FC Nitra

FC Nitra
Full name Football Club Nitra
Nickname(s) Trogári
Founded 1909
Ground Štadión pod Zoborom,
Nitra
Ground 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

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

14 March 1962
Slovan Nitra Czechoslovakia 2–2 Italy FC Bologna
Bachratý  8'
Hrnčár  76'		 Nielsen  42'
Perani  54'

4 April 1962
FC Bologna Italy 3–0 Czechoslovakia 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 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

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 Slovakia Michal Pucher 18
2005–06 Slovakia Róbert Rák 211
2009–10 Slovakia Róbert Rák 18
1Shared award

European

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

European competition history

UEFA-administered

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

Not UEFA-administered

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
1962–63 Intertoto Cup Group A4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Sarajevo 5–1 2–3
Switzerland Servette FC 0–0 1–2
France Nîmes 4–1 0–2
1972 Intertoto Cup Group 1 Austria SSV Innsbruck 4–1 1–0
Sweden Örgryte IS 3–0 6–2
Denmark AB Copenhagen 2–0 3–2
1973 Intertoto Cup Group 9 Netherlands FC Amsterdam 4–1 3–2
Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 2–1
Denmark Vejle BK 4–1 4–1
1980 Intertoto Cup Group 5 Austria LASK Linz 0–1 2–1
Denmark Esbjerg fB 2–0 1–0
Poland Polonia Bytom 4–0 0–1
1982 Intertoto Cup Group 3 Germany Werder Bremen 3–5 3–3
Denmark Aarhus GF 3–4 0–1
Austria SK Sturm Graz 5–3 2–0
1987 Intertoto Cup Group 6 Sweden AIK Fotboll 1–0 0–0
Denmark Lyngby Boldklub 4–1 1–2
Poland Lech Poznań 2–1 0–3
1989 Intertoto Cup Group 2 East Germany Hansa Rostock 3–0 1–1
Denmark Boldklubben 1903 1–3 1–3
Sweden Malmö FF 1–1 0–0
1990 Intertoto Cup Group 7 Hungary FC Tatabánya 4–0 0–0
Switzerland FC Luzern 0–2 1–1
Sweden 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
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 Slovakia GK Adam Bartoň
2 Slovakia DF Marián Kolmokov
4 Slovakia DF Samuel Ďurek
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Aurélien Ngeyitala
8 Slovakia FW Filip Balaj
9 Slovakia FW Róbert Valenta
10 Slovakia MF Marcel Oravec
11 Slovakia MF Ján Chovanec
12 Slovakia MF Miloš Fábry
13 Slovakia MF René Kotrík
14 Slovakia MF Miloš Šimončič
No. Position Player
15 Slovakia MF Andrej Ivančík (Captain)
17 Slovakia MF Andrej Fábry
18 Czech Republic MF Jan Shejbal
21 Slovakia MF Matúš Kuník
22 Slovakia DF Juraj Križko (Vice-captain)
23 Czech Republic DF Ondřej Vencl
26 Slovakia DF Adam Dunda
27 Slovakia MF Márius Charizopulos
28 Slovakia Patrik Šurnovský
32 Slovakia GK Dušan Kolmokov
35 Slovakia 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: Slovakia Peter Hnilica
Assistant coach: Slovakia 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
Slovakia GK Patrik Hipp
Slovakia GK Richard Stránsky
Slovakia DF Pavol Grman
Slovakia DF Vasiľ Pitra
Slovakia DF Adam Halaji
Slovakia DF David Petráš
Slovakia DF Norbert Lukács
Slovakia DF Filip Kinček
Slovakia DF Michal Poluch
Slovakia DF Michal Grman
No. Position Player
Slovakia DF Filip Kinček
Slovakia MF Miroslav Mládenek
Slovakia MF Adam Bratský
Slovakia MF Erik Penzeš
Slovakia MF Patrik Brath
Slovakia MF Andrej Hnilica
Slovakia MF Adrián Ács
Slovakia MF Matúš Turňa
Slovakia FW Marek Gajdošík
Slovakia FW Patrik Adámek
Slovakia FW Michal Németh

Current technical staff

Updated 24 June 2014
Staff Job title
Slovakia Róbert Barborík Manager
Slovakia Martin Babinec Assistant manager
Slovakia TBA Goalkeeping coach
Slovakia Igor Demo Team Leader
Slovakia MUDr. Ivan Štefanov Team Doctor
Slovakia Dagmar Zahustelová Physiotherapist
Slovakia 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

References

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