Summary
The Slovak Super Liga (SVK1), or Fortuna Liga, is the top football league in Slovakia's football system. At the end of the 2019-2020 SVK1 season, the SVK1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2019-2020 SVK1 team
- 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2019-2020 SVK1 teams
The winner of the 2019-2020 Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup), typically a SVK1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2020-2021 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 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League.
Due to COVID-19, the SVK1 season was cut short at 27 regular season matches per team.
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 20 Jul 2019 - 7 Mar 2020 | Champ/Releg Rounds 13 Jun 2020 - 11 Jul 2020 | UEFAEL Playoffs 14 Jul 2020 - 17 Jul 2020 | 12: SVK1 (10 minimum), SVK2 (2 maximum) |
Season Format
The 2019-2020 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 2020-2021 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 2019-2020 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 2020-2021 SVK1.
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Relegation Playoffs
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FK Dubnica (SVK2) | 03 | FC Nitra (SVK1) |
| 14.07.20 |  | 00 | FC Nitra | Mestský Štadión Dubnica |
| 17.07.20 | | 30 | FK Dubnica | Štadión pod Zoborom | ||
| FC Nitra remains in SVK1 | ||||||
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 | 27 | 21 -5-1 | 68 | - | 57 | 14 | 43 | 14 | 12 -2-0 | 38 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9 -3-1 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | MŠK Žilina | 27 | 15 -6-6 | 51 | - | 48 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 6 -3-4 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 27 | 15 -5-7 | 50 | - | 42 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 8 -3-3 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| 4 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 27 | 10 -5-12 | 35 | - | 30 | 32 | -2 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 3 -3-8 | 12 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
| 5 | MFK Ružomberok | 27 | 7 -11-9 | 32 | - | 28 | 33 | -5 | 13 | 2 -7-4 | 13 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | -3 |
| 6 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 27 | 8 -8-11 | 32 | - | 31 | 49 | -18 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 2 -4-8 | 10 | 11 | 37 | -26 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FK AS Trenčín | 27 | 11 -6-10 | 39 | - | 52 | 43 | 9 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 20 | 22 | -2 |
| 2 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 27 | 8 -9-10 | 33 | - | 27 | 33 | -6 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 2 -6-5 | 12 | 11 | 18 | -7 |
| 3 | ŠKF Sereď | 27 | 6 -9-12 | 27 | - | 29 | 41 | -12 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 14 | 2 -4-8 | 10 | 13 | 20 | -7 |
| 4 | FK Senica | 27 | 6 -8-13 | 26 | - | 26 | 40 | -14 | 14 | 4 -3-7 | 15 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 13 | 2 -5-6 | 11 | 10 | 20 | -10 |
| 5 | FK Pohronie | 27 | 6 -8-13 | 26 | - | 25 | 44 | -19 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 14 | 3 -4-7 | 13 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
| 6 | FC Nitra | 27 | 7 -4-16 | 25 | - | 23 | 36 | -13 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 14 | 4 -1-9 | 13 | 13 | 19 | -6 |
UEFACL 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 | 17 -4-1 | 55 | - | 46 | 11 | 35 | 11 | 10 -1-0 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| 2 | MŠK Žilina | 22 | 13 -6-3 | 45 | - | 38 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 22 | 11 -5-6 | 38 | - | 31 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| 4 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 22 | 9 -3-10 | 30 | - | 25 | 26 | -1 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 10 | 17 | -7 |
| 5 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 8 -6-8 | 30 | - | 28 | 32 | -4 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -12 |
| 6 | MFK Ružomberok | 22 | 6 -10-6 | 28 | - | 25 | 27 | -2 | 11 | 1 -7-3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | FK AS Trenčín | 22 | 7 -6-9 | 27 | - | 39 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
| 8 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 22 | 6 -8-8 | 26 | - | 22 | 28 | -6 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 11 | 17 | -6 |
| 9 | FK Senica | 22 | 6 -6-10 | 24 | - | 24 | 33 | -9 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -7 |
| 10 | ŠKF Sereď | 22 | 5 -7-10 | 22 | - | 23 | 34 | -11 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| 11 | FC Nitra | 22 | 5 -4-13 | 19 | - | 17 | 31 | -14 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 9 | 16 | -7 |
| 12 | FK Pohronie | 22 | 3 -7-12 | 16 | - | 19 | 38 | -19 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 10 | 17 | -7 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 10 | ŠKF Sereď | Štadión FC Vion |
 | 03 | FC Nitra | Štadión Na Sihoti |
 | 10 | FK Senica | Mestský Štadión (Žiar nad Hronom) |
 | 50 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión pod Dubňom |
 | 01 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
 | 00 | FC Spartak Tnrava | Národný Futbalový Štadión |
| 02 | FK Pohronie | Štadión pod Zoborom |
| 32 | ŠKF Sereď | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| 40 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Národný Futbalový Štadión |
| 20 | MŠK Žilina | MOL Aréna |
| 20 | MFK Ružomberok | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 00 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | OMS Arena (Senica) |
| 13 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | MOL Aréna |
| 21 | MŠK Žilina | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
| 13 | FK AS Trenčín | OMS Arena (Senica) |
| 22 | FC Spartak Tnrava | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| 10 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Mestský Štadión (Žiar nad Hronom) |
| 02 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 11 | MFK Ružomberok | Štadión MFK Zemplín |