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2. Liga (Slovakia)
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | MONACObet LIGA | |
| pixels | 250px | |
| country | Slovakia | |
| confed | UEFA | |
| founded | 1993 | |
| teams | 16 | |
| promotion | Niké liga | |
| relegation | [3. liga](3-liga-slovakia) | |
| level | 2 | |
| domest_cup | Slovnaft Cup | |
| champions | [Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov) (3rd title) | |
| season | [2024–25](2024-25-2-liga-slovakia) | |
| most successful club | Nitra | |
| [Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov) (3 titles) | ||
| website | [monacobetliga.sk](https://www.monacobetliga.sk/) | |
| current | [2025–26 2. Liga](2025-26-2-liga-slovakia) | |
| pyramid | Slovak football league system | broadcaster=STVR |
second highest football league
Tatran Prešov (3 titles)
The Slovak Second Football League (), officially known as MONACObet LIGA for sponsorship reasons, is the annual second tier football competition in Slovakia. Currently, the competition consists of 16 teams.
Each season, the first-placed team in the 2. Liga is automatically promoted to the First League, subject to meeting league requirements. The team that finishes in second place enters a two-legged play-off against the second-to-last placed team from the First League, with the winner taking their place in the following season's First League. The two lowest-finishing teams in the 2. Liga are relegated to the 3. Liga.
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 Slovak First League. The league was expanded to 18 teams in 1996/97 season, but returned back to 16 in 2001/02 and reduced to 12 in 2006–07. The number of teams expanded to 16 from the 2017–18 season.
In June 2014 the league signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with a gambling firm, taking the name of DOXXbet liga as part of the deal.
In February 2024, the league was renamed as MONACObet LIGA as a part of a two-and-half year partnership deal with an option to extend. The deal included a further undisclosed club grant worth over €1 million, allegedly exceeding any previous partnerships.
Current teams (2025–26)
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, the 2nd league and the 3rd league were reorganized by the Slovak Football Association.
Participants in the 2025-26 season:
- FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
- FC Petržalka
- MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica
- MŠK Považská Bystrica
- MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš
- MŠK Žilina B
- FK Pohronie
- FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava B
- MŠK Púchov
- OFK Dynamo Malženice
- MFK Zvolen
- Redfox FC Stará Ľubovňa
- Slávia TU Košice
- OFK Baník Lehota pod Vtáčnikom
- FK Inter Bratislava
Winners
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third placed | Top scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1993–94](1993-94-2-liga-slovakia) | **BSC JAS Bardejov** | Slovan Levice | Slavoj Trebišov | SVK Richard Varadin | 14 | ŠKP Bratislava |
| [1994–95](1994-95-2-liga-slovakia) | **FC Nitra** | Slovan Levice | Artmedia Petržalka | SVK Milan Strelec | ||
| SVK Róbert Formanko | 14 | Artmedia Petržalka | ||||
| Ozeta Dukla Trenčín | ||||||
| [1995–96](1995-96-2-liga-slovakia) | **Artmedia Petržalka** | **MŠK Žilina** | **Rimavská Sobota** | SVK Jozef Pisár | 21 | Rimavská Sobota |
| [1996–97](1996-97-2-liga-slovakia) | **MŠK Ružomberok** | **Ozeta Dukla Trenčín** | Tatran Devín | SVK Imrich Miklós | 25 | Tatran Devín |
| [1997–98](1997-98-2-liga-slovakia) | **FC Nitra** | **ZTS Dubnica** | Matador Púchov | SVK Peter Hodúr | 18 | FC Nitra |
| [1998–99](1998-99-2-liga-slovakia) | **DAC Dunajská Streda** | **Koba Senec** | Tatran ŠKP Devín | SVK Richard Varadin | 24 | Tatran ŠKP Devín |
| [1999–00](1999-2000-2-liga-slovakia) | **Matador Púchov** | NCHZ Nováky | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | SVK Jozef Pisár | 22 | Rimavská Sobota |
| [2000–01](2000-01-2-liga-slovakia) | **ZTS Dubnica** | FC Nitra | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | SVK Mário Breška | 23 | FC Nitra |
| [2001–02](2001-02-2-liga-slovakia) | **Spartak Trnava** | Steel Trans Ličartovce | Rimavská Sobota | SVK Ivan Bartoš | ||
| SVK Jozef Jelšic | 17 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | ||||
| FC Nitra | ||||||
| [2002–03](2002-03-2-liga-slovakia) | **Dukla Banská Bystrica** | Steel Trans Ličartovce | Koba Senec | SVK Peter Bugár | 17 | Topvar Topoľčany |
| [2003–04](2003-04-2-liga-slovakia) | **Rimavská Sobota** | Steel Trans Ličartovce | [Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov) | SVK Peter Iskra | 18 | Rimavská Sobota |
| [2004–05](2004-05-2-liga-slovakia) | **FC Nitra** | Steel Trans Ličartovce | Slovan Bratislava | SVK Róbert Rák | 27 | FC Nitra |
| [2005–06](2005-06-2-liga-slovakia) | **MFK Košice** | **Slovan Bratislava** | **FC Senec** | SVK Pavol Piatka | 22 | MFK Košice |
| [2006–07](2006-07-slovak-first-league) | **ViOn Zlaté Moravce** | Eldus Močenok | Rimavská Sobota | SVK Jozef Pisár | 15 | Rimavská Sobota |
| [2007–08](2007-08-slovak-first-league) | **[Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov)** | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Inter Bratislava | SVK Tomáš Majtán | 16 | Inter Bratislava |
| [2008–09](2008-09-slovak-first-league) | **Inter Bratislava** | AS Trenčín | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | ARG David Depetris | 21 | FK AS Trenčín |
| [2009–10](2009-10-slovak-first-league) | **ViOn Zlaté Moravce** | AS Trenčín | FK Púchov | SVK Karol Pavelka | 16 | Zlaté Moravce |
| [2010–11](2010-11-slovak-first-league) | **AS Trenčín** | Rimavská Sobota | Petržalka | ARG David Depetris | 31 | FK AS Trenčín |
| [2011–12](2011-12-2-liga-slovakia) | **Spartak Myjava** | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | Dolný Kubín | SVK Peter Sládek | ||
| SVK Tomáš Čekovský | 14 | Spartak Myjava | ||||
| Podbrezová | ||||||
| [2012–13](2012-13-2-liga-slovakia) | **DAC Dunajská Streda** | ŽP Šport Podbrezová | SFM Senec | Nigeria Hector Tubonemi | 19 | Podbrezová |
| [2013–14](2013-14-2-liga-slovakia) | **ŽP Šport Podbrezová** | Zemplín Michalovce | Partizán Bardejov | SVK Michal Hamuľak | 26 | Zemplín Michalovce |
| [2014–15](2014-15-2-liga-slovakia) | **Zemplín Michalovce** | **MFK Skalica** | [Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov) | SVK Matúš Paukner | 21 | FC Nitra |
| [2015–16](2015-16-2-liga-slovakia) | **[Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov)** | VSS Košice | Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | SRB Marko Milunović | 19 | Partizán Bardejov |
| [2016–17](2016-17-2-liga-slovakia) | VSS Košice1 | **FC Nitra** | MFK Skalica | BRA Peu | 23 | FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín |
| [2017–18](2017-18-2-liga-slovakia) | **ŠKF Sereď** | MFK Skalica | FK Poprad | SVK Michal Hamuľak | 20 | Partizán Bardejov |
| [2018–19](2018-19-2-liga-slovakia) | **FK Pohronie** | FK Poprad | MFK Skalica | SER Samir Nurković | ||
| Montenegro Miladin Vujošević | 23 | KFC Komárno | ||||
| FK Dubnica | ||||||
| [2019–20](2019-20-2-liga-slovakia) | FK Dubnica | Dukla Banská Bystrica | MFK Skalica | CZE Roman Haša | 14 | MFK Skalica |
| [2020–21](2020-21-2-liga-slovakia) | **Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš** | Dukla Banská Bystrica | MFK Skalica | NGA Wisdom Kanu | 18 | Slavoj Trebišov |
| [2021–22](2021-22-2-liga-slovakia) | **Železiarne Podbrezová** | **Dukla Banská Bystrica** | **MFK Skalica** | SVK Marek Kuzma | 22 | FK Dubnica |
| Železiarne Podbrezová | ||||||
| [2022–23](2022-23-2-liga-slovakia) | **FC Košice** | [Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov) | KFC Komárno | SVK Jozef Dolný | 19 | [Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov) |
| [2023–24](2023-24-2-liga-slovakia) | **KFC Komárno** | FC Petržalka | [Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov) | SVK Jozef Dolný | 18 | [Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov) |
| [2024–25](2024-25-2-liga-slovakia) | **[Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov)** | Zlaté Moravce | Liptovský Mikuláš | SEN Landing Sagna | 12 | [Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov) |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Nitra | 3 | 4 | [1994–95](1994-95-2-liga-slovakia), [1997–98](1997-98-2-liga-slovakia), [2004–05](2004-05-2-liga-slovakia), [2016–17](2016-17-2-liga-slovakia) |
| [Tatran Prešov](1-fc-tatran-presov) | 3 | 3 | [2007–08](2007-08-slovak-first-league), [2015–16](2015-16-2-liga-slovakia), [2024–25](2024-25-2-liga-slovakia) |
| ZTS Dubnica | 2 | 3 | [1995–96](1995-96-2-liga-slovakia), [1997–98](1997-98-2-liga-slovakia), [2000–01](2000-01-2-liga-slovakia) |
| ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 2 | 2 | [2006–07](2006-07-slovak-first-league), [2009–10](2009-10-slovak-first-league) |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 2 | 2 | [1998–99](1998-99-2-liga-slovakia), [2012–13](2012-13-2-liga-slovakia) |
| Podbrezová | 2 | 2 | [2013–14](2013-14-2-liga-slovakia), [2021–22](2021-22-2-liga-slovakia) |
| FC VSS Košice | 2 | 12 | [2005–06](2005-06-2-liga-slovakia) |
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | 1 | 2 | [2002–03](2002-03-2-liga-slovakia), [2021–22](2021-22-2-liga-slovakia) |
| FK AS Trenčín | 1 | 2 | [1996–97](1996-97-2-liga-slovakia), [2010–11](2010-11-slovak-first-league) |
| Rimavská Sobota | 1 | 2 | [1995–96](1995-96-2-liga-slovakia), [2003–04](2003-04-2-liga-slovakia) |
| Koba Senec | 0 | 2 | [1998–99](1998-99-2-liga-slovakia), [2005–06](2005-06-2-liga-slovakia) |
| Zemplín Michalovce | 1 | 1 | [2014–15](2014-15-2-liga-slovakia) |
| Artmedia Petržalka | 1 | 1 | [1995–96](1995-96-2-liga-slovakia) |
| BSC JAS Bardejov | 1 | 1 | [1993–94](1993-94-2-liga-slovakia) |
| MŠK Ružomberok | 1 | 1 | [1996–97](1996-97-2-liga-slovakia) |
| Matador Púchov | 1 | 1 | [1999–00](1999-2000-2-liga-slovakia) |
| Spartak Myjava | 1 | 1 | [2011–12](2011-12-2-liga-slovakia) |
| Spartak Trnava | 1 | 1 | [2001–02](2001-02-2-liga-slovakia) |
| ŠKF Sereď | 1 | 1 | [2017–18](2017-18-2-liga-slovakia) |
| FK Pohronie | 1 | 1 | [2018–19](2018-19-2-liga-slovakia) |
| Liptovský Mikuláš | 1 | 1 | [2020–21](2020-21-2-liga-slovakia) |
| FC Košice | 1 | 1 | [2022–23](2022-23-2-liga-slovakia) |
| KFC Komárno | 1 | 1 | [2023–24](2023-24-2-liga-slovakia) |
| MFK Skalica | 0 | 2 | [2014–15](2014-15-2-liga-slovakia), [2021–22](2021-22-2-liga-slovakia) |
| MŠK Žilina | 0 | 1 | [1995–96](1995-96-2-liga-slovakia) |
| Slovan Bratislava | 0 | 1 | [2005–06](2005-06-2-liga-slovakia) |
| Inter Bratislava | 1 | 0 1 |
1- Inter Bratislava won league in 2008–09, but license was sold to FK Senica.
2- FC VSS Košice won league in 2016–17, but did not meet club license rules and they went into bankruptcy.
References
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