2. Liga (Slovakia)

This article is about second highest football league. For third highest ice hockey league, see Slovak 2. Liga.

MONACObet LIGA
Founded1993
CountrySlovakia
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toNiké liga
Relegation to3. liga
Domestic cupSlovnaft Cup
Current championsTatran Prešov (3rd title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsNitra
Tatran Prešov (3 titles)
Broadcaster(s)STVR
Websitemonacobetliga.sk
Current: 2025–26 2. Liga

The Slovak Second Football League (Slovak: 2. slovenská futbalová liga), officially known as MONACObet LIGA for sponsorship reasons, is the annual second tier football competition in Slovakia. Currently, the competition consists of 16 teams.[1]

Each season, the first-placed team in the 2. Liga is automatically promoted to the First League, subject to meeting league requirements. The team that finishes in second place enters a two-legged play-off against the second-to-last placed team from the First League, with the winner taking their place in the following season's First League. The two lowest-finishing teams in the 2. Liga are relegated to the 3. Liga.

History

The league was formed as a second-tier league in Czechoslovakia. Before the dissolution of Czechoslovakia it consisted of 16 teams. Upon dissolution, six teams were promoted to the then newly formed Slovak First League. The league was expanded to 18 teams in 1996/97 season, but returned back to 16 in 2001/02 and reduced to 12 in 2006–07. The number of teams expanded to 16 from the 2017–18 season.[2]

In June 2014 the league signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with a gambling firm, taking the name of DOXXbet liga as part of the deal.[3]

External events prompted adaptive measures, notably during the COVID-19 pandemic, when all Slovak football leagues, including the 2. Liga, were suspended in March 2020 following government directives to curb virus spread; the 2019–20 season resumed in June without fans, while the 2020–21 campaign featured postponed matches and enhanced health protocols under SFZ oversight.[4]

In February 2024, the league was renamed as MONACObet LIGA as a part of a two-and-half year partnership deal with an option to extend. The deal included a further undisclosed club grant worth over €1 million, allegedly exceeding any previous partnerships.[5]

Current teams (2025–26)

Ahead of the 2025–26 season, the 2nd league and the 3rd league were reorganized by the Slovak Football Association.[6]

Participants in the 2025-26 season:[7]

Winners

Season Champions Runners-up Third placed Top scorer Goals Team
1993–94 BSC JAS Bardejov Slovan Levice Slavoj Trebišov Slovakia Richard Varadin 14 ŠKP Bratislava
1994–95 FC Nitra Slovan Levice Artmedia Petržalka Slovakia Milan Strelec
Slovakia Róbert Formanko 		14 Artmedia Petržalka
Ozeta Dukla Trenčín
1995–96 Artmedia Petržalka MŠK Žilina Rimavská Sobota Slovakia Jozef Pisár 21 Rimavská Sobota
1996–97 MŠK Ružomberok Ozeta Dukla Trenčín Tatran Devín Slovakia Imrich Miklós 25 Tatran Devín
1997–98 FC Nitra ZTS Dubnica Matador Púchov Slovakia Peter Hodúr 18 FC Nitra
1998–99 DAC Dunajská Streda Koba Senec Tatran ŠKP Devín Slovakia Richard Varadin 24 Tatran ŠKP Devín
1999–00 Matador Púchov NCHZ Nováky ŽP Šport Podbrezová Slovakia Jozef Pisár 22 Rimavská Sobota
2000–01 ZTS Dubnica FC Nitra ŽP Šport Podbrezová Slovakia Mário Breška 23 FC Nitra
2001–02 Spartak Trnava Steel Trans Ličartovce Rimavská Sobota Slovakia Ivan Bartoš
Slovakia Jozef Jelšic 		17 Dukla Banská Bystrica
FC Nitra
2002–03 Dukla Banská Bystrica Steel Trans Ličartovce Koba Senec Slovakia Peter Bugár 17 Topvar Topoľčany
2003–04 Rimavská Sobota Steel Trans Ličartovce Tatran Prešov Slovakia Peter Iskra 18 Rimavská Sobota
2004–05 FC Nitra Steel Trans Ličartovce Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Róbert Rák 27 FC Nitra
2005–06 MFK Košice Slovan Bratislava FC Senec Slovakia Pavol Piatka 22 MFK Košice
2006–07 ViOn Zlaté Moravce Eldus Močenok Rimavská Sobota Slovakia Jozef Pisár 15 Rimavská Sobota
2007–08 Tatran Prešov ŽP Šport Podbrezová Inter Bratislava Slovakia Tomáš Majtán 16 Inter Bratislava
2008–09 Inter Bratislava AS Trenčín ŽP Šport Podbrezová Argentina David Depetris 21 FK AS Trenčín
2009–10 ViOn Zlaté Moravce AS Trenčín FK Púchov Slovakia Karol Pavelka 16 Zlaté Moravce
2010–11 AS Trenčín Rimavská Sobota Petržalka Argentina David Depetris 31 FK AS Trenčín
2011–12 Spartak Myjava ŽP Šport Podbrezová Dolný Kubín Slovakia Peter Sládek
Slovakia Tomáš Čekovský 		14 Spartak Myjava
Podbrezová
2012–13 DAC Dunajská Streda ŽP Šport Podbrezová SFM Senec Nigeria Hector Tubonemi 19 Podbrezová
2013–14 ŽP Šport Podbrezová Zemplín Michalovce Partizán Bardejov Slovakia Michal Hamuľak 26 Zemplín Michalovce
2014–15 Zemplín Michalovce MFK Skalica Tatran Prešov Slovakia Matúš Paukner 21 FC Nitra
2015–16 Tatran Prešov VSS Košice Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš Serbia Marko Milunović 19 Partizán Bardejov
2016–17 VSS Košice1 FC Nitra MFK Skalica Brazil Peu 23 FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín
2017–18 ŠKF Sereď MFK Skalica FK Poprad Slovakia Michal Hamuľak 20 Partizán Bardejov
2018–19 FK Pohronie FK Poprad MFK Skalica Serbia Samir Nurković
Montenegro Miladin Vujošević 		23 KFC Komárno
FK Dubnica
2019–20 FK Dubnica Dukla Banská Bystrica MFK Skalica Czech Republic Roman Haša 14 MFK Skalica
2020–21 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš Dukla Banská Bystrica MFK Skalica Nigeria Wisdom Kanu 18 Slavoj Trebišov
2021–22 Železiarne Podbrezová Dukla Banská Bystrica MFK Skalica Slovakia Marek Kuzma 22 FK Dubnica
Železiarne Podbrezová
2022–23 FC Košice Tatran Prešov KFC Komárno Slovakia Jozef Dolný 19 Tatran Prešov
2023–24 KFC Komárno FC Petržalka Tatran Prešov Slovakia Jozef Dolný 18 Tatran Prešov
2024–25 Tatran Prešov Zlaté Moravce Liptovský Mikuláš Senegal Landing Sagna 12 Tatran Prešov

Source:[8]

  • Bold denotes team earned promotion.

1FC VSS Košice did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy.[2]

Performance by club

Club Winners Promoted Promoting Years
FC Nitra 3 4 1994–95, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2016–17
Tatran Prešov 3 3 2007–08, 2015–16, 2024–25
ZTS Dubnica 2 3 1995–96, 1997–98, 2000–01
ViOn Zlaté Moravce 2 2 2006–07, 2009–10
DAC Dunajská Streda 2 2 1998–99, 2012–13
Podbrezová 2 2 2013–14, 2021–22
FC VSS Košice 2 12 2005–06
Dukla Banská Bystrica 1 2 2002–03, 2021–22
FK AS Trenčín 1 2 1996–97, 2010–11
Rimavská Sobota 1 2 1995–96, 2003–04
Koba Senec 0 2 1998–99, 2005–06
Zemplín Michalovce 1 1 2014–15
Artmedia Petržalka 1 1 1995–96
BSC JAS Bardejov 1 1 1993–94
MŠK Ružomberok 1 1 1996–97
Matador Púchov 1 1 1999–00
Spartak Myjava 1 1 2011–12
Spartak Trnava 1 1 2001–02
ŠKF Sereď 1 1 2017–18
FK Pohronie 1 1 2018–19
Liptovský Mikuláš 1 1 2020–21
FC Košice 1 1 2022–23
KFC Komárno 1 1 2023–24
MFK Skalica 0 2 2014–15, 2021–22
MŠK Žilina 0 1 1995–96
Slovan Bratislava 0 1 2005–06
Inter Bratislava 1 0 1

1- Inter Bratislava won league in 2008–09, but license was sold to FK Senica.[9]
2- FC VSS Košice won league in 2016–17, but did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy.[2]

References

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allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_Second_Football_League