# 2023–24 Slovak 1. Liga season

The 2023–24 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 31st season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

## Regular season
### Standings

Each team played 44 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – twice at home, twice away. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each team played two matches with Slovakia U18 (home and away) to support the preparation of the SR team for 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Žilina | 46 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 74 | +138 | 123 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Prešov | 46 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 186 | 127 | +59 | 89 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Topoľčany | 46 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 175 | 143 | +32 | 85 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Považská Bystrica | 46 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 147 | 145 | +2 | 76 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Skalica | 46 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 149 | 148 | +1 | 75 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Dubnica | 46 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 71 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Modré krídla Slovan | 46 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 133 | 119 | +14 | 67 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Žiar nad Hronom | 46 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 66 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 9 | Trebišov | 46 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 138 | 175 | −37 | 57 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 10 | AquaCity Pikes | 46 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 130 | 158 | −28 | 57 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 11 | Trnava | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 148 | 182 | −34 | 50 | |
| 12 | Rimavská Sobota | 46 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 121 | 180 | −59 | 41 | Relegated to Slovak 2. Liga |
| | SR 18 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 41 | 129 | −88 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Trebišov 7 points, AquaCity Pikes 5

## Playoffs

Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.

### Bracket

| Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Wild-card round (best-of-5) | 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 | Žiar nad Hronom | 3 | 8 | Žiar nad Hronom | 1 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Trebišov | 0 | | | | 1 | Žilina | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Dubnica | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Topoľčany | 2 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | 6 | Dubnica | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 1 | Žilina | 4 |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 2 | Prešov | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Prešov | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 7 | Modré krídla Slovan | 3 | 7 | Modré krídla Slovan | 0 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 10 | AquaCity Pikes | 1 | | | | 2 | Prešov | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Považská Bystrica | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Považská Bystrica | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Skalica | 1 | | | | | | |

### Wild card round

Modré krídla Slovan – AquaCity Pikes 3–1 :
| 6.3.2024 | Modré krídla Slovan | AquaCity Pikes | 4-1 |
| 7.3.2024 | Modré krídla Slovan | AquaCity Pikes | 2-4 |
| 9.3.2024 | AquaCity Pikes | Modré krídla Slovan | 2-5 |
| 10.3.2024 | AquaCity Pikes | Modré krídla Slovan | 0-7 |
| Modré krídla Slovan won the series 3–1. ||||
Žiar nad Hronom – Trebišov 3–0 :
| 6.3.2024 | Žiar nad Hronom | Trebišov | 11-3 |
| 7.3.2024 | Žiar nad Hronom | Trebišov | 4-2 |
| 9.3.2024 | Trebišov | Žiar nad Hronom | 2-3 OT |
| Žiar nad Hronom won the series 3–0. ||||

### Quarterfinals

Žilina – Žiar nad Hronom 4–1 :
| 15.3.2024 | Žilina | Žiar nad Hronom | 2-0 |
| 16.3.2024 | Žilina | Žiar nad Hronom | 6-1 |
| 19.3.2024 | Žiar nad Hronom | Žilina | 2-4 |
| 20.3.2024 | Žiar nad Hronom | Žilina | 5-3 |
| 22.3.2024 | Žilina | Žiar nad Hronom | 3-1 |
| Žilina won the series 4–1. ||||
Topoľčany – Dubnica 2–4 :
| 13.3.2024 | Topoľčany | Dubnica | 3-2 |
| 14.3.2024 | Topoľčany | Dubnica | 0-1 |
| 17.3.2024 | Dubnica | Topoľčany | 6-2 |
| 18.3.2024 | Dubnica | Topoľčany | 1-2 OT |
| 21.3.2024 | Topoľčany | Dubnica | 2-4 |
| 23.3.2024 | Dubnica | Topoľčany | 5-2 |
| Dubnica won the series 4–2. ||||
Prešov – Modré krídla Slovan 4–0 :
| 15.3.2024 | Prešov | Modré krídla Slovan | 4-1 |
| 16.3.2024 | Prešov | Modré krídla Slovan | 2-1 OT |
| 19.3.2024 | Modré krídla Slovan | Prešov | 1-7 |
| 20.3.2024 | Modré krídla Slovan | Prešov | 1-5 |
| Prešov won the series 4–0. ||||
Považská Bystrica – Skalica 4–1 :
| 13.3.2024 | Považská Bystrica | Skalica | 5-0 |
| 14.3.2024 | Považská Bystrica | Skalica | 1-7 |
| 17.3.2024 | Skalica | Považská Bystrica | 0-4 |
| 18.3.2024 | Skalica | Považská Bystrica | 3-5 |
| 21.3.2024 | Považská Bystrica | Skalica | 6-2 |
| Považská Bystrica won the series 4–1. ||||

### Semifinals

Žilina – Dubnica 4–2 :
| 29.3.2024 | Žilina | Dubnica | 6-0 |
| 30.3.2024 | Žilina | Dubnica | 3-1 |
| 2.4.2024 | Dubnica | Žilina | 3-2 |
| 3.4.2024 | Dubnica | Žilina | 4-3 SO |
| 6.4.2024 | Žilina | Dubnica | 8-4 |
| 8.4.2024 | Dubnica | Žilina | 2-3 OT |
| Žilina won the series 4–2. ||||
Prešov – Považská Bystrica 4–1 :
| 31.3.2024 | Prešov | Považská Bystrica | 5-3 |
| 1.4.2024 | Prešov | Považská Bystrica | 3-4 OT |
| 4.4.2024 | Považská Bystrica | Prešov | 2-5 |
| 5.4.2024 | Považská Bystrica | Prešov | 4-5 OT |
| 7.4.2024 | Prešov | Považská Bystrica | 3-0 |
| Prešov won the series 4–1. ||||

### Finals
## Final rankings

| | Žilina |
| | Prešov |
| | Považská Bystrica |
| 4 | Dubnica |
| 5 | Topoľčany |
| 6 | Skalica |
| 7 | Modré krídla Slovan |
| 8 | Žiar nad Hronom |
| 9 | Trebišov |
| 10 | AquaCity Pikes |
| 11 | Trnava |
| 12 | Rimavská Sobota |
| | SR 18 |