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FC Nitra
Slovak football club
Slovak football club
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| clubname | FC Nitra |
| image | FC Nitra logo.svg |
| upright | 0.75 |
| alt | Club crest |
| fullname | Football Club Nitra |
| nickname | Trogári |
| founded | |
| as Nyitrai ÖTTSO | |
| ground | Štadión pod Zoborom, |
| Nitra | |
| capacity | 7,480 |
| owner | Salangana s.r.o – 58% |
| manager | |
| league | 4. liga |
| season | 2022–23 |
| position | 14th |
| website | https://fcnitra.sk/ |
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as Nyitrai ÖTTSO Nitra
FC Nitra is a Slovak association football club, playing in the town of Nitra. Established in 1909, FC Nitra is one of the oldest football clubs in Slovakia.
History
Czechoslovak era
Nitra were promoted and relegated 4 times from the Czechoslovak First League with their longest stay being 5 years (1979–1984, 1986–1991). Nitra came close to clinching the title in 1962 only to lose out by 3 points to Dukla Prague. This year was most successful in club history because they reached also Mitropa Cup final. Another successful period was end of 80s when Nitra stayed on top positions in Czechoslovak First League (in 1989 they reached 3rd place) with players like Michal Hipp, Ľubomír Moravčík, Ladislav Molnár, Peter Palúch, Jozef Majoroš, Róbert Tomaschek, Miroslav Sovič.
Main article: 1961 Mitropa Cup
Perani
Pascutti
Nielsen
Slovak era
Nitra was involved in the inaugural Slovakian championship in 1994 but was relegated to the second division after their first season. The following season they were promoted back to the first division, only for the same fate to occur and were again relegated. Roller coaster seasons became somewhat of an FC Nitra speciality during the early 90s, until the promotions stopped in 2001 where fans had to wait five long seasons before seeing their club again return to the top flight where they finished with a respectable fifth place. This was mainly due to the work of head coach Ivan Galád, who took control of the team in the winter of 2004, guiding the team to a fourth-place finish in the second division.
Róbert Rák became the top goal scorer both in the second division in the 2004/2005 season and (together with Erik Jendrišek) in the first division in the 2005/2006 season. In the beginning of the next season he was transferred to MFK Ružomberok. Galád coached the team very defensively (as according to his words no good striker was in the team). Galád lost his job after not much good results of the team at the end of 2006/2007 season (many losses and draws). The former Czech player Pavel Hapal was named as the head coach of the team for the 2007/2008 season. His way of coaching brought almost immediately very good results and the team finished 3rd (the best in the history of the club). After the season Hapal decided to leave the club to accept an offer from the top Czech club FK Mladá Boleslav. Pavel Malura, another coach from the Czech Republic, has taken the job. In spring 2009 the new manager Petar Kurčubić was appointed.
In 2021 after the club was relegated from the top flight, they did not obtain a licence for the league below and so were further demoted another level.
Events timeline
- 1909 – Founded as Nyitrai ÖTTSO
- 1911 – Renamed Nyitrai TVE
- 1919 – Renamed Nyitrai SC
- 1921 – Renamed SK Nitra
- 1923 – Renamed AC Nitra
- 1948 – Renamed Sokol Nitra
- 1949 – Renamed ZSJ Sokol spojene zavody Nitra
- 1949 – Renamed ZK KP Nitra
- 1953 – Renamed DSO Slavoj Nitra
- 1956 – Renamed TJ Slovan Nitra
- 1966 – Again Renamed AC Nitra
- 1976 – Renamed TJ Plastika Nitra
- 1989 – First European qualification, 1990
- 1990 – Renamed FC Nitra
Honours
Domestic
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovak First League (1925–1993)
- 1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–1993)
- [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg|15px]] Winners (3): 1978–79, 1985–86, 1991–92 SVK Slovakia
- Slovak League (1993–Present)
- [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg|15px]] Third place (1): 2007–08
- Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup) (1961–Present) 1
- [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg|15px]] Runners-up (4): 1974–75, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1990–91
- Slovak Second Division (1993–Present)
Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer
The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944–45 until 1992–93. Since the 1993–94 Slovak League Top scorer.
:1Shared award
European
Sponsorship
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1998–2001 | Erreà | Volkswagen |
| 2001–2002 | Gems | Pozemné Staviteľstvo Nitra |
| 2002–2004 | DIADORA | |
| 2004–2005 | hummel | Bonul security |
| 2005–2006 | Jako | Dynamik |
| 2006–2008 | Bonul security | |
| 2008–2010 | Bonul security | |
| El Comp | ||
| 2010–13 | Bonul security | |
| El Comp | ||
| Špeciál Izotex | ||
| 2013–2016 | Mesto Nitra | |
| 2017–2020 | none | |
| 2020– | Adidas |
Current squad
Updated 5 July 2025
Out on loan
Current technical staff
:Updated 2 March 2023
| Staff | Job title |
|---|---|
| SVK | Manager |
| SVK Igor Obert | Assistant manager |
| SVK Henrich Benčík | Sport Director |
| SVK Miroslav König | Goalkeeping coach |
| SVK Augustín Antalík | Team Leader |
| SVK MUDr. Ivan Štefanov | Team Doctor |
| SVK Jozef Urminský | Physiotherapist |
| SVK Róbert Gyepes | Masseur |
Results
League and Cup history
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| 1 FC Nitra did not obtain a licence for the 2021–22 season |
European competition history
UEFA-administered
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–62 | Mitropa Cup | Group | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | Slovnaft Bratislava | 4–3 | |||||
| ITA | Torino | 5–1 | |||||
| AUT | SV Stickstoff | 4–4 | |||||
| Semi-Finals | ITA | Udinese | 4–3 | 1–1 | 5–4 | ||
| Finals | ITA | Bologna | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–5 | ||
| 1989–90 | UEFA Cup | R1 | GER | 1. FC Köln | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 |
| 2006 | Intertoto Cup | R1 | LUX | Grevenmacher | 6–2 | 6–0 | 12–2 |
| R2 | UKR | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 2008 | Intertoto Cup | R1 | AZE | Neftchi Baku | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | QR1 | HUN | ETO Győr | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–5 |
Not UEFA-administered
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–63 | Intertoto Cup | Group A4 | YUG | Sarajevo | 5–1 | 2–3 |
| SWI | Servette | 0–0 | 1–2 | |||
| FRA | Olympique Nîmes | 4–1 | 0–2 | |||
| 1972 | Intertoto Cup | Group 1 | AUT | SSV Innsbruck | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| SWE | Örgryte | 3–0 | 6–2 | |||
| DEN | AB Copenhagen | 2–0 | 3–2 | |||
| 1973 | Intertoto Cup | Group 9 | NED | Amsterdam | 4–1 | 3–2 |
| GER | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||
| DEN | Vejle BK | 4–1 | 4–1 | |||
| 1980 | Intertoto Cup | Group 5 | AUT | LASK Linz | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| DEN | Esbjerg | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||
| POL | Polonia Bytom | 4–0 | 0–1 | |||
| 1982 | Intertoto Cup | Group 3 | GER | Werder Bremen | 3–5 | 3–3 |
| DEN | Aarhus | 3–4 | 0–1 | |||
| AUT | Sturm Graz | 5–3 | 2–0 | |||
| 1987 | Intertoto Cup | Group 6 | SWE | AIK Stockholm | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| DEN | Lyngby | 4–1 | 1–2 | |||
| POL | Lech Poznań | 2–1 | 0–3 | |||
| 1989 | Intertoto Cup | Group 2 | DDR | Hansa Rostock | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| DEN | Boldklubben 1903 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |||
| SWE | Malmö FF | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||
| 1990 | Intertoto Cup | Group 7 | HUN | Tatabánya | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| SWI | Luzern | 0–2 | 1–1 | |||
| SWE | Örebro | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Player records
Most goals
| # | Nat. | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | Róbert Rák | 100 |
| 2 | TCH | 57 | |
| 3 | TCH | 42 | |
| 4 | SVK | Matúš Paukner | 38 |
| 5 | SVK | Filip Balaj | 32 |
| 6 | TCH SVK | Ľubomír Moravčík | 30 |
| TCH | |||
| 7 | TCH | Igor Klejch | 29 |
| TCH SVK | Milan Lednický |
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC Nitra.
:Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
- SVK Marek Bakoš
- SVK Miroslav Barčík
- SVK
- SVK Henrich Benčík
- TCH
- SVK Marián Bochnovič
- TCH ****
- SVK Mário Breška
- TCH
- SVK Igor Demo
- SVK Marián Dirnbach
- SVK Juraj Dovičovič
- SVK Pavol Farkaš
- SVK Peter Grajciar
- SVK Ján Greguš
- TCH Vladimír Hagara
- SVK Michal Hanek
- CAN Kevin Harmse
- ISR Ariel Harush
- SVK Christián Herc
- SVK Andrej Hesek
- TCH SVK Michal Hipp
- TCH ****
- SVK Ivan Hodúr
- SVK Eduard Hrnčár
- SVK Norbert Hrnčár
- SVK Erik Jendrišek
- SVK Róbert Jež
- SVK Jaroslav Kolbas
- SVK Tomáš Kóňa
- SVK Miroslav König
- TCH Jozef Kukučka
- SVK Branislav Labant
- GHA John Mensah
- Western Armenia Vahagn Militosyan
- TCH SVK Ladislav Molnár
- TCH SVK Ľubomír Moravčík
- UGA Isaac Muleme
- TCH
- HUN Zoltán Opata
- SVK Dušan Perniš
- SVK Peter Petráš
- SVK Martin Prohászka
- MKD Milan Ristovski
- SVK Róbert Semeník
- SVK Štefan Senecký
- SVK Samuel Slovák
- GUI Seydouba Soumah
- SVK Miroslav Sovič
- SVK Miroslav Stoch
- SVK Lukáš Štetina
- CMR Léandre Tawamba
- TCH ****
- SVK Róbert Tomaschek
- CZE Petr Trapp
- TCH Alexander Vencel sr.
Former managers
- HUN Zoltán Opata (1935–36)
- TCH Karol Bučko (1959–63)
- TCH Ladislav Putera (1963–64)
- TCH Eduard Farman (1964–65)
- TCH (1965–68)
- TCH Jozef Čurgaly (1968–70)
- TCH (1970–74)
- TCH (1974–75)
- TCH Theodor Reimann (1975–76)
- TCH (1976–77)
- TCH (1978–83)
- TCH (1983)
- TCH Jiří Lopata (1984)
- TCH Stanislav Jarábek (1984–85)
- TCH Jozef Jarabinský (1985–86)
- TCH Kamil Majerník (1986–88)
- TCH Milan Lešický (1988–91)
- TCH Karol Pecze (1991–92)
- TCH Stanislav Jarábek (1992–93)
- TCH S. Dominka (1993)
- TCH (1993–95)
- SVK Milan Albrecht (2001)
- SVK Ivan Galád (2004–07)
- CZE Pavel Hapal (1 Jul 2007 – 30 Jun 2008)
- CZE Pavel Malura (9 Jun 2008 – 28 Sep 2008)
- SVK Marián Süttö (28 Sep 2008 – 31 Dec 2008)
- SRB Petar Kurčubić (1 Jan 2009 – 30 Jun 2009)
- SVK Ivan Galád (1 Jul 2010 – 13 Jan 2011)
- SVK Ivan Vrabec (15 Jan 2011 – 14 Mar 2011)
- SVK Cyril Stachura (15 Mar 2011 – 19 Nov 2011)
- SVK (interim) (20 Nov 2011 – 19 Dec 2011)
- SVK Ladislav Jurkemik (20 Dec 2011 – 5 Nov 2012)
- SVK Jozef Vukušič (6 Nov 2012 – 30 Jun 2013)
- SVK Ladislav Šimčo (1 Jul 2013 – 27 Aug 2013)
- SVK Vladimír Koník (27 Aug 2013 – 19 Feb 2014)
- SVK Ladislav Hudec (19 Feb 2014 – June 2014)
- SVK Michal Hipp (Jun 2014 – 23 Sep 2015)
- SVK (23 Sep 2015 – 5 Jan 2017)
- SVK Ivan Galád (5 Jan 2017 – 13 Mar 2019)
- SVK Michal Kuruc (13 Mar 2019 – 20 Jun 2019)
- SVK Marián Süttö (20 Jun 2019 – 6 Jan 2020)
- UKR Anatoliy Demyanenko (6 Jan 2020 – May 2020)
- SVK Miroslav Nemec (May 2020 – 29 Jun 2020)
- SVK Ivan Galád (29 Jun 2020 – Aug 2020)
- SVK Gergely Geri (Aug 2020 – 1 Dec 2020)
- SVK Ivan Galád (interim) (1 Dec 2020 – 4 Jan 2021)
- CZE Michal Ščasný (4 Jan 2021 – 22 Jan 2021)
- SVK Peter Lérant (22 Jan 2021 – 25 Mar 2021)
- CZE Michal Ščasný (26 Mar 2021 – 24 Jan 2022)
- SVK Miloš Foltán (25 Jan 2022 - 12 apr 2022)
- SVK (13 apr 2022 – July 2022)
- SVK Jozef Kozák (July 2022 – 28 Feb 2023)
- SVK (1 mar 2023-)
References
References
- "FC Nitra – rozdielne pohľady ešte aj na výšku dlhu".
- (15 March 1962). "Nitra-Bologna 2:2". [[Rudé právo]].
- (5 April 1962). "Sn Nitra prohrál v odvetě 0:3". [[Rudé právo]].
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