2023–24 Slovak First Football League

The 2023–24 Slovak First Football League (known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 31st season of first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.

Niké liga
Season2023–24
DatesRegular season:
28 July 2023 – 18 May 2024
Matches played40
Goals scored114 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorer6 players
Biggest home winAS Trenčín 4–1 MFK Ružomberok
(19 August 2023)
Highest scoringDAC Dunajská Streda 5–2 FC Košice
(5 August 2023)
MŠK Žilina 5–2 AS Trenčín
(12 August 2023)
Michalovce 3–4 Trnava
(16 September 2023)
Highest attendance8,866
DAC D.Streda 3-1 Slovan Bratislava
(17 September 2023)
Lowest attendance940
Ruzomberok 2–1 Skalica
(4 August 2023)
2024–25 →

Slovan Bratislava are the defending champions for the fifth successive year.

Teams

Twelve teams are competing in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the 2. Liga – Košice[1] (promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history). Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš were relegated to 2. Liga after spending two seasons in the top flight.[2]

Team changes
Promoted from
2022–23 2. Liga		 Relegated from
2022–23 Fortuna liga
Košice Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš

Stadiums and locations

After more than six years, all teams in the league are once again playing their home matches in their respective stadiums. The last time this occurred was during the autumn part of the 2016–17 season.[3]

Location of teams in Niké liga 2023–24
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: 5,836 (12,658 planned) 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 FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce MŠK Žilina
Štadión Sihoť
UEFA 		Mestský futbalový štadión
UEFA 		ViOn Aréna
UEFA 		Štadión pod Dubňom
UEFA
Capacity: 4,200 (10,000 planned) Capacity: 4,400 Capacity: 4,008 Capacity: 10,897

Personnel and kits
Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia Oszkár Világi Slovakia Adrián Guľa TBA Macron Kukkonia
Dukla Banská Bystrica Slovakia Ivan Šabo TBA Slovakia Róbert Polievka Adidas Veolia
Košice Slovakia Dušan Trnka TBA Slovakia Erik Pačinda Adidas Niké
Podbrezová Slovakia Július Kriváň Czech Republic Roman Skuhravý Slovakia Richard Ludha Adidas Niké
Ružomberok Slovakia Milan Fiľo Czech Republic Ondřej Smetana Slovakia Marek Zsigmund Adidas Niké
Skalica Slovakia Peter Bartoš Slovakia Pavol Majerník Slovakia Martin Nagy Puma Tipsport
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Ivan Kmotrík Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Adidas Niké
Spartak Trnava Slovakia Peter Macho Slovakia Michal Gašparík Slovakia Roman Procházka Puma Tipsport
Trenčín Slovakia Róbert Rybníček Serbia Ilija Stolica Slovakia Damián Bariš Macron Tipsport
Zemplín Michalovce Slovakia Ján Sabol Slovakia Peter Struhár Slovakia Igor Žofčák Adidas Tipsport, St. Nicolaus
Zlaté Moravce Slovakia Karol Škula Slovakia Vladimír Cifranič Slovakia Karol Mondek Erreà Tipsport
Žilina Slovakia Jozef Antošík Czech Republic Jaroslav Hynek Slovakia Tomáš Nemčík Nike Preto

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
TrenčínCzech Republic František StrakaEnd of contract26 May 2023Pre-seasonSerbia Ilija Stolica27 May 2023[4]
RužomberokSlovakia Peter StruhárEnd of contract29 May 2023[5]Slovakia Peter Tomko5 June 2023[6]
Zlaté MoravceSlovakia Ivan GaládEnd of contract5 June 2023[7]Slovakia Vladimír Cifranič12 June 2023[8]
Zemplín MichalovceSlovakia Vladimír RusnákEnd of interim spell20 June 2023Slovakia Marek Petruš21 June 2023[9]
Zemplín MichalovceSlovakia Marek PetrušReleased26 September 202312Slovakia Peter Struhár28 September 2023[10]
KošiceSlovakia Anton ŠoltisReleased23 October 2023[11]10TBA
RužomberokSlovakia Peter TomkoReleased24 October 20238Czech Republic Ondřej Smetana24 October 2023[12]
Banská BystricaCzech Republic Michal ŠčasnýSigned with TBA25 October 2023[13]5TBA

Regular stage

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Slovan Bratislava 10 7 2 1 19 10 +9 23 championship group
2 Trenčín 11 7 2 2 19 12 +7 23
3 Podbrezová 11 7 1 3 29 15 +14 22
4 Žilina 11 7 1 3 28 18 +10 22
5 Dukla Banská Bystrica 11 5 3 3 21 16 +5 18
6 Spartak Trnava 11 5 3 3 17 13 +4 18
7 DAC Dunajská Streda 11 5 2 4 17 15 +2 17 relegation group
8 Ružomberok 11 3 4 4 12 19 −7 13
9 Skalica 11 3 2 6 11 14 −3 11
10 Košice 11 2 1 8 10 25 −15 7
11 Zemplín Michalovce 10 0 4 6 8 21 −13 4
12 Zlaté Moravce 11 0 3 8 7 20 −13 3
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
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.

Results

Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league, for a total of 22 matches each.

Home \ Away DAC DUK KOŠ POD RUŽ SKA SLO TRN TRE ZMI ZLM ŽIL
DAC Dunajská Streda 1–2 5–2 3–2 3–1 0–1
Dukla Banská Bystrica 1–4 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1
Košice 2–4 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–3
Podbrezová 5–3 5–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0
Ružomberok 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–0
Skalica 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–0
Slovan Bratislava 2–2 3–2 a 2–0 2–0
Spartak Trnava 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–2
Trenčín 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–0
Zemplín Michalovce 0–0 0–3 0–2 1–5 3–4 1–1
Zlaté Moravce 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–2
Žilina 5–1 1–4 3–1 5–3 5–2 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 17 September 2023
Rank Player Club Goals[14]
1 Ghana Rahim Ibrahim AS Trenčín 4
Serbia Njegoš Kupusović AS Trenčín
Slovakia Róbert Polievka Banská Bystrica
Spain Enzo Arevalo Banská Bystrica
Ghana Henry Addo MŠK Žilina
Slovakia Peter Kováčik Podbrezová
7 Slovakia Kristóf Domonkos Ružomberok 3
Slovakia Martin Rymarenko Banská Bystrica
Slovakia Dávid Ďuriš MŠK Žilina
Armenia Tigran Barseghyan ŠK Slovan


Hat-tricks
RoundPlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
1Slovakia Peter KováčikPodbrezováBanská Bystrica4–1 (A)28 July 2023[15]
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Top assists
As of 17 September 2023
Rank Player Club Assists[16]
1 Slovakia Timotej Záhumenský Banská Bystrica 4
2 Slovakia Mario Sauer MŠK Žilina 3
Slovakia Róbert Polievka Banská Bystrica
Slovakia Matúš Kmeť Trenčín
5 13 Players Various 2

Clean sheets
As of 17 September 2023
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[17]
1 Slovakia Matúš Kira FC Košice 3
Slovakia Richard Ludha Podbrezová
2 Slovakia Dominik Takáč Spartak Trnava 2
Slovakia Ľubomír Belko Žilina
Cape Verde Vozinha Trenčín
Czech Republic Matěj Luksch Skalica
7 Slovakia Benjamín Száraz Zemplín Michalovce 1
Slovakia Matúš Hruška Banská Bystrica
Canada Milan Borjan Slovan Bratislava
Serbia Aleksandar Popović Dunajská Streda
Slovakia Samuel Petráš Dunajská Streda
Slovakia Ivan Krajčírik Ružomberok

Discipline
As of 17 September 2023

Player
  • Most yellow cards: 4[18]
    • 4 players
  • Most red cards: 1[18]
    • 5 players

Club
  • Most yellow cards: 17[19]
    • Žilina
  • Most red cards: 1[20]
    • 5 Teams

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Košice sú kolo pred koncom víťazmi 2. ligy a postupujú do Fortuna ligy". nikeliga.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
    2. "Liptovský Mikuláš nezvládol ďalší zápas, z Fortuna ligy vypadáva". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
    3. "Všetky tímy doma. Toto sú štadióny, na ktorých sa hrá Niké liga". Niké liga. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
    4. "SRB Stolica je nový tréner AS Trenčín". 26 May 2023.
    5. "Kouč Struhár končí na lavičke Ružomberka: Vedenie klubu ohlási jeho náhradu v najbližších dňoch". 29 May 2023.
    6. "V Ružomberku reagujú na koniec Struhára, tím povedie jeho asistent".
    7. https://twitter.com/FutZakulisie/status/1665782225487495169/photo/1
    8. "Do Fortuna ligy sa vracia po vyše štyroch rokoch. ViOn má nového trénera".
    9. "Je to magnet, hoci vie do čoho ide. Hlinka sa po 22 rokoch vracia do Prešova".
    10. https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/futbal-nl-struhar-novym-trenerom-michaloviec-2023092816151244985
    11. https://spravy.rtvs.sk/2023/10/kosice-reaguju-na-sest-prehier-v-rade-na-lavicke-konci-trener-soltis-a-jeho-asistenti/
    12. https://tvnoviny.sk/nike-liga/clanok/863866-zmeny-na-trenerskych-postoch-kosice-docasne-povedie-sovic-ruzomberok-angazoval-cecha-smetanu?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1698172586
    13. https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-michal-scasny-koniec-mfk-dukla-banska-bystrica-nike-liga-2023-2024/
    14. "NIKE LIGA - Najlepší kanonieri" (in Slovak). 5 September 2023.
    15. https://www.nikeliga.sk/zapas/2223-dbb-pod
    16. https://www.nikeliga.sk/statistiky/hraci?id_atribute=3&id_season=2023&id_team=&id_position=. Retrieved 5 September 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
    17. Fortuna liga https://www.nikeliga.sk/statistiky/brankari?id_atribute=1&id_season=2023&id_team=. Retrieved 5 September 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
    18. "Hráči | Štatistiky". Nike liga.
    19. Nike liga https://www.nikeliga.sk/statistiky/timy?id_atribute=12&id_season=2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
    20. "Tímy - Štatistiky". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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