The 2021–22 Slovak First Football League was the 29th season of the first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.
Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions for the third successive year, after picking up the second consecutive domestic double in the previous season. Slovan successfully retained their league title, winning a record-breaking fourth title in a row and a record-extending 12th overall since the competition was established in 1993.
Teams Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, the relegation play-offs winner, and the one team promoted from the 2. Liga, Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš, who were promoted to the top flight for the first time. Nitra (relegated after four years in the top flight) had been relegated to 3. Liga.
Stadiums and locations
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda FK Pohronie MFK Ružomberok FK Senica MOL Aréna UEFA Mestský futbalový štadión UEFA Štadión pod Čebraťom OMS ArenaUEFA Capacity: 12,700 Capacity: 2,309 Capacity: 4,817 Capacity: 5,070 ŠKF Sereď ŠK Slovan Bratislava FC Spartak Trnava MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš ŠAM - City ArenaUEFA Tehelné pole UEFA ŠAM - City ArenaUEFA NTC PopradUEFA Capacity: 19,200 Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 19,200 Capacity: 5,700 AS Trenčín MFK Zemplín Michalovce FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce MŠK Žilina Štadión SihoťUEFA Mestský futbalový štadión UEFA Štadión FC ViOn UEFA Štadión pod DubňomUEFA Capacity: 4,200 (10,000 planned) Capacity: 4,440 Capacity: 4,006 Capacity: 11,253
Personnel and kits Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor DAC Dunajská Streda Oszkár Világi João Janeiro Zsolt Kalmár Macron Kukkonia Pohronie Igor Rozenberg Peter Lérant Patrik Blahút Erreà REMESLO Ružomberok Milan Fiľo Peter Struhár Ján Maslo Adidas TAURIS Senica Oldřich Duda Libor Fašiang Juraj Piroska Adidas KOMPLEXX GROUP SK Sereď Róbert Stareček Juraj Jarábek Ľubomír Michalík Nike ORION TIP Slovan Bratislava Ivan Kmotrík Vladimír Weiss Vasil Bozhikov Adidas Niké Spartak Trnava Peter Macho Michal Gašparík Martin Mikovič Adidas Tipsport Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš Milan Mikušiak Marek Petruš Richard Bartoš Sportika VEREX Trenčín Jozef Liptovský Juraj Ančic (interim) Jakub Kadák Macron Tipsport Zemplín Michalovce Ján Sabol Norbert Hrnčár Igor Žofčák Adidas ISDB, St. Nicolaus Zlaté Moravce Karol Škula Ján Kocian Tomáš Ďubek Erreà ViOn Žilina Jozef Antošík Ivan Belák (interim) Jakub Paur Nike Preto
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentPohronie Jan Kameník End of contract Pre-season Gergely Geri Ružomberok Ján Haspra End of contract Peter Struhár Sereď Gergely Geri Signed with Pohronie Juraj Jarábek Trenčín Juraj Ančic End of interim spell Peter Hlinka Senica Karol Praženica Released Pohronie Gergely Geri Released 10 Štefan Zaťko (interim) Pohronie Štefan Zaťko End of interim spell 12 Pablo Villar Žilina Pavol Staňo Released 7 Peter Černák DAC Dunajská Streda Antal Németh Released 5 João Janeiro Trenčín Peter Hlinka Resigned7 Juraj Ančic Pohronie Pablo Villar Released 12 Martin Bittengl Zemplín Michalovce Anton Šoltis Released 9 Norbert Hrnčár Senica Resigned 8 Libor Fašiang Pohronie Martin Bittengl Released 12 Peter Lérant Žilina Peter Černák Released 6 Ivan Belák (interim) Zlaté Moravce Ľuboš Benkovský Released 11 Ján Kocian
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
Semi-finals
Final
Season statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jakub KadákTrenčín132 Philip Azango1Trenčín10 Martin RegáliRužomberok4 Ezekiel HentySlovan Bratislava95 Milan RistovskiSpartak Trnava8 Jaromír ZmrhalSlovan Bratislava Miloš LačnýPohronie8 Elvis Mashike SukisaSenica7 Vladimír WeissSlovan Bratislava Samuel MrázSlovan Bratislava Njegoš Kupusović1Trenčín Martin BoďaRužomberok Nikola Krstović2DAC Dunajská Streda Tomáš ĎubekZlaté Moravce Dragan AndrićTatran Liptovský Mikuláš 1 plus 1 play-off goal 2 plus 2 play-off goals
Hat-tricks Round Player For Against Result Date Ref6 Ezekiel Henty Slovan Bratislava Zlaté Moravce 4–1 (H) 29 August 2021 22 Nikola Krstović DAC Dunajská Streda Žilina 3–1 (H) 26 February 2022 8.R Njegoš Kupusović Trenčín Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš 5–2 (H) 30 April 2022
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Dominik TakáčSpartak Trnava182 Ivan KrajčírikRužomberok163 Martin JedličkaDAC Dunajská Streda8 Adrián ChovanSlovan Bratislava5 Michal KukučkaTrenčín76 Henrich RavasSenica67 Benjamín SzárazZemplín Michalovce58 Michal ŠullaSlovan Bratislava4 Dejan IlievSereď (3)/Trenčín (1) Matúš KiraZlaté Moravce Andriy KozhukharZemplín Michalovce Martin ChudýSereď Dániel VeszelinovDAC Dunajská Streda Patrik LukáčZlaté Moravce
Discipline
Player Most yellow cards: 10
Marin Ljubičić (Sereď)
Most red cards: 2 Dominik Špiriak (Pohronie)
Club Most yellow cards: 71 Sereď
Most red cards: 4 Senica Pohronie Sereď
Awards
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthGoal of the MonthReferences Player ClubPlayerClubJuly/August Jakub KadákTrenčín András SchäferDAC Dunajská StredaSeptember Erik Jendrišek Ľuboslav Laura Tatran Liptovský MikulášOctober Ján Maslo Ružomberok Kyriakos Savvidis Spartak Trnava November Martin Regáli Egy Maulana Vikri Senica December Lukáš Fabiš Matej Trusa Zemplín Michalovce February Roko Jureškin Sereď Roko Jureškin Sereď March Vladimír Weiss Jr.Slovan Bratislava Brahim MoumouDAC Dunajská StredaApril Tomáš ĎubekZlaté Moravce Andrejs CigaņiksMay Nikola KrstovićDAC Dunajská Streda Nikola Krstović
Annual awards Individual awards Award Winner Club Manager of the Season Vladimír Weiss Slovan Bratislava Player of the Season Vladimír Weiss Jr. Slovan Bratislava Young Player of the Season Jakub Kadák Trenčín Team of the Season
Team of the Season was:
Team of the Season Goalkeeper Dominik Takáč(Spartak Trnava) Defenders Matej Madleňák(Ružomberok) Martin Škrtel(Spartak Trnava) Guram Kashia(Slovan Bratislava) Lukáš Fabiš(Ružomberok) Midfielders Philip Azango(Trenčín) Ibrahim Rabiu(Slovan Bratislava) Jakub Kadák(Trenčín) Jaba Kankava(Slovan Bratislava) Vladimír Weiss Jr.(Slovan Bratislava) Forward Martin Regáli(Ružomberok)
Under-21 Team of the Season Under-21 Team of the Season Goalkeeper Ivan Krajčírik(Ružomberok) Defenders Alex Méndez(Zemplín Michalovce) Sebastian Kóša(Spartak Trnava) Roko Jureškin(Sereď) Midfielders Alexandros Kyziridis(Zlaté Moravce) Filip Lichý(Slovan Bratislava/Ružomberok) Matúš Begala(Zemplín Michalovce) Samuel Lavrinčík(Trenčín) Jakub Kadák(Trenčín) Bamidele Yusuf(Spartak Trnava) Forward Tomáš Bobček(Ružomberok)
See also 2021–22 Slovak Cup 2021–22 2. Liga (Slovakia) 2022–23 UEFA Champions League 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League List of Slovak football transfers summer 2021 List of Slovak football transfers winter 2021–22 List of foreign Slovak First League players
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