The 2015–16 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak Fortuna Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993. AS Trenčín were the defending champions, after winning their 1st Slovak championship.
Teams
A total of 12 teams competed in the league, including 10 sides from the 2014–15 season and two who were promoted from the 2. liga.
Relegation for MFK Košice and FK Dukla Banská Bystrica to the 2015–16 DOXXbet liga was confirmed on 30 May 2015. These two relegated teams were replaced by 2. liga champion MFK Zemplín Michalovce and 2. liga runner-up MFK Skalica. Both teams made their debut at the highest level. Despite that MFK Košice finished as 6th, they did not obtain a licence for the 2015–16 season.
Stadiums and locations Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2014–15 season AS Trenčín Trenčín Štadión na Sihoti DAC Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda Mestský štadión 8th in Fortuna Liga FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová Podbrezová ZELPO Aréna 11th in Fortuna Liga FK Senica Senica OMS Arena 5th in Fortuna Liga Michalovce Michalovce Mestský futbalový štadión MFK Ružomberok Ružomberok Štadión pod Čebraťom 7th in Fortuna Liga MFK Skalica Skalica Mestský štadión Skalica 2nd in 2. Liga MŠK Žilina Žilina Štadión pod Dubňom 2nd in Fortuna Liga Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Pasienky 3rd in Fortuna Liga Spartak Myjava Myjava Stadium Myjava 9th in Fortuna Liga Spartak Trnava Trnava Stadium Antona Malatinského 4th in Fortuna Liga ViOn Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce FC ViOn Stadium 10th in Fortuna Liga
Personnel and kits Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsorAS Trenčín Tscheu La Ling Martin Ševela Peter Kleščík Adidas AEGONDAC Dunajská Streda Oszkár Világi Tomislav Marić Ľubomír Michalík Adidas KukkoniaFO ŽP Šport Podbrezová Július Kriváň Marek Fabuľa Jaroslav Kostelný Adidas Železiarne PodbrezováFK Senica Vladimír Levársky Juraj Sabol Petr Pavlík hummel Business Funding SolutionsMFK Ružomberok Milan Fiľo Ladislav Pecko Marek Sapara Adidas MAESTROMŠK Žilina Jozef Antošík Adrián Guľa Viktor Pečovský Nike PretoSlovan Bratislava Ivan Kmotrík Nikodimos Papavasiliou Marko Milinković Adidas nikéSpartak Myjava Pavel Halabrín Norbert Hrnčár Štefan Pekár Uhlsport NAD RESSSpartak Trnava Michal Pethö Miroslav Karhan Martin Mikovič Adidas ŽOS Trnava, ŠKODAViOn Zlaté Moravce Karol Škula Libor Fašiang Pavel Kováč Erreà ViOnMFK Michalovce Igor Šoltinský Stanislav Griga Marián Kelemen Adidas Scorp MFK Skalica Peter Bartoš Štefan Horný Pavol Majerník Nike
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentSpartak Myjava Peter Gergely Sacked Pre-season Norbert Hrnčár FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová Branislav Benko End of caretaker spell Zdenko Frťala FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce Branislav Mráz signed by FC Spartak Trnava Milko Gjurovski MFK Skalica End of contract ŠK Slovan Bratislava Dušan Tittel Resigned 4th Nikodimos Papavasiliou FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce Milko Gjurovski Sacked 11th Libor Fašiang FC Spartak Trnava Juraj Jarábek Resigned 9th Branislav Mráz MFK Ružomberok Ivan Galád Sacked 10th Ladislav Pecko FC Spartak Trnava Branislav Mráz End of interim contract 6th Ivan Hucko FK Senica Eduard Pagáč Sacked 8th Juraj Sabol Podbrezová Zdenko Frťala Sacked 12th Marek Fabuľa MFK Skalica Sacked 11th Zemplín Michalovce Sacked 10th FC Spartak Trnava Ivan Hucko Resigned 5th Miroslav Karhan
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers Updated through matches played on 20 May 2016. RankPlayerClubGoals1 Gino van KesselAS Trenčín172 Matúš BeroAS Trenčín15 David DepetrisSpartak Trnava4 Tamás PriskinSlovan Bratislava125 Peter SládekSpartak Myjava11 Leandre TawambaViOn Zlaté Moravce7 Róbert VittekSlovan Bratislava10 Erik PačindaDAC Dunajská Streda Miloš LačnýMFK Ružomberok10 Marques De SouzaZlaté Moravce9 Ákos SzarkaDAC Dunajska Streda
Hat-tricks
Round Player For Against Result Date Ref 7 Ákos Szarka4 DAC D.Streda Podbrezová 5–1 29 August 2015 11 Matúš Bero AS Trenčín MFK Skalica 3–0 26 September 2015 17 Leandre Tawamba Zlaté Moravce MFK Skalica 3–1 21 November 2015 24 Filip Hlohovský MŠK Žilina Zlaté Moravce 6–0 18 March 2016 27 David Depetris Spartak Trnava MFK Skalica 5–1 16 April 2016 32 Gino van Kessel4 AS Trenčín MŠK Žilina 5–2 13 May 2016 Note 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
Updated through matches played on 20 May 2016 RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Igor ŠemrinecAS Trenčin152 Ján MuchaSlovan Bratislava143 Miloš VolešákMŠK Žilina11 Martin KuciakFO ZP Sport Podbrezová Matúš HruškaSpartak Myjava6 Tomáš TujvelDAC Dunajská Streda87 Michal ŠullaFK Senica7 Darko TofiloskiMFK Ružomberok9 Ľuboš KamenárSpartak Trnava6 Adam JakubechSpartak Trnava Marián KelemenZemplin Michalovce
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards: 12 Marin Ljubičić (DAC Dunajska Streda)
Most red cards: 3 Ján Maslo (MFK Ružomberok)
Club
Most yellow cards: 95 FC Spartak Trnava
Most red cards: 8 MFK Ružomberok
Awards
Player of the Month
Month Player Club Ref August Ákos Szarka DAC D.Streda September Matúš Bero AS Trenčín October Léandre Tawamba Zlaté Moravce November Gino van Kessel AS Trenčín March Miloš Lačný MFK Ružomberok April Ryan Koolwijk AS Trenčín May Gino van Kessel AS Trenčín
Top Eleven Source: Goalkeeper: Ján Mucha (Slovan Bratislava) Defence: Martin Šulek (AS Trenčín), Kornel Saláta (Slovan Bratislava), Milan Škriniar (MŠK Žilina), Kingsley Madu (AS Trenčín) Midfield: Viktor Pečovský (MŠK Žilina), Ibrahim Rabiu (AS Trenčín), Gino van Kessel (AS Trenčín), Matúš Bero (AS Trenčín), Erik Pačinda (DAC D.Streda) Attack: David Depetris (Spartak Trnava)
Individual awards
Manager of the season
Martin Ševela (AS Trenčín)
Player of the Year
Matúš Bero (AS Trenčín)
Young player of the Year
Martin Šulek (AS Trenčín)
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Trnava 6,934 2 DAC 3,719 3 Zemplín 3,100 4 Trenčín 2,504 5 Ružomberok 1,856 6 Senica 1,711 7 Žilina 1,709 8 Myjava 1,556 9 Skalica 1,514 10 Železiarne 1,512 11 Slovan 1,432 12 ViOn 1,304Source:
See also 2015–16 Slovak Cup 2015–16 2. Liga (Slovakia) List of transfers winter 2015–16 List of transfers summer 2015 List of foreign players
Notes
References
External links
uefa.com