 -4-0 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 11 -0-0 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | MŠK Žilina | 22 | 13 -5-4 | 44 | - | 39 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 22 | 13 -5-4 | 44 | - | 42 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 4 | MFK Ružomberok | 22 | 9 -9-4 | 36 | - | 34 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 2 -7-2 | 13 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 5 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 9 -5-8 | 32 | - | 29 | 33 | -4 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 12 | 24 | -12 |
| 6 | ŠKF Sereď | 22 | 9 -4-9 | 31 | - | 27 | 29 | -2 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 8 | 18 | -10 |
| 7 | FC Nitra | 22 | 7 -5-10 | 26 | - | 27 | 30 | -3 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 8 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 22 | 7 -4-11 | 25 | - | 28 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 -3-8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | -11 |
| 9 | FK AS Trenčín | 22 | 6 -4-12 | 22 | - | 30 | 40 | -10 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 11 | 2 -2-7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
| 10 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 22 | 6 -3-13 | 21 | - | 22 | 35 | -13 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 11 | 2 -2-7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -11 |
| 11 | FK Senica | 22 | 3 -6-13 | 15 | - | 20 | 43 | -23 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | -20 |
| 12 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 22 | 4 -2-16 | 14 | - | 19 | 44 | -25 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 -0-11 | 0 | 4 | 29 | -25 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 00 | FK AS Trenčín | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
 | 10 | FC Nitra | Štadión FC Vion |
 | 10 | FK Senica | ZELPO Aréna |
 | 31 | ŠKF Sereď | Národný Futbalový Štadión |
 | 50 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | MOL Aréna |
 | 42 | MFK Ružomberok | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| 40 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Umelá tráva Myjava |
| 01 | FC Spartak Tnrava | Štadión pod Zoborom |
| 31 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | OMS Arena (Senica) |
| 10 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
| 23 | MŠK Žilina | Štadión Pasienky |
| 33 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| 21 | FK AS Trenčín | Štadión FC Vion |
| 31 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 34 | ŠKF Sereď | MOL Aréna |
| 03 | MFK Ružomberok | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| 62 | MŠK Žilina | Národný Futbalový Štadión |
| 12 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| 32 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |