# 2016–17 2. Liga (Slovakia)

The 2016–17 2. Liga (Slovakia) season season, named DOXXbet liga due to sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd edition of the second tier Slovakian league system football annual competition in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993.
For the third time in its history (and for now the last time), teams will compete in two groups, with top six sides from each of group advanced to a further round and all other teams played in relegation groups. From the 2017–18 season, 2. Liga will feature 16 teams playing in nationwide group.

## Changes from last season

In Eastern group will play only 10 teams.

### Team changes

* 1. FC Tatran Prešov were promoted to the Slovak First Football League after the 2015–16 season.
* MFK Skalica were relegated from the Slovak First Football League after the 2015–16 season.
* ŠK Svätý Jur, FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín, MŠK Fomat Martin, ŠK Odeva Lipany were promoted from the Slovak Third Football League after the 2015–16 season.
* MFK Dolný Kubín, FK Iskra Borčice, OFK Dunajská Lužná, FK Slovan Duslo Šaľa, ŠK Senec and OFK Teplička nad Váhom were relegated (or withdrew) during or after the 2015–16 season.

## Group West
### Stadium and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2015–16 season |
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica | SNP Stadium | 10,000 | 1st in 2. liga (Play-out West) |
| FC Nitra | Nitra | Stadium pod Zoborom | 11,384 | 7th in 2. liga |
| ŠK Svätý Jur | Svätý Jur | Stadium ŠK Svätý Jur | 550 | 1st in 3. liga (Bratislava) |
| Spartak Trnava juniori | Trnava | Stadium FK Lokomotíva Trnava | 1,500 | 3rd in 2. liga (Play-out West) |
| FK Pohronie | Dolná Ždaňa | FK Pohronie Stadium | 1,500 | 6th in 2. liga |
| MFK Skalica | Skalica | Mestský štadión Skalica | 3,000 | 12th in Fortuna Liga |
| ŠTK 1914 Šamorín | Šamorín | Pomlé Stadium | 1,950 | 1st in 3. liga (West) |
| ŠKF Sereď | Sereď | Stadium ŠKF Sereď | 5,800 | 10th in 2. liga |
| AFC Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Mestský štadión NMnV | 2,500 | 2nd in 2. liga (Play-out West) |
| Slovan Bratislava B | Bratislava | Stadium Rapid - Prievoz | 5,000 | 11th in 2. liga |
| MŠK Žilina B | Žilina | Stadium pod Dubňom | 11,181 | 8th in 2. liga |
| Fomat Martin | Martin | Stadium Mestský športový | 1,200 | 1st in 3. liga (Middle) |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Skalica | Jozef Kostelník | Pavol Majerník | Nike | |
| Martin | Jozef Šiňo | Andrej Romančík | Joma | |
| Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Dušan Kramlík | Pavol Šupka | Adidas | Heraldik Slovakia |
| Šamorín | Mika Lönnström | Csaba Horváth | Adidas | |
| Žilina II | Jaroslav Kentoš | Nermin Haskić | Nike | Preto |
| Svätý Jur | Stanislav Ďuriš | Stanislav Angelovič | Nike | |
| Sereď | Marián Süttö | Adam Morong | Nike | TT Pharma |
| Nitra | Ivan Galád | Márius Charizopulos | Jako | Mesto Nitra |
| Spartak Trnava juniori | Marián Šarmír | Martin Tóth | Adidas | ŽOS Trnava |
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | Dušan Tóth | Saša Savić | Adidas | |
| Slovan Bratislava juniori | Ján Kozák | Adam Laczkó | Adidas | Niké |
| Pohronie | Miloš Foltán | Jozef Sekereš | Adidas | |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Skalica | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 47 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 2 | Sereď | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 45 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 3 | Šamorín | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 41 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 4 | Žilina B | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 39 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 5 | Nitra | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 39 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 6 | Pohronie | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 36 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 7 | Spartak Trnava juniori | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 35 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 8 | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 32 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 9 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 14 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 10 | Svätý Jur | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 50 | −31 | 14 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 11 | Slovan Bratislava B | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 14 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 12 | Martin | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 12 | Qualification for Relegation round |

## Group East
### Stadium and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2015–16 season |
| Partizán Bardejov | Bardejov | Stadium mestský Bardejov | 3,040 | 5th in 2. liga |
| Rimavská Sobota | Rimavská Sobota | Na Záhradkách Stadium | 5,000 | 5th in 2. liga (Play-out East) |
| VSS Košice | Košice | Štadión Lokomotívy v Čermeli | 9,000 | 3rd in 2. liga |
| FK Haniska | Haniska | Stadium FK Haniska | 1,000 | 2nd in 2. liga (Play-out East) |
| Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | Liptovský Mikuláš | Stadium Liptovský Mikuláš | 1,950 | 2nd in 2. liga |
| Zvolen | Zvolen | MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen Stadium | 1,870 | 9th in 2. liga (Championship) |
| FK Poprad | Poprad | NTC Poprad | 5,070 | 1st in 2. liga (Play out-East) |
| FK Spišská Nová Ves | Spišská Nová Ves | Stadium Mestský (Lokomotíva) | 10,000 | 4th in 2. liga (Play-out East) |
| Lokomotíva Košice | Košice | Stadium Družstevná pri Hornáde | 600 | 4th in 2. liga (Championship) |
| ŠK Odeva Lipany | Lipany | Stadium ŠK Odeva Lipany | 4,000 | 2nd in 3. liga (East) |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| VSS Košice | Jozef Majoroš | František Vancák | Jako | Steel Trans |
| Lipany | Emil Jacko | Ivan Pončák | Zeus | Odeva |
| Lokomotíva Košice | Albert Rusnák | Patrik Zajac | Jako | |
| Liptovský Mikuláš | Jozef Majoroš | Ivan Lišivka | Sportika SA | VEREX |
| Bardejov | Jozef Kukulský | Vladimír Andraščík | Adidas | Bardenergy |
| Zvolen | Anton Jánoš | Jozef Čertík | Luanvi | IKM |
| Poprad | Stanislav Šesták | Vladislav Palša | Adidas | Ritro |
| Spišská Nová Ves | Branislav Ondáš | Radoslav Sirko | Sportika SA | Noves |
| Rimavská Sobota | Ladislav Danyi | Peter Petrán | Givova | |
| Haniska | Jaroslav Galko | Matúš Horváth | Jako | VEMI |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VSS Košice | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 47 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 2 | Lokomotíva Košice | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 32 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 3 | Bardejov | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 32 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 4 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 31 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 5 | Spišská Nová Ves | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 27 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 6 | Zvolen | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 26 | Qualification for Championship round |
| 7 | Poprad | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 26 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 8 | Haniska | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 12 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 9 | Rimavská Sobota | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 10 | Qualification for Relegation round |
| 10 | Lipany | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 9 | Qualification for Relegation round |

## Championship round

Teams will carry over all points and goals from regular season, but records against the two last-placed teams in Group West will be excluded.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | VSS Košice (C) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 61 | Withdrew from the league |
| 2 | Nitra (P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 59 | Promotion to Fortuna Liga |
| 3 | Skalica | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 58 | |
| 4 | Šamorín | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 55 | |
| 5 | Žilina B | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 51 | |
| 6 | Sereď | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 48 | |
| 7 | Lokomotíva Košice | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 47 | |
| 8 | Bardejov | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 46 | |
| 9 | Pohronie | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 10 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 45 | |
| 11 | Zvolen | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
| 12 | Spišská Nová Ves | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 28 | |
* ↑ VSS Košice did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy.

## Relegation round
### Group West
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Spartak Trnava juniori (R) | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 53 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 2 | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 45 | |
| 3 | Slovan Bratislava B (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 32 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 4 | Dukla Banská Bystrica (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 30 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 5 | Svätý Jur (R) | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 65 | −39 | 19 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 6 | Martin (R) | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 77 | −51 | 12 | Relegation to 3. Liga |

### Group East
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Poprad (O) | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 47 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 2 | Rimavská Sobota (R) | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 20 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 3 | Lipany (R) | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 19 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 4 | Haniska (R) | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 68 | −41 | 12 | Relegation to 3. Liga |

## Relegation play-offs

Winner of the relegation play-offs remained in 2. Liga, the other relegated to 3. Liga.

### Second leg
## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    Updated through matches played on 14 May 2017.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Peu | ŠTK 1914 Šamorín | 21 |
| 2 | Róbert Jano | Lokomotíva Košice | 20 |
| 2 | Filip Balaj | FC Nitra | 20 |
| 4 | Michal Hamuľak | Partizán Bardejov | 17 |
| 5 | Daniel Šebesta | MFK Skalica | 16 |
| 6 | Rômulo Silva Santos | Haniska (11)/Bardejov (4) | 15 |
| 6 | Marek Frimmel | FK Pohronie | 15 |
| 8 | Matúš Paukner | Sereď | 14 |
| 9 | Lukáš Šebek | AFC Nové Mesto n. V. | 13 |
| 10 | Illya Cherednychenko | Duslo Šala | 12 |
| 10 | Radoslav Ďanovský | Martin | 12 |

### Hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| 2 | Lukáš Šebek | Nové Mesto n.V | Slovan B | 6–2 | 7 August 2016 |
| 3 | Daniel Rapavý | Nové Mesto n.V | Martin | 1–5 | 13 August 2016 |
| 5 | Róbert Jano$^5$ | Lokomotíva | Lipany | 8–0 | 2 September 2016 |
| 13 | Nermin Haskić$^4$ | Žilina B | B.Bystrica | 7–0 | 16 October 2016 |
| 17 | Matúš Paukner | Trnava B | Sv.Jur | 7–0 | 13 November 2016 |
| 19 | Peu | Šamorín | Trnava B | 1–4 | 5 March 2017 |
| 18 | Róbert Jano | Lokomotíva | FK Haniska | 6–1 | 26 March 2017 |
| 3 CH | Michal Klec | MŠK Žilina B | VSS Košice | 5–1 | 15 April 2017 |
| 5 CH | Peu | Šamorín | Zvolen | 3–2 | 29 April 2017 |
| 8 R | Stanislav Šesták$^4$ | FK Poprad | FK Haniska | 11–0 | 20 May 2017 |
| 8 R | Marko Lukáč | FK Poprad | FK Haniska | 11–0 | 20 May 2017 |
| 11 CH | Patrik Blahút | FK Pohronie | Partizán Bardejov | 5–3 | 28 May 2017 |

#### Note

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals $^5$ Player scored 5 goals