# 2020–21 in Slovak football

The 2020–21 season was the 26th season of competitive association football in Slovakia after Czechoslovakia was divided into two new states.

## Slovakia national football team
### UEFA Nations League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Czech Republic (P) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Promotion to League A |
| 2 | Scotland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Israel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Slovakia (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | Relegation to League C |

### UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs

The winner of Path B, Slovakia, entered Group E in the final tournament.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 8 October 2020 – Sarajevo | 8 October 2020 – Sarajevo |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 (3) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 (3) | 12 November 2020 – Belfast | 12 November 2020 – Belfast |
| Northern Ireland (p) | 1 (4) | 12 November 2020 – Belfast | 12 November 2020 – Belfast |
| Northern Ireland (p) | 1 (4) | Northern Ireland | 1 |
| 8 October 2020 – Bratislava | 8 October 2020 – Bratislava | | Northern Ireland | 1 |
| 8 October 2020 – Bratislava | 8 October 2020 – Bratislava | Slovakia (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| Slovakia (p) | 0 (4) | Slovakia (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| Republic of Ireland | 0 (2) | | |
Semi-final
Final

### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 23 | Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | Russia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 22 | Advance to play-offs |
| 3 | Slovakia | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 14 | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 | |
| 5 | Cyprus | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 5 | |
| 6 | Malta | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 5 | |
* ↑ On 28 February 2022, FIFA suspended Russia from international competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

### UEFA Euro 2020

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |

### International Friendly
## Slovakia women's national football team
### 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 1 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | 0.50 |

### UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Sweden | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | +38 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 7–0 | 8–0 | 7–0 |
| 2 | Iceland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 19 | Final tournament | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 9–0 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 10 | | 0–6 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Hungary | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 7 | | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 |
| 5 | Latvia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 39 | −37 | 0 | | 1–4 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 0–5 | — |

### International Friendly
## UEFA club's competitions
### UEFA Champions League
#### First qualifying round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| KÍ | 3–0 (awd.) | Slovan Bratislava |

### UEFA Europa League
#### First qualifying round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FH | 0–2 | DAC Dunajská Streda |
| The New Saints | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Žilina |
| Servette | 3–0 | Ružomberok |

#### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| KuPS | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Slovan Bratislava |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Jablonec |

#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| LASK | 7–0 | DAC Dunajská Streda |

### UEFA Youth League

The 2019–20 Slovak U19 League was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Žilina, were selected to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Youth League by the Slovak Football Association in the Domestic Champions Path. The UEFA Executive Committee has decided to cancel the 2020–21 UEFA Youth League due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the staging of competitions.

### UEFA Women's Champions League
#### Knockout phase
## Men's football

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league | Expelled or Dissolved | Re-elected |
| Fortuna Liga | None | None | None | None |
| 2. liga | None | None | MFK Ružomberok "B" | None |
| 3. liga | Slávia TU Košice MŠK Spišské Podhradie OK Častkovce TJ Imeľ | ŠK 1923 Gabčíkovo | FK Poprad "B" OŠFK Šarišské Michaľany Spartak Trnava "B" | None |

### Notes

* ↑ Relegated to 5. Liga

### Fortuna liga

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 12 | +42 | 54 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 2 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 44 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 3 | Žilina | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 37 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 4 | Spartak Trnava | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 35 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 5 | Zlaté Moravce | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 33 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 6 | Trenčín | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 28 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 7 | Ružomberok | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 8 | Nitra | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 22 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 9 | Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 22 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 10 | Sereď | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 22 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 11 | Senica | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 12 | Pohronie | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 20 | Qualification for the relegation group |

### 2. liga

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš (C, P) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 60 | Promotion to Fortuna liga |
| 2 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 56 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Skalica | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 55 | |
| 4 | Železiarne Podbrezová | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 54 | |
| 5 | Košice | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 49 | |
| 6 | Šamorín | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 41 | |
| 7 | Púchov | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 38 | |
| 8 | Komárno | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 38 | |
| 9 | Petržalka | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 37 | |
| 10 | Slavoj Trebišov | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 35 | |
| 11 | Dubnica | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 33 | |
| 12 | Žilina B | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 33 | |
| 13 | Partizán Bardejov | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 28 | |
| 14 | Slovan Bratislava U21 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 21 | |
| 15 | Poprad (R) | 28 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 88 | −63 | 4 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
* ↑ FK Poprad was punished by subtracting 6 points.

### Bratislava

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Rohožník | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 37 | Promotion to 2. Liga |
| 2 | Rača | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 31 | |
| 3 | Inter Bratislava | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 31 | |
| 4 | Rovinka | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 27 | |
| 5 | Malacky | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 27 | |
| 6 | Senec | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 25 | |
| 7 | Tomášov | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 22 | |
| 8 | Slovan Ivanka pri Dunaji | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 22 | |
| 9 | Pezinok | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 21 | |
| 10 | Slovan Most pri Bratislave | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 20 | |
| 11 | Bernolákovo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 19 | |
| 12 | Dunajská Lužná | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 14 | |
| 13 | Lokomotíva Devínska Nová Ves | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 38 | −25 | 12 | |
| 14 | Báhoň | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 11 | |
| 15 | Kalinkovo | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 10 | |
| 16 | Rusovce | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 9 | Relegation to 4. Liga |

### Západ (West)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Spartak Myjava | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 33 | None promoted, because FC Nitra did not obtain license for 2. liga season. |
| 2 | Beluša | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 32 | |
| 3 | Dynamo Malženice | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 31 | |
| 4 | ViOn Zlaté Moravce-Vráble B | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 30 | |
| 5 | Považská Bystrica | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 29 | |
| 6 | Slovan Duslo Šaľa | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 25 | |
| 7 | Marcelová | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 23 | |
| 8 | Častkovce | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 23 | |
| 9 | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 20 | |
| 10 | Kalná nad Hronom | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 17 | |
| 11 | Imeľ | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 14 | |
| 12 | Crystal Lednické Rovne | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 14 | |
| 13 | FC Nitra B | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 12 | |
| 14 | Nové Zámky | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 11 | |
| 15 | Družstevník Veľké Ludince | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 10 | |
| 16 | Slovan Galanta | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 10 | Relegation to 4. Liga |

### Stred (Central)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Námestovo | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 10 | +28 | 38 | Promotion to 2. Liga |
| 2 | Rakytovce | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 35 | |
| 3 | Tatran Oravské Veselé | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 33 | |
| 4 | Rimavská Sobota | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 28 | |
| 5 | Fomat Martin | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 26 | |
| 6 | Jednota Bánová | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 26 | |
| 7 | Tatran Krásno nad Kysucou | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 24 | |
| 8 | Prameň Kováčová | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 23 | |
| 9 | Baník Kalinovo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | |
| 10 | Družstevník Liptovská Štiavnica | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 19 | |
| 11 | Fiľakovo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 18 | |
| 12 | Novohrad Lučenec | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 16 | |
| 13 | Liptovský Hrádok | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 14 | |
| 14 | Nová Baňa-Žarnovica | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 41 | −26 | 11 | |
| 15 | Čadca | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 9 | |
| 16 | Lokomotíva Zvolen | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 43 | −33 | 4 | Relegation to 4. Liga |

### Východ (Eastern)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Humenné | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 9 | +44 | 43 | Promotion to 2. Liga |
| 2 | Odeva Lipany | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 10 | +32 | 37 | |
| 3 | Tatran Prešov | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 31 | |
| 4 | Slávia TU Košice | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 31 | |
| 5 | Vranov nad Topľou | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 31 | |
| 6 | Mladosť Kalša | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 25 | |
| 7 | Tesla Stropkov | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Družstevník Plavnica | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 21 | |
| 9 | Spišská Nová Ves | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 21 | |
| 10 | Snina | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 17 | |
| 11 | Spišské Podhradie | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 14 | |
| 12 | Sobrance - Sobranecko | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 13 | |
| 13 | Slovan Giraltovce | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 13 | |
| 14 | POKROK SEZ Krompachy | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 12 | |
| 15 | Svidník | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 46 | −36 | 8 | |
| 16 | Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 6 | Relegation to 4. Liga |

### Czechoslovak Supercup

The 2020 Supercup was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

## Women's football
### Slovak Women's First League

The season was abandoned due COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 3 | +47 | 18 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | Partizán Bardejov | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 15 | |
| 3 | Spartak Myjava | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 5 | +31 | 12 | |
| 4 | FC Nitra | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 12 | |
| 5 | AS Trenčín | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 12 | |
| 6 | FC Petržalka | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 9 | |
| 7 | MŠK Žilina | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 6 | |
| 8 | Spartak Trnava | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 4 | |
| 9 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 39 | −37 | 1 | |
| 10 | FK Poprad | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | −33 | 0 | |

### Slovak Women's Cup

The competition was abandoned due COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia.

#### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FK Dubrávka | 0–2 | FC Petržalka |
| ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 0–7 | MFK Ružomberok |
| KFC Komárno | 1–3 | GFC Topoľčany |
| FC Košice | 5–0 | FC TJ Oravský Podzámok |
| FC Union Nové Zámky | 4–3 | ŠK 2011 |

#### Bracket

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| MFK Ružomberok | MFK Ružomberok | 6 | | |
| FK Poprad | FK Poprad | 0 | | |
| FK Poprad | FK Poprad | 0 | MFK Ružomberok | MFK Ružomberok |
| | | | Slovan Bratislava | Slovan Bratislava |
| GFC Topoľčany | GFC Topoľčany | 2 | | |
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 1 | | |
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 1 | GFC Topolčany | GFC Topolčany |
| | | | Partizán Bardejov | Partizán Bardejov |
| AS Trenčín | AS Trenčín | 3 | | |
| Spartak Trnava | Spartak Trnava | 1 | | |
| Spartak Trnava | Spartak Trnava | 1 | AS Trenčín | AS Trenčín |
| | | | MŠK Žilina | MŠK Žilina |
| FC Košice | FC Košice | 0 | MŠK Žilina | MŠK Žilina |
| MŠK Žilina | MŠK Žilina | 4 | | |
| FC Union Nové Zámky | FC Union Nové Zámky | 7 | | |
| FC Petržalka | FC Petržalka | 1 | | |
| FC Petržalka | FC Petržalka | 1 | FC Union Nové Zámky | FC Union Nové Zámky |
| | | | Spartak Myjava | Spartak Myjava |

## Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers within Slovakia league football:
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |

## Deaths

* Jozef Vengloš