FC Spartak Trnava

Spartak Trnava

Full name	Football Club Spartak Trnava
Nickname(s)	Bíli andeli (White angels)
Founded	30 May 1923 (1923-05-30)
Ground	Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava (Capacity: 18,448)
Manager	Pavel Hoftych
League	Corgoň liga
2010–11	Corgoň Liga, 4th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

FC Spartak Trnava is a Slovak football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. Historically it is one of the most successful clubs in Slovakia, having won the Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup five times each, and reaching semifinal of European Cup once and quarterfinal twice. The club plays its matches on the largest football stadium in Slovakia, on Štadión Antona Malatinského. Club's official anthem is Il Silenzio.

History

The club was founded on 30 May 1923 by the merging of Šk Čechie and ČšŠk into TSS Trnava. After a communist takeover it became affiliated with the metal industry works 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 season of 1966/67. The team of legendary coach Anton Malatinský was top of the league by autumn, but by the end of the season had only finished in third place. Great success was achieved in the Mitropa Cup. Spartak beat teams like Budapest Honvéd FC, S.S. Lazio and ACF Fiorentina and in final the defeated Újpest FC of Hungary. In the following season Spartak gained their memorable first title. They reached the semi-final of European Cup to face Ajax Amsterdam. It is their greatest success up until now. 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 European Cup in 1973 and 1974. The fifth and the last league title in 1972/73 beckoned the end of Spartak's golden era.

90s

Although Spartak finished 16th (and last) in the last unified Czechoslovak league season in 1992/93, the latter half of the 90s 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 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

• Czechoslovak First League (1945–93)
  • Winners (5): 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973

• Czechoslovak Cup (Československý pohár)
  • Winners (5): 1951, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1986

• Slovak Cup (Slovenský pohár)
  • Winners (1): 1998

• Slovak Super Cup (Slovenský Superpohár)
  • Winners (1): 1998

European

• European Cup
  • Semi-Final (1): 1969
  • Quarter-Final (2): 1973, 1974

• Mitropa Cup
  • Winners (1): 1967
  • Final (2): 1967, 1968

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–)

Fans

The fans are well-known throughout the country for their passion. The main ultras group is called Ultras Spartak. It consists of all big or smaller fan groups groups. They are described as best fans in Slovakia. They make great choreos and atmosphere. Trnava has in the long term highest attendance in republic.

Since 1988 to 2006, Spartak ultras had a friendship with FC Baník Ostrava fans, good relations and friendship are still existing.

Traditionally, club has great support in city and its district, but it is very popular in whole west Slovakia region, especially in Hlohovec, Piešťany and Sereď area.

Rival teams

The greatest rival is ŠK Slovan Bratislava. This rivalry has a long tradition and the matches between these clubs are considered as the most prestigious derby in Slovakia.

Stadium

Štadión Antona Malatinského is located in centre of the Trnava, directly behind walls of the old town. It can hold up to 18,448 people and is all seated. Formerly known simply as "Spartak", in 1998 it was renamed in honour of the club's most successful coach Anton Malatinský.

Reserve team

The reserve team FC Spartak Trnava B currently plays in the Slovak Third League and is managed by Peter Zelenský.

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 1 GK Ľuboš Kamenár (on loan from FC Nantes) 2 DF Peter Čvirik 4 DF Michal Habánek 5 DF Jiří Koubský 6 MF Roman Procházka 7 MF Martin Vyskočil 8 MF Martin Mikovič 10 MF Tomáš Mikinič 11 FW Karol Pavelka 12 FW Ladislav Tomaček 13 MF Peter Kuračka 14 FW Riste Naumov 15 DF Josef Kaufman

No. Position Player 17 DF Patrik Čarnota 18 DF Ľuboš Hanzel 19 MF Radoslav Ciprys 20 DF Patrik Gross 21 MF Miroslav Karhan (captain) 22 GK Martin Raška (vice-captain) 25 DF Martin Švec 26 FW Ivan Schranz 27 MF Mário Bicák 29 MF Marek Kaščák 31 GK Dobrivoj Rusov 33 MF Michal Gašparík (on loan from Górnik Zabrze)

On loan

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 16 MF Jaroslav Machovec (at SK Dynamo České Budějovice until 30 June 2012) 24 MF Erik Sabo (at TJ Spartak Myjava until 30 June 2012) 30 GK Matej Székely (at OTJ Moravany nad Váhom until 30 June 2012) FW Ľubomír Gogolák (at ŠK SFM Senec until 30 June 2012)

No. Position Player 32 MF Ján Petráš (at TJ Spartak Myjava until 30 June 2012) MF Martin Železník (at ŠK SFM Senec until 30 June 2012) FW Martin Guldan (at ŠKF Sereď until 30 June 2012)

Retired numbers

Main article: Retired numbers in football

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 9 MF Ladislav Kuna (posthumous honour)

Management team

Position	Name
Manager	Pavel Hoftych
Assistant coach	Branislav Kriška
Assistant coach	Vladimír Kožuch
Goalkeeping coach	Andrej Kostolanský
Consultant	Karol Dobiaš
Team chef	Peter Moravčík
Doctor	Jozef Fridrich
Doctor	Viliam Vadrna
Masseur	Mário Prelovský
Physical therapist	Patrik Gogolák
Reserves coach	Peter Zelenský
Reserves assistant coach	Miroslav Chlpek
Reserves team chef	Stanislav Šimko

Club officials

Position	Name
Owner	Vladimír Poór
General manager	Jozef Valovič
Sport director	Stanislav Adamec
Youth manager	Marián Černý
PR manager	Marek Ondrejka
Safety manager	Vladimír Stúpala
Stadium manager	Miroslav Chlpek
Technical manager	Ján Drábik

Spartak Trnava in Europe

season	competition	round	land	team	result
1960	Mitropa Cup	group		A.S. Roma	2:0, 0:1
1962	Mitropa Cup	group		FK Vojvodina	1:0, 0:0
		group		Vasas SC	0:5, 2:2
		group		ACF Fiorentina	3:4, 1:6
1966–67	Mitropa Cup	1round		Budapest Honvéd FC	1:1, 4:0
		quarter final		S.S. Lazio	1:1, 1:0
		semi final		ACF Fiorentina	2:0, 1:2
		final		Újpesti Dózsa	2:3, 3:1
1967–68	Mitropa Cup	1round		A.S. Roma	2:1, 1:1
		quarter final		FK Željezničar Sarajevo	2:1, 2:2
		semi final		FK Vardar	4:1, 2:2
		final		Red Star Belgrade	1:0, 1:4
1967–68	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1round		FC Lausanne-Sport	2:3, 2:0
		2round		FC Torpedo Moscow	0:3, 1:3
1968–69	European Cup	1round		Steaua Bucharest	1:3, 4:0
		2round		Reipas Lahti	9:1, 7:1
		quarter final		AEK Athens	2:1, 1:1
		semi final		Ajax Amsterdam	0:3, 2:0
1969–70	European Cup	1round		Hibernians F.C.	2:2, 4:0
		2round		Galatasaray S.K.	1:0, 0:1 (cf)
1970–71	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	1round		Olympique de Marseille	2:0, 0:2 (p)
		2round		Hertha BSC	0:1, 3:1
		3round		1. FC Köln	0:1, 0:3
1971–72	European Cup	1round		Dinamo Bucharest	0:0, 2:2 (ag)
1972–73	European Cup	2round		R.S.C. Anderlecht	1:0, 1:0
		quarter final		Derby County F.C.	1:0, 0:2
1973–74	European Cup	1round		Viking FK	2:1, 1:0
		2round		Zorya Voroshilovgrad	0:0, 1:0
		quarter final		Újpesti Dózsa	1:1, 1:1 (p)
1975–76	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1round		Boavista F.C.	0:0, 0:3
1986–87	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1round		VfB Stuttgart	0:1, 0:0
1996	UEFA Intertoto Cup	group		FK Čukarički Stankom	3:0
		group		FK Daugava Riga	6:0
		group		Karlsruher SC	1:1
		group		FC Universitatea Craiova	1:2
1997–98	UEFA Cup	1qualification		Birkirkara F.C.	1:0, 3:1
		2qualification		PAOK F.C.	3:5, 0:1
1998–99	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	qualification		FK Vardar	1:0, 2:0
		1round		Beşiktaş J.K.	0:3, 2:1
1999–2000	UEFA Cup	qualification		KS Vllaznia Shkodër	1:1, 2:0
		1round		Grazer AK	0:3, 2:1
2003	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1round		FK Pobeda	1:5, 1:2
2004	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1round		Debreceni VSC	3:0, 1:4 (ag)
		2round		FK Sloboda Tuzla	2:1, 1:0
		3round		NK Slaven Belupo	0:0, 2:2 (ag)
2006–07	UEFA Cup	1qualification		FK Karvan	0:1, 0:1
2008–09	UEFA Cup	1qualification		FC WIT Georgia	2:2, 0:1
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	1qualification		FC Inter Baku	2:1, 3:1
		2qualification		FK Sarajevo	0:1, 1:1
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	1qualification		FK Zeta	3:0, 1:2
		2qualification		KF Tirana	0:0, 3:1
		3qualification		PFC Levski Sofia	1:2, 2:1 (p)
		play-off		FC Lokomotiv Moscow	0:2, 1:1

Notable players

Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.

Slovakia Jozef Adamec Igor Bališ Michal Benedikovič Július Bielik František Bolček Karol Dobiaš Peter Doležaj Alojz Fandel Libor Fašiang Ján Gabriel Michal Gašparík Jr. Michal Gašparík Sr. Vladimír Hagara Ľuboš Hanzel Jaroslav Hrabal Anton Hrušecký Ivan Hucko Stanislav Jarábek Dušan Kabát

Miroslav Karhan Dušan Kéketi Kamil Kopúnek Vladimír Kožuch Ladislav Kuna Vladimír Leitner Ľubomír Luhový Kamil Majerník Anton Malatinský Jozef Marko František Masarovič Jaroslav Masrna Vlastimil Opálek Martin Poljovka Július Šimon Imrich Stacho Jozef Štibrányi Kamil Susko Valér Švec Jaroslav Timko

Marek Ujlaky Vojtech Varadín Peter Zelenský Jozef Žigárdy Ján Zlocha Milan Zvarík Côte d'Ivoire Koro Koné Czech Republic Marek Čech Josef Geryk Martin Hruška Martin Raška Senegal Souleymane Fall Amdy Gueye Serbia Borivoje Filipović Nebojša Jelenković Ivica Kralj

Player records

Most appearances

#		Name	Appearances
1		Ladislav Kuna	428
2		Marek Ujlaky	366
3		Jozef Adamec	328
4		Dušan Kéketi	309
5		Dušan Kabát	285
6		Karol Dobiaš	279
.		Anton Hrušecký	279
8		Jaroslav Hrabal	275
9		Michal Gašparík	260
10		Stanislav Jarábek	258

Most goals

#		Name	Goals
1		Jozef Adamec	139
2		Marek Ujlaky	87
3		Ladislav Kuna	85
4		Valér Švec	65
5		Anton Malatinský	64
6		Vladimír Kožuch	62
7		Michal Gašparík	53
8		František Bolček	51
9		Ján Šturdík	48
10		Karol Tibenský	42
.		Viliam Jakubčík	42

Manager history

Name Nationality Years Ladislav Jurkemik 1993–1994 Justín Javorek 1994 Karol Pecze 1994–1997 Dušan Galis 1997–1999 Peter Zelenský 1999 Anton Jánoš 1999–2000 Peter Zelenský 2000–2001 Stanislav Jarábek 2001 Ladislav Molnár 2001 Rastislav Vincúr 2001 Jozef Adamec 2002–2003 Miroslav Svoboda 2003 Stanislav Jarábek 2003–2004 Vladimír Ekhardt 2004 Jozef Vukušič 2004 Milan Lešický 2004–2005

Jozef Adamec 2005–2006 Jozef Bubenko 2006 Jozef Adamec 2006 Jozef Šuran 2007 Ivan Hucko 2007 Josef Mazura 2007–2008 Jozef Adamec 2008 Vladimir Vermezović 2008 Karol Pecze 2008–2009 Peter Zelenský 2009 Ľubomír Nosický 2009 Milan Malatinský 2010 Peter Zelenský 2010 Dušan Radolský 2010–2011 Peter Zelenský 2011 Pavel Hoftych 2011–

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External links

• Official website (Slovak)
• Ultras Spartak (Slovak)