Niké Liga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2024-2025
Location
Slovakia
Abbreviation
SVK1

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

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1ŠK Slovan Bratislava 1814 -2-244-41212097 -1-1222011997 -1-122211011
2MŠK Žilina 1912 -5-241-391722108 -1-12524121294 -4-11615510
3FC Spartak Tnrava 1911 -6-239-31151695 -3-1181266106 -3-12119910
4FK DAC 1904 Dunajská 197 -6-627-27207103 -3-4121313094 -3-2151477
5ŽP Šport Podbrezová 196 -7-625-2625193 -4-21315105103 -3-4121115-4
6FC Košice 195 -8-623-2321292 -5-2111192103 -3-41212120
7MFK Zemplín Michalovce 195 -8-623-2430-6103 -5-2141516-192 -3-49914-5
8FK Dukla Banská Bystrica 194 -5-1017-2131-10104 -1-5131617-190 -4-54514-9
9MFK Ružomberok 184 -5-917-1929-1093 -3-312911-291 -2-651018-8
10KFC Komárno 185 -2-1117-2135-1492 -1-671116-593 -1-5101019-9
11FK AS Trenčín 182 -9-715-1932-1392 -4-3101114-390 -5-45818-10
12MFK Skalica 193 -5-1114-2035-1592 -3-49910-1101 -2-751125-14
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Fixtures

Sun - 9 Feb 2025
 MFK Ružomberok FT ŠK Slovan BratislavaŠtadión MFK Ružomberok
 FK AS Trenčín FT KFC KomárnoŠtadión Na Sihoti
Sat - 15 Feb 2025
 FC Košice   FK Dukla Banská BystricaKošcká futbalová aréna
 KFC Komárno   MŠK ŽilinaŠtadión FC Vion
Sun - 16 Feb 2025
 MFK Skalica   MFK RužomberokMestský Štadión (Skalica)
 FC Spartak Tnrava   FK DAC 1904 DunajskáŠtadión Antona Malatinského
Sat - 22 Feb 2025
 MFK Ružomberok   FC KošiceŠtadión MFK Ružomberok
 KFC Komárno   MFK SkalicaMestský Štadión (Skalica)
 MŠK Žilina   FK DAC 1904 DunajskáŠtadión pod Dubňom
Sun - 23 Feb 2025
 FC Spartak Tnrava   ŽP Šport PodbrezováŠtadión Antona Malatinského
Sat - 1 Mar 2025
 FK Dukla Banská Bystrica   MŠK ŽilinaŠtadión SNP Štiavničky
 MFK Skalica   FK AS TrenčínMestský Štadión (Skalica)
 FC Košice   MFK Zemplín MichalovceKošcká futbalová aréna
 ŠK Slovan Bratislava   FC Spartak TnravaŠtadión Tehelné pole

Results

Sat - 8 Feb 2025
 MŠK Žilina 02 FC KošiceŠtadión pod Dubňom
 FK Dukla Banská Bystrica 14 FC Spartak TnravaŠtadión SNP Štiavničky
Sun - 15 Dec 2024
 MFK Skalica 00 MŠK ŽilinaMestský Štadión (Skalica)
Sat - 14 Dec 2024
 FC Spartak Tnrava 10 FC KošiceŠtadión Antona Malatinského
Sun - 8 Dec 2024
 FC Košice 11 MFK SkalicaKošcká futbalová aréna
Sat - 7 Dec 2024
 MŠK Žilina 21 ŠK Slovan BratislavaŠtadión pod Dubňom
 MFK Zemplín Michalovce 00 KFC KomárnoŠtadión MFK Zemplín
 MFK Ružomberok 02 FC Spartak TnravaŠtadión MFK Ružomberok
Wed - 4 Dec 2024
 ŠK Slovan Bratislava 60 KFC KomárnoŠtadión Tehelné pole
Sun - 1 Dec 2024
 KFC Komárno 11 FC KošiceŠtadión FC Vion
Sat - 30 Nov 2024