The 2011–12 Slovak First Football League (known as ''Corgoň Liga'' due to sponsorship purposes) was the nineteenth season of the Corgoň Liga, the first-tier

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league in

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, since its establishment in 1993. It began on 15 July 2011 and was completed on 19 May 2012.V 1. kole nového ročníka Corgoň ligy bude majster hostiť nováčika
02.06.2011, futbalsfz.sk Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions, having won their sixth Slovak league championship at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Teams

Dubnica were relegated after finishing the 2010–11 season in 12th and last place, ending a 10-season stay in this competition. They were replaced by 2010–11 1. Liga champions

AS Trenčín AS Trenčín () is a Slovak sports club in the town of Trenčín, most known for its football department. The first team currently plays in the Slovak First Football League after winning the 2010–11 Slovak First League. The club plays its hom ...

, who returned to the competition after a three-season absence.

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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

Managerial changes

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):

Top scorers

Awards

Top Eleven

*Goalkeeper: Petr Bolek (FK Senica) *Defence:

Mamadou Bagayoko Mamadou Bagayoko (born 21 May 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he represented Mali at international level. Club career Bagayoko was born in Paris. His debut at senior level came in 1999 for ...

(ŠK Slovan), Jozef Piaček (MŠK Žilina), Nicolas Ezequiel Gorosito (FK Senica),

Ricardo Nunes Ricardo Nuno dos Santos Nunes (born 18 June 1986) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career The son of Portuguese parents, Nunes was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to Portugal whe ...

(MŠK Žilina) *Midfield: Miroslav Karhan (Spartak Trnava), Lester Peltier (AS Trenčín),

Tomáš Kóňa Tomáš Kóňa (born 1 March 1984) is a Slovakia, Slovak Association football, football midfielder who currently plays for Spartak Myjava. Club career Kóňa, a native of Nitra, began playing football at the local club FC Nitra. He made his deb ...

(FK Senica), Marko Milinković (ŠK Slovan) *Attack: Pavol Masaryk (MFK Ružomberok), Tomáš Majtán (MŠK Žilina)

Individual awards

Manager of the season

Stanislav Griga Stanislav Griga (born 4 November 1961) is a Slovak football manager and a former player. He played 34 matches for Czechoslovakia and scored eight goals. Playing career As a player of AC Sparta Prague, Griga played at the 1983 European Super Cup ...

(FK Senica) Player of the Year Miroslav Karhan (Spartak Trnava) Young player of the Year

Norbert Gyömbér Norbert Gyömbér (, ''Gyömbér Norbert''; born 3 July 1992) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Saudi club Al-Kholood and the Slovakia national team. Club career Dukla Banská Bystrica ...

(Dukla Banská Bystrica)

References

External links

Slovak FA official site
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