| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 July 2018 – 24 May 2019 |
| Champions | Slovan Bratislava |
| Relegated | Železiarne Podbrezová |
| Champions League | Slovan Bratislava |
| Europa League | DAC Dunajská Streda Spartak Trnava MFK Ružomberok |
| Matches | 195 |
| Goals | 552 (2.83 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andraž Šporar (29 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Slovan 6–0Michalovce (3 November 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Sereď 0–5D.Streda (13 April 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Slovan 6–2Žilina (11 May 2019) |
| Highest attendance | 22,500 (Slovan-Trnava)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 200 (Sereď-Žilina)[2] |
| Average attendance |  2400[3] |
2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019. | |
The2018–19 Slovak First Football League (known as theFortuna Liga[4] for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season offirst-tier football league inSlovakia since its establishment in 1993.
Spartak Trnava were the defending champions after winning their first Slovak title in theprevious season.Slovan Bratislava won their first title since2014 and their record-extending ninth Slovak league title overall.
12 teams competed in the league – the top 11 sides from the2017–18 season and one promoted team from the2. liga. The promoted team wasSereď. They replacedTatran Prešov.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2017–18 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Trenčín | Trenčín | Stadium Myjava[5] | 2,709 | 5th in Fortuna Liga |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | Dunajská Streda | MOL Aréna | 12,700 | 3rd in Fortuna Liga |
| FK Železiarne Podbrezová | Podbrezová | ZELPO Aréna | 4,061 | 9th in Fortuna Liga |
| FK Senica | Senica | OMS Arena | 5,070 | 11th in Fortuna Liga |
| Michalovce | Michalovce | Mestský futbalový štadión | 4,440 | 8th in Fortuna Liga |
| MFK Ružomberok | Ružomberok | Štadión pod Čebraťom | 4,817 | 6th in Fortuna Liga |
| FC Nitra | Nitra | Štadión pod Zoborom | 7,480 | 7th in Fortuna Liga |
| ŠKF Sereď | Sereď | Štadión pod Zoborom[5] | 7,480 | 2. Liga Champion |
| MŠK Žilina | Žilina | Štadión pod Dubňom | 11,258 | 4th in Fortuna Liga |
| Slovan Bratislava | Bratislava | Tehelné pole | 22,500 | 2nd in Fortuna Liga |
| Spartak Trnava | Trnava | Anton Malatinský Stadium | 19,200 | Champions |
| ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Zlaté Moravce | FC ViOn Stadium | 4,000 | 10th in Fortuna Liga |
| AS Trenčín | Dunajská Streda | Podbrezová | Michalovce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium Myjava | MOL Aréna UEFA  | ZELPO Aréna | Mestský futbalový štadión |
| Capacity: 2,709 | Capacity: 12,700 | Capacity: 4,061 | Capacity: 4,440 |
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| FK Senica | MFK Ružomberok | MŠK Žilina | Slovan Bratislava |
| OMS Arena UEFA | Štadión pod Čebraťom | Štadión pod Dubňom UEFA | Tehelné pole UEFA |
| Capacity: 4,500 | Capacity: 4,817 | Capacity: 11,258 | Capacity: 22,500 |
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| Spartak Trnava | ŠKF Sereď | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | FC Nitra |
| Anton Malatinský Stadium UEFA | Štadión pod Zoborom UEFA | Štadión FC ViOn | Štadión pod Zoborom UEFA |
| Capacity: 19,200 | Capacity: 7,480 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 7,480 |
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| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Trenčín |  Jozef Liptovský | Ivan Galád | Peter Kleščík |  Adidas | ORION Tip |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | Oszkár Világi | Peter Hyballa | Tomáš Huk |  macron | Kukkonia |
| FK Železiarne Podbrezová | Július Kriváň | Vladimír Veselý | Miroslav Viazanko | Adidas | Železiarne Podbrezová |
| FK Senica | Vladimír Levársky |  Ricardo Chéu | Erik Otrísal |  hummel | - |
| MFK Ružomberok | Milan Fiľo |  David Holoubek | Dominik Kružliak | Adidas | MAESTRO |
| MŠK Žilina | Jozef Antošík | Jaroslav Kentoš | Michal Škvarka |  Nike | Preto |
| Slovan Bratislava | Ivan Kmotrík | Martin Ševela |  Vasil Bozhikov | Adidas | grafobal |
| FC Nitra | Jozef Petráni | Michal Kuruc | Miloš Šimončič | Jako | - |
| Spartak Trnava | Dušan Keketi | Michal Ščasný | Erik Grendel | Adidas | PN Invest |
| ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Karol Škula | Karol Praženica | Martin Chren | Erreà | ViOn |
| MFK Michalovce | Ján Sabol | Anton Šoltis | Igor Žofčák | Adidas | ISDB,St. Nicolaus |
| ŠKF Sereď | Róbert Stareček | Karel Stromšík | Martin Mečiar | Nike | iClinic |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Trnava |  Nestor El Maestro | End of contract | 21 May 2018[6] | Pre-season | Radoslav Látal | 8 June 2018[7] |
| MŠK Žilina | Adrián Guľa | Signed withSlovakia U21 | 28 May 2018[8] | Jaroslav Kentoš | 28 May 2018[9] | |
| MFK Ružomberok | Norbert Hrnčár | End of contract | 28 May 2018[10] | David Holoubek | 4 June 2018[11] | |
| AS Trenčín | Vladimír Cifranič | Become assistant | 2 June 2018 |  Ricardo Moniz | 2 June 2018[12] | |
| Dunajská Streda | Marco Rossi | Signed withHungary | 20 June 2018[13] | Peter Hyballa | 16 July 2018[14] | |
| FK Senica | Ton Caanen | Become general manager | 3 August 2018 | 10 | Frederico Ricardo | 3 August 2018[15] |
| ŠKF Sereď | Michal Gašparík | Sacked | 4 September 2018 | 8 | Karel Stromšík | 4 September 2018[16] |
| AS Trenčín | Ricardo Moniz | Resigned | 28 October 2018 | 6 | Vladimír Cifranič (carateker) | 28 October 2018[17] |
| FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Juraj Jarábek | Resigned | 5 November 2018 | 12 | Branislav Mráz (carateker) | 5 November 2018[18] |
| FK Železiarne Podbrezová | Marek Fabuľa | Sacked | 27 November 2018 | 11 | Gergely Geri (carateker) | 27 November 2018[19] |
| FC Spartak Trnava | Radoslav Látal | Resigned | 13 December 2018[20] | 8 | Michal Ščasný | 22 December 2018[21] |
| FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Branislav Mráz | End of interim spell | 13 December 2018 | 12 | Karol Praženica | 13 December 2018[22] |
| FK Železiarne Podbrezová | Gergely Geri | End of interim spell | 4 January 2019 | 10 | Vladimír Veselý | 4 January 2019[23] |
| FK Senica | Frederico Ricardo | Released | 9 January 2019 | 11 | Ricardo Chéu | 9 January 2019[24] |
| FC Nitra | Ivan Galád | Released | 13 March 2019 | 8 | Michal Kuruc | 13 March 2019[25] |
| AS Trenčín | Vladimír Cifranič | End by own request | 20 March 2019 | 9 | Matthias Kohler | 20 March 2019[26] |
| AS Trenčín | Matthias Kohler | Released | 7 May 2019 | 11 | Ivan Galád | 7 May 2019[27] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 58 | Qualification for thechampionship group |
| 2 | Žilina | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 44 | |
| 3 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 44 | |
| 4 | Ružomberok | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 36 | |
| 5 | Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 32 | |
| 6 | Sereď | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Nitra | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 26 | Qualification for therelegation group |
| 8 | Spartak Trnava | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 25 | |
| 9 | Trenčín | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 22 | |
| 10 | Železiarne Podbrezová | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 21 | |
| 11 | Senica | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 15 | |
| 12 | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 14 |
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league, for a total of 22 matches played each.
| Home \ Away | DAC | NIT | POD | RUŽ | SEN | SER | SLO | TRV | TRČ | ZTM | ZPM | ŽIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAC Dunajská Streda | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Nitra | 2–3 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Podbrezová | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Ružomberok | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Senica | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 |
| Sereď | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 5–2 |
| Spartak Trnava | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Trenčín | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Zemplín Michalovce | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 |
| Žilina | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLO | DAC | RUŽ | ŽIL | ZMI | SER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava(C) | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 84 | 33 | +51 | 80 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 63 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–4 | |
| 3 | Ružomberok | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 56 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Žilina | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 54 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 5 | Zemplín Michalovce | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 40 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Sereď | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 38 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | TRN | SEN | NIT | ZLM | TRE | POD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Spartak Trnava(Q) | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 38 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| 8 | Senica | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 37 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 9 | Nitra | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 34 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||
| 10 | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 34 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 11 | Trenčín(O) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 31 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | |
| 12 | Železiarne Podbrezová(R) | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 29 | Relegation to the2. Liga | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
Should one of the top 3 teams have won the2018–19 Slovak Cup, Europa League qualification playoffs would have been held among the 4th, 5th, 6th team in the championship group and the top team of the relegation round. The 4th team played the top team of the relegation group and the 5th played the 6th in the semifinals. Winners of the semifinals would play the final to determine the Europa League qualification spot. Europa League qualification playoff games would be one-leg and played at the home pitch of the higher-ranked team. The winners would qualify for thefirst qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. On 1 May 2019,Spartak Trnava, who didn't qualify for the championship group, won the cup, thus eliminating the need of playoffs.
Team placed 11th in the relegation match faced 2nd team from2. Liga 2018–19 for one spot in the next season.
4–3 on aggregate.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[29] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andraž Šporar | ŠK Slovan | 29 |
| 2 | Róbert Boženík | Žilina | 13 |
| 3 |  Moha | Slovan | 12 |
 Hamza Čataković | AS Trenčín | ||
| 5 |  Kristopher Vida | DAC D.Streda | 11 |
| 6 |  Vakoun Issouf Bayo | DAC D.Streda | 10 |
| Tomáš Vestenický | Nitra | ||
| 8 | Izzy Tandir | Ružomberok | 9 |
| Michal Škvarka | Žilina | ||
 Kubilay Yilmaz | Trnava | ||
| Tomáš Ďubek | Z.Moravce | ||
 Kristi Qose | Ružomberok | ||
| Joey Sleegersa | Trenčín |
a Included 1 play-off goal
| Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tomáš Vestenický | FC Nitra | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 4–1 | 1 September 2018 | [30] |
| 18 | Andrej Fábry | FC Nitra | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 0–3 | 8 December 2018 | [31] |
| 8.CH | Andraž Šporar | Slovan | Žilina | 6–2 | 11 May 2019 | [32] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[33] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matúš Macík | Ružomberok | 13 |
| 2 | Martin Jedlička | D.Streda | 12 |
| 3 | Dominik Holec | Žilina | 9 |
| Dominik Greif | Slovan | ||
| 5 | Matúš Kira | Michalovce | 8 |
| 6 |  Federico Taborda | Senica | 7 |
| 7 | Igor Šemrinec | Trenčín | 5 |
| 8 | Lukáš Hroššo | Nitra | 4 |
| Pavol Penksa | Sereď | ||
| Dobrivoj Rusov | Trnava | ||
| Martin Vantruba | Podbrezová | ||
| Adrián Chovan | Z.Moravce |
Ľubomír Michalík (Sereď)
Macdonald Ngwa Niba (Nitra)
Yani Urdinov (Ruzomberok)Ivan Diaz (Žilina)Erik Grendel (Trnava)| Month | Player | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| July/August | Erik Pačinda | Dunajská Streda | [37] |
| September | Tomáš Vestenický | FC Nitra | [37] |
| October | Róbert Boženík | MŠK Žilina | [37] |
| November/December | Andraž Šporar | Slovan Bratislava | [38] |
| February/March | Matúš Kira | Michalovce | [37] |
| April | Martin Jedlička | Dunajská Streda | [39] |
| May | Andraž Šporar | Slovan Bratislava | [40] |
Source:[41]
Dominik Greif (ŠK Slovan)
Erick Davis (DAC D.Streda),Kristián Koštrna (DAC D.Streda),Dominik Kružliak (Ružomberok),Vasil Bozhikov (ŠK Slovan)Miroslav Káčer (Žilina),
Marin Ljubičić (DAC D.Streda/Slovan),Zsolt Kalmár (DAC D.Streda),
Aleksandar Čavrić (ŠK Slovan),Moha (ŠK Slovan)Andraž Šporar (ŠK Slovan)Source:[5]
Dominik Greif (ŠK Slovan)
Lazarus Rota (Michalovce),Dominik Kružliak (Ružomberok),Matej Oravec (Trnava/Podbrezová),Branislav Sluka (MŠK Žilina)Tihomir Kostadinov (Ružomberok),Miroslav Káčer (MŠK Žilina),Máté Vida (DAC D.Streda),Christián Herc (DAC D.Streda)Tomáš Vestenický (Nitra),Róbert Boženík (MŠK Žilina)Manager of the season
Martin Ševela (ŠK Slovan)
Player of the Year
Andraž Šporar (ŠK Slovan)
Young player of the Year
Róbert Boženík (MŠK Žilina)
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