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
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 ...
since its establishment in 1993.
AS Trenčín were the defending champions, after winning their 1st Slovak championship.
Teams
A total of 12 teams competed in 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
MFK Zemplín Michalovce () is a Slovakia, Slovak professional football (soccer), football team based in the town of Michalovce, that competes in the Slovak First Football League, the top tier in the Football in Slovakia#System, Slovakian league ...
and 2. liga runner-up
MFK Skalica. Both teams made 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
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Season statistics
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
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
FC Spartak Trnava () is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. The club competes in Slovak First Football League, the top flight in the Football in Slovakia#System, Slovak league system, hav ...
*Most red cards: 8
**
MFK Ružomberok
Awards
Player of the Month
Top Eleven
Source:
*Goalkeeper:
Ján Mucha
Ján Mucha (born 5 December 1982) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is also involved in football trade unions as a footballing expert in the media.
Club career
Everton
In January 2010, Mucha signed a pr ...
(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)
See also
*
2015–16 Slovak Cup
*
2015–16 2. Liga (Slovakia)
*
List of transfers winter 2015–16
*
List of transfers summer 2015
*
List of foreign players
Notes
References
External links
*
uefa.com
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