The Slovak Second Football League (), officially known as MONACObet LIGA for sponsorship reasons, is the annual second tier football competition in Slovakia. Currently, the competition consists of 16 teams.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Current teams (2025–26) Ahead of the 2025–26 season, the 2nd league and the 3rd league were reorganized by the Slovak Football Association.
Participants in the 2025-26 season:
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce FC Petržalka MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica MŠK Považská Bystrica MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš MŠK Žilina B FK Pohronie FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín ŠK Slovan Bratislava B MŠK Púchov OFK Dynamo Malženice MFK Zvolen Redfox FC Stará Ľubovňa Slávia TU Košice OFK Baník Lehota pod Vtáčnikom FK Inter Bratislava
Winners Season Champions Runners-up Third placed Top scorer Goals Team 1993–94 BSC JAS Bardejov Slovan Levice Slavoj Trebišov Richard Varadin 14 ŠKP Bratislava 1994–95 FC Nitra Slovan Levice Artmedia Petržalka Milan Strelec Róbert Formanko 14 Artmedia Petržalka Ozeta Dukla Trenčín 1995–96 Artmedia Petržalka MŠK Žilina Rimavská Sobota Jozef Pisár 21 Rimavská Sobota 1996–97 MŠK Ružomberok Ozeta Dukla Trenčín Tatran Devín Imrich Miklós 25 Tatran Devín 1997–98 FC Nitra ZTS Dubnica Matador Púchov Peter Hodúr 18 FC Nitra 1998–99 DAC Dunajská Streda Koba Senec Tatran ŠKP Devín Richard Varadin 24 Tatran ŠKP Devín 1999–00 Matador Púchov NCHZ Nováky ŽP Šport Podbrezová Jozef Pisár22Rimavská Sobota 2000–01 ZTS Dubnica FC Nitra ŽP Šport Podbrezová Mário Breška23FC Nitra 2001–02 Spartak Trnava Steel Trans Ličartovce Rimavská Sobota Ivan Bartoš Jozef Jelšic 17 Dukla Banská Bystrica FC Nitra 2002–03 Dukla Banská Bystrica Steel Trans Ličartovce Koba Senec Peter Bugár 17 Topvar Topoľčany 2003–04 Rimavská Sobota Steel Trans Ličartovce Tatran Prešov Peter Iskra18Rimavská Sobota 2004–05 FC Nitra Steel Trans Ličartovce Slovan Bratislava Róbert Rák27FC Nitra 2005–06 MFK Košice Slovan Bratislava FC Senec Pavol Piatka 22 MFK Košice 2006–07 ViOn Zlaté Moravce Eldus Močenok Rimavská Sobota Jozef Pisár15Rimavská Sobota 2007–08 Tatran Prešov ŽP Šport Podbrezová Inter Bratislava Tomáš Majtán 16 Inter Bratislava 2008–09 Inter Bratislava AS Trenčín ŽP Šport Podbrezová David Depetris 21 FK AS Trenčín 2009–10 ViOn Zlaté Moravce AS Trenčín FK Púchov Karol Pavelka 16 Zlaté Moravce 2010–11 AS Trenčín Rimavská Sobota Petržalka David Depetris 31 FK AS Trenčín 2011–12 Spartak Myjava ŽP Šport Podbrezová Dolný Kubín Peter Sládek Tomáš Čekovský 14 Spartak Myjava Podbrezová 2012–13 DAC Dunajská Streda ŽP Šport Podbrezová SFM Senec Hector Tubonemi 19 Podbrezová 2013–14 ŽP Šport Podbrezová Zemplín Michalovce Partizán Bardejov Michal Hamuľak 26 Zemplín Michalovce 2014–15 Zemplín Michalovce MFK Skalica Tatran Prešov Matúš Paukner 21 FC Nitra 2015–16 Tatran Prešov VSS Košice Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš Marko Milunović 19 Partizán Bardejov 2016–17 VSS Košice1 FC Nitra MFK Skalica Peu 23 FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín 2017–18 ŠKF Sereď MFK Skalica FK Poprad Michal Hamuľak 20 Partizán Bardejov 2018–19 FK Pohronie FK Poprad MFK Skalica Samir Nurković Miladin Vujošević 23 KFC Komárno FK Dubnica 2019–20 FK Dubnica Dukla Banská Bystrica MFK Skalica Roman Haša 14 MFK Skalica 2020–21 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš Dukla Banská Bystrica MFK Skalica Wisdom Kanu 18 Slavoj Trebišov 2021–22 Železiarne Podbrezová Dukla Banská Bystrica MFK Skalica Marek Kuzma 22 FK DubnicaŽeleziarne Podbrezová 2022–23 FC Košice Tatran Prešov KFC Komárno Jozef Dolný 19 Tatran Prešov 2023–24 KFC Komárno FC Petržalka Tatran Prešov Jozef Dolný 18 Tatran Prešov 2024–25 Tatran Prešov Zlaté Moravce Liptovský Mikuláš Landing Sagna 12 Tatran Prešov 2025–26 Dukla Banská Bystrica MFK Zvolen Liptovský Mikuláš Jakub Sylvestr 22 MFK Zvolen Source: Bold denotes team earned promotion. 1FC VSS Košice did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy.
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 Dukla Banská Bystrica 2 3 2002–03, 2021–22, 2025–26 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 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. 2- FC VSS Košice won league in 2016–17, but did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy.
References
External links 2. liga 2023/2024 on Futbalnet