The 2011–12 Slovak First League (also known as Corgoň Liga due to sponsoring purposes) will be the twelfth season of the I. liga, the top football league of Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

, since its establishment. It began on 15 July 2011 and end on 19 May 2012. Slovan Bratislava

ŠK Slovan Bratislava

ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...

 are the defending champions, having won their sixth Slovak league championship at the end of the 2010–11 season

2010–11 Slovak Superliga

The 2010–11 season of the Slovak Superliga is the eleventh season of the league since its establishment. It began in late July 2010 and will end in May 2011...

.

Teams

Dubnica were relegated after finishing the 2010–11 season

2010–11 Slovak Superliga

The 2010–11 season of the Slovak Superliga is the eleventh season of the league since its establishment. It began in late July 2010 and will end in May 2011...

 in 12th and last place, ending a 10 season stay in this competition. They were replaced by 2010–11 First League

2010–11 Slovak First League

The 2010–11 season of the Slovak First League is the eleventh season of the league since its establishment. It began in late July 2010 and will end in May 2011.-Team changes from 2009–10:...

 champions AS Trenčín

FK AS Trencín

FK AS Trenčín is a Slovak football club, playing in the town of Trenčín.-History:AS Trenčín was established in 1992 as Ozeta Trenčín and started in the third division of the Czechoslovak competition and ended one place below the traditional team TTS Trenčín. Later the club spent three season in...

, who return to the competition after a three season absence.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
	Trenčín Trencín Trenčín is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 56,000, which makes it the ninth largest municipality of the country and is the seat of the Trenčín Region and the Trenčín District...	Štadión na Sihoti	4,500
	Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda is a town in southern Slovakia . Dunajská Streda is the most important town of the Žitný ostrov region. It has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population is 23,562 -Name:...	Mestský štadión – DAC Dunajská Streda DAC Stadion DAC Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Dunajská Streda, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda...	16,410
Dukla Banská Bystrica FK Dukla Banská Bystrica FK Dukla Banská Bystrica is a Slovak football club from the town of Banská Bystrica. The club plays at the SNP Stadium .- History :* 1965 – Founded as VTJ Dukla Banská Bystrica* 1967 – Renamed AS Dukla Banská Bystrica...	Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...	SNP Stadium	10,000
	Košice Košice Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...	Štadión Lokomotívy v Čermeli Štadión Lokomotívy v Cermeli TJ Lokomotíva is a multi-purpose stadium in Košice, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of MFK Košice. The stadium holds 10,787 people and was built in 1970....	9,000
	Nitra Nitra Nitra is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. With a population of about 83,572, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. Nitra is also one of the oldest cities in Slovakia and the country's earliest political and cultural center...	Štadión pod Zoborom Štadión pod Zoborom Štadión pod Zoborom is a multi-use stadium in Nitra, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Nitra. The stadium holds 11,384 people....	11,384
	Ružomberok Ružomberok Ružomberok is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of around 30,000-Geography:...	Štadión MFK Ružomberok	4,817
	Senica Senica Senica is a city in Trnava Region, western Slovakia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the Záhorie lowland, close to the Little Carpathians.-History:...	Štadión FK Senica Štadión FK Senica Štadión FK Senica, is a multi-purpose stadium in Senica, Slovakia. It is mainly used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FK Senica of the Slovak Superliga. The stadium has a capacity of 4,500 spectators....	4,600
Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...	Bratislava Bratislava Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...	Pasienky	12,000
Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava is a Slovak football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. Historically it is one of the most successful clubs in Slovakia, having won the Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup five times, and reaching semifinal of European Cup once and quarterfinal twice. The club plays...	Trnava Trnava Trnava is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a kraj and of an okres . It was the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric . The city has a historic center...	Štadión Antona Malatinského Štadión Antona Malatinského Štadión Antona Malatinského is a football stadium in Trnava, Slovakia.- Usage :It is currently used mostly for football matches of FC Spartak Trnava. The stadium holds 18,448 people. It is named after former famous footballer and coach Anton Malatinský....	18,448
Tatran Prešov	Prešov Prešov Prešov Historically, the city has been known in German as Eperies , Eperjes in Hungarian, Fragopolis in Latin, Preszów in Polish, Peryeshis in Romany, Пряшев in Russian and Пряшів in Rusyn and Ukrainian.-Characteristics:The city is a showcase of Baroque, Rococo and Gothic...	Tatran Štadión Tatran Stadion 1. FC Tatran Prešov Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Prešov, Slovakia. It is currently used for football matches as home ground of the Corgoň Liga club 1. FC Tatran Prešov. The stadium holds 7,900 spectators .-New Stadium:There were some ideas to build new stadium. They were right...	5,410
ViOn Zlaté Moravce FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Zlaté Moravce. The club was founded on 22 January 1995.- History :From the club's establishment in 1995 until 2004, they played in various regional competitions...	Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce is a town in south-western Slovakia.-Basic data:It is the capital and the biggest town of Zlaté Moravce District. It is approximately 120 km from the Slovak capital Bratislava and 32 km from Nitra.-History:...	Štadión FC ViOn Štadión FC ViOn Štadión FC ViOn is a football stadium in the city of Zlaté Moravce in Slovakia. It is the home ground of FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce and has a capacity of 4,000....	4,000
	Žilina Žilina Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 85,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a...	Stadium pod Dubňom Stadium Pod Dubnom The Štadión pod Dubňom is an all-seater football stadium situated in Žilina, Slovakia, which has been the home of MŠK Žilina. It is named after the hill Dubeň adjacent to which is located and literally means "Stadium under the Duben Hill"....	13,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Manager1	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda			Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...	NEGIN
FK AS Trenčín FK AS Trencín FK AS Trenčín is a Slovak football club, playing in the town of Trenčín.-History:AS Trenčín was established in 1992 as Ozeta Trenčín and started in the third division of the Czechoslovak competition and ended one place below the traditional team TTS Trenčín. Later the club spent three season in...			Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...	Aegon AEGON Aegon N.V. is one of the world’s largest life insurance and pension groups, and a strong provider of investment products. Aegon's head office is in The Hague, Netherlands...
FK Dukla Banská Bystrica FK Dukla Banská Bystrica FK Dukla Banská Bystrica is a Slovak football club from the town of Banská Bystrica. The club plays at the SNP Stadium .- History :* 1965 – Founded as VTJ Dukla Banská Bystrica* 1967 – Renamed AS Dukla Banská Bystrica...			Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
MFK Košice MFK Košice MFK Košice is a professional Slovak first division football club based in Košice. The club, founded in 1952, won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup four times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful era of the club has been in 70's and 90's years of past century which they have...			Givova	Steel Trans
FC Nitra FC Nitra FC Nitra is a Slovak association football club, playing in the town of Nitra. Established in 1909, FC Nitra is one of the oldest football clubs in Slovakia. Nitra were promoted and relegated 4 times from the Czechoslovakian league with their longest stay being 5 years . Nitra came close to...			Jako Jako Jako AG is a German sportswear company based in the Hollenbach district of Mulfingen , Baden-Württemberg. The company was founded by Rudi Sprügel and his brother in 1989 in Stachenhausen...	Bonul Security, El Comp, Špeciál Izotex
MFK Ružomberok MFK Ružomberok MFK Ružomberok is a Slovak football club, playing in the city of Ružomberok.-History:Established in 1906, the club's colours have been traditionally white, yellow and red, which are also featured on the town's flag...			Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...	Maestro
FK Senica FK Senica FK Senica is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Senica. The club was founded in 1921.- Transfer from 4th League to Superliga :Although FK Senica played in the 4th Slovak football league for season 2008/2009, the next season 2009/2010 they played in the top division after mergin with Inter...			Hummel Hummel Hummel may refer to:people:* Arvid David Hummel , Swedish entomologist and notary* Arthur W. Hummel, Jr. , U.S. diplomat, ambassador to China from 1981 to 1985* Arthur W. Hummel, Sr...
ŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...			Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...	Niké
FC Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava is a Slovak football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. Historically it is one of the most successful clubs in Slovakia, having won the Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup five times, and reaching semifinal of European Cup once and quarterfinal twice. The club plays...			Givova	TSS Grade
1. FC Tatran Prešov 1. FC Tatran Prešov 1. FC Tatran Prešov is a Slovak football team, based in the city of Prešov. Tatran Prešov is the oldest football team in Slovakia, founded on the 25th May 1898. The "Green and Whites" played 32 seasons in the Czechoslovakian top division. Tatran became the dark horse of Czechoslovakian football in...			Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Zlaté Moravce. The club was founded on 22 January 1995.- History :From the club's establishment in 1995 until 2004, they played in various regional competitions...			Legea Legea Legea is a sportswear company founded in 1990, in Pompei, Italy. It is one of the most popular brands among Italian amateur football teams, now heavily expanding also among top division professional clubs....	ViOn
MŠK Žilina MŠK Žilina MŠK Žilina is a Slovak football club, based in the town of Žilina. They play in the Slovak Superliga and are one of the most successful clubs in this competition, having won five championships since the league's inception in 1993. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Šošoni...			Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...	Preto

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
FC Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava is a Slovak football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. Historically it is one of the most successful clubs in Slovakia, having won the Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup five times, and reaching semifinal of European Cup once and quarterfinal twice. The club plays...	Peter Zelenský Peter Zelenský Peter Zelenský is a former Slovak football player and coach. He played for FC Spartak Trnava and Bohemians Praha.-International career:Zelenský made 15 appearances for the full Czechoslovakia national football team.-External links:...	End of caretaker spell	5 May 2011	Pre-season	Pavel Hoftych Pavel Hoftych Pavel Hoftych is a Czech football manager and former player, currently managing FC Spartak Trnava.Hoftych left Bohemians 1905 in June 2011, having been at the club for three years.He signed a 2-year contract with FC Spartak Trnava....	19 May 2011
FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda	Mikuláš Radványi Mikuláš Radványi Mikuláš Radványi is a former football player from Slovakia and recently manager of ŠK SFM Senec.-Career:Radványi made eight league appearances for FC Kaučuk Opava in the Czech first division.-External links:* *...	End of contract	28 May 2011	Pre-season	Štefan Horný Štefan Horný Štefan Horný is a former football player from Slovakia and recently manager of FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda.-External links:* -References:...	20 June 2011
MFK Košice MFK Košice MFK Košice is a professional Slovak first division football club based in Košice. The club, founded in 1952, won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup four times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful era of the club has been in 70's and 90's years of past century which they have...	Štefan Tarkovič Štefan Tarkovič Štefan Tarkovič is a football manager from Slovakia and currently manager of 1. FC Tatran Prešov. He last managed team MFK Košice.-External links:* -References:...	Mutual agreement	1 June 2011	Pre-season	Ladislav Šimčo Ladislav Šimčo Ladislav Šimčo is a former football player from Slovakia and currently manager of MFK Košice.Šimčo made 43 appearances in the Czech Gambrinus liga for FC Hradec Králové.-External links:* * -References:...	10 June 2011
1. FC Tatran Prešov 1. FC Tatran Prešov 1. FC Tatran Prešov is a Slovak football team, based in the city of Prešov. Tatran Prešov is the oldest football team in Slovakia, founded on the 25th May 1898. The "Green and Whites" played 32 seasons in the Czechoslovakian top division. Tatran became the dark horse of Czechoslovakian football in...	Ladislav Pecko Ladislav Pecko Ladislav Pecko is a retired Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played 6 matches for Slovakia and spent most of career in ŠK Slovan Bratislava. His playing position was right-wing back....	End of contract	2 June 2011	Pre-season	Štefan Tarkovič Štefan Tarkovič Štefan Tarkovič is a football manager from Slovakia and currently manager of 1. FC Tatran Prešov. He last managed team MFK Košice.-External links:* -References:...	4 June 2011
MŠK Žilina MŠK Žilina MŠK Žilina is a Slovak football club, based in the town of Žilina. They play in the Slovak Superliga and are one of the most successful clubs in this competition, having won five championships since the league's inception in 1993. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Šošoni...	Pavel Hapal Pavel Hapal Pavel Hapal is a Czech former football player and current manager of Zagłębie Lubin.His professional career begun at SK Sigma Olomouc...	Sacked	16 July 2011	Pre-season	Ľubomír Nosický Ľubomír Nosický Ľubomír Nosický is a slovak football manager and former player.He played football for FK Drnovice making 34 appearances for the club in the Czech league.-References:...	16 July 2011
ŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...	Karel Jarolím Karel Jarolím Karel Jarolím is a Czech football coach and former Czechoslovakia international footballer.-Personal life:His sons Lukáš and David are also footballers, as well his nephew Marek.- References :...	Mutual agreement	5 August 2011	4th	Vladimír Weiss	5 August 2011
FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda	Štefan Horný Štefan Horný Štefan Horný is a former football player from Slovakia and recently manager of FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda.-External links:* -References:...	Resigned	6 August 2011	12th	Krisztián Németh Krisztián Németh (Slovak footballer) Krisztián Németh is a former football player from Slovakia of Hungarian ethnic origin and currently manager of FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda.-External links:* * * -References:...	7 August 2011
MFK Ružomberok MFK Ružomberok MFK Ružomberok is a Slovak football club, playing in the city of Ružomberok.-History:Established in 1906, the club's colours have been traditionally white, yellow and red, which are also featured on the town's flag...	Ladislav Jurkemik Ladislav Jurkemik Ladislav Jurkemik is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 57 matches and scored 3 goals....	Sacked	22 September 2011	8th	Aleš Křeček Aleš Křeček Aleš Křeček is a Czech former football player who currently works as a football manager for Slovak First League side MFK Ružomberok....	22 September 2011
FC Nitra FC Nitra FC Nitra is a Slovak association football club, playing in the town of Nitra. Established in 1909, FC Nitra is one of the oldest football clubs in Slovakia. Nitra were promoted and relegated 4 times from the Czechoslovakian league with their longest stay being 5 years . Nitra came close to...	Cyril Stachura Cyril Stachura Cyril Stachura is a former football player from Slovakia and recently manager of FC Nitra.-References:...	Sacked	19 November 2011	7th	Róbert Barborík	20 November 2011

League table

Results

The schedule consisted of three rounds. The two first rounds consisted of a conventional home and away round-robin schedule. The pairings of the third round were set according to the 2010–11 final standings. Every team played each opponent once for a total of 11 games per team.

First and second round

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position in 2010–11 final standings):

23rd round 24th round 25th round 26th round 27th round 28th round
1 – 12 1 – 2 2 – 12 1 – 4 3 – 12 1 – 6
2 – 11 8 – 6 3 – 1 2 – 3 4 – 2 2 – 5
3 – 10 9 – 5 4 – 11 9 – 7 5 – 1 3 – 4
4 – 9 10 – 4 5 – 10 10 – 6 6 – 11 10 – 8
5 – 8 11 – 3 6 – 9 11 – 5 7 – 10 11 – 7
6 – 7 12 – 7 7 – 8 12 – 8 8 – 9 12 – 9

29th round 30th round 31st round 32nd round 33rd round
4 – 12 1 – 8 5 – 12 1 – 10 6 – 12
5 – 3 2 – 7 6 – 4 2 – 9 7 – 5
6 – 2 3 – 6 7 – 3 3 – 8 8 – 4
7 – 1 4 – 5 8 – 2 4 – 7 9 – 3
8 – 11 11 – 9 9 – 1 5 – 6 10 – 2
9 – 10 12 – 10 10 – 11 12 – 11 11 – 1

Top scorers

Updated through matches played on 26 November 2011

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Pavol Masaryk Pavol Masaryk Pavol Masaryk is a Slovak football striker who is the captain of the Corgoň Liga club MFK Ružomberok.-Club:He has previously played for TJ Holíč, MFK Myjava and FC Spartak Trnava....	MFK Ružomberok	12
2	Martin Jakubko Martin Jakubko Martin Jakubko is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Slovak Superliga club Dukla Banská Bystrica. He played for the Slovakia national football team 25 games and scored 4 goals.-International career:...	Dukla Banská Bystrica	10
3	Juraj Halenár Juraj Halenár Juraj Halenár is a Slovak football player, who currently plays for ŠK Slovan Bratislava in the Slovakian First Division....	Slovan Bratislava	9
4	Tomáš Majtán Tomáš Majtán Tomáš Majtán is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Corgoň Liga club MŠK Žilina.-Club career:Tomáš scored 16 goals for Inter Bratislava in the 2007–08 Second Division season and became a top goalscorer. In the same season he scored 6 goals in two consecutive games. On 5 February...	MŠK Žilina	6
	Erik Pačinda Erik Pačinda Erik Pačinda is a Slovak football player who currently plays for MFK Košice.-External links:* at official club website * at transfermarkt.co.uk...	MFK Košice	6
6	Patrik Mráz Patrik Mráz Patrik Mráz is a Slovak footballer, who plays for MŠK Žilina in the Corgoň Liga. His former clubs include FK Púchov and FC Petržalka 1898.He has played for Žilina in the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League group stages....	MŠK Žilina	5
	Filip Šebo Filip Šebo Filip Šebo is a Slovak footballer who currently plays for ŠK Slovan Bratislava.-Early career:Šebo started his professional career with German team FC Köln but did not make a first team appearance, playing his games for reserve side Köln II. He moved to Slovakian side Inter Bratislava in 2003 after...	Slovan Bratislava	5