# 2. Liga (Slovakia)

The 2. Liga (Slovakia) (2nd League), also known as MONACObet LIGA for sponsorship reasons, is the annual second tier football competition in Slovakia. Currently, the competition consists of 16 teams.

## 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.
For 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons the league became known as DOXXbet liga as part of a sponsorship agreement.
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 million €, allegedly exceeding any previous partnerships.

## Current teams (2024–25)

Source:
* 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 Košice$^1$ | 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 |
* Bold denotes team earned promotion.
$^1$FC VSS Košice did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy

## Performance by club

| Club | Winners | Promoted | Promoting Years |
| FC Nitra | 3 | 4 | 1994–95, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2016–17 |
| 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 |
| Tatran Prešov | 2 | 2 | 2007–08, 2015–16 |
| Podbrezová | 2 | 2 | 2013–14, 2021–22 |
| FC VSS Košice | 2 | 1$^2$ | 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.
$^2$- FC VSS Košice won league in 2016–17, but did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy