| Competition: | Corgoň Liga |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Dates: | 15 July 2011 – 19 May 2012 |
| Winners: | Žilina |
| Relegated: | Dunajská Streda |
| Promoted: | Spartak Myjava |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Žilina |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Spartak Trnava Slovan Bratislava Senica |
| League Topscorer: | Pavol Masaryk (18 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | B.Bystrica 4–0 Košice Senica 4–0 Trenčín Trenčín 4–0 Prešov Ružomb. 4–0 Z.Moravce Senica 4–0 Trenčín Prešov 4–0 D.Streda Senica 5–1 D.Streda |
| Biggest Away Win: | B.Bystrica 0–3 Trnava |
| Highest Scoring: | Z.Moravce 3–5 Ružomb. |
| Matches: | 198 |
| Total Goals: | 454 |
| Average Attendance: | 2,171[1] |
| Highest Attendance: | 8,482 |
| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 Slovak First Football League[2] (known as Corgoň Liga due to sponsorship purposes) was the nineteenth season of the Corgoň Liga, the first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. It began on 15 July 2011 and was completed on 19 May 2012.[3] Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions, having won their sixth Slovak league championship at the end of the 2010–11 season.
Dubnica were relegated after finishing the 2010–11 season in 12th and last place, ending a 10-season stay in this competition. They were replaced by 2010–11 1. Liga champions AS Trenčín, who returned to the competition after a three-season absence.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunajská Streda |  | Adidas | NEGIN | |
| Trenčín | | | Nike | Aegon |
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | | | Adidas | Express Slovakia |
| Košice | | | Givova | Steel Trans |
| Nitra | | | Jako | Bonul Security, El Comp, Špeciál Izotex |
| Ružomberok |  | | Umbro | Mondi SCP |
| Senica | | | Hummel | NAD RESS |
| Slovan Bratislava | | | Adidas | Niké |
| Spartak Trnava | | | Givova | TSS Grade |
| Tatran Prešov |  | | Adidas | IMPA |
| Zlaté Moravce | | | Legea | ViOn |
| Žilina | | Nike | Preto | |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Trnava | Peter Zelenský | End of caretaker spell | 5 May 2011[5] | Pre-season | Pavel Hoftych | 19 May 2011[6] |
| Dunajská Streda | Mikuláš Radványi | End of contract | 28 May 2011[7] | Pre-season | Štefan Horný | 20 June 2011[8] |
| Košice | Štefan Tarkovič | Mutual agreement | 1 June 2011[9] | Pre-season | Ladislav Šimčo | 10 June 2011[10] |
| Tatran Prešov | Ladislav Pecko | End of contract | 2 June 2011[11] | Pre-season | Štefan Tarkovič | 4 June 2011[12] |
| Žilina | Pavel Hapal | Sacked | 16 July 2011[13] | Pre-season | Ľubomír Nosický | 16 July 2011[14] |
| Slovan Bratislava | Karel Jarolím | Mutual agreement | 5 August 2011[15] | 4th | Vladimír Weiss | 5 August 2011[16] |
| Dunajská Streda | Štefan Horný | Resigned | 6 August 2011[17] | 12th | Krisztián Németh | 7 August 2011[18] |
| Ružomberok | Ladislav Jurkemik | Sacked | 22 September 2011[19] | 8th | Aleš Křeček | 22 September 2011[20] |
| Nitra | Cyril Stachura | Sacked | 19 November 2011[21] | 7th | Róbert Barborík | 20 November 2011[22] |
| Nitra | Róbert Barborík | End of caretaker spell | 20 December 2011[23] | 7th | Ladislav Jurkemik | 20 December 2011[24] |
| Tatran Prešov | Štefan Tarkovič | Sacked | 23 January 2012[25] | 11th | Serhiy Kovalets | 23 January 2012[26] |
| Dunajská Streda | Krisztián Németh | Mutual agreement | 25 March 2012[27] | 12th | Werner Lorant | 25 March 2012[28] |
| Žilina | Ľubomír Nosický | Sacked | 16 April 2012[29] | 1st | Frans Adelaar | 16 April 2012[30] |
| Košice | Ladislav Šimčo | Sacked | 30 April 2012[31] | 12th | Ján Kozák | 30 April 2012[32] |
The schedule consisted of three rounds. The two first rounds consisted of a conventional home and away round-robin schedule. The pairings of the third round were set according to the 2010–11 final standings. Every team played each opponent once for a total of 11 games per team.
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position in 2010–11 final standings):
| 23rd round | 24th round | 25th round | 26th round | 27th round | 28th round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–12 | 1–2 | 2–12 | 1–4 | 3–12 | 1–6 | |
| 2–11 | 8–6 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | |
| 3–10 | 9–5 | 4–11 | 9–7 | 5–1 | 3–4 | |
| 4–9 | 10–4 | 5–10 | 10–6 | 6–11 | 10–8 | |
| 5–8 | 11–3 | 6–9 | 11–5 | 7–10 | 11–7 | |
| 6–7 | 12–7 | 7–8 | 12–8 | 8–9 | 12–9 |
| 29th round | 30th round | 31st round | 32nd round | 33rd round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–12 | 1–8 | 5–12 | 1–10 | 6–12 | |
| 5–3 | 2–7 | 6–4 | 2–9 | 7–5 | |
| 6–2 | 3–6 | 7–3 | 3–8 | 8–4 | |
| 7–1 | 4–5 | 8–2 | 4–7 | 9–3 | |
| 8–11 | 11–9 | 9–1 | 5–6 | 10–2 | |
| 9–10 | 12–10 | 10–11 | 12–11 | 11–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[33] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavol Masaryk | Ružomberok | 18 |
| 2 | Juraj Halenár | Slovan Bratislava | 15 |
| 3 | Lester Peltier | Trenčín | 11 |
| 4 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 10 | |
| Róbert Pich | Žilina | ||
| 6 | Žilina | 9 | |
| Martin Vyskočil | Spartak Trnava | ||
| 8 |  John Delarge | Dunajská Streda | 8 |
 David Depetris | Trenčín | ||
| 10 | Miroslav Barčík | Žilina | 6 |
| Filip Hlohovský | Trenčín | ||
| Martin Hruška | Zlaté Moravce | ||
| Erik Pačinda | Košice | ||
| Ladislav Tomaček | Spartak Trnava | ||
Petr Bolek (FK Senica) Jozef Piaček (MŠK Žilina), Nicolas Ezequiel Gorosito (FK Senica), 
Ricardo Nunes (MŠK Žilina) Miroslav Karhan (Spartak Trnava), 
Lester Peltier (AS Trenčín), Tomáš Kóňa (FK Senica), 
Marko Milinković (ŠK Slovan) Pavol Masaryk (MFK Ružomberok), Tomáš Majtán (MŠK Žilina)Manager of the seasonStanislav Griga (FK Senica)
Player of the YearMiroslav Karhan (Spartak Trnava)
Young player of the YearNorbert Gyömbér (Dukla Banská Bystrica)