# 2020–21 Slovak 1. Liga season

The 2020–21 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 28th season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

## Regular season
### Standings

Each team played 38 games: playing each of the other nine teams four times – 2x at home, 2x away (36 games). At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each 1HL team played two matches with SR 18 (1x at home and 1x outside) to support the preparation of the SR team for MS U18, I. div. sk. A 2021.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Žilina | 38 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 183 | 66 | +117 | 98 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Martin | 38 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 139 | 107 | +32 | 74 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Spišská Nová Ves | 38 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 120 | 99 | +21 | 73 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Topoľčany | 38 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 124 | 106 | +18 | 64 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Dubnica | 38 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 126 | 115 | +11 | 61 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Levice | 38 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 109 | 120 | −11 | 50 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Humenné | 38 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 101 | 130 | −29 | 48 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 8 | Považská Bystrica | 38 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 101 | 140 | −39 | 45 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 9 | Skalica | 38 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 108 | 126 | −18 | 43 | |
| 10 | Trnava | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 98 | 148 | −50 | 32 | |
| | SR 18 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 50 | 102 | −52 | 12 | |

## Playoffs

Eight teams qualify for the playoffs.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | | | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| 1 | Žilina | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Považská Bystrica | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Považská Bystrica | 0 | | | 1 | Žilina | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Dubnica | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Topoľčany | 0 | | | 5 | Dubnica | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Dubnica | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Dubnica | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Žilina | 1 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Žilina | 1 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 3 | Spišská Nová Ves | 4 |
| 2 | Martin | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Spišská Nová Ves | 4 |
| 7 | Humenné | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Humenné | 0 | | | 2 | Martin | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Spišská Nová Ves | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Spišská Nová Ves | 4 | | | 3 | Spišská Nová Ves | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Levice | 0 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Žilina – Považská Bystrica 4-0 :
| 10.3.2021 | Žilina | Považská Bystrica | 3-2 SO |
| 11.3.2021 | Žilina | Považská Bystrica | 9-1 |
| 14.3.2021 | Považská Bystrica | Žilina | 1-2 |
| 15.3.2021 | Považská Bystrica | Žilina | 1-2 OT1 |
| Žilina wins the series 4-0. ||||
Spišská Nová Ves – Levice 4-0 :
| 10.3.2021 | Spišská Nová Ves | Levice | 4-0 |
| 11.3.2021 | Spišská Nová Ves | Levice | 4-0 |
| 14.3.2021 | Levice | Spišská Nová Ves | 0-5 |
| 15.3.2021 | Levice | Spišská Nová Ves | 2-5 |
| Spišská Nová Ves wins the series 4-0. ||||
Martin – Humenné 4-0 :
| 10.3.2021 | Martin | Humenné | 4-0 |
| 11.3.2021 | Martin | Humenné | 3-1 |
| 14.3.2021 | Humenné | Martin | 1-2 |
| 15.3.2021 | Humenné | Martin | 2-5 |
| Martin wins the series 4-0. ||||
Topoľčany – Dubnica 0-4 :
| 10.3.2021 | Topoľčany | Dubnica | 1-2 |
| 11.3.2021 | Topoľčany | Dubnica | 2-4 |
| 14.3.2021 | Dubnica | Topoľčany | 3-1 |
| 15.3.2021 | Dubnica | Topoľčany | 6-3 |
| Dubnica wins the series 4-0. ||||

### Semifinals

Žilina – Dubnica 4-0 :
| 24.3.2021 | Žilina | Dubnica | 3-2 SO |
| 25.3.2021 | Žilina | Dubnica | 4-3 |
| 28.3.2021 | Dubnica | Žilina | 2-3 OT1 |
| 29.3.2021 | Dubnica | Žilina | 1-4 |
| Žilina wins the series 4-0. ||||
Martin – Spišská Nová Ves 2-4 :
| 24.3.2021 | Martin | Spišská Nová Ves | 2-6 |
| 25.3.2021 | Martin | Spišská Nová Ves | 2-1 OT1 |
| 28.3.2021 | Spišská Nová Ves | Martin | 2-5 |
| 29.3.2021 | Spišská Nová Ves | Martin | 2-0 |
| 1.4.2021 | Martin | Spišská Nová Ves | 1-3 |
| 3.4.2021 | Spišská Nová Ves | Martin | 4-1 |
| Spišská Nová Ves wins the series 4-2. ||||

### Finals

Spišská Nová Ves wins the finals 4-1.

## Final rankings

| | Spišská Nová Ves |
| | Žilina |
| | Martin |
| 4 | Dubnica |
| 5 | Topoľčany |
| 6 | Levice |
| 7 | Humenné |
| 8 | Považská Bystrica |
| 9 | Skalica |
| 10 | Trnava |
| | SR 18 |