FK Tryavna 1922 established from the ashes of OFK Tryavna, started new season with a win

In the first days of September 2022, the Bulgarian Football Union published a list of all new clubs that were accepted and affiliated to it. These new clubs may also enroll in the football competitions organised by the BFU or their territorial structures. One of the new clubs that appear on the list is FK Tryavna 1922, which seems to be born out of the ashes of the former OFK Tryavna, a club that was expelled by the Bulgarian Football Union and from all competitions in March 2022, along with other 80 clubs or so, for the ”crime” of participating in the so-called elections organised by Dimitar Berbatov, the main opposition candidate to the president of the BFU, Borislav Mihaylov, on 18 March 2022. The fight for power in the BFU led therefore to this unfortunate decision, which saw OFK Tryavna out of the Gabrovo Regional League in the moment when they were uncontested leaders (with 9 wins in 9 matches), with excellent chances for promotion to the Bulgarian Third League - North-West Group (Severozapadna Treta Liga).

As already pointed out in a previous post, there were two possible courses of action for the expelled clubs. One was to wait for justice to be done, expecting for the old clubs to be reinstated within their ranks by the Bulgarian Footbal Union, given that a court decision in June 2022 already approved the claims of Dimitar Berbatov that new elections have to take place. The alternative was not to wait, and to create new clubs from the ashes of the expelled ones, which will have to start from the scratch, giving up the identity of the former clubs.

This alternative proved to be more appealing for the people managing OFK Tryavna, who created a new club in summer 2022, FK Tryavna 1922. As mentioned above, the new club was affiliated to the Bulgarian Football Union and was able to enroll in the 2022-2023 Gabrovo Regional League (the lowest possible level), where OFK Tryavna competed anyway. They also enrolled in 2022-2023 youth competitions, showing that the club is active on youth levels as well, which is already a sign that the intention is to promote the senior team as soon as possible to the Bulgarian Third League - North-West Group, given that one of the conditions is to have at least one youth team actively involved in the specific competitions.

The 2022-2023 Gabrovo Regional League started on 18 September 2022, and FK Tryavna had their first match away at OFK Balkan Plachkovtsi, a local derby which started at 2 pm (local time). FK Tryavna 1922 won 5-1 and hopefully the OFK Tryavna winning streak of last year will continue this time until the end of the season.

2022-2023 Slovak Third League - East Group (III. Liga - Východ)

 

2022-2023 Slovak Third League – East Group (III. Liga - Východ)

 

Season	2022-2023
Dates	5 August 2022 – 10 June 2023
Champions	FK Spišská Nová Ves
Promoted	FK Spišská Nová Ves
Relegated	FK Poprad MFK Slovan Giraltovce (voluntarily relegated to the 7th League after the end of the season)
Matches played	240
Goals scored	708 (2.95 goals/match on average)
Top goalscorer	Mário Jacko (ŠK Odeva Lipany) – 21 goals
Biggest home win	MFK Snina – Slovan Giraltovce 10-1 (round 7, 18 September 2022)
Biggest away win	MŠK Rimavská Sobota – FK Svidník 1-5 (round 3, 21 August 2022)
Highest scoring	MFK Snina – Slovan Giraltovce 10-1 (round 7, 18 September 2022)
Longest winning run	FK Spišská Nová Ves (8 matches – rounds 20-27)
Longest unbeaten run	FK Spišská Nová Ves (12 matches – rounds 6-17)
Longest winless run	TJ Baník Kalinovo (13 matches – rounds 1-13)
Longest losing run	FTC Fiľakovo (6 matches – rounds 6-11)

 

Competition details and format

 

The Slovak Third League, or 3. Liga (in Slovak), also named III. Liga, represents the third tier in the football system of Slovakia. The 2022-2023 season was the 30^th since Slovakia separated from the Czech Republic to become an independent state in 1993, and was the first one in which the Third League consisted of only two groups (instead of four), after a major reorganization, which also transferred the Third League from the umbrella of the regional football associations to the Slovak Football Association. The season started on 5 August 2022 and ended on 10 June 2023. Unlike the previous three years, COVID-related issues were not reported.

There were 32 teams which competed in the Third League in 2022-2023 and they were equally divided into 2 groups: West (Západ, 16 teams) and East (Východ, 16 teams). Teams which had been formerly included in West and Bratislava groups were included in the West Group, while those from the former East and Center groups were usually comprised in the East Group. However, several teams of the former Center Group were transferred to the West Group because of the lower number of teams from the former Bratislava Group that joined the Third League. The competition format was 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. The winners of every group promoted to the Second League (2. Liga), while some of the worse classified teams were relegated to the Fourth League (4. Liga) at the end of the season. They are to be replaced by teams relegated from the Second League and teams promoted from the Fourth League, which is now the uppermost level where games are organized by the four regional football associations.

Matches in both Third League groups were organized by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ, Slovenský Futbalový Zväz). The East (Východ) group consisted of teams located in Prešov and Košice regions in the eastern part of Slovakia, as well as some teams located in Žilina and Banská Bystrica regions in the central part of Slovakia. The season was divided into two halves, separated by a large winter break, which was also a transfer window period. The first half of the season started on 5 August 2022 and ended on 16 November 2022, while the second half of the season started on 4 March 2023 and ended on 10 June 2023.

FK Spišská Nová Ves dominated the competition, although the main contenders for promotion had initially been considered Partizán Bardejov BŠK (relegated from the Second League), ŠK Odeva Lipany, and MFK Vranov nad Topľou. The other team relegated from the Second League, MŠK Námestovo, was not taken into account among the favourites to promote this season and was even very close to relegation. After the first half of the season, FK Spišská Nová Ves were leaders, just one point above ŠK Odeva Lipany. These two teams became the main favourites for promotion, given that Partizán Bardejov BŠK and MFK Vranov nad Topľou were already quite far behind, in third and fourth place, respectively. In the second half of the season, FK Spišská Nová Ves gradually distanced themselves from the second classified ŠK Odeva Lipany, winning the head-to-head match by 3-0 in round 27, when the gap increased to a decisive 7 points with three rounds to go. In round 29, on 3 June 2023, FK Spišská Nová Ves won 3-1 at home over MŠK Rimavská Sobota and were mathematically promoted as they had 5 points above ŠK Odeva Lipany before the last round. MFK Vranov nad Topľou came in third place, while Partizán Bardejov BŠK dropped in mid-table after a poor second half of the season.

Initially, two teams were said to be relegated from the East Group, to be replaced by the winners of 4. Liga East and (possibly) 4. Liga Center. MFK Slovan Giraltovce, TJ Baník Kalinovo, FTC Fiľakovo, FK Poprad and 1. FK Svidník were initially considered among the most vulnerable and most likely to be involved in the fight to avoid relegation. After the first half of the season, FTC Fiľakovo were last and MFK Slovan Giraltovce second to last, five and four points respectively behind TJ Baník Kalinovo, the first team above the relegation line. FK Poprad, 1. FK Svidník, MŠK Námestovo and MŠK Novohrad Lučenec were also close to the dangerous zone. FTC Fiľakovo, MFK Slovan Giraltovce and TJ Baník Kalinovo had a good second half of the season, while FK Poprad had a very poor run of 11 consecutive matches without a win. Moreover, FK Poprad were also deducted 3 points for assaulting a referee in round 23, on 23 April 2023, in the match FK Poprad – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-1. In round 28, FK Poprad lost 2-1 away at relegation rivals FTC Fiľakovo and, despite winning the matches in the last two rounds, they remained last in the table and were relegated. The second to last place was decided in the last round. MŠK Námestovo were one point behind MFK Slovan Giraltovce and MŠK Novohrad Lučenec, and two points behind FTC Fiľakovo. MŠK Námestovo lost 3-1 away at MŠK Tesla Stropkov and remained in relegation position, not taking advantage of the fact that MFK Slovan Giraltovce also lost 2-0 away to second classified ŠK Odeva Lipany. However, after the last round, the Slovak Football Association published the official results, and only one team, FK Poprad, was relegated, most likely because no team from the Eastern half of Slovakia was relegated from the Second League and because the winners of the Fourth League – Center Group, MFK Zvolen, were to be distributed in the West Group of the Third League, for geographical reasons. More than one month later, on 17 July 2023, MFK Slovan Giraltovce voluntarily withdrew from the Third League and enrolled only in the seventh league due to financial problems, thus leaving the East Group with only 15 teams for 2023-2024.

 

Team changes from 2021-2022

 

To the Third League – East Group

 

Relegated from the Second League

 

Partizán Bardejov BŠK

MŠK Námestovo

 

Transferred from the Third League – Center Group

 

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec

FTC Fiľakovo

TJ Baník Kalinovo

MŠK Rimavská Sobota

 

Promoted from the Fourth League

 

None

 

From the Third League – East Group

 

Promoted to the Second League

 

1. FC Tatran Prešov

 

Relegated to the Fourth League or below

 

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy

OŠK Rudňany

OFK - SIM Raslavice

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko

MŠK Spišské Podhradie

TJ Mladosť Kalša

 

Teams

 

Team	Home town	Stadium	Capacity	2020-2021
Partizán Bardejov BŠK	Bardejov	Partizán Bardejov	3933	15th in the 2. Liga (relegated)
MŠK Námestovo	Námestovo	MŠK Námestovo	875	16th in the 2. Liga (relegated)
FK Spišská Nová Ves	Spišská Nová Ves	Mestský štadión	4000	2nd in 3. Liga-East
ŠK Odeva	Lipany	ŠK Odeva	4000	3rd in 3. Liga-East
MŠK Tesla	Stropkov	MŠK Tesla	1500	4th in 3. Liga-East
TJ Tatran	Oravské Veselé	TJ Tatran	3000	4th in 3. Liga-Center
Slávia TU	Košice	TU Watsonova	1000	5th in 3. Liga-East
MFK Vranov	Vranov nad Topľou	Futbalový štadión	7000	6th in 3. Liga-East
MŠK Novohrad	Lučenec	Štadión v Parku	5000	6th in 3. Liga-Center
MFK Snina	Snina	Mestský futbalový	6000	7th in 3. Liga-East
FTC Fiľakovo	Fiľakovo	FTC Fiľakovo	5000	7th in 3. Liga-Center
FK Poprad	Poprad	NTC Poprad	5700	8th in 3. Liga-East
TJ Baník	Kalinovo	TJ Baník Kalinovo	1200	9th in 3. Liga-Center
MFK Slovan	Giraltovce	MFK Slovan	2000	10th in 3. Liga-East
MŠK Rimavská Sobota	Rimavská Sobota	Futbalový štadion	5000	10th in 3. Liga-Center
1. FK Svidník	Svidník	Mestský futbalový	5000	11th in 3. Liga-East

 

Geographical distribution of teams

 

Teams in the Third League – East Group were located in Prešov region (8 teams), Košice region (2 teams), Banská Bystrica region (4 teams) and Žilina region (2 teams).

 

Location of teams	No. of teams	Name of teams
Prešov region	8	Partizán Bardejov BŠK, ŠK Odeva Lipany, MŠK Tesla Stropkov, MFK Vranov nad Topľou, MFK Snina, FK Poprad, MFK Slovan Giraltovce, 1. FK Svidník
Košice region	2	FK Spišská Nová Ves, Slávia TU Košice
Banská Bystrica region	4	MŠK Novohrad Lučenec, FTC Fiľakovo, TJ Baník Kalinovo, MŠK Rimavská Sobota
Žilina region	2	MŠK Námestovo, TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé

 

 

Round 1 (5-7 August 2022)

 

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – FK Spišská Nová Ves 0-2

ŠK Odeva Lipany – 1. FK Svidník 2-1

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 1-1

FK Poprad – MŠK Námestovo 1-0

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 3-1

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – FTC Fiľakovo 1-0

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – Slávia TU Košice 3-1

TJ Baník Kalinovo – MFK Snina 1-1

 

Round 2 (12-14 August 2022)

 

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 3-0

MŠK Námestovo – TJ Baník Kalinovo 1-1

Slávia TU Košice – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 0-0

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-2

FK Spišská Nová Ves – FK Poprad 3-1

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 3-0

FTC Fiľakovo – MFK Snina 0-1

1. FK Svidník – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 0-1

 

Round 3 (20-21 August 2022)

 

ŠK Odeva Lipany – FTC Fiľakovo 1-0

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 5-0

FK Poprad – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 0-2

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 0-0

MFK Snina – MŠK Námestovo 2-1

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – Slávia TU Košice 4-3

TJ Baník Kalinovo – FK Spišská Nová Ves 0-1

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – 1. FK Svidník 1-5

 

Round 4 (27-28 August 2022)

 

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – 1. FK Svidník 4-0

FK Spišská Nová Ves – MFK Snina 1-1

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 3-0

ŠK Odeva Lipany – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 3-0

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – TJ Baník Kalinovo 1-1

Slávia TU Košice – FK Poprad 2-0

FTC Fiľakovo – MŠK Námestovo 2-0

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 3-1

 

Round 5 (3-4 September 2022)

 

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – ŠK Odeva Lipany 1-1

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – FTC Fiľakovo 2-2

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – 1. FK Svidník 0-0

MŠK Námestovo – FK Spišská Nová Ves 2-1

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 3-0

FK Poprad – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 0-0

MFK Snina – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 2-4

TJ Baník Kalinovo – Slávia TU Košice 0-1

 

Round 6 (10-11 September 2022)

 

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – MŠK Námestovo 1-0

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – TJ Baník Kalinovo 1-1

ŠK Odeva Lipany – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 2-1

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 0-0

Slávia TU Košice – MFK Snina 4-1

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 2-1

1. FK Svidník – FK Poprad 1-0

FTC Fiľakovo – FK Spišská Nová Ves 1-2

 

Round 7 (17-18 September 2022)

 

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 2-0

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – FTC Fiľakovo 4-0

FK Poprad – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 2-1

FK Spišská Nová Ves – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 2-2

MŠK Námestovo – Slávia TU Košice 2-1

TJ Baník Kalinovo – 1. FK Svidník 0-0

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – ŠK Odeva Lipany 3-1

MFK Snina – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 10-1

 

Round 8 (24-25 September 2022)

 

ŠK Odeva Lipany – FK Poprad 5-1

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 1-1

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – MŠK Námestovo 1-0

Slávia TU Košice – FK Spišská Nová Ves 0-1

1. FK Svidník – MFK Snina 1-2

FTC Fiľakovo – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 0-2

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – TJ Baník Kalinovo 5-1

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 2-1

 

Round 9 (30 September – 2 October 2022)

 

FK Poprad – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 0-1

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – Slávia TU Košice 0-0

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – FTC Fiľakovo 4-1

TJ Baník Kalinovo – ŠK Odeva Lipany 1-4 – played on 19 October 2022

FK Spišská Nová Ves – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 3-0

MŠK Námestovo – 1. FK Svidník 1-0

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 0-0

MFK Snina – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 2-3

 

Round 10 (8-9 October 2022)

 

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 1-2

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – TJ Baník Kalinovo 1-1

ŠK Odeva Lipany – MFK Snina 3-0

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – FK Poprad 5-1

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 2-1

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – MŠK Námestovo 0-0

FTC Fiľakovo – Slávia TU Košice 3-4

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

 

Round 11 (15-16 October 2022)

 

FK Spišská Nová Ves – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 4-0

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – 1. FK Svidník 5-1

MŠK Námestovo – ŠK Odeva Lipany 1-1

FK Poprad – MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou 1-1

Slávia TU Košice – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 2-1

TJ Baník Kalinovo – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 3-4

MFK Snina – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 2-0

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – FTC Fiľakovo 4-1

 

Round 12 (22-23 October 2022)

 

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – TJ Baník Kalinovo 8-1

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – MŠK Námestovo 1-1

ŠK Odeva Lipany – FK Spišská Nová Ves 2-4

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 6-0

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – FK Poprad 2-1

FTC Fiľakovo – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 3-1

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – MFK Snina 3-0

1. FK Svidník – Slávia TU Košice 1-1

 

Round 13 (29-30 October 2022)

 

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – ŠK Odeva Lipany 1-2

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – 1. FK Svidník 1-0

MŠK Námestovo – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 0-2

FK Spišská Nová Ves – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 3-0

FK Poprad – FTC Fiľakovo 2-0

Slávia TU Košice – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 2-0

MFK Snina – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 1-1

TJ Baník Kalinovo – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 1-3

 

Round 14 (5-6 November 2022)

 

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 1-1

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – MŠK Námestovo 6-1

FK Poprad – TJ Baník Kalinovo 2-3

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – MFK Snina 0-1

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – FK Spišská Nová Ves 0-1

FTC Fiľakovo – 1. FK Svidník 1-3

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 3-0

ŠK Odeva Lipany – Slávia TU Košice 3-1 – played on 16 November 2022

 

Round 15 (12-13 November 2022)

 

MŠK Námestovo – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 2-1

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-1

FK Spišská Nová Ves – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 5-0

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 8-1

Slávia TU Košice – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 2-0

1. FK Svidník – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 1-1

TJ Baník Kalinovo – FTC Fiľakovo 3-1

MFK Snina – FK Poprad 0-1

 

Table at winter break

 

1	FK Spišská Nová Ves	15	11	3	1	34-10	36	Promotion to 2. Liga
2	ŠK Odeva Lipany	15	11	2	2	33-15	35
3	Partizán Bardejov BŠK	15	8	5	2	33-18	29
4	MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou	15	8	4	3	39-16	28
5	MŠK Rimavská Sobota	15	8	2	5	30-26	26
6	TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé	15	7	3	5	25-19	24
7	Slávia TU Košice	15	7	3	5	24-19	24
8	MŠK Tesla Stropkov	15	7	2	6	25-20	23
9	MFK Snina	15	6	3	6	26-24	21
10	MŠK Novohrad Lučenec	15	3	7	5	11-19	16
11	MŠK Námestovo	15	4	4	7	12-21	16
12	1. FK Svidník	15	3	5	7	15-21	14
13	FK Poprad	15	4	2	9	13-26	14
14	TJ Baník Kalinovo	15	2	6	7	18-34	12
15	MFK Slovan Giraltovce	15	2	2	11	8-39	8	Relegation to 4. Liga
16	FTC Fiľakovo	15	2	1	12	15-34	7	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.

 

Round 16 (4-5 March 2023)

 

FK Spišská Nová Ves – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 3-1

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 1-2

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 2-0

Slávia TU Košice – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 2-4

FTC Fiľakovo – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 3-2

1. FK Svidník – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-2

MFK Snina – TJ Baník Kalinovo 1-1

MŠK Námestovo – FK Poprad 1-1 – played on 22 March 2023

 

Round 17 (11-12 March 2023)

 

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – 1. FK Svidník 1-1

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – Slávia TU Košice 1-0

ŠK Odeva Lipany – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 2-0

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 0-0

FK Poprad – FK Spišská Nová Ves 1-4

TJ Baník Kalinovo – MŠK Námestovo 2-1

MFK Snina – FTC Fiľakovo 4-0

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 2-0

 

Round 18 (18-19 March 2023)

 

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 1-1

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – FK Poprad 2-1

MŠK Námestovo – MFK Snina 2-3

FK Spišská Nová Ves – TJ Baník Kalinovo 0-2

Slávia TU Košice – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 2-0

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 2-0

FTC Fiľakovo – ŠK Odeva Lipany 1-1

1. FK Svidník – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 5-2

 

Round 19 (25-26 March 2023)

 

MŠK Námestovo – FTC Fiľakovo 2-0

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-2

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 0-2

FK Poprad – Slávia TU Košice 1-1

1. FK Svidník – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 0-0

MFK Snina – FK Spišská Nová Ves 1-1

TJ Baník Kalinovo – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 1-1

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 0-1

 

Round 20 (31 March – 4 April 2023)

 

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – MFK Snina 0-2

ŠK Odeva Lipany – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 4-1

FK Spišská Nová Ves – MŠK Námestovo 4-0

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – FK Poprad 1-0

Slávia TU Košice – TJ Baník Kalinovo 2-0

FTC Fiľakovo – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 0-2

1. FK Svidník – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 0-2

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 1-1

 

Round 21 (8-12 April 2023)

 

FK Poprad – 1. FK Svidník 1-2

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – ŠK Odeva Lipany 2-1

TJ Baník Kalinovo – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 1-0

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 2-1

MFK Snina – Slávia TU Košice 2-0

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 1-1

FK Spišská Nová Ves – FTC Fiľakovo 2-0

MŠK Námestovo – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 0-2

 

Round 22 (15-16 April 2023)

 

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – MFK Snina 2-1

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – FK Spišská Nová Ves 0-2

ŠK Odeva Lipany – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 4-1

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 1-2

Slávia TU Košice – MŠK Námestovo 3-0

FTC Fiľakovo – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 2-2

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – FK Poprad 1-1

1. FK Svidník – TJ Baník Kalinovo 1-0

 

Round 23 (22-23 April 2023)

 

MŠK Námestovo – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 2-3

FK Spišská Nová Ves – Slávia TU Košice 2-1

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 2-1

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – FTC Fiľakovo 0-1

FK Poprad – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-1

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 0-2

MFK Snina – 1. FK Svidník 1-2

TJ Baník Kalinovo – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 2-2

 

Round 24 (29-30 April 2023)

 

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – FK Poprad 1-1

ŠK Odeva Lipany – TJ Baník Kalinovo 3-1

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – FK Spišská Nová Ves 0-2

Slávia TU Košice – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 6-3

FTC Fiľakovo – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 1-2

1. FK Svidník – MŠK Námestovo 0-0

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 5-1

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – MFK Snina 5-1

 

Round 25 (6-7 May 2023)

 

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 2-0

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 0-2

MŠK Námestovo – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 1-2

FK Spišská Nová Ves – 1. FK Svidník 6-2

Slávia TU Košice – FTC Fiľakovo 0-1

TJ Baník Kalinovo – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 1-0

MFK Snina – ŠK Odeva Lipany 1-0

FK Poprad – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 1-2

 

Round 26 (13-14 May 2023)

 

ŠK Odeva Lipany – MŠK Námestovo 7-1

MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou – FK Poprad 1-1

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – Slávia TU Košice 0-1

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – MFK Snina 0-1

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – FK Spišská Nová Ves 1-2

1. FK Svidník – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 2-0

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – TJ Baník Kalinovo 4-3

FTC Fiľakovo – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 4-1

 

Round 27 (20-21 May 2023)

 

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – FTC Fiľakovo 0-0

MŠK Námestovo – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 0-0

FK Spišská Nová Ves – ŠK Odeva Lipany 3-0

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 1-1

Slávia TU Košice – 1. FK Svidník 6-2

TJ Baník Kalinovo – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 0-1

FK Poprad – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 4-2

MFK Snina – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 5-0

 

Round 28 (27-30 May 2023)

 

ŠK Odeva Lipany – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 3-0

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – FK Spišská Nová Ves 0-0

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – MFK Snina 1-0

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – Slávia TU Košice 2-2

1. FK Svidník – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 0-0

FTC Fiľakovo – FK Poprad 2-1

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – TJ Baník Kalinovo 3-4

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – MŠK Námestovo 2-2

 

Round 29 (3 June 2023)

 

Partizán Bardejov BŠK – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 1-1

MŠK Námestovo – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 1-0

TJ Baník Kalinovo – FK Poprad 1-3

MFK Snina – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 3-1

FK Spišská Nová Ves – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 3-1

1. FK Svidník – FTC Fiľakovo 1-4

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé 2-0

Slávia TU Košice – ŠK Odeva Lipany 2-4

 

Round 30 (10 June 2023)

 

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – MŠK Námestovo 3-1

ŠK Odeva Lipany – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 2-0

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – FK Spišská Nová Ves 1-0

MŠK Rimavská Sobota – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 2-0

MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – Slávia TU Košice 3-0

TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – 1. FK Svidník 2-0

FTC Fiľakovo – TJ Baník Kalinovo 4-1

FK Poprad – MFK Snina 3-2

 

Final table

 

1	FK Spišská Nová Ves (P)	30	22	5	3	68-21	71	Promoted to 2. Liga
2	ŠK Odeva Lipany	30	22	3	5	69-28	69
3	MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou	30	18	8	4	58-25	62
4	MFK Snina	30	14	5	11	54-42	47	[1]
5	MŠK Rimavská Sobota	30	14	5	11	58-58	47	[1]
6	TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé	30	12	9	9	48-38	45
7	Slávia TU Košice	30	13	5	12	52-44	44
8	Partizán Bardejov BŠK	30	11	8	11	46-44	41
9	MŠK Tesla Stropkov	30	11	3	16	45-55	36
10	1. FK Svidník	30	8	9	13	33-48	33
11	FTC Fiľakovo	30	9	4	17	38-55	31
12	TJ Baník Kalinovo	30	7	9	14	38-60	30	[2]
13	MŠK Novohrad Lučenec	30	6	12	12	23-34	30	[2]
14	MFK Slovan Giraltovce (R)	30	7	6	17	19-53	27	[3] Relegated to 7. Liga
15	MŠK Námestovo	30	6	8	16	26-53	26	[4]
16	FK Poprad* (R)	30	7	7	16	33-50	25	[5] Relegated to 4. Liga

 

* FK Poprad deducted 3 points by the Disciplinary Board of the Slovak Football Federation for assaulting a referee in round 23, in the match FK Poprad – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-1.

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

 

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[1] MFK Snina ahead of MŠK Rimavská Sobota on head-to head matches, because of the goal difference on aggregate (5-3): MŠK Rimavská Sobota – MFK Snina 3-0 and MFK Snina – MŠK Rimavská Sobota 5-0.

[2] TJ Baník Kalinovo ahead of MŠK Novohrad Lučenec on points in head-to-head matches: TJ Baník Kalinovo 4 points, MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 1 point (MŠK Novohrad Lučenec – TJ Baník Kalinovo 1-1 and TJ Baník Kalinovo – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 1-0).

[3] MFK Slovan Giraltovce were not relegated at the end of the season, but they voluntarily withdrew from the 2023-2024 season of the Slovak Third League – East Group on 17 July 2023 (before the start of the competition) mainly for financial reasons and only enrolled in the 7^th league, leaving the Slovak Third League – East Group with only 15 teams for 2023-2024.

[4] It was initially thought that the team finishing in 15^th place, in this case MŠK Námestovo, was to be relegated, along with the one classified in 16^th (bottom) place. However, a few days after the end of the season, the Slovak Football Federation published the official list of teams promoted and relegated, and only the team classified last in the East Group, FK Poprad, was relegated. This was most likely due to circumstances: the two teams relegated from the Second League were from the Western half of Slovakia, and three out of the four winners of the Fourth League groups were also to be distributed in the Third League – West for the 2023-2024 season.

[5] FK Poprad were deducted 3 points for assaulting a referee in round 23, on 23 April 2023, in the match FK Poprad – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-1, according to Decision no. 1281 of the Disciplinary Board of the Slovak Football Federation. As last classified, they were relegated, and could not be received back even if the 2023-2024 season of the Slovak Third League – East Group remained in 15 teams after MFK Slovan Giraltovce had withdrawn, because the Slovak Football Federation regulations specifically provide that the last classified should be relegated regardless of the circumstances.