1996–97 Slovak Superliga

The 1996–97 Slovak First Football League was the fourth season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. It began on 3 August 1996 and ended on 11 June 1997. Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions.

1. Liga
Season1996–97
Dates3 August 1996 – 11 June 1997
Champions1.FC Košice
RelegatedFC Nitra
ZŤS Dubnica
Champions League1.FC Košice
UEFA CupFC Spartak Trnava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
Intertoto CupOzeta Dukla Trenčín
FC Rimavská Sobota
Matches played240
Goals scored605 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerJozef Kožlej
(22 goals)
Biggest home winKošice 5:0 Tatran
B.Bystrica 5:0 R.Sobota
Biggest away winDubnica 0:5 Slovan
Highest scoringHumenné 3:6 B.Bystrica
Average attendanceIncrease 4,083

Teams

A total of 16 teams was contested in the league, including 12 sides from the 1995–96 season and four promoted from the 2. Liga.

No team was relegated to the 1996–97 2. Liga due to the decision of the organization of 1. Liga, that the number of teams in the league should be expanded from 12 to 16 teams from that season. The fourth teams who are promoted from 1995–96 2. Liga are Artmedia Petržalka, MŠK Žilina, Rimavská Sobota and ZTS Kerametal Dubnica.

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
1. FC KošiceKošiceVšešportový areál30,312
Artmedia PetržalkaPetržalkaŠtadión Petržalka7,500
BSC JAS BardejovBardejovMestský štadión Bardejov3,040
Chemlon HumennéHumennéChemlon Stadion10,000
Dukla Banská BystricaBanská BystricaSNP Stadium10,000
DAC 1904 Dunajská StredaDunajská StredaMestský štadión - DAC Dunajská Streda16,410
Inter Slovnaft BratislavaBratislavaŠtadión Pasienky12,000
Lokomotíva KošiceKošiceLokomotíva Stadium9,000
FC NitraNitraŠtadión pod Zoborom11,384
MFK Petrimex PrievidzaPrievidzaFutbalový štadión Prievidza6,000
MŠK ŽilinaŽilinaŠtadión pod Dubňom11,181
Slovan BratislavaBratislavaTehelné pole30,085
Spartak TrnavaTrnavaŠtadión Antona Malatinského18,448
Tatran PrešovPrešovTatran Štadión14,000
Tauris Rimavská SobotaRimavská SobotaNa Zahradkach Stadium5,000
ZTS Kerametal DubnicaDubnicaŠtadión Zimný5,450

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
11. FC Košice (C)3021726119+4270Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2Spartak Trnava3021636624+4269Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3Slovan Bratislava30155104933+1650Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4Inter Bratislava3013983835+348
5Dukla Banská Bystrica30135124837+1144
6Tatran Prešov30127113738−143
7Bardejov30117123436−240
8Petrimex Prievidza30107134143−237
9Žilina30114153034−437Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage
10Lokomotíva Košice3081392731−437
11Chemlon Humenné30113163444−1036
12Rimavská Sobota30113163146−1536
13Artmedia Petržalka3098132949−2035
14DAC Dunajská Streda3097142945−1634
15ZTS Kerametal Dubnica (R)3088142943−1432Relegation to 2. Liga
16Nitra (R)3055202248−2620
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayARTBBBARDACDUBHUMINTKOŠLOKNITPREPRIRIMSLOTRNŽIL
Artmedia Petržalka3–20–03–21–01–12–00–21–01–00–03–23–11–20–21–1
Dukla Banská Bystrica3–00–11–02–21–02–41–23–03–02–12–15–02–30–12–0
Bardejov0–01–12–03–10–21–10–02–13–01–23–20–01–02–11–0
DAC Dunajská Streda2–11–02–32–14–10–20–31–12–02–21–12–10–01–31–0
ZTS Dubnica2–01–13–24–02–01–01–10–01–00–01–30–10–50–11–0
Chemlon Humenné0–03–63–01–03–00–10–11–02–00–13–12–12–10–03–1
Inter Bratislava3–20–31–13–01–11–03–11–13–12–13–11–00–20–31–0
1. FC Košice3–13–12–01–00–02–02–01–11–05–04–22–04–12–24–0
Lokomotíva Košice2–00–01–00–02–01–32–21–21–01–11–12–12–21–10–1
Nitra0–10–13–11–10–33–10–00–40–00–10–14–12–00–03–1
Prešov1–12–01–40–02–23–02–02–10–11–02–33–12–01–30–2
Petrimex Prievidza4–03–11–01–22–02–11–11–21–12–20–22–02–00–31–1
Rimavská Sobota1–12–01–04–02–12–11–30–21–23–01–31–01–02–11–0
Slovan Bratislava4–01–12–01–24–02–01–12–20–14–12–12–02–03–11–0
Spartak Trnava5–22–13–22–14–14–03–00–01–04–23–00–03–04–03–1
Žilina4–00–12–02–01–03–10–00–24–11–01–01–01–10–22–3
Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Jozef Kožlej1.FC Kosice22
2 Július ŠimonTrnava14
3 Szilárd NémethSlovan12
4 Rolf LanderlInter10
5 Ľubomír LuhovýTrnava9
Róbert Semeník1.FC Kosice
Jozef PisárRimavska Sobota
Ivan LapšanskýB.Bystrica
Milan RimanovskýDAC D.Streda
Jaroslav TimkoTrnava

See also

References