2022–23 Slovak First Football League

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The 2022–23 Slovak First Football League (known as Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season of the top-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.

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Fortuna Liga
Season2022–23
DatesRegular season:
15 July 2022 – 20 May 2023
Europa Conference League play-offs and Relegation play-offs:
23 – 26 May 2023
ChampionsSlovan Bratislava
RelegatedTatran Liptovský Mikuláš
Champions LeagueSlovan Bratislava
Europa Conference LeagueSpartak Trnava
DAC Dunajská Streda
Žilina
Matches played192
Goals scored541 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorerNikola Krstović (18 goals)
Biggest home winSpartak Trnava 6–1 Podbrezová
(11 March 2023)
Biggest away winZemplín Michalovce 0–4 Spartak Trnava
(14 August 2022)

Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 1–5 Slovan Bratislava
(14 August 2022)

Trenčín 0–4 DAC Dunajská Streda
(12 November 2022)
Highest scoringŽilina 6–4 Dukla Banská Bystrica
(17 March 2023)
Highest attendance15,606
Slovan Bratislava 0–1 Podbrezová
(20 May 2023)
Lowest attendance141
Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 0–3 Skalica
(11 March 2023)
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2023.
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The winter break began earlier than usual this season due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The last full round was scheduled for 11–13 November 2022. Four postponed matches then took place on 24 and 27 November. The first round after the winter break was scheduled for 10–12 February 2023.

Four-time defending champion Slovan Bratislava successfully defended their title, securing a record-extending fifth consecutive and 13th overall championship.

Teams

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Team changes

Twelve teams competed in the league – nine teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the 2. Liga.

Podbrezová (promoted to the top flight for the second time) earned an automatic promotion thanks to the victory of the 2. Liga, replacing Pohronie (relegated after three years in the top flight), who finished last in the 2021–22 Slovak First Football League.

Dukla Banská Bystrica[1] (promoted after seven years of absence) and Skalica[2] (promoted to the top flight for the second time) were also promoted, and they will replace Senica[3] and Sereď[4] – two teams that did not obtain a licence for the 2022–23 season.

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Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Tatran Liptovský MikulášSlovakia Marek PetrušSigned with Tatran Prešov27 May 2022[5]Pre-seasonSlovakia Jozef Kostelník27 May 2022[6][7]
DAC Dunajská StredaPortugal João JaneiroEnd of contract31 May 2022[8]Slovakia Adrián Guľa15 June 2022[9]
ŽilinaSlovakia Ivan BelákEnd of interim spell31 May 2022Czech Republic Jaroslav Hynek31 May 2022[10]
SkalicaSlovakia Jozef KostelníkSigned with Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš1 June 2022Slovakia Juraj Jarábek1 June 2022[11]
TrenčínSlovakia Juraj AnčicEnd of contract7 June 2022[12]Germany Peter Hyballa12 June 2022
Dukla Banská Bystrica Slovakia Stanislav Varga End of contract 1 July 2022[13][14] Czech Republic Michal Ščasný 3 July 2022[15]
TrenčínGermany Peter HyballaReleased27 July 2022[16]12Slovakia Marián Zimen27 July 2022
Zlaté MoravceSlovakia Ján KocianEnd by own request4 October 2022[17]11Slovakia Ivan Galád6 October 2022
Tatran Liptovský MikulášSlovakia Jozef KostelníkReleased14 November 2022[18]12Slovakia Marek Fabuľa22 November 2022[19]
SkalicaSlovakia Juraj JarábekReleased16 December 2022[20]11Slovakia Pavol Majerník22 December 2022[21]
Tatran Liptovský MikulášSlovakia Marek FabuľaReleased28 February 2023[22]12Slovakia Ondrej Desiatnik10 March 2023[23]
TrenčínSlovakia Marián ZimenReleased27 March 202310Czech Republic František Straka27 March 2023[24]
MichalovceSlovakia Norbert HrnčárReleased16 May 2023[25]10Slovakia Vladimír Rusnák (interim)16 May 2023
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Regular stage

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 DAC Dunajská Streda 22 14 6 2 39 17 +22 48 Qualification for the championship group
2 Slovan Bratislava 22 14 5 3 47 23 +24 47
3 Spartak Trnava 22 12 4 6 39 26 +13 40
4 Podbrezová 22 9 8 5 32 24 +8 35
5 Žilina 22 9 4 9 34 33 +1 31
6 Dukla Banská Bystrica 22 9 4 9 34 37 3 31
7 Ružomberok 22 7 9 6 24 22 +2 30 Qualification for the relegation group
8 Zemplín Michalovce 22 6 5 11 22 34 12 23
9 Zlaté Moravce 22 4 11 7 28 35 7 23
10 Trenčín 22 5 7 10 20 33 13 22
11 Skalica 22 4 7 11 19 31 12 19
12 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 22 1 6 15 17 40 23 9
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Source: Fortuna 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.

Results

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

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Home \ Away DAC DUK POD RUŽ SKA SLO TRN TLM TRE ZMI ZLM ŽIL
DAC Dunajská Streda 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 5–2
Dukla Banská Bystrica 1–3 0–2 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–2 2–1
Podbrezová 0–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–1
Ružomberok 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–2
Skalica 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0
Slovan Bratislava 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 4–1 1–0 4–0 4–2 4–1 3–1
Spartak Trnava 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 2–2
Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 0–1 1–2 2–5 0–0 0–0 1–5 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2
Trenčín 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0
Zemplín Michalovce 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–4 1–2 2–0 0–0 3–2
Zlaté Moravce 2–2 4–4 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 4–0
Žilina 1–1 4–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–0
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Source: Fortuna 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 POD DUK ŽIL
1 Slovan Bratislava (C) 32 21 6 5 65 32 +33 69 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round 2–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 0–1
2 DAC Dunajská Streda 32 20 7 5 54 29 +25 67 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round 2–3 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–0
3 Spartak Trnava 32 15 7 10 55 38 +17 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a] 0–0 1–1 6–1 0–1 4–2
4 Podbrezová 32 13 8 11 44 44 0 47 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs 1–2 2–0 0–3 1–2 3–2
5 Dukla Banská Bystrica 32 13 5 14 50 56 6 44 1–2 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–1
6 Žilina (O) 32 11 6 15 49 53 4 39 2–4 0–1 1–1 0–1 6–4
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Source: Fortuna 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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. Spartak Trnava qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2022–23 Slovak Cup.

Relegation group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation RUŽ SKA TRE ZMI ZLM TLM
1 Ružomberok 32 12 11 9 43 31 +12 47 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs 1–2 4–1 2–0 2–0 3–0
2 Skalica 32 10 10 12 38 38 0 40 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 4–0
3 Trenčín 32 9 9 14 35 52 17 36 0–3 1–3 3–3 2–1 2–2
4 Zemplín Michalovce 32 9 9 14 39 50 11 36 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0
5 Zlaté Moravce (O) 32 6 13 13 35 49 14 31 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–5 0–1
6 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš (R) 32 3 9 20 24 59 35 18 Relegation to the 2. Liga 2–1 0–3 0–2 1–3 1–1
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Source: Fortuna 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.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Europa Conference League play-offs

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The winner of the 2022–23 Slovak Cup, Spartak Trnava, finished in the top 3 in the league, which already secured them a spot in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League. As a result, a playoff was held for the final spot in the Europa 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. Žilina won the play-offs and earned a place in the Europa Conference League first qualifying round.

Semi-finals Final
      
5 Dukla Banská Bystrica 1
6 Žilina 3
6 Žilina 3
7 Ružomberok 1
4 Podbrezová 0
7 Ružomberok 3

Semi-finals

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Podbrezová0–3Ružomberok
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Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Peter Kráľovič
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Attendance: 1,511
Referee: Michal Smolák

Final

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Attendance: 2,072
Referee: Michal Smolák

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

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Futbalový štadión Ličartovce, Ličartovce
Attendance: 1,388

2nd leg

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Zlaté Moravce3–0Tatran Prešov
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  • Šimko Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card 90+6'
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Attendance: 3,120

Zlaté Moravce won 3–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

As of 20 May 2023
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Rank Player Club Goals[26]
1 Montenegro Nikola Krstović DAC Dunajská Streda 18
2 Serbia Aleksandar Čavrić Slovan Bratislava 15
Slovakia Róbert Polievka Dukla Banská Bystrica
4 Nigeria Abdulrahman Taiwo Spartak Trnava 14
5 Slovakia Andrej Fábry Skalica 11
6 Slovakia David Depetris1 Dukla Banská Bystrica 9
Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Jr. Slovan Bratislava
Nigeria Moses Cobnan Podbrezová
Slovakia Adrián Kaprálik1 Žilina
10 Hungary Zsolt Kalmár DAC Dunajská Streda 8
Slovakia Timotej Jambor Žilina
Slovakia Štefan Gerec1 Ružomberok
Slovakia Dávid Ďuriš Žilina
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1 plus 1 play-off goal

Hat-tricks

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RoundPlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
17Slovakia Adrián Kaprálik4MŠK ŽilinaSlovan Bratislava4–1 (H)6 November 2022[27]
1.CHMontenegro Nikola KrstovićDAC Dunajská StredaDukla Banská Bystrica2–3 (A)12 March 2023[28]
10.CHNigeria Abdulrahman TaiwoSpartak TrnavaMŠK Žilina4–2 (H)20 May 2023[29]
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4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

As of 20 May 2023
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1 Slovakia Samuel Petráš DAC Dunajská Streda 10
2 Slovakia Martin Junas Skalica 9
3 Slovakia Patrik Lukáč Zlaté Moravce 8
Slovakia Richard Ludha Podbrezová
Slovakia Benjamín Száraz Zemplín Michalovce
6 Slovakia Ľubomír Belko Žilina 7
Slovakia Dominik Takáč Spartak Trnava
8 Slovakia Matúš Hruška Dukla Banská Bystrica 6
Slovakia Adrián Chovan Slovan Bratislava
10 Slovakia Michal Kukučka Trenčín 5
Slovakia Ivan Krajčírik Ružomberok
Slovakia Martin Trnovský Slovan Bratislava
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Discipline

As of 20 May 2023

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 82[32]
    • Zlaté Moravce
  • Most red cards: 8[33]
    • Trenčín
  • Fewest yellow cards: 46[32]
    • Slovan Bratislava
  • Fewest red cards: 0[33]
    • Zlaté Moravce

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month References
PlayerClub Player Club
July Montenegro Nikola Krstović DAC Dunajská Streda Montenegro Nikola Krstović DAC Dunajská Streda [34][35]
August Slovakia Róbert Polievka Dukla Banská Bystrica Slovakia Adam Kopas Žilina [36][37]
September Slovakia Dávid Ďuriš Žilina Slovakia Dávid Ďuriš Žilina [38][39]
October Montenegro Nikola Krstović DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia Rastislav Václavík Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš [40][41]
November Serbia Aleksandar Čavrić Slovan Bratislava Nigeria Azeez Oseni Spartak Trnava [42][43]
February Slovakia Róbert Polievka Dukla Banská Bystrica Slovakia Róbert Polievka Dukla Banská Bystrica [44][45]
March Montenegro Nikola Krstović DAC Dunajská Streda Hungary Regő Szánthó DAC Dunajská Streda [46][47]
April Serbia Aleksandar Čavrić Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Jr. Slovan Bratislava [48]
May Slovakia Adam Kopas Žilina
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Annual awards

Team of the Season

Team of the Season was:[49]

Individual awards

Manager of the Season

Slovakia Vladimír Weiss (Slovan Bratislava)

Player of the Season

Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Jr. (Slovan Bratislava)

Young Player of the Season

Slovakia Artur Gajdoš (Trenčín)

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References

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