
Summary
The Slovak First Football League (SVK1), or Niké Liga, is the top football league in Slovakia's football system. At the end of the 2024-2025 SVK1 season, the SVK1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024-2025 SVK1 Championship Group team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024-2025 SVK1 Championship Group teams
The winner of the 2024-2025 Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup), typically a SVK1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League. If the Slovak Cup winner has already earned either a UEFACL or UEFAECL 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 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Slovakia
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
---|---|---|
SVK1 | Niké Liga | 12 |
SVK2 | 2. Liga | 16 |
SVK3 | 3. liga | 31 |
SVK4 | 4. liga | 61 |
SVK5 | 5. liga | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Regular 27 Jul 2024 - 1 Mar 2025 | Champ/Releg Rounds 5 Mar 2025 - 22 May 2025 | 12: SVK1 (10 minimum), SVK2 (2 maximum) |
Season Format
The 2024-2025 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 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League, Europa Conference 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 2024-2025 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 2025-2026 SVK1.
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1st Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 18 | 14 -2-2 | 44 | - | 41 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
2 | MŠK Žilina | 19 | 12 -5-2 | 41 | - | 39 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 8 -1-1 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
3 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 19 | 11 -6-2 | 39 | - | 31 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 -3-1 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
4 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | - | 27 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
5 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 19 | 6 -7-6 | 25 | - | 26 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
6 | FC Košice | 19 | 5 -8-6 | 23 | - | 23 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
7 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 19 | 5 -8-6 | 23 | - | 24 | 30 | -6 | 10 | 3 -5-2 | 14 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
8 | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | 19 | 4 -5-10 | 17 | - | 21 | 31 | -10 | 10 | 4 -1-5 | 13 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 9 | 0 -4-5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 |
9 | MFK Ružomberok | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | - | 19 | 29 | -10 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
10 | KFC Komárno | 18 | 5 -2-11 | 17 | - | 21 | 35 | -14 | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
11 | FK AS Trenčín | 18 | 2 -9-7 | 15 | - | 19 | 32 | -13 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | 0 -5-4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 |
12 | MFK Skalica | 19 | 3 -5-11 | 14 | - | 20 | 35 | -15 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 | 1 -2-7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -14 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Fixtures
![]() | FT | ŠK Slovan Bratislava![]() | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
![]() | FT | KFC Komárno![]() | Štadión Na Sihoti |
![]() | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica![]() | Košcká futbalová aréna |
![]() | FK AS Trenčín![]() | ZELPO Aréna |
![]() | MŠK Žilina![]() | Štadión FC Vion |
![]() | MFK Zemplín Michalovce![]() | Štadión Tehelné pole |
![]() | MFK Ružomberok![]() | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
![]() | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská![]() | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
![]() | FC Košice![]() | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
![]() | ŠK Slovan Bratislava![]() | Štadión Na Sihoti |
![]() | MFK Skalica![]() | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
![]() | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská![]() | Štadión pod Dubňom |
![]() | ŽP Šport Podbrezová![]() | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
![]() | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica![]() | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
![]() | MŠK Žilina![]() | Štadión SNP Štiavničky |
![]() | FK AS Trenčín![]() | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
![]() | MFK Ružomberok![]() | MOL Aréna |
![]() | MFK Zemplín Michalovce![]() | Košcká futbalová aréna |
![]() | FC Spartak Tnrava![]() | Štadión Tehelné pole |
![]() | KFC Komárno![]() | ZELPO Aréna |
Results
![]() | 02 | FC Košice![]() | Štadión pod Dubňom |
![]() | 22 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová![]() | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
![]() | 31 | MFK Skalica![]() | MOL Aréna |
![]() | 14 | FC Spartak Tnrava![]() | Štadión SNP Štiavničky |
![]() | 30 | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica![]() | Štadión FC Vion |
![]() | 00 | MŠK Žilina![]() | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
![]() | 21 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská![]() | Štadión Tehelné pole |
![]() | 20 | MFK Ružomberok![]() | ZELPO Aréna |
![]() | 10 | FC Košice![]() | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
![]() | 00 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce![]() | Štadión Na Sihoti |
![]() | 33 | FK AS Trenčín![]() | MOL Aréna |
![]() | 11 | MFK Skalica![]() | Košcká futbalová aréna |
![]() | 21 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava![]() | Štadión pod Dubňom |
![]() | 00 | KFC Komárno![]() | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
![]() | 02 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová![]() | Štadión SNP Štiavničky |
![]() | 02 | FC Spartak Tnrava![]() | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
![]() | 60 | KFC Komárno![]() | Štadión Tehelné pole |
![]() | 11 | FC Košice![]() | Štadión FC Vion |
![]() | 31 | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica![]() | Štadión Tehelné pole |
![]() | 00 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská![]() | ZELPO Aréna |