2014–15 2. Liga (Slovakia)

DOXXbet liga
Season	2014–15
Champions	MFK Zemplín Michalovce
Promoted	MFK Zemplín Michalovce; MFK Skalica
Relegated	FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín (West) ; MFK Dubnica (West) ; MFK Košice B (East); Moldava nad Bodvou (East) ; FK Slavoj Trebišov (East)
Top goalscorer	Matúš Paukner; (21 goals)
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 2. Liga (Slovakia) season, named DOXXbet liga due to sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd edition of the second tier Slovakian league system football competition in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993.^[1]

For the first time in history, twenty-four teams would contest in two groups, with top six sides from each of groups will advance to a further round.^[2]

Changes from last season

Team changes

ŽP Šport Podbrezová were promoted to the Slovak First Football League after the 2013–14 season.
FC Nitra were relegated from the Slovak First Football League after the 2013–14 season.
MŠK Žilina B, ŠKF Sereď, MFK Skalica, AFC Nové Mesto nad Váhom, ŠK Slovan Bratislava B, TJ Baník Ružiná, MFK Dolný Kubín, FK Poprad, MFK Košice B, FK Bodva Moldava nad Bodvou, FC Lokomotíva Košice and FK Slavoj Trebišov were promoted from the Slovak Third Football League after the 2013–14 season.

Teams (Western Group)

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in Slovak 2. liga 2014–15

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2013–14 season
FC Nitra	Nitra	Stadium pod Zoborom	5,050	12th in Corgoň Liga
ŠK Senec	Senec	NTC Stadium	3,264	5th in 2. liga
Spartak Trnava juniori	Trnava	Stadium FK Lokomotíva Trnava	1,500	6th in 2. liga
MFK Dubnica	Dubnica nad Váhom	Mestský štadión	5,450	8th in 2. liga
FK Pohronie	Dolná Ždaňa	FK Pohronie Stadium	1,500	9th in 2. liga
Slovan Duslo Šaľa	Šaľa	Šaľa Stadium	1,126	10th in 2. liga
FC Šamorín	Šamorín	Pomlé Stadium	1,950	11th in 2. liga
ŠKF Sereď	Sereď	Stadium ŠKF Sereď	5,800	1st in 3. liga (West)
MFK Skalica	Skalica	Mestský štadión Skalica	2,500	2nd in 3. liga (West)
AFC Nové Mesto nad Váhom	Nové Mesto nad Váhom	Mestský štadión NMnV	2,500	3rd in 3. liga (West)
Slovan Bratislava B	Bratislava	Stadium Rapid - Prievoz	5,000	4th in 3. liga (West)
MŠK Žilina B	Žilina	Stadium pod Dubňom	11,181	2nd in 3. liga (East)

Personnel and kits

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Nitra	Michal Hipp	Marek Kostoláni	Jako	Mesto Nitra
Senec	Andrej Štellár	Peter Polgár	Jako	Agrisem
Trnava B	Pavol Bartoš	Juraj Galba	Adidas	ZOŠ Trnava
Dubnica	Juraj Bútora	Adam Cisár	Joma
Pohronie	Štefan Zaťko	Jozef Sekereš	Jako	Remeslo
Duslo Šaľa	Ladislav Molnár	Ján Čirik	Givova	DUSLO
Šamorín	Michal Salenka	Vladimír Pončák	Givova
Sereď	Tibor Meszlényi	Kamil Vaško	Nike
Skalica	Štefan Horný	Peter Vaško	Adidas
Nové Mesto nad Váhom	Vladimír Hyža	Lukáš Šebek	Adidas
Slovan B	Jozef Majoroš	Marcel Oravec	Adidas	Niké
Zilina B	Miroslav Nemec	Tomáš Ďurica	Nike	Preto

2. Liga West

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Skalica	22	15	4	3	40	16	+24	49	Qualification for Championship round
2	Žilina B	22	13	2	7	43	33	+10	41
3	Nitra	22	12	4	6	39	22	+17	40
4	Sereď	22	11	6	5	39	22	+17	39
5	Šaľa	22	10	7	5	33	24	+9	37
6	Senec	22	9	7	6	28	21	+7	34
7	Pohronie	22	10	3	9	32	35	−3	33	Qualification for Relegation round
8	Slovan Bratislava B	22	7	5	10	18	30	−12	26
9	Spartak Trnava juniori	22	5	5	12	20	35	−15	20
10	Šamorín	22	4	7	11	21	34	−13	19
11	Dubnica	22	3	6	13	25	42	−17	15
12	Nové Mesto nad Váhom	22	3	4	15	15	39	−24	13

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Teams (Eastern Group)

Stadium and locations

Location of teams in Slovak 2. liga 2014–15

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2013–14 season
Partizán Bardejov	Bardejov	Stadium mestský Bardejov	3,040	2nd in 2. liga
MFK Michalovce	Michalovce	Zemplin Stadium	4,440	3rd in 2. liga
Tatran Prešov	Prešov	1. FC Tatran Prešov stadium	5,418	4th in 2. liga
MŠK Rimavská Sobota	Rimavská Sobota	Na Záhradkách Stadium	1,970	7th in 2. liga
Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš	Liptovský Mikuláš	Stadium Liptovský Mikuláš	1,950	12th in 2. liga
Zvolen (merged with TJ Baník Ružiná)	Ružiná	TJ Baník Stadium	1,200	1st in 3. liga (East)
MFK Dolný Kubín	Dolný Kubín	Stadium MUDr. Ivan Chodák	1,950	3rd in 3. liga (East)
FK Poprad	Poprad	NTC Poprad	5,070	4th in 3. liga (East)
MFK Košice B	Košice	Stadium Barca	600	6th in 3. liga (East)
Bodva Moldava	Moldava nad Bodvou	Steel Slovakia aréna	2,500	7th in 3. liga (East)
Lokomotíva Košice	Košice	Stadium Družstevná pri Hornáde	600	8th in 3. liga (East)
Slavoj Trebišov	Trebišov	Stadium Slavoj Trebišov	3,000	9th in 3. liga (East)

Personnel and kits

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Bardejov	Rastislav Kica	Vladislav Palša	Colo	Bardenergy
Michalovce	František Šturma	Michal Gallo	Joma	Scorp
Prešov	Stanislav Varga	Michal Krajník	ATAK Sportswear	DÚHA
Rimavská Sobota	Gergely Geri	Milomir Sivčević	Givova	CLIPtec
Liptovský Mikuláš	Karol Praženica	Ivan Lišivka	Sportika SA	VEREX
Zvolen	Anton Jánoš	Michal Rakovan	Luanvi
Dolný Kubín	Jozef Šino	Michal Drengubiak	Legea
Poprad	Vladimír Lajčák	Matúš Bendík	Adidas
MFK Košice B	Marek Fabuľa	Mikuláš Tóth	Jako	Steel Trans
Moldava nad Bodvou	Karol Kisel	Marek Petričko	Jako	Steel Slovakia
Lokomotíva Košice	Jaroslav Galko	Jakub Giertl	Jako, Colo	McCarter
Trebišov	Vladimír Rusnák	Jaroslav Capko	Colo	ZAPA beton

2. Liga East

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Michalovce	22	16	3	3	46	11	+35	51	Qualification for Championship round
2	Zvolen	22	10	9	3	35	14	+21	39
3	Bardejov	22	10	9	3	36	17	+19	39
4	Prešov	22	11	5	6	39	22	+17	38
5	Liptovský Mikuláš	22	11	4	7	31	18	+13	37
6	Poprad	22	8	4	10	31	37	−6	28
7	Rimavská Sobota	22	7	7	8	21	28	−7	28	Qualification for Relegation round
8	Lokomotíva Košice	22	6	6	10	30	36	−6	24
9	Dolný Kubín	22	7	2	13	21	40	−19	23
10	Košice B	22	5	6	11	30	40	−10	21
11	Moldava	22	4	7	11	18	37	−19	19
12	Trebišov	22	4	4	14	13	51	−38	16

Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/slovakia/i-liga/20142015/east/r26655/ Soccerway]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Play-offs

Championship round

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Michalovce (C, P)	22	15	6	1	40	11	+29	51	Promotion to Fortuna Liga
2	Skalica (P)	22	15	3	4	32	15	+17	48	Promotion to Fortuna Liga
3	Prešov	22	10	6	6	32	24	+8	36
4	Liptovský Mikuláš	22	9	6	7	29	23	+6	33
5	Nitra	22	8	7	7	26	25	+1	31
6	Bardejov	22	7	7	8	27	24	+3	28
7	Zvolen	22	7	7	8	23	20	+3	28
8	Žilina B	22	8	2	12	26	36	−10	26
9	Senec	22	6	7	9	18	28	−10	25
10	Sereď	22	6	4	12	27	38	−11	22
11	Šaľa	22	4	8	10	27	40	−13	20
12	Poprad	22	5	1	16	26	49	−23	16

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Relegation round

League table (West)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Pohronie	32	18	4	10	56	45	+11	58
2	Slovan Bratislava B	32	11	6	15	40	47	−7	39
3	Spartak Trnava juniori	32	9	7	16	37	49	−12	34
4	Nové Mesto nad Váhom	32	8	6	18	27	48	−21	30
5	Šamorín (R)	32	7	8	17	28	52	−24	29	Relegation to 3. Liga
6	Dubnica^[a] (R)	32	4	9	19	31	62	−31	15	Relegation to 3. Liga

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ MFK Dubnica was docked 6 points for non–payment obligations.

League table (East)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Lokomotíva Košice	32	13	7	12	51	46	+5	46
2	Rimavská Sobota	32	11	8	13	34	39	−5	41
3	Dolný Kubín	32	12	4	16	36	47	−11	40
4	Košice B^[a] (R)	32	10	7	15	45	50	−5	37	Relegation to 3. Liga
5	Moldava (R)	32	8	9	15	31	52	−21	33
6	Trebišov (R)	32	5	5	22	19	81	−62	20

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ MFK Košice did not obtain a licence for the 2015–16 season and therefore MFK Košice "B" can not play in the same league^[3]

Top goalscorers

Updated through matches played on 1. June 2015.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[4]
1	Matúš Paukner	FC Nitra	21
2	Samuel Bayón	Michalovce	18
3	Adam Morong	Sered	17
3	Ľubomír Ulrich	Skalica	17
5	Tomáš Labun	Lokomotiva Kosice	16
6	Lukáš Kubus	Poprad	15
	Ján Zápotoka	Bardejov
	Patrik Abrahám	FK Pohronie

References

^ "Druhá najvyššia súťaž bude od novej sezóny DOXXbet liga" [THE SECOND HIGHEST TIER WILL BE CALLED "DOXXbet liga"] (in Slovak). Fortuna liga. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
^ "Reorganization". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
^ "Nečakaný koniec medzi elitou, MFK Košice do druhej ligy!". Sport.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "Summary - 2. Liga - Slovakia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".

[table_note_DUB0.16043271876892-3] MFK Dubnica was docked 6 points for non–payment obligations.

[table_note_KOŠ0.26547132305124-5] MFK Košice did not obtain a licence for the 2015–16 season and therefore MFK Košice "B" can not play in the same league^[3]

[1] "Druhá najvyššia súťaž bude od novej sezóny DOXXbet liga" [THE SECOND HIGHEST TIER WILL BE CALLED "DOXXbet liga"] (in Slovak). Fortuna liga. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

[2] "Reorganization". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-06-07.

[4] "Nečakaný koniec medzi elitou, MFK Košice do druhej ligy!". Sport.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[6] "Summary - 2. Liga - Slovakia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".

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2014–15 2. Liga (Slovakia)

Contents

Changes from last season

Team changes

Teams (Western Group)

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

2. Liga West

Teams (Eastern Group)

Stadium and locations

Personnel and kits

2. Liga East

Play-offs

Championship round

League table

Relegation round

League table (West)

League table (East)

Top goalscorers

See also

Stats

References