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[upper-alpha 1]
All matches from 25 November 2021 to 12 February 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2022.

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

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

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

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

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

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
PohronieCzech Republic Jan KameníkEnd of contract21 May 2021[2]Pre-seasonSlovakia Gergely Geri2 June 2021[3]
RužomberokSlovakia Ján HaspraEnd of contract27 May 2021[4]Slovakia Peter Struhár30 May 2021[5]
SereďSlovakia Gergely GeriSigned with Pohronie2 June 2021Slovakia Juraj Jarábek11 June 2021[6]
TrenčínSlovakia Juraj AnčicEnd of interim spell2 June 2021Slovakia Peter Hlinka2 June 2021[7]
SenicaSlovakia Karol PraženicaReleased2 June 2021Czech Republic Pavel Šustr2 June 2021[8]
PohronieSlovakia Gergely GeriReleased29 August 2021[9]10Slovakia Štefan Zaťko (interim)30 August 2021
PohronieSlovakia Štefan ZaťkoEnd of interim spell4 October 2021[10]12Spain Pablo Villar4 October 2021
ŽilinaSlovakia Pavol StaňoReleased4 October 2021[11]7Slovakia Peter Černák4 October 2021
DAC Dunajská StredaHungary Antal NémethReleased10 November 20215Portugal João Janeiro11 November 2021[12]
TrenčínSlovakia Peter HlinkaResigned5 December 20217Slovakia Juraj Ančic5 December 2021[13]
PohronieSpain Pablo VillarReleased21 December 2021[14]12Czech Republic Martin Bittengl4 January 2022[15]
Zemplín MichalovceSlovakia Anton ŠoltisReleased15 March 20229Slovakia Norbert Hrnčár15 March 2022 [16]
SenicaCzech Republic Pavel ŠustrResigned16 April 20228Slovakia Libor Fašiang16 April 2022 [17]
PohronieCzech Republic Martin BittenglReleased19 April 202112Slovakia Peter Lérant19 April 2022[18]
ŽilinaSlovakia Peter ČernákReleased23 April 2022[19]6Slovakia Ivan Belák (interim)23 April 2022
Zlaté MoravceSlovakia Ľuboš BenkovskýReleased5 May 2022[20]11Slovakia Ján Kocian5 May 2022

Regular stage

League table

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

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[lower-alpha 1] 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

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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 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

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[lower-alpha 1] 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

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

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

Final

Season statistics

As of 27 May 2022

Hat-tricks

RoundPlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
6Nigeria Ezekiel HentySlovan BratislavaZlaté Moravce4–1 (H)29 August 2021[24]
22Montenegro Nikola KrstovićDAC Dunajská StredaŽilina3–1 (H)26 February 2022[25]
8.RSerbia Njegoš KupusovićTrenčínTatran Liptovský Mikuláš5–2 (H)30 April 2022[26]

Clean sheets

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

Discipline

Player

Club

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

Awards

Monthly awards

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

Annual awards

Team of the Season

Team of the Season was:[43]

Under-21 Team of the Season

Source:[43]

Individual awards

Manager of the Season

Slovakia Vladimír Weiss (Slovan Bratislava)

Player of the Season

Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Jr. (Slovan Bratislava)

Young Player of the Season

Slovakia Jakub Kadák (Trenčín)

See also

Notes

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

References

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  2. ↑ "Udržal tím medzi slovenskou elitou, aj tak končí: Ján Kameník už nie je trénerom FK Pohronie". 25 May 2021.
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  40. ↑ "Matej Trusa víťazom ankety Gól mesiaca december 2021".
  41. ↑ "Roko Jureškin triumfoval v anketách Hráč i Gól mesiaca február".
  42. ↑ "Nikola Krstovič víťazom ankety Gól mesiaca máj 2022".
  43. 1 2 "Jedenastka sezony..." Fortuna liga. 22 May 2022.
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