Slovak Cup

Trophy used between 2005–2018
Founded	1969
Region	Slovakia
Teams	Various
Qualifier for	UEFA Europa League
Current champions	MŠK Žilina (2nd title)
Most championships	Slovan Bratislava (17 titles)
Broadcaster	STVR
Website	futbalsfz.sk
2025–26 Slovak Cup

The Slovak Cup (Slovak: Slovenský pohár), 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.^[1][2]

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 (Slovan Bratislava won the tournament in 1968–69).^[1][2]

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.^[3]

Second-league teams have won the cup twice, in 2002 VTJ KOBA Senec^[4] and in 2007 ViOn Zlaté Moravce.^[5] Second-league clubs also qualified for the final, Ličartovce in 2004^[6] and MFK Skalica in 2017.^[7]

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,^[8] the first winner of the new trophy was Dukla Banská Bystrica.^[9]

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.^[10]

Sponsorship

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.^[1]

Cup winners (Czechoslovak era 1969–1993)

Between 1969 and 1993 the winners contested the Czechoslovak Cup final against the winner of the Czech Cup.^[12]

Cup winners (Slovak era 1993–present)

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Key

Performance by club

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Titles by city

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City	Titles	Winning clubs
Bratislava	25	Slovan Bratislava (17), Inter Bratislava (6), Artmedia Petržalka (2)
Trnava	9	Spartak Trnava (9)
Košice	8	VSS Košice (5), Lokomotíva Košice (3)
Trenčín	3	AS Trenčín (2), Jednota Trenčín (1)
Banská Bystrica	2	Dukla Banská Bystrica (2)
Ružomberok	2	Ružomberok (2)
Žilina	2	Žilina (2)
Dunajská Streda	1	DAC Dunajská Streda (1)
Humenné	1	Humenné (1)
Prešov	1	Tatran Prešov (1)
Púchov	1	Púchov (1)
Senec	1	Senec (1)
Zlaté Moravce	1	Zlaté Moravce (1)

Venues of final matches

(Does not include matches when the home-away system was played)

Notes

References

External links

• Slovnaft Cup 2023/24 at Futbalnet (in Slovak)
• Slovak Cup at int.soccerway.com