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2021–22 Slovak First Football League

The 2021–22 Slovak First Football League was the 29th season of first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.

Fortuna Liga
Season2021–22
DatesRegular season:
23 July 2021 – 21 May 2022
Europa Conference League play-offs:
24 – 27 May 2022
ChampionsSlovan Bratislava
Champions LeagueSlovan Bratislava
Europa Conference LeagueSpartak Trnava
Ružomberok
DAC Dunajská Streda
Matches played192
Goals scored502 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerJakub Kadák
(13 goals)
Biggest home winSlovan Bratislava 5–0 Senica
(12 February 2022)
Biggest away winTatran Liptovský Mikuláš 1–4 Slovan Bratislava
(24 July 2021)
Pohronie 0–3 DAC Dunajská Streda
(27 August 2021)
Senica 0–3 Slovan Bratislava
(25 September 2021)
DAC Dunajská Streda 0–3 Spartak Trnava
(26 September 2021)
Spartak Trnava 0–3 (awd.) Slovan Bratislava
(17 October 2021)
Spartak Trnava 0–3 Ružomberok
(28 November 2021)
Zemplín Michalovce 0–3 Ružomberok
(4 December 2021)
Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 0–3 Trenčín
(2 April 2022)
Senica 0–3 Trenčín
(14 May 2022)
Sereď 0–3 Slovan Bratislava
(14 May 2022)
Highest scoringPohronie 3–4 Slovan Bratislava
(19 February 2022)
Trenčín 4–3 Zlaté Moravce
(26 April 2022)
Trenčín 5–2 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš
(30 April 2022)
Longest winning run9 matches
Slovan Bratislava
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Slovan Bratislava
Longest winless run17 matches
Pohronie
Longest losing run5 matches
Pohronie
Trenčín
Highest attendance9,000
Spartak Trnava 0–3 (awd.) Slovan Bratislava
(17 October 2021)[1]
Lowest attendance0[A]
All matches from 25 November 2021 to 12 February 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2022.

Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions for the third successive year, after picking up the second consecutive domestic double in the previous season. Slovan successfully retained their league title, winning a record-breaking fourth title in a row and 12th overall since the competition was established in 1993.

Teams edit

Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, the relegation play-offs winner and the one team promoted from the 2. Liga, Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš, who were promoted to the top flight for the first time. Nitra (relegated after four years in the top flight) had been relegated to 3. Liga.

Stadiums and locations edit

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Location of teams in Fortuna liga 2021–22
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda FK Pohronie MFK Ružomberok FK Senica
MOL Aréna
UEFA      		Mestský futbalový štadión
UEFA    		Štadión pod Čebraťom OMS Arena
UEFA    
Capacity: 12,700 Capacity: 2,309 Capacity: 4,817 Capacity: 5,070
       
ŠKF Sereď ŠK Slovan Bratislava FC Spartak Trnava MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš
ŠAM - City Arena
UEFA      		Tehelné pole
UEFA      		ŠAM - City Arena
UEFA      		NTC Poprad
UEFA    
Capacity: 19,200 Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 19,200 Capacity: 5,700
       
AS Trenčín MFK Zemplín Michalovce FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce MŠK Žilina
Štadión Sihoť
UEFA      		Mestský futbalový štadión
UEFA     		Štadión FC ViOn
UEFA    		Štadión pod Dubňom
UEFA     
Capacity: 4,200 (10,000 planned) Capacity: 4,440 Capacity: 4,006 Capacity: 11,253
       

Personnel and kits edit

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
DAC Dunajská Streda   Oszkár Világi   João Janeiro   Zsolt Kalmár Macron Kukkonia
Pohronie   Igor Rozenberg   Peter Lérant   Patrik Blahút Erreà REMESLO
Ružomberok   Milan Fiľo   Peter Struhár   Ján Maslo Adidas TAURIS
Senica   Oldřich Duda   Libor Fašiang   Juraj Piroska Adidas KOMPLEXX GROUP SK
Sereď   Róbert Stareček   Juraj Jarábek   Ľubomír Michalík Nike ORION TIP
Slovan Bratislava   Ivan Kmotrík   Vladimír Weiss   Vasil Bozhikov Adidas Niké
Spartak Trnava   Peter Macho   Michal Gašparík   Martin Mikovič Adidas Tipsport
Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš   Milan Mikušiak   Marek Petruš   Richard Bartoš Sportika VEREX
Trenčín   Jozef Liptovský   Juraj Ančic (interim)   Jakub Kadák Macron Tipsport
Zemplín Michalovce   Ján Sabol   Norbert Hrnčár   Igor Žofčák Adidas ISDB, St. Nicolaus
Zlaté Moravce   Karol Škula   Ján Kocian   Tomáš Ďubek Erreà ViOn
Žilina   Jozef Antošík   Ivan Belák (interim)   Jakub Paur Nike Preto

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Pohronie   Jan Kameník End of contract 21 May 2021[2] Pre-season   Gergely Geri 2 June 2021[3]
Ružomberok   Ján Haspra End of contract 27 May 2021[4]   Peter Struhár 30 May 2021[5]
Sereď   Gergely Geri Signed with Pohronie 2 June 2021   Juraj Jarábek 11 June 2021[6]
Trenčín   Juraj Ančic End of interim spell 2 June 2021   Peter Hlinka 2 June 2021[7]
Senica   Karol Praženica Released 2 June 2021   Pavel Šustr 2 June 2021[8]
Pohronie   Gergely Geri Released 29 August 2021[9] 10   Štefan Zaťko (interim) 30 August 2021
Pohronie   Štefan Zaťko End of interim spell 4 October 2021[10] 12   Pablo Villar 4 October 2021
Žilina   Pavol Staňo Released 4 October 2021[11] 7   Peter Černák 4 October 2021
DAC Dunajská Streda   Antal Németh Released 10 November 2021 5   João Janeiro 11 November 2021[12]
Trenčín   Peter Hlinka Resigned 5 December 2021 7   Juraj Ančic 5 December 2021[13]
Pohronie   Pablo Villar Released 21 December 2021[14] 12   Martin Bittengl 4 January 2022[15]
Zemplín Michalovce   Anton Šoltis Released 15 March 2022 9   Norbert Hrnčár 15 March 2022 [16]
Senica   Pavel Šustr Resigned 16 April 2022 8   Libor Fašiang 16 April 2022 [17]
Pohronie   Martin Bittengl Released 19 April 2021 12   Peter Lérant 19 April 2022[18]
Žilina   Peter Černák Released 23 April 2022[19] 6   Ivan Belák (interim) 23 April 2022
Zlaté Moravce   Ľuboš Benkovský Released 5 May 2022[20] 11   Ján Kocian 5 May 2022

Regular stage edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Slovan Bratislava 22 16 5 1 52 16 +36 53 Qualification for the championship group
2 Spartak Trnava 22 13 6 3 29 12 +17 45
3 Ružomberok 22 11 8 3 39 17 +22 41
4 DAC Dunajská Streda 22 10 6 6 28 23 +5 36
5 Sereď 22 9 5 8 28 28 0 32
6 Žilina 22 8 6 8 34 33 +1 30
7 Senica 22 7 6 9 21 32 −11 27 Qualification for the relegation group
8 Trenčín 22 6 7 9 32 33 −1 25
9 Zemplín Michalovce 22 7 2 13 20 31 −11 23
10 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 22 5 6 11 27 43 −16 21
11 Zlaté Moravce 22 4 7 11 22 36 −14 19
12 Pohronie 22 2 4 16 19 47 −28 10
Source: Fortuna Liga (in Slovak)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.

Results edit

Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league, for a total of 22 matches each.

Home \ Away DAC POH RUŽ SEN SER SLO TRN TLM TRE ZMI ZLM ŽIL
DAC Dunajská Streda 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 3–1
Pohronie 0–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–4 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–2
Ružomberok 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 5–1
Senica 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2
Sereď 1–0 3–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 4–2 0–1 2–1 1–1
Slovan Bratislava 0–0 5–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 2–2
Spartak Trnava 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–3[a] 4–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 1–0 5–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–4 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1
Trenčín 0–1 3–0 1–1 3–3 0–0 2–3 0–1 2–2 4–2 4–0 1–3
Zemplín Michalovce 4–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0
Zlaté Moravce 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–1
Žilina 0–2 3–1 0–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 2–1 4–1
Source: Fortuna Liga (in Slovak)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was suspended after 15 minutes of play due to the riots of the spectators, who entered the pitch. Subsequently, the match was abandoned by the referee. On 20 October, Slovan were awarded a technical 3–0 victory by the Presidium of the Union of League Clubs, which is the governing organization for the Slovak top level football competition.

Championship group edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SLO RUŽ TRN DAC SER ŽIL
1 Slovan Bratislava (C) 32 22 8 2 71 25 +46 74 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round — 1–1 1–0 3–1 5–1 2–2
2 Ružomberok 32 17 12 3 58 23 +35 63 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round 0–0 — 0–0 4–1 3–1 3–0
3 Spartak Trnava 32 17 9 6 36 17 +19 60 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a] 0–1 0–0 — 1–0 0–1 1–0
4 DAC Dunajská Streda (O) 32 12 10 10 39 37 +2 46 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs 2–0 2–3 1–1 — 0–0 2–0
5 Sereď (R) 32 10 9 13 34 46 −12 39 Relegation[b] 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–0 — 1–1
6 Žilina 32 8 10 14 43 52 −9 34 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs 2–3 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 —
Source: Fortuna Liga (in Slovak)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Spartak Trnava qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as the 2021–22 Slovak Cup winners.
  2. ^ Sereď did not obtain a license for the next season and were automatically relegated.[21]

Relegation group edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation TRE TLM ZMI SEN ZLM POH
7 Trenčín 32 13 9 10 58 43 +15 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs — 5–2 2–2 4–1 4–3 2–0
8 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 32 11 7 14 42 57 −15 40 0–3 — 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–0
9 Zemplín Michalovce 32 12 4 16 32 42 −10 40 1–0 1–2 — 1–0 1–0 1–0
10 Senica (R) 32 9 7 16 29 51 −22 34 Relegation[a] 0–3 0–3 2–1 — 0–0 2–1
11 Zlaté Moravce 32 7 9 16 33 50 −17 30 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 — 1–3
12 Pohronie (R) 32 4 6 22 27 59 −32 18 Relegation to the 2. Liga 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 —
Source: Fortuna Liga (in Slovak)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Senica did not obtain a license for the next season and were automatically relegated.

Europa Conference League play-offs edit

Semi-finals Final
      
4 DAC Dunajská Streda 4
8 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 2
4 DAC Dunajská Streda 2
7 Trenčín 1
6 Žilina 0
7 Trenčín 2

Semi-finals edit

Žilina0–2Trenčín
Report
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Michal Smolák
DAC Dunajská Streda4–2Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš
 Report
Attendance: 4,338
Referee: Peter Kráľovič

Final edit

DAC Dunajská Streda2–1Trenčín
 Report
Attendance: 5,257

Season statistics edit

As of 27 May 2022

Hat-tricks edit

Round Player For Against Result Date Ref
6   Ezekiel Henty Slovan Bratislava Zlaté Moravce 4–1 (H) 29 August 2021 [24]
22   Nikola Krstović DAC Dunajská Streda Žilina 3–1 (H) 26 February 2022 [25]
8.R   Njegoš Kupusović Trenčín Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 5–2 (H) 30 April 2022 [26]

Clean sheets edit

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[27]
1   Dominik Takáč Spartak Trnava 18
2   Ivan Krajčírik Ružomberok 16
3   Martin Jedlička DAC Dunajská Streda 8
  Adrián Chovan Slovan Bratislava
5   Michal Kukučka Trenčín 7
6   Henrich Ravas Senica 6
7   Benjamín Száraz Zemplín Michalovce 5
8   Michal Šulla Slovan Bratislava 4
  Dejan Iliev Sereď (3)/Trenčín (1)
  Matúš Kira Zlaté Moravce
  Andriy Kozhukhar Zemplín Michalovce
  Martin Chudý Sereď
  Dániel Veszelinov DAC Dunajská Streda
  Patrik Lukáč Zlaté Moravce

Discipline edit

Player edit

Club edit

  • Most yellow cards: 71[29]
    • Sereď
  • Most red cards: 4[30]
    • Senica
    • Pohronie
    • Sereď

Awards edit

Monthly awards edit

Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month References
Player Club Player Club
July/August   Jakub Kadák Trenčín   András Schäfer DAC Dunajská Streda [31][32]
September   Erik Jendrišek   Ľuboslav Laura Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš [33][34]
October   Ján Maslo Ružomberok   Kyriakos Savvidis Spartak Trnava [35][36]
November   Martin Regáli   Egy Maulana Vikri Senica [37][38]
December   Lukáš Fabiš   Matej Trusa Zemplín Michalovce [39][40]
February   Roko Jureškin Sereď   Roko Jureškin Sereď [41]
March   Vladimír Weiss Jr. Slovan Bratislava   Brahim Moumou DAC Dunajská Streda
April   Tomáš Ďubek Zlaté Moravce   Andrejs Cigaņiks
May   Nikola Krstović DAC Dunajská Streda   Nikola Krstović [42]

Annual awards edit

Team of the Season edit

Team of the Season was:[43]

Under-21 Team of the Season edit

Source:[43]

Individual awards edit

Manager of the Season

  Vladimír Weiss (Slovan Bratislava)

Player of the Season

  Vladimír Weiss Jr. (Slovan Bratislava)

Young Player of the Season

  Jakub Kadák (Trenčín)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Matches were played behind closed doors without any spectators.

References edit

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External links edit

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