| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 1996 – 11 June 1997 |
| Champions | 1.FC Košice |
| Relegated | FC Nitra ZŤS Dubnica |
| Champions League | 1.FC Košice |
| UEFA Cup | FC Spartak Trnava ŠK Slovan Bratislava |
| Intertoto Cup | Ozeta Dukla Trenčín FC Rimavská Sobota |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 605 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jozef Kožlej (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Košice 5:0 Tatran B.Bystrica 5:0 R.Sobota |
| Biggest away win | Dubnica 0:5 Slovan |
| Highest scoring | Humenné 3:6 B.Bystrica |
| Average attendance | |
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The1996–97 Slovak First Football League was the fourth season of first-tier football league inSlovakia, since its establishment in 1993. It began on 3 August 1996 and ended on 11 June 1997.Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions.
A total of 16 teams was contested in the league, including 12 sides from the1995–96 season and four promoted from the 2. Liga.
No team was relegated to the1996–97 2. Liga due to the decision of the organization of 1. Liga, that the number of teams in the league should be expanded from 12 to 16 teams from that season. The fourth teams who are promoted from1995–96 2. Liga areArtmedia Petržalka,MŠK Žilina,Rimavská Sobota andZTS Kerametal Dubnica.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Košice(C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 19 | +42 | 70 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Spartak Trnava | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 69 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Slovan Bratislava | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 50 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Inter Bratislava | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 48 | |
| 5 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 44 | |
| 6 | Tatran Prešov | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 43 | |
| 7 | Bardejov | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 40 | |
| 8 | Petrimex Prievidza | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Žilina | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 37 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup group stage |
| 10 | Lokomotíva Košice | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | Chemlon Humenné | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 36 | |
| 12 | Rimavská Sobota | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 36 | |
| 13 | Artmedia Petržalka | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 35 | |
| 14 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 34 | |
| 15 | ZTS Kerametal Dubnica(R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 32 | Relegation to2. Liga |
| 16 | Nitra(R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | ART | BB | BAR | DAC | DUB | HUM | INT | KOŠ | LOK | NIT | PRE | PRI | RIM | SLO | TRN | ŽIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artmedia Petržalka | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Bardejov | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| ZTS Dubnica | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Chemlon Humenné | 0–0 | 3–6 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Inter Bratislava | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| 1. FC Košice | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Lokomotíva Košice | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Nitra | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Prešov | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Petrimex Prievidza | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Rimavská Sobota | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Spartak Trnava | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
| Žilina | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.FC Kosice | 22 | |
| 2 | Trnava | 14 | |
| 3 | Slovan | 12 | |
| 4 | Inter | 10 | |
| 5 | Trnava | 9 | |
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| B.Bystrica | |||
| DAC D.Streda | |||
| Trnava |