Just a couple of weeks after the end of the 2018-2019 season, the Eastern Slovakia Football Association (VsFZ, Východoslovenský
Futbalový Zväz) has announced the fixtures for the upcoming 2019-2020 season, to start on the 27th of July.
16 teams will compete this year: 2 relegated from the 2. Liga, 12 remaining from the previous year in 3. Liga - East and 2 promoted from the 4. Liga. Initially, there should have been three teams relegated from 2. Liga, but FK Slavoj Trebišov (classified 13th, first below the relegation line) were reprieved from relegation because Lokomotiva Košice withdrew from the next year 2. Liga and enrolled only in the fifth division, where their youth team, Lokomotiva Košice B, played last year. As a consequence, FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy were also saved from relegation to the 4. Liga and will compete again in the 3. Liga - East in 2019-2020.
Team
changes from 2018-2019
To
the 3. Liga – East Group
Relegated
from the 2. Liga
1. FC Tatran
Prešov
ŠK Odeva Lipany
Promoted
from the 4. Liga
FK Poprad B
(winners of 4. Liga North / Sever)
TJ Mladosť Kalša
(winners of 4. Liga South / Juh)
From
the 3. Liga – East Group
Promoted
to the 2. Liga
FC Košice
Relegated
to the 4. Liga or withdrawn
MFK Rožnava (withdrew)
1. FC Tatran B
Prešov (withdrew)
AŠK Maria Huta
Teams
|
Team
|
Home
town
|
Stadium
|
Capacity
(seated)
|
2018-2019
|
|
1. FC Tatran
|
Prešov
|
Štadion Tatranu
|
5,418 (5,418)
|
15th in 2. Liga (relegated)
|
|
ŠK Odeva
|
Lipany
|
ŠK Odeva
|
4,000 (900)
|
16th in 2. Liga (relegated)
|
|
MFK Vranov
|
Vranov nad Topľou
|
Futbalový štadion
|
7,000 (0)
|
2nd in 3. Liga - East
|
|
FK Humenné
|
Humenné
|
Štadion Humenné
|
1,806 (1,806)
|
3rd in 3. Liga - East
|
|
Obecný ŠFK
|
Šarišské Michaľany
|
Za Torysou
|
2,000 (300)
|
4th in 3. Liga - East
|
|
FK NOVES
|
Spišská Nová Ves
|
Mestský
|
4,000 (795)
|
5th in 3. Liga - East
|
|
MŠK Tesla
|
Stropkov
|
MŠK Tesla štadion
|
1,500 (30)
|
6th in 3. Liga - East
|
|
MFK Snina
|
Snina
|
Mestský futbalový
|
6,000 (0)
|
7th in 3. Liga - East
|
|
FK Družstevník
|
Plavnica
|
FK Družstevník
|
1,000 (500)
|
8th in 3. Liga - East
|
|
MFK Slovan
|
Giraltovce
|
MFK Slovan
|
2,000 (0)
|
9th in 3. Liga - East
|
|
TJ FK
|
Veľké Revištia
|
Futbalový štadion
|
1,000 (300)
|
10th in 3. Liga-East
|
|
1. FK Svidník
|
Svidník
|
Mestský futbalový
|
5,000 (1,000)
|
11th in 3. Liga-East
|
|
ŠK Milénium 2000
|
Bardejovská Nová Ves[1]
|
Futbalový štadion
|
2,000 (0)
|
12th in 3. Liga-East
|
|
FK Pokrok SEZ
|
Krompachy
|
Futbalový štadion
|
3,000 (600)
|
13th in 3. Liga-East
|
|
FK Poprad B
|
Poprad
|
Veľká
|
N/A
|
1st in 4. Liga - North
(promoted)
|
|
TJ Mladosť
|
Kalša
|
TJ Mladosť
|
500 (120)
|
1st in 4. Liga - South
(promoted)
|
The Eastern Slovakia Football Association announced all the fixtures for the 2019-2020 season, available here.
The first round is scheduled for the 27th and 28th of July 2019, while the second round will be played on Wednesday, the 31st of July, the only round to be played in mid-week. The 7th round, normally to be played on the 1st of September, will be played in mid-November. 17 rounds will be played in summer and autumn 2019, the last one on the 17th of November. The remaining 13 rounds will be played in spring 2020, starting from the 22nd of March 2020. The last round will take place on the 14th of June 2020.
The main contenders for promotion are 1. FC Tatran Prešov, one of the
traditionally strong teams in Slovakia, which are momentarily facing a
financial crisis, as well as the other relegated team, ŠK Odeva Lipany, which came back to the 3. Liga after just one year
in 2. Liga, and MFK Vranov nad Topľou,
which were the strongest competitor for promotion in the previous year. FK Humenné and FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves are also considered among the favourites to
a top position in this group.
1. FK Svidník starting XI at the end of 2018-2019 season
1. FK Svidník have a rather difficult start of the season, playing in the first round away to FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves, one of the strong teams in this group. In the second round, 1. FK Svidník will play at home the local derby against MŠK Tesla Stropkov, unfortunately on Wednesday, the 31st of July. This will reduce the potentially high attendance that this game traditionally attracts. 1. FK Svidník will play away to MFK Snina in the third round.
The fixtures for the first three rounds:
Round
1 (27-28
July 2019)
TJ Mladosť Kalša – 1. FC Tatran Prešov
MFK Vranov – FK Poprad B
FK Humenné – ŠK Odeva Lipany
OŠFK Šarišské Michaľany – FK Pokrok SEZ
Krompachy
FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – 1. FK Svidník
MŠK Tesla Stropkov – ŠK Milénium
Bardejovská Nová Ves
MFK Snina – TJ FK Veľké Revištia
FK Družstevník Plavnica – MFK Slovan
Giraltovce
Round
2 (31
July 2019)
1. FC Tatran Prešov – MFK Slovan
Giraltovce
TJ FK Veľké Revištia – FK Družstevník
Plavnica
ŠK Milénium Bardejovská Nová Ves – MFK
Snina
1. FK Svidník – MŠK Tesla Stropkov
FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – FK NOVES
Spišská Nová Ves
ŠK Odeva Lipany – OŠFK Šarišské
Michaľany
FK Poprad B – FK Humenné
TJ Mladosť Kalša – MFK Vranov
Round
3 (3-4
August 2018)
MFK Vranov – 1. FC Tatran Prešov
FK Humenné – TJ Mladosť Kalša
OŠFK Šarišské Michaľany – FK Poprad B
FK NOVES Spišská Nová Ves – ŠK Odeva
Lipany
MŠK Tesla Stropkov – FK Pokrok SEZ
Krompachy
MFK Snina – 1. FK Svidník
FK Družstevník Plavnica – ŠK Milénium
Bardejovská Nová Ves
MFK Slovan Giraltovce – TJ FK Veľké
Revištia
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