Postponed matches rescheduled in November, rounds 16 and 17 to be played in spring in the Slovak Third League - East Group

The COVID-19 pandemic emerged again at higher levels throughout Slovakia and sporting activities, including football, are impacted once again. Since the second half of September, a number of matches in the Slovak Third League - East Group had to be postponed due to COVID-19 issues, affecting several teams. More recently, entire districts entered a new stage of the pandemic and sporting activities in these districts are prohibited.

Therefore, the Eastern Slovakia Football Federation, which is the main organizer of the Slovak Third League - East Group, and the lower Fourth and Fifth League in Eastern Slovakia, decided to postpone the matches of rounds 16 and 17, initially scheduled to take place in November, for the spring of 2022. These dates will be used in an attempt to reschedule all the matches already postponed in the first half of the season (up until round 15), so that the winter break would come when all the matches of the first half of the season are played. 

Last year (2020-2021), the season ended after just half the season was played, and the results were deemed final, allowing for promotion and relegation, due to new rules approved and implemented during the pandemic. This year, in case that all matches of the first half of the season are played, the table at winter break might remain final if no matches can be played in spring.

1. FK Svidník are in the worst situation, both in the table (as they are last, with no points whatsoever) and have the highest number of postponed matches - 3, which will have to be played in November 2021.

Full results, table and fixtures of postponed matches:

Round 15 (30-31 October 2021)

 

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – MŠK Spišské Podhradie 4-0

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-3

FK Spišská Nová Ves – OŠK Rudňany 3-0

Slávia TU Košice – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 7-0

MFK Snina – TJ Mladosť Kalša 7-1

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

1. FK Svidník – OFK-SIM Raslavice postponed

FK Poprad – MŠK Tesla Stropkov – to be played on 13 November 2021

 

Table

 

1	FK Spišská Nová Ves	14	12	2	0	45-7	38	Promotion to 2. Liga
2	1. FC Tatran Prešov	15	12	0	3	53-14	36
3	ŠK Odeva Lipany	15	9	5	1	49-14	32
4	Slávia TU Košice	15	8	5	2	39-13	29
5	MŠK Tesla Stropkov	13	9	2	2	29-10	29
6	MFK Snina	15	9	1	5	32-19	28
7	MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou	15	8	2	5	35-22	26
8	FK Poprad	14	6	3	5	24-19	21
9	TJ Mladosť Kalša	15	5	3	7	28-40	18
10	MFK Slovan Giraltovce	14	5	2	7	16-24	17
11	FK Sobrance-Sobranecko	14	4	1	9	15-25	13
12	OŠK Rudňany	15	4	1	10	26-43	13
13	OFK-SIM Raslavice	13	3	2	8	14-29	11
14	FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy	13	2	1	10	12-43	7
15	MŠK Spišské Podhradie	14	1	2	11	4-44	5	Relegation to 4. Liga
16	1. FK Svidník	12	0	0	12	4-59	0	Relegation 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.

 

Postponed matches, rescheduled before the winter break

 

6 November 2021 – round 14

 

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – FK Spišská Nová Ves

 

7 November 2021

 

Round 11

 

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – OFK-SIM Raslavice

 

Round 13

 

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – 1. FK Svidník

 

13 November 2021 – round 15

 

FK Poprad – MŠK Tesla Stropkov

 

14 November 2021

 

Round 10

 

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – MFK Slovan Giraltovce

 

Round 12

 

1. FK Svidník – FK Sobrance-Sobranecko

 

November 2021 (not yet scheduled) – round 15

 

1. FK Svidník – OFK-SIM Raslavice