# Slovak Cup

The Slovak Cup (Slovak: Slovenský pohár), currently named Slovnaft Cup due to sponsorship agreement with Slovnaft, is the only nationwide knockout competition in Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League qualification rounds.

## History

The competition was first contested in 1969. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the winner of the Czech Cup in the Czechoslovak Cup final, the winner of which would be Czechoslovakia's representative in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (Slovan Bratislava won the tournament in 1968/1969).

## Sponsorship

| Period | Sponsor | Name |
| 1969–1997 | No main sponsor | Slovenský pohár |
| 1997–2001 | Zlatý Bažant | Slovenský pohár Zlatého Bažanta |
| 2002–2011 | No main sponsor | Slovenský pohár |
| 2011–present | Slovnaft | Slovnaft Cup |

## Cup winners (Czechoslovak era 1969–1993)

| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1969–70 | Slovan Bratislava | 2–2, 1–0 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 2 matches played |
| 1970–71 | Spartak Trnava | 2–0, 0–1 | Slovan Bratislava | 2 matches played |
| 1971–72 | Slovan Bratislava | 1–2, 4–1 (aet) | Spartak Trnava | 2 matches played |
| 1972–73 | VSS Košice | 3–0, 3–3 | Tatran Prešov | 2 matches played |
| 1973–74 | Slovan Bratislava | 0–0, 2–2 (6–5p) | Spartak Trnava | 2 matches played |
| 1974–75 | Spartak Trnava | 2–0, 1–2 | Nitra | 2 matches played |
| 1975–76 | Slovan Bratislava | 0–0, 2–1 | Inter Bratislava | 2 matches played |
| 1976–77 | Lokomotíva Košice | 0–2, 4–0 | Žilina | 2 matches played |
| 1977–78 | Jednota Trenčín | 1–0, 3–1 | Slovan Bratislava | 2 matches played |
| 1978–79 | Lokomotíva Košice | 2–2, 3–0 | Inter Bratislava | 2 matches played |
| 1979–80 | ZŤS Košice | 2–4, 5–0 | Žilina | 2 matches played |
| 1980–81 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 1–1, 1–0 | ZŤS Košice | 2 matches played |
| 1981–82 | Slovan Bratislava | 3–1, 0–0 | Petržalka | 2 matches played |
| 1982–83 | Slovan Bratislava | 0–0, 1–1 | Nitra | 2 matches played |
| 1983–84 | Inter Bratislava | 2–0, 1–0 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 2 matches played |
| 1984–85 | Lokomotíva Košice | 1–0, 1–1 | Tatran Prešov | 2 matches played |
| 1985–86 | Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | Žilina | Futbalový štadión Prievidza |
| 1986–87 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 0–0 (6–5p) | Nitra | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| 1987–88 | Inter Bratislava | 1–0 | Spartak Trnava | Štadión na Sihoti |
| 1988–89 | Slovan Bratislava | 2–1 | Považská Bystrica | Štadión Hlohovec |
| 1989–90 | Inter Bratislava | 6–0 | Žilina | Mestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom |
| 1990–91 | Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | Nitra | Štadión pod Čebraťom |
| 1991–92 | Tatran Prešov | 2–0 | Lokomotíva Košice | Stadium MUDr. Ivan Chodák |
| 1992–93 | 1. FC Košice | 0–0 (5–4p) | DAC Dunajská Streda | Na Zahradkach Stadium |

## Cup winners (Slovak era 1993–present)

| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance |
| 1993–94 | Slovan Bratislava | 2–1 | Tatran Prešov | Mestský štadión Brezno | 5,620 |
| 1994–95 | Inter Bratislava | 1–1 (aet, 3–1 pen) | DAC Dunajská Streda | Mestský štadión (Dubnica) | 2,550 |
| 1995–96 | Humenné | 2–1 | Spartak Trnava | Štadión Bukóza | 9,000 |
| 1996–97 | Slovan Bratislava | 1–0 (aet) | Tatran Prešov | Štadión na Sihoti | 11,286 |
| 1997–98 | Spartak Trnava | 2–0 | 1. FC Košice | Stadium ŠKP Inter Dúbravka | 7,800 |
| 1998–99 | Slovan Bratislava | 3–0 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | Mestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom | 10,048 |
| 1999–00 | Inter Bratislava | 1–1 (aet, 4–2 pen) | 1. FC Košice | Tatran Stadium | 3,150 |
| 2000–01 | Inter Bratislava | 1–0 | Ružomberok | Mestský štadión (Dubnica) | 5,200 |
| 2001–02 | Senec | 1–1 (aet, 4–2 pen) | Púchov | Štadión MŠK Považská Bystrica | 4,584 |
| 2002–03 | Púchov | 2–1 (aet) | Slovan Bratislava | Vojtech Schottert Stadium | 4,356 |
| 2003–04 | Petržalka | 2–0 | Ličartovce | Mestský štadión Dunajská Streda | 2,650 |
| 2004–05 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 2–1 | Petržalka | Štadión pod Zoborom | 2,474 |
| 2005–06 | Ružomberok | 0–0 (aet, 4–3 pen) | Spartak Trnava | Štadión Pasienky | 8,426 |
| 2006–07 | Zlaté Moravce | 4–0 | Senec | Štadión Pasienky | 3,119 |
| 2007–08 | Petržalka | 1–0 | Spartak Trnava | Štadión pod Dubňom | 5,000 |
| 2008–09 | MFK Košice | 3–1 | Petržalka | NTC Senec | 1,528 |
| 2009–10 | Slovan Bratislava | 6–0 | Spartak Trnava | Štadión Michalovce | 3,752 |
| 2010–11 | Slovan Bratislava | 3–3 (aet, 5–4 pen) | Žilina | SNP Stadium | 2,653 |
| 2011–12 | Žilina | 3–2 (aet) | Senica | Mestský štadión Bardejov | 3,000 |
| 2012–13 | Slovan Bratislava | 2–0 | Žilina | Štadión pod Čebraťom | 3,410 |
| 2013–14 | MFK Košice | 2–1 | Slovan Bratislava | Stadium Myjava | 2,647 |
| 2014–15 | AS Trenčín | 2–2 (aet, 3–2 pen) | Senica | NTC Poprad | 3,473 |
| 2015–16 | AS Trenčín | 3–1 | Slovan Bratislava | Štadión Antona Malatinského | 8,547 |
| 2016–17 | Slovan Bratislava | 3–0 | Skalica | NTC Poprad | 2,432 |
| 2017–18 | Slovan Bratislava | 3–1 | Ružomberok | Štadión Antona Malatinského | 4,405 |
| 2018–19 | Spartak Trnava | 3–3 (aet, 4-1 pen) | Žilina | Štadión pod Zoborom | 6,053 |
| 2019–20 | Slovan Bratislava | 1–0 | Ružomberok | Tehelné pole | 3,624 |
| 2020–21 | Slovan Bratislava | 2–1 (aet) | Žilina | Tehelné pole | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Spartak Trnava | 2–1 (aet) | Slovan Bratislava | Tehelné pole | 10,411 |
| 2022–23 | Spartak Trnava | 3–1 (aet) | Slovan Bratislava | Štadión Antona Malatinského | 15,427 |
| 2023–24 | Ružomberok | 1–0 | Spartak Trnava | Košická Futbalová Aréna | 8,764 |
Key
| | Match went to extra time |
| | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
| Italic | Team from outside the top flight |

## Performance by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years | Runner-up Years |
| Slovan Bratislava | 17 | 7 | 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 | 1971, 1978, 2003, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2023 |
| Spartak Trnava | 8 | 8 | 1971, 1975, 1980, 1991, 1998, 2019, 2022, 2023 | 1972, 1974, 1988, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2024 |
| Inter Bratislava | 6 | 2 | 1984, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2001 | 1976, 1979 |
| VSS Košice | 5 | 3 | 1973, 1980, 1993, 2009, 2014 | 1981, 1998, 2000 |
| Lokomotíva Košice | 3 | 1 | 1977, 1979, 1985 | 1992 |
| Petržalka | 2 | 3 | 2004, 2008 | 1982, 2005, 2009 |
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | 2 | 3 | 1981, 2005 | 1970, 1984, 1999 |
| Ružomberok | 2 | 3 | 2006, 2024 | 2001, 2018, 2020 |
| AS Trenčín | 2 | – | 2015, 2016 | – |
| Žilina | 1 | 8 | 2012 | 1977, 1980, 1986, 1990, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2021 |
| Tatran Prešov | 1 | 4 | 1992 | 1973, 1985, 1994, 1997 |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 1 | 2 | 1987 | 1993, 1995 |
| Púchov | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2002 |
| Senec | 1 | 1 | 2002 | 2007 |
| Zlaté Moravce | 1 | – | 2007 | – |
| Humenné | 1 | – | 1996 | – |
| Jednota Trenčín | 1 | – | 1978 | – |
| Nitra | – | 4 | – | 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991 |
| Senica | – | 2 | – | 2012, 2015 |
| Skalica | – | 1 | – | 2017 |
| Ličartovce | – | 1 | – | 2004 |
| Považská Bystrica | – | 1 | – | 1989 |

## Titles by city

| City | Titles | Winning clubs |
| Bratislava | 25 | Slovan Bratislava (17), Inter Bratislava (6), Artmedia Petržalka (2) |
| Košice | 8 | VSS Košice (5), Lokomotíva Košice (3) |
| Trnava | 8 | Spartak Trnava (8) |
| Trenčín | 3 | AS Trenčín (2), Jednota Trenčín (1) |
| Banská Bystrica | 2 | Dukla Banská Bystrica (2) |
| Ružomberok | 2 | Ružomberok (2) |
| Dunajská Streda | 1 | DAC Dunajská Streda (1) |
| Humenné | 1 | Humenné (1) |
| Prešov | 1 | Tatran Prešov (1) |
| Púchov | 1 | Púchov (1) |
| Senec | 1 | Senec (1) |
| Zlaté Moravce | 1 | Zlaté Moravce (1) |
| Žilina | 1 | Žilina (1) |

## Venues of final matches

(Does not include matches when the home-away system was played)
| Venue | Nr. of final matches | Years |
| Bratislava | 6 | 1998, 2006, 2007, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Trnava | 4 | 1987, 2016, 2018, 2023 |
| Trenčín | 2 | 1988, 1997 |
| Ružomberok | 2 | 1991, 2013 |
| Žiar nad Hronom | 2 | 1990, 1999 |
| Dubnica | 2 | 1995, 2001 |
| Nitra | 2 | 2005, 2018 |
| Poprad | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
| Dunajská Streda | 1 | 2004 |
| Topoľčany | 1 | 2003 |
| Dolný Kubín | 1 | 1992 |
| Michalovce | 1 | 2010 |
| Myjava | 1 | 2014 |
| Hlohovec | 1 | 1989 |
| Brezno | 1 | 1994 |
| Senec | 1 | 2009 |
| Banská Bystrica | 1 | 2011 |
| Bardejov | 1 | 2012 |
| Považská Bystrica | 1 | 2002 |
| Vranov nad Topľov | 1 | 1996 |
| Prešov | 1 | 2000 |
| Žilina | 1 | 2008 |
| Prievidza | 1 | 1986 |
| Rimavská Sobota | 1 | 1993 |
| Košice | 1 | 2024 |