The Slovak Second Football League (), officially known as MONACObet LIGA for sponsorship reasons, is the annual second tier
football
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competition in
Slovakia
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. Currently, the competition consists of 16 teams.
History
The league was formed as a second-tier league in
Czechoslovakia
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. Before the
dissolution of Czechoslovakia
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it consisted of 16 teams. Upon dissolution, six teams were promoted to the then newly formed
Slovak First League. The league was expanded to 18 teams in 1996/97 season, but returned back to 16 in 2001/02 and reduced to 12 in 2006–07.
For 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons the league became known as ''DOXXbet liga'' as part of a sponsorship agreement.
In February 2024, the league was renamed as ''MONACObet LIGA'' as a part of a two-and-half year partnership deal with an option to extend. The deal included a further undisclosed club grant worth over million
€
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, allegedly exceeding any previous partnerships.
Current teams (2024–25)
Source:
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Redfox FC Stará Ľubovňa
*
MFK Zvolen
*
FK Humenné
*
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
*
Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš
*
FC Petržalka
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FK Pohronie
*
MŠK Považská Bystrica
*
MŠK Púchov
*
Dynamo Malženice
*
Å TK 1914 Å amorÃn
*
Slovan Bratislava Reserve
*
Tatran Prešov
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Žilina B
Winners
* Bold denotes team earned promotion.
1 FC VSS Košice did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy
Performance by club
1-
Inter Bratislava won league in
2008–09, but license was sold to
FK Senica.
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FC VSS Košice won league in
2016–17, but did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy
References
External links
2. liga 2023/2024on Futbalnet
{{UEFA second leagues
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...