The 3. Liga (known as TIPOS III. Liga due to sponsorship reasons) is the third-tier football league in Slovakia, established in 1993. As of the 2025–26 season, it comprises 44 teams divided into three geographical groups: 3. liga Západ (West), 3. Liga Stred (Central), and 3. liga Východ (East). The league operates under the jurisdiction of the Slovak Football Association and serves as a feeder league to the 2. Liga, with top-performing teams earning promotion. Conversely, teams finishing at the bottom face relegation to the 4. Liga. The league also provides teams the opportunity to compete in the national Slovak Cup.
Clubs The league consists of three groups: West, Central, and East. The list of participants in the 2025–26 season:
West
AS Trenčín B Spartak Myjava FC Slovan Galanta FC Baník Prievidza FKM Nové Zámky OK Častkovce ŠK 1923 Gabčíkovo MŠK Senec FK Beluša FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda B TJ Družstevník Veľké Ludince FK Slovan Duslo Šaľa FK Rača FC - Žolík Malacky KFC Komárno B FC Petržalka B
Middle
MŠK Námestovo MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica B FTC Fiľakovo MFK Bytča FK Podkonice MŠK Rimavská Sobota MFK Ružomberok B MŠK Fomat Martin TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé TJ Baník Kalinovo MŠK Kysucké Nové Mesto MFK Dolný Kubín TJ Jednota Bánová
East
FK Spišská Nová Ves FK Humenné MŠK Tesla Stropkov OFK - SIM Raslavice ŠK Odeva Lipany MFK Spartak Medzev MFK Snina FC Košice B 1. MFK Kežmarok MFK Vranov nad Topľou FK Poprad MFK Slovan Sabinov FC Lokomotíva Košice MŠK Spišské Podhradie
Sponsorship
PeriodSponsorName1993–2006No main sponsor3. liga2006–2011No main sponsor2. liga2011–2012No main sponsor3. liga2012–2013TiposKeno 10 3. liga2013–?TiposTIPOS III.liga?–2025No main sponsor3. liga2025–presentTiposTIPOS III. Liga
See also
List of football clubs in Slovakia
References