FC Nitra
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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. FC Nitra was the first football professional club in the former Czechoslovakia.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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
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- Czechoslovak First League (1925–1993)
- File:Silver medal icon.svg Runners-Up (1): 1961–62
- File:Bronze medal icon.svg Third place (1): 1988–89
- 1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–1993)
- File:Gold medal icon.svg Winners (3): 1978–79, 1985–86, 1991–92
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- Slovak League (1993–Present)
- File:Bronze medal icon.svg Third place (1): 2007–08
- Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup) (1961–Present) 1
- File:Silver medal icon.svg Runners-up (4): 1974–75, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1990–91
- Slovak Second Division (1993–Present)
- File:Gold medal icon.svg Winners (3): 1994–95, 1997–98, 2004–05
- File:Silver medal icon.svg Runners-Up (2): 2000–01, 2016–17
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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| 1959–60 | Template:Flagicon Template:Ill | 18 |
| 2005–06 | Template:Flagicon Róbert Rák | 211 |
| 2009–10 | Template:Flagicon Róbert Rák | 18 |
- 1Shared award
European
- Mitropa Cup 2
- File:Silver medal icon.svg Runners-up: 1961
- Intertoto Cup
- File:Gold medal icon.svg Winners (3): 1972, 1973, 1980
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
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Out on loan
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Current technical staff
- Updated 2 March 2023
| Staff | Job title |
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| Template:Flagicon Template:Ill | Manager |
| Template:Flagicon Igor Obert | Assistant manager |
| Template:Flagicon Henrich Benčík | Sport Director |
| Template:Flagicon Miroslav König | Goalkeeping coach |
| Template:Flagicon Augustín Antalík | Team Leader |
| Template:Flagicon MUDr. Ivan Štefanov | Team Doctor |
| Template:Flagicon Jozef Urminský | Physiotherapist |
| Template:Flagicon Róbert Gyepes | Masseur |
Results
League and Cup history
Slovak League only (1993–present)
Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Slovak Cup Europe Top Scorer (Goals) 1993–94 1st (Mars Superliga) 12/(12) 32 12 3 17 39 46 27 Round 3 1994–95 2nd (1. liga) 1/(16) 30 19 5 6 58 29 62 Round 2 Template:Flagicon Prochászka (13) 1995–96 1st (Mars Superliga) 11/(12) 32 7 5 20 30 59 26 Round 1 Template:Flagicon Norbert Hrnčár (7) 1996–97 1st (Mars Superliga) 16/(16) 30 5 5 20 22 48 20 Round 1 1997–98 2nd (1. liga) 1/(16) 34 20 8 6 73 36 68 Round 2 Template:Flagicon Peter Hodúr (18) 1998–99 1st (Mars Superliga) 12/(16) 30 7 7 16 28 48 28 Round 2 Template:Flagicon Marián Klago (8) 1999–00 1st (Mars Superliga) 13/(16) 30 8 4 18 24 44 28 Round 2 Template:Flagicon Róbert Jež (4)
Template:Flagicon Jozef Jelšic (4)2000–01 2nd (1. Liga) 2/(18) 34 21 3 10 77 27 66 Round 1 Template:Flagicon Mário Breška (23) 2001–02 2nd (1. Liga) 7/(16) 30 12 7 11 41 34 43 Round 1 Template:Flagicon Jozef Jelšic (17) 2002–03 2nd (1. Liga) 12/(16) 30 11 5 14 36 29 38 Quarter-finals Template:Flagicon Jozef Jelšic (15) 2003–04 2nd (1. Liga) 4/(16) 30 15 3 12 45 32 48 Round 2 Template:Flagicon Róbert Rák (13) 2004–05 2nd (1. Liga) 1/(16) 36 21 6 3 49 16 69 Round 2 Template:Flagicon Róbert Rák (27) 2005–06 1st (Corgoň Liga) 5/(10) 36 12 9 15 42 48 45 Semi-finals UI 2.R (Template:Flagicon Dnipro) Template:Flagicon Róbert Rák (21) 2006–07 1st (Corgoň Liga) 6/(12) 28 9 4 15 21 33 31 Quarter-finals Template:Flagicon Andrej Hesek (6) 2007–08 1st (Corgoň Liga) 3/(12) 33 17 6 10 40 26 57 Quarter-finals UI 1.R (Template:Flagicon Neftçi Baku) Template:Flagicon Andrej Hesek (5)
Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (5)2008–09 1st (Corgoň Liga) 11/(12) 33 9 8 16 34 53 35 Round 2 Template:Flagicon Róbert Rák (9) 2009–10 1st (Corgoň Liga) 4/(12) 33 14 6 13 42 40 48 Round 3 Template:Flagicon Róbert Rák (18) 2010–11 1st (Corgoň Liga) 8/(12) 33 11 7 15 30 51 40 Quarter-finals EL Q1 (Template:Flagicon ETO Győr) Template:Flagicon Róbert Rák (9) 2011–12 1st (Corgoň Liga) 8/(12) 33 9 12 12 33 39 39 Round 3 Template:Flagicon Vratislav Gajdoš (5) 2012–13 1st (Corgoň Liga) 10/(12) 33 11 6 16 39 54 36 Round 3 Template:Flagicon Cléber (11) 2013–14 1st (Corgoň Liga) 12/(12) 33 6 8 19 33 63 26 Round 2 Template:Flagicon Cléber (7) 2014–15 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 5/(24) 22 8 7 7 26 25 31 Round 5 Template:Flagicon Matúš Paukner (21) 2015–16 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 7/(24) 30 13 7 10 54 36 46 Round 4 Template:Flagicon Matúš Paukner (17) 2016–17 2nd (DOXXbet liga) 2/(24) 30 18 5 7 57 32 59 Round 5 Template:Flagicon Filip Balaj (20) 2017–18 1st (Fortuna Liga) 7/(12) 31 10 12 9 28 27 42 Round 5 Template:Flagicon Filip Balaj (6)
Template:Flagicon Tomáš Vestenický (6)2018–19 1st (Fortuna Liga) 9/(12) 32 8 10 14 42 48 34 Quarter-finals Template:Flagicon Tomáš Vestenický (10) 2019–20 1st (Fortuna Liga) 12/(12) 27 7 4 16 23 36 25 Quarter-finals Template:Flagicon Milan Ristovski (12) 2020–21 1st (Fortuna Liga) 12/(12)1 32 7 6 19 26 55 27 Round 3 Template:Flagicon Michal Faško (8) 2021–22 3rd (III. liga) 16/(18) 34 8 2 24 42 75 26 Round 2 Template:Flagicon Adrián Mokoš (10) 2022–23 4rd (IV. liga) 14/(16) 30 8 6 16 37 51 30 Did not enter Template:Flagicon Radovan Lipovský (7) 2023–24 2024–25 4rd (IV. liga) 13/(17) 32 8 10 14 42 44 34 Round 1 Template:Flagicon Ján Nemčok (7)
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 |
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| 1961–62 | Mitropa Cup | Group | |||||
| Template:Flagicon | Slovnaft Bratislava | 4–3 | |||||
| Template:Flagicon | Torino | 5–1 | |||||
| Template:Flagicon | SV Stickstoff | 4–4 | |||||
| Semi-Finals | Template:Flagicon | Udinese | 4–3 | 1–1 | 5–4 | ||
| Finals | Template:Flagicon | Bologna | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–5 | ||
| 1989–90 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Template:Flagicon | 1. FC Köln | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 |
| 2006 | Intertoto Cup | R1 | Template:Flagicon | Grevenmacher | 6–2 | 6–0 | 12–2 |
| R2 | Template:Flagicon | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 2008 | Intertoto Cup | R1 | Template:Flagicon | Neftchi Baku | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | QR1 | Template:Flagicon | ETO Győr | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–5 |
Not UEFA-administered
Player records
Most goals
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.
Former managers
- Template:Flagicon Zoltán Opata (1935–36)
- Template:Flagicon Karol Bučko (1959–63)
- Template:Flagicon Ladislav Putera (1963–64)
- Template:Flagicon Eduard Farman (1964–65)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (1965–68)
- Template:Flagicon Jozef Čurgaly (1968–70)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (1970–74)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (1974–75)
- Template:Flagicon Theodor Reimann (1975–76)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (1976–77)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (1978–83)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (1983)
- Template:Flagicon Jiří Lopata (1984)
- Template:Flagicon Stanislav Jarábek (1984–85)
- Template:Flagicon Jozef Jarabinský (1985–86)
- Template:Flagicon Kamil Majerník (1986–88)
- Template:Flagicon Milan Lešický (1988–91)
- Template:Flagicon Karol Pecze (1991–92)
- Template:Flagicon Stanislav Jarábek (1992–93)
- Template:Flagicon S. Dominka (1993)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (1993–95)
- Template:Flagicon Milan Albrecht (2001)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Galád (2004–07)
- Template:Flagicon Pavel Hapal (1 Jul 2007 – 30 Jun 2008)
- Template:Flagicon Pavel Malura (9 Jun 2008 – 28 Sep 2008)
- Template:Flagicon Marián Süttö (28 Sep 2008 – 31 Dec 2008)
- Template:Flagicon Petar Kurčubić (1 Jan 2009 – 30 Jun 2009)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Galád (1 Jul 2010 – 13 Jan 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Vrabec (15 Jan 2011 – 14 Mar 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Cyril Stachura (15 Mar 2011 – 19 Nov 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (interim) (20 Nov 2011 – 19 Dec 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Ladislav Jurkemik (20 Dec 2011 – 5 Nov 2012)
- Template:Flagicon Jozef Vukušič (6 Nov 2012 – 30 Jun 2013)
- Template:Flagicon Ladislav Šimčo (1 Jul 2013 – 27 Aug 2013)
- Template:Flagicon Vladimír Koník (27 Aug 2013 – 19 Feb 2014)
- Template:Flagicon Ladislav Hudec (19 Feb 2014 – June 2014)
- Template:Flagicon Michal Hipp (Jun 2014 – 23 Sep 2015)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (23 Sep 2015 – 5 Jan 2017)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Galád (5 Jan 2017 – 13 Mar 2019)
- Template:Flagicon Michal Kuruc (13 Mar 2019 – 20 Jun 2019)
- Template:Flagicon Marián Süttö (20 Jun 2019 – 6 Jan 2020)
- Template:Flagicon Anatoliy Demyanenko (6 Jan 2020 – May 2020)
- Template:Flagicon Miroslav Nemec (May 2020 – 29 Jun 2020)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Galád (29 Jun 2020 – Aug 2020)
- Template:Flagicon Gergely Geri (Aug 2020 – 1 Dec 2020)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Galád (interim) (1 Dec 2020 – 4 Jan 2021)
- Template:Flagicon Michal Ščasný (4 Jan 2021 – 22 Jan 2021)
- Template:Flagicon Peter Lérant (22 Jan 2021 – 25 Mar 2021)
- Template:Flagicon Michal Ščasný (26 Mar 2021 – 24 Jan 2022)
- Template:Flagicon Miloš Foltán (25 Jan 2022 - 12 apr 2022)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (13 apr 2022 – July 2022)
- Template:Flagicon Jozef Kozák (July 2022 – 28 Feb 2023)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Ill (1 mar 2023-)
References
External links
- Template:Official website Template:In lang
- FC Nitra – Ultras Template:In lang (archived 23 August 2006)
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