2019–20 Slovak 1. Liga season

2019–20 Slovak 1. Liga season
LeagueSlovakia Slovak 1. Liga
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2019 – April 2020
Regular season
League ChampionBratislava Capitals
Playoffs
Slovak 1. Liga seasons

The 2019–20 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 27th season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia.[1]

The season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia.

Regular season

Standings

Each team played 36 games, playing each of the other nine teams fourth times. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each 1HL team played two matches with SR 18 (1x at home and 1x outside) to support the preparation of the SR team for MS U18, I. div. sk. A 2020.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bratislava Capitals 37 28 1 4 4 190 78 +112 90 Qualification to Group 1–6
2 Topoľčany 37 20 8 2 7 128 91 +37 78
3 Martin 37 21 3 4 9 141 103 +38 73
4 Dubnica 37 17 5 2 13 119 115 +4 63
5 Skalica 37 16 3 3 15 129 109 +20 57
6 Spišská Nová Ves 37 16 2 3 16 121 127 −6 55
7 Žilina 37 14 3 3 17 107 116 −9 51 Qualification to Group 7–10
8 Levice 37 12 2 3 20 121 144 −23 43
9 Považská Bystrica 37 9 2 3 23 93 141 −48 34
10 Trnava 37 7 0 2 28 106 194 −88 23
  SR 18 11 1 0 0 10 18 56 −38 3
Source: Slovak 1. Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points

Group 1–6

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bratislava Capitals 48 36 1 5 6 233 106 +127 115 Qualification to Quarter-finals
2 Martin 48 29 3 4 12 178 126 +52 97
3 Topoľčany 48 23 10 2 13 157 126 +31 91
4 Skalica 48 21 4 4 19 166 143 +23 75
5 Dubnica 48 20 5 3 20 146 152 −6 73
6 Spišská Nová Ves 48 21 3 4 20 159 156 +3 73
  SR 18 16 1 0 0 15 27 89 −62 3
Source: Slovak 1. Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points

Group 7–10

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Žilina 50 26 3 3 18 177 136 +41 87 Qualification to Quarter-finals
8 Levice 50 19 3 3 25 170 184 −14 66
9 Považská Bystrica 50 12 3 5 30 128 191 −63 47
10 Trnava 50 9 1 4 36 140 260 −120 33
  SR 18 13 1 1 0 11 20 68 −48 5
Source: Slovak 1. Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points

Playoffs

Eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The playoffs were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia.

Bracket

Quarter-finals (best-of-7) Semi-finals (best-of-7) Finals (best-of-7)
         
1 Bratislava Capitals 4
8 Levice 0
1 Bratislava Capitals
 
4 Skalica 2
5 Dubnica 2
 
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
 
2 Martin 4
7 Žilina 0
2 Martin
 
3 Topoľčany 3
6 Spišská Nová Ves 1

Quarter-finals

References