FC Spartak Trnava
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 the country, having won the Czechoslovak First League five times and the Czechoslovak Cup on four occasions, and reaching the semi-final of the European Cup once and the quarter-final twice. More recently, the club won the Slovak league title in 2018 and Slovak cup in 2019.
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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 | Anton Malatinský Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 19,200 | ||
| Manager | Michal Gašparík | ||
| League | Fortuna liga | ||
| 2019–20 | Fortuna Liga, 4th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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").
Previous 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–)
Golden era
In 1952, the club gained its current name, but the performance in those years was very unstable, Spartak played the 2nd league and after advancing to the highest competition, they occupied mostly the lower parts of the table. A better position came only in the 1959/60 season, when Spartak took 4th place. 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. In 1976, Karol Dobiaš was in the squad that won the UEFA Euro 1976.
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. During the 1995–96 season, Spartak finished third and its popularity grew. The 1996–97 season was a memorable one 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 during the 1998–99 season which saw the end of this recovery of footballing prowess in Trnava.
2018–19
In Fortuna liga season 2017–18 Spartak won the league title for the first time in 45 years. Under the leadership of coach Nestor El Maestro, Trnava won the title three games before the end of the 2017/18 season after the victory 2:0 over Dunajská Streda.[1] The title celebrations took place after the last season match against AS Trenčín (17,113 spectators).[2] They included an autograph session, a ride on the city on an open bus, fireworks and a solemn Holy Mass in the Cathedral sv. Jána Krstiteľa.[3] These were the biggest title celebrations in the history of Slovakia. During the 2018/19 season Spartak reached the UEFA Europa League group stage for the first time. They played against GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Fenerbahçe S.K. and R.S.C. Anderlecht. They finished 3rd with a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Despite an abysmal league campaign, Spartak managed to win the 2018-19 Slovak Cup.
Honours
Domestic
Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovak First League (1925–1993)
- Czechoslovak Cup (1961–1993)
Winners (4): 1967, 1971, 1975, 1986
Slovakia
- Slovak Super Liga (1993–present)
- Slovak Cup (1961–present)
- Slovak Super Cup (1993–present)
- Winners (1): 1998
Top goalscorers
The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944 to 1945 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 2019–20 UEFA coefficient: (August 1, 2019)
| Rank | Team | Coefficient |
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| 124 |  FC Sion | 9.000 |
| 125 | FC Lugano | 9.000 |
| 126 | Spartak Trnava | 8.500 |
| 127 |  Brøndby IF | 8.500 |
| 128 |  Dundalk F.C. | 8.500 |
Affiliated clubs
The following clubs are currently affiliated with Spartak Trnava:
- Lokomotíva Trnava (2016–present)[4]
- PFK Piešťany (2020–present)[5]
Sponsorship
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Club partnerssource[6]
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Support and tradition
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.
The club's official anthem is Il Silenzio. It is played before every home match, when the players are entering onto the pitch.
Rivalries
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 match in Slovakia.
Stadium
Anton Malatinský Stadium 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, Adam Jakubech to Lille OSC in 2017), 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[7] |
| 2. | Adam Jakubech |  Lille OSC | €1.0 million* | 2017 |
| 3. | Erik Jirka |  Red Star Belgrade | €0.75 million* | 2018[8] |
| 4. | Martin Husár |  Lillestrøm SK | €0.6 million* | 2006[9] |
| Erik Sabo |  PAOK | €0.6 million* | 2015[10] | |
*-unofficial fee
Players
Current squad
- As of 29 January 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers winter 2020–21.
On loan
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
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Current technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Michal Gašparík |
| Assistant coach | Marián Hodulík |
| Assistant coach | Tomáš Prisztács |
| Fitness coach | Dávid Moravec |
| Goalkeeping coach | Pavel Kamesch |
| Custodian | Martin Bohunický |
| Physiotherapist | Lenka Jurišičová |
| Masseur | Tomáš Hološka |
| Doctor | Jozef Fridrich |
| Doctor | Viliam Vadrna |
Club officials
| Position | Name |
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| Director | Milan Cuninka |
| Sport Director | Andrej Kostolanský |
| Marketing manager | Pavol Bielik |
| Technical manager | Michal Maron |
| PR manager | Patrik Velšic |
| Youth director | Marián Hýbela |
| Safety manager | Peter Stehel |
Records
League history
- Czechoslovak First League (1948–93)
- Slovak Super Liga (1993–present)
European competitions
Accurate as of 25 July 2019
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1960 | Mitropa Cup | Group |  Roma | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 1962 | Mitropa Cup | Group | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Vojvodina | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Group |  Vasas | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–7 | ||
| Group | Fiorentina | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–10 | ||
| 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.webp){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 | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| First round | Grazer AK | 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) | ||
| 2018–19 | UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round | Zrinjski Mostar |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Second qualifying round | Legia Warsaw |
0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Third qualifying round | Red Star Belgrade |
1–2 (a.e.t) | 1–1 | 2–3 | ||
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round |  Olimpija Ljubljana |
1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Group D | Anderlecht |
1–0 | 0–0 | 3rd place 7pts | ||
| Fenerbahçe |
1–0 | 0–2 | ||||
| Dinamo Zagreb |
1–2 | 1–3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Radnik Bijeljina |
2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (3–2) (p) |
| Second qualifying round | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 (a) |
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.
Myenty Abena- Jozef Adamec
- Marek Bakoš
- Igor Bališ
- Miroslav Barčík
Bello Babatounde- Michal Benedikovič
- Mário Bicák
- Július Bielik
- Marián Brezina
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František Bolček- Nauris Bulvītis
- Vakhtang Chanturishvili
- Marek Čech
- Eldar Ćivić
- Matúš Čonka
- 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
- Adam Jakubech
- 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
- Patryk Małecki
- Jozef Marko
- Kire Markoski
- Jaroslav Masrna
- Rastislav Michalík
- Stanislav Moravec
- Stevo Nikolić
- Tomáš Oravec
- Filip Oršula
- Erik Pačinda
- Yasin Pehlivan
- Martin Poljovka
- Roman Procházka
- Jakub Rada
- Martin Raška
- Branislav Rzeszoto
- Erik Sabo
- Július Šimon
- Ivan Schranz
- Davit Skhirtladze
- Dušan Sninský
- Ján Solár
Soune Soungole- Imrich Stacho
- Jozef Štibrányi
- Peter Štyvar
- Kamil Susko
- Ľubomír Talda
Robert Tambe- Jaroslav Timko
- Dušan Tittel
- Dejan Trajkovski
- Marek Ujlaky
Gino van Kessel- Vojtěch Varadín
- Martin Vyskočil
- Peter Zelenský
- Ján Zlocha
- Vladislav Zvara
Player records
Most appearances
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References
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- "Z Trnavy do Solúna za 600-tisíc! Za koho dostane Spartak peknú sumu?". www1.pluska.sk. 10 August 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Slovak)
- Spartak Trnava statistics
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