2024–25 Slovak First Football League
Season | 2024–25 |
---|---|
Dates | Regular season: 27th of July 2024 – TBA May 2025 |
Matches played | 109 |
Goals scored | 287 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tigran Barseghyan (14) |
Biggest home win | Podbrezová 7–1 MFK Skalica (17 Aug 2024) Slovan Bratislava 6–0 KFC Komárno (4 Dec 2024) |
Biggest away win | Slovan Bratislava 0–5 MŠK Žilina (1 Sep 2024) |
Highest scoring | Podbrezová 7–1 MFK Skalica (17 Aug 2024) |
Highest attendance | 13,583 Spartak Trnava 0-1 Slovan Bratislava (19 Oct 2024) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2024. |
The 2024–25 Slovak First Football League (known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 32nd season of first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.
The defending champion is Slovan Bratislava.
Teams
[edit]The league will consist of twelve teams; the top eleven teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the 2. Liga. Komárno has been promoted to the top flight (for the first time in their history) as champions of the 2023–24 2. Liga, replacing the 2023–24 Slovak First Football League bottom-placed team Zlaté Moravce. Slovan Bratislava will enter upcoming season as defending champions (for the sixth successive year).
Stadiums and locations
[edit]FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | FC Košice | FK Železiarne Podbrezová |
---|---|---|---|
MOL Aréna UEFA |
Štadión SNP UEFA |
Košická futbalová aréna UEFA |
ZELPO Aréna UEFA |
Capacity: 12,700 | Capacity: 7,030 | Capacity: 12,555 | Capacity: 4,000 |
MFK Ružomberok | MFK Skalica | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | FC Spartak Trnava |
Štadión pod Čebraťom | Štadión MFK Skalica | Tehelné pole UEFA |
Štadión Antona Malatinského UEFA |
Capacity: 4,876 | Capacity: 2,600 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 18,200 |
AS Trenčín | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | KFC Komárno | MŠK Žilina |
Štadión Sihoť UEFA |
Mestský futbalový štadión UEFA |
ViOn Aréna UEFA |
Štadión pod Dubňom UEFA |
Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 4,400 | Capacity: 4,008 | Capacity: 10,897 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAC Dunajská Streda | Tibor Végh | Branislav Fodrek | Yhoan Andzouana | Macron | Kukkonia |
Dukla Banská Bystrica | Ivan Šabo | Marek Bažík | Ľubomír Willwéber | Adidas | Veolia |
Košice | Dušan Trnka | Roman Skuhravý | Ján Krivák | Adidas | Niké |
Podbrezová | Július Kriváň | Štefan Markulík | Matej Oravec | Adidas | Niké |
Ružomberok | Ľubomír Golis | Norbert Hrnčár | Martin Chrien | Adidas | Niké |
Skalica | Peter Bartoš | David Oulehla | Martin Nagy | Adidas | Tipsport |
Slovan Bratislava | Ivan Kmotrík | Vladimír Weiss | Vladimír Weiss | Adidas | Niké |
Spartak Trnava | Peter Macho | Michal Gašparík | Martin Mikovič | Puma | Tipsport |
Trenčín | Róbert Rybníček | Ivan Galád | Damián Bariš | Macron | Tipsport |
Zemplín Michalovce | Ján Sabol | Anton Šoltis | Igor Žofčák | Adidas | Tipsport |
Komárno | Juraj Baráth | Mikuláš Radványi | Martin Šimko | Adidas | MOL |
Žilina | Jozef Antošík | Michal Ščasný | Tomáš Hubočan | Nike | Preto |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banská Bystrica | Mario Auxt | End of interim spell | 16 June 2024 | Pre-season | Marek Bažík | 16 June 2026[1] |
Michalovce | František Straka | End of contract | 28 June 2024 | Anton Šoltis | 28 June 2026[2] | |
Podbrezová | Roman Skuhravý | End by own request | 6 July 2024[3] | Vladimír Cifranič | 12 July 2024[4] | |
Skalica | Pavol Majerník | Released | 3 September 2024 | 12 | David Oulehla | 3 September 2024[5] |
Podbrezová | Vladimír Cifranič | Becomes assistant | 2 September 2024 | 8 | Štefan Markulík | 2 September 2024[6] |
FC Košice | Gergely Geri | Released | 24 September 2024 | 10 | Roman Skuhravý | 24 September 2024[7] |
AS Trenčín | Ilija Stolica | Released | 1 October 2024 | 11 | Ivan Galád | 1 October 2024[8] |
MFK Ružomberok | Ondřej Smetana | Signed with 1. FC Slovácko | 13 November 2024 | 6 | Radim Kučera | 13 November 2024[9] |
Dunajská Streda | Xisco Muñoz | Released | 27 November 2024 | 4 | Branislav Fodrek | 27 November 2024[10] |
MFK Ružomberok | Radim Kučera | Released | 20 December 2024 | 10 | Norbert Hrnčár | 20 December 2024[11] |
Regular stage
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Slovan Bratislava (Q) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 44 | Qualification for the championship group |
2 | Žilina (Q) | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 41 | |
3 | Spartak Trnava (Q) | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 36 | |
4 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 24[a] | |
5 | Podbrezová | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 24[a] | |
6 | Zemplín Michalovce | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 22 | |
7 | Košice | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 20 | Qualification for the relegation group |
8 | Komárno | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 17[b] | |
9 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 17[b] | |
10 | Ružomberok | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 17[b] | |
11 | Trenčín | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 15 | |
12 | Skalica | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Results
[edit]Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league, for a total of 22 matches each.
Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 20 Dec 2024[12]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tigran Barseghyan | Slovan | 14 |
2 | David Strelec | Slovan | 10 |
3 | Martin Rymarenko | Banská Bystrica | 9 |
Žan Medved | Košice | ||
5 | Matej Trusa | Dunajska Streda | 7 |
Kelvin Ofori | Trnava | ||
Eric Bile | Žilina | ||
8 | Adrián Kaprálik | Žilina | 6 |
Alexandros Kyziridis | Michalovce | ||
Alasana Yirajang | Podbrezová | ||
11 | Mario Sauer | Žilina | 4 |
Dávid Ďuriš | Žilina | ||
Matúš Marcin | Michalovce |
Top assists
[edit]- As of 20 Dec 2024[13]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Marko Tolić | Slovan | 9 |
2 | Mario Sauer | Žilina | 6 |
3 | Timotej Záhumenský | Banská Bystrica | 5 |
Marián Pišoja | Banská Bystrica | ||
Eric Bile | Žilina | ||
6 | Miroslav Káčer | Žilina | 4 |
Adrián Kaprálik | Žilina | ||
Michal Ďuriš | Trnava | ||
Dávid Gallovič | Košice | ||
Daniel Smékal | Podbrezová | ||
11 | 13 players | various | 3 |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Martin Rymarenko | Banská Bystrica | Trenčín | 6–1 (H) | 23 Nov 20234 | [14] |
- Note
4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of 20 Dec 2024[15]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Žiga Frelih | Trnava | 9 |
2 | Aleksandar Popović | Dunajská Streda | 8 |
3 | Ľubomír Belko | Žilina | 6 |
4 | Martin Junas | Skalica | 5 |
Adam Danko | Podbrezová | ||
6 | Matúš Slavíček | Trenčín | 4 |
Dávid Šípoš | Košice | ||
8 | Martin Trnovský | Slovan | 3 |
Muhamed Sahinović | Michalovce | ||
10 | Patrik Lukáč | Michalovce | 2 |
Michal Trnovský | Banská Bystrica | ||
Dominik Ťapaj | Ružomberok | ||
Filip Dlubáč | Komárno | ||
14 | Ivan Rehák | Banská Bystrica | 1 |
Tomáš Frühwald | Ružomberok | ||
Matěj Luksch | Ružomberok | ||
Jakub Trefil | Komárno | ||
Dominik Takáč | Slovan | ||
Andrija Katić | Trenčín |
Discipline
[edit]- As of 20 Dec 2024
Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 8[16]
- Denys Taraduda (Michalovce)
- Most red cards: 2[16]
- Chinonso Emeka (Trenčín)
Club
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 49[17]
- Trenčín
- Most red cards: 4[18]
- Trenčín
See also
[edit]- 2024–25 Slovak Cup
- 2024–25 2. Liga (Slovakia)
- List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024
- List of Slovak football transfers winter 2024–25
- List of foreign Slovak First League players
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banská Bystrica predstavila nového trénera, klub povedie bývalý hráč".
- ^ "MFK Zemplín povedie Anton Šoltis".
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- ^ https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-zeleziarne-podbrezova-novy-trener-vladimir-cifranic-nike-liga-2024-2025/
- ^ https://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/384385/do-nike-ligy-vstupuje-dalsie-ceske-meno-skalica-ohlasila-prichod-noveho-trenera
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- ^ https://tvnoviny.sk/sport/clanok/938065-dunajska-streda-ohlasila-nahradu-za-munoza-spaniela-nahradi-byvaly-trener-mladeznickej-reprezentacie
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- ^ "Štatistiky – Hráči" (in Slovak). Niké liga.
- ^ "Štatistiky – Hráči" (in Slovak). Niké liga.
- ^ "Dukla Banská Bystrica - Trenčín | Detail zápasu".
- ^ "Štatistiky – Brankári" (in Slovak). Niké liga.
- ^ a b "Hráči | Štatistiky". Nike liga.
- ^ "Tímy | Štatistiky". Nike liga. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Tímy - Štatistiky". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 30 August 2021.