Summary
The Slovak First Football League (SVK1), or Niké Liga, is the top football league in Slovakia's football system. At the end of the 2023-2024 SVK1 season, the SVK1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2023-2024 SVK1 Championship Group team
- 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2023-2024 SVK1 Championship Group teams
The winner of the 2023-2024 Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup), typically a SVK1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League. If the Slovak Cup winner has already earned either a UEFACL or UEFAECL berth, then the 4th place, 5th place, and 6th place Championship Round teams and the 1st place Relegation Group teams have a "Knockout" Playoff. The winner receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Slovakia
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| SVK1 | Niké Liga | 12 |
| SVK2 | 2. Liga | 16 |
| SVK3 | 3. liga | 31 |
| SVK4 | 4. liga | 61 |
| SVK5 | 5. liga | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 28 Jul 2023 - 2 Mar 2024 | Champ/Releg Rounds 9 Mar 2024 - 20 May 2024 | 12: SVK1 (10 minimum), SVK2 (2 maximum) | |
Season Format
The 2023-2024 SVK1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each SVK1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 11 SVK1 teams for a total of 22 league matches. In the second stage, the top six teams play in the Championship Group and the bottom 6 teams play in the Relegation Group. Each team plays Home-Away matches against the other 5 teams in their group (10 more matches, 32 matches total) to determine final rankings for 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League, Europa Conference League placements, and relegation. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head away goals scored, then (4) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2023-2024 SVK1 season, the 6th place Relegation Group team will be relegated to the SVK2, and the 5th place Relegation Group team plays a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff against the 2nd place SVK2 team. The Playoff winner and the 1st place SVK2 team will play in the 2024-2025 SVK1.
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2nd Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | 28 | 22 -4-2 | 70 | - | 65 | 20 | 45 | 14 | 10 -3-1 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 12 -1-1 | 37 | 34 | 8 | 26 |
| 2 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 28 | 16 -3-9 | 51 | - | 41 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 8 -1-5 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 8 -2-4 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | MŠK Žilina | 28 | 14 -6-8 | 48 | - | 46 | 39 | 7 | 14 | 9 -2-3 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 28 | 12 -10-6 | 46 | - | 37 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 8 -4-2 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 4 -6-4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
| 5 | MFK Ružomberok | 28 | 11 -10-7 | 43 | - | 33 | 34 | -1 | 14 | 8 -3-3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 3 -7-4 | 16 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
| 6 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 28 | 10 -4-14 | 34 | - | 45 | 48 | -3 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 4 -1-9 | 13 | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | 29 | 13 -8-8 | 47 | - | 46 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 4 -6-4 | 18 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 15 | 9 -2-4 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| 2 | FK AS Trenčín | 28 | 10 -9-9 | 39 | - | 39 | 32 | 7 | 14 | 7 -2-5 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 3 -7-4 | 16 | 14 | 17 | -3 |
| 3 | MFK Skalica | 28 | 10 -6-12 | 36 | - | 32 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 6 -4-4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 14 | 16 | 20 | -4 |
| 4 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 29 | 5 -9-15 | 24 | - | 26 | 45 | -19 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 14 | 2 -4-8 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -10 |
| 5 | FC Košice | 28 | 6 -6-16 | 24 | - | 24 | 51 | -27 | 14 | 3 -4-7 | 13 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 14 | 3 -2-9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | -15 |
| 6 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 28 | 0 -5-23 | 5 | - | 16 | 61 | -45 | 14 | 0 -3-11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 14 | 0 -2-12 | 2 | 7 | 34 | -27 |
2024-2025 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2024-2025 UEFAECL Relegation to SVK2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 18 -3-1 | 57 | - | 57 | 16 | 41 | 11 | 9 -2-0 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 9 -1-1 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | MŠK Žilina | 22 | 12 -5-5 | 41 | - | 40 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 22 | 12 -3-7 | 39 | - | 31 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 6 -1-4 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 22 | 10 -7-5 | 37 | - | 31 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | 22 | 9 -7-6 | 34 | - | 38 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| 6 | FK AS Trenčín | 22 | 9 -7-6 | 34 | - | 31 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 7 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 22 | 10 -4-8 | 34 | - | 40 | 34 | 6 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | MFK Ružomberok | 22 | 9 -7-6 | 34 | - | 28 | 31 | -3 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| 9 | MFK Skalica | 22 | 6 -5-11 | 23 | - | 19 | 25 | -6 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 |
| 10 | FC Košice | 22 | 4 -5-13 | 17 | - | 19 | 45 | -26 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | -16 |
| 11 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 1 -7-14 | 10 | - | 19 | 42 | -23 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 11 | 0 -3-8 | 3 | 9 | 22 | -13 |
| 12 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 22 | 0 -4-18 | 4 | - | 14 | 48 | -34 | 11 | 0 -3-8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 11 | 0 -1-10 | 1 | 6 | 26 | -20 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FC Spartak Tnrava | Štadión pod Dubňom |
 | FK AS Trenčín | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Košcká futbalová aréna |
 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | MOL Aréna |
 | FC Košice | Štadión SNP Štiavničky |
| MFK Ružomberok | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| MFK Skalica | Štadión FC Vion |
| MŠK Žilina | Národný Futbalový Štadión |
| FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | ZELPO Aréna |
| ŠK Slovan Bratislava | ZELPO Aréna |
| MŠK Žilina | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
| FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| FC Košice | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
| FC Spartak Tnrava | MOL Aréna |
| FK AS Trenčín | Štadión FC Vion |
| MFK Skalica | Štadión SNP Štiavničky |
| MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Košcká futbalová aréna |
Results
| 20 | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| 12 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 00 | MFK Ružomberok | MOL Aréna |
| 01 | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | Štadión FC Vion |
| 13 | MFK Skalica | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| 12 | MŠK Žilina | ZELPO Aréna |
| 12 | FC Košice | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| 02 | FC Spartak Tnrava | ZELPO Aréna |
| 40 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| 12 | MFK Skalica | Košcká futbalová aréna |
| 01 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión SNP Štiavničky |
| 00 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Národný Futbalový Štadión |
| 00 | MFK Ružomberok | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| 31 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | MOL Aréna |
| 41 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
| 00 | FK AS Trenčín | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| 01 | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | Košcká futbalová aréna |
| 21 | FC Spartak Tnrava | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
| 03 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| 10 | MŠK Žilina | Štadión Antona Malatinského |