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 2025-2026 SVK1 season, the SVK1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025-2026 SVK1 Championship Group team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2025-2026 SVK1 Championship Group teams
The winner of the 2025-2026 Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup), typically a SVK1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2026-2027 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 2026-2027 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 26 Jul 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 | Champ/Releg Rounds 5 Mar 2026 - 22 May 2026 | 12: SVK1 (10 minimum), SVK2 (2 maximum) | |
Season Format
The 2025-2026 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 2026-2027 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 2025-2026 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 2026-2027 SVK1.
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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 | 31 | 21 -5-5 | 68 | - | 62 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 10 -1-4 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 11 -4-1 | 37 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| 2 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 31 | 17 -5-9 | 56 | - | 51 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 10 -1-5 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 7 |
| 3 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 31 | 16 -7-8 | 55 | - | 52 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 7 -4-5 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | MŠK Žilina | 31 | 15 -7-9 | 52 | - | 59 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 6 |
| 5 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 31 | 12 -5-14 | 41 | - | 42 | 52 | -10 | 16 | 7 -2-7 | 23 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 17 | 24 | -7 |
| 6 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 31 | 12 -3-16 | 39 | - | 53 | 51 | 2 | 16 | 7 -1-8 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 5 -2-8 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FC Košice | 31 | 13 -4-14 | 43 | - | 51 | 52 | -1 | 16 | 9 -2-5 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 4 -2-9 | 14 | 20 | 29 | -9 |
| 2 | FK AS Trenčín | 31 | 12 -3-16 | 39 | - | 31 | 51 | -20 | 15 | 5 -2-8 | 17 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 16 | 7 -1-8 | 22 | 17 | 29 | -12 |
| 3 | MFK Ružomberok | 31 | 8 -11-12 | 35 | - | 34 | 49 | -15 | 16 | 4 -8-4 | 20 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 16 | 30 | -14 |
| 4 | MFK Skalica | 31 | 8 -8-15 | 32 | - | 33 | 45 | -12 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 2 -2-12 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -15 |
| 5 | 1. FC Tatran Prešov | 31 | 6 -12-13 | 30 | - | 29 | 42 | -13 | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 15 | 2 -6-7 | 12 | 10 | 17 | -7 |
| 6 | KFC Komárno | 31 | 7 -8-16 | 29 | - | 33 | 46 | -13 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 16 | 4 -4-8 | 16 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
2026-2027 UEFAEL (Slovak Cop Winner) 2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoffs Relegation to SVK2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 14 -4-4 | 46 | - | 47 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 8 -0-3 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 6 -4-1 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| 2 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 22 | 12 -7-3 | 43 | - | 39 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 6 -4-1 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| 3 | MŠK Žilina | 22 | 11 -7-4 | 40 | - | 45 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| 4 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 22 | 11 -4-7 | 37 | - | 35 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 6 -1-4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 22 | 11 -3-8 | 36 | - | 46 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| 6 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 8 -5-9 | 29 | - | 32 | 36 | -4 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 7 | MFK Ružomberok | 22 | 6 -7-9 | 25 | - | 24 | 34 | -10 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 8 | FC Košice | 22 | 7 -3-12 | 24 | - | 35 | 42 | -7 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| 9 | FK AS Trenčín | 22 | 7 -3-12 | 24 | - | 18 | 37 | -19 | 11 | 2 -2-7 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 11 | 19 | -8 |
| 10 | KFC Komárno | 22 | 5 -7-10 | 22 | - | 24 | 34 | -10 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
| 11 | 1. FC Tatran Prešov | 22 | 4 -9-9 | 21 | - | 22 | 35 | -13 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| 12 | MFK Skalica | 22 | 3 -7-12 | 16 | - | 20 | 35 | -15 | 11 | 2 -6-3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 11 | 1 -1-9 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -11 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | 1. FC Tatran Prešov | ViOn Aréna |
 | MFK Ružomberok | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
 | FC Košice | Štadión Na Sihoti |
 | FC Spartak Tnrava | MOL Aréna |
 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión Tehelné pole |
 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Štadión pod Dubňom |
Results
| 10 | MŠK Žilina | City Aréna-Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 21 | KFC Komárno | Košcká futbalová aréna |
| 30 | MFK Skalica | Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov |
| 12 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | ZELPO Aréna |
| 21 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Mestský futbalový štadión Michalovce |
| 43 | FK AS Trenčín | Štadión pod Čebraťom |
| 32 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| 31 | FC Košice | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
| 03 | FC Spartak Tnrava | ZELPO Aréna |
| 12 | KFC Komárno | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| 10 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Štadión Tehelné pole |
| 11 | 1. FC Tatran Prešov | Štadión pod Čebraťom |
| 01 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | City Aréna-Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 01 | FK AS Trenčín | Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov |
| 31 | MŠK Žilina | MOL Aréna |
| 12 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Mestský futbalový štadión Michalovce |
| 31 | MFK Ružomberok | Košcká futbalová aréna |
| 02 | MFK Skalica | ViOn Aréna |
| 21 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | City Aréna-Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 21 | FC Košice | Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov |