2021–22 ŠK Slovan Bratislava season
The 2021–22 season is ŠK Slovan Bratislava's 16th consecutive in the top flight of Slovak football. Slovan are defending their Fortuna liga and Slovak Cup titles, after picking up a second consecutive domestic double in the previous season. As league champion, Slovan qualified for the UEFA Champions League. They were eliminated in the second qualifying round. Subsequently, Slovan competed in this season's edition of the UEFA Europa League, but were eliminated in the play-off round. Afterwards, Slovan were transferred to the group stage of the newly created UEFA Europa Conference League, where  the club finished third and did not advance to the next stage of the competition. Players. "As of 30 March 2022" Friendlies. Pre-season. As part of the pre-season preparation, the club announced it would complete two training camps. One fitness training camp in Šamorín and then a training camp in Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Austria, where Slovan did participate in three pre-season fixtures. The final pre-season match was played in Bratislava. Mid-season. As part of the first block of the mid-season preparation, focused mainly on fitness, Slovan were to play one friendly match, but it was  cancelled due to COVID‑19 related issues. Subsequently, Slovan moved to Dubai, where they played three friendly matches. After returning home, the team played one more match. UEFA Champions League. First qualifying round. The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 15 June 2021. Second qualifying round. The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021. UEFA Europa League. Third qualifying round. The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021. Play-off round. The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 2 August 2021. UEFA Europa Conference League . Group stage. The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021 with the fixtures announced on a day later.