2025–26 Slovak First Football League

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The 2025–26 Slovak First Football League (known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 33rd season of first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.

Season2025–26
DatesRegular season:
26 July 2025 – 23 May 2026
Matches120
Goals350 (2.92 per match)
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Niké liga
Season2025–26
DatesRegular season:
26 July 2025 – 23 May 2026
Matches120
Goals350 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerMichal Faško (13)
Highest attendance17,011
Spartak Trnava 0-2 Slovan
(18 Oct 2025)[1]
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 15 February 2026.
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Slovan Bratislava is the seven-time defending champion.

Teams

The league will consist of twelve teams; the top eleven teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the 2. Liga. Tatran Prešov has been promoted to the top flight as champions of the 2024–25 2. Liga after seven years absence, replacing the 2024–25 Slovak First Football League bottom-placed team Banská Bystrica after three years in top flight. Slovan Bratislava will enter upcoming season as defending champions (for the seventh successive year).

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in Niké liga 2024–25
More information FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda, Tatran Prešov ...
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Tatran Prešov FC Košice FK Železiarne Podbrezová
MOL Aréna
UEFA StarStarStarStar		 Futbal Tatran Arena
UEFA StarStarStar		 Košická futbalová aréna
UEFA StarStarStarStar		 ZELPO Aréna
UEFA StarStar
Capacity: 12,700 Capacity: 6,500 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 Ukraine Taras Kacharaba Macron Kukkonia
Tatran Prešov Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ Slovakia Erik Havrila Slovakia Patrik Šimko Adidas Niké
Košice Slovakia Dušan Trnka Slovakia Peter Černák Slovakia Ján Krivák Adidas Niké
Podbrezová Slovakia Július Kriváň Slovakia Štefan Markulík Slovakia Samuel Štefánik Adidas Niké
Ružomberok Slovakia Ľubomír Golis Czech Republic Jaroslav Köstl Czech Republic Jan Hladík Adidas Niké
Skalica Slovakia Peter Bartoš Slovakia Roman Hudec Slovakia Oliver Podhorín Adidas Tipsport
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Ivan Kmotrík Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Adidas Niké
Spartak Trnava Slovakia Peter Macho Spain Antonio Muñoz Slovakia Martin Mikovič Puma Tipsport
Trenčín Slovakia Róbert Rybníček Netherlands Ricardo Moniz Northern Ireland Sean Goss Macron Tipsport
Zemplín Michalovce Slovakia Ján Sabol Slovakia Anton Šoltis Slovakia Lukáš Pauschek Adidas Tipsport
Komárno Slovakia Juraj Baráth Slovakia Mikuláš Radványi Slovakia Martin Šimko Adidas MOL
Žilina Slovakia Jozef Antošík Slovakia Pavol Staňo Slovakia Miroslav Káčer 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
TrenčínSlovakia Ivan GaládEnd of contract10 June 2025[2]Pre-seasonNetherlands Ricardo Moniz10 June 2026[3]
MŠK ŽilinaCzech Republic Michal ŠčasnýSigned by Spartak Trnava6 June 2024[4]Czech Republic Petr Ruman6 June 2026
Spartak TrnavaSlovakia Michal GašparíkSigned by Górnik Zabrze6 June 2025[5]Czech Republic Michal Ščasný6 June 2025
Tatran PrešovCzech Republic Jaroslav HynekSacked31 August 2025[6]10thSlovakia Vladimír Cifranič3 September 2025[7]
FC KošiceCzech Republic Roman Skuhravý2 October 2025[8]12thCzech Republic František Straka8 October 2025[9]
FC KošiceCzech Republic František Straka11 November 2025[10]12thSlovakia Peter Černák11 November 2025[11]
Spartak TrnavaCzech Republic Michal Ščasný18 November 2025[12]4thSlovakia Martin Škrtel (caretaker)18 November 2025
MFK SkalicaCzech Republic David Oulehla30 November 2025[13]11thSlovakia Roman Hudec1 December 2025[14]
Spartak TrnavaSlovakia Martin ŠkrtelEnd of interim spell5 January 20263rdSpain Antonio Muñoz5 January 2025[15]
RužomberokCzech Republic Ondřej SmetanaSacked12 January 2026[16]7thCzech Republic Jaroslav Köstl13 January 2026[17]
Tatran PrešovCzech Republic Vladimír CifraničSacked31 August 2025[6]10thSlovakia Jozef Kostelník3 March 2029[18]
Tatran PrešovSlovakia Jozef KostelníkSacked24 March 2025[6]11thSlovakia Erik Havrila24 March 2025[19]
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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 14 4 4 47 30 +17 46 Qualification for the championship group
2 DAC Dunajská Streda 22 12 7 3 39 20 +19 43
3 Žilina 22 11 7 4 45 27 +18 40
4 Spartak Trnava 22 11 4 7 35 28 +7 37
5 Podbrezová 22 11 3 8 46 29 +17 36
6 Zemplín Michalovce 22 8 5 9 32 36 −4 29
7 Ružomberok 22 6 7 9 24 34 −10 25 Qualification for the relegation group
8 Trenčín 22 7 3 12 18 37 −19 24[a]
9 Košice 22 7 3 12 35 42 −7 24[a]
10 Komárno 22 5 7 10 24 34 −10 22
11 Tatran Prešov 22 4 9 9 22 35 −13 21
12 Skalica 22 3 7 12 20 35 −15 16
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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 by head-to-head points: Trenčín 6, Košice 0.

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 KOM KOŠ POD RUŽ SKA SLO TRN TAT TRE ZMI ŽIL
DAC Dunajská Streda 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–3 3–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–2
Komárno 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–4 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–3
Košice 0–2 2–3 2–4 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 3–2 2–2
Podbrezová 0–1 2–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 1–3 1–3 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Ružomberok 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–3
Skalica 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–4 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–0
Slovan Bratislava 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–2 3–2 3–2
Spartak Trnava 0–3 2–0 3–1 0–5 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–0
Tatran Prešov 0–0 1–1 1–4 2–2 1–3 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–3 0–1 0–4
Trenčín 0–3 0–1 2–0 0–4 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1
Zemplín Michalovce 2–4 3–1 0–2 0–4 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–4
Žilina 0–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 3–3 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–0
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Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SLO DAC TRN ŽIL POD ZMI
1 Slovan Bratislava (Y) 29 19 5 5 59 34 +25 62 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round — 2 May 2–2 0–1 2–0 16 May
2 DAC Dunajská Streda (Y) 29 16 7 6 51 31 +20 55 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a] 0–3 — 16 May 3–1 2–1 3–0
3 Spartak Trnava (Q) 29 15 5 9 47 34 +13 50 0–1 2–1 — 9 May 4–1 3–0
4 Žilina (Q) 29 14 7 8 56 36 +20 49 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] 0–1 3–1 0–1 — 16 May 5 May
5 Podbrezová 29 12 3 14 52 46 +6 39 9 May 1–2 3 May 1–5 — 0–1
6 Zemplín Michalovce 29 11 5 13 37 48 −11 38 1–3 9 May 1–0 2–1 1–2 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2026. Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (Y) Guaranteed at least Conference League
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Žilina qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the 2025–26 Slovak Cup winners. If they finish in the top three, the 4th-7th placed teams qualify for the Conference League play-offs.

Relegation group

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Košice 29 12 4 13 48 48 0 40
2 Trenčín 29 12 3 14 27 45 −18 39
3 Ružomberok 29 7 10 12 29 45 −16 31
4 Skalica 29 7 8 14 30 41 −11 29
5 Komárno 29 6 8 15 30 43 −13 26 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
6 Tatran Prešov 29 5 11 13 25 41 −16 26 Relegation to the 2. Liga
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 22 February 2026[20]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Slovakia Michal Faško Žilina 13
2 Czech Republic Radek Šiler Podbrezová 12
3 Syria Ammar Ramadan Dunajská Streda 11
4 Montenegro Viktor Đukanović Dunajská Streda 9
5 Slovakia Roman Čerepkai Košice 8
6 Slovakia Šimon Šmehyl Komárno 7
Hungary Damir Redzic Dunajská Streda
Spain Samuel Ramos Michalovce
Sweden Hugo Ahl Michalovce
Slovakia Martin Regáli Prešov
Slovakia Roland Galčík Podbrezová
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Hat-tricks

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RoundPlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
6Ukraine Mykola KukharevychSlovan BratislavaKošice3–2 (H)31 August 2025[21]
13Nigeria Abdulrahman TaiwoSpartak TrnavaTrenčín4–0 (H)2 November 2025[22]
15Slovakia Michal FaškoMŠK ŽilinaTrenčín4–1 (H)22 November 2025[23]
19Czech Republic Radek ŠilerPodbrezováTrenčín4–0 (A)7 February 2026[24]
21Syria Ammar RamadanDunajská StredaSkalica3–2 (K)21 February 2026[25]
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Clean sheets

As of 21 February 2026[26]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Slovenia Žiga Frelih Trnava 8
2 Serbia Aleksandar Popović Dunajská Streda 7
Slovakia Matej Jurička Podbrezová
4 Slovakia Benjamín Száraz Komárno 5
Slovakia Ľubomír Belko Žilina
Slovakia Pavol Bajza Prešov
Slovakia Patrik Lukáč Michalovce
Serbia Andrija Katić Trenčín
9 Slovakia Dominik Ťapaj Ružomberok 4
10 Slovakia Martin Junas Skalica 3
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Discipline

As of 21 February 2026

Player


Club

  • Most yellow cards: 49[28]
    • Prešov
    • Podbrezová
    • Trnava
  • Most red cards: 8[29]
    • Trnava

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