| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 July 2019 – 11 July 2020 |
| Champions | Slovan Bratislava |
| Champions League | Slovan Bratislava |
| Europa League | Žilina Dunajská Streda MFK Ružomberok |
| Matches | 156 |
| Goals | 398 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andraž Šporar (12) |
| Biggest home win | Trenčín 8–1Michalovce (15 February 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Sereď 0–4Slovan (18 August 2019) Pohronie 0–4Trenčín (24 August 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Trenčín 8–1Michalovce (15 February 2020) |
| Highest attendance | 14,933 (Slovan-Trnava)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 147 (Trenčín-Sereď)[2] |
| Average attendance | |
2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 11 July 2020. | |
The2019–20 Slovak First Football League (known as the SlovakFortuna liga[3] for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of first-tier football league inSlovakia since its establishment in 1993.
Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning their record-extending 10th Slovak title.
Since March, the season was affected by theCOVID-19 pandemic. On 7 March, the 22nd and last round of the regular stage took place. Both the championship group and the relegation group were subsequently supposed to have 10 rounds starting on 14 March. However, the season was interrupted until the end of May. On 22 May, the league committee approved the restart of the competition with a new 5-round model starting on 13 June.[4] The committee also decided that no team would be directly relegated at the end of the season. The last team would face the winner of the2. Liga in the relegation play-offs.
The decision was made on 22 May after meeting of the Slovak Presidium of the Union of League Clubs (ÚLK) with representatives of Fortuna League clubs.[5] The continuation of the competition depended on the voting of the clubs. They chose between restarting the league in full format, short format or abandoning the season.
| Full format | Short format | End competition |
|---|---|---|
| Slovan Bratislava | DAC Dunajská Streda | AS Trenčín |
| MŠK Žilina | MFK Ružomberok | |
| Spartak Trnava | Zemplín Michalovce | |
| FK Senica | ||
| FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | ||
| FK Pohronie | ||
| FC Nitra | ||
| ŠKF Sereď |
Source:[1]
Due to hygienic measures, the number of spectators at individual matches was limited. Until 30 June, a maximum of 500 spectators could be present at the stadiums, which, however, also included the teams' staff, the media or stewards. From 1 July, the number of spectators allowed to attend a match was increased to 50% of a stadium's capacity.
| Round | Original dates | Revised dates |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 14–15 March | 13–14 June |
| 24 | 21–22 March | 20–21 June |
| 25 | 4–5 April | 27 June – 1 July |
| 26 | 11–12 April | 4 July |
| 27 | 18–19 April | 11 July |
| 28 | 25–26 April | Cancelled |
| 29 | 2–4 May | |
| 30 | 9 May | |
| 31 | 16 May | |
| 32 | 23 May |
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top eleven sides from theprevious season and one team promoted from the2. liga. The promoted team wasPohronie. They replacedŽeleziarne Podbrezová.
| AS Trenčín | Dunajská Streda | FK Pohronie | Michalovce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Štadión pod Dubňom UEFA | MOL Aréna UEFA | Mestský štadión UEFA | Mestský futbalový štadión UEFA |
| Capacity: 11,258 | Capacity: 12,700 | Capacity: 2,309 | Capacity: 4,440 |
| FK Senica | MFK Ružomberok | MŠK Žilina | Slovan Bratislava |
| OMS Arena UEFA | Štadión pod Čebraťom | Štadión pod Dubňom UEFA | Tehelné pole UEFA |
| Capacity: 5,070 | Capacity: 4,817 | Capacity: 11,258 | Capacity: 22,500 |
| Spartak Trnava | ŠKF Sereď | Zlaté Moravce | FC Nitra |
| ŠAM – City Arena UEFA | Stadium Myjava | Štadión FC ViOn UEFA | Štadión pod Zoborom UEFA |
| Capacity: 19,200 | Capacity: 2,709 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 7,480 |
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Trenčín | ORION Tip | ||||
| DAC Dunajská Streda | Kukkonia | ||||
| FK Pohronie | REMESLO | ||||
| FK Senica | KOMPLEXX GROUP SK | ||||
| MFK Ružomberok | MAESTRO | ||||
| MŠK Žilina | Preto | ||||
| Slovan Bratislava | grafobal | ||||
| FC Nitra | – | ||||
| Spartak Trnava | #DOBRÝ ANJEL | ||||
| Zlaté Moravce | ViOn | ||||
| MFK Michalovce | ISDB,St. Nicolaus | ||||
| ŠKF Sereď | iClinic |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFK Ružomberok | End of contract | 28 May 2019[6] | Pre-season | 28 May 2019 | ||
| FK Senica | Signed byTrnava | 7 June 2019 | 8 July 2019[7] | |||
| FC Spartak Trnava | End of contract | 7 June 2019[8] | 7 June 2019 | |||
| FC Nitra | End of contract | 20 June 2019 | 20 June 2019[9] | |||
| AS Trenčín | End of contract | 30 June 2019[10] | 18 June 2019[11] | |||
| ŠKF Sereď | End of contract | 28 June 2019 | 29 June 2019[12] | |||
| ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Released | 18 July 2019[13] | 19 July 2019 | |||
| ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Released | 26 July 2019 | 1 | 26 July 2019[14] | ||
| FK Pohronie | Resigned | 31 July 2019 | 11 | 31 July 2019[15] | ||
| FK Pohronie | End of interim spell | 20 August 2019 | 9 | 20 August 2019[16] | ||
| FK Pohronie | Released | 12 October 2019[17] | 11 | 14 October 2019[18] | ||
| AS Trenčín | Released | 22 October 2019 | 9 | 22 October 2019[19] | ||
| FC Nitra | Released | 27 October 2019 | 11 | 27 October 2019[20] | ||
| MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Released | 11 November 2019 | 10 | 11 November 2019[21] | ||
| ŠKF Sereď | End by own request | 7 December 2019[22] | 10 | 20 December 2019[23] | ||
| MŠK Žilina | Moved toSlovakia U21 | 21 December 2019[24] | 2 | 2 January 2020[25] | ||
| FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | Released | 3 January 2020[26] | 3 | 5 January 2020[27] | ||
| FC Nitra | Released | 6 January 2020 | 11 | 6 January 2020[28] | ||
| ŠKF Sereď | Become GK coach | 9 February 2020[29] | 10 | 9 February 2019 | ||
| FK Senica | Released | 12 February 2020 | 9 | 16 February 2019[30] | ||
| FC Nitra | Unknown | 11 April 2020 | 11 | 11 April 2020 | ||
| FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | End of contract | 31 May 2020 | 3 | 1 June 2020[31] | ||
| FC Spartak Trnava | Released | 5 June 2019[32] | 5 | 5 June 2019 | ||
| FC Nitra | End of Contract | 30 June 2020 | 11 | 30 June 2020[33] | ||
| FK Senica | End of contract | 30 June 2020 | 10 | 30 June 2019[34] | ||
| AS Trenčín | End of contract | 30 June 2020 | 7 | 30 June 2020[35] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 11 | +35 | 55 | Qualification for thechampionship group |
| 2 | Žilina | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 45 | |
| 3 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 38 | |
| 4 | Spartak Trnava | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 30 | |
| 5 | Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 30 | |
| 6 | Ružomberok | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 28 | |
| 7 | Trenčín | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 27 | Qualification for therelegation group |
| 8 | Zlaté Moravce | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 26 | |
| 9 | Senica | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Sereď | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 22 | |
| 11 | Nitra | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 19 | |
| 12 | Pohronie | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 16 |
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league, for a total of 22 matches each.
| Home \ Away | DAC | NIT | POH | RUZ | SEN | SER | SLO | TRN | TRE | ZMI | ZIL | ZLM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Nitra | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Pohronie | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ružomberok | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| Senica | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Sereď | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Spartak Trnava | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Trenčín | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 8–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Zemplín Michalovce | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |
| Žilina | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Zlaté Moravce | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLO | ŽIL | DAC | TRN | RUŽ | ZMI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava(C) | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 14 | +43 | 68 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Žilina | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 51 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round | 2–3 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 5–0 | |
| 3 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 50 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Spartak Trnava | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 35 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-offs | — | — | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | — | |
| 5 | Ružomberok(O) | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 32 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Zemplín Michalovce | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 32[a] | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | TRE | ZLM | SER | SEN | POH | NIT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Trenčín | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-offs | — | — | 3–2 | — | 4–0 | 0–3 | |
| 8 | Zlaté Moravce | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 33 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
| 9 | Sereď | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 10 | Senica | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 26 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | ||
| 11 | Pohronie | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 26 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
| 12 | Nitra | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 25 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs | — | — | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | — |
Should one of the top 3 teams win the2019–20 Slovak Cup, Europa League qualification playoffs will be held among the 4th, 5th, 6th team in the championship group and the top team of the relegation round. On 8 July 2020,Slovan Bratislava, who have won the league title, alsowon the cup, thus confirming the need of playoffs.
The 4th team play the top team of the relegation group and the 5th play the 6th in the semifinals. Winners of the semifinals play the final to determine the Europa League qualification spot. Europa League qualification playoff games are one-leg and played at the home pitch of the higher-ranked team. The winners qualify for thefirst qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.
| Spartak Trnava | 3–0 | AS Trenčín |
|---|---|---|
| Vukojević Cabral Sobczyk | Report |
| Spartak Trnava | 0–2 | MFK Ružomberok |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Maslo Takáč |
The team placed bottom of the relegation group faced the first-placed team from the2. Liga 2019–20 for a place in the league for the next season.
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
| Leader – Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round | |
| Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round | |
| Qualification for First Football League Relegation play-offs |
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Žilina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dun. Streda | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Trnava | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Ružomberok | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Michalovce | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Trenčín | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Zlaté Moravce | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sereď | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Senica | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Pohronie | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Nitra | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Source:Fortunaliga.sk
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[36] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovan | 12 | |
| 2 | Nitra | 11 | |
| 3 | Trenčín | 10 | |
| 4 | Slovan | 9 | |
| Žilina | |||
| DAC D.Streda | |||
| 7 | Senica | 8 | |
| Michalovce | |||
| Z.Moravce | |||
| Trenčín |
a plus 1 play-off goal
| Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Slovan | FC Nitra | 5–0 (H) | 28 September 2019 | [37] | |
| 19 | Trenčín | Michalovce | 8–1 (H) | 15 February 2020 | [38] | |
| 1.CH | Dunajská Streda | Michalovce | 5–0 (H) | 13 June 2020 | [39] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[40] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovan | 13 | |
| 2 | Žilina | 11 | |
| 3 | Zl. Moravce | 10 | |
| 4 | D.Streda | 9 | |
| 5 | Senica | 8 | |
| Nitra | |||
| 7 | Trnava | 7 | |
| Michalovce | |||
| 9 | Pohronie | 6 | |
| 10 | Slovan | 5 |
| Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Žilina | Spartak Trnava | [44] | ||
| September | Slovan Bratislava | DAC Dunajská Streda | [45] | ||
| October | Žilina | Slovan Bratislava | [46] | ||
| November | Slovan Bratislava | DAC Dunajská Streda | [47] | ||
| December | |||||
| February | Slovan Bratislava | Žilina | [48] | ||
| March | |||||
| June | Not announced | DAC Dunajská Streda | [49] | ||
| July | |||||
Team of the Season was:[50]
Source:[50]
Manager of the season
Ján Kozák jr. (Slovan Bratislava)
Player of the Year
Dominik Greif (Slovan Bratislava)
Young player of the Year