FC Spartak Trnava
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| Full name | FC Spartak Trnava | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Bíli andeli (The White Angels) | ||
| Founded |
30 May 1923 as TŠS Trnava | ||
| Ground | Štadión Antona Malatinského | ||
| Capacity | 19,200 | ||
| Owner | Vladimír Poór | ||
| President | Dušan Keketi | ||
| Manager | Miroslav Karhan | ||
| League | Fortuna Liga | ||
| 2015–16 | Fortuna Liga, 4th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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FC Spartak Trnava (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈspartak ˈtr̩naʋa]) is a Slovak professional football club based in Trnava. Historically, it is one of the most successful clubs in country, having won both the Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup five times, and reaching the semi-final of the European Cup once and the quarter-final twice. The club's official anthem is Il Silenzio.
History
The club was founded on 30 May 1923 by the merger of Šk Čechie and ČšŠk into TSS Trnava. After a communist takeover it became affiliated with the metal industry and was renamed to TJ Kovosmalt ("Metal-enamel"). In 1952, the club gained its current name.
Golden era
The Golden era of Spartak began in the 1966–67 season. The team of legendary coach Anton Malatinský was top of the league by the autumn, but by the end of the season had finished only in third place. Great success was achieved in the Mitropa Cup. Spartak beat teams like Budapest Honvéd, Lazio and Fiorentina and in the final they defeated Újpest of Hungary. In the following season Spartak gained their most memorable European results. They reached the semi-final of the European Cup to face Ajax. It is their greatest success to date.
Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.
Under the management of Ján Hucko, the team also won a second championship. In 1970–71 and 1971–72, Trnava won their third and fourth championship titles under coaches Valér Švec and Anton Malatinský. The team also reached the quarter-final of the European Cup in 1973 and 1974. The fifth and the last league title in 1972–73 beckoned the end of Spartak's golden era.
1990s
Although Spartak finished 16th (and last) in the last unified Czechoslovak league season in 1992–93, the latter half of the 1990s can be considered the renaissance of football in Trnava. In the 1995–96 season, Spartak finished third and its popularity grew. The 1996–97 season was a memorable on for the fans of Spartak, Karol Pecze almost led the team to its first Slovakian league title but got beaten to it by Košice in the final week of competition. The following season, under new coach Dušan Galis the team again achieved second place and then third place in the 1998–99 season which saw the end of this recovery of footballing prowess in Trnava.
Honours
Domestic
Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovak First League (1925–93)
- Czechoslovak Cup (1961–93)
- Winners (5): 1951, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1986
Slovakia
- Slovak Superliga (1939 – 1944, 1993 – Present)
- Slovak Cup (1961–)
- Slovak Super Cup (1993–)
- Winners (1): 1998
Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer
The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944–45 until 1992–93. Since the 1993–94 Slovak League Top scorer.
| Year | Winner | G |
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| 1966–67 |  Jozef Adamec | 21 |
| 1967–68 | Jozef Adamec | 18 |
| 1969–70 | Jozef Adamec | 16 |
| 1970–71 | Jozef Adamec | 161 |
| 1997–98 | Ľubomír Luhový | 17 |
- 1Shared award
European
- European Cup (UEFA Champions League)
- Mitropa Cup
UEFA Ranking
This is the current 2016–17 UEFA coefficient:
| Rank | Team | Coefficient |
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| 197 |  Karagandy | 6.900 |
| 198 | AS Trenčín | 6.850 |
| 199 | Spartak Trnava | 6.850 |
| 200 |  Skënderbeu Korçë | 6.800 |
| 201 |  Aberdeen F.C. | 6.685 |
Historical names
- ŠK Rapid Trnava (1923–39)
- TSS Trnava (1939–48)
- Sokol NV Trnava (1948–49)
- ZTJ Kovosmalt Trnava (1949–53)
- Spartak Trnava (1953–67)
- Spartak TAZ Trnava (1967–88)
- Spartak ZTS Trnava (1988–93)
- FC Spartak Trnava (1993–)
Affiliated clubs
The following clubs are currently affiliated with Spartak Trnava:
- FK Lokomotíva Trnava (2016–present)[1]
Sponsorship
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Club partnerssource[2]
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Fans
The fans are well known throughout the country for their passion. The main ultras group is called Ultras Spartak. They are universally considered to be the best fans in Slovakia. Trnava has had the highest average attendances in the republic for a long period of time.
Between 1988 and 2006, Spartak ultras had a mutual friendship with Baník Ostrava fans, good relations and friendship still exist to this day.
Traditionally, the club has great support in the city and its districts, but it is very popular in the whole western region of Slovakia, especially in the Hlohovec, Piešťany and Sereď areas.
Rival teams
The greatest rival is Slovan Bratislava. This rivalry has a long tradition and the yearly match between these clubs is considered as the most prestigious derby in Slovakia.
Stadium
Štadión Antona Malatinského is located in the centre of Trnava, directly behind the walls of the old town. It has capacity of 19,200 spectators. Formerly known simply as Spartak stadium, it was renamed in 1998 in honour of the club's most successful manager Anton Malatinský.
Transfers
Spartak have produced numerous players who have gone on to represent the Slovak national football team. Over the last period there has been a steady increase of young players leaving Spartak after a few years of first team football and moving on to play football in leagues of a higher standard, with the Austrian Football Bundesliga (Július Šimon to FK Austria Wien in 1997, season 1997-98 topscorer Ľubomír Luhový to Grazer AK in 1998), Greece Superleague (Erik Sabo to PAOK in 2015, Peter Doležaj to Olympiacos Volos in 2011), French Ligue 1 (Koro Koné to Dijon FCO in 2012), Czech First League (Vladimír Leitner to FK Teplice in 2000, Kamil Susko to FC Baník Ostrava in 2000), Cypriot First Division (Dušan Tittel to AC Omonia in 1999), Norway Tippeligaen (Martin Husár to Lillestrøm SK in 2006), Polish Ekstraklasa (Erik Jendrišek to Crakovia in 2015, Ján Vlasko to Zagłębie Lubin in 2015, Dobrivoj Rusov to Piast Gliwice in 2014, and Ľuboš Kamenár to Śląsk Wrocław in 2016. The top transfer was agreed in 1999 when Miroslav Karhan joined Spanish Real Betis for a fee €2.3 million.
Record transfers
| Rank | Player | To | Fee | Year |
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| 1. | Miroslav Karhan |  Real Betis | €2.3 million | 1999[3] |
| 2. | Erik Sabo |  PAOK | €0.6 million* | 2015[4] |
| 3. | Martin Husár |  Lillestrøm SK | €0.6 million* | 2006[5] |
*-unofficial fee
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management team
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Miroslav Karhan |
| Assistant manager | Ivan Vrabec |
| Fitness coach | Martin Rusňák |
| Goalkeeping coach | Pavel Kamesch |
| Doctor | Jozef Fridrich |
| Doctor | Viliam Vadrna |
| Masseur | Mário Prelovský |
| Physiotherapist | Patrik Gogolák |
| Custodian | Martin Bohunický |
Reserve team
FC Spartak Trnava juniori are the reserve team of FC Spartak Trnava. They currently play in the second highest league in country.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Marián Šarmír |
| Assistant coach | Luboš Benkovský |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Sameh Nawar |
| Team chef | Marek Ujlaky |
Club officials
| Position | Name |
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| Owner | Vladimír Poór |
| President | Dušan Keketi |
| General manager |  Pavel Hoftych |
| PR manager | Marek Ondrejka |
| Secretary | Ivan Minárčiný |
| Youth manager | Marián Černý |
| Youth director | Marián Hýbela |
| Safety manager | Vladimír Stúpala |
Records
League history
- Czechoslovak First League (1948–93)
- Slovak Super Liga (1993–present)
European competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1960 | Mitropa Cup | Group |  Roma | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| 1962 | Mitropa Cup | Group |  Vojvodina | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Group |  Vasas | 2–2 | 0–5 | |||
| Group | Fiorentina | 1–6 | 3–4 | |||
| 1966–67 | Mitropa Cup | First round | Budapest Honvéd | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| Quarter-finals | Lazio | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Semi-finals | Fiorentina | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||
| Final | Újpesti Dózsa | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Mitropa Cup | First round | Roma | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Quarter-finals | Željezničar Sarajevo | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | ||
| Semi-finals | Vardar | 4–1 | 2–2 | 6–3 | ||
| Final | Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | ||
| 1967–68 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  Lausanne-Sports | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 |
| Second round |  Torpedo Moscow | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–6 | ||
| 1968–69 | European Cup | First round |  Steaua București | 4–0 | 1–3 | 5–3 |
| Second round |  Reipas Lahti | 7–1 | 9–1 | 16–2 | ||
| Quarter-finals | AEK Athens | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
| Semi-finals |  Ajax | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | ||
| 1969–70 | European Cup | First round |  Hibernians | 4–0 | 2–2 | 6–2 |
| Second round |  Galatasaray | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (cf) | ||
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round |  Marseille | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (4–3) (p) |
| Second round |  Hertha | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | ||
| Third round | Köln | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | ||
| 1971–72 | European Cup | First round | Dinamo București | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 (ag) |
| 1972–73 | European Cup | Second round | .svg.png){kind=small} Anderlecht | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Quarter-finals |  Derby County | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 1973–74 | European Cup | First round | Viking | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Second round | Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Quarter-finals | Újpesti Dózsa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (3–4) (p) | ||
| 1974 | Intertoto cup | Group |  Wisła Kraków | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Group |  AIK | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
| Group |  VÖEST Linz | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||
| 1975 | Intertoto cup | Group |  KB | 6–1 | 5–1 | |
| Group |  Belenenses | 2–2 | 1–2 | |||
| Group | Amsterdam | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||
| 1975–76 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Boavista | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| 1976 | Intertoto cup | Group | Åtvidaberg | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Group | Lillestrøm | 5–1 | 1–1 | |||
| Group | Austria Salzburg | 2–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 1979 | Intertoto cup | Group | Esbjerg | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Group | Kalmar | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
| Group | First Vienna | 3–0 | 1–1 | |||
| 1984 | Intertoto cup | Group | Zürich | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Group | Ferencváros | 1–1 | 1–3 | |||
| Group | Austria Klagenfurt | 3–1 | 4–2 | |||
| 1986–87 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Stuttgart | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 1996 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group |  Čukarički Stankom | 3–0 | ||
| Group |  Daugava | 6–0 | ||||
| Group | Karlsruhe | 1–1 | ||||
| Group | Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | ||||
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round | Birkirkara | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Second qualifying round | PAOK | 0–1 | 3–5 | 3–6 | ||
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Qualifying round |  Vardar | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| First round | Beşiktaş | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | ||
| 1999–00 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying round | Vllaznia Shkodër | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| First round | Grazer | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | ||
| 2003 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | First round | Pobeda | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–7 |
| 2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | First round | Debrecen | 3–0 | 1–4 | 4–4 (ag) |
| Second round |  Sloboda Tuzla | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| Third round |  Slaven Belupo | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 (ag) | ||
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round |  Karvan | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round |  WIT Georgia | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Inter Baku | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 |
| Second qualifying round | Sarajevo | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round |  Zeta | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Second qualifying round | Tirana | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | ||
| Third qualifying round |  Levski Sofia | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 (5–4) (p) | ||
| Play-off round |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | ||
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round |  Sligo Rovers | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Third qualifying round | Steaua București | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | ||
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Hibernians | 5–0 | 4–2 | 9–2 |
| Second qualifying round | Zestafoni | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| Third qualifying round | St Johnstone | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
| Play-off round | Zürich | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | ||
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Olimpic Sarajevo | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) |
| Second qualifying round |  Linfield | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | ||
| Third qualifying round | PAOK | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Hibernians |
3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| Second qualifying round |  Shirak |
2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| Third qualifying round | Austria Wien |
0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 (4–5) (p) |
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed with a bold represented their countries while playing for Spartak.
- Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
- Jozef Adamec
- Igor Bališ
- Miroslav Barčík
Bello Babatounde- Michal Benedikovič
- Mário Bicák
- Július Bielik
- Marián Brezina
František Bolček- Nauris Bulvītis
- Marek Čech
- David Depetris
Boubacar Diallo- Karol Dobiaš
- Peter Doležaj
- Lukáš Došek
- Václav Drobný
- Jean Paul Farrugia
- Miloš Glonek
- Vladimír Hagara
- Ľuboš Hanzel
- Haris Harba
- Jaroslav Hrabal
- Anton Hrušecký
- Sergej Jakirović
- Stanislav Jarábek
- Erik Jendrišek
- Róbert Jež
- Jozef Juriga
- Dušan Kabát
- Ľuboš Kamenár
- Miroslav Karhan
- Marek Kaščák
- Ivan Kelava
- Dušan Keketi
- Miroslav König
- Kamil Kopúnek
- Rastislav Kostka
- Jaroslav Kravárik
- Vladimír Kožuch
- Ivica Kralj
- Ladislav Kuna
- Vladimír Labant
- Vladimír Leitner
- Martin Lipčák
- Ľubomír Luhový
- Kamil Majerník
- Anton Malatinský
- Milan Malatinský
- Jozef Marko
- Jaroslav Masrna
- Rastislav Michalík
- Stanislav Moravec
- Stevo Nikolić
- Tomáš Oravec
- Martin Poljovka
- Roman Procházka
- Martin Raška
- Branislav Rzeszoto
- Erik Sabo
- Július Šimon
- Dušan Sninský
- Ján Solár
- Imrich Stacho
- Jozef Štibrányi
- Peter Štyvar
- Kamil Susko
Robert Tambe- Jaroslav Timko
- Dušan Tittel
- Marek Ujlaky
- Vojtěch Varadín
- Martin Vyskočil
- Peter Zelenský
- Ján Zlocha
- Vladislav Zvara
Player records
Most appearances
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Most goals
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Manager history
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References
- ↑ http://www.futbalportal.net/?q=clanok/38359/v-trnave-vyhodna-dohoda-dvoch-klubov-spartaka-a-lokomotivy
- ↑ http://www.spartak.sk/
- ↑ http://www.pluska.sk/sport/futbal/trnava-prestupom-saba-pekne-zarobila-tromfne-niekto-rekord-hubocana.html
- ↑ http://www.pluska.sk/sport/futbal/z-trnavy-do-soluna-za-600-tisic-za-koho-dostane-spartak-peknu-sumu.html?utm_source=Pluska-2014&utm_medium=citajteviac&utm_campaign=vb2014
- ↑ http://www.futbalportal.net/?q=clanok/35848/kader-pod-drobnohladom-spartak-trnava
External links
- Official website (Slovak)
- Spartak youtube channel (Slovak)
- Ultras Spartak (Slovak)