The 2021–22 Slovak Cup was the 53rd edition of the

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. Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions, defeating

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in the 2021 final. Slovan Bratislava managed to advance to the

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again, but were defeated by their

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. Spartak Trnava earned automatic qualification for the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

Format

The Slovak Cup is played as a knockout tournament. All matches that end up as a draw after 90 minutes are decided by penalty shoot-outs. All rounds are played as one-off matches except the semi-finals, which are played over two legs.

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 3 March 2022. , - !colspan="3" align="center", 15 March , - !colspan="3" align="center", 16 March

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 18 March 2022.

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

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