The 2026–27 3. Liga (Slovakia) is the 34th edition of the third tier 3. Liga since its establishment in 1993. 44 teams contested being divided into three geographic groups: 3. liga Západ (West), 3. liga Stred (Middle) and 3. liga Východ (East). The season began on 7 August 2026 and is scheduled to conclude on 6 June 2027.
The league consists of 44 clubs divided into three regional groups: West, Middle and East. Each group plays a double round-robin tournament. The winners are eligible for promotion to the 2. Liga, while the lowest-placed teams are relegated to the regional 4. Liga divisions, subject to the Slovak Football Association regulations.
Západ (West) MŠK Púchov were relegated from the 2. Liga, while OFK Dunajská Lužná and FC Nitra were promoted from the 4. Liga. All three clubs will compete in the 3. Liga during the 2026–27 season. Former national team player Miroslav Stoch will also play for FC Nitra this season.
League table
Stred (Middle) FK Čadca and TJ Sokol Medzibrod earned promotion from the 4. Liga and will compete in the 3. Liga during the 2026–27 season.
League table
Východ (East) Stará Ľubovňa and Slávia TU Košice were relegated from the 2. Liga, while Partizán Bardejov BŠK earned promotion from the 4. Liga. All three clubs joined the 3. Liga for the 2026–27 season.
League table
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