| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 August 2020[1] – 22 May 2021[2][3] |
| Champions | Slovan Bratislava |
| Champions League | Slovan Bratislava |
| Europa Conference League | DAC Dunajská Streda Spartak Trnava MŠK Žilina |
| Matches | 197 |
| Goals | 574 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dawid Kurminowski (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | DAC Dunajská Streda 6–0Sereď (9 August 2020) DAC Dunajská Streda 6–0Nitra (15 August 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Nitra 0–5Slovan Bratislava (8 August 2020) Sereď 0–5 Slovan Bratislava (28 February 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Žilina 6–2Zemplín Michalovce (30 August 2020) Sereď 2–6Spartak Trnava (5 December 2020) Trenčín 2–6 Slovan Bratislava (14 March 2021) Žilina 5–3Trenčín (8 May 2021) |
| Highest attendance | 6,297DAC Dunajská Streda 2–1 Spartak Trnava (22 August 2020)[4] |
| Lowest attendance | 0[A] All matches from 1 October 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. |
2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 24 May 2021. | |
The2020–21 Slovak First Football League (known as the SlovakFortuna liga[5] for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season of first-tier football league inSlovakia since its establishment in 1993.
Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions for the second successive year, after picking up thedomestic double in theprevious season. Slovan successfully defended their title, winning their third consecutive title and record-extending 11th Slovak title overall.
In this season, teams were allowed to make five substitutions during matches in a maximum of three stoppages in play for one team.[6]
Twelve teams competed in the league – all sides from theprevious season.
| AS Trenčín | FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | FK Pohronie | MFK Zemplín Michalovce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Štadión Sihoť UEFA | MOL Aréna UEFA | Mestský štadión UEFA | Mestský futbalový štadión UEFA |
| Capacity: 4,200(10,000 planned) | Capacity: 12,700 | Capacity: 2,309 | Capacity: 4,440 |
| FK Senica | MFK Ružomberok | MŠK Žilina | ŠK Slovan Bratislava |
| OMS Arena UEFA | Štadión pod Čebraťom | Štadión pod Dubňom UEFA | Tehelné pole UEFA |
| Capacity: 5,070 | Capacity: 4,817 | Capacity: 11,253 | Capacity: 22,500 |
| FC Spartak Trnava | ŠKF Sereď | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | FC Nitra |
| ŠAM - City Arena UEFA | Štadión FC ViOn UEFA | Štadión FC ViOn UEFA | Štadión pod Zoborom UEFA |
| Capacity: 19,200 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 7,480 |
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAC Dunajská Streda | Kukkonia | ||||
| Nitra | |||||
| Pohronie | REMESLO | ||||
| Ružomberok | MAESTRO | ||||
| Senica | KOMPLEXX GROUP SK | ||||
| Sereď | |||||
| Slovan Bratislava | Niké | ||||
| Spartak Trnava | |||||
| Trenčín | ORION Tip | ||||
| Zemplín Michalovce | ISDB,St. Nicolaus | ||||
| Zlaté Moravce | ViOn | ||||
| Žilina | Preto |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senica | End of a contract | 14 July 2020 | Pre-season | 14 July 2020[8] | ||
| Trenčín | End of interim spell | 17 July 2020 | 17 July 2020[9] | |||
| Slovan Bratislava | Released | 4 September 2020[10] | 3 | 7 September 2020[11] | ||
| Spartak Trnava | Released | 14 September 2020 | 6 | 14 September 2020[12] | ||
| Pohronie | Released | 9 October 2020[13] | 12 | 12 October 2020[14] | ||
| Nitra | Own request | 30 November 2020 | 7 | 1 December 2020[15] | ||
| Sereď | End of a contract | 15 December 2020[16] | 7 | 29 December 2020[17] | ||
| Spartak Trnava | Released | 31 December 2020 | 5 | 1 January 2021[18] | ||
| Nitra | End of interim spell | 3 January 2021 | 8 | 3 January 2021[19] | ||
| Nitra | Released | 22 January 2021[20] | 8 | 22 January 2021[21] | ||
| Senica | Released | 20 February 2021[22] | 12 | 23 February 2021 | ||
| Sereď | Health and family reasons | 16 February 2021 | 9 | 16 February 2021[23] | ||
| Sereď | Interim | 8 March 2021[24] | 10 | 8 March 2021 | ||
| Nitra | Released | 25 March 2021[25] | 11 | 26 March 2021[26] | ||
| Michalovce | Released | 13 April 2021 | 11 | 13 April 2021[27] | ||
| Dunajská Streda | Released | 21 April 2021 | 2 | 21 April 2021[28] | ||
| Trenčín | Released | 27 April 2021 | 6 | 27 April 2021[29] | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | Released | 10 May 2021 | 1 | 12 May 2021[30] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 12 | +42 | 54 | Qualification for thechampionship group |
| 2 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 44 | |
| 3 | Žilina | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 37 | |
| 4 | Spartak Trnava | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 35 | |
| 5 | Zlaté Moravce | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Trenčín | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 28 | |
| 7 | Ružomberok | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 23 | Qualification for therelegation group |
| 8 | Nitra | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 22 | |
| 9 | Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 22 | |
| 10 | Sereď | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 22 | |
| 11 | Senica | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 21 | |
| 12 | Pohronie | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 20 |
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 | RUŽ | SEN | SER | SLO | TRN | TRE | ZMI | ZLM | ŽIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Nitra | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Pohronie | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Ružomberok | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Senica | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Sereď | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Spartak Trnava | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Trenčín | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | |
| Zemplín Michalovce | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Zlaté Moravce | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| Žilina | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 4–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLO | DAC | TRN | ŽIL | ZLM | TRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava(C) | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 71 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 65 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League second qualifying round | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Spartak Trnava | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 55 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round | 3–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Žilina | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 52 | +21 | 52 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League play-offs | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 5–3 | |
| 5 | Zlaté Moravce | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 40 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Trenčín | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 32 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SER | RUŽ | POH | ZMI | SEN | NIT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sereď | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 41 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League play-offs | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| 8 | Ružomberok | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 39 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 9 | Pohronie | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 10 | Zemplín Michalovce | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 35 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 11 | Senica(O) | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 33 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 12 | Nitra(R) | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 27 | Relegation to the2. Liga | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | — |
Should one of the top 3 teams win the2020–21 Slovak Cup, Europa Conference 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 19 May 2021,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 Conference League qualification spot. Europa Conference 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 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
| MŠK Žilina | 4–2 | ŠKF Sereď |
|---|---|---|
| Kurminowski Rusnák Bernát Slebodník | Report | Bušnja Jureškin |
| MŠK Žilina | 3−2 (a.e.t.) | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce |
|---|---|---|
| Bichakhchyan Jibril | Report | Balaj Hrnčár |
The team which finished 11th faced the 2nd team from2. Liga 2020–21 for one spot in the top flight 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.
| Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round | |
| Qualification for the Europa Conference League | |
| Qualification for the relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to the2. liga |
| 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovan Bratislava | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Spartak Trnava | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Žilina | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Zlaté Moravce | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Trenčín | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Sereď | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Ružomberok | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Pohronie | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Zemplín Michalovce | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Senica | 10 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Nitra | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Source:Fortunaliga.sk
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[31] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žilina | 19 | |
| 2 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 16 | |
| 3 | Zlaté Moravce | 14 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | |||
| 5 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 13 | |
| 6 | Trenčín | 12 | |
| 7 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 11 | |
| Ružomberok | |||
| 9 | Slovan Bratislava | 10 | |
| 10 | Žilina | 9 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | |||
| Trnava |
1 plus 1 play-off goal
2 plus 2 play-off goals
| Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ružomberok | Zemplín Michalovce | 4–0 (H) | 19 September 2020 | [32] | |
| 10 | Zlaté Moravce | Nitra | 3–1 (H) | 17 October 2020 | [33] | |
| 13 | Zlaté Moravce | Trenčín | 5–0 (H) | 7 November 2020 | [34] | |
| 18 | Ružomberok | Zemplín Michalovce | 3–4 (A) | 16 December 2020 | [35] | |
| CH.10 | Žilina | Zlaté Moravce | 5–1 (H) | 22 May 2021 | [36] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[37] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 12 | |
| 2 | Sereď | 10 | |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | |||
| 4 | Zlaté Moravce | 8 | |
| 5 | Spartak Trnava | 7 | |
| Pohronie | |||
| 7 | Zemplín Michalovce | 6 | |
| Nitra | |||
| 9 | Ružomberok | 5 | |
| 10 | Senica | 4 | |
| Senica | |||
| Žilina | |||
| MFK Ružomberok | |||
| Trnava |
| Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | DAC Dunajská Streda | DAC Dunajská Streda | [41][42] | ||
| September | Ružomberok | [43][44] | |||
| October | Zlaté Moravce | [45][46] | |||
| November | Spartak Trnava | [47] | |||
| December | Slovan Bratislava | [48] | |||
| February/March | DAC Dunajská Streda | DAC Dunajská Streda | [49][50] | ||
| April | not announced | DAC Dunajska Streda | [51] | ||
| May | Sereď | ||||
Team of the Season was:[52]
Source:[52]
Manager of the season
Player of the Year
Zsolt Kalmár (DAC Dunajská Streda)
Young player of the Year