# 2015–16 2. Liga (Slovakia)

The 2015–16 2. Liga (Slovakia) season, named DOXXbet liga due to sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd edition of the second tier Slovakian league system annual football competition in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993.
For the second time in its history, 24 teams contested in two groups, with the top six sides from each of group advanced to the next round.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes

* MFK Zemplín Michalovce and MFK Skalica were promoted to the Slovak First Football League after the 2014–15 season.
* MFK Košice and FK Dukla Banská Bystrica were relegated from the Slovak First Football League after the 2014–15 season.
* OFK Dunajská Lužná, TJ Iskra Borčice, OFK Teplička nad Váhom, FK Spišská Nová Ves and FK Haniska were promoted from the Slovak Third Football League after the 2014–15 season.

## Teams (Western Group)
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica | SNP Stadium | 10,000 |
| FC Nitra | Nitra | Stadium pod Zoborom | 11,384 |
| ŠK Senec | Senec | NTC Stadium | 3,264 |
| Spartak Trnava juniori | Trnava | Stadium FK Lokomotíva Trnava | 1,500 |
| FK Pohronie | Dolná Ždaňa | FK Pohronie Stadium | 1,500 |
| Slovan Duslo Šaľa | Šaľa | Šaľa Stadium | 1,126 |
| ŠKF Sereď | Sereď | Stadium ŠKF Sereď | 5,800 |
| AFC Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Mestský štadión NMnV | 2,500 |
| Slovan Bratislava B | Bratislava | Stadium Rapid - Prievoz | 5,000 |
| MŠK Žilina B | Žilina | Stadium pod Dubňom | 11,181 |
| TJ Iskra Borčice | Borčice | Stadium TJ Iskra Borčice | 500 |
| OFK Dunajská Lužná | Dunajská Lužná | NTC Dunajská Lužná | 700 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | Ľubomír Faktor | Peter Boroš | Adidas | |
| Nitra | Róbert Barborík | Marek Kostoláni | Jako | Mesto Nitra |
| Senec | Attila Pinte | Peter Polgár | Adidas | Kukkonia |
| Trnava B | Pavol Bartoš | Juraj Galba | Adidas | ZOŠ Trnava |
| Pohronie | Štefan Zaťko | Jozef Sekereš | Adidas | Remeslo |
| Duslo Šaľa | Peter Gergely | Ján Čirik | Adidas | DUSLO |
| Sereď | Tibor Meszlényi | Kamil Vaško | Nike | MH SPORT |
| Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Vladimír Hyža | Lukáš Šebek | Uhlsport | |
| Slovan B | Ján Kozák jr. | Marcel Oravec | Adidas | Niké |
| Žilina B | Jaroslav Kentoš | Tomáš Ďurica | Nike | Preto |
| Borčice | Alexander Homér | Jozef Decký | Hummel | Fabuš |
| Dunajská Lužná | Peter Fieber | František Kecskéš | Luanvi | |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iskra Borčice | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 40 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 2 | Pohronie | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 40 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 3 | Nitra | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 36 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 4 | Slovan Bratislava B | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 33 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 5 | Žilina B | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 6 | Sereď | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 33 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 7 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 33 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 8 | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 31 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 9 | Dunajská Lužná | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 31 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 10 | Šaľa | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 25 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 11 | Spartak Trnava juniori | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 21 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 12 | Senec | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 18 | Qualification for Relegation round |

## Teams (Eastern Group)
### Stadium and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Partizán Bardejov | Bardejov | Stadium mestský Bardejov | 3,040 |
| Tatran Prešov | Prešov | Tatran Stadium | 5,410 |
| MŠK Rimavská Sobota | Rimavská Sobota | Na Záhradkách Stadium | 5,000 |
| Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | Liptovský Mikuláš | Stadium Liptovský Mikuláš | 1,950 |
| MFK Dolný Kubín | Dolný Kubín | Stadium MUDr. Ivan Chodák | 1,950 |
| FK Poprad | Poprad | NTC Poprad | 5,070 |
| Haniska | Haniska | Štadión FK Haniska | 1,000 |
| Lokomotíva Košice | Košice | Stadium Družstevná pri Hornáde | 600 |
| MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen | Zvolen | MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen Stadium | 1,500 |
| FC VSS Košice | Košice | Štadión Lokomotívy v Čermeli | 9,000 |
| OFK Teplička nad Váhom | Teplička nad Váhom | Stadium OFK Teplička nad Váhom | 1,000 |
| FK Spišská Nová Ves | Spišská Nová Ves | Mestský štadión (Lokomotíva) | 10,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| FC VSS Košice | Ivan Lapšanský | Peter Šinglár | Jako | Steel Trans |
| Prešov | Stanislav Varga | Dávid Leško | ATAK Sportswear | DÚHA |
| Liptovský Mikuláš | Jozef Kostelník | Ivan Lišivka | Sportika SA | VEREX |
| Bardejov | Rastislav Kica | Vladislav Palša | Adidas | BARDENERGY |
| Poprad | Vladimír Lajčák | Matúš Bendík | Adidas |
| Lokomotíva Košice | Dušan Ujhely | Martin Hloušek | Jako, Colo | McCarter |
| Rimavská Sobota | Vladimír Goffa | Jozef Čertík | Givova | CLIPtec |
| Dolný Kubín | Pavol Bača | Michal Drengubiak | Legea |
| Haniska | Pavol Mikloš | Matúš Horváth | Jako | VEMI |
| Spišská Nová Ves | Branislav Ondáš | Karol Sedláček | | DEVELOP & REVITAL |
| Zvolen | Anton Jánoš | Andrej Kamendy | Luanvi | |
| Teplička nad Váhom | Stanislav Lojdl | Marek Filo | Nike | El Toro |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VSS Košice | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 42 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 2 | Prešov | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 40 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 3 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 36 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 4 | Zvolen | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 33 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 5 | Lokomotíva Košice | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 32 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 6 | Bardejov | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 31 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 7 | Poprad | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 31 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 8 | Haniska | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 25 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 9 | Spišská Nová Ves | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 37 | −21 | 15 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 10 | Teplička nad Váhom | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 13 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 11 | Rimavská Sobota | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 42 | −28 | 9 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 12 | Dolný Kubín (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from the league |
* ↑ MFK Dolný Kubín withdrew from the league due to financial problems.

## Play-offs
### Championship round
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Prešov (C, P) | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 58 | Promotion to Fortuna Liga |
| 2 | VSS Košice | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 56 | |
| 3 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 56 | |
| 4 | Lokomotíva Košice | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 54 | |
| 5 | Bardejov | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 53 | |
| 6 | Pohronie | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 51 | |
| 7 | Nitra | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 46 | |
| 8 | Žilina B | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 41 | |
| 9 | Zvolen | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Sereď | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 38 | |
| 11 | Slovan Bratislava B | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 31 | |
| 12 | Iskra Borčice (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from the league |
* ↑ VSS Košice was docked 3 points for non–payment obligations.
* ↑ Iskra Borčice withdrew from the league.

### Relegation round
#### League table (West)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 53 | |
| 2 | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 3 | Spartak Trnava juniori | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 46 | |
| 4 | Dunajská Lužná (R) | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 41 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 5 | Šaľa (R) | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 6 | Senec (R) | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 17 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
* ↑ Senec was docked 6 points.

#### League table (East)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Poprad | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 51 | |
| 2 | Haniska | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 29 | |
| 3 | Teplička nad Váhom (R) | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 26 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 4 | Spišská Nová Ves | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 25 | |
| 5 | Rimavská Sobota | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 58 | −33 | 16 | |
* ↑ MŠK Rimavská Sobota was docked 3 points for non–payment obligations.

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    Updated through matches played on 10 June 2016.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marko Milunović | Bardejov | 19 |
| 2 | Matúš Paukner | FC Nitra | 17 |
| 2 | Lukáš Šebek | Nové Mesto n. V. | 17 |
| 4 | Dávid Leško | Tatran Prešov | 16 |
| 5 | Rudolf Bilas | FK Poprad | 13 |
| 6 | Marko Lukáč | FK Poprad | 12 |
| 6 | Róbert Ujčík | FK Poprad | 12 |
| 8 | Peter Katona | Tatran Prešov | 11 |
| 8 | Šimon Valachovič | Duslo Šaľa | 11 |
| 10 | Ján Novák | Iskra Borčice | 10 |
| 10 | Hector Tubonemi | Tatran Prešov | 10 |
| 10 | Peter Jasenovský | Liptovský Mikuláš | 10 |
| 10 | Kamil Karaš | VSS Košice | 10 |

### Hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| 2 | Matúš Paukner | FC Nitra | ŠKF Sereď | 5–1 | 8 August 2015 |
| 4 | Dávid Leško | Tatran Prešov | Zvolen | 3–0 | 22 August 2015 |
| 6 | Matúš Paukner | FC Nitra | ŠK Slovan B | 6–1 | 5 September 2015 |
| 6 | Adam Morong | FC Nitra | ŠK Slovan B | 6–1 | 5 September 2015 |
| 6 | Matúš Pekár | FK Haniska | Spišská n. Ves | 0–4 | 5 September 2015 |
| 8 | Adam Morong | FC Nitra | Dunajská Lužná | 5–0 | 15 September 2015 |
| 9 | Rudolf Bilas | FK Poprad | Rimavská Sobota | 3–0 | 19 September 2015 |
| 9 | Alan Kováč | Borčice | ŠK Slovan B | 2–3 | 21 September 2015 |
| 12 | Dárius Vandraško | L. Mikuláš | Rimavská Sobota | 3–1 | 10 October 2015 |
| 14 | Rudolf Bilas | FK Poprad | MFK Dolný Kubín | 4–1 | 24 October 2015 |
| 20 | Hector Tubonemi | Tatran Prešov | FK Haniska | 6–0 | 12 March 2016 |
| 26 | Kouakou Privat Yao | Spartak Trnava juniori | ŠK Senec | 1–4 | 23 April 2016 |
| 31 | Kamil Karaš | FC VSS Košice | Slovan Bratislava B | 3–1 | 22 May 2016 |