Tuesday 18 August 2020

2020-2021 Slovak 3. Liga - East (Východ) Group

2020-2021 Slovak 3. Liga – East (Východ) Group

 

Season

2020-2021

Dates

1 August 2020 – 13 June 2021

Champions

FK Humenné

Promoted

FK Humenné

Relegated

ŠK Milénium 2000 Bardejovská Nová Ves

FK Družstevník Plavnica (voluntary relegation to the 5. Liga after the end of the season)

Matches played

120

Goals scored

432 (3.6 goals/match on average)

Top goalscorer

Roland Černák (FK Humenné) – 16 goals

Biggest home win

TJ Mladosť Kalša – 1. FK Svidník 8-0 (round 12, 11 October 2020)

Biggest away win

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – FK Humenné 0-5 (round 2, 5 August 2020)

Bardejovská Nová Ves – FK Humenné 0-5 (round 13, 30 May 2021)

Sobrance-Sobranecko – Tesla Stropkov 1-6 (round 15, 13 June 2021)

Highest scoring

TJ Mladosť Kalša – Tesla Stropkov 8-3 (round 6, 30 August 2020)

Longest winning run

FK Humenné (14 matches, rounds 2-15)

Longest unbeaten run

FK Humenné (15 matches, rounds 1-15)

Longest winless run

1. FK Svidník (8 matches, rounds 1-8)

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves (8 matches, rounds 3-10)

MFK Slovan Giraltovce (8 matches, rounds 6-13)

ŠK Milénium 2000 Bardejovská Nová Ves (8 matches, rounds 8-15)

Longest losing run

ŠK Milénium 2000 Bardejovská Nová Ves (8 matches, rounds 8-15)

 

Competition details and format

 

The Slovak 3. Liga, also named III. liga, represents the third tier in the football system of Slovakia. The 2020-2021 season was the 28th since Slovakia separated from the Czech Republic to become an independent state in 1993, after the previous season, 2019-2020, had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season started on the 1st of August 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, applying certain measures to prevent infection. On the 1st of October 2020, the Slovak authorities took further measures, which involved more restrictions. Spectators were not allowed anymore in the stands, and teams had to make tests for players and staff before each game. A number of games were postponed in the first half of October 2020. Then, on the 15th of October, it was decided that all sporting competitions in Slovakia had to stop, so the 3. Liga was also interrupted and all matches starting with round 13 were postponed indefinitely, as the pandemic took a turn for the worse in Slovakia. The competition resumed only at the end of May 2021, and only the remaining matches in the first half of the season were actually played. The season ended in mid-June after just 15 rounds.

There were 64 teams which competed in the 3. Liga in 2020-2021 and, just like in previous years, they were divided into 4 groups: Bratislava (16 teams), West (Západ, 16 teams), Centre (Stred, 16 teams) and East (Východ, 16 teams). The competition format was initially established as a double (home and away) round-robin championship, each team playing all other teams twice, once at home and once away, a total of 30 rounds. However, due to the long break imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, only the first half of the season was played, therefore the competition format was eventually a single round-robin championship, each team playing all other teams once, a total of just 15 rounds. The winners of every group promoted to the 2. Liga, while the worse classified teams were relegated to the 4. Liga at the end of the season, their number (usually two) depending on the group and circumstances. They are replaced by teams relegated from 2. Liga and teams promoted from the 4. Liga. However, due to the cancellation of the 2019-2020 season, no teams promoted and no teams were relegated, so the 2020-2021 season started with the same teams as 2019-2020, at least theoretically. However, some teams withdrew and had to be replaced, taking into account the final tables of the last official season, 2018-2019. The games in each group were organized by the four regional football associations, under the general supervision of the Slovak Football Association (SFZ).

Matches in the East (Východ) Group were organized by the Eastern Slovakia Football Association (VsFZ, Východoslovenský Futbalový Zväz). This group consisted of teams located in Prešov and Košice regions in the eastern part of Slovakia. The season started on the 1st of August 2020 and ended on 13 June 2021. 17 rounds were scheduled to be played between August and November 2020, of which only 12 rounds were effectively played before the 15th of October, when the competition was totally interrupted, while some matches in the 11th and 12th rounds were also postponed in the first half of October 2020. The remaining rounds (13th, 14th and 15th) and the postponed matches were played in May and June 2021. Just like in the other groups, the season was considered as complete after just 15 rounds, half of what was initially scheduled.

At the beginning of the season, the main contenders for promotion were 1. FC Tatran Prešov, one of the traditionally strong teams in Slovakia, as well as ŠK Odeva Lipany, which were also the strongest teams during the cancelled 2019-2020 season. MFK Vranov nad Topľou and FK Humenné were also usually considered among the favorites to a top position in this group. Quite surprisingly, FK Humenné had an excellent start and were in top position when the competition was interrupted in mid-October. They were followed by 1. FC Tatran Prešov and ŠK Odeva Lipany, while MFK Vranov nad Topľou were already too far behind to think of promotion. In the remaining rounds, played in May and June, FK Humenné won all the matches, and were mathematically promoted on 5 June 2020, when they won 4-0 at home over 1. FK Svidník in the second-to-last round. They finished the season unbeaten, with an exceptional record (14 wins and 1 draw), and promoted in the 2. Liga after 12 years. ŠK Odeva Lipany finished second, also unbeaten, but six points behind FK Humenné. 1. FC Tatran Prešov finished third only due to the results in head-to-head matches, after another disappointing season.

The usual number of relegated teams from the East Group is two, as they are replaced by the winners of 4. Liga North and 4. Liga South belonging to the Eastern Slovakia Football Association. In the beginning, the newly-admitted teams, such as MŠK Spišské Podhradie and Slávia TU Košice, as well as FK Sobrance-Sobranecko, seemed to be the most vulnerable and most likely to be involved in the fight to avoid relegation. However, Slávia TU Košice had very good results and, also due to their partnership with FC Košice, finished fourth, among the best teams in this group. MŠK Spišské Podhradie, after a weak start, began to climb in the table. Therefore, the teams that have shown consistent weaknesses in the beginning of the season and feared relegation include FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves, MFK Slovan Giraltovce, FK POKROK SEZ Krompachy, ŠK Milenium 2000 Bardejovská Nová Ves and 1. FK Svidník, to which one may add FK Sobrance-Sobranecko. When the competition was interrupted, 1. FK Svidník and ŠK Milenium 2000 Bardejovská Nová Ves were last and second-to-last, respectively. ŠK Milenium 2000 Bardejovská Nová Ves lost all the remaining matches and finished last. They were already relegated before the last round, as Slovan Giraltovce won in the penultimate match, 1-0 away at Tesla Stropkov, and they lost 4-1 away to Slávia TU Košice, which increased the gap between the two teams to 4 points with just one match remaining. 1. FK Svidník were just two points behind MFK Slovan Giraltovce before the last round, but they also lost their final match, 5-2 to Slávia TU Košice, while Slovan Giraltovce won anyway. 1. FK Svidník remained second-to-last, because ŠK Milenium 2000 Bardejovská Nová Ves also lost the last match, 3-2 to FK Spišská Nová Ves. This fact proved decisive afterwards. Both teams were initially relegated to 4. Liga, but when FK Družstevník Plavnica announced that they would not continue in the 3. Liga for the 2021-2022, 1. FK Svidník were reprieved from relegation as the best classified team among the relegated ones and accepted back for the 2021-2022 season.

 

Team changes from 2019-2020

 

Technically, there should have been no changes from 2019-2020 season, because it was cancelled and no teams were either promoted or relegated. However, two teams withdrew and had to be replaced, and one team changed its name and location. The last completed season of the 4. Liga, 2018-2019, was taken into account to establish the two teams to replace the withdrawn teams. Because the winners of the two 4. Liga groups had been already promoted to the 3. Liga for the 2019-2020 season, the two runners-up were considered to replace the withdrawn teams. It is interesting to note that both teams, MŠK Spišské Podhradie and Slávia TU Košice, were leaders of their 4. Liga groups when the 2019-2020 season was stopped and then cancelled.

 

To the 3. Liga – East Group

 

Admitted / Promoted from the 4. Liga

 

MŠK Spišské Podhradie (runners-up of 4. Liga North / Sever in 2018-2019)

Slávia TU Košice (runners-up of 4. Liga South / Juh in 2018-2019)

 

From the 3. Liga – East Group

 

Withdrawn

 

FK Poprad B

OŠFK Šarišské Michaľany

 

Teams that changed their name and location

 

TJ FK Veľké Revištia became / changed to FK Sobrance-Sobranecko

 

Teams

 

Team

Home town

Stadium

Capacity (seated)

2018-2019

2019-2020[1]

1. FC Tatran

Prešov

Štadion Tatranu

5,418 (5,418)

15th in 2. Liga (relegated)

1st in 3. Liga-East

ŠK Odeva

Lipany

ŠK Odeva

4,000 (900)

16th in 2. Liga (relegated)

2nd in 3. Liga-East

MFK Vranov

Vranov nad Topľou

Futbalový štadion

7,000 (0)

2nd in 3. Liga-East

3rd in 3. Liga-East

FK Humenné

Humenné

Štadion Humenné

1,806 (1,806)

3rd in 3. Liga-East

4th in 3. Liga-East

FK NOVES

Spišská Nová Ves

Mestský

4,000 (795)

5th in 3. Liga-East

12th in 3. Liga-East

MŠK Tesla

Stropkov

MŠK Tesla štadion

1,500 (30)

6th in 3. Liga-East

5th in 3. Liga-East

MFK Snina

Snina

Mestský futbalový

6,000 (0)

7th in 3. Liga-East

6th in 3. Liga-East

FK Družstevník

Plavnica

FK Družstevník

1,000 (500)

8th in 3. Liga-East

13th in 3. Liga-East

MFK Slovan

Giraltovce

MFK Slovan

2,000 (0)

9th in 3. Liga-East

15th in 3. Liga-East

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko[2]

Sobrance

Futbalový štadion

850 (0)

10th in 3. Liga-East

16th in 3. Liga-East

1. FK Svidník

Svidník

Mestský futbalový

5,000 (1,000)

11th in 3. Liga-East

9th in 3. Liga-East

ŠK Milénium 2000

Bardejovská Nová Ves[3]

Futbalový štadion

2,000 (0)

12th in 3. Liga-East

11th in 3. Liga-East

FK Pokrok SEZ

Krompachy

Futbalový štadion

3,000 (600)

13th in 3. Liga-East

14th in 3. Liga-East

TJ Mladosť

Kalša

TJ Mladosť

500 (120)

1st in 4. Liga - South (promoted)

8th in 3. Liga-East

MŠK

Spišské Podhradie

Futbalový štadion

N/A

2nd in 4. Liga – North (promoted)

1st in 4. Liga-North

Slávia TU

Košice

TU Košice

1,000 (350)

2nd in 4. Liga – South (promoted)

1st in 4. Liga-South

 

Geographical distribution of teams

 

Teams in 3. Liga – East Group are located in either Prešov region (11 teams) or Košice region (5 teams).

 

Round 1 (1-2 August 2020)

 

TJ Mladosť Kalša – 1. FC Tatran Prešov 2-3

MFK Vranov – MŠK Spišské Podhradie 2-1

FK Humenné – ŠK Odeva Lipany 1-1

Slávia TU Košice – FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy 1-1

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – 1. FK Svidník 1-1

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves 1-0

MFK Snina – FK Sobrance-Sobranecko 3-2

FK Družstevník Plavnica – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 3-0

 

Round 2 (5 August 2020)

 

1. FC Tatran Prešov – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 4-0

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – FK Družstevník Plavnica 2-2

ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves – MFK Snina 1-2

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves 3-4

ŠK Odeva Lipany – Slávia TU Košice 3-0

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – FK Humenné 0-5

TJ Mladosť Kalša – MFK Vranov 0-1

1. FK Svidník – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 1-1

 

Round 3 (8-9 August 2020)

 

MFK Vranov – 1. FC Tatran Prešov 1-2

FK Humenné – TJ Mladosť Kalša 5-2

Slávia TU Košice – MŠK Spišské Podhradie 8-2

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-2

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy 6-0

MFK Snina – 1. FK Svidník 2-0

FK Družstevník Plavnica – ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves 1-0

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – FK Sobrance-Sobranecko 2-0

 

Round 4 (15-16 August 2020)

 

1. FC Tatran Prešov – FK Sobrance-Sobranecko 2-0

ŠK Odeva Lipany – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 1-0

FK Humenné – MFK Vranov 4-0 – played on 1 September 2020

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves 3-3

ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 1-0

1. FK Svidník – FK Družstevník Plavnica 1-3

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – MFK Snina 1-0

TJ Mladosť Kalša – Slávia TU Košice 1-2

 

Round 5 (22-23 August 2020)

 

FK Humenné – 1. FC Tatran Prešov 2-1

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – TJ Mladosť Kalša 1-1

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – 1. FK Svidník 3-0 (awarded, as the visitors refused to travel)

Slávia TU Košice – MFK Vranov 3-0

MFK Snina – ŠK Odeva Lipany 2-2

FK Družstevník Plavnica – FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy 2-0

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves 3-1

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – MŠK Spišské Podhradie 1-0 – played on 1 September 2020

 

Round 6 (29-30 August 2020)

 

1. FC Tatran Prešov – ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves 5-0

ŠK Odeva Lipany – FK Družstevník Plavnica 1-1

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – MFK Snina 3-2

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – MFK Vranov 0-2

FK Humenné – Slávia TU Košice 2-1

TJ Mladosť Kalša – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 8-3

1. FK Svidník – FK Sobrance-Sobranecko 0-2

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 1-1

 

Round 7 (5-6 September 2020)

 

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – FK Humenné 1-3

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – ŠK Odeva Lipany 1-4

Slávia TU Košice – 1. FC Tatran Prešov 0-3 (awarded, 2-2 in the field)

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – MFK Vranov 1-1

MFK Snina – TJ Mladosť Kalša 1-2

FK Družstevník Plavnica – MŠK Spišské Podhradie 4-2

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy 2-0

ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves – 1. FK Svidník 2-1

 

Round 8 (12-13 September 2020)

 

ŠK Odeva Lipany – FK Sobrance-Sobranecko 6-0

MFK Vranov – MFK Snina 3-2

FK Humenné – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 5-1

TJ Mladosť Kalša – FK Družstevník Plavnica 2-1

Slávia TU Košice – FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves 2-1

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves 3-2

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 3-0

1. FC Tatran Prešov – 1. FK Svidník 5-0 – played on 15 September 2020

 

Round 9 (19-20 September 2020)

 

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – 1. FC Tatran Prešov 0-2

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – TJ Mladosť Kalša 0-4

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – Slávia TU Košice 1-3

MFK Snina – FK Humenné 0-1

FK Družstevník Plavnica – MFK Vranov 0-1

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – MŠK Spišské Podhradie 0-3

ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves – ŠK Odeva Lipany 1-3

1. FK Svidník – FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy 2-1

 

Round 10 (26-27 September 2020)

 

1. FC Tatran Prešov – FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy 6-0

ŠK Odeva Lipany – 1. FK Svidník 7-1

MFK Vranov – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 3-0

FK Humenné – FK Družstevník Plavnica 5-0

Slávia TU Košice – MFK Snina 2-1

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves 3-1

TJ Mladosť Kalša – FK Sobrance-Sobranecko 5-1

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 1-2

 

Round 11 (3-4 October 2020)

 

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – 1. FC Tatran Prešov – postponed

FK Družstevník Plavnica – Slávia TU Košice – postponed

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – MFK Vranov – postponed

1. FK Svidník – MŠK Spišské Podhradie – postponed

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – FK Humenné 0-2

MFK Snina – FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves 0-1

ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves – TJ Mladosť Kalša 2-3

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-2

 

Round 12 (10-11 October 2020)

 

1. FC Tatran Prešov – ŠK Odeva Lipany – postponed

MFK Vranov – ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves – postponed

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – FK Družstevník Plavnica – postponed

FK Humenné – FK Sobrance-Sobranecko 5-0

Slávia TU Košice – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 4-0

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy 2-2

TJ Mladosť Kalša – 1. FK Svidník 8-0

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – MFK Snina 1-1

 

                                       Table at winter break

 

1

FK Humenné

12

11

1

0

40-7

34

 

2

1. FC Tatran Prešov

10

9

0

1

33-5

27

 

3

ŠK Odeva Lipany

11

8

3

0

32-7

27

 

4

TJ Mladosť Kalša

12

7

1

4

38-20

22

 

5

Slávia TU Košice

11

7

1

3

26-15

22

 

6

MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou

10

6

1

3

14-13

19

 

7

FK Družstevník Plavnica

10

5

2

3

17-14

17

 

8

MŠK Tesla Stropkov

11

4

3

4

18-21

15

 

9

MŠK Spišské Podhradie

11

4

2

5

22-28

14

 

10

MFK Snina

12

3

2

7

16-19

11

 

11

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko

11

3

1

7

12-29

10

 

12

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves

11

2

3

6

13-21

9

 

13

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy

12

2

3

7

12-30

9

 

14

MFK Slovan Giraltovce

12

2

1

9

7-29

7

 

15

Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves

11

2

0

9

11-25

6

 

16

1. FK Svidník

11

1

2

8

7-35

5

 

 

Round 11 – postponed matches (23 May 2021)

 

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – 1. FC Tatran Prešov 3-1

FK Družstevník Plavnica – Slávia TU Košice 1-2

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – MFK Vranov 0-1

1. FK Svidník – MŠK Spišské Podhradie 1-0

 

Round 13 (29-30 May 2021)

 

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves 0-1

ŠK Odeva Lipany – MŠK Spišské Podhradie 2-0

MFK Snina – 1. FC Tatran Prešov 4-1

FK Družstevník Plavnica – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 2-2

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – Slávia TU Košice 2-0

ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves – FK Humenné 0-5

1. FK Svidník – MFK Vranov 0-2

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – TJ Mladosť Kalša 2-1

 

Round 12 – postponed matches (2 June 2021)

 

1. FC Tatran Prešov – ŠK Odeva Lipany 1-1

MFK Vranov – ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves 2-1

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – FK Družstevník Plavnica 3-0 (awarded for no show)

 

Round 14 (5-6 June 2021)

 

1. FC Tatran Prešov – MŠK Spišské Podhradie 3-0

MFK Vranov – FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy 7-2

FK Humenné – 1. FK Svidník 4-0

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – FK Sobrance-Sobranecko 3-0

Slávia TU Košice – ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves 4-1

TJ Mladosť Kalša – ŠK Odeva Lipany 2-3

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 0-1

MFK Snina – FK Družstevník Plavnica 3-0

 

Round 15 (12-13 June 2021)

 

FK Družstevník Plavnica – 1. FC Tatran Prešov 2-1

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – MFK Snina 3-0

ŠK Odeva Lipany – MFK Vranov 4-0

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – TJ Mladosť Kalša 1-4

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 1-6

ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves – FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves 2-3

1. FK Svidník – Slávia TU Košice 2-5

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – FK Humenné 2-4

 

Final table

 

1

FK Humenné (P)

15

14

1

0

53-9

43

Promoted to 2. Liga

2

ŠK Odeva Lipany

15

11

4

0

42-10

37

 

3

1. FC Tatran Prešov

15

10

1

4

40-15

31

[4]

4

Slávia TU Košice

15

10

1

4

37-21

31

[4]

5

MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou

15

10

1

4

26-20

31

[4]

6

TJ Mladosť Kalša

15

8

1

6

45-26

25

 

7

MŠK Tesla Stropkov

15

6

4

5

29-26

22

 

8

FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves

15

6

3

6

23-23

21

[5]

9

FK Družstevník Plavnica (R)

15

6

3

6

22-25

21

[5] Relegated to 5. Liga

10

MFK Snina

15

5

2

8

23-23

17

 

11

MŠK Spišské Podhradie

15

4

2

9

23-38

14

 

12

MFK Slovan Giraltovce

15

4

1

10

11-30

13

[6]

13

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko

15

4

1

10

15-39

13

[6]

14

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy

15

3

3

9

18-42

12

 

15

1. FK Svidník

15

2

2

11

10-46

8

 

16

Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves (R)

15

2

0

13

15-39

6

Relegated to 4. Liga

 

In case that two or more teams are equal on points, the main ranking criteria are the results of the head-to-head matches.



[1] The season was cancelled, the column indicates the position of the teams at the moment of cancellation.

[2] The classification belongs to the team they replaced, TJ FK Veľké Revištia.

[3] A neighbourhood of the city of Bardejov.

[4] Points in head-to-head matches: 1. FC Tatran Prešov 6p, Slávia TU Košice 3p, MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou 0p.

[5] Points in head-to-head matches: FK Spišská Nová Ves 3p, FK Družstevník Plavnica 0p.

[6] Points in head-to-head matches: MFK Slovan Giraltovce 3p, FK Sobrance-Sobranecko 0p.


 

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