| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | Regular season: 23 July 2021 – 21 May 2022 Europa Conference League play-offs: 24 – 27 May 2022 |
| Champions | Slovan Bratislava |
| Champions League | Slovan Bratislava |
| Europa Conference League | Spartak Trnava Ružomberok DAC Dunajská Streda |
| Matches | 192 |
| Goals | 502 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jakub Kadák (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Slovan Bratislava 5–0Senica (12 February 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 1–4Slovan Bratislava (24 July 2021) Pohronie 0–3DAC Dunajská Streda (27 August 2021) Senica 0–3Slovan Bratislava (25 September 2021) DAC Dunajská Streda 0–3Spartak Trnava (26 September 2021) Spartak Trnava 0–3 (awd.)Slovan Bratislava (17 October 2021) Spartak Trnava 0–3Ružomberok (28 November 2021) Zemplín Michalovce 0–3Ružomberok (4 December 2021) Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 0–3Trenčín (2 April 2022) Senica 0–3Trenčín (14 May 2022) Sereď 0–3Slovan Bratislava (14 May 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Pohronie 3–4Slovan Bratislava (19 February 2022) Trenčín 4–3Zlaté Moravce (26 April 2022) Trenčín 5–2Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš (30 April 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Slovan Bratislava |
| Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Slovan Bratislava |
| Longest winless run | 17 matches Pohronie |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Pohronie Trenčín |
| Highest attendance | 9,000 Spartak Trnava 0–3 (awd.)Slovan Bratislava (17 October 2021)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 0[A] All matches from 25 November 2021 to 12 February 2022 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. |
2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 27 May 2022. | |
The2021–22 Slovak First Football League was the 29th season of the first-tier football league inSlovakia since its establishment in 1993.
Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions for the third successive year, after picking up the second consecutivedomestic double in theprevious season. Slovan successfully retained their league title, winning a record-breaking fourth title in a row and a record-extending 12th overall since the competition was established in 1993.
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from theprevious season, therelegation play-offs winner, and the one team promoted from the2. 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 to3. Liga.
| 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 |
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAC Dunajská Streda | Macron | Kukkonia | |||
| Pohronie | Erreà | REMESLO | |||
| Ružomberok | Adidas | TAURIS | |||
| Senica | Adidas | KOMPLEXX GROUP SK | |||
| Sereď | Nike | ORION TIP | |||
| Slovan Bratislava | Adidas | Niké | |||
| Spartak Trnava | Adidas | Tipsport | |||
| Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | Sportika | VEREX | |||
| Trenčín | Macron | Tipsport | |||
| Zemplín Michalovce | Adidas | ISDB,St. Nicolaus | |||
| Zlaté Moravce | Erreà | ViOn | |||
| Žilina | Nike | Preto |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohronie | End of contract | 21 May 2021[2] | Pre-season | 2 June 2021[3] | ||
| Ružomberok | End of contract | 27 May 2021[4] | 30 May 2021[5] | |||
| Sereď | Signed withPohronie | 2 June 2021 | 11 June 2021[6] | |||
| Trenčín | End of interim spell | 2 June 2021 | 2 June 2021[7] | |||
| Senica | Released | 2 June 2021 | 2 June 2021[8] | |||
| Pohronie | Released | 29 August 2021[9] | 10 | 30 August 2021 | ||
| Pohronie | End of interim spell | 4 October 2021[10] | 12 | 4 October 2021 | ||
| Žilina | Released | 4 October 2021[11] | 7 | 4 October 2021 | ||
| DAC Dunajská Streda | Released | 10 November 2021 | 5 | 11 November 2021[12] | ||
| Trenčín | Resigned | 5 December 2021 | 7 | 5 December 2021[13] | ||
| Pohronie | Released | 21 December 2021[14] | 12 | 4 January 2022[15] | ||
| Zemplín Michalovce | Released | 15 March 2022 | 9 | 15 March 2022[16] | ||
| Senica | Resigned | 16 April 2022 | 8 | 16 April 2022[17] | ||
| Pohronie | Released | 19 April 2021 | 12 | 19 April 2022[18] | ||
| Žilina | Released | 23 April 2022[19] | 6 | 23 April 2022 | ||
| Zlaté Moravce | Released | 5 May 2022[20] | 11 | 5 May 2022 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 53 | Qualification for thechampionship 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 therelegation 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 |
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 |
| 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 theChampions 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 theEuropa 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 theEuropa 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 theEuropa 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 theEuropa Conference League play-offs | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
| 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 theEuropa 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 the2. Liga | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
| 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 | |||||||
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[22] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenčín | 13 | |
| 2 | Trenčín | 10 | |
| Ružomberok | |||
| 4 | Slovan Bratislava | 9 | |
| 5 | Spartak Trnava | 8 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | |||
| Pohronie | |||
| 8 | Senica | 7 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | |||
| Slovan Bratislava | |||
| Trenčín | |||
| Ružomberok | |||
| DAC Dunajská Streda | |||
| Zlaté Moravce | |||
| Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš |
1 plus 1 play-off goal
2 plus 2 play-off goals
| Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Slovan Bratislava | Zlaté Moravce | 4–1 (H) | 29 August 2021 | [23] | |
| 22 | DAC Dunajská Streda | Žilina | 3–1 (H) | 26 February 2022 | [24] | |
| 8.R | Trenčín | Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | 5–2 (H) | 30 April 2022 | [25] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[26] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartak Trnava | 18 | |
| 2 | Ružomberok | 16 | |
| 3 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 8 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | |||
| 5 | Trenčín | 7 | |
| 6 | Senica | 6 | |
| 7 | Zemplín Michalovce | 5 | |
| 8 | Slovan Bratislava | 4 | |
| Sereď (3)/Trenčín (1) | |||
| Zlaté Moravce | |||
| Zemplín Michalovce | |||
| Sereď | |||
| DAC Dunajská Streda | |||
| Zlaté Moravce |
| Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| July/August | Trenčín | DAC Dunajská Streda | [30][31] | ||
| September | Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | [32][33] | |||
| October | Ružomberok | Spartak Trnava | [34][35] | ||
| November | Senica | [36][37] | |||
| December | Zemplín Michalovce | [38][39] | |||
| February | Sereď | Sereď | [40] | ||
| March | Slovan Bratislava | DAC Dunajská Streda | |||
| April | Zlaté Moravce | ||||
| May | DAC Dunajská Streda | [41] | |||
Team of the Season was:[42]
Source:[42]
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)