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 2025-2026 SVK1 season, the SVK1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025-2026 SVK1 Championship Group team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2025-2026 SVK1 Championship Group teams
The winner of the 2025-2026 Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup), typically a SVK1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2026-2027 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 2026-2027 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 26 Jul 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 | Champ/Releg Rounds 5 Mar 2026 - 22 May 2026 | 12: SVK1 (10 minimum), SVK2 (2 maximum) | |
Season Format
The 2025-2026 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 2026-2027 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 2025-2026 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 2026-2027 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 | 18 | 12 -3-3 | 39 | - | 38 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 7 -0-2 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | 18 | 11 -5-2 | 38 | - | 34 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | FC Spartak Tnrava | 18 | 11 -2-5 | 35 | - | 34 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 6 -0-3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| 4 | MŠK Žilina | 18 | 10 -4-4 | 34 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| 5 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 18 | 7 -4-7 | 25 | - | 28 | 30 | -2 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 6 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | 18 | 7 -3-8 | 24 | - | 28 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| 7 | MFK Ružomberok | 18 | 5 -5-8 | 20 | - | 20 | 26 | -6 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| 8 | 1. FC Tatran Prešov | 18 | 4 -8-6 | 20 | - | 19 | 25 | -6 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | KFC Komárno | 18 | 5 -4-9 | 19 | - | 20 | 29 | -9 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| 10 | FK AS Trenčín | 18 | 5 -3-10 | 18 | - | 14 | 31 | -17 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 8 | 19 | -11 |
| 11 | FC Košice | 18 | 4 -2-12 | 14 | - | 24 | 38 | -14 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
| 12 | MFK Skalica | 18 | 2 -7-9 | 13 | - | 15 | 27 | -12 | 9 | 1 -6-2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | MOL Aréna |
 | MFK Skalica | Košcká futbalová aréna |
 | FC Spartak Tnrava | Mestský futbalový štadión Michalovce |
 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Štadión Na Sihoti |
 | KFC Komárno | Štadión pod Dubňom |
 | 1. FC Tatran Prešov | Štadión pod Čebraťom |
| FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | ViOn Aréna |
| MFK Ružomberok | ZELPO Aréna |
| MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
| FK AS Trenčín | Štadión Tehelné pole |
| MŠK Žilina | City Aréna-Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| FC Košice | Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov |
| MFK Skalica | MOL Aréna |
| MŠK Žilina | Košcká futbalová aréna |
| ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Štadión pod Čebraťom |
| MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| ŽP Šport Podbrezová | City Aréna-Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| KFC Komárno | Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov |
| MFK Ružomberok | ViOn Aréna |
| FC Košice | Mestský futbalový štadión Michalovce |
Results
| 32 | MŠK Žilina | Štadión Tehelné pole |
| 12 | FC Košice | ViOn Aréna |
| 01 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov |
| 20 | MFK Skalica | City Aréna-Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 00 | FK AS Trenčín | Štadión pod Čebraťom |
| 01 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | ZELPO Aréna |
| 31 | FC Spartak Tnrava | MOL Aréna |
| 00 | 1. FC Tatran Prešov | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| 20 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Košcká futbalová aréna |
| 12 | MFK Ružomberok | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| 11 | KFC Komárno | Mestský Štadión (Skalica) |
| 04 | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Mestský futbalový štadión Michalovce |
| 12 | MFK Ružomberok | Štadión Tehelné pole |
| 13 | FC Spartak Tnrava | ZELPO Aréna |
| 20 | MŠK Žilina | ZELPO Aréna |
| 32 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Štadión Tehelné pole |
| 03 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská | Štadión Na Sihoti |
| 32 | MFK Skalica | Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov |
| 20 | KFC Komárno | City Aréna-Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 11 | FC Košice | Štadión pod Čebraťom |