2024–25 Slovak First Football League
Season | 2024–25 |
---|---|
Dates | Regular season: 27th of July 2024 – TBA May 2025 |
Matches played | 146 |
Goals scored | 377 (2.58 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tigran Barseghyan (17) |
Biggest home win | Podbrezová 7–1 MFK Skalica (17 Aug 2024) Slovan Bratislava 6–0 KFC Komárno (4 Dec 2024) |
Biggest away win | Slovan Bratislava 0–5 MŠK Žilina (1 Sep 2024) |
Highest scoring | Podbrezová 7–1 MFK Skalica (17 Aug 2024) |
Highest attendance | 13,583 Spartak Trnava 0-1 Slovan Bratislava (19 Oct 2024) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2025. |
The 2024–25 Slovak First Football League (known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 32nd season of first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.
Slovan Bratislava is the six-time defending champion.
Teams
[edit]The league will consist of twelve teams; the top eleven teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the 2. Liga. Komárno has been promoted to the top flight (for the first time in their history) as champions of the 2023–24 2. Liga, replacing the 2023–24 Slovak First Football League bottom-placed team Zlaté Moravce. Slovan Bratislava will enter upcoming season as defending champions (for the sixth successive year).
Stadiums and locations
[edit]FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | FC Košice | FK Železiarne Podbrezová |
---|---|---|---|
MOL Aréna UEFA |
Štadión SNP UEFA |
Košická futbalová aréna UEFA |
ZELPO Aréna UEFA |
Capacity: 12,700 | Capacity: 7,030 | Capacity: 12,555 | Capacity: 4,000 |
MFK Ružomberok | MFK Skalica | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | FC Spartak Trnava |
Štadión pod Čebraťom | Štadión MFK Skalica | Tehelné pole UEFA |
Štadión Antona Malatinského UEFA |
Capacity: 4,876 | Capacity: 2,600 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 18,200 |
AS Trenčín | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | KFC Komárno | MŠK Žilina |
Štadión Sihoť UEFA |
Mestský futbalový štadión UEFA |
ViOn Aréna UEFA |
Štadión pod Dubňom UEFA |
Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 4,400 | Capacity: 4,008 | Capacity: 10,897 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAC Dunajská Streda | Macron | Kukkonia | |||
Dukla Banská Bystrica | Adidas | Veolia | |||
Košice | Adidas | Niké | |||
Podbrezová | Adidas | Niké | |||
Ružomberok | Adidas | Niké | |||
Skalica | Adidas | Tipsport | |||
Slovan Bratislava | Adidas | Niké | |||
Spartak Trnava | Puma | Tipsport | |||
Trenčín | Macron | Tipsport | |||
Zemplín Michalovce | Adidas | Tipsport | |||
Komárno | Adidas | MOL | |||
Žilina | Nike | Preto |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banská Bystrica | End of interim spell | 16 June 2024 | Pre-season | 16 June 2026[1] | ||
Michalovce | End of contract | 28 June 2024 | 28 June 2026[2] | |||
Podbrezová | End by own request | 6 July 2024[3] | 12 July 2024[4] | |||
Skalica | Released | 3 September 2024 | 12 | 3 September 2024[5] | ||
Podbrezová | Becomes assistant | 2 September 2024 | 8 | 2 September 2024[6] | ||
FC Košice | Released | 24 September 2024 | 10 | 24 September 2024[7] | ||
AS Trenčín | Released | 1 October 2024 | 11 | 1 October 2024[8] | ||
MFK Ružomberok | Signed with |
13 November 2024 | 6 | 13 November 2024[9] | ||
Dunajská Streda | Released | 27 November 2024 | 4 | 27 November 2024[10] | ||
MFK Ružomberok | Released | 20 December 2024 | 10 | 20 December 2024[11] | ||
Banská Bystrica | Becomes assistant | 27 December 2024 | 9 | 27 December 2024[12] | ||
Banská Bystrica | Released | 17 March 2025 | 12 | 17 March 2025[13] |
Regular stage
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 49 | Qualification for the championship group |
2 | Žilina | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 45 | |
3 | Spartak Trnava | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 44 | |
4 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 32 | |
5 | Podbrezová | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 30 | |
6 | Košice | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 29 | |
7 | Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation group |
8 | Komárno | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 22 | |
9 | Ružomberok | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 20[a] | |
10 | Trenčín | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 20[a] | |
11 | Skalica | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 19 | |
12 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 17 |
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.
Notes:
Results
[edit]Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league, for a total of 22 matches each.
Championship group
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLO | ŽIL | TRN | DAC | KOŠ | POD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Slovan Bratislava | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round | — | 1–1 | |||||
2 | Žilina | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 46 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round | — | 0–0 | |||||
3 | Spartak Trnava | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 46 | a | — | 1–1 | |||||
4 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 36 | 3–1 | — | ||||||
5 | Košice | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 32 | 2–3 | — | ||||||
6 | Podbrezová | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 31 | 0–1 | — |
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.
Relegation group
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ZMI | KOM | SKA | TRE | RUŽ | DUK | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zemplín Michalovce | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 30 | — | 2–1 | ||||||
2 | Komárno | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 28 | — | 2–1 | ||||||
3 | Skalica | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 25 | — | 1–0 | ||||||
4 | Trenčín | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 23 | 3–2 | — | ||||||
5 | Ružomberok | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 20 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 0–1 | — | |||||
6 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 17 | Relegation to the 2. Liga | 0–2 | — |
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.
Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 15 March 2025[14]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Slovan | 17 | |
2 | Slovan | 12 | |
3 | Banská Bystrica | 10 | |
Michalovce | |||
5 | Košice | 9 | |
6 | Trnava | 8 | |
7 | Dunajska Streda | 7 | |
Dunajska Streda | |||
Žilina | |||
Žilina | |||
Podbrezová | |||
Slovan |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Banská Bystrica | Trenčín | 6–1 (H) | 23 November 2024 | [15] | |
19 | Slovan | Ružomberok | 5–1 (A) | 9 February 2025 | [16] |
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of 15 March 2025[17]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Trnava | 10 | |
Skalica | |||
3 | Dunajská Streda | 9 | |
4 | Žilina | 7 | |
Košice | |||
6 | Podbrezová | 6 | |
7 | Komárno | 5 | |
8 | Trenčín | 4 | |
9 | Slovan | 3 | |
Michalovce | |||
Trenčín |
Discipline
[edit]- As of 15 March 2025
Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 9[18]
Mahmudu Bajo (Dun.Streda)
- Most red cards: 2[18]
Chinonso Emeka (Trenčín)
Ján Krivák (Košice)
Club
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 63[19]
- Trenčín
- Most red cards: 5[20]
- Trenčín
See also
[edit]- 2024–25 Slovak Cup
- 2024–25 2. Liga (Slovakia)
- List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024
- List of Slovak football transfers winter 2024–25
- List of foreign Slovak First League players
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banská Bystrica predstavila nového trénera, klub povedie bývalý hráč".
- ^ "MFK Zemplín povedie Anton Šoltis".
- ^ http://www.zpfutbal.sk/roman-skuhravy-opusta-podbrezovu/
- ^ https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-zeleziarne-podbrezova-novy-trener-vladimir-cifranic-nike-liga-2024-2025/
- ^ https://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/384385/do-nike-ligy-vstupuje-dalsie-ceske-meno-skalica-ohlasila-prichod-noveho-trenera
- ^ https://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/384241/netradicny-krok-podbrezovej-na-trenerskej-lavicke-sa-udiala-zaujimava-vymena
- ^ https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-trenerska-vymena-gergely-geri-roman-skuhravy-fc-kosice-nike-liga-2024-2025/
- ^ https://sita.sk/galad-sa-vratil-do-znameho-posobiska-as-trencin-prebral-po-srbovi-stolicovi-foto/
- ^ https://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/392527/ruzomberok-oficialne-rozviazal-zmluvu-s-hlavnym-trenerom-nahradi-ho-krajan
- ^ https://tvnoviny.sk/sport/clanok/938065-dunajska-streda-ohlasila-nahradu-za-munoza-spaniela-nahradi-byvaly-trener-mladeznickej-reprezentacie
- ^ https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-mfk-ruzomberok-novy-trener-norbert-hrncar-nike-liga-2024-2025/
- ^ https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-martin-poljovka-novy-trener-dukla-banska-bystrica-nike-liga-2024-2025/
- ^ https://www.teraz.sk/sport/frantisek-straka-je-novy-trener-dukly/864300-clanok.html
- ^ "Štatistiky – Hráči" (in Slovak). Niké liga.
- ^ "Dukla Banská Bystrica - Trenčín | Detail zápasu".
- ^ https://www.nikeliga.sk/zapas/2507-ruz-slo
- ^ "Štatistiky – Brankári" (in Slovak). Niké liga.
- ^ a b "Hráči | Štatistiky". Nike liga.
- ^ "Tímy | Štatistiky". Nike liga. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Tímy - Štatistiky". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 30 August 2021.