Niké Handball Extraliga is the highest league in the league system of Slovak Handball and comprises the top 10 Slovak handball teams. The first season began in 1993–94 and, with the exception of a 5-year break when the joint Czech-Slovak Handball Interliga (HIL) was organized, has been running since. The most successful club is HT Tatran Prešov, which has become the champion of Slovakia 20 times. Since the 2020/21 season, it has been called the Niké Handball Extraliga.
Structure The season starts in the end of September with a regular season comprising 11 teams meeting each other twice. The 8 best teams after the regular season qualify for the play-off. The season ends with a single final at the end of April.
Current teams
Teams for season 2025–26
MŠK Považská Bystrica HT Tatran Prešov HK Kúpele Bojnice TJ Štart Nové Zámky HK Košice HC Sporta Hlohovec ŠKP Bratislava HK agro Topoľčany Záhoráci Stupava HáO TJ Slovan Modra
Past champions
1994 : Lokomotiva Trnava 1995 : HK agro Topoľčany 1996 : Agro VTJ Topoľčany (2) 1997 : VSŽ Košice 1998 : Agro VTJ Topoľčany (3) 1999 : VSŽ Košice (2) 2000 : ŠKP Sečovce 2001 : ŠKP Sečovce (2) 2002 : MŠK Považská Bystrica 2003 : MŠK Považská Bystrica (2) 2004 : HT Tatran Prešov 2005 : HT Tatran Prešov (2) 2006 : MŠK Považská Bystrica (3) 2007 : HT Tatran Prešov (3) 2008 : HT Tatran Prešov (4) 2009 : HT Tatran Prešov (5) 2010 : HT Tatran Prešov (6) 2011 : HT Tatran Prešov (7) 2012 : HT Tatran Prešov (8) 2013 : HT Tatran Prešov (9) 2014 : HT Tatran Prešov (10) 2015 : HT Tatran Prešov (11) 2016 : HT Tatran Prešov (12) 2017 : HT Tatran Prešov (13) 2018 : HT Tatran Prešov (14) 2019 : HT Tatran Prešov (15) 2020 : not awarded 2021 : HT Tatran Prešov (16) 2022 : HT Tatran Prešov (17) 2023 : MŠK Považská Bystrica (4) 2024 : HT Tatran Prešov (18) 2025 : HT Tatran Prešov (19) 2026 : HT Tatran Prešov (20)
Club Titles Year 1. HT Tatran Prešov 20 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 2. MŠK Považská Bystrica 4 2002, 2003, 2006, 2023 3. Agro VTJ Topoľčany 3 1995, 1996, 1998 4. VSŽ Košice 2 1997, 1999 ŠKP Sečovce 2 2000, 2001 6. Lokomotiva Trnava 1 1994
References
External links Slovak handball association