2016–17 Slovak First Football League

The 2016–17 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak Fortuna Liga^[3] for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. AS Trenčín were the defending champions, after winning their 2nd Slovak championship in the previous season. The fixtures were announced on 5 July 2016.^[4] The season began on 16 July 2016 and finished on 27 May 2017.

Fortuna Liga

Season	2016–17
Dates	16 July 2016 – 27 May 2017
Champions	Žilina
Relegated	Spartak Myjava (withdrew)
Champions League	Žilina
Europa League	ŠK Slovan Bratislava MFK Ružomberok AS Trenčín
Matches played	165
Goals scored	455 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorer	Filip Hlohovský Seydouba Soumah (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Žilina 7–0 Spartak Trnava (6 November 2016)
Biggest away win	DAC Dunajská Streda 0–6 Žilina (15 October 2016)
Highest scoring	Žilina 7–1 Zemplín Michalovce (11 December 2016)
Highest attendance	7,637 (Sp.Trnava–Slovan)[citation needed]
Lowest attendance	150 (Michalovce-Ružomberok)[1]
Average attendance	1,974 [2]
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Teams

A total of 12 teams competed in the league, including 11 sides from the 2015–16 season and one that was promoted from the 2. liga.

Relegation for MFK Skalica to the 2016–17 DOXXbet liga was confirmed on 21 May 2016. The relegated team was replaced by DOXXbet liga champion 1. FC Tatran Prešov.

2016–17 Teams

• AS Trenčín
• ŠK Slovan Bratislava
• Spartak Myjava
• FC Spartak Trnava
• MŠK Žilina
• MFK Ružomberok
• FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda
• ŽP Šport Podbrezová
• FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
• FK Senica
• MFK Zemplín Michalovce
• 1. FC Tatran Prešov

Stadiums and locations

Trenčín

Spartak Myjava

Senica

Podbrezová

Prešov

Dunajská Streda

Ružomberok

Slovan

Trnava

Žilina

Zlaté Moravce

Michalovce

Location of teams in Fortuna Liga 2016–17

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2015–16 season
AS Trenčín	Trenčín	Štadión na Sihoti	3,500	Champions
DAC Dunajská Streda	Dunajská Streda	DAC Aréna1	6,839	7th in Fortuna Liga
FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová	Podbrezová	ZELPO Aréna	4,061	8th in Fortuna Liga
FK Senica	Senica	OMS Arena	5,070	10th in Fortuna Liga
Michalovce	Michalovce	Mestský futbalový štadión3,4	4,440	11th in Fortuna Liga
MFK Ružomberok	Ružomberok	Štadión pod Čebraťom	4,817	6th in Fortuna Liga
1. FC Tatran Prešov	Prešov	Tatran Stadium2	5,410	2. Liga Champion
MŠK Žilina	Žilina	Štadión pod Dubňom	11,258	5th in Fortuna Liga
Slovan Bratislava	Bratislava	Pasienky	12,000	2nd in Fortuna Liga
Spartak Myjava	Myjava	Stadium Myjava	2,709	3rd in Fortuna Liga
Spartak Trnava	Trnava	Štadión Antona Malatinského	19,200	4th in Fortuna Liga
ViOn Zlaté Moravce	Zlaté Moravce	Štadión FC ViOn	4,000	9th in Fortuna Liga

¹Some matches were played at NTC Senec in Senec while DAC Aréna was under renovation.
²Some matches are played at NTC Poprad in Poprad while Tatran Stadium is under renovation.
³Some matches were played at NTC Poprad in Poprad while Mestský futbalový štadión is under renovation.
⁴Some matches are played at Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina while Mestský futbalový štadión is under renovation.

AS Trenčín	Dunajská Streda	Podbrezová	Michalovce
Štadión na Sihoti	DAC Aréna	ZELPO Aréna	Mestský futbalový štadión
Capacity: 3,500	Capacity: 6,839	Capacity: 4,061	Capacity: 4,440
FK Senica	MFK Ružomberok	MŠK Žilina	Slovan Bratislava
OMS Arena UEFA Stadium	Štadión pod Čebraťom UEFA Stadium	Štadión pod Dubňom UEFA Stadium	Pasienky
Capacity: 5,070	Capacity: 4,817	Capacity: 11,258	Capacity: 12,000
Spartak Myjava	Spartak Trnava	Tatran Prešov	Zlaté Moravce
Stadium Myjava	ŠAM - City Arena UEFA Stadium	Tatran Stadium	Štadión FC ViOn
Capacity: 2,709	Capacity: 19,200	Capacity: 5,410	Capacity: 4,000

Personnel and kits

Team	President	Manager	Captain	Kitmaker	Shirt sponsor
AS Trenčín	Tscheu La Ling	Martin Ševela	Peter Kleščík	Adidas	AEGON
DAC Dunajská Streda	Oszkár Világi	Csaba László	Marin Ljubičić	Adidas	Kukkonia
FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová	Július Kriváň	Karol Praženica	Jaroslav Kostelný	Adidas	Železiarne Podbrezová
FK Senica	Vladimír Levársky	Miroslav Mentel	Michal Šulla	hummel	Business Funding Solutions
MFK Ružomberok	Milan Fiľo	Norbert Hrnčár	Marek Sapara	Adidas	MAESTRO
MŠK Žilina	Jozef Antošík	Adrián Guľa	Viktor Pečovský	Nike	Preto
Slovan Bratislava	Ivan Kmotrík	Ivan Vukomanović	Boris Sekulić	Adidas	niké
Spartak Myjava	Pavel Halabrín	Mikuláš Radványi	Štefan Pekár	Uhlsport	NAD RESS
Spartak Trnava	Dušan Keketi	Miroslav Karhan	Lukáš Greššák	Adidas	ŽOS Trnava, ŠKODA
ViOn Zlaté Moravce	Karol Škula	Juraj Jarábek	Peter Orávik	Erreà	ViOn
MFK Michalovce	Ján Sabol	Anton Šoltis	Tomáš Sedlák	Adidas	Scorp
1. FC Tatran Prešov	Miroslav Remeta	Miroslav Jantek	Jozef Talian	ATAK Sportswear	Dúha

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
MFK Zemplín Michalovce	Stanislav Griga	End of contract	21 May 2016[5]	Pre-season	Anton Šoltis	7 June 2016[6]
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda	Tomislav Marić	End of contract	30 May 2016[7]		Krisztián Németh	23 May 2016[8]
Zlaté Moravce	Libor Fašiang	Sacked	23 June 2016		Peter Gergely	23 May 2016[9]
Spartak Myjava	Norbert Hrnčár	Signed by MFK Ružomberok	30 May 2016[10]		Mikuláš Radványi	9 June 2016 [11]
MFK Ružomberok	Ladislav Pecko	End of contract	30 May 2016		Norbert Hrnčár	3 June 2016[12]
FK Senica	Juraj Sabol	Sacked	30 May 2016		Aleš Čvančara	30 May 2016[13]
FK Senica	Aleš Čvančara	Terminated by own request	13 July 2016[14]	9-12	Miroslav Mentel	31 July 2016
ŠK Slovan Bratislava	Nikodimos Papavasiliou	Sacked	31 July 2016[15]	2	Vladimír Koník (carateker)	31 July 2016
ŠK Slovan Bratislava	Vladimír Koník	End of caretaker spell	18 August 2016	5	Ivan Vukomanović	18 August 2016[16]
1. FC Tatran Prešov	Stanislav Varga	Sacked	14 October 2016	12	Ján Karaffa (carateker)	14 October 2016[17]
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda	Krisztián Németh	Sacked	20 October 2016	11	Csaba László	20 October 2016[18]
1. FC Tatran Prešov	Ján Karaffa	End of caretaker spell	2 November 2016	11	Miroslav Jantek	2 November 2016[19]
Zlaté Moravce	Peter Gergely	Sacked	6 November 2016	12	Juraj Jarábek	6 November 2016[20]
FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová	Marek Fabula	Sacked	25 April 2017	3	Karol Praženica	25 April 2017[21]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Žilina (C)	30	23	4	3	82	25	+57	73	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Slovan Bratislava	30	18	3	9	54	34	+20	57	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3	Ružomberok	30	15	7	8	55	38	+17	52
4	Trenčín	30	14	5	11	53	48	+5	47
5	Podbrezová	30	12	9	9	34	31	+3	45
6	Spartak Trnava	30	12	7	11	34	37	−3	43
7	DAC Dunajská Streda	30	10	12	8	37	34	+3	42
8	Zemplín Michalovce	30	8	5	17	35	55	−20	29
9	Senica	30	7	7	16	25	35	−10	28
10	ViOn Zlaté Moravce	30	5	7	18	29	55	−26	22
11	Tatran Prešov	30	3	10	17	17	63	−46	19
12	Spartak Myjava (D, R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawal to 4. Liga for the 2017–18 season[b]

Source: Fortuna Liga (in Slovak), Soccerway, Futbalnet (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.^[24]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2016–17 Slovak Cup, Slovan Bratislava, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
2. Spartak Myjava withdrew from the league on 21 December 2016,^[22] and their results were expunged.^[23]

Results

Home \ Away	TRČ	DAC	POD	SEN	ZPM	RUŽ	ŽIL	SLO	TRV	TAT	ZTM	TRČ	DAC	POD	SEN	ZPM	RUŽ	ŽIL	SLO	TRV	TAT	ZTM
Trenčín	—	0–1	0–1	3–0	4–1	3–1	2–1	2–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	—	—	2–0	1–1	—	2–1	—	3–2	3–4	4–0	—
DAC Dunajská Streda	2–3	—	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–1	0–6	1–0	0–0	5–0	1–0	2–0	—	2–2	1–0	—	—	2–2	—	—	—	—
Podbrezová	2–1	0–0	—	2–0	1–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	—	—	—	1–4	0–1	—	2–3	0–1	—	2–0
Senica	1–2	1–1	0–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–3	—	—	1–1	—	1–0	1–2	—	0–1	1–0	—	—
Zemplín Michalovce	2–1	1–0	1–3	0–0	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–0	2–2	0–0	2–0	1–2	—	—	—	—	0–1	—	—	—	5–1
Ružomberok	3–3	2–2	0–0	2–1	4–0	—	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–0	6–1	—	2–0	—	—	3–1	—	—	2–1	1–0	5–0	2–1
Žilina	4–0	2–2	1–0	4–2	7–1	3–2	—	2–1	7–0	4–0	4–1	3–0	—	4–0	3–2	—	3–1	—	—	—	3–0	—
Slovan Bratislava	4–3	3–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–1	1–0	—	0–1	1–1	3–2	—	1–0	—	—	3–1	—	0–1	—	—	3–1	1–1
Spartak Trnava	1–1	2–1	0–2	0–1	2–3	0–1	1–2	0–0	—	2–0	1–0	—	1–0	—	—	1–0	—	1–2	0–3	—	4–0	3–1
Tatran Prešov	1–2	0–3	0–2	0–4	0–0	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	—	1–0	—	1–1	0–2	1–0	2–2	—	—	—	—	—	1–1
ViOn Zlaté Moravce	3–0	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–0	3–0	—	0–2	1–2	—	2–1	—	—	1–4	—	—	—	—

Source: Fortuna Liga (in Slovak)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Updated through matches played on 27 May 2017.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[25]
1	Filip Hlohovský	MŠK Žilina	20
	Seydouba Soumah	Slovan Bratislava
3	Rangelo Janga	AS Trenčín	14
	Michal Škvarka	MŠK Žilina
	Jakub Mareš	MFK Ružomberok
6	Tamás Priskin	Slovan Bratislava	10
	Pavol Šafranko	Prešov (4)/DAC (6)
8	Nikolas Špalek	MŠK Žilina	9
9	Yusuf Otubanjo	MŠK Žilina	8
	Erik Pačinda	DAC D.Streda

Hat-tricks

Round	Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
21	Tamás Priskin	Slovan Bratislava	AS Trenčín	4–3	25 February 2017	[26]
30	Erik Jirka	Spartak Trnava	AS Trenčín	4–3	7 May 2017	[27]

Clean sheets

Updated through matches played on 27 May 2017

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets[28]
1	Martin Kuciak	Podbrezová	14
2	Adam Jakubech	Spartak Trnava	13
3	Miloš Volešák	MŠK Žilina	12
4	Michal Šulla	FK Senica	8
	Matej Slávik	DAC D.Streda
6	Ján Mucha	Slovan Bratislava	7
	Matúš Macík	MFK Ružomberok
8	Matúš Hruška	Spartak Myjava	6
9	Patrik Macej	Michalovce	5
10	Pavel Kováč	Zlaté Moravce	4
	Jozef Talian	Tatran Prešov
	Igor Šemrinec	AS Trenčín

Discipline

As of matches played on 20 May 2017.

Player

• Most yellow cards: 11^[29]
  • Miroslav Petko (Tatran Prešov)
  • Marin Ljubičić (DAC D.Streda)
  • Erik Streňo (Tatran Prešov)

• Most red cards: 1^[29]
  • 25 players

Awards

Player of the Month

Month	Player	Club	Ref
July	Martin Chrien	MFK Ružomberok	[30]
August	Nikolas Špalek	MŠK Žilina	[31]
September	Ľuboš Kolár	Spartak Myjava	[32]
October	Martin Kuciak	Podbrezová	[33]
Nov/Dec	Filip Hlohovský	MŠK Žilina	[34]
Feb/March	Tamás Priskin	Slovan Bratislava	[35]
April	Erick Davis	Dunajská Streda	[36]

Top Eleven

Source:^[37]

• Goalkeeper: Adam Jakubech (Spartak Trnava)
• Defence: Ernest Mabouka (MŠK Žilina), Kornel Saláta (Slovan Bratislava), Denis Vavro (MŠK Žilina), Jakub Holúbek (AS Trenčín/MŠK Žilina)
• Midfield: Michal Škvarka (MŠK Žilina), Marin Ljubičić (D.Streda), Nikolas Špalek (MŠK Žilina), Seydouba Soumah (Slovan Bratislava), Filip Hlohovský (MŠK Žilina)
• Attack: Jakub Mareš (MFK Ružomberok)

Individual awards

Manager of the season

Adrián Guľa (MŠK Žilina)

Player of the Year

Filip Hlohovský (MŠK Žilina)

Young player of the Year

Pavol Šafranko (Podbrezová/D.Streda)

See also

• 2016–17 Slovak Cup
• 2016–17 2. Liga (Slovakia)
• List of transfers summer 2016
• List of transfers winter 2016-17
• List of foreign players