2016–17 2. Liga (Slovakia)

2. liga, currently named DOXXbet liga[1] due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Slovak football league system after the Fortuna Liga. The 2016–17 season of the DOXXbet liga will be the 24th season of the second-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993.

DOXXbet liga
Season2016–17
ChampionsFC VSS Košice
PromotedFC Nitra
RelegatedSpartak Trnava II
Slovan Bratislava II
FK Dukla Banská Bystrica
ŠK Svätý Jur
MŠK Fomat Martin
MŠK Rimavská Sobota
ŠK Odeva Lipany
FK Haniska
Top goalscorerPeu
(23 goals)

For the third time in history (and for now for the last time), teams will compete in two groups, with top six sides from each of groups will advance to the championship round and all other teams will play in relegation groups. From the 2017–18 season, 2. Liga will feature 16 teams playing in nationwide group.[2][3]

Changes from last season

In Eastern group will play only 10 teams.

Team changes

Group West

Stadium and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2015–16 season
Dukla Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica SNP Stadium 10,000 1st in 2. liga (Play-out West)
FC Nitra Nitra Stadium pod Zoborom 11,384 7th in 2. liga
ŠK Svätý Jur Svätý Jur Stadium ŠK Svätý Jur 550 1st in 3. liga (Bratislava)
Spartak Trnava juniori Trnava Stadium FK Lokomotíva Trnava 1,500 3rd in 2. liga (Play-out West)
FK Pohronie Dolná Ždaňa FK Pohronie Stadium 1,500 6th in 2. liga
MFK Skalica Skalica Mestský štadión Skalica 3,000 12th in Fortuna Liga
ŠTK 1914 Šamorín Šamorín Pomlé Stadium 1,950 1st in 3. liga (West)
ŠKF Sereď Sereď Stadium ŠKF Sereď 5,800 10th in 2. liga
AFC Nové Mesto nad Váhom Nové Mesto nad Váhom Mestský štadión NMnV 2,500 2nd in 2. liga (Play-out West)
Slovan Bratislava B Bratislava Stadium Rapid - Prievoz 5,000 11th in 2. liga
MŠK Žilina B Žilina Stadium pod Dubňom 11,181 8th in 2. liga
Fomat Martin Martin Stadium Mestský športový 1,200 1st in 3. liga (Middle)

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Skalica Jozef Kostelník Pavol Majerník Nike
Martin Jozef Šiňo Andrej Romančík Joma
Nové Mesto nad Váhom Dušan Kramlík Pavol Šupka Adidas Heraldik Slovakia
Šamorín Mika Lönnström Csaba Horváth Adidas
Žilina II Jaroslav Kentoš Nermin Haskić Nike Preto
Svätý Jur Stanislav Ďuriš Stanislav Angelovič Nike
Sereď Marián Süttö Adam Morong Nike TT Pharma
Nitra Ivan Galád Márius Charizopulos Jako Mesto Nitra
Spartak Trnava juniori Marián Šarmír Martin Tóth Adidas ŽOS Trnava
Dukla Banská Bystrica Dušan Tóth Saša Savić Adidas
Slovan Bratislava juniori Ján Kozák Adam Laczkó Adidas Niké
Pohronie Miloš Foltán Jozef Sekereš Adidas

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Skalica 22 14 5 3 38 12 +26 47 Qualification for Championship round
2 Sereď 22 14 3 5 50 23 +27 45
3 Šamorín 22 12 5 5 37 21 +16 41
4 Žilina B 22 11 6 5 47 26 +21 39
5 Nitra 22 12 3 7 45 27 +18 39
6 Pohronie 22 11 3 8 29 30 1 36
7 Spartak Trnava juniori 22 10 5 7 39 34 +5 35 Qualification for Relegation round
8 Nové Mesto nad Váhom 22 8 8 6 29 23 +6 32
9 Dukla Banská Bystrica 22 3 5 14 19 43 24 14
10 Svätý Jur 22 4 2 16 19 50 31 14
11 Slovan Bratislava B 22 3 5 14 19 48 29 14
12 Martin 22 2 6 14 22 56 34 12
Source: II. LIGA - SK. ZÁPAD
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group East

Stadium and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2015–16 season
Partizán Bardejov Bardejov Stadium mestský Bardejov 3,040 5th in 2. liga
Rimavská Sobota Rimavská Sobota Na Záhradkách Stadium 5,000 5th in 2. liga (Play-out East)
VSS Košice Košice Štadión Lokomotívy v Čermeli 9,000 3rd in 2. liga
FK Haniska Haniska Stadium FK Haniska 1,000 2nd in 2. liga (Play-out East)
Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš Liptovský Mikuláš Stadium Liptovský Mikuláš 1,950 2nd in 2. liga
Zvolen Zvolen MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen Stadium 1,870 9th in 2. liga (Championship)
FK Poprad Poprad NTC Poprad 5,070 1st in 2. liga (Play out-East)
FK Spišská Nová Ves Spišská Nová Ves Stadium Mestský (Lokomotíva) 10,000 4th in 2. liga (Play-out East)
Lokomotíva Košice Košice Stadium Družstevná pri Hornáde 600 4th in 2. liga (Championship)
ŠK Odeva Lipany Lipany Stadium ŠK Odeva Lipany 4,000 2nd in 3. liga (East)

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
VSS Košice Jozef Majoroš František Vancák Jako Steel Trans
Lipany Emil Jacko Ivan Pončák Zeus Odeva
Lokomotíva Košice Albert Rusnák Patrik Zajac Jako
Liptovský Mikuláš Jozef Majoroš Ivan Lišivka Sportika SA VEREX
Bardejov Jozef Kukulský Vladimír Andraščík Adidas Bardenergy
Zvolen Anton Jánoš Jozef Čertík Luanvi IKM
Poprad Stanislav Šesták Vladislav Palša Adidas Ritro
Spišská Nová Ves Branislav Ondáš Radoslav Sirko Sportika SA Noves
Rimavská Sobota Ladislav Danyi Peter Petrán Givova
Haniska Jaroslav Galko Matúš Horváth Jako VEMI

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 VSS Košice 18 15 2 1 28 7 +21 47 Qualification for Championship round
2 Lokomotíva Košice 18 10 2 6 41 25 +16 32
3 Bardejov 18 10 2 6 28 17 +11 32
4 Liptovský Mikuláš 18 9 4 5 28 17 +11 31
5 Spišská Nová Ves 18 9 0 9 34 33 +1 27
6 Zvolen 18 7 5 6 26 23 +3 26
7 Poprad 18 6 8 4 26 17 +9 26 Qualification for Relegation round
8 Haniska 18 2 6 10 24 49 25 12
9 Rimavská Sobota 18 2 4 12 10 30 20 10
10 Lipany 18 2 3 13 11 38 27 9
Source: II. LIGA - SK. VÝCHOD
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship round

Teams will carry over all points and goals from regular season, but records against the two last-placed teams in Group West will be excluded.[3]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 VSS Košice (C) 30 19 4 7 40 27 +13 61 Withdrew from the league[lower-alpha 1]
2 Nitra (P) 30 18 5 7 57 32 +25 59 Promotion to Fortuna Liga
3 Skalica 30 17 7 6 45 19 +26 58
4 Šamorín 30 16 7 7 45 28 +17 55
5 Žilina B 30 15 6 9 70 44 +26 51
6 Sereď 30 13 9 8 56 33 +23 48
7 Lokomotíva Košice 30 13 8 9 56 42 +14 47
8 Bardejov 30 14 4 12 48 39 +9 46
9 Pohronie 30 14 4 12 42 44 2 46
10 Liptovský Mikuláš 30 13 6 11 43 36 +7 45
11 Zvolen 30 9 8 13 38 45 7 35
12 Spišská Nová Ves 30 9 1 20 36 67 31 28
Source: II. Liga - sk. o postup do FL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. VSS Košice did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy.

Relegation round

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Spartak Trnava juniori (R) 30 16 5 9 58 43 +15 53 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
2 Nové Mesto nad Váhom 30 12 9 9 41 27 +14 45
3 Slovan Bratislava B (R) 30 9 5 16 34 58 24 32 Relegation to 3. Liga
4 Dukla Banská Bystrica (R) 30 8 6 16 33 55 22 30
5 Svätý Jur (R) 30 5 4 21 26 65 39 19
6 Martin (R) 30 2 6 22 26 77 51 12
Source: II. Liga - sk. ZÁPAD o zotrvanie v súťaži
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Poprad (O) 25 13 8 4 53 22 +31 47 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
2 Rimavská Sobota (R) 25 5 5 15 22 44 22 20 Relegation to 3. Liga
3 Lipany (R) 25 5 4 16 23 54 31 19
4 Haniska (R) 25 2 6 17 27 68 41 12
Source: II. Liga - sk. VÝCHOD o zotrvanie v súťaži
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Relegation play-offs

Winner of the relegation play-offs remained in 2. Liga, the other relegated to 3. Liga.

First leg

FK Poprad4–1Spartak Trnava juniori
Report Tomovič  90' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,452
Referee: Michal Očenáš

Second leg

Spartak Trnava juniori0–2FK Poprad
Report
Štadión TJ Slovan Červeník, Červeník
Attendance: 242

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Updated through matches played on 14 May 2017.
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 Peu ŠTK 1914 Šamorín 21
2 Róbert Jano Lokomotíva Košice 20
Filip Balaj FC Nitra
4 Michal Hamuľak Partizán Bardejov 17
5 Daniel Šebesta MFK Skalica 16
6 Rômulo Silva Santos Haniska (11)/Bardejov (4) 15
Marek Frimmel FK Pohronie
8 Matúš Paukner Sereď 14
9 Lukáš Šebek AFC Nové Mesto n. V. 13
10 Illya Cherednychenko Duslo Šala 12
Radoslav Ďanovský Martin

Hat-tricks

RoundPlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
2 Lukáš ŠebekNové Mesto n.VSlovan B6–27 August 2016[5]
3 Daniel RapavýNové Mesto n.VMartin1–513 August 2016[6]
5 Róbert Jano5LokomotívaLipany8–02 September 2016[7]
13 Nermin Haskić4Žilina BB.Bystrica7–016 October 2016[8]
17 Matúš PauknerTrnava BSv.Jur7–013 November 2016[9]
19 PeuŠamorínTrnava B1–45 March 2017[10]
18 Róbert JanoLokomotívaFK Haniska6–126 March 2017[11]
3 CH Michal KlecMŠK Žilina BVSS Košice5–115 April 2017[12]
5 CH PeuŠamorínZvolen3–229 April 2017[13]
8 R Stanislav Šesták4FK PopradFK Haniska11–020 May 2017[14]
8 R Marko LukáčFK PopradFK Haniska11–020 May 2017[14]
11 CH Patrik BlahútFK PohroniePartizán Bardejov5–328 May 2017[15]
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals

See also

Stats

References

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  3. "Kde bude hrať VSS?" [Where VSS will play?] (in Slovak). KošickéSprávy.sk. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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  11. http://sfz.futbalnet.sk/zapas/225764/
  12. http://sfz.futbalnet.sk/zapas/277114/
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  14. http://sfz.futbalnet.sk/zapas/277085/
  15. http://sfz.futbalnet.sk/zapas/277163/
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