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 2024-2025 SVK1 season, the SVK1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024-2025 SVK1 Championship Group team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024-2025 SVK1 Championship Group teams
The winner of the 2024-2025 Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup), typically a SVK1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 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 27 Jul 2024 - 1 Mar 2025 | Champ/Releg Rounds 5 Mar 2025 - 22 May 2025 | 12: SVK1 (10 minimum), SVK2 (2 maximum) | |
Season Format
The 2024-2025 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 2025-2026 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 2024-2025 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 2025-2026 SVK1.
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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 | 17 | 13 -2-2 | 41 | - | 39 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 6 -1-1 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 | MŠK Žilina | 17 | 12 -4-1 | 40 | - | 39 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 8 -1-0 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 17 | 9 -6-2 | 33 | - | 26 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | - | 23 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | - | 22 | 23 | -1 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | -4 |
| 6 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | - | 22 | 28 | -6 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
| 7 | FC Košice | 17 | 4 -8-5 | 20 | - | 21 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 8 | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | - | 20 | 24 | -4 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 -4-4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
| 9 | MFK Ružomberok | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | - | 19 | 27 | -8 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 10 | FK AS Trenčín | 17 | 2 -8-7 | 14 | - | 19 | 32 | -13 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | 0 -5-4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 |
| 11 | KFC Komárno | 17 | 4 -2-11 | 14 | - | 18 | 35 | -17 | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| 12 | MFK Skalica | 17 | 3 -4-10 | 13 | - | 19 | 32 | -13 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -12 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión Na Sihoti |
 | FC Košice | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
 | MFK Ružomberok | ZELPO Aréna |
 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Štadión Tehelné pole |
 | MŠK Žilina | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
 | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | Štadión FC Vion |
| ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
| FC Spartak Tnrava | Štadión SNP Štiavničky |
| MFK Skalica | MOL Aréna |
| ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| FC Košice | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| KFC Komárno | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | Košcká futbalová aréna |
| MFK Ružomberok | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
| FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión Tehelné pole |
| FK AS Trenčín | ZELPO Aréna |
| MŠK Žilina | Štadión FC Vion |
| ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| FC Košice | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
Results
| 33 | FK AS Trenčín | MOL Aréna |
| 11 | MFK Skalica | Košcká futbalová aréna |
| 21 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| 00 | KFC Komárno | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| 02 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Štadión SNP Štiavničky |
| 02 | FC Spartak Tnrava | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
| 60 | KFC Komárno | Štadión Tehelné pole |
| 11 | FC Košice | Štadión FC Vion |
| 31 | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | Štadión Tehelné pole |
| 00 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | ZELPO Aréna |
| 20 | MFK Skalica | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 24 | MŠK Žilina | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| 42 | MFK Ružomberok | Štadión MFK Zemplín |
| 13 | KFC Komárno | Štadión MFK Ružomberok |
| 31 | FC Spartak Tnrava | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| 12 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
| 61 | FK AS Trenčín | Štadión SNP Štiavničky |
| 01 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | MOL Aréna |
| 11 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Košcká futbalová aréna |