1997–98 Slovak Superliga

Mars superliga
Season 1997–98
Dates 2 August 1997 – 3 June 1998
Champions 1.FC Košice
Relegated FC Lokomotíva Košice
DAC Dunajská Streda
Champions League 1.FC Košice
UEFA Cup Inter Bratislava
FC Spartak Trnava
Intertoto Cup Ozeta Dukla Trenčín
Matches played 240
Goals scored 615 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Ľubomír Luhový
(17 goals)
Biggest home win Košice 5:0 Tatran
Košice 5:0 Prievidza
Trnava 5:0 Ružomberok
Biggest away win Ružomberok 0:5 Inter
Highest scoring Trenčín 5:3 Lokomotíva
Average attendance Increase 4,096

The 1997–98 Slovak Superliga (known as the Mars superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. This season started on 1 August 1997 and ended on 3 June 1998. 1. FC Košice are the defending champions.

Teams

A total of 16 teams was contested in the league, including 14 sides from the 1996–97 season and two promoted from the 1. liga.

FC Nitra and ZTS Kerametal Dubnica was relegated to the 1997–98 Slovak First League. The two relegated teams were replaced by MŠK SCP Ružomberok and Ozeta Dukla Trenčín.

1997–98 Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
1. FC Košice Košice Lokomotíva Stadium 9,000
Artmedia Petržalka Petržalka Štadión Petržalka 7,500
BSC JAS Bardejov Bardejov Mestský štadión Bardejov 3,040
Chemlon Humenné Humenné Chemlon Stadion 10,000
Dukla Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica SNP Stadium 10,000
DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda Mestský štadión - DAC Dunajská Streda 16,410
Inter Slovnaft Bratislava Bratislava Štadión Pasienky 12,000
Lokomotíva Košice Košice Lokomotíva Stadium 9,000
MFK Baník Prievidza Prievidza Futbalový štadión Prievidza 6,000
MFK SCP Ružomberok Ružomberok Štadión MFK Ružomberok 4,817
MŠK Žilina Žilina Štadión pod Dubňom 11,181
Ozeta Dukla Trenčín Trenčín Štadión na Sihoti 4,500
Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Tehelné pole 30,085
Spartak Trnava Trnava Štadión Antona Malatinského 18,448
Tatran Prešov Prešov Tatran Štadión 14,000
Tauris Rimavská Sobota Rimavská Sobota Na Zahradkach Stadium 5,000

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Košice (C) 30 21 5 4 71 24 +47 68 1998–99 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 Spartak Trnava 30 20 6 4 61 34 +27 66 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
3 Inter Bratislava 30 18 6 6 55 25 +30 60 1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
4 Ozeta Dukla Trenčín 30 16 5 9 47 31 +16 53 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
5 Slovan Bratislava 30 12 9 9 41 36 +5 45
6 Rimavská Sobota 30 12 8 10 39 34 +5 44 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
7 Žilina 30 11 9 10 23 25 −2 42
8 Artmedia Petržalka 30 11 6 13 27 28 −1 39
9 Humenné 30 12 2 16 36 55 −19 38
10 Prešov 30 9 9 12 29 39 −10 36
11 Ružomberok 30 9 9 12 35 49 −14 36
12 Baník Prievidza 30 9 8 13 35 42 −7 35
13 Dukla Banská Bystrica 30 7 9 14 32 46 −14 30
14 Bardejov 30 7 6 17 27 42 −15 27
15 Lokomotíva Košice (R) 30 7 5 18 31 54 −23 26 Relegation to 1998–99 Slovak First League
16 DAC Dunajská Streda (R) 30 5 6 19 26 51 −25 21

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Slovakia Ľubomír Luhový Trnava 17
2 Slovakia Martin Fabuš Trenčín 16
3 Slovakia Jozef Kožlej 1.FC Košice 14
4 Slovakia Szilárd Németh 1.FC Košice 13
5 Slovakia Marek Ujlaky Trnava 10
Slovakia Peter Babnič Banská Bystrica(1)/Inter(9)
Slovakia Tomáš Medveď Lokomotiva(2)/Slovan(8)
8 Slovakia Juraj Czinege Inter 9
Slovakia Dušan Tittel Slovan
Slovakia Ľubomír Mati Humenne
Slovakia Jaroslav Timko Trnava

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.slovakfutball.com/ligakanonieri9798.htm
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