The 2022 Slovak Cup final (known as the Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the final match of the 2021–22 Slovak Cup, the 53rd season of the top cup competition in Slovak football. The match was played at the Tehelné pole in Bratislava on 8 May 2022, contested by ŠK Slovan Bratislava and FC Spartak Trnava. It was only the fifth time since the foundation of the competition in 1969 and the first time since 2010 that the biggest rivals in Slovak football met in the final.
Teams In the following table, finals until 1993 were in the Czechoslovak era, since 1994 were in the Slovak era.
Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) Slovan Bratislava 22 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021) Spartak Trnava 13 (1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2019)
Road to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral venue). Slovan Bratislava (1) RoundSpartak Trnava (1) OpponentResult2021–22 Slovak CupOpponentResultJednota Málinec (4)7–0 (A)Second RoundBeluša (3)3–0 (A)Prameň Kováčová (3)2–0 (A)Third RoundPata (4)4–0 (A)Slávia TU Košice (3)5–0 (A)Fourth RoundŽeleziarne Podbrezová (2)2–2 (7–6 p) (A)Ružomberok (1)2–0 (A)Round of 16Košice (2)2–1 (A)Zlaté Moravce (1)2–0 (H)Quarter-finalsŽilina (1)0–0 (4–1 p) (A)Trenčín (1)0–0 (A), 2–1 (H) (2–1 agg.)Semi-finalsSenica (1)3–0 (H), 4–0 (A) (7–0 agg.)
Match Details
GK 1 Adrián ChovanRB 18 David HrnčárCB 14 Myenty Abena CB 4 Guram KashiaLB 81 Vernon De Marco DM 20 Jaba Kankava RM 77 Aleksandar Čavrić CM 10 Rabiu Ibrahim (c)CM 16 Alen Mustafić LM 7 Vladimír Weiss CF 9 Ivan Šaponjić Substitutes:GK 22 Matúš RužinskýMF 3 Uche Henry AgboMF 8 David Holman MF 11 Tigran Barseghyan MF 19 Andre Green MF 21 Jaromír Zmrhal DF 25 Lukáš PauschekFW 28 Adler Da Silva DF 29 Vasil BozhikovManager: Vladimír Weiss GK 71 Dominik Takáč CB 19 Matej Čurma CB 37 Martin Škrtel (c) CB 3 Gergely Tumma RM 28 Martin Bukata CM 88 Kyriakos Savvidis CM 8 Jakub Grič CM 15 Roman Procházka LM 29 Martin Mikovič FW 7 Milan RistovskiFW 25 Bamidele Yusuf Substitutes:GK 1 Ľuboš KamenárMF 6 Miłosz Kozak MF 11 Alex Iván MF 17 Ammar RamadanDF 24 Kristián Koštrna DF 26 Sebastian Kóša MF 30 Ján VlaskoFW 45 Stanislav OlejníkMF 91 Dyjan de Azevedo Manager: Michal Gašparík
Assistant referees: Tomáš Vorel Erik Weiss Fourth official: Erik Gemzický Video assistant referee: Michal Očenáš Assistant video assistant referee: Branislav HanckoMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
See also 2021–22 Slovak Cup 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Traditional derby
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