FC Nitra

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.

FC Nitra
Full nameFootball Club Nitra
Nickname(s)Trogári
Founded1909 (1909)
as Nyitrai ÖTTSO
GroundŠtadión pod Zoborom,
Nitra
Capacity7,480
OwnerSalangana s.r.o - 58%[1]
ManagerPeter Lérant
LeagueFortuna Liga
2019–20Fortuna Liga, 12th
WebsiteClub website

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 2–2 FC Bologna
Bachratý  8'
Hrnčár  76'		 Nielsen  42'
Perani  54'
FC Bologna 3–0 Slovan Nitra
Demarco  21'
Pascutti  46'
Nielsen  54'

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.

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

Slovakia

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 Pucher18
2005–06 Róbert Rák211
2009–10 Róbert Rák18
1Shared award

European

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

Updated 4 February 2021 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SVK Dávid Šípoš
4 DF  SVK Erik Šuľa
5 DF  SVK Kristián Kolčák (on loan from Petržalka)
6 MF  BIH Alen Mustafić (on loan from Slovan Bratislava)
7 MF  GER Sinan Kurt
8 FW  SVK Ondrej Vrábel
9 MF  SVK Tomáš Hambálek
11 DF  SVK Lukáš Fabiš
12 MF  SVK Dominik Guláš
13 FW  GER Oliver Bias
14 MF  GER Ole Käuper
16 FW  SVK Marián Chobot
17 DF  GER Ekin Çelebi
18 FW  SVK Matej Franko
19 FW  SVK Patrik Danek
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  SVK Ján Ferleťák
21 DF  SEN Tidiane Djiby Ba
22 MF  SVK Peter Chríbik
23 FW  GER Benjamin Kindsvater
24 DF  GER Ramzi Ferjani
26 FW  SVK Erik Jendrišek
27 MF  KVX Eroll Zejnullahu
28 FW   SUI Kilian Pagliuca
31 GK  SVK Michal Trnovský (on loan from Dukla Banská Bystrica)
33 GK  SVK Róbert Baláži
39 MF  GER Yanni Regäsel
44 MF  SVK Ádam Mészáros
77 FW  SVK Jakub Tancík

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2020 and
List of Slovak football transfers winter 2020-21

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Current technical staff
Updated 22 January 2021
Staff Job title
Peter Lérant Manager
Igor Obert Assistant manager
Henrich Benčík Sport Director
Miroslav König Goalkeeping coach
Augustín Antalík Team Leader
MUDr. Ivan Štefanov Team Doctor
Jozef Urminský Physiotherapist
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 Prochászka (13)
1995–96 1st (Mars Superliga) 11/(12) 32 7 5 20 30 59 26 Round 1 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 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)
2016–17 2nd (DOXXbet liga) 2/(24) 30 18 5 7 57 32 59 Round 5 Filip Balaj (20)
2017-18 1st (Fortuna Liga) 7/(12) 31 10 12 9 28 27 42 Round 5 Filip Balaj (6)
Tomáš Vestenický (6)
2018-19 1st (Fortuna Liga) 9/(12) 32 8 10 14 42 48 34 Quarter-finals Tomáš Vestenický (10)
2019-20 1st (Fortuna Liga) 12/(12) 27 7 4 16 23 36 25 Quarter-finals Milan Ristovski (12)

UEFA-administered
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1961–62 Mitropa Cup Group
Slovnaft Bratislava 4–3
Torino 5–1
SV Stickstoff 4–4
Semi-Finals Udinese 4–3 1–1 5–4
Finals Bologna 2–2 0–3 2–5
1989–90 UEFA Cup R1 1. FC Köln 0–1 1–4 1–5
2006 Intertoto Cup R1 Grevenmacher 6–2 6–0 12–2
R2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–1 0–2 2–3
2008 Intertoto Cup R1 Neftchi Baku 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
2010–11 UEFA Europa League QR1 ETO Győr 2–2 1–3 1–5

Not UEFA-administered
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
1962–63 Intertoto Cup Group A4 Sarajevo 5–1 2–3
Servette 0–0 1–2
Olympique Nîmes 4–1 0–2
1972 Intertoto Cup Group 1 SSV Innsbruck 4–1 1–0
Örgryte 3–0 6–2
AB Copenhagen 2–0 3–2
1973 Intertoto Cup Group 9 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 2–0 1–0
Polonia Bytom 4–0 0–1
1982 Intertoto Cup Group 3 Werder Bremen 3–5 3–3
Aarhus 3–4 0–1
Sturm Graz 5–3 2–0
1987 Intertoto Cup Group 6 AIK Stockholm 1–0 0–0
Lyngby 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 Tatabánya 4–0 0–0
Luzern 0–2 1–1
Örebro 1–0 0–0

Player records

Most goals
# Nat. Name Goals
1 Róbert Rák 100
2 Michal Pucher 57
3 Matúš Paukner 38
4 Filip Balaj 32
5 Ľubomír Moravčík 30
Vladimír Ternény
6 Igor Klejch 29
Milan Lednický

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

References
  1. https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/457181/fc-nitra-rozdielne-pohlady-este-aj-na-vysku-dlhu/
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