FC Nitra

Full name

Football Club Nitra

Nickname(s)

Trogári

Founded

1909

Ground

Štadión pod Zoborom,
Nitra

Capacity

11,364

Owner

Norbert Bödör

Chairman

Jozef Petráni

Coach

Róbert Barborík

League

DOXXbet liga

2015–16

2. liga Championship round , 7th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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.

Main article: it:Coppa Mitropa 1961

Slovan Nitra v FC Bologna

14 March 1962

Slovan Nitra	2–2	FC Bologna
Bachratý 8' Hrnčár 76'		Nielsen 42' Perani 54'

Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra

FC Bologna v Slovan Nitra

4 April 1962

FC Bologna	3–0	Slovan Nitra
Demarco 21' Pascutti 46' Nielsen 54'

Stadio Comunale, Bologna

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 headcoach 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.

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

Czechoslovak First League (1925–1993)
- Runners-Up (1): 1961–62
- Third place (1): 1988-89
1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–1993)
- Winners (3): 1978–79, 1985–86, 1991–92

Slovakia

Slovakian League (1993–Present)
- Best finish: 3rd – 2007–08
Slovenský Pohár (Slovakian Cup) (1961–Present) 1
- Runners-up (4): 1974–75, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1990–91
Slovak Second Division (1993–Present)
- Winners (3): 1994–95, 1997–98, 2004–05
- Runners-Up (1): 2000–01

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
1959–60	Michal Pucher	18
2005–06	Róbert Rák	21¹
2009–10	Róbert Rák	18

¹Shared award

European

Mitropa Cup 2
- Runners-up: 1961
Intertoto Cup
- Winners (3): 1972, 1973, 1980

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
1994–95	2nd (1. liga)	1/(16)	30	19	5	6	58	29	62				Prochászka (13)
1995–96	1st (Mars Superliga)	11/(12)	32	7	5	20	30	59	26				Norbert Hrnčár (7)
1996–97	1st (Mars Superliga)	16/(16)	30	5	5	20	22	48	20
1997–98	2nd (1. liga)	1/(16)	34	20	8	6	73	36	68	Round 2			Peter Hodúr (18)
1998–99	1st (Mars Superliga)	12/(16)	30	7	7	16	28	48	28	Round 2			Marián Klago (8)
1999–00	1st (Mars Superliga)	13/(16)	30	8	4	18	24	44	28	Round 2			Róbert Jež (4) Jozef Jelšic (4)
2000–01	2nd (1. Liga)	2/(18)	34	21	3	10	77	27	66	Round 1			Mário Breška (23)
2001–02	2nd (1. Liga)	7/(16)	30	12	7	11	41	34	43	Round 1			Jozef Jelšic (17)
2002–03	2nd (1. Liga)	12/(16)	30	11	5	14	36	29	38	Quarter-finals			Jozef Jelšic (15)
2003–04	2nd (1. Liga)	4/(16)	30	15	3	12	45	32	48	Round 2			Róbert Rák (13)
2004–05	2nd (1. Liga)	1/(16)	36	21	6	3	49	16	69	Round 2			Róbert Rák (27)
2005–06	1st (Corgoň Liga)	5/(10)	36	12	9	15	42	48	45	Semi-finals	UI	2.R ( Dnipro)	Róbert Rák (21)
2006–07	1st (Corgoň Liga)	6/(12)	28	9	4	15	21	33	31	Quarter-finals			Andrej Hesek (6)
2007–08	1st (Corgoň Liga)	3/(12)	33	17	6	10	40	26	57	Quarter-finals	UI	1.R ( Neftçi PFK)	Andrej Hesek (5) Jan Gruber (5)
2008–09	1st (Corgoň Liga)	11/(12)	33	9	8	16	34	53	35	Round 2			Róbert Rák (9)
2009–10	1st (Corgoň Liga)	4/(12)	33	14	6	13	42	40	48	Round 3			Róbert Rák (18)
2010–11	1st (Corgoň Liga)	8/(12)	33	11	7	15	30	51	40	Quarter-finals	EL	Q1 ( ETO Győr)	Róbert Rák (9)
2011–12	1st (Corgoň Liga)	8/(12)	33	9	12	12	33	39	39	Round 3			Vratislav Gajdoš (5)
2012–13	1st (Corgoň Liga)	10/(12)	33	11	6	16	39	54	36	Round 3			Cléber (11)
2013–14	1st (Corgoň Liga)	12/(12)	33	6	8	19	33	63	26	Round 2			Cléber (7)
2014–15	2nd (DOXXbet Liga)	5/(24)	22	8	7	7	26	25	31	Round 5			Matúš Paukner (21)
2015–16	2nd (DOXXbet Liga)	7/(24)	30	13	7	10	54	36	46	Round 4			Matúš Paukner (17)

European competition history

UEFA-administered

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1961–62	Mitropa Cup	Group
			TJ Slovnaft		4–3
			FC Torino	5–1
			SV Stickstoff		4–4
		Semi-Final	Udinese	4–3	1–1	5–4
		Final	FC Bologna	2–2	0–3	2–5
1989–90	UEFA Cup	1. Round	1. FC Köln	0–1	1–4	1–5
2006	Intertoto Cup	1. Round	CS Grevenmacher	6–2	6–0	12–2
2006	Intertoto Cup	2. Round	Dnipro	2–1	0–2	2–3
2008	Intertoto Cup	1. Round	Neftchi PFK	3–1	0–2	3–3 (a)
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	1. Round	ETO Győr	2–2	1–3	1–5

Not UEFA-administered

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
1962–63	Intertoto Cup	Group A4	FK Sarajevo	5–1	2–3
			Servette FC	0–0	1–2
			Nîmes	4–1	0–2
1972	Intertoto Cup	Group 1	SSV Innsbruck	4–1	1–0
			Örgryte IS	3–0	6–2
			AB Copenhagen	2–0	3–2
1973	Intertoto Cup	Group 9	FC Amsterdam	4–1	3–2
			Eintracht Braunschweig	1–1	2–1
			Vejle BK	4–1	4–1
1980	Intertoto Cup	Group 5	LASK Linz	0–1	2–1
			Esbjerg fB	2–0	1–0
			Polonia Bytom	4–0	0–1
1982	Intertoto Cup	Group 3	Werder Bremen	3–5	3–3
			Aarhus GF	3–4	0–1
			SK Sturm Graz	5–3	2–0
1987	Intertoto Cup	Group 6	AIK Fotboll	1–0	0–0
			Lyngby Boldklub	4–1	1–2
			Lech Poznań	2–1	0–3
1989	Intertoto Cup	Group 2	Hansa Rostock	3–0	1–1
			Boldklubben 1903	1–3	1–3
			Malmö FF	1–1	0–0
1990	Intertoto Cup	Group 7	FC Tatabánya	4–0	0–0
			FC Luzern	0–2	1–1
			Örebro SK	1–0	0–0

Sponsorship

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
1998–2001	Erreà	Volkswagen
2001–2002	Gems	Pozemné Staviteľstvo Nitra
2002–2004	DIADORA	Pozemné Staviteľstvo Nitra
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–present		Mesto Nitra

Current squad

Updated 16 February 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Adam Bartoň
2	DF	Marián Kolmokov
4	DF	Samuel Ďurek
7	MF	Aurélien Ngeyitala
8	FW	Filip Balaj
9	FW	Róbert Valenta
10	MF	Marcel Oravec
11	MF	Ján Chovanec
12	MF	Miloš Fábry
13	MF	René Kotrík
14	MF	Miloš Šimončič

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Andrej Ivančík (Captain)
17	MF	Andrej Fábry
18	MF	Jan Shejbal
21	MF	Matúš Kuník
22	DF	Juraj Križko (Vice-captain)
23	DF	Ondřej Vencl
26	DF	Adam Dunda
27	MF	Márius Charizopulos
28		Patrik Šurnovský
32	GK	Dušan Kolmokov
35	GK	Richard Stránsky

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers winter 2015–16.

Out on loan

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

No.		Position	Player

Reserve team

FC Nitra juniori are the reserve team of FC Nitra. They currently play in the Slovak 3. Liga (Western division).

Squad

Head coach: Peter Hnilica
Assistant coach: Štefan Strečka
Updated 26 February 2013

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Patrik Hipp
		GK	Richard Stránsky
		DF	Pavol Grman
		DF	Vasiľ Pitra
		DF	Adam Halaji
		DF	David Petráš
		DF	Norbert Lukács
		DF	Filip Kinček
		DF	Michal Poluch
		DF	Michal Grman

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Filip Kinček
		MF	Miroslav Mládenek
		MF	Adam Bratský
		MF	Erik Penzeš
		MF	Patrik Brath
		MF	Andrej Hnilica
		MF	Adrián Ács
		MF	Matúš Turňa
		FW	Marek Gajdošík
		FW	Patrik Adámek
		FW	Michal Németh

Current technical staff

Updated 24 June 2014

Staff	Job title
Róbert Barborík	Manager
Martin Babinec	Assistant manager
TBA	Goalkeeping coach
Igor Demo	Team Leader
MUDr. Ivan Štefanov	Team Doctor
Dagmar Zahustelová	Physiotherapist
Štefan Balla	Masseur

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 coaches

Zoltán Opata (1935–36)
Karol Bučko (1959–63)
Ladislav Putera (1963–64)
E. Farman (1964–65)
František Skyva (1965–68)
Jozef Čurgaly (1968–70)
Michal Pucher (1970–74)
Ján Dinga (1974–75)
Theodor Reimann (1975–76)
Michal Pucher (1976–77)
František Skyva (1978–83)
František Urvay (1983)
Jiří Lopata (1984)
Stanislav Jarábek (1984–85)

Jozef Jarabinský (1985–86)
Kamil Majerník (1986–88)
Milan Lešický (1988–91)
Karol Pecze (1991–92)
Stanislav Jarábek (1992–93)
S.Dominka (1993)
Ivan Horn (1993–95)
Milan Albrecht (2001)
Ivan Galád (2004–07)
Pavel Hapal (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008)
Pavel Malura (June 9, 2008 – Sept 28, 2008)
Marián Süttö (Sept 28, 2008 – Dec 31, 2008)
Petar Kurčubić (Jan 1, 2009 – June 30, 2009)
Ivan Galád (July 1, 2010 – Jan 13, 2011)

Ivan Vrabec (Jan 15, 2011 – March 14, 2011)
Cyril Stachura (March 15, 2011 – Nov 19, 2011)
Róbert Barborík (interim) (Nov 20, 2011 – Dec 19, 2011)
Ladislav Jurkemik (Dec 20, 2011 – Nov 5, 2012)
Jozef Vukušič (Nov 6, 2012 – June 30, 2013)^[1]
Ladislav Šimčo (July 1, 2013 – Aug 27, 2013)
Vladimír Koník (Aug 27, 2013 – Feb 19, 2014)
Ladislav Hudec (Feb 19, 2014 – June 2014)
Michal Hipp (June 2014 – Sep 23, 2015)
Róbert Barborík (Sep 23, 2015–present)

References

↑ http://www.fcnitra.sk/index.php?cmd=obsah7&cmd2=66

External links

FC Nitra

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Ground	Štadión pod Zoborom

2015–16 Slovak Second Football League teams

West	Dunajská Lužná Iskra Borčice Nitra Nové Mesto nad Váhom Pohronie Senec Sereď Slovan jun. Slovan Duslo Šaľa Spartak Trnava juniori Teplička nad Váhom Žilina B

East	Dolný Kubín Dukla Banská Bystrica Liptovský Mikuláš Lokomotíva Košice Moldava Partizán Bardejov Poprad Rimavská Sobota Spišská Nová Ves Tatran Prešov VSS Košice Zvolen

Slovak First Football League teams

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Former	Baník Prievidza Banská Bystrica Bardejov Dubnica Humenné Inter Bratislava Lokomotíva Košice Košice Matador Púchov Nitra Petržalka Rimavská Sobota FC Senec Skalica

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