Fortuna Liga
Season2016–17
Dates16 July 2016 – 27 May 2017
ChampionsŽilina
RelegatedSpartak Myjava (withdrew)
Champions LeagueŽilina
Europa LeagueŠK Slovan Bratislava
MFK Ružomberok
AS Trenčín
Matches played165
Goals scored455 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerFilip Hlohovský
Seydouba Soumah
(20 goals)
Biggest home winŽilina 7–0 Spartak Trnava
(6 November 2016)
Biggest away winDAC Dunajská Streda 0–6 Žilina
(15 October 2016)
Highest scoringŽilina 7–1 Zemplín Michalovce
(11 December 2016)
Highest attendance7,637 (Sp.Trnava–Slovan)
Lowest attendance150 (Michalovce-Ružomberok)[1]
Average attendance1,974 [2]

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.

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

Stadiums and locations

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 Netherlands Tscheu La Ling Slovakia Martin Ševela Slovakia Peter Kleščík Adidas AEGON
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia Oszkár Világi Romania Csaba László Croatia Marin Ljubičić Adidas Kukkonia
FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová Slovakia Július Kriváň Slovakia Karol Praženica Slovakia Jaroslav Kostelný Adidas Železiarne Podbrezová
FK Senica Slovakia Vladimír Levársky Slovakia Miroslav Mentel Slovakia Michal Šulla hummel Business Funding Solutions
MFK Ružomberok Slovakia Milan Fiľo Slovakia Norbert Hrnčár Slovakia Marek Sapara Adidas MAESTRO
MŠK Žilina Slovakia Jozef Antošík Slovakia Adrián Guľa Slovakia Viktor Pečovský Nike Preto
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Ivan Kmotrík Serbia Ivan Vukomanović Serbia Boris Sekulić Adidas niké
Spartak Myjava Slovakia Pavel Halabrín Slovakia Mikuláš Radványi Slovakia Štefan Pekár Uhlsport NAD RESS
Spartak Trnava Slovakia Dušan Keketi Slovakia Miroslav Karhan Slovakia Lukáš Greššák Adidas ŽOS Trnava, ŠKODA
ViOn Zlaté Moravce Slovakia Karol Škula Slovakia Juraj Jarábek Slovakia Peter Orávik Erreà ViOn
MFK Michalovce Slovakia Ján Sabol Slovakia Anton Šoltis Slovakia Tomáš Sedlák Adidas Scorp
1. FC Tatran Prešov Slovakia Miroslav Remeta Slovakia Miroslav Jantek Slovakia 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 MichalovceSlovakia Stanislav GrigaEnd of contract21 May 2016[5]Pre-seasonSlovakia Anton Šoltis7 June 2016[6]
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská StredaCroatia Tomislav MarićEnd of contract30 May 2016[7]Slovakia Krisztián Németh23 May 2016[8]
Zlaté MoravceSlovakia Libor FašiangSacked23 June 2016Slovakia Peter Gergely23 May 2016[9]
Spartak MyjavaSlovakia Norbert HrnčárSigned by MFK Ružomberok30 May 2016[10]Slovakia Mikuláš Radványi9 June 2016 [11]
MFK RužomberokSlovakia Ladislav PeckoEnd of contract30 May 2016Slovakia Norbert Hrnčár3 June 2016[12]
FK SenicaSlovakia Juraj SabolSacked30 May 2016Czech Republic Aleš Čvančara30 May 2016[13]
FK SenicaCzech Republic Aleš ČvančaraTerminated by own request13 July 2016[14]9-12Slovakia Miroslav Mentel31 July 2016
ŠK Slovan BratislavaCyprus Nikodimos PapavasiliouSacked31 July 2016[15]2Slovakia Vladimír Koník (carateker)31 July 2016
ŠK Slovan BratislavaSlovakia Vladimír KoníkEnd of caretaker spell18 August 20165Serbia Ivan Vukomanović18 August 2016[16]
1. FC Tatran PrešovSlovakia Stanislav VargaSacked14 October 201612Slovakia Ján Karaffa (carateker)14 October 2016[17]
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská StredaSlovakia Krisztián NémethSacked20 October 201611Romania Csaba László20 October 2016[18]
1. FC Tatran PrešovSlovakia Ján KaraffaEnd of caretaker spell2 November 201611Slovakia Miroslav Jantek2 November 2016[19]
Zlaté MoravceSlovakia Peter GergelySacked6 November 201612Slovakia Juraj Jarábek6 November 2016[20]
FO ŽP Šport PodbrezováSlovakia Marek FabulaSacked25 April 20173Slovakia Karol Praženica25 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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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 Slovakia Filip Hlohovský MŠK Žilina 20
Guinea Seydouba Soumah Slovan Bratislava
3 Curaçao Rangelo Janga AS Trenčín 14
Slovakia Michal Škvarka MŠK Žilina
Czech Republic Jakub Mareš MFK Ružomberok
6 Hungary Tamás Priskin Slovan Bratislava 10
Slovakia Pavol Šafranko Prešov (4)/DAC (6)
8 Slovakia Nikolas Špalek MŠK Žilina 9
9 Nigeria Yusuf Otubanjo MŠK Žilina 8
Slovakia Erik Pačinda DAC D.Streda
11 Slovakia Ľuboš Kolár Spartak Myjava 7
Netherlands Endy Opoku Bernadina Podbrezová
Slovakia Igor Žofčák Michalovce

Hat-tricks

RoundPlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
21Hungary Tamás PriskinSlovan BratislavaAS Trenčín4–325 February 2017[26]
30Slovakia Erik JirkaSpartak TrnavaAS Trenčín4–37 May 2017[27]

Clean sheets

Updated through matches played on 27 May 2017
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[28]
1 Slovakia Martin Kuciak Podbrezová 14
2 Slovakia Adam Jakubech Spartak Trnava 13
3 Slovakia Miloš Volešák MŠK Žilina 12
4 Slovakia Michal Šulla FK Senica 8
Slovakia Matej Slávik DAC D.Streda
6 Slovakia Ján Mucha Slovan Bratislava 7
Slovakia Matúš Macík MFK Ružomberok
8 Slovakia Matúš Hruška Spartak Myjava 6
9 Czech Republic Patrik Macej Michalovce 5
10 Slovakia Pavel Kováč Zlaté Moravce 4
Slovakia Jozef Talian Tatran Prešov
Slovakia Igor Šemrinec AS Trenčín

Discipline

As of matches played on 20 May 2017.

Player

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


Awards

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClubRef
JulySlovakia Martin ChrienMFK Ružomberok[30]
AugustSlovakia Nikolas ŠpalekMŠK Žilina[31]
SeptemberSlovakia Ľuboš KolárSpartak Myjava[32]
OctoberSlovakia Martin KuciakPodbrezová[33]
Nov/DecSlovakia Filip HlohovskýMŠK Žilina[34]
Feb/MarchHungary Tamás PriskinSlovan Bratislava[35]
AprilPanama Erick DavisDunajská Streda[36]

Top Eleven

Source:[37]

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

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