The I. liga žien (Slovak for "First Women's League") is the top level women's

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. The winner of the league qualifies for the

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. There are currently ten teams in the league.

History

The Czechoslovak women's football championships were divided between the country's two "federal republics", but the Czech and Slovak champions did meet in an annual final match from the season 1988–89 until 1992–93. The Slovak Women's First League was founded in 1994.

Format

In 2011/12 the format of the league was changed. The ten teams first play a double round-robin for 18 matches per team. After that a championship group was introduced. The top four teams will play each other twice again. The winner of the group then is the champion. The last place of the regular season gets relegated.

2023/24 teams

* Slovan Bratislava *

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Spartak Myjava Spartak Myjava () is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Myjava. The club was founded in 1920. History Spartak Myjava was founded on 8 August 1920 as Športový klub Myjava (ŠK Myjava). ŠK Myjava founder and first president of the loc ...

FC Nitra FC Nitra is a Slovak association football club, playing in the town of Nitra. Established in 1909, FC Nitra is one of the oldest football clubs in Slovakia. History Czechoslovak era Nitra were promoted and relegated 4 times from the Czechoslov ...

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List of champions

List of champions: *1994-95 : Slovan Bratislava *1995-96 : Slovan Bratislava *1996-97 : Slovan Bratislava *1997-98 : Slovan Bratislava *1998-99 : Slovan Bratislava *1999–2000: ŠKF VIX Žilina *2000–01: Slovan Bratislava *2001–02: ZSNP

Žiar nad Hronom Žiar nad Hronom (slang: Žiar, , ; until 1920 ''Svätý Kríž'' and until 1955 ''Svätý Kríž nad Hronom'') is a city in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Name development The name of the settlement has gone through multiple developments. P ...

*2002–03: ZSNP Žiar nad Hronom *2003–04: Slovan Bratislava *2004–05: Slovan Šaľa *2005–06: Slovan Šaľa *2006–07: Slovan Šaľa *2007–08: Slovan Šaľa *2008–09: Slovan Bratislava *2009–10: Slovan Bratislava *2010–11: Slovan Bratislava *2011–12: Slovan Bratislava *2012–13:

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*2013–14:

*2014–15:

*2015–16: Slovan Bratislava *2016–17:

Partizán Bardejov Partizán Bardejov is a Slovak professional football team, based in the town of Bardejov. The club was founded in 1922. The club currently plays in the 2. liga, the second tier of the Slovak league system, hosting games at the 3,040-capacity M ...

*2017–18: Slovan Bratislava *2018–19: Slovan Bratislava *2019-20: abandoned due to

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: abandoned due to

* 2021–22:

References

External links

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Profile
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