# 2021–22 in Slovak football

The 2021–22 season was the 27th season of competitive association football in Slovakia after Czechoslovakia was divided into two new states.

## Slovakia national football team
### Kits

| First colours | Second colours |

### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
#### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group H

| 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.

##### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures and results
### 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
#### 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | | | | |
| 1 | Kazakhstan (P) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 13 | Promotion to League B | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Belarus | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |

##### 2022–23 UEFA Nations League fixtures and results
### Friendlies
## UEFA competitions
### UEFA Champions League
#### First qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Slovan Bratislava | 3–2 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | 1–2 |

#### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2–3 | Young Boys | 0–0 | 2–3 |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lincoln Red Imps | 2–4 | Slovan Bratislava | 1–3 | 1–1 |

#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Olympiacos | 5–2 | Slovan Bratislava | 3–0 | 2–2 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Žilina | 6–3 | Dila Gori | 5–1 | 1–2 |
| Mosta | 3–4 | Spartak Trnava | 3–2 | 0–2 |

#### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Apollon Limassol | 3–5 | Žilina | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Partizan | 3–0 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Spartak Trnava | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Sepsi OSK | 0–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |

#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tobol | 0–6 | Žilina | 0–1 | 0–5 |
| Spartak Trnava | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | 0–1 |

#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Jablonec | 8–1 | Žilina | 5–1 | 3–0 |

#### Group stage
##### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COP | PAO | SLO | LIN |
| 1 | Copenhagen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 15 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | PAOK | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Slovan Bratislava | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Lincoln Red Imps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | — |
Notes
* ↑ Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.
* ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

## Men's football
### Fortuna liga
#### Regular stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 53 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 2 | Spartak Trnava | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 45 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 3 | Ružomberok | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 41 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 4 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 36 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 5 | Sereď | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 32 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 6 | Žilina | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 30 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 7 | Senica | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 8 | Trenčín | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 9 | Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 10 | Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 11 | Zlaté Moravce | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 19 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 12 | Pohronie | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 10 | Qualification for the relegation group |

#### Championship group

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLO | RUŽ | TRN | DAC | SER | ŽIL |
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava (C) | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 71 | 25 | +46 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Ružomberok | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Spartak Trnava | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 4 | DAC Dunajská Streda (O) | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 5 | Sereď (R) | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 39 | Relegation | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 6 | Žilina | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 34 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
* ↑ Spartak Trnava qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as the 2021–22 Slovak Cup winners.
* ↑ Sereď did not obtain a license for the next season and were automatically relegated.

#### Relegation group

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | TRE | TLM | ZMI | SEN | ZLM | POH |
| 7 | Trenčín | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs | — | 5–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 |
| 8 | Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| 9 | Zemplín Michalovce | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 40 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 10 | Senica (R) | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 34 | Relegation | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 11 | Zlaté Moravce | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 30 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 |
| 12 | Pohronie (R) | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to the 2. Liga | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
* ↑ Senica did not obtain a license for the next season and were automatically relegated.

### 2. liga

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Podbrezová (C, P) | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 86 | 25 | +61 | 74 | Promotion to Fortuna liga |
| 2 | Dukla Banská Bystrica (P) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 69 | Promotion to Fortuna liga |
| 3 | Skalica (P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 20 | +29 | 62 | Promotion to Fortuna liga |
| 4 | Komárno | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 59 | |
| 5 | Košice | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 56 | |
| 6 | Humenné | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 56 | |
| 7 | Šamorín | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 44 | |
| 8 | Petržalka | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 41 | |
| 9 | Žilina B | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 37 | |
| 10 | Slavoj Trebišov | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 34 | |
| 11 | Dubnica | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 31 | |
| 12 | Púchov | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 29 | |
| 13 | Rohožník (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 29 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 14 | Slovan Bratislava U21 (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 26 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 15 | Partizán Bardejov (R) | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 18 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 16 | Námestovo (R) | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 87 | −68 | 9 | Relegation to 3. Liga |