Season | 2015–16 |
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Dates | 18 July 2015 – 20 May 2016 |
Champions | Trenčín |
Relegated | Skalica |
Champions League | Trenčín |
Europa League | Slovan Bratislava Spartak Myjava Spartak Trnava |
Matches played | 198 |
Goals scored | 524 (2.65 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gino van Kessel (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Žilina 6–0 ViOn Zlaté Moravce (18 March 2016) |
Biggest away win | Slovan Bratislava 0–4 Trenčín (8 May 2016) |
Highest scoring | Podbrezová 6–2 Michalovce (1 August 2015) Trenčín 5–3 Spartak Trnava (13 September 2015) |
Highest attendance | 15,101 (Sp.Trnava–Slovan) |
Lowest attendance | 0 (Trenčín-Podbrezová) |
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The 2015–16 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak Fortuna Liga[2] for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993. AS Trenčín were the defending champions, after winning their 1st Slovak championship.
A total of 12 teams competed in the league, including 10 sides from the 2014–15 season and two who were promoted from the 2. liga.
Relegation for MFK Košice and FK Dukla Banská Bystrica to the 2015–16 DOXXbet liga was confirmed on 30 May 2015. These two relegated teams were replaced by 2. liga champion MFK Zemplín Michalovce and 2. liga runner-up MFK Skalica. Both teams made their debut at the highest level. Despite that MFK Košice finished as 6th, they did not obtain a licence for the 2015–16 season.[3]
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2014–15 season |
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AS Trenčín | Trenčín | Štadión na Sihoti | 3,500 | Champions |
DAC Dunajská Streda | Dunajská Streda | Mestský štadión | 16,410 | 8th in Fortuna Liga |
FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Podbrezová | ZELPO Aréna1 | 4,061 | 11th in Fortuna Liga |
FK Senica | Senica | OMS Arena | 5,070 | 5th in Fortuna Liga |
Michalovce | Michalovce | Mestský futbalový štadión | 4,440 | 2. Liga Champions |
MFK Ružomberok | Ružomberok | Štadión pod Čebraťom2 | 4,817 | 7th in Fortuna Liga |
MFK Skalica | Skalica | Mestský štadión Skalica3 | 3,000 | 2nd in 2. Liga |
MŠK Žilina | Žilina | Štadión pod Dubňom | 11,181 | 2nd in Fortuna Liga |
Slovan Bratislava | Bratislava | Pasienky | 12,000 | 3rd in Fortuna Liga |
Spartak Myjava | Myjava | Stadium Myjava | 2,709 | 9th in Fortuna Liga |
Spartak Trnava | Trnava | Stadium Antona Malatinského | 19,200 | 4th in Fortuna Liga |
ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Zlaté Moravce | FC ViOn Stadium | 4,000 | 10th in Fortuna Liga |
1Some matches were played at Mestský štadión BreznoinBrezno while ZELPO Aréna had been under renovation.
2Some matches were played at NTC PopradinPoprad while Štadión MFK Ružomberok had been under renovation.
3Some matches were played at OMS ArenainSenica while Mestský štadión Skalica had been under renovation.
Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Adidas | AEGON |
DAC Dunajská Streda | ![]() |
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Adidas | Kukkonia |
FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová | ![]() |
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Adidas | Železiarne Podbrezová |
FK Senica | ![]() |
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hummel | Business Funding Solutions |
MFK Ružomberok | ![]() |
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Adidas | MAESTRO |
MŠK Žilina | ![]() |
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Nike | Preto |
Slovan Bratislava | ![]() |
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Adidas | niké |
Spartak Myjava | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | NAD RESS |
Spartak Trnava | ![]() |
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Adidas | ŽOS Trnava, ŠKODA |
ViOn Zlaté Moravce | ![]() |
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Erreà | ViOn |
MFK Michalovce | ![]() |
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Adidas | Scorp |
MFK Skalica | ![]() |
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Nike |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Sacked | 30 May 2015[4] | Pre-season | ![]() |
2 June 2015[4] |
FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 30 May 2015[5] | ![]() |
15 June 2015[5] | |
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | ![]() |
signed by FC Spartak Trnava | 16 June 2015[6] | ![]() |
15 June 2015[6] | |
MFK Skalica | ![]() |
End of contract | 30 June 2015[7] | ![]() |
3 July 2015[8] | |
ŠK Slovan Bratislava | ![]() |
Resigned | 21 August 2015[9] | 4th | ![]() |
21 August 2015[9] |
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | ![]() |
Sacked | 23 August 2015[10] | 11th | ![]() |
27 August 2015[10] |
FC Spartak Trnava | ![]() |
Resigned | 28 August 2015[11] | 9th | ![]() |
28 August 2015[11] |
MFK Ružomberok | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 September 2015[12] | 10th | ![]() |
11 September 2015[13] |
FC Spartak Trnava | ![]() |
End of interim contract | 2 September 2015[14] | 6th | ![]() |
2 September 2015[14] |
FK Senica | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 September 2015[15] | 8th | ![]() |
8 September 2015[15] |
Podbrezová | ![]() |
Sacked | 21 September 2015 | 12th | ![]() |
21 September 2015[16] |
MFK Skalica | ![]() |
Sacked | 28 October 2015 | 11th | ![]() |
28 October 2015[17] |
Zemplín Michalovce | ![]() |
Sacked | 30 December 2015 | 10th | ![]() |
30 December 2015[18] |
FC Spartak Trnava | ![]() |
Resigned | 21 April 2015 | 5th | ![]() |
21 April 2015[19] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Trenčín (C) | 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 28 | +45 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[a] |
2 | Slovan Bratislava | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 69 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Spartak Myjava | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 60 | |
4 | Spartak Trnava | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 54 | |
5 | Žilina | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 48 | |
6 | Ružomberok | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 45 | |
7 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 43 | |
8 | Podbrezová | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 37 | |
9 | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 31 | |
10 | Senica | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 30 | |
11 | Zemplín Michalovce | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 29 | |
12 | Skalica (R) | 33 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 24 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
Home \ Away | TRE | DAC | POD | SEN | ZMI | RUŽ | SKA | ŽIL | SLO | MYJ | TRN | ZLM | TRE | DAC | POD | SEN | ZMI | RUŽ | SKA | ŽIL | SLO | MYJ | TRN | ZLM |
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Trenčín | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |||||||
DAC Dunajská Streda | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | ||||||||
Podbrezová | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||
Senica | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |||||||
Zemplín Michalovce | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||
Ružomberok | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |||||||
Skalica | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||
Žilina | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | |||||||
Slovan Bratislava | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |||||||
Spartak Myjava | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||
Spartak Trnava | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |||||||
ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[21] |
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1 | ![]() |
AS Trenčín | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
AS Trenčín | 15 |
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Spartak Trnava | ||
4 | ![]() |
Slovan Bratislava | 12 |
5 | ![]() |
Spartak Myjava | 11 |
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ViOn Zlaté Moravce | ||
7 | ![]() |
Slovan Bratislava | 10 |
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DAC Dunajská Streda | ||
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MFK Ružomberok | ||
10 | ![]() |
Zlaté Moravce | 9 |
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DAC Dunajska Streda |
Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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7 | ![]() |
DAC D.Streda | Podbrezová | 5–1 | 29 August 2015 | [22] |
11 | ![]() |
AS Trenčín | MFK Skalica | 3–0 | 26 September 2015 | [23] |
17 | ![]() |
Zlaté Moravce | MFK Skalica | 3–1 | 21 November 2015 | [24] |
24 | ![]() |
MŠK Žilina | Zlaté Moravce | 6–0 | 18 March 2016 | [25] |
27 | ![]() |
Spartak Trnava | MFK Skalica | 5–1 | 16 April 2016 | [26] |
32 | ![]() |
AS Trenčín | MŠK Žilina | 5–2 | 13 May 2016 | [27] |
4 Player scored 4 goals
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[28] |
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AS Trenčin | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Slovan Bratislava | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
MŠK Žilina | 11 |
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FO ZP Sport Podbrezová | ||
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Spartak Myjava | ||
6 | ![]() |
DAC Dunajská Streda | 8 |
7 | ![]() |
FK Senica | 7 |
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MFK Ružomberok | ||
9 | ![]() |
Spartak Trnava | 6 |
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Zemplin Michalovce |
Month | Player | Club | Ref |
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DAC D.Streda | [31] |
September | ![]() |
AS Trenčín | [32] |
October | ![]() |
Zlaté Moravce | [33] |
November | ![]() |
AS Trenčín | [34] |
March | ![]() |
MFK Ružomberok | [35] |
April | ![]() |
AS Trenčín | [36] |
May | ![]() |
AS Trenčín | [37] |
Source:[38]
Manager of the season
Martin Ševela (AS Trenčín)
Player of the Year
Matúš Bero (AS Trenčín)
Young player of the Year
Martin Šulek (AS Trenčín)
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