2025–26 Slovak First Football League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | Regular season: 26 July 2025 – 23 May 2026 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 Slovak First Football League (known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 33nd season of first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.
Slovan Bratislava is the seven-time defending champion.
Teams
The league will consist of twelve teams; the top eleven teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the 2. Liga. Tatran Prešov has been promoted to the top flight as champions of the 2024–25 2. Liga after seven years absence, replacing the 2024–25 Slovak First Football League bottom-placed team Banská Bystrica after three years in top flight. Slovan Bratislava will enter upcoming season as defending champions (for the seventh successive year).
Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in Niké liga 2024–25
| FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | Tatran Prešov | FC Košice | FK Železiarne Podbrezová |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOL Aréna UEFA |
Futbal Tatran Arena UEFA |
Košická futbalová aréna UEFA |
ZELPO Aréna UEFA |
| Capacity: 12,700 | Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 12,555 | Capacity: 4,000 |
| MFK Ružomberok | MFK Skalica | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | FC Spartak Trnava |
| Štadión pod Čebraťom | Štadión MFK Skalica | Tehelné pole UEFA |
Štadión Antona Malatinského UEFA |
| Capacity: 4,876 | Capacity: 2,600 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 18,200 |
| AS Trenčín | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | KFC Komárno | MŠK Žilina |
| Štadión Sihoť UEFA |
Mestský futbalový štadión UEFA |
ViOn Aréna UEFA |
Štadión pod Dubňom UEFA |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 4,400 | Capacity: 4,008 | Capacity: 10,897 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAC Dunajská Streda | Tibor Végh | Branislav Fodrek | Yhoan Andzouana | Macron | Kukkonia |
| Tatran Prešov | Ľuboš Micheľ | Jaroslav Hynek | Patrik Šimko | Adidas | Niké |
| Košice | Dušan Trnka | Roman Skuhravý | Ján Krivák | Adidas | Niké |
| Podbrezová | Július Kriváň | Štefan Markulík | Matej Oravec | Adidas | Niké |
| Ružomberok | Ľubomír Golis | Ondřej Smetana | Martin Chrien | Adidas | Niké |
| Skalica | Peter Bartoš | David Oulehla | Martin Nagy | Adidas | Tipsport |
| Slovan Bratislava | Ivan Kmotrík | Vladimír Weiss | Vladimír Weiss | Adidas | Niké |
| Spartak Trnava | Peter Macho | Michal Ščasný | Martin Mikovič | Puma | Tipsport |
| Trenčín | Róbert Rybníček | Ricardo Moniz | Damián Bariš | Macron | Tipsport |
| Zemplín Michalovce | Ján Sabol | Anton Šoltis | Igor Žofčák | Adidas | Tipsport |
| Komárno | Juraj Baráth | Mikuláš Radványi | Martin Šimko | Adidas | MOL |
| Žilina | Jozef Antošík | Petr Ruman | TBA | Nike | Preto |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenčín | Ivan Galád | End of contract | 10 June 2025[1] | Pre-season | Ricardo Moniz | 10 June 2026[2] |
| MŠK Žilina | Michal Ščasný | Signed with Spartak Trnava | 6 June 2024[3] | Petr Ruman | 6 June 2026 | |
| Spartak Trnava | Michal Gašparík | Signed with Górnik Zabrze | 6 June 2025[4] | Michal Ščasný | 6 June 2025 |
Regular stage
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 2 | Komárno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Košice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Podbrezová | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ružomberok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Tatran Prešov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Trenčín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 8 | Slovan Bratislava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Skalica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Spartak Trnava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Zemplín Michalovce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Žilina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 6 July 2025. Source: Niké 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.
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.
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Clean sheets
Discipline
- As of 18 May 2025
Player
Club
See also
- 2025–26 Slovak Cup
- 2025–26 2. Liga (Slovakia)
- List of Slovak football transfers summer 2025
- List of foreign Slovak First League players
References
- ^ https://sportweb.pravda.sk/futbal/nike-liga/clanok/755985-skoncila-sa-mu-zmluva-na-novej-sa-nedohodli-trener-galad-v-trencine-skoncil/
- ^ https://mytrencin.sme.sk/c/23506833/moniz-je-opat-trener-as-trencin-na-povazie-sa-vracia-po-siedmich-rokoch.html
- ^ https://www.teraz.sk/sport/scasny-novym-trenerom-trnavy-podp/883963-clanok.html
- ^ https://www.ta3.com/clanok/997797/zo-spartaka-prisla-prekvapujuca-sprava-trener-gasparik-opusta-klub-slovensko-vymeni-za-polsko