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2015–16 Slovak First Football League

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Season
  
2015–16

Champions League
  
Trenčín

Champion
  
AS Trenčín

Goals scored
  
524

Champions
  
Trenčín

Dates
  
18 Jul 2015 – 28 May 2016

Relegated
  
MFK Skalica

Matches played
  
198

2015–16 Slovak First Football League

Europa League
  
Slovan Bratislava Spartak Myjava Spartak Trnava

Top goalscorer
  
Gino van Kessel (17 goals)

Biggest home win
  
Žilina 6–0 ViOn Zlaté Moravce (18 March 2016)

Location
  
Štadión pod Čebraťom, Ružomberok, Slovakia

Similar
  
2015–16 Maltese Premier L, 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, 2015 Úrvalsdeild

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.

Contents

Teams

A total of 12 teams contested 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 make 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

1Some matches was played at Mestský štadión Brezno in Brezno while ZELPO Aréna have been under renovation.
2Some matches may be played at NTC Poprad in Poprad while Štadión MFK Ružomberok is under renovation.
3Some matches may be played at OMS Arena in Senica while Mestský štadión Skalica is under renovation.

First and second round

Source: Slovak First Football League (Slovak)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

Source: Slovak First Football League (Slovak)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Updated through matches played on 20 May 2016.

Hat-tricks

Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

Updated through matches played on 20 May 2016

Discipline

As of matches played on 20 May 2016.

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

    • 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)

    References

    2015–16 Slovak First Football League Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA