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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 Slovak 1. Liga season
| league = {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Slovak 1.Liga]]
| sport  = [[Ice hockey]]
| duration = September 2019 – April 2020
| season  = Regular season
| season_champ_name = League Champion
| season_champs = [[Bratislava Capitals]]
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link  =
| average_attendance= 
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = #Playoffs
| finals =
| finals_link =
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner-up =
| nextseason_year =  [[2020-21 Slovak 1. Liga season|2020–21]]
| prevseason_year =  [[2018-19 Slovak 1. Liga season|2018–19]]
| seasonslistnames = [[Slovak 1.Liga]]
}}
The '''2019–20 Slovak 1. Liga season''' was the 27th season of the [[Slovak 1.Liga]], the second level of ice hockey in [[Slovakia]].<ref>[https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/stats/info/738/1-hokejova-liga 1. hokejová liga]</ref>

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

==Regular season==
;First round
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Bratislava Capitals
|37
|28
|1
|4
|4
|190
|78
| +112
|90
| rowspan="6" |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
| rowspan="4" |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
|}

;Group 1-6
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Bratislava Capitals
|48
|36
|1
|5
|6
|233
|106
| +127
|115
| rowspan="6" |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
| rowspan="1" |
|}

;Group 7-10
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|7
!Žilina
|50
|26
|3
|3
|18
|177
|136
| +41
|87
| rowspan="2" |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
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|10
!Trnava
|50
|9
|1
|4
|36
|140
|260
|−120
|33
|-
|
!SR 18
|13
|1
|1
|0
|11
|20
|68
|−48
|5
|}

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

===Bracket===
{{8TeamBracket-Re-seeds
| RD1= Quarter-finals (best-of-7)
| RD2= Semi-finals (best-of-7)
| RD3= Finals (best-of-7)

| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1='''[[Bratislava Capitals]]'''
| RD1-score1='''4'''
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=[[HK Levice|Levice]]
| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=[[HK 36 Skalica|Skalica]]
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=[[HK Dubnica|Dubnica]]
| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5='''[[HK Martin|Martin]]'''
| RD1-score5='''4'''
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=[[MsHK Žilina|Žilina]]
| RD1-score6=0

| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=[[HC Topoľčany|Topoľčany]]
| RD1-score7=3
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=[[HK Spišská Nová Ves|Spišská Nová Ves]]
| RD1-score8=1

| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=[[Bratislava Capitals]]
| RD2-score1=
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=
| RD2-score2=

| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=[[HK Martin|Martin]]
| RD2-score3=
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=
| RD2-score4=

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=
| RD3-score1=
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=
| RD3-score2=
}}

===Quarter-finals===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[Bratislava Capitals]]
| team2 = [[HK Levice|Levice]]
| date1 = 4.3.2020 | score1 = 5-2 | note1 =
| date2 = 5.3.2020 | score2 = 7-1 | note2 =  | home2 = 1
| date3 = 8.3.2020 | score3 = 2-3 | note3 = | home3 = 2
| date4 = 9.3.2020 | score4 = 0-4 | note4 =
| wins = 4-0
| comment = Bratislava Capitals wins the series 4-0.
}}

{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[HC Topoľčany|Topoľčany]]
| team2 = [[HK Spišská Nová Ves|Spišská Nová Ves]]
| date1 = 4.3.2020 | score1 = 3-0 | note1 =
| date2 = 5.3.2020 | score2 = 3-2 | note2 =  | home2 = 1
| date3 = 8.3.2020 | score3 = 3-2 | note3 = | home3 = 2
| date4 = 9.3.2020 | score4 = 1-5 | note4 =
| wins = 3-1
| comment =
}}

{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[HK Martin|Martin]]
| team2 = [[MsHK Žilina|Žilina]]
| date1 = 4.3.2020 | score1 = 2-1 | note1 =
| date2 = 5.3.2020 | score2 = 3-2 | note2 = <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT1]]</small> | home2 = 1
| date3 = 8.3.2020 | score3 = 3-4 | note3 = | home3 = 2
| date4 = 9.3.2020 | score4 = 0-6 | note4 =
| wins = 4-0
| comment = Martin wins the series 4-0.
}}

{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[HK 36 Skalica|Skalica]]
| team2 = [[HK Dubnica|Dubnica]]
| date1 = 4.3.2020 | score1 = 4-5 | note1 = <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|SO]]</small>
| date2 = 5.3.2020 | score2 = 2-1 | note2 =  | home2 = 1
| date3 = 8.3.2020 | score3 = 5-2 | note3 = | home3 = 2
| date4 = 9.3.2020 | score4 = 2-4 | note4 =
| wins = 2-2
| comment =
}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://stnliga.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/ Official website]

{{Wikipedia}}

[[Category:2020 in ice hockey]]