2021–22 in Slovak football

Football in Slovakia
Season	2021–22
Men's football
Fortuna Liga	Slovan Bratislava
2. Liga	Podbrezová
Slovak Cup	Spartak Trnava

The 2021–22 season was the 27th season of competitive association football in Slovakia after Czechoslovakia was divided into two new states.^[1]

Slovakia national football team

Kits

First colours

Second colours

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	10	7	2	1	21	4	+17	23	Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup
2	Russia^[a]	10	7	1	2	19	6	+13	22	Advance to play-offs
3	Slovakia	10	3	5	2	17	10	+7	14
4	Slovenia	10	4	2	4	13	12	+1	14
5	Cyprus	10	1	2	7	4	21	−17	5
6	Malta	10	1	2	7	9	30	−21	5

Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ On 28 February 2022, FIFA suspended Russia from international competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[2]

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures and results

1 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Slovenia	1–1	Slovakia	Ljubljana
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stojanović 42'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Boženík 32'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 4,034^[3] Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

4 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Slovakia	0–1	Croatia	Bratislava
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Brozović 86'	Stadium: Tehelné Pole Attendance: 9,047^[4] Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

7 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Slovakia	2–0	Cyprus	Bratislava
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Schranz 55' Koscelník 77'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Tehelné Pole Attendance: 6,762^[5] Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

8 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Russia	1–0	Slovakia	Kazan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Škriniar 24' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Ak Bars Arena Attendance: 9,588^[6] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

11 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Croatia	2–2	Slovakia	Osijek
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kramarić 25' Modrić 71'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Schranz 20' Haraslín 45'	Stadium: Gradski Vrt Stadium Attendance: 9,926^[7] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

11 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Slovakia	2–2	Slovenia	Trnava
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Duda 58' (pen.) Strelec 74'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Zajc 18' Mevlja 62'	Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Attendance: 2,726^[8] Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

14 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Malta	0–6	Slovakia	Ta' Qali
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Rusnák 6', 16' Duda 8', 69', 80' De Marco 72'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,293^[9] Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

2022–23 UEFA Nations League

2022–23 UEFA Nations League C Group 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Kazakhstan (P)	6	4	1	1	8	6	+2	13	Promotion to League B	—	2–0	2–1	2–1
2	Azerbaijan	6	3	1	2	7	4	+3	10		3–0	—	0–1	2–0
3	Slovakia	6	2	1	3	5	6	−1	7		0–1	1–2	—	1–1
4	Belarus	6	0	3	3	3	7	−4	3		1–1	0–0	0–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted

2022–23 UEFA Nations League fixtures and results

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C	Slovakia	v	Belarus
20:45		Report

6 June 2022 (2022-06-06) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C	Slovakia	v	Kazakhstan or Moldova
20:45		Report

10 June 2022 (2022-06-10) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C	Azerbaijan	v	Slovakia
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)		Report

13 June 2022 (2022-06-13) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C	Kazakhstan or Moldova	v	Slovakia
16:00 (20:00 UTC+6) or 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)		Report

Friendlies

25 March 2022 Friendly	Norway	v	Slovakia	Oslo, Norway
				Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

29 March 2022 Friendly	Slovakia	v	Finland	Murcia, Spain
				Stadium: Estadio Enrique Roca

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

First qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Slovan Bratislava	3–2^[A]	Shamrock Rovers	2–0	1–2

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Slovan Bratislava	2–3	Young Boys	0–0	2–3

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Lincoln Red Imps	2–4	Slovan Bratislava	1–3	1–1

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Olympiacos	5–2	Slovan Bratislava	3–0	2–2

UEFA Europa Conference League

First qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Žilina	6–3	Dila Gori	5–1	1–2
Mosta	3–4^[B]	Spartak Trnava	3–2	0–2

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Apollon Limassol	3–5	Žilina	1–3	2–2
Partizan	3–0	DAC Dunajská Streda	1–0	2–0
Spartak Trnava	1–1 (4–3 p)	Sepsi OSK	0–0	1–1 (a.e.t.)

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tobol	0–6	Žilina	0–1	0–5
Spartak Trnava	0–1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–0	0–1

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Jablonec	8–1	Žilina	5–1	3–0

Group stage

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	COP	PAO	SLO	LIN
1	Copenhagen	6	5	0	1	15	5	+10	15	Advance to round of 16	—	1–2	2–0	3–1
2	PAOK	6	3	2	1	8	4	+4	11	Advance to knockout round play-offs	1–2	—	1–1	2–0
3	Slovan Bratislava	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	8		1–3	0–0	—	2–0
4	Lincoln Red Imps	6	0	0	6	2	17	−15	0		0–4	0–2	1–4	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Notes

^ Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.
^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Men's football

Fortuna liga

Regular stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovan Bratislava	22	16	5	1	52	16	+36	53	Qualification for the championship group
2	Spartak Trnava	22	13	6	3	29	12	+17	45
3	Ružomberok	22	11	8	3	39	17	+22	41
4	DAC Dunajská Streda	22	10	6	6	28	23	+5	36
5	Sereď	22	9	5	8	28	28	0	32
6	Žilina	22	8	6	8	34	33	+1	30
7	Senica	22	7	6	9	21	32	−11	27	Qualification for the relegation group
8	Trenčín	22	6	7	9	32	33	−1	25
9	Zemplín Michalovce	22	7	2	13	20	31	−11	23
10	Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš	22	5	6	11	27	43	−16	21
11	Zlaté Moravce	22	4	7	11	22	36	−14	19
12	Pohronie	22	2	4	16	19	47	−28	10

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.

Championship group

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SLO	RUŽ	TRN	DAC	SER	ŽIL
1	Slovan Bratislava (C)	32	22	8	2	71	25	+46	74	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round	—	1–1	1–0	3–1	5–1	2–2
2	Ružomberok	32	17	12	3	58	23	+35	63	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round	0–0	—	0–0	4–1	3–1	3–0
3	Spartak Trnava	32	17	9	6	36	17	+19	60	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round^[a]	0–1	0–0	—	1–0	0–1	1–0
4	DAC Dunajská Streda (O)	32	12	10	10	39	37	+2	46	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs	2–0	2–3	1–1	—	0–0	2–0
5	Sereď (R)	32	10	9	13	34	46	−12	39	Relegation^[b]	0–3	1–3	0–2	0–0	—	1–1
6	Žilina	32	8	10	14	43	52	−9	34	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs	2–3	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	—

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; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Spartak Trnava qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as the 2021–22 Slovak Cup winners.
^ Sereď did not obtain a license for the next season and were automatically relegated.^[10]

Relegation group

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	TRE	TLM	ZMI	SEN	ZLM	POH
7	Trenčín	32	13	9	10	58	43	+15	48	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs	—	5–2	2–2	4–1	4–3	2–0
8	Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš	32	11	7	14	42	57	−15	40	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs	0–3	—	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–0
9	Zemplín Michalovce	32	12	4	16	32	42	−10	40		1–0	1–2	—	1–0	1–0	1–0
10	Senica (R)	32	9	7	16	29	51	−22	34	Relegation^[a]	0–3	0–3	2–1	—	0–0	2–1
11	Zlaté Moravce	32	7	9	16	33	50	−17	30		0–2	0–1	1–1	3–2	—	1–3
12	Pohronie (R)	32	4	6	22	27	59	−32	18	Relegation to the 2. Liga	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–0	0–1	—

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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Senica did not obtain a license for the next season and were automatically relegated.

2. liga

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Podbrezová (C, P)	30	24	2	4	86	25	+61	74	Promotion to Fortuna liga
2	Dukla Banská Bystrica (P)	30	21	6	3	62	24	+38	69
3	Skalica (P)	30	19	5	6	49	20	+29	62
4	Komárno	30	17	8	5	51	29	+22	59
5	Košice	30	17	5	8	73	38	+35	56
6	Humenné	30	16	8	6	36	30	+6	56
7	Šamorín	30	13	5	12	47	42	+5	44
8	Petržalka	30	12	5	13	54	48	+6	41
9	Žilina B	30	10	7	13	46	48	−2	37
10	Slavoj Trebišov	30	9	7	14	28	48	−20	34
11	Dubnica	30	8	7	15	33	51	−18	31
12	Púchov	30	8	5	17	36	49	−13	29
13	Rohožník (R)	30	8	5	17	30	58	−28	29	Relegation to 3. Liga
14	Slovan Bratislava U21 (R)	30	7	5	18	36	61	−25	26
15	Partizán Bardejov (R)	30	3	9	18	26	54	−28	18
16	Námestovo (R)	30	2	3	25	19	87	−68	9

Source: druhaliga.sk
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Cup Competitions

Slovak Cup

Final

8 May 2022

17:30 (UTC+2)

Slovan Bratislava	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Spartak Trnava
Mustafić 49'	Report	Bukata 52' Azevedo 114'

Tehelné pole, Bratislava

Attendance: 10,411

Referee: Peter Ziemba

References

^ "Slovakia harnessing women's talent". UEFA.com. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
^ "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". FIFA (Press release). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "Slovenia vs. Slovakia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ "Slovakia vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ "Slovakia vs. Cyprus" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "Russia vs. Slovakia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^ "Croatia vs. Slovakia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ "Slovakia vs. Slovenia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Malta vs. Slovakia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ "Koniec ŠKF Sereď!". Retrieved 21 May 2022.

External links

[table_note_RUS0.20261615011963-3] On 28 February 2022, FIFA suspended Russia from international competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[2]

[Bye-11] Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.

[Reversed-12] Order of legs reversed after original draw.

[table_note_res_ECL2Q0.84791547472026-13] Spartak Trnava qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as the 2021–22 Slovak Cup winners.

[table_note_res_REL20.84791547472026-15] Sereď did not obtain a license for the next season and were automatically relegated.^[10]

[table_note_res_REL20.60925585525541-16] Senica did not obtain a license for the next season and were automatically relegated.

[1] "Slovakia harnessing women's talent". UEFA.com. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2020-08-02.

[Russia_suspended-2] "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". FIFA (Press release). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[4] "Slovenia vs. Slovakia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[5] "Slovakia vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[6] "Slovakia vs. Cyprus" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[7] "Russia vs. Slovakia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

[8] "Croatia vs. Slovakia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

[9] "Slovakia vs. Slovenia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[10] "Malta vs. Slovakia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[14] "Koniec ŠKF Sereď!". Retrieved 21 May 2022.

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v t e Slovakia national football team
General	Slovak Football Association History Managers
Venues	Tehelné pole Tehelné pole (1939) Štadión pod Dubňom Štadión Antona Malatinského
Statistics	Records Results 2020–29
Players	Slovakia national football team players
World Cup Finals	Summary 1934 1938 1954 1958 1962 1970 1982 1990 2010
Euro Finals	Summary 1960 1976 1980 2016 2020 2024
Culture	Rivalry with Czech Republic
Matches	Gibraltar 0–0 Slovakia (2013) Slovakia 3–0 Denmark (2018)
Other teams	Men Women Under-21 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17

v t e 2021–22 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '21 '22 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '21 '22 Faroe Islands '21 '22 Finland '21 '22 France Georgia '21 '22 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '21 '22 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '21 '22 Kosovo Latvia '21 '22 Lithuania '21 '22 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '21 '22 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '21 '22 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '21 '22 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '21 '22 Finland '21 '22 France Georgia '21 '22 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '21 '22 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '21 '22 Kosovo Latvia '21 '22 Liechtenstein Lithuania '21 '22 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '21 '22 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland Iceland Israel Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus England Estonia '21 '22 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '21 '22 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round Champions Path Main Path group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase
International competitions	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2020–21 UEFA Nations League League C relegation play-outs Finals Final 2022–23 UEFA Nations League League A League B League C League D Finalissima 2023 Euro Under-21 qualification 2022 Euro Under-19 qualification 2022 Euro Under-17 qualification

v t e 2021–22 in European women's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Azerbaijan Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '21 '22 Faroe Islands '21 '22 Finland '21 '22 France Germany Gibraltar Hungary Greece Iceland '21 '22 Italy Lithuania '21 '22 Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland '21 '22 Norway '21 '22 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '21 '22 Romania Russia '21 '22 Scotland Slovakia Spain Sweden '21 '22 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Croatia England France Germany Iceland '21 '22 Italy Gibraltar Moldova Norway '21 '22 Portugal Romania Scotland Spain Sweden Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Portugal Scotland
UEFA competitions	Women's Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout phase Final
International competitions	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup UEFA qualification UEFA Women's Euro 2022 2022 Women's Euro Under-19 qualification 2022 Women's Euro Under-17 qualification

v t e 2022 in association football
AFC	Australia 21'−22' 22'−23' China India Indonesia Iran Japan 22' 22'−23' Lebanon 21'–22' 22'–23' Philippines Saudi Arabia South Korea Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam
CAF	Nigeria
CONCACAF	Canada Costa Rica Mexico United States
CONMEBOL	Argentina Brazil Ecuador Peru Uruguay
OFC	New Zealand
UEFA	Belgium Croatia England France Germany Italy Netherlands Poland Scotland Serbia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Slovakia national football team

Kits

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group H

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures and results

2022–23 UEFA Nations League

2022–23 UEFA Nations League C Group 3

2022–23 UEFA Nations League fixtures and results

Friendlies

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

Play-off round

UEFA Europa Conference League

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

Play-off round

Group stage

Group F

Men's football

Fortuna liga

Regular stage

Championship group

Relegation group

2. liga

Cup Competitions

Slovak Cup

Final

See also

References

External links