The 2012–13 Slovak First Football League season, known as the Slovak Corgoň Liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th edition of top flight football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. It started on 14 July 2012 and ended on 26 May 2013.
MŠK Žilina were the 2012 defending champions.
Teams 12 teams contested in the league, including 11 sides from the 2011–12 season and one promoted from the 2. liga. Spartak Myjava made their debut in the Slovak First Football League having won promotion the previous season. They replaced DAC Dunajská Streda.
Stadiums and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2011–12 season AS Trenčín Trenčín Stadium na Sihoti Dukla Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica SNP Stadium FC Nitra Nitra Stadium pod Zoborom FK Senica Senica Stadium FK Senica MFK Košice Košice Stadium Lokomotívy v Čermeli MFK Ružomberok Ružomberok Stadium MFK Ružomberok MŠK Žilina Žilina Stadium pod Dubňom Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Pasienky Spartak Myjava Myjava Stadium Myjava Spartak Trnava Trnava Stadium Antona Malatinského Tatran Prešov Prešov Tatran Stadium ViOn Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce FC ViOn Stadium
Personnel and sponsorship Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsorAS Trenčín Tscheu La Ling Adrián Guľa Miloš Volešák Nike AegonDukla Banská Bystrica Tomáš Geist Norbert Hrnčár Martin Poljovka adidas Express SlovakiaFC Nitra Eugen Árvay Jozef Vukušič Petr Kaspřák Jako Bonul Security, El Comp, Špeciál IzotexFK Senica Viktor Blažek Vladimír Koník Tomáš Kóňa hummelMFK Košice Blažej Podolák Ján Kozák Peter Šinglár Nike Steel TransMFK Ružomberok Milan Fiľo Ladislav Šimčo Tomáš Ďubek Adidas Mondi SCPMŠK Žilina Jozef Antošík Štefan Tarkovič Miroslav Barčík Nike PretoSlovan Bratislava Ivan Kmotrík Samuel Slovák Igor Žofčák adidas NikéSpartak Myjava Pavel Halabrín Ladislav Hudec Martin Černáček Uhlsport NAD RESSSpartak Trnava Michal Pethö Vladimír Ekhardt Miroslav Karhan Adidas Danube Wings.eu, ŽOS TrnavaTatran Prešov Miroslav Remeta Jozef Bubenko Peter Petráš adidas DÚHAViOn Zlaté Moravce Karol Škula Juraj Jarábek Pavol Majerník Legea ViOn
Adidas is the official ball supplier for Corgoň Liga.
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment FK Senica Mutual consent Pre-season MFK Ružomberok End of contract Dukla Banská Bystrica Sacked 1. FC Tatran Prešov End of contract ŠK Slovan Bratislava Resigned 5th FC Nitra Sacked 12th FC Spartak Trnava Resigned 12th 1. FC Tatran Prešov Resigned 11th FK Senica Mutual consent 3rd MŠK Žilina Sacked 5th 1. FC Tatran Prešov Sacked 10th FC Spartak Trnava Mutual agreement 12th
League table
Results The schedule consisted of three rounds. The two first rounds consisted of a conventional home and away round-robin schedule. The pairings of the third round were set according to the 2010–11 final standings. Every team played each opponent once for a total of 11 games per team.
Top scorers Updated through matches played on 26 May 2013. RankPlayerClubGoals 14.07.2012, netky.sk1 David DepetrisTrenčín162 Andrej HodekZlaté Moravce13 Dávid ŠkutkaKošice Tomáš ĎubekRužomberok5 Róbert PichŽilina116 CléberNitra10 Lester PeltierSlovan Bratislava Peter SládekSpartak Myjava Rolando BlackburnSenica10 Filip HlohovskýSlovan Bratislava8
Awards
Top Eleven
Goalkeeper: Matúš Putnocký (ŠK Slovan) Defence: Mamadou Bagayoko (ŠK Slovan), Jozef Piaček (MŠK Žilina), Nicolas Ezequiel Gorosito (Šk Slovan), Tomáš Hučko (Dukla B.Bystrica) Midfield: Igor Žofčák (ŠK Slovan), Tomáš Kóňa (FK Senica), Tomáš Ďubek (MŠK Ružomberok), Marko Milinković (ŠK Slovan) Attack: Lester Peltier (ŠK Slovan), Andrej Hodek (FC ViOn)
Individual awards
Manager of the season Samuel Slovák (ŠK Slovan)
Player of the Year Tomáš Ďubek (MŠK Ružomberok)
Young player of the Year Stanislav Lobotka (AS Trenčín)
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Trnava 4,142 2 Trenčín 2,757 3 Košice 2,358 4 Myjava 2,143 5 Senica 2,134 6 Žilina 2,131 7 Slovan 2,022 8 Prešov 1,738 9 Ružomberok 1,647 10 Dukla 1,566 11 ViOn 1,565 12 Nitra 1,054Source:
See also 2012–13 Slovak Cup 2012–13 2. Liga (Slovakia)
Stats List of foreign players List of transfers summer 2012 List of transfers winter 2012–13
References