# 2021–22 ŠK Slovan Bratislava season

The 2021–22 season was ŠK Slovan Bratislava's 16th consecutive in the top flight of Slovak football.
Slovan successfully retained their league title, winning a record-breaking fourth title in a row and 12th overall since the competition was established in 1993. However, they were not successful in defending their Slovak Cup title, after losing in the final.
As league champion from the previous season, Slovan qualified for the UEFA Champions League. They were eliminated in the second qualifying round. Subsequently, Slovan competed in this season's edition of the UEFA Europa League, but were eliminated in the play-off round. Afterwards, Slovan were transferred to the group stage of the newly created UEFA Europa Conference League, where the club finished third and did not advance to the next stage of the competition.
The season covers the period from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022.

## Players

As of 21 May 2022
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from / Previous club | Year signed |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Adrián Chovan | GK | (1995-10-08) 8 October 1995 (age 29) | Zlaté Moravce | 2021 |
| 22 | Matúš Ružinský | GK | (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32) | Sereď | 2018 |
| 30 | Michal Šulla | GK | (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 33) | Senica | 2018 |
| 31 | Martin Trnovský | GK | (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24) | youth system | 2019 |
| 35 | Adam Hrdina | GK | (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20) | youth system | 2022 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 4 | Guram Kashia | CB | (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 (age 37) | Locomotive Tbilisi | 2021 |
| 5 | Richard Križan | CB | (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27) | Trenčín | 2021 |
| 14 | Myenty Abena | CB | (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29) | Spartak Trnava | 2019 |
| 17 | Jurij Medveděv | RB | (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 28) | Senica | 2018 |
| 18 | David Hrnčár | RB / RW | (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 26) | youth system | 2021 |
| 25 | Lukáš Pauschek | RB | (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 31) | Mladá Boleslav | 2019 |
| 27 | Matúš Vojtko | LB | (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 24) | Zemplín Michalovce | 2021 |
| 29 | Vasil Bozhikov (captain) | CB / LB | (1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 36) | Kasımpaşa | 2017 |
| 36 | Lucas Lovat | LB | (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27) | Spartak Trnava | 2020 |
| 81 | Vernon De Marco | LB / CB | (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 32) | Zemplín Michalovce | 2017 |
| — | Kenan Bajrić (out on loan at Pafos) | CB / DM | (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 29) | Olimpija Ljubljana | 2018 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 3 | Uche Agbo | DM / CM | (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 28) | Deportivo La Coruña | 2021 |
| 7 | Vladimír Weiss Jr. | CAM / RW / LW | (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989 (age 35) | Al-Gharafa | 2020 |
| 8 | Dávid Holman | CAM | (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 (age 31) | Debrecen | 2017 |
| 10 | Ibrahim Rabiu | CM / CAM | (1991-03-15) 15 March 1991 (age 33) | Gent | 2017 |
| 11 | Tigran Barseghyan | RW / LW | (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 31) | Astana | 2022 |
| 16 | Alen Mustafić | DM / CM | (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25) | Sarajevo | 2020 |
| 19 | Andre Green | LW / RW | (1998-07-26) 26 July 1998 (age 26) | Sheffield Wednesday | 2021 |
| 20 | Jaba Kankava | DM | (1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 38) | Valenciennes | 2021 |
| 21 | Jaromír Zmrhal | LW / RW | (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993 (age 31) | Brescia | 2021 |
| 24 | Martin Schlossár | CM | (1998-07-24) 24 July 1998 (age 26) | youth system | 2022 |
| 77 | Aleksandar Čavrić | RW / ST | (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 30) | Genk | 2016 |
| — | Erik Daniel (out on loan at Zagłębie Lubin) | RW | (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 32) | Ružomberok | 2019 |
| — | Dejan Dražić (out on loan at Honvéd) | RW / LW / CAM | (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 29) | Celta Vigo B | 2018 |
| — | Joeri de Kamps (out on loan at Sparta Rotterdam) | DM | (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32) | NAC Breda | 2016 |
| — | Marián Chobot (out on loan at Zlaté Moravce) | LW | (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25) | Nitra | 2021 |
| — | Filip Lichý (out on loan at Ružomberok) | CM / DM | (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23) | youth system | 2020 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Ivan Šaponjić | ST | (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 27) | Atlético Madrid | 2022 |
| 23 | Roman Čerepkai | ST / CAM | (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) | youth system | 2022 |
| 28 | Adler Da Silva (on loan from Pohronie) | ST / CAM | (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25) | — | — |
| 33 | Samuel Mráz (on loan from Spezia) | ST | (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 27) | — | — |
| — | Ezekiel Henty (out on loan at Al-Hazem) | ST / RW / LW | (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 31) | Puskás Akadémia | 2020 |
| — | Žan Medved (out on loan at Celje) | ST | (1999-06-14) 14 June 1999 (age 25) | Olimpija Ljubljana | 2020 |
| — | Alen Ožbolt (out on loan at Hapoel Haifa) | ST | (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 28) | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2020 |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | Dejan Dražić | Zagłębie Lubin | Loan return |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | David Hrnčár | Zlaté Moravce | Loan return |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | Žan Medved | Wisła Kraków | Loan return |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | Alen Mustafić | Nitra | Loan return |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Marián Chobot | Nitra | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Adrián Chovan | Zlaté Moravce | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Jaba Kankava | Valenciennes | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Guram Kashia | Locomotive Tbilisi | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Jaromír Zmrhal | Brescia | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2021 | DF | Richard Križan | Trenčín | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2021 | MF | Andre Green | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
| 26 August 2021 | DF | Matúš Vojtko | Zemplín Michalovce | €200,000 |
| 2 September 2021 | MF | Uche Agbo | Deportivo La Coruña | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2022 | MF | Tigran Barseghyan | Astana | Free transfer |
| 22 January 2022 | FW | Ivan Šaponjić | Atlético Madrid | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 2 September 2021 | FW | | Adler Da Silva | Pohronie | 30 June 2022 | |
| 2 September 2021 | FW | | Samuel Mráz | Spezia | 30 June 2022 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Moha | Al-Hazem | End of contract |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Nono | Honvéd | €500,000 |
| 6 July 2021 | GK | Dominik Greif | Mallorca | €2,500,000 |
| 31 August 2021 | FW | Rafael Ratão | Toulouse | €1,200,000 |
| 31 August 2021 | FW | David Strelec | Spezia | €2,500,000 |
| 29 January 2022 | MF | Ondřej Petrák | Bohemians 1905 | Free transfer |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Marián Chobot | Zlaté Moravce | 30 June 2022 |
| 3 July 2021 | FW | Žan Medved | Celje | 30 June 2022 |
| 14 July 2021 | FW | Alen Ožbolt | Hapoel Haifa | 30 June 2022 |
| 21 July 2021 | DF | Kenan Bajrić | Pafos | 30 June 2022 |
| 23 July 2021 | MF | Erik Daniel | Zagłębie Lubin | 30 June 2022 |
| 6 January 2022 | MF | Filip Lichý | Ružomberok | 30 June 2022 |
| 20 January 2022 | MF | Joeri de Kamps | Sparta Rotterdam | 30 June 2022 |
| 21 January 2022 | FW | Ezekiel Henty | Al-Hazem | 30 June 2022 |
| 1 February 2022 | MF | Dejan Dražić | Honvéd | 30 June 2022 |

## Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

### Pre-season

As part of the pre-season preparation, the club announced it would complete two training camps. One fitness training camp in Šamorín and then a training camp in Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Austria, where Slovan did participate in three pre-season fixtures. The final pre-season match was played in Bratislava.

### Mid-season

As part of the first block of the mid-season preparation, focused mainly on fitness, Slovan were to play one friendly match, but it was cancelled due to COVID-19 related issues. Subsequently, Slovan moved to Dubai, where they played three friendly matches. After returning home, the team played one more match.

## Competition overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Fortuna liga | 24 July 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 71 | 25 | +46 | 068.75 |
| Slovak Cup | 4 September 2021 | 8 May 2022 | Second round | Runners-up | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 075.00 |
| Champions League | 7 July 2021 | 28 July 2021 | First qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Europa League | 5 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | Third qualifying round | Play-off round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 025.00 |
| Europa Conference League | 16 September 2021 | 9 December 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 111 | 47 | +64 | 059.26 |
Source: Competitions

## Fortuna liga
### League table
#### Regular stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 53 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 2 | Spartak Trnava | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 45 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 3 | Ružomberok | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 41 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 4 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 36 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 5 | Sereď | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 32 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 6 | Žilina | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 30 | Qualification for the championship group |

#### Championship group

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLO | RUŽ | TRN | DAC | SER | ŽIL |
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava (C) | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 71 | 25 | +46 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Ružomberok | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Spartak Trnava | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 4 | DAC Dunajská Streda (O) | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 5 | Sereď (R) | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 39 | Relegation | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 6 | Žilina | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 34 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
* ↑ Spartak Trnava qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as the 2021–22 Slovak Cup winners.
* ↑ Sereď did not obtain a license for the next season and were automatically relegated.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Matches
## UEFA Champions League
### First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 15 June 2021.

### Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021.

## UEFA Europa League
### Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.

### Play-off round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 2 August 2021.

## UEFA Europa Conference League
### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021 with the fixtures announced on a day later.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COP | PAO | SLO | LIN |
| 1 | Copenhagen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 15 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | PAOK | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Slovan Bratislava | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Lincoln Red Imps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | — |

#### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of match played 21 May 2022
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Fortuna liga | Slovak Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Europa Conference League | Total |
| 3 | MF | | Uche Agbo | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Guram Kashia | 2 | | | 1 | | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | Vladimír Weiss Jr. | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | 9 |
| 9 | FW | | Ezekiel Henty | 9 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | FW | | Ivan Šaponjić | 4 | | | | | 4 |
| 10 | MF | | Ibrahim Rabiu | 4 | | | | | 4 |
| 11 | MF | | Tigran Barseghyan | 4 | | | | | 4 |
| 12 | FW | | Martin Hubert | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | Dejan Dražić | 4 | 5 | | | | 9 |
| 14 | DF | | Myenty Abena | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 16 | MF | | Alen Mustafić | 2 | 3 | | | | 5 |
| 18 | MF | | David Hrnčár | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | Andre Green | 5 | 5 | | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 20 | MF | | Jaba Kankava | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 21 | FW | | Rafael Ratão | 1 | | 2 | | | 3 |
| 21 | MF | | Jaromír Zmrhal | 8 | 1 | | 2 | | 11 |
| 26 | MF | | Filip Lichý | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 27 | DF | | Matúš Vojtko | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 28 | FW | | Adler Da Silva | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 29 | DF | | Vasil Bozhikov | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 33 | FW | | Samuel Mráz | 7 | 1 | | | 1 | 9 |
| 77 | MF | | Aleksandar Čavrić | 3 | | | | 1 | 4 |
| 81 | DF | | Vernon De Marco | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 3 | | 1 | | | 4 |
| Awarded | Awarded | Awarded | Awarded | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 71 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 111 |

### Clean sheets

    As of match played 21 May 2022
| No. | Nat. | Name | Fortuna liga | Slovak Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Europa Conference League | Total |
| 1 | | Adrián Chovan | 8 | 5 | 2 | | 2 | 17 |
| 30 | | Michal Šulla | 5 | | | | | 5 |
| 35 | | Adam Hrdina | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 21 May 2022
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Fortuna liga | Fortuna liga | Fortuna liga | Slovak Cup | Slovak Cup | Slovak Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League | Europa League | Europa Conference League | Europa Conference League | Europa Conference League | Total | Total | Total |
| 3 | MF | | Uche Agbo | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Guram Kashia | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Richard Križan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Joeri de Kamps | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Vladimír Weiss Jr. | 6 | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Dávid Holman | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Ezekiel Henty | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Ivan Šaponjić | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Ibrahim Rabiu | 7 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Tigran Barseghyan | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | Dejan Dražić | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Myenty Abena | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Alen Mustafić | 4 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Jurij Medveděv | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | David Hrnčár | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Andre Green | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Jaba Kankava | 6 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Jaromír Zmrhal | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Lukáš Pauschek | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | | Vasil Bozhikov | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | | Samuel Mráz | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | | Lucas Lovat | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | | Aleksandar Čavrić | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | DF | | Vernon De Marco | 5 | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 2 |

### Attendances

| | Matches | Attendances | Average | High | Low |
| Fortuna liga | 16 | 54,501 | 3,406 | 7,533 | 0 |
| Slovak Cup | 2 | 2,971 | 1,486 | 1,644 | 1,327 |
| Champions League | 2 | 1,500 | 750 | 1,000 | 500 |
| Europa League | 2 | 11,889 | 5,945 | 7,201 | 4,688 |
| Europa Conference League | 3 | 15,941 | 5,314 | 9,833 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 86,802 | 3,472 | 9,833 | 0 |

## Awards
### Fortuna liga Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Ref |
| March | Vladimír Weiss Jr. | |

### Fortuna liga Team of the Season

| Position | Player |
| DF | Guram Kashia |
| MF | Ibrahim Rabiu |
| MF | Jaba Kankava |
| MF | Vladimír Weiss Jr. |

### Fortuna liga Player of the Season

| Season | Player | Ref |
| 2021–22 | Vladimír Weiss Jr. | |

### Fortuna liga Manager of the Season

| Season | Manager | Ref |
| 2021–22 | Vladimír Weiss | |

### Fortuna liga Under-21 Team of the Season

| Position | Player | Ref |
| MF | Filip Lichý | |