The 2020–21 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak
Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season of first-tier football league in
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
since its establishment in 1993.
Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions for the second successive year, after picking up the
domestic double
The Double, in association football, is the achievement of winning a country's top tier division and its primary domestic cup competition in the same season. The lists in this article examine this definition of a double, while derivative sectio ...
in the
previous season. Slovan successfully defended their title, winning their third consecutive title and record-extending 11th Slovak title overall.
In this season, teams were allowed to make five substitutions during matches in a maximum of three stoppages in play for one team.
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – all sides from the
previous season.
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Regular stage
League table
Results
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league, for a total of 22 matches each.
Championship group
Relegation group
Europa Conference League play-offs
Should one of the top 3 teams win the
2020–21 Slovak Cup, Europa Conference League qualification playoffs will be held among the 4th, 5th, 6th team in the championship group and the top team of the relegation round. On 19 May 2021,
Slovan Bratislava, who have won the league title, also
won the cup, thus confirming the need of playoffs.
The 4th team play the top team of the relegation group and the 5th play the 6th in the semifinals. Winners of the semifinals play the final to determine the Europa Conference League qualification spot. Europa Conference League qualification playoff games are one-leg and played at the home pitch of the higher-ranked team. The winners qualify for the
first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Semi-finals
Final
Relegation play-offs
The team which finished 11th faced the 2nd team from
2. Liga 2020–21 for one spot in the top flight the next season.
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As standard time (year-round)
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First leg
Second leg
Position by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Source
Fortunaliga.sk
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
1 plus 1 play-off goal
2 plus 2 play-off goals
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
*Most yellow cards: 10
**
Joeri de Kamps
Joeri de Kamps (born 10 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League club Volos.
Club career
Ajax
De Kamps was born in Amsterdam, where he joined the youth ranks of his local neig ...
(Slovan Bratislava)
**
Martin Mikovič (Spartak Trnava)
*Most red cards: 2
**
Tomáš Hučko (Sereď)
**
Abdul Zubairu (Trenčín)
**
Aschraf El Mahdioui (Trenčín)
Club
*Most yellow cards: 84
**
Sereď
Sereď (; ) is a town in southern Slovakia near Trnava, on the right bank of the Váh River on the Danubian Lowland. It has approximately 15,500 inhabitants.
Geography
Sereď lies at an altitude of above sea level and covers an area of . It ...
*Most red cards: 6
**
Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava () is a professional football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. The club competes in Slovak First Football League, the top flight in the Slovak league system, having participated in more seasons than any other club.
Founded in ...
Awards
Monthly awards
:
1 Vote of the player of the month was united for November and December.
Annual awards
Team of the Season
Team of the Season was:
*Goalkeeper:
Dominik Greif (
Slovan Bratislava)
*Defence:
Vernon De Marco (
Slovan Bratislava),
Jakub Piotr Kiwior (
Žilina
Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of European cities in different languages: U-Z#Z, names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the List of cities ...
),
Vasil Bozhikov (
Slovan Bratislava),
César Blackman
César Rodolfo Blackman Camarena (born 2 April 1998) is a Panamanian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), right-back for Slovak First Football League club ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Slovan Br ...
(
DAC Dunajská Streda)
*Midfield:
David Hrnčár (
Zlaté Moravce),
Joeri de Kamps
Joeri de Kamps (born 10 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League club Volos.
Club career
Ajax
De Kamps was born in Amsterdam, where he joined the youth ranks of his local neig ...
(
Slovan Bratislava),
Zsolt Kalmár
Zsolt Kalmár (; born 9 June 1995) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fehérvár and the Hungary national team.
Kalmár began his professional career with Nemzeti Bajnokság I club ETO Győr in 2013, winning ...
(
DAC Dunajská Streda),
Rafael Ratão (
Slovan Bratislava)
*Attack:
David Strelec (
Slovan Bratislava),
Eric Ramírez (
DAC Dunajská Streda)
Top Eleven U-21
Source:
*Goalkeeper:
Samuel Petráš (
Žilina
Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of European cities in different languages: U-Z#Z, names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the List of cities ...
)
*Defence:
César Blackman
César Rodolfo Blackman Camarena (born 2 April 1998) is a Panamanian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), right-back for Slovak First Football League club ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Slovan Br ...
(
DAC Dunajská Streda),
Jakub Piotr Kiwior (
Žilina
Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of European cities in different languages: U-Z#Z, names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the List of cities ...
),
Branislav Sluka (
Žilina
Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of European cities in different languages: U-Z#Z, names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the List of cities ...
)
*Midfield:
David Strelec (
Slovan Bratislava),
Saymon Cabral (
Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava () is a professional football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. The club competes in Slovak First Football League, the top flight in the Slovak league system, having participated in more seasons than any other club.
Founded in ...
),
András Schäfer
András Schäfer (born 13 April 1999) is a Hungarian professional association football, footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin, Union Berlin and the Hungary national football team, Hungary national t ...
(
DAC Dunajská Streda),
Dávid Ďuriš (
Žilina
Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of European cities in different languages: U-Z#Z, names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the List of cities ...
),
Marko Divković (
DAC Dunajská Streda)
*Attack:
Dawid Kurminowski (
Žilina
Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of European cities in different languages: U-Z#Z, names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the List of cities ...
),
Eric Ramírez (
DAC Dunajská Streda)
Individual awards
Manager of the season
Pavol Staňo (
Žilina
Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of European cities in different languages: U-Z#Z, names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the List of cities ...
)
Player of the Year
Zsolt Kalmár
Zsolt Kalmár (; born 9 June 1995) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fehérvár and the Hungary national team.
Kalmár began his professional career with Nemzeti Bajnokság I club ETO Győr in 2013, winning ...
(
DAC Dunajská Streda)
Young player of the Year
David Hrnčár (
Zlaté Moravce)
See also
*
2020–21 Slovak Cup
*
2020–21 2. Liga (Slovakia)
*
List of Slovak football transfers summer 2020
*
List of Slovak football transfers winter 2020–21
*
List of foreign Slovak First League players
Notes
References
External links
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