FC Baník Horná Nitra

FC Baník Horná Nitra

Full name	FC Baník Horná Nitra
Founded	1919
Ground	Futbalový štadión Prievidza, Prievidza (Capacity: 6,000)
Chairman	Robert Šuník
Manager	Dušan Uškovič
League	6. liga
Website	Club home page

FC Baník Horná Nitra is a Slovak football club, playing in the town of Prievidza. Between 1993 and 2000, Prievidza played in the highest level of Slovak football, the Corgoň liga.

Following the 2006-07 season, HFK Prievidza was promoted to the Slovak First League (second level of Slovak football). The club finished in 6th place for the 2007-08 season. Beginning with the 2008-09 season, the club changed its name to FK Mesto Prievidza. In 2009-10, the club withdrew from the Slovak First League.

Club history

• 1919 - PAC Prievidza
• 1928 - ŠK Prievidza
• 1943 - SOHG Prievidza
• 1948 - Sokol Prievidza
• 1949 - Sokol Carpatia Prievidza
• 1954 - Merger of Baník Novaky and Baník Prievidza
• 1961 - TJ Baník Prievidza
• 1994 - MFK Prievidza
• 1995 - FK Petrimex Prievidza
• 1998 - FK Baník Prievidza
• 2003 - HFK Prievidza (resulted from the merger of MŠK TOPVAR, Horná Nitra Topoľčany and FK Baník Prievidza)
• 2008 - FK Mesto Prievidza
• 2011 - FC Baník Horná Nitra (ŠKF Baník Handlová merged with FK Prievidza 2010)

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player MF Peter Černák

No. Position Player MF Ivan Belák

Famous players

• Martin Škrteľ
• Juraj Kucka
• Martin Petráš
• František Kubík
• Peter Černák
• Ivan Belák
• Branislav Obžera
• Dušan Uškovič
• Ján Papaj
• Dmitri Kraush
• Igor Hrabáč
• Matúš Pekár
• Štefan Pekár

External links

• Official site (Slovak)