2. Liga (Slovakia)

This article is about second highest football league. For third highest ice hockey league, see Slovak 2. Liga.

The Slovak Second Football League (Slovak: 2. slovenská futbalová liga), officially known as MONACObet LIGA for sponsorship reasons, is the annual second tier football competition in Slovakia. Currently, the competition consists of 16 teams.^[1]

MONACObet LIGA

Founded	1993
Country	Slovakia
Confederation	UEFA
Number of clubs	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Niké liga
Relegation to	3. liga
Domestic cup	Slovnaft Cup
Current champions	Tatran Prešov (3rd title) (2024–25)
Most championships	Nitra Tatran Prešov (3 titles)
Broadcaster(s)	STVR
Website	monacobetliga.sk
Current: 2025–26 2. Liga

Each season, the first-placed team in the 2. Liga is automatically promoted to the First League, subject to meeting league requirements. The team that finishes in second place enters a two-legged play-off against the second-to-last placed team from the First League, with the winner taking their place in the following season's First League. The two lowest-finishing teams in the 2. Liga are relegated to the 3. Liga.

History

The league was formed as a second-tier league in Czechoslovakia. Before the dissolution of Czechoslovakia it consisted of 16 teams. Upon dissolution, six teams were promoted to the then newly formed Slovak First League. The league was expanded to 18 teams in 1996/97 season, but returned back to 16 in 2001/02 and reduced to 12 in 2006–07. The number of teams expanded to 16 from the 2017–18 season.^[2]

In June 2014 the league signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with a gambling firm, taking the name of DOXXbet liga as part of the deal.^[3]

In February 2024, the league was renamed as MONACObet LIGA as a part of a two-and-half year partnership deal with an option to extend. The deal included a further undisclosed club grant worth over €1 million, allegedly exceeding any previous partnerships.^[4]

Current teams (2024–25)

Source:^[1]

• Redfox FC Stará Ľubovňa
• MFK Zvolen
• FK Humenné
• FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
• Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš
• FC Petržalka
• FK Pohronie
• MŠK Považská Bystrica
• MŠK Púchov
• Dynamo Malženice
• ŠTK 1914 Šamorín
• Slovan Bratislava Reserve
• Tatran Prešov
• Žilina B

Winners

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Third placed	Top scorer	Goals	Team
1993–94	BSC JAS Bardejov	Slovan Levice	Slavoj Trebišov	Richard Varadin	14	ŠKP Bratislava
1994–95	FC Nitra	Slovan Levice	Artmedia Petržalka	Milan Strelec Róbert Formanko	14	Artmedia Petržalka Ozeta Dukla Trenčín
1995–96	Artmedia Petržalka	MŠK Žilina	Rimavská Sobota	Jozef Pisár	21	Rimavská Sobota
1996–97	MŠK Ružomberok	Ozeta Dukla Trenčín	Tatran Devín	Imrich Miklós	25	Tatran Devín
1997–98	FC Nitra	ZTS Dubnica	Matador Púchov	Peter Hodúr	18	FC Nitra
1998–99	DAC Dunajská Streda	Koba Senec	Tatran ŠKP Devín	Richard Varadin	24	Tatran ŠKP Devín
1999–00	Matador Púchov	NCHZ Nováky	ŽP Šport Podbrezová	Jozef Pisár	22	Rimavská Sobota
2000–01	ZTS Dubnica	FC Nitra	ŽP Šport Podbrezová	Mário Breška	23	FC Nitra
2001–02	Spartak Trnava	Steel Trans Ličartovce	Rimavská Sobota	Ivan Bartoš Jozef Jelšic	17	Dukla Banská Bystrica FC Nitra
2002–03	Dukla Banská Bystrica	Steel Trans Ličartovce	Koba Senec	Peter Bugár	17	Topvar Topoľčany
2003–04	Rimavská Sobota	Steel Trans Ličartovce	Tatran Prešov	Peter Iskra	18	Rimavská Sobota
2004–05	FC Nitra	Steel Trans Ličartovce	Slovan Bratislava	Róbert Rák	27	FC Nitra
2005–06	MFK Košice	Slovan Bratislava	FC Senec	Pavol Piatka	22	MFK Košice
2006–07	ViOn Zlaté Moravce	Eldus Močenok	Rimavská Sobota	Jozef Pisár	15	Rimavská Sobota
2007–08	Tatran Prešov	ŽP Šport Podbrezová	Inter Bratislava	Tomáš Majtán	16	Inter Bratislava
2008–09	Inter Bratislava	AS Trenčín	ŽP Šport Podbrezová	David Depetris	21	FK AS Trenčín
2009–10	ViOn Zlaté Moravce	AS Trenčín	FK Púchov	Karol Pavelka	16	Zlaté Moravce
2010–11	AS Trenčín	Rimavská Sobota	Petržalka	David Depetris	31	FK AS Trenčín
2011–12	Spartak Myjava	ŽP Šport Podbrezová	Dolný Kubín	Peter Sládek Tomáš Čekovský	14	Spartak Myjava Podbrezová
2012–13	DAC Dunajská Streda	ŽP Šport Podbrezová	SFM Senec	Hector Tubonemi	19	Podbrezová
2013–14	ŽP Šport Podbrezová	Zemplín Michalovce	Partizán Bardejov	Michal Hamuľak	26	Zemplín Michalovce
2014–15	Zemplín Michalovce	MFK Skalica	Tatran Prešov	Matúš Paukner	21	FC Nitra
2015–16	Tatran Prešov	VSS Košice	Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš	Marko Milunović	19	Partizán Bardejov
2016–17	VSS Košice1	FC Nitra	MFK Skalica	Peu	23	FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín
2017–18	ŠKF Sereď	MFK Skalica	FK Poprad	Michal Hamuľak	20	Partizán Bardejov
2018–19	FK Pohronie	FK Poprad	MFK Skalica	Samir Nurković Miladin Vujošević	23	KFC Komárno FK Dubnica
2019–20	FK Dubnica	Dukla Banská Bystrica	MFK Skalica	Roman Haša	14	MFK Skalica
2020–21	Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš	Dukla Banská Bystrica	MFK Skalica	Wisdom Kanu	18	Slavoj Trebišov
2021–22	Železiarne Podbrezová	Dukla Banská Bystrica	MFK Skalica	Marek Kuzma	22	FK Dubnica Železiarne Podbrezová
2022–23	FC Košice	Tatran Prešov	KFC Komárno	Jozef Dolný	19	Tatran Prešov
2023–24	KFC Komárno	FC Petržalka	Tatran Prešov	Jozef Dolný	18	Tatran Prešov
2024–25	Tatran Prešov	Zlaté Moravce	Liptovský Mikuláš	Landing Sagna	12	Tatran Prešov

• Bold denotes team earned promotion.

¹FC VSS Košice did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy.^[2]

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Promoted	Promoting Years
FC Nitra	3	4	1994–95, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2016–17
Tatran Prešov	3	3	2007–08, 2015–16, 2024–25
ZTS Dubnica	2	3	1995–96, 1997–98, 2000–01
ViOn Zlaté Moravce	2	2	2006–07, 2009–10
DAC Dunajská Streda	2	2	1998–99, 2012–13
Podbrezová	2	2	2013–14, 2021–22
FC VSS Košice	2	12	2005–06
Dukla Banská Bystrica	1	2	2002–03, 2021–22
FK AS Trenčín	1	2	1996–97, 2010–11
Rimavská Sobota	1	2	1995–96, 2003–04
Koba Senec	0	2	1998–99, 2005–06
Zemplín Michalovce	1	1	2014–15
Artmedia Petržalka	1	1	1995–96
BSC JAS Bardejov	1	1	1993–94
MŠK Ružomberok	1	1	1996–97
Matador Púchov	1	1	1999–00
Spartak Myjava	1	1	2011–12
Spartak Trnava	1	1	2001–02
ŠKF Sereď	1	1	2017–18
FK Pohronie	1	1	2018–19
Liptovský Mikuláš	1	1	2020–21
FC Košice	1	1	2022–23
KFC Komárno	1	1	2023–24
MFK Skalica	0	2	2014–15, 2021–22
MŠK Žilina	0	1	1995–96
Slovan Bratislava	0	1	2005–06
Inter Bratislava	1	0 1

¹- Inter Bratislava won league in 2008–09, but license was sold to FK Senica.^[5]
2- FC VSS Košice won league in 2016–17, but did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy.^[2]