Slovak Cup


The Slovak Cup, currently named Slovnaft Cup due to sponsorship agreement with Slovnaft, is the only nationwide knockout competition in Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the first round of the UEFA Europa League qualification.

History

The competition was first contested in 1969. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the winner of the Czech Cup in the Czechoslovak Cup final, the winner of which would be Czechoslovakia's representative in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
The first winner of the cup after the split of Czechoslovakia and the establishment of the independent Slovak Republic was Slovan Bratislava in 1994, when they defeated Tatran Prešov 2–1 in the final match in Brezno.
Second-league teams have won the cup twice, in 2002 VTJ KOBA Senec and in 2007 ViOn Zlaté Moravce. Second-league clubs also qualified for the final, Ličartovce in 2004 and MFK Skalica in 2017.

Trophy

The trophy for the winner of the national cup has taken various forms throughout its history. The first and longest-serving trophy was a traveling crystal cup, which was awarded to the winner of the cup competition between 1970 and 2004. For several years, two cups were awarded to the winners, in addition to the original crystal cup and a cup dedicated to the Slovak Football Association. In 2005, the trophy changed material, the crystal cup was replaced by a new one made of metal and brass, the first winner of the new trophy was Dukla Banská Bystrica.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Slovak Cup in 2019, a new modern trophy was created. The Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava became the SFZ's partner in its implementation, and organized a two-round student competition for new trophy designs. The first round received 29 designs, five of which advanced to the final round, and then representatives of the SFZ, the Academy of Fine Arts, and Slovnaft selected the winning trophy.

Sponsorship

PeriodSponsorName
1969–1997No main sponsorSlovenský pohár
1997–2001Zlatý BažantSlovenský pohár Zlatého Bažanta
2002–2011No main sponsorSlovenský pohár
2011–presentSlovnaftSlovnaft Cup

Format

The Slovak Cup plays as a knockout tournament. All matches that ended in a draw after 90 minutes are decided by penalty shoot-outs. All rounds are played as one-off matches except the semi-finals, which are played over two legs.

Cup winners (Czechoslovak era 1969–1993)

Between 1969 and 1993 the winners contested the Czechoslovak Cup final against the winner of the Czech Cup.
SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upVenue
1969–70Slovan Bratislava2–2, 1–0Dukla Banská Bystrica2 matches played
1970–71Spartak Trnava2–0, 0–1Slovan Bratislava2 matches played
1971–72Slovan Bratislava1–2, 4–1 Spartak Trnava2 matches played
1972–73VSS Košice3–0, 3–3Tatran Prešov2 matches played
1973–74Slovan Bratislava0–0, 2–2 Spartak Trnava2 matches played
1974–75Spartak Trnava2–0, 1–2Nitra2 matches played
1975–76Slovan Bratislava0–0, 2–1Inter Bratislava2 matches played
1976–77Lokomotíva Košice 0–2, 4–0Žilina2 matches played
1977–78Jednota Trenčín1–0, 3–1Slovan Bratislava2 matches played
1978–79Lokomotíva Košice2–2, 3–0Inter Bratislava2 matches played
1979–80ZŤS Košice2–4, 5–0Žilina2 matches played
1980–81Dukla Banská Bystrica1–1, 1–0ZŤS Košice2 matches played
1981–82Slovan Bratislava3–1, 0–0Petržalka2 matches played
1982–83Slovan Bratislava0–0, 1–1Nitra2 matches played
1983–84Inter Bratislava2–0, 1–0Dukla Banská Bystrica2 matches played
1984–85Lokomotíva Košice1–0, 1–1Tatran Prešov2 matches played
1985–86Spartak Trnava1–0ŽilinaFutbalový štadión Prievidza
1986–87DAC Dunajská Streda0–0 NitraŠtadión Antona Malatinského
1987–88Inter Bratislava1–0Spartak TrnavaŠtadión na Sihoti
1988–89Slovan Bratislava2–1Považská BystricaŠtadión Hlohovec
1989–90Inter Bratislava6–0ŽilinaMestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom
1990–91Spartak Trnava1–0NitraŠtadión pod Čebraťom
1991–92Tatran Prešov 2–0Lokomotíva KošiceStadium MUDr. Ivan Chodák
1992–931. FC Košice0–0 DAC Dunajská StredaNa Zahradkach Stadium

Cup winners (Slovak era 1993–present)

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueAttendance
1993–94Slovan Bratislava2–1Tatran PrešovMestský štadión Brezno5,620
1994–95Inter Bratislava1–1 DAC Dunajská StredaMestský štadión 2,550
1995–96Humenné2–1Spartak TrnavaŠtadión Bukóza9,000
1996–97Slovan Bratislava1–0 Tatran PrešovŠtadión na Sihoti11,286
1997–98Spartak Trnava2–01. FC KošiceStadium ŠKP Inter Dúbravka7,800
1998–99Slovan Bratislava3–0Dukla Banská BystricaMestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom10,048
1999–00Inter Bratislava1–1 1. FC KošiceTatran Stadium3,150
2000–01Inter Bratislava1–0RužomberokMestský štadión 5,200
2001–02Senec1–1 PúchovŠtadión MŠK Považská Bystrica4,584
2002–03Púchov2–1 Slovan BratislavaVojtech Schottert Stadium4,356
2003–04Petržalka2–0LičartovceMestský štadión Dunajská Streda2,650
2004–05Dukla Banská Bystrica2–1PetržalkaŠtadión pod Zoborom2,474
2005–06Ružomberok0–0 Spartak TrnavaŠtadión Pasienky8,426
2006–07Zlaté Moravce4–0SenecŠtadión Pasienky3,119
2007–08Petržalka1–0Spartak TrnavaŠtadión pod Dubňom5,000
2008–09MFK Košice3–1PetržalkaNTC Senec1,528
2009–10Slovan Bratislava6–0Spartak TrnavaŠtadión Michalovce3,752
2010–11Slovan Bratislava3–3 ŽilinaSNP Stadium2,653
2011–12Žilina3–2 SenicaMestský štadión Bardejov3,000
2012–13Slovan Bratislava2–0ŽilinaŠtadión pod Čebraťom3,410
2013–14MFK Košice2–1Slovan BratislavaStadium Myjava2,647
2014–15AS Trenčín2–2 SenicaNTC Poprad3,473
2015–16AS Trenčín3–1Slovan BratislavaŠtadión Antona Malatinského8,547
2016–17Slovan Bratislava3–0SkalicaNTC Poprad2,432
2017–18Slovan Bratislava3–1RužomberokŠtadión Antona Malatinského4,405
2018–19Spartak Trnava3–3 ŽilinaŠtadión pod Zoborom6,053
2019–20Slovan Bratislava1–0RužomberokTehelné pole3,624
2020–21Slovan Bratislava2–1 ŽilinaTehelné pole0
2021–22Spartak Trnava2–1 Slovan BratislavaTehelné pole10,411
2022–23Spartak Trnava3–1 Slovan BratislavaŠtadión Antona Malatinského15,427
2023–24Ružomberok1–0Spartak TrnavaKošická Futbalová Aréna8,764
2024–25Spartak Trnava1–0RužomberokDAC Aréna9,437

Key
Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
ItalicTeam from outside the top flight