Slovakia has participated in international football as an independent nation ever since 1993 when Czechoslovakia was divided into two new states.[1][2][3] Slovakia qualified to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2010, where the side upset perennial power Italy and lost in the Round of 16.[4] Since independence, they qualified for the UEFA European Championship for their first time in 2016. Football is the most popular sport in the Slovak Republic.
The Slovak club's football tournament is held every season in the Slovak First Football League. The first Slovak football league was formed in its current form in 1993, when the Czechoslovak league was discontinued after the end of the federation with the Czech Republic. In 2007-08 there was an average of approximately 3000 spectators per game. The clubs sell their players to financially stronger clubs from western Europe. Examples of players that have succeeded in notable leagues are Marek Hamšík, former captain of Italian club SSC Napoli, Peter Pekarík who captains Bundesliga side Hertha BSC and Martin Škrtel, a well-known former Liverpool centre-back. Moreover, over the last few years more and more youngsters have been given the chance to perform regularly in the league before being transferred abroad. For example Leon Bailey, Milan Škriniar, Stanislav Lobotka and Samuel Kalu all played in the Slovak league.
The second-tier football league in Slovakia is called 2. Liga and 16 teams compete in it. The third tier league (known as 3. Liga) consists of four divisions of which three (division East, division Middle & division Bratislava) are of 16 teams and the other one (division West) consists of 18 teams.
In 2010, MŠK Žilina became the third Slovak club to participate in the Champions League, where they were eliminated in the group stage.
VII. Liga (BFZ) Bratislava-city - 11 clubs Bratislava-country - 7 clubs
Sub-regional football unions
Dunajská Streda VII. Liga VIII. Liga Galanta VII. Liga VIII. Liga Komárno VII. Liga Levice VII. Liga VIII. Liga Nitra VII. Liga VIII. Liga A VIII. Liga B VIII. Liga C Nové Zámky VII. Liga VIII. Liga Považská Bystrica VII. Liga VIII. Liga Prievidza VII. Liga VIII. Liga A VIII. Liga B IX. Liga Senica VII. Liga VIII. Liga IX. Liga Topoľčany VII. Liga VIII. Liga Trenčín VII. Liga VIII. Liga North VIII. Liga South IX. Liga Trnava VII. Liga VIII. Liga A VIII. Liga B IX. Liga A IX. Liga B
Sub-regional football unions
Banská Bystrica VII. Liga VIII. Liga Kysuce VII. Liga A VII. Liga B Dolný Kubín VII. Liga VIII. Liga Liptov VII. Liga VIII. Liga IX. Liga Lučenec VII. Liga Martin (Turiec) I. trieda II. trieda Rimavská Sobota VII. Liga Veľký Krtíš VII. Liga Zvolen I. trieda II. trieda Žiar nad Hronom VII. Liga VIII. Liga Žilina I. trieda II. trieda III. trieda
Sub-regional football unions
Bardejov VII. Liga VIII. Liga Humenné VII. Liga VIII. Liga Košice-city VII. Liga Košice-country VII. Liga VIII. Liga Michalovce VII. Liga VIII. Liga Podtatranský FZ VII. Liga VIII. Liga Prešov VII. Liga VIII. Liga IX. Liga Rožňava VII. Liga Spišský OFZ VII. Liga Stará Ľubovňa VII. Liga Svidník (Ondava) VII. Liga Trebišov VII. Liga Vranov nad Topľou VII. Liga
The Slovak Cup is the football cup competition for Slovak club teams. It is organized annually by the Slovak Football Association (Slovenský futbalový zväz, SFZ). The cup has been held since the 1969/70 season, the first winner was Slovan Bratislava, who is also the record holder, with 17 titles.
The men's national team qualified as group winners for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. At the final tournament, the Slovak team surprisingly won against the world champions Italy 3–2, the Slovaks also qualified for the knockout stages, where they were eliminated after a 2–1 defeat against the eventual finalists Netherlands.[7]
The Slovak national team also qualified for UEFA Euro 2016, reaching the round of 16, and UEFA Euro 2020, where they were eliminated in the group stage.[8]
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(in English)slovakia leagues summary(flashscore)
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Slovakia has participated in international football as an independent nation ever since 1993 when Czechoslovakia was divided into two new states 1 2 3 Slovakia qualified to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2010 where the side upset perennial power Italy and lost in the Round of 16 4 Since independence they qualified for the UEFA European Championship for their first time in 2016 Football is the most popular sport in the Slovak Republic Football in SlovakiaCountrySlovakiaGoverning bodySlovak Football AssociationNational team s SlovakiaFirst played1863National competitionsFIFA World Cup UEFA European Championship UEFA Nations LeagueClub competitionsList League 1 liga 2 liga 3 liga 4 liga 5 liga Cups Slovak CupInternational competitionsUEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League UEFA Super Cup Contents 1 Football Association 2 League football 2 1 System 3 Slovak cup 4 National team 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksFootball Association editMain article Slovak Football Association The Slovak Football Association was a member of FIFA from April 1939 to 1945 and resumed in 1994 5 League football editMain articles Slovak First Football League 2 Liga Slovakia and 3 Liga Slovakia The Slovak club s football tournament is held every season in the Slovak First Football League The first Slovak football league was formed in its current form in 1993 when the Czechoslovak league was discontinued after the end of the federation with the Czech Republic In 2007 08 there was an average of approximately 3000 spectators per game The clubs sell their players to financially stronger clubs from western Europe Examples of players that have succeeded in notable leagues are Marek Hamsik former captain of Italian club SSC Napoli Peter Pekarik who captains Bundesliga side Hertha BSC and Martin Skrtel a well known former Liverpool centre back Moreover over the last few years more and more youngsters have been given the chance to perform regularly in the league before being transferred abroad For example Leon Bailey Milan Skriniar Stanislav Lobotka and Samuel Kalu all played in the Slovak league The record champion is SK Slovan Bratislava with 13 titles followed by MSK Zilina with 7 titles The second tier football league in Slovakia is called 2 Liga and 16 teams compete in it The third tier league known as 3 Liga consists of four divisions of which three division East division Middle amp division Bratislava are of 16 teams and the other one division West consists of 18 teams In 2010 MSK Zilina became the third Slovak club to participate in the Champions League where they were eliminated in the group stage System edit As of the 2023 24 season 6 LevelClubs League s Division s 112 I Liga12 clubs 216 II Liga16 clubs 331 III LigaWest16 clubs III LigaEast15 clubs 462 IV Liga BFZ 16 clubs IV Liga ZsFZ 16 clubs IV Liga SsFZ 14 clubs IV Liga VsFZ 16 clubs 5103 V Liga BFZ 16 clubs V Liga ZsFZ North West 15 clubsSouth East 16 clubs V Liga SsFZ North 14 clubsSouth 14 clubs V Liga VsFZ North 14 clubsSouth 14 clubs 6225 VI Liga BFZ Bratislava city 14 clubsBratislava country 14 clubs VI Liga ZsFZ North 16 clubsWest 14 clubsSouth 11 clubsEast 16 clubs Centre 16 clubs VI Liga SsFZ Group A 14 clubsGroup B 14 clubsGroup C 14 clubsGroup D 14 clubs VI Liga VsFZ Podtatranska 14 clubsSarisska 14 clubsZemplinska 14 clubsKosicko Gemerska 14 clubsVihorlatsko Dukelska 12 clubs 7 8 9 VII Liga BFZ Bratislava city 11 clubsBratislava country 7 clubs Sub regional football unions Dunajska StredaVII LigaVIII Liga GalantaVII LigaVIII Liga KomarnoVII Liga LeviceVII LigaVIII Liga NitraVII LigaVIII Liga AVIII Liga BVIII Liga C Nove ZamkyVII LigaVIII Liga Povazska BystricaVII LigaVIII Liga PrievidzaVII LigaVIII Liga AVIII Liga BIX Liga SenicaVII LigaVIII LigaIX Liga TopoľcanyVII LigaVIII Liga TrencinVII LigaVIII Liga NorthVIII Liga SouthIX Liga TrnavaVII LigaVIII Liga AVIII Liga BIX Liga AIX Liga B Sub regional football unions Banska BystricaVII LigaVIII Liga KysuceVII Liga AVII Liga B Dolny KubinVII LigaVIII Liga LiptovVII LigaVIII LigaIX Liga LucenecVII Liga Martin Turiec I triedaII trieda Rimavska SobotaVII Liga Veľky KrtisVII Liga ZvolenI triedaII trieda Ziar nad HronomVII LigaVIII Liga ZilinaI triedaII triedaIII trieda Sub regional football unions BardejovVII LigaVIII Liga HumenneVII LigaVIII Liga Kosice cityVII Liga Kosice countryVII LigaVIII Liga MichalovceVII LigaVIII Liga Podtatransky FZVII LigaVIII Liga PresovVII LigaVIII LigaIX Liga RoznavaVII Liga Spissky OFZVII Liga Stara ĽubovnaVII Liga Svidnik Ondava VII Liga TrebisovVII Liga Vranov nad TopľouVII LigaSlovak cup editMain article Slovak Cup The Slovak Cup is the football cup competition for Slovak club teams It is organized annually by the Slovak Football Association Slovensky futbalovy zvaz SFZ The cup has been held since the 1969 70 season the first winner was Slovan Bratislava who is also the record holder with 17 titles National team editMain articles Slovakia national football team and Slovakia women s national football team The men s national team qualified as group winners for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa At the final tournament the Slovak team surprisingly won against the world champions Italy 3 2 the Slovaks also qualified for the knockout stages where they were eliminated after a 2 1 defeat against the eventual finalists Netherlands 7 The Slovak national team also qualified for UEFA Euro 2016 reaching the round of 16 and UEFA Euro 2020 where they were eliminated in the group stage 8 See also editSport in Slovakia List of football stadiums in SlovakiaReferences edit Slovakia harnessing women s talent UEFA com 2013 03 07 Retrieved 2013 12 02 Debutant Slovakia will be a surprise package The Hindu 2010 05 31 Retrieved 2013 12 02 Grove Daryl 2010 06 04 It s soccer vs hockey in Slovakia Daryl Grove Yahoo News News yahoo com Retrieved 2013 12 02 Fletcher Paul 1970 01 01 Slovakia 3 2 Italy BBC News Retrieved 2013 12 02 FIFA com Member Association Slovakia www fifa com Archived from the original on October 28 2020 Retrieved 2020 05 27 Slovak football league system please click on SUTAZE Wilson Paul 24 June 2010 Slovakia 3 2 Italy World Cup 2010 match report Football The Guardian Retrieved 2013 12 02 Slovakia all their EURO records and stats UEFA 23 June 2021 Retrieved 7 August 2023 External links edit in English slovakia leagues summary flashscore Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Football in Slovakia amp oldid 1191997731, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
