3. Liga (Slovakia)

3. liga
	Logo used as of 2025
Organising body	Slovak Football Association
Founded	1993
Country	Slovakia
Confederation	UEFA
Groups	3
Number of clubs	44
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	2. liga
Relegation to	4. liga
Domestic cup	Slovak Cup
Website	sportnet.sme.sk/futbalnet (in Slovak)
	Current: 2026–27 3. Liga

The 3. Liga (known as TIPOS III. Liga due to sponsorship reasons)^[1] is the third-tier football league in Slovakia, established in 1993. As of the 2025–26 season, it comprises 44 teams divided into three geographical groups: 3. liga Západ (West), 3. Liga Stred (Central), and 3. liga Východ (East). The league operates under the jurisdiction of the Slovak Football Association and serves as a feeder league to the 2. Liga, with top-performing teams earning promotion. Conversely, teams finishing at the bottom face relegation to the 4. Liga. The league also provides teams the opportunity to compete in the national Slovak Cup.

Clubs

The league consists of three groups: West, Central, and East. The list of participants in the 2025–26 season:^[2]

West

Middle

East

Sponsorship

Period	Sponsor	Name
1993–2006	No main sponsor	3. liga
2006–2011	No main sponsor	2. liga
2011–2012	No main sponsor	3. liga^[3]
2012–2013	Tipos	Keno 10 3. liga
2013–?	Tipos	TIPOS III.liga
?–2025	No main sponsor	3. liga^[4]
2025–present	Tipos	TIPOS III. Liga ^[1]

References

1 2 "TIPOS sa stal generálnym partnerom tretej najvyššej futbalovej ligy. Podporí nové talenty a rozvoj futbalu". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
↑ "TIPOS III. liga (2025/2026) - tabuľky | SPORTNET". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-03-05.
↑ "Zo súčasnej I. ligy bude od sezóny 2011/2012 opäť II. liga". Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
↑ "III. liga (2023/2024)". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-08-05.

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[:1-1] 1 2 "TIPOS sa stal generálnym partnerom tretej najvyššej futbalovej ligy. Podporí nové talenty a rozvoj futbalu". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2026-01-14.

[2] "TIPOS III. liga (2025/2026) - tabuľky | SPORTNET". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-03-05.

[3] "Zo súčasnej I. ligy bude od sezóny 2011/2012 opäť II. liga". Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-01.

[:0-4] "III. liga (2023/2024)". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-08-05.

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