The Slovak Cup (), currently named Slovnaft Cup due to sponsorship agreement with Slovnaft, is the only nationwide knockout competition in Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the first round of the UEFA Europa League qualification.

History The competition was first contested in 1969. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the winner of the Czech Cup in the Czechoslovak Cup final, the winner of which would be Czechoslovakia's representative in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (Slovan Bratislava won the tournament in 1968–69).

The first winner of the cup after the split of Czechoslovakia and the establishment of the independent Slovak Republic was Slovan Bratislava in 1994, when they defeated Tatran Prešov 2–1 in the final match in Brezno.

Second-league teams have won the cup twice, in 2002 VTJ KOBA Senec and in 2007 ViOn Zlaté Moravce. Second-league clubs also qualified for the final, Ličartovce in 2004 and MFK Skalica in 2017.

Trophy The trophy for the winner of the national cup has taken various forms throughout its history. The first and longest-serving trophy was a traveling crystal cup, which was awarded to the winner of the cup competition between 1970 and 2004. For several years, two cups were awarded to the winners, in addition to the original crystal cup and a cup dedicated to the Slovak Football Association. In 2005, the trophy changed material, the crystal cup was replaced by a new one made of metal and brass, the first winner of the new trophy was Dukla Banská Bystrica.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Slovak Cup in 2019, a new modern trophy was created. The Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava became the SFZ's partner in its implementation, and organized a two-round student competition for new trophy designs. The first round received 29 designs, five of which advanced to the final round, and then representatives of the SFZ, the Academy of Fine Arts, and Slovnaft selected the winning trophy.

Sponsorship

PeriodSponsorName1969–1997No main sponsorSlovenský pohár1997–2001Zlatý BažantSlovenský pohár Zlatého Bažanta2002–2011No main sponsorSlovenský pohár2011–presentSlovnaftSlovnaft Cup

Format The Slovak Cup plays as a knockout tournament. All matches that ended in a draw after 90 minutes are decided by penalty shoot-outs. All rounds are played as one-off matches except the semi-finals, which are played over two legs.

Cup winners (Czechoslovak era 1969–1993) Between 1969 and 1993 the winners contested the Czechoslovak Cup final against the winner of the Czech Cup.

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upVenue1969–70Slovan Bratislava2–2, 1–0Dukla Banská Bystrica2 matches played1970–71Spartak Trnava2–0, 0–1Slovan Bratislava1971–72Slovan Bratislava1–2, 4–1 (aet)Spartak Trnava1972–73VSS Košice3–0, 3–3Tatran Prešov1973–74Slovan Bratislava0–0, 2–2 (6–5p)Spartak Trnava1974–75Spartak Trnava2–0, 1–2Nitra1975–76Slovan Bratislava0–0, 2–1Inter Bratislava 1976–77Lokomotíva Košice 0–2, 4–0Žilina1977–78Jednota Trenčín1–0, 3–1Slovan Bratislava1978–79Lokomotíva Košice2–2, 3–0Inter Bratislava1979–80ZŤS Košice2–4, 5–0Žilina1980–81Dukla Banská Bystrica1–1, 1–0ZŤS Košice1981–82Slovan Bratislava3–1, 0–0Petržalka1982–83Slovan Bratislava0–0, 1–1Nitra1983–84Inter Bratislava2–0, 1–0Dukla Banská Bystrica1984–85Lokomotíva Košice1–0, 1–1Tatran Prešov1985–86Spartak Trnava1–0ŽilinaFutbalový štadión Prievidza1986–87DAC Dunajská Streda0–0 (6–5p)NitraŠtadión Antona Malatinského1987–88Inter Bratislava1–0Spartak TrnavaŠtadión na Sihoti1988–89Slovan Bratislava2–1Považská BystricaŠtadión Hlohovec1989–90Inter Bratislava6–0ŽilinaMestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom1990–91Spartak Trnava1–0NitraŠtadión pod Čebraťom1991–92Tatran Prešov 2–0Lokomotíva Košice Stadium MUDr. Ivan Chodák1992–931. FC Košice0–0 (5–4p)DAC Dunajská StredaNa Zahradkach Stadium

Cup winners (Slovak era 1993–present)

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueAttendance1993–94Slovan Bratislava2–1Tatran PrešovMestský štadión Brezno5,6201994–95Inter Bratislava1–1 (aet, 3–1 pen)DAC Dunajská StredaMestský štadión (Dubnica)2,5501995–96Humenné2–1Spartak TrnavaŠtadión Bukóza9,0001996–97Slovan Bratislava1–0 (aet)Tatran PrešovŠtadión na Sihoti11,2861997–98Spartak Trnava2–01. FC KošiceStadium ŠKP Inter Dúbravka7,8001998–99Slovan Bratislava3–0Dukla Banská BystricaMestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom10,0481999–00Inter Bratislava1–1 (aet, 4–2 pen)1. FC KošiceTatran Stadium3,1502000–01Inter Bratislava1–0RužomberokMestský štadión (Dubnica)5,2002001–02Senec1–1 (aet, 4–2 pen)PúchovŠtadión MŠK Považská Bystrica4,5842002–03Púchov2–1 (aet)Slovan BratislavaVojtech Schottert Stadium4,3562003–04Petržalka2–0LičartovceMestský štadión Dunajská Streda2,6502004–05Dukla Banská Bystrica2–1PetržalkaŠtadión pod Zoborom2,4742005–06Ružomberok0–0 (aet, 4–3 pen)Spartak TrnavaŠtadión Pasienky8,4262006–07Zlaté Moravce4–0SenecŠtadión Pasienky3,1192007–08Petržalka1–0Spartak TrnavaŠtadión pod Dubňom5,0002008–09MFK Košice3–1PetržalkaNTC Senec1,5282009–10Slovan Bratislava6–0Spartak TrnavaŠtadión Michalovce3,7522010–11Slovan Bratislava3–3 (aet, 5–4 pen)ŽilinaSNP Stadium2,6532011–12Žilina3–2 (aet)SenicaMestský štadión Bardejov3,0002012–13Slovan Bratislava2–0ŽilinaŠtadión pod Čebraťom3,4102013–14MFK Košice2–1Slovan BratislavaStadium Myjava2,6472014–15AS Trenčín2–2 (aet, 3–2 pen)SenicaNTC Poprad3,4732015–16AS Trenčín3–1Slovan BratislavaŠtadión Antona Malatinského8,5472016–17Slovan Bratislava3–0SkalicaNTC Poprad2,4322017–18Slovan Bratislava3–1RužomberokŠtadión Antona Malatinského4,4052018–19Spartak Trnava3–3 (aet, 4–1 pen)ŽilinaŠtadión pod Zoborom6,0532019–20Slovan Bratislava1–0RužomberokTehelné pole3,6242020–21Slovan Bratislava2–1 (aet)ŽilinaTehelné pole0The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia.2021–22Spartak Trnava2–1 (aet)Slovan BratislavaTehelné pole10,4112022–23Spartak Trnava3–1 (aet)Slovan BratislavaŠtadión Antona Malatinského15,4272023–24Ružomberok1–0Spartak TrnavaKošická Futbalová Aréna8,7642024–25Spartak Trnava1–0RužomberokDAC Aréna9,4372025–26MŠK Žilina3–1FC KošiceŠtadión pod Dubňom9,723

Key Match went to extra timeMatch decided by a penalty shootout after extra timeItalicTeam from outside the top flight

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years Slovan Bratislava 17 7 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 1971, 1978, 2003, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2023 Spartak Trnava 9 8 1971, 1975, 1980, 1991, 1998, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025 1972, 1974, 1988, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2024 Inter Bratislava 6 2 1984, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2001 1976, 1979 VSS Košice 5 3 1973, 1980, 1993, 2009, 2014 1981, 1998, 2000 Lokomotíva Košice 3 1 1977, 1979, 1985 1992 Žilina 2 8 2012, 2026 1977, 1980, 1986, 1990, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2021Ružomberok242006, 20242001, 2018, 2020, 2025 Petržalka 2 3 2004, 2008 1982, 2005, 2009 Dukla Banská Bystrica 2 3 1981, 2005 1970, 1984, 1999 AS Trenčín 2 – 2015, 2016 – Tatran Prešov 1 4 1992 1973, 1985, 1994, 1997 DAC Dunajská Streda 1 2 1987 1993, 1995 Púchov 1 1 2003 2002 Senec 1 1 2002 2007 Zlaté Moravce 1 – 2007 – Humenné 1 – 1996 –Jednota Trenčín1–1978– Nitra – 4 – 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991 Senica – 2 – 2012, 2015 FC Košice – 1 – 2026 Skalica – 1 – 2017 Ličartovce – 1 – 2004 Považská Bystrica – 1 – 1989

Titles by city

City Titles Winning clubs Bratislava Slovan Bratislava (17), Inter Bratislava (6), Artmedia Petržalka (2) Trnava Spartak Trnava (9) Košice VSS Košice (5), Lokomotíva Košice (3) Trenčín AS Trenčín (2), Jednota Trenčín (1) Banská Bystrica Dukla Banská Bystrica (2) RužomberokRužomberok (2) Žilina Žilina (2) Dunajská Streda DAC Dunajská Streda (1) Humenné Humenné (1) Prešov Tatran Prešov (1) Púchov Púchov (1) Senec Senec (1) Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce (1)

Venues of final matches

(Does not include matches when the home-away system was played) +VenueNr. of final matchesYearsBratislava61998, 2006, 2007, 2020, 2021, 2022Trnava41987, 2016, 2018, 2023Dunajská Streda22004, 2025Nitra22005, 2019Poprad22015, 2017Ružomberok21991, 2013Dubnica21995, 2001Žiar nad Hronom21990, 1999Trenčín21988, 1997Žilina22008, 2026Košice12024Myjava12014Bardejov12012Banská Bystrica12011Michalovce12010Senec12009Topoľčany12003Považská Bystrica12002Prešov12000Vranov nad Topľov11996Brezno11994Rimavská Sobota11993Dolný Kubín11992Hlohovec11989Prievidza11986

Notes

References

External links Slovnaft Cup 2023/24 at Futbalnet Slovak Cup at int.soccerway.com