Niké Liga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2021-2022
Location
Slovakia
Abbreviation
SVK1

Summary

The Slovak Super Liga (SVK1), or Fortuna Liga, is the top football league in Slovakia's football system. At the end of the 2021-2022 SVK1 season, the SVK1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
    • 1st place 2021-2022 SVK1 team
  • 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
    • 2nd and 3rd place 2021-2022 SVK1 teams

The winner of the 2021-2022 Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup), typically a SVK1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2022-2023 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 2022-2023 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
23 Jul 2021 - 26 Feb 2022
Champ/Releg Rounds
7 Mar 2022 - 22 May 2022
 12: SVK1 (10 minimum), SVK2 (2 maximum)

Season Format

The 2021-2022 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 2022-2023 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 2021-2022 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 2022-2023 SVK1.


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UEFAECL Playoffs - Final

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Fri - 27 May 2022

UEFAECL Playoffs - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 24 May 2022
 MŠK Žilina 02 FK AS TrenčínŠtadión pod Dubňom

2nd Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
Championship
1ŠK Slovan Bratislava 3222 -8-274-7125461611 -5-0384010301611 -3-236311516
2MFK Ružomberok 3217 -12-363-582335169 -6-13329821168 -6-230291514
3FC Spartak Tnrava 3217 -9-660-361719168 -4-42818117169 -5-23218612
4FK DAC 1904 Dunajská 3212 -10-1046-39372168 -5-32924168164 -5-7171521-6
5ŠKF Sereď 3210 -9-1339-3446-12166 -3-7211921-2164 -6-6181525-10
6MŠK Žilina 328 -10-1434-4352-9165 -4-71925241163 -6-7151828-10
Relegation
1FK AS Trenčín 3213 -9-1048-584315167 -5-426372413166 -4-62221192
2MFK Zemplín Michalovce 3212 -4-1640-3242-10168 -0-8241718-1164 -4-8161524-9
3MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 3211 -7-1440-4257-15168 -2-62622220163 -5-8142035-15
4FK Senica 329 -7-1634-2951-22166 -4-6221522-7163 -3-10121429-15
5FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce 327 -9-1630-3350-17163 -6-7151621-5164 -3-9151729-12
6FK Pohronie 324 -6-2218-2759-32162 -6-8121726-9162 -0-1461033-23
2022-2023 UEFACL
UEFAECL Playoffs
2022-2023 UEFAECL
Relegation to SVK2 (no license)
Relegation to SVK2

1st Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1ŠK Slovan Bratislava 2216 -5-153-521636118 -3-02728523118 -2-126241113
2FC Spartak Tnrava 2213 -6-345-291217116 -3-2211697117 -3-12413310
3MFK Ružomberok 2211 -8-341-391722116 -4-12219613115 -4-21920119
4FK DAC 1904 Dunajská 2210 -6-636-28235116 -3-22117125114 -3-41511110
5ŠKF Sereď 229 -5-832-28280116 -1-41917125113 -4-4131116-5
6MŠK Žilina 228 -6-830-34331115 -2-41719145113 -4-4131519-4
7FK Senica 227 -6-927-2132-11114 -3-4151114-3113 -3-5121018-8
8FK AS Trenčín 226 -7-925-3233-1113 -4-41320164113 -3-5121217-5
9MFK Zemplín Michalovce 227 -2-1323-2031-11114 -0-7121216-4113 -2-611815-7
10MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 225 -6-1121-2743-16115 -2-41716151110 -4-741128-17
11FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce 224 -7-1119-2236-14112 -5-4111112-1112 -2-781124-13
12FK Pohronie 222 -4-1610-1947-28111 -4-671321-8111 -0-103626-20
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Results

Sat - 21 May 2022
 MFK Ružomberok 31 ŠKF SereďŠtadión MFK Ružomberok
 ŠK Slovan Bratislava 22 MŠK ŽilinaŠtadión Tehelné pole
 FC Spartak Tnrava 10 FK DAC 1904 DunajskáŠtadión Antona Malatinského
 FK Pohronie 10 FK SenicaMestský Štadión (Žiar nad Hronom)
 MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 02 FC ViOn Zlaté MoravceFutbalový Štadión NTC Poprad
Sun - 15 May 2022
Sat - 14 May 2022
 ŠKF Sereď 03 ŠK Slovan BratislavaŠtadión Antona Malatinského
 MŠK Žilina 12 FC Spartak TnravaŠtadión pod Dubňom
 FK Senica 03 FK AS TrenčínOMS Arena (Senica)
Fri - 13 May 2022
Wed - 4 May 2022
 MFK Ružomberok 30 MŠK ŽilinaŠtadión MFK Ružomberok
Sun - 1 May 2022
 ŠK Slovan Bratislava 10 FC Spartak TnravaŠtadión Tehelné pole
Sat - 30 Apr 2022
 ŠKF Sereď 00 FK DAC 1904 DunajskáŠtadión Antona Malatinského
 FK Senica 00 FC ViOn Zlaté MoravceOMS Arena (Senica)
 FK Pohronie 12 MFK Zemplín MichalovceMestský Štadión (Žiar nad Hronom)
Tue - 26 Apr 2022
Sun - 24 Apr 2022