2025–26 Slovak First Football League

Niké liga
Season2025–26
DatesRegular season:
26 July 2025 – 23 May 2026
Matches108
Goals316 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerMichal Faško (12)
Highest attendance17,011
Spartak Trnava 0-2 Slovan
(18 Oct 2025)[1]
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2025.

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.

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
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Tatran Prešov FC Košice FK Železiarne Podbrezová
MOL Aréna
UEFA 		Futbal Tatran Arena
UEFA 		Košická futbalová aréna
UEFA 		ZELPO Aréna
UEFA
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 		Štadión Antona Malatinského
UEFA
Capacity: 4,876 Capacity: 2,600 Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 18,200
AS Trenčín MFK Zemplín Michalovce KFC Komárno MŠK Žilina
Štadión Sihoť
UEFA 		Mestský futbalový štadión
UEFA 		ViOn Aréna
UEFA 		Štadión pod Dubňom
UEFA
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 4,400 Capacity: 4,008 Capacity: 10,897

Personnel and kits

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
DAC Dunajská Streda Tibor Végh Branislav Fodrek Taras Kacharaba Macron Kukkonia
Tatran Prešov Ľuboš Micheľ Vladimír Cifranič Patrik Šimko Adidas Niké
Košice Dušan Trnka Peter Černák Ján Krivák Adidas Niké
Podbrezová Július Kriváň Štefan Markulík Samuel Štefánik Adidas Niké
Ružomberok Ľubomír Golis Ondřej Smetana Jan Hladík Adidas Niké
Skalica Peter Bartoš Roman Hudec Oliver Podhorín Adidas Tipsport
Slovan Bratislava Ivan Kmotrík Vladimír Weiss Vladimír Weiss Adidas Niké
Spartak Trnava Peter Macho Martin Škrtel Martin Mikovič Puma Tipsport
Trenčín Róbert Rybníček Ricardo Moniz Sean Goss Macron Tipsport
Zemplín Michalovce Ján Sabol Anton Šoltis Lukáš Pauschek Adidas Tipsport
Komárno Juraj Baráth Mikuláš Radványi Martin Šimko Adidas MOL
Žilina Jozef Antošík Pavol Staňo Miroslav Káčer Nike Preto

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Trenčín Ivan Galád End of contract 10 June 2025[2] Pre-season Ricardo Moniz 10 June 2026[3]
MŠK Žilina Michal Ščasný Signed by Spartak Trnava 6 June 2024[4] Petr Ruman 6 June 2026
Spartak Trnava Michal Gašparík Signed by Górnik Zabrze 6 June 2025[5] Michal Ščasný 6 June 2025
Tatran Prešov Jaroslav Hynek Sacked 31 August 2025[6] 10th Vladimír Cifranič 3 September 2025[7]
FC Košice Roman Skuhravý 2 October 2025[8] 12th František Straka 8 October 2025[9]
FC Košice František Straka 11 November 2025[10] 12th Peter Černák 11 November 2025[11]
Spartak Trnava Michal Ščasný 18 November 2025[12] 4th Martin Škrteľ (caretaker) 18 November 2025
MFK Skalica David Oulehla 30 November 2025[13] 11th Roman Hudec 1 December 2025[14]

Regular stage

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Slovan Bratislava (Q) 18 12 3 3 38 26 +12 39 Qualification for the championship group
2 DAC Dunajská Streda (Q) 18 11 5 2 34 13 +21 38
3 Spartak Trnava (Q) 18 11 2 5 34 18 +16 35
4 Žilina (Q) 18 10 4 4 42 25 +17 34
5 Zemplín Michalovce 18 7 4 7 28 30 −2 25
6 Podbrezová 18 7 3 8 28 28 0 24
7 Ružomberok 18 5 5 8 20 26 −6 20 Qualification for the relegation group
8 Tatran Prešov 18 4 8 6 19 25 −6 20
9 Komárno 18 5 4 9 20 29 −9 19
10 Trenčín 18 5 3 10 14 31 −17 18
11 Košice 18 4 2 12 24 38 −14 14
12 Skalica 18 2 7 9 15 27 −12 13
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. 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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

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

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 3–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–2
Komárno 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–4 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–3
Košice 0–2 2–3 2–4 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 3–2
Podbrezová 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–0
Ružomberok 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–3
Skalica 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–4 2–2 0–0
Slovan Bratislava 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–1 1–2 1–0 a 0–1 3–2 3–2
Spartak Trnava 0–3 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 4–0 0–1
Tatran Prešov 0–0 2–2 1–3 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–3 0–1 0–4
Trenčín 0–3 0–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1
Zemplín Michalovce 2–4 3–1 0–4 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–4
Žilina 4–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 3–3 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on TBD 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.

Relegation round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the 2. Liga
Updated to match(es) played on TBD 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 13 December 2025[15]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Michal Faško Žilina 12
2 Ammar Ramadan Dunajská Streda 9
3 Šimon Šmehyl Komárno 7
Damir Redzic Dunajská Streda
Viktor Đukanović Dunajská Streda
6 Martin Regáli Prešov 6
Abdulrahman Taiwo Trnava
Roland Galčík Podbrezová
Samuel Ramos Michalovce
Gytis Paulauskas Michalovce
Radek Šiler Podbrezová

Hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Result Date Ref
6 Mykola Kukharevych Slovan Bratislava Košice 3–2 (H) 31 August 2025 [16]
15 Michal Faško MŠK Žilina Trenčín 4–1 (H) 22 November 2025 [17]

Clean sheets

As of 13 December 2025[18]
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Aleksandar Popović Dunajská Streda 7
Žiga Frelih Trnava
3 Benjamín Száraz Komárno 5
Ľubomír Belko Žilina
Pavol Bajza Prešov
Patrik Lukáč Michalovce
7 Dominik Ťapaj Ružomberok 4
Matej Jurička Podbrezová
Andrija Katić Trenčín
10 Martin Junas Skalica 3

Discipline

As of 13 December 2025

Player

  • Most red cards: 2[19]
    • 2 players

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 45[20]
    • Prešov
    • Trnava
    • Podbrezová
  • Most red cards: 8[21]
    • Trnava

See also

References

  1. ^ "Spartak - Slovan| Detail zápasu". Niké liga.
  2. ^ https://sportweb.pravda.sk/futbal/nike-liga/clanok/755985-skoncila-sa-mu-zmluva-na-novej-sa-nedohodli-trener-galad-v-trencine-skoncil/
  3. ^ https://mytrencin.sme.sk/c/23506833/moniz-je-opat-trener-as-trencin-na-povazie-sa-vracia-po-siedmich-rokoch.html
  4. ^ https://www.teraz.sk/sport/scasny-novym-trenerom-trnavy-podp/883963-clanok.html
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  8. ^ https://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/429507/horuca-aktualita-z-nike-ligy-roman-skuhravy-skoncil-na-lavicke-fc-kosice
  9. ^ https://www.fckosice.sk/frantisek-straka-novym-trenerom-fc-kosice-a19-2494/
  10. ^ https://www.fckosice.sk/zemetrasenie-v-fc-kosice-konci-trenersky-stab-aj-sportovy-riaditel-a19-2530/
  11. ^ https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/nike-liga-cistky-v-fc-kosice-konci-straka-aj-sapara-2025111114350042500
  12. ^ https://www.flashscore.sk/spravy/futbal-nike-liga-trnava-odvolala-trenera-scasneho-na-lavicku-sa-pridava-skrtel/n75b3MT7/
  13. ^ https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-evropske-ligy-na-slovensku-odvolali-dalsiho-ceskeho-kouce-5346322
  14. ^ https://sportovy.cas.sk/ostatne/oulehla-dostal-padaka-uz-maju-nahradu-novy-trener-ma-so-skalicou-uz-dost-odzite
  15. ^ "Štatistiky – Hráči" (in Slovak). Niké liga.
  16. ^ https://www.nikeliga.sk/zapas/2645-slo-kos
  17. ^ https://www.nikeliga.sk/zapas/2699-msk-tre
  18. ^ "Štatistiky – Brankári" (in Slovak). Niké liga.
  19. ^ a b "Hráči | Štatistiky". nikeliga.sk.
  20. ^ "Tímy | Štatistiky". Nike liga. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Tímy - Štatistiky". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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