2016–17 Slovak First Football League
The 2016–17 Slovak First Football League is the 24th season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. AS Trenčín are the defending champions, after winning their 2nd Slovak championship. The fixtures were announced on 5 July 2016. The season began on 16 July 2016 and will be finished on 27 May 2017.
Teams
A total of 12 teams are contesting the league, including 11 sides from the 2015–16 season and one that was promoted from the 2. liga.Relegation for MFK Skalica to the 2016–17 DOXXbet liga was confirmed on 21 May 2016. The relegated team was replaced by DOXXbet liga champion 1. FC Tatran Prešov.
2016–17 Teams
- AS Trenčín
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- Spartak Myjava
- FC Spartak Trnava
- MŠK Žilina
- MFK Ružomberok
- FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda
- ŽP Šport Podbrezová
- FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
- FK Senica
- MFK Zemplín Michalovce
- 1. FC Tatran Prešov
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2015–16 season |
| AS Trenčín | Trenčín | Štadión na Sihoti | ||
| DAC Dunajská Streda | Dunajská Streda | DAC Aréna1 | 7th in Fortuna Liga | |
| FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Podbrezová | ZELPO Aréna | 8th in Fortuna Liga | |
| FK Senica | Senica | OMS Arena | 10th in Fortuna Liga | |
| Michalovce | Michalovce | Mestský futbalový štadión3,4 | 11th in Fortuna Liga | |
| MFK Ružomberok | Ružomberok | Štadión pod Čebraťom | 6th in Fortuna Liga | |
| 1. FC Tatran Prešov | Prešov | Tatran Stadium2 | 2. Liga Champion | |
| MŠK Žilina | Žilina | Štadión pod Dubňom | 5th in Fortuna Liga | |
| Slovan Bratislava | Bratislava | Pasienky | 2nd in Fortuna Liga | |
| Spartak Myjava | Myjava | Stadium Myjava | 3rd in Fortuna Liga | |
| Spartak Trnava | Trnava | Štadión Antona Malatinského | 4th in Fortuna Liga | |
| ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Zlaté Moravce | Štadión FC ViOn | 9th in Fortuna Liga |
1Some matches were played at NTC Senec in Senec while DAC Aréna was under renovation.
2Some matches are played at NTC Poprad in Poprad while Tatran Stadium is under renovation.
3Some matches were played at NTC Poprad in Poprad while Mestský futbalový štadión is under renovation.
4Some matches are played at Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina while Mestský futbalový štadión is under renovation.
| AS Trenčín | Dunajská Streda | Podbrezová | Michalovce |
| Štadión na Sihoti | DAC Aréna | ZELPO Aréna | Mestský futbalový štadión |
| Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 6,839 | Capacity: 4,061 | Capacity: 4,440 |
| FK Senica | MFK Ružomberok | MŠK Žilina | Slovan Bratislava |
| OMS Arena UEFA Stadium | Štadión pod Čebraťom UEFA Stadium | Štadión pod Dubňom UEFA Stadium | Pasienky |
| Capacity: 5,070 | Capacity: 4,817 | Capacity: 11,258 | Capacity: 12,000 |
| Spartak Myjava | Spartak Trnava | Tatran Prešov | Zlaté Moravce |
| Stadium Myjava | ŠAM - City Arena UEFA Stadium | Tatran Stadium | Štadión FC ViOn |
| Capacity: 2,709 | Capacity: 19,200 | Capacity: 5,410 | Capacity: 4,000 |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| MFK Zemplín Michalovce |  Stanislav Griga | End of contract | 21 5 2016 | Pre-season | Anton Šoltis | 7 6 2016 |
| FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda |  Tomislav Marić | End of contract | 30 5 2016 | Pre-season | Krisztián Németh | 23 5 2016 |
| Zlaté Moravce | Libor Fašiang | Sacked | 23 6 2016 | Pre-season | Peter Gergely | 23 5 2016 |
| Spartak Myjava |  Norbert Hrnčár | Signed by MFK Ružomberok | 30 5 2016 | Pre-season | Mikuláš Radványi | 09 06 2016 |
| MFK Ružomberok | Ladislav Pecko | End of contract | 30 05 2016 | Pre-season | Norbert Hrnčár | 3 6 2016 |
| FK Senica | Juraj Sabol | Sacked | 30 5 2016 | Pre-season |  Aleš Čvančara | 30 5 2016 |
| FK Senica | Aleš Čvančara | Terminated by own request | 13 7 2016 | 9-12 | Miroslav Mentel | 31 7 2016 |
| ŠK Slovan Bratislava |  Nikodimos Papavasiliou | Sacked | 31 7 2016 | 2 | Vladimír Koník | 31 7 2016 |
| ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Vladimír Koník | End of carateker spell | 18 8 2016 | 5 |  Ivan Vukomanović | 18 8 2016 |
| 1. FC Tatran Prešov | Stanislav Varga | Sacked | 14 10 2016 | 12 | Ján Karaffa | 14 10 2016 |
| FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | Krisztián Németh | Sacked | 20 10 2016 | 11 |  Csaba László | 20 10 2016 |
| 1. FC Tatran Prešov | Ján Karaffa | End of carateker spell | 2 11 2016 | 11 | Miroslav Jantek | 2 11 2016 |
| Zlaté Moravce | Peter Gergely | Sacked | 6 11 2016 | 12 | Juraj Jarábek | 6 11 2016 |
| FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Marek Fabula | Sacked | 25 4 2017 | 3 | Karol Praženica | 25 4 2017 |
League table
Results
First and second round
Third round
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Filip Hlohovský | MŠK Žilina | 20 |
| 1 |  Seydouba Soumah | Slovan Bratislava | 20 |
| 3 |  Rangelo Janga | AS Trenčín | 14 |
| 3 | Michal Škvarka | MŠK Žilina | 14 |
| 3 | Jakub Mareš | MFK Ružomberok | 14 |
| 6 |  Tamás Priskin | Slovan Bratislava | 10 |
| 6 | Pavol Šafranko | Prešov /DAC | 10 |
| 8 | Nikolas Špalek | MŠK Žilina | 9 |
| 9 |  Yusuf Otubanjo | MŠK Žilina | 8 |
| 9 | Erik Pačinda | DAC D.Streda | 8 |
| 11 | Ľuboš Kolár | Spartak Myjava | 7 |
| 11 |  Endy Opoku Bernadina | Podbrezová | 7 |
| 11 | Igor Žofčák | Michalovce | 7 |
Hat-tricks
| Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
| 21 | Tamás Priskin | Slovan Bratislava | AS Trenčín | 4–3 | 25 February 2017 | |
| 30 | Erik Jirka | Spartak Trnava | AS Trenčín | 4–3 | 7 May 2017 |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Martin Kuciak | Podbrezová | 14 |
| 2 | Adam Jakubech | Spartak Trnava | 13 |
| 3 | Miloš Volešák | MŠK Žilina | 12 |
| 4 | Michal Šulla | FK Senica | 8 |
| 4 | Matej Slávik | DAC D.Streda | 8 |
| 6 | Ján Mucha | Slovan Bratislava | 7 |
| 6 | Matúš Macík | MFK Ružomberok | 7 |
| 8 | Matúš Hruška | Spartak Myjava | 6 |
| 9 | Patrik Macej | Michalovce | 5 |
| 10 | Pavel Kováč | Zlaté Moravce | 4 |
| 10 | Jozef Talian | Tatran Prešov | 4 |
| 10 | Igor Šemrinec | AS Trenčín | 4 |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 11
- * Miroslav Petko
- * Marin Ljubičić
- * Erik Streňo
- Most red cards: 1
- *25 players
Awards
Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Club | Ref |
| July | Martin Chrien | MFK Ružomberok | |
| August | Nikolas Špalek | MŠK Žilina | |
| September | Ľuboš Kolár | Spartak Myjava | |
| October | Martin Kuciak | Podbrezová | |
| Nov/Dec | Filip Hlohovský | MŠK Žilina | |
| Feb/March | Tamás Priskin | Slovan Bratislava | |
| April |  Erick Davis | Dunajská Streda |
Top Eleven
Source:- Goalkeeper: Adam Jakubech
- Defence: Ernest Mabouka, Kornel Saláta, Denis Vavro, Jakub Holúbek
- Midfield: Michal Škvarka, Marin Ljubičić, Nikolas Špalek, Seydouba Soumah, Filip Hlohovský
- Attack: Jakub Mareš
Individual Awards
Adrián Guľa
Player of the Year
Filip Hlohovský
Young player of the Year
Pavol Šafranko