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The 2024–25 Slovak First Football League (known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.

Season2024–25
DatesRegular season:
27 July 2024 – 17 May 2025
ChampionsSlovan Bratislava (23rd title)
RelegatedDukla Banská Bystrica
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Niké liga
Season2024–25
DatesRegular season:
27 July 2024 – 17 May 2025
ChampionsSlovan Bratislava (23rd title)
RelegatedDukla Banská Bystrica
Champions LeagueSlovan Bratislava
Europa LeagueSpartak Trnava
Conference LeagueŽilina
DAC Dunajská Streda
Matches206
Goals564 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorerTigran Barseghyan (20)
David Strelec (20)
Biggest home winPodbrezová 7–1 MFK Skalica
(17 Aug 2024)
Slovan Bratislava 6–0 KFC Komárno
(4 Dec 2024)
Biggest away winSlovan Bratislava 0–5 MŠK Žilina
(1 Sep 2024)
MŠK Žilina 0–5 Slovan Bratislava
(5 Apr 2025)
Highest scoringMichalovce 4–5 KFC Komárno
(11 May 2025)
Highest attendance14,125
Slovan Bratislava 1-0 FC Košice
(17 May 2025)[1]
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Slovan Bratislava won the league for the seventh time in succession.

Teams

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 after 14 years in top flight. Slovan Bratislava entered the season as defending champions and won their seventh consecutive title.

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in Niké liga 2024–25
More information FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda, FK Dukla Banská Bystrica ...
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda FK Dukla Banská Bystrica FC Košice FK Železiarne Podbrezová
MOL Aréna
UEFA StarStarStarStar		 Štadión SNP
UEFA StarStarStar		 Košická futbalová aréna
UEFA StarStarStarStar		 ZELPO Aréna
UEFA StarStar
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 StarStarStarStar		 Štadión Antona Malatinského
UEFA StarStarStarStar
Capacity: 4,876 Capacity: 2,600 Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 18,200
AS Trenčín MFK Zemplín Michalovce KFC Komárno MŠK Žilina
Štadión Sihoť
UEFA StarStarStarStar		 Mestský futbalový štadión
UEFA StarStarStar		 ViOn Aréna
UEFA StarStar		 Štadión pod Dubňom
UEFA StarStarStarStar
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 4,400 Capacity: 4,008 Capacity: 10,897
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Personnel and kits

More information Team, President ...
Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia Tibor Végh Slovakia Branislav Fodrek Republic of the Congo Yhoan Andzouana Macron Kukkonia
Dukla Banská Bystrica Slovakia Ivan Šabo Czech Republic František Straka Slovakia Ľubomír Willwéber Adidas Veolia
Košice Slovakia Dušan Trnka Czech Republic Roman Skuhravý Slovakia Ján Krivák Adidas Niké
Podbrezová Slovakia Július Kriváň Slovakia Štefan Markulík Slovakia Matej Oravec Adidas Niké
Ružomberok Slovakia Ľubomír Golis Czech Republic Ondřej Smetana Slovakia Martin Chrien Adidas Niké
Skalica Slovakia Peter Bartoš Czech Republic David Oulehla Slovakia Martin Nagy Adidas Tipsport
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Ivan Kmotrík Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Adidas Niké
Spartak Trnava Slovakia Peter Macho Slovakia Michal Gašparík Slovakia Martin Mikovič Puma Tipsport
Trenčín Slovakia Róbert Rybníček Slovakia Ivan Galád Slovakia Damián Bariš Macron Tipsport
Zemplín Michalovce Slovakia Ján Sabol Slovakia Anton Šoltis Slovakia Igor Žofčák Adidas Tipsport
Komárno Slovakia Juraj Baráth Slovakia Norbert Czibor Slovakia Martin Šimko Adidas MOL
Žilina Slovakia Jozef Antošík Czech Republic Michal Ščasný Slovakia Tomáš Hubočan Nike Preto
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Banská BystricaSlovakia Mario AuxtEnd of interim spell16 June 2024Pre-seasonSlovakia Marek Bažík16 June 2026[2]
MichalovceCzech Republic František StrakaEnd of contract28 June 2024Slovakia Anton Šoltis28 June 2026[3]
PodbrezováCzech Republic Roman SkuhravýEnd by own request6 July 2024[4]Slovakia Vladimír Cifranič12 July 2024[5]
SkalicaSlovakia Pavol MajerníkReleased3 September 202412Czech Republic David Oulehla3 September 2024[6]
PodbrezováSlovakia Vladimír CifraničBecomes assistant2 September 20248Slovakia Štefan Markulík2 September 2024[7]
FC KošiceSlovakia Gergely GeriReleased24 September 202410Czech Republic Roman Skuhravý24 September 2024[8]
AS TrenčínSerbia Ilija StolicaReleased1 October 202411Slovakia Ivan Galád1 October 2024[9]
MFK RužomberokCzech Republic Ondřej SmetanaSigned with Czech Republic 1. FC Slovácko13 November 20246Czech Republic Radim Kučera13 November 2024[10]
Dunajská StredaSpain Xisco MuñozReleased27 November 20244Slovakia Branislav Fodrek27 November 2024[11]
MFK RužomberokCzech Republic Radim KučeraReleased20 December 202410Slovakia Norbert Hrnčár20 December 2024[12]
Banská BystricaSlovakia Marek BažíkBecomes assistant27 December 20249Slovakia Martin Poljovka27 December 2024[13]
Banská BystricaSlovakia Martin PoljovkaReleased17 March 202512Czech Republic František Straka17 March 2025[14]
MFK RužomberokSlovakia Norbert HrnčárReleased8 April 202511Czech Republic Ondřej Smetana13 November 2024[15]
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Regular stage

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Slovan Bratislava 22 15 4 3 48 25 +23 49 Qualification for the championship group
2 Žilina 22 13 6 3 42 20 +22 45
3 Spartak Trnava 22 12 8 2 34 17 +17 44
4 DAC Dunajská Streda 22 8 8 6 32 22 +10 32
5 Podbrezová 22 7 9 6 31 29 +2 30
6 Košice 22 7 8 7 31 25 +6 29
7 Zemplín Michalovce 22 6 9 7 28 34 −6 27 Qualification for the relegation group
8 Komárno 22 6 4 12 24 38 −14 22
9 Ružomberok 22 5 5 12 22 39 −17 20[a]
10 Trenčín 22 3 11 8 22 35 −13 20[a]
11 Skalica 22 4 7 11 21 35 −14 19
12 Dukla Banská Bystrica 22 4 5 13 22 38 −16 17
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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.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Ranked on head-to-head points: Ružomberok (4); Trenčín (1).

Results

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

More information Home \ Away, DAC ...
Home \ Away DAC DUK KOM KOŠ POD RUŽ SKA SLO TRN TRE ZMI ŽIL
DAC Dunajská Streda 0–0 2–0 1–3 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 3–3 0–1 0–3
Dukla Banská Bystrica 1–0 2–3 2–3 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 6–1 1–0 1–2
Komárno 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–4 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–0
Košice 2–2 4–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–2
Podbrezová 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 7–1 1–3 0–4 2–1 4–1 0–0
Ružomberok 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–5 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–0
Skalica 1–3 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0
Slovan Bratislava 2–1 3–1 6–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–5
Spartak Trnava 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0
Trenčín 0–3 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–4
Zemplín Michalovce 0–3 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–2 4–2 2–1 2–4 0–0 1–1 1–1
Žilina 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 4–1 3–1
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Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship group

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SLO ŽIL TRN DAC KOŠ POD
1 Slovan Bratislava (C, Q) 32 22 6 4 74 39 +35 72 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[a] — 4–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–1
2 Žilina (Q) 32 15 9 8 55 40 +15 54 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round 0–5 — 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0
3 Spartak Trnava (Q) 32 14 10 8 46 34 +12 52 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round 2–3 2–4 — 1–1 0–1 2–1
4 DAC Dunajská Streda (O) 32 13 12 7 48 34 +14 51 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs 2–1 3–1 1–0 — 3–2 1–1
5 Košice 32 11 11 10 45 38 +7 44 2–3 3–2 2–1 2–2 — 1–1
6 Železiarne Podbrezová 32 8 13 11 40 43 −3 37 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 —
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Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Since already qualified Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League, Slovan Bratislava was promoted to the Champions League second qualifying round as one of the two champions with the highest coefficient in Champions League qualifying.

Relegation group

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation ZMI KOM SKA RUŽ TRE DUK
1 Zemplín Michalovce 32 10 10 12 48 56 −8 40 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs — 4–5 2–4 2–1 3–2 3–3
2 Komárno 32 11 6 15 36 48 −12 39 0–1 — 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1
3 Skalica 32 10 8 14 36 45 −9 38 1–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 3–1
4 Ružomberok 32 10 6 16 35 50 −15 36 1–0 0–1 3–2 — 1–0 1–2
5 Trenčín (O) 32 7 14 11 37 48 −11 35 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 — 2–2
6 Dukla Banská Bystrica (R) 32 5 7 20 35 60 −25 22 Relegation to the 2. Liga 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 —
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Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Conference League play-offs

The winner of the 2024–25 Slovak Cup, Spartak Trnava, finished in the top 3 in the league, which already secured them a spot in the Europa League. As a result, a playoff was held for the final spot in the Conference League, which involved the teams ranked in 4th–7th place at the conclusion of the regular season. The play-offs were one-off matches with extra time and penalties used to determine the winner if necessary, with the higher-ranked teams given home advantage against the lower-ranked teams (i.e. 3rd v. 7th and 5th v. 6th) in the semi-finals. The higher-ranked of the two semi-final winners also gained home advantage in the final. DAC Dunajská Streda won the play-offs but were subsequently excluded from the Conference League due to the club having the same ownership as Hungarian side Győri ETO FC, who had also qualified for the competition. Košice took their place in Conference League qualifying.[16]

Semi-finals Final
      
4 DAC Dunajská Streda 2
7 Zemplín Michalovce 1
4 DAC Dunajská Streda 3
6 Podbrezová 2
5 Košice 2(4)
6 Podbrezová (p) 2(5)

Semi-finals

More information Košice, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Košice2–2 (a.e.t.)Podbrezová
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Penalties
 4–5
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Attendance: 2,857
Referee: Martin Dohál
More information DAC Dunajská Streda, 2–1 ...
DAC Dunajská Streda2–1Zemplín Michalovce
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Attendance: 3,950
Referee: Peter Ziemba

Final

More information DAC Dunajská Streda, 3–2 ...
DAC Dunajská Streda3–2Podbrezová
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Attendance: 5,382
Referee: Michal Očenáš

Relegation play-offs

The team which finished 11th faced the 2nd team from 2. Liga for one spot in the top flight in the next season.

1st leg

More information Zlaté Moravce, 1–1 ...
Zlaté Moravce1–1Trenčín
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Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Filip Glova

2nd leg

More information Trenčín, 4–2 ...
Trenčín4–2Zlaté Moravce
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Attendance: 2,225

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 18 May 2025[17]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Armenia Tigran Barseghyan Slovan 20
Slovakia David Strelec Slovan
3 Greece Alexandros Kyziridis1 Michalovce 14
4 Slovakia Martin Rymarenko Banská Bystrica 13
5 Slovakia Matej Trusa Dunajská Streda 10
Slovakia Dávid Ďuriš Žilina
Slovakia Róbert Mak Slovan
Czech Republic Jan Hladík Ružomberok
9 Slovenia Žan Medved Košice 9
Ghana Kelvin Ofori Trnava
Syria Ammar Ramadan2 Dunajská Streda
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1 plus 1 playoff goal
2 plus 2 playoff goals

Hat-tricks

More information Round, Player ...
RoundPlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
15Slovakia Martin RymarenkoBanská BystricaTrenčín6–1 (H)23 November 2024[18]
19Slovakia Róbert MakSlovan BratislavaRužomberok5–1 (A)9 February 2025[19]
8 (CG)Slovakia David StrelecSlovan BratislavaŽilina4–3 (H)3 May 2025[20]
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Clean sheets

As of 18 May 2025[21]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Slovakia Martin Junas Skalica 13
2 Slovenia Žiga Frelih Trnava 10
3 Serbia Aleksandar Popović Dunajská Streda 9
Slovakia Dávid Šípoš Košice
5 Slovakia Ľubomír Belko Žilina 8
Slovakia Filip Dlubáč Komárno
7 Slovakia Adam Danko Podbrezová 7
8 Slovakia Matúš Slavíček Trenčín 6
9 Serbia Andrija Katić Trenčín 4
Slovakia Dominik Ťapaj Ružomberok
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Discipline

As of 18 May 2025

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 11[22]

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 78[23]
    • Trenčín
  • Most red cards: 6[24]
    • Michalovce

Awards

Annual awards

Team of the Season

Team of the Season was:[25]


Individual awards

Manager of the Season

Slovakia Vladimír Weiss (Slovan Bratislava)

Player of the Season

Armenia Tigran Barseghyan (Slovan Bratislava)

Young Player of the Season

Slovakia Mario Sauer (MŠK Žilina)

Attendances

The football clubs are listed by average home league attendance.[26]

More information No., Club ...
No. Club Average attendance Change Highest
1ŠK Slovan Bratislava7,35927.2%14,125
2FC Spartak Trnava4,6021.4%13,583
3FC DAC Dunajská Streda4,334-24.1%7,493
4FC Košice4,08919.0%7,298
5MŠK Žilina FK 19082,22219.5%5,732
6MFK Zemplín Michalovce1,33413.5%3,089
7MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica1,298-18.2%4,125
8FK AS Trenčín1,236-30.8%3,053
9FK Železiarne Podbrezová1,209-18.8%3,687
10MFK Ružomberok1,078-22.2%2,721
11MFK Skalica784-32.2%2,515
12KFC Komárno60081.0%1,915
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