2. Liga (Slovakia)
The 2. Liga is the second-level football league in Slovakia and is an amateur league. Currently, there are sixteen teams in one group of the competition. For two seasons, it was also known as DOXXbet liga for sponsorship reasons.
Founded | 1993 |
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Country | Slovakia |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Fortuna Liga |
Relegation to | 3. Liga |
Domestic cup(s) | Slovnaft Cup |
Current champions | Pohronie (2018–19) |
Most championships | Nitra (3 titles) |
History
The league was formed as a second-tier league in Czechoslovakia. Before the dissolution of Czechoslovakia it consisted of 16 teams. Upon dissolution, six teams were promoted to the then newly formed Corgoň Liga. The league was expanded to 18 teams in 1996-97 season, but back to 16 in 2001-02 and 12 in 2006-07.
For 2014/2015 & 2015/2016 seasons the league became known as DOXXbet liga as part of a sponsorship agreement.[1]
Sponsorship
Period | Sponsor | Name | Teams | Games |
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1993–1996 | No main sponsor | 2. liga | 16 | 30 |
1996–2001 | No main sponsor | 2. liga | 18 | 34 |
2001–2006 | No main sponsor | 2. liga | 16 | 30 |
2006–2007 | No main sponsor | 1. liga | 12 | 22 round robin & top 4 teams promotion round, bottom 8 teams 14 games relegation round |
2007–2011 | No main sponsor | 1. liga | 12 | 33 |
2011–2013 | No main sponsor | 2. liga | 12 | 33 |
2013–2014 | No main sponsor | 2. liga | 2 groups of 12 each | 22 round robin & top 6 teams from each division in promotion round 12 games against teams from other division, bottom 6 teams relegation round 10 games within their division |
2014–2016 | DOXXbet | DOXXbet liga |
2 groups of 12 each | 22 round robin & top 6 teams from each division in promotion round 12 games against teams from other division, bottom 6 teams relegation round 10 games within their division |
2016–2017 | No main sponsor | 2. liga | 2 groups of 12 each | 22 round robin & top 6 teams from each division in promotion round 12 games against teams from other division, bottom 6 teams relegation round 10 games within their division |
2017–present | No main sponsor | 2. liga | 16 | 30 |
Current teams (2018–19)
Winners
- Bold denotes team earned promotion.
1FC VSS Košice did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy
Performance by club
Club | Winners | Promoted | Promoting Years |
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FC Nitra | 3 | 4 | 1994–95, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2016–17 |
ZTS Dubnica | 2 | 3 | 1995–96, 1997–98, 2000–01 |
ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 2 | 2 | 2006–07, 2009–10 |
DAC Dunajská Streda | 2 | 2 | 1998–99, 2012–13 |
Tatran Prešov | 2 | 2 | 2007–08, 2015–16 |
FC VSS Košice | 2 | 12 | 2005–06 |
FK AS Trenčín | 1 | 2 | 1996–97, 2010–11 |
Rimavská Sobota | 1 | 2 | 1995–96, 2003–04 |
Koba Senec | 0 | 2 | 1998–99, 2005–06 |
Podbrezová | 1 | 1 | 2013–14 |
Zemplín Michalovce | 1 | 1 | 2014–15 |
Artmedia Petržalka | 1 | 1 | 1995–96 |
BSC JAS Bardejov | 1 | 1 | 1993–94 |
Dukla Banská Bystrica | 1 | 1 | 2002–03 |
MŠK Ružomberok | 1 | 1 | 1996–97 |
Matador Púchov | 1 | 1 | 1999–2000 |
Spartak Myjava | 1 | 1 | 2011–12 |
Spartak Trnava | 1 | 1 | 2001–02 |
ŠKF Sereď | 1 | 1 | 2017–18 |
FK Pohronie | 1 | 1 | 2018–19 |
MŠK Žilina | 0 | 1 | 1995–96 |
Slovan Bratislava | 0 | 1 | 2005–06 |
MFK Skalica | 0 | 1 | 2014–15 |
Inter Bratislava | 1 | 0 1 | |
1- Inter Bratislava won league in 2008-09, but license was sold to FK Senica.[2]
2- FC VSS Košice won league in 2016–17, but did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy
References
- "Druhá najvyššia súťaž bude od novej sezóny DOXXbet liga" (in Slovak). Fortuna Liga. 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "Prvé mužstvo FK Inter zaniklo, hráči so zmluvou idú do Senice".