2009–10 Slovak First League

1. liga
Season	2009–10
Champions	FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
Promoted	FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
Relegated	FK Mesto Prievidza; ŽP ŠPORT Podbrezová;
Matches played	135
Goals scored	329 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorer	Karol Pavelka; (16 goals)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 season of the Slovak First League (also known as 1. liga) is the seventeenth season of the league since its establishment. It began in late July 2009 and ended in May 2010.

Team changes from 2008–09 edit

Promoted in Corgoň Liga: ↑Senica×↑
Relegated from Corgoň Liga: ↓Zlaté Moravce↓
Promoted in 1. liga: ↑Púchov↑, ↑Dolný Kubín↑, ↑Liptovský Mikuláš↑
Relegated from 1. liga: ↓Humenné↓, ↓Košice ↓, ↓Dunajská Streda ↓

× - Senica merged with Inter Bratislava

Stadia and locations edit

Location of teams in Slovak First League 2009–10

League table edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce (C, P)	27	18	5	4	54	21	+33	59	Promotion to Corgoň Liga
2	FK AS Trenčín	27	13	11	3	53	21	+32	50
3	FK Púchov	27	15	5	7	38	31	+7	50
4	FK LAFC Lučenec	27	10	8	9	36	28	+8	38
5	MFK Dolný Kubín	27	10	7	10	39	31	+8	37
6	MFK Zemplín Michalovce	27	8	6	13	23	33	−10	30
7	MFK Ružomberok B	27	8	5	14	23	45	−22	29
8	Rimavská Sobota	27	7	7	13	21	36	−15	28
9	MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš	27	7	5	15	27	42	−15	26
10	FK Slovan Duslo Šaľa	27	4	11	12	15	41	−26	23
11	FK Mesto Prievidza^[a] (R)	19	4	6	9	13	26	−13	18	Relegation to 2. liga
12	ŽP ŠPORT Podbrezová^[a] (R)	5	2	1	2	5	5	0	7	Relegation to 2. liga

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Withdrew from league

Top goalscorers edit

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[1]
1	Karol Pavelka	Zlaté Moravce	16
2	Peter Kuračka	Zlaté Moravce	13
3	Patrik Čarnota	Dolný Kubín	11
4	Ruslan Lyubarskyi	Michalovce	9
5	Martin Luhový	Púchov	8
6	Dušan Sninský	Michalovce	7
	Jorge Salinas	Trenčín
	Filip Hlohovský	Trenčín