Summary
The Slovak Super Liga (SVK1), or Fortuna Liga, is the top football league in Slovakia's football system. At the end of the 2020-2021 SVK1 season, the SVK1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2020-2021 SVK1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2020-2021 SVK1 teams
The winner of the 2020-2021 Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup), typically a SVK1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2021-2022 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 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Slovakia
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| SVK1 | Fortuna Liga | 12 |
| SVK2 | 2. Liga | 16 |
| SVK3 | 3. liga | 66 |
| SVK4 | 4. liga | 120 |
| SVK5 | 5. liga | 232 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 8 Aug 2020 - 6 Mar 2021 | Champ/Releg Rounds 9 Mar 2021 - 31 May 2021 | UEFAECL Playoffs 20 May 2020 - 15 Jun 2021 | 12: SVK1 (10 minimum), SVK2 (2 maximum) |
Season Format
The 2020-2021 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 2021-2022 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 2020-2021 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 2021-2022 SVK1.
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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 | 18 | 14 -2-2 | 44 | - | 45 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 8 -0-1 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 18 | 12 -3-3 | 39 | - | 41 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | MŠK Žilina | 18 | 9 -3-6 | 30 | - | 40 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | - | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 5 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 17 | 7 -2-8 | 23 | - | 24 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | MFK Ružomberok | 18 | 5 -7-6 | 22 | - | 26 | 28 | -2 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 |
| 7 | ŠKF Sereď | 17 | 4 -7-6 | 19 | - | 19 | 29 | -10 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 |
| 8 | FC Nitra | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | - | 18 | 31 | -13 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -8 |
| 9 | FK AS Trenčín | 18 | 4 -6-8 | 18 | - | 21 | 33 | -12 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -12 |
| 10 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 18 | 4 -6-8 | 18 | - | 19 | 37 | -18 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -15 |
| 11 | FK Senica | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | - | 17 | 33 | -16 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| 12 | FK Pohronie | 16 | 1 -9-6 | 12 | - | 20 | 27 | -7 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 8 | 0 -5-3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FC Nitra | Mestský Štadión (Žiar nad Hronom) |
 | FK Pohronie | Štadión FC Vion |
| MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Mestský Štadión (Žiar nad Hronom) |
 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Štadión pod Dubňom |
 | FK Senica | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| MFK Ružomberok | Štadión FC Vion |
| FK AS Trenčín | OMS Arena (Senica) |
| MŠK Žilina | MOL Aréna |
| FC Spartak Tnrava | Štadión pod Zoborom |
| FK Pohronie | Štadión Tehelné pole |
| ŠKF Sereď | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Štadión pod Zoborom |
| FK Senica | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
| MŠK Žilina | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Štadión Sereď |
| FK AS Trenčín | Mestský Štadión (Žiar nad Hronom) |
Results
| 32 | MŠK Žilina | Štadión Tehelné pole |
| 12 | FK AS Trenčín | Štadión pod Zoborom |
| 43 | MFK Ružomberok | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| PSPD | FC Spartak Tnrava | Štadión FC Vion |
| 20 | FK Senica | MOL Aréna |
| 03 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 22 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| 00 | ŠKF Sereď | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| 11 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
| 11 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | OMS Arena (Senica) |
| 13 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | MOL Aréna |
| 20 | FK AS Trenčín | Štadión Tehelné pole |
| 22 | MFK Ružomberok | Mestský Štadión (Žiar nad Hronom) |
| 26 | FC Spartak Tnrava | Štadión FC Vion |
| 11 | MŠK Žilina | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| 10 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Štadión FC Vion |
| 03 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | OMS Arena (Senica) |
| 10 | ŠKF Sereď | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| 00 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión FC Vion |