2015–16 Slovak First Football League

Slovak First Football League
Season 2015–16
Champions Trenčín
Relegated Skalica
Champions League Trenčín
Europa League Slovan Bratislava
Spartak Myjava
Spartak Trnava
Matches played 198
Goals scored 524 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorer Gino van Kessel (17 goals)
Biggest home win Žilina 6–0 ViOn Zlaté Moravce
(18 March 2016)
Biggest away win Slovan Bratislava 0–4 Trenčín
(8 May 2016)
Highest scoring Podbrezová 6–2 Michalovce
(1 August 2015)
Trenčín 5–3 Spartak Trnava
(13 September 2015)
Highest attendance 15,101 (Sp.Trnava–Slovan)
Lowest attendance 0 (Trenčín-Podbrezová)
Average attendance Increase 2413 [1]

All statistics correct as of 23 June 2015.

The 2015–16 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak Fortuna Liga[2] for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993. AS Trenčín were the defending champions, after winning their 1st Slovak championship.

Teams

A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 10 sides from the 2014–15 season and two who were promoted from the 2. liga.

Relegation for MFK Košice and FK Dukla Banská Bystrica to the 2015–16 DOXXbet liga was confirmed on 30 May 2015. These two relegated teams were replaced by 2. liga champion MFK Zemplín Michalovce and 2. liga runner-up MFK Skalica. Both teams make their debut at the highest level. Despite that MFK Košice finished as 6th, they did not obtain a licence for the 2015–16 season.[3]

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2014–15 season
AS Trenčín Trenčín Štadión na Sihoti 3,500 Champions
DAC Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda Mestský štadión 16,410 8th in Fortuna Liga
FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová Podbrezová ZELPO Aréna1 4,061 11th in Fortuna Liga
FK Senica Senica OMS Arena 5,070 5th in Fortuna Liga
Michalovce Michalovce Mestský futbalový štadión 4,440 2. Liga Champions
MFK Ružomberok Ružomberok Štadión pod Čebraťom2 4,817 7th in Fortuna Liga
MFK Skalica Skalica Mestský štadión Skalica3 3,000 2nd in 2. Liga
MŠK Žilina Žilina Štadión pod Dubňom 11,181 2nd in Fortuna Liga
Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Pasienky 12,000 3rd in Fortuna Liga
Spartak Myjava Myjava Stadium Myjava 2,709 9th in Fortuna Liga
Spartak Trnava Trnava Stadium Antona Malatinského 19,200 4th in Fortuna Liga
ViOn Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce FC ViOn Stadium 4,000 10th in Fortuna Liga

1Some matches was played at Mestský štadión Brezno in Brezno while ZELPO Aréna have been under renovation.
2Some matches may be played at NTC Poprad in Poprad while Štadión MFK Ružomberok is under renovation.
3Some matches may be played at OMS Arena in Senica while Mestský štadión Skalica is under renovation.

Personnel and kits

Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
AS Trenčín Netherlands Tscheu La Ling Slovakia Martin Ševela Slovakia Peter Kleščík Adidas AEGON
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia Oszkár Világi Croatia Tomislav Marić Slovakia Ľubomír Michalík Adidas Kukkonia
FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová Slovakia Július Kriváň Slovakia Marek Fabuľa Slovakia Jaroslav Kostelný Adidas Železiarne Podbrezová
FK Senica Slovakia Vladimír Levársky Slovakia Juraj Sabol Czech Republic Petr Pavlík hummel Business Funding Solutions
MFK Ružomberok Slovakia Milan Fiľo Slovakia Ladislav Pecko Slovakia Marek Sapara Adidas MAESTRO
MŠK Žilina Slovakia Jozef Antošík Slovakia Adrián Guľa Slovakia Viktor Pečovský Nike Preto
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Ivan Kmotrík Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou Serbia Marko Milinković Adidas niké
Spartak Myjava Slovakia Pavel Halabrín Slovakia Norbert Hrnčár Slovakia Štefan Pekár Uhlsport NAD RESS
Spartak Trnava Slovakia Michal Pethö Slovakia Miroslav Karhan Slovakia Martin Mikovič Adidas ŽOS Trnava, ŠKODA
ViOn Zlaté Moravce Slovakia Karol Škula Slovakia Libor Fašiang Slovakia Pavel Kováč Erreà ViOn
MFK Michalovce Slovakia Igor Šoltinský Slovakia Stanislav Griga Slovakia Marián Kelemen Adidas Scorp
MFK Skalica Slovakia Peter Bartoš Slovakia Štefan Horný Slovakia Pavol Majerník Nike

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Spartak Myjava Slovakia Peter Gergely Sacked 30 May 2015[4] Pre-season Slovakia Norbert Hrnčár 2 June 2015[4]
FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová Slovakia Branislav Benko End of caretaker spell 30 May 2015[5] Slovakia Zdenko Frťala 15 June 2015[5]
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce Slovakia Branislav Mráz signed by FC Spartak Trnava 16 June 2015[6] Republic of Macedonia Milko Gjurovski 15 June 2015[6]
MFK Skalica Slovakia Horný, ŠtefanŠtefan Horný End of contract 30 June 2015[7] Czech Republic Křeček, AlešAleš Křeček 3 July 2015[8]
ŠK Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Dušan Tittel Resigned 21 August 2015[9] 4th Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou 21 August 2015[9]
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce Republic of Macedonia Milko Gjurovski Sacked 23 August 2015[10] 11th Slovakia Libor Fašiang 27 August 2015[10]
FC Spartak Trnava Slovakia Juraj Jarábek Resigned 28 August 2015[11] 9th Slovakia Branislav Mráz 28 August 2015[11]
MFK Ružomberok Slovakia Ivan Galád Sacked 2 September 2015[12] 10th Slovakia Ladislav Pecko 11 September 2015[13]
FC Spartak Trnava Slovakia Branislav Mráz End of interim contract 2 September 2015[14] 6th Slovakia Ivan Hucko 2 September 2015[14]
FK Senica Slovakia Eduard Pagáč Sacked 8 September 2015[15] 8th Slovakia Juraj Sabol 8 September 2015[15]
Podbrezová Slovakia Zdenko Frťala Sacked 21 September 2015 12th Slovakia Marek Fabuľa 21 September 2015[16]
MFK Skalica Czech Republic Křeček, AlešAleš Křeček Sacked 28 October 2015 11th Slovakia Horný, ŠtefanŠtefan Horný 28 October 2015[17]
Zemplín Michalovce Czech Republic Šturma, FrantišekFrantišek Šturma Sacked 30 December 2015 10th Slovakia Griga, StanislavStanislav Griga 30 December 2015[18]
FC Spartak Trnava Slovakia Ivan Hucko Resigned 21 April 2015 5th Slovakia Miroslav Karhan 21 April 2015[19]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Trenčín (C) 33 26 3 4 73 28 +45 81 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Slovan Bratislava 33 20 9 4 50 25 +25 69 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Spartak Myjava 33 18 6 9 41 33 +8 60
4 Spartak Trnava 33 16 6 11 49 41 +8 54
5 Žilina 33 14 6 13 58 46 +12 48
6 Ružomberok 33 12 9 12 42 41 +1 45
7 DAC Dunajská Streda 33 12 7 14 38 42 −4 43
8 Podbrezová 33 10 7 16 43 46 −3 37
9 ViOn Zlaté Moravce 33 7 10 16 38 57 −19 31
10 Senica 33 7 9 17 30 48 −18 30
11 Zemplín Michalovce 33 7 8 18 32 55 −23 29
12 Skalica (R) 33 6 6 21 30 62 −32 24 Relegation to 2. Liga
Source: Soccerway
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.[20]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Trenčín qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Slovak Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Results

First and second round

Home \ Away[1] TRE DAC PODSENZMIRUŽSKAŽILSLOMYJTRNZLM
Trenčín 4–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–4 0–2 4–1 5–3 4–1
DAC Dunajská Streda 0–2 5–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0
Podbrezová 0–2 0–0 1–0 6–2 0–1 3–0 2–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–2
Senica 1–4 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1
Zemplín Michalovce 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–1
Ružomberok 0–3 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 5–2
Skalica 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–3 2–3
Žilina 2–3 1–1 1–3 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 2–0 5–1
Slovan Bratislava 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0
Spartak Myjava 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–4 0–2 4–2 0–0
Spartak Trnava 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–1
ViOn Zlaté Moravce 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–3 2–2

Source: Slovak First Football League (Slovak)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

Home ╲ Away [[TRE ]] [[DAC ]] [[POD ]][[SEN ]][[ZMI ]][[RUŽ ]][[SKA ]][[ŽIL ]][[SLO ]][[MYJ ]][[TRN ]][[ZLM ]]
Trenčín 2–0 1–0 2–1 5–2 3–1 1–3
DAC Dunajská Streda 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–1
Podbrezová 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–0
Senica 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–1
Zemplín Michalovce 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
Ružomberok 3–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 3–1 1–1
Skalica 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0
Žilina 4–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 6–0
Slovan Bratislava 0–4 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 4–1
Spartak Myjava 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Spartak Trnava 1–0 2–0 3–0 5–1 3–0 3–2
ViOn Zlaté Moravce 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0

Source: Slovak First Football League (Slovak)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Updated through matches played on 20 May 2016.
Rank Player Club Goals[21]
1 Curaçao Gino van Kessel AS Trenčín 17
2 Slovakia Matúš Bero AS Trenčín 15
Slovakia David Depetris Spartak Trnava
4 Hungary Tamás Priskin Slovan Bratislava 12
5 Slovakia Peter Sládek Spartak Myjava 11
Cameroon Leandre Tawamba ViOn Zlaté Moravce
7 Slovakia Róbert Vittek Slovan Bratislava 10
Slovakia Erik Pačinda DAC Dunajská Streda
Slovakia Miloš Lačný MFK Ružomberok
10 Brazil Marques De Souza Zlaté Moravce 9
Slovakia Ákos Szarka DAC Dunajska Streda

Hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Result Date Ref
7 Slovakia Ákos Szarka4 DAC D.Streda Podbrezová 5–1 29 August 2015 [22]
11 Slovakia Matúš Bero AS Trenčín MFK Skalica 3–0 26 September 2015 [23]
17 Cameroon Leandre Tawamba Zlaté Moravce MFK Skalica 3–1 21 November 2015 [24]
24 Slovakia Filip Hlohovský MŠK Žilina Zlaté Moravce 6–0 18 March 2016 [25]
27 Slovakia David Depetris Spartak Trnava MFK Skalica 5–1 16 April 2016 [26]
32 Curaçao Gino van Kessel4 AS Trenčín MŠK Žilina 5–2 13 May 2016 [27]
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

Updated through matches played on 20 May 2016
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[28]
1 Slovakia Igor Šemrinec AS Trenčin 15
2 Slovakia Ján Mucha Slovan Bratislava 14
3 Slovakia Miloš Volešák MŠK Žilina 11
Slovakia Martin Kuciak FO ZP Sport Podbrezová
Slovakia Matúš Hruška Spartak Myjava
6 Slovakia Tomáš Tujvel DAC Dunajská Streda 8
7 Slovakia Michal Šulla FK Senica 7
Republic of Macedonia Darko Tofiloski MFK Ružomberok
9 Slovakia Ľuboš Kamenár Spartak Trnava 6
Slovakia Adam Jakubech Spartak Trnava
Slovakia Marián Kelemen Zemplin Michalovce

Discipline

As of matches played on 20 May 2016.

Player

Club

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Club Ref
August Slovakia Ákos Szarka DAC D.Streda [33]
September Slovakia Matúš Bero AS Trenčín [34]
October Cameroon Léandre Tawamba Zlaté Moravce [35]
November Curaçao Gino van Kessel AS Trenčín [36]
March Slovakia Miloš Lačný MFK Ružomberok [37]
April Netherlands Ryan Koolwijk AS Trenčín [38]
May Curaçao Gino van Kessel AS Trenčín [39]

Top Eleven

Source:[40]

Individual Awards

Manager of the season

Martin Ševela (AS Trenčín)

Player of the Year

Matúš Bero (AS Trenčín)

Young player of the Year

Martin Šulek (AS Trenčín)

See also

References

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  8. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/clanok194004-Na_lavicku_Skalice_sa_posadi_Ales_Krecek.htm
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  13. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/clanok197382-Pecko_trenerom_Ruzomberka_Tittel_sportovym_riaditelom.htm
  14. 1 2 http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/clanok196975-POTVRDENE_Hucko_novym_trenerom_Trnavy_Cielom_je_pritiahnut_ludi_do_hladiska.htm?utm_content=neprehliadnite__titulka
  15. 1 2 http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/clanok197279-Pagac_skoncil_na_poste_hlavneho_trenera_Senice_meni_ho_Sabol.htm
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  17. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/clanok199783-Stefan_Horny_opat_v_Skalici.htm
  18. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/clanok202457-Sturma_v_Michalovciach_skoncil_meni_ho_Griga.htm
  19. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/clanok206837-Hucko_abdikoval_kormidlo_prevezme_v_Trnave_Karhan.htm
  20. ↑ "Super Liga 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "FORTUNA LIGA - Najlepší kanonieri" (in Slovak). 18 July 2015.
  22. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/index.php?rl=7&zapas=400173
  23. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/index.php?rl=11&zapas=400193
  24. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/index.php?rl=17&zapas=400229
  25. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/index.php?rl=24&zapas=400273
  26. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/index.php?rl=27&zapas=400289
  27. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/index.php?rl=32&zapas=400324
  28. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/index.php?stats=start
  29. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/index.php?stats=xzk
  30. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/index.php?stats=xck
  31. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/index.php?stats=xzk
  32. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/index.php?stats=xck
  33. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/clanok197954-Kozaka_tesi_rast_navstevnosti_Szarka_si_prebral_ceny_ULK_Vdaka_fanusikom_DAC.htm?utm_content=neprehliadnite__titulka
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  35. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/clanok201120-Zlatomoravcan_Tawamba_Hracom_mesiaca_oktober_vo_Fortuna_lige.htm?
  36. ↑ http://www.futbalportal.net/?q=clanok/gino-van-kessel-hracom-mesiaca-november/36343
  37. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/clanok206476-Marec_vo_Fortuna_lige_ovladol_kanonier_Ruzomberka_Milos_Lacny.htm
  38. ↑ http://www.fortunaliga.sk/clanok/5512/koolwijk-hracom-mesiaca-april
  39. ↑ http://www.fortunaliga.sk/clanok/5591/historicky-zapis-van-kessela
  40. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/svk1/clanok210294-Trencania_ovladli_jedenastku_sezony_Bero_hracom_roka.htm

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