FC Nitra

FC Nitra
Club crest
Full nameFootball Club Nitra
Nickname(s)Trogári
Founded1909 (1909)
as Nyitrai ÖTTSO
GroundŠtadión pod Zoborom,
Nitra
Capacity7,480
OwnerSalangana s.r.o – 58%[1]
ManagerAugustín Antalík
League4. liga
2022–2314th
Websitefcnitra.com

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: 1961 Mitropa Cup
Slovan Nitra Czechoslovakia2–2Italy FC Bologna
Bachratý 8'
Hrnčár 76' (pen.)		 [2] Nielsen 43'
Perani 55' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
FC Bologna Italy3–0Czechoslovakia Slovan Nitra
Demarco 21'
Pascutti 47'
Nielsen 59'		 [3]
Attendance: 10,000

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.

In 2021 after the club was relegated from the top flight, they did not obtain a licence for the league below and so were further demoted another level.

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 Czechoslovakia

Slovakia 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 Czechoslovakia Michal Pucher 18
2005–06 Slovakia Róbert Rák 211
2009–10 Slovakia Róbert Rák 18
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 5 July 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Slovakia SVK Jakub Sedláček
21 DF Senegal SEN Tidiane Djiby Ba
— DF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Štetina
— FW Slovakia SVK Róbert Pich
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK Slovakia SVK Róbert Baláži
44 MF Slovakia SVK Ádam Mészáros
— MF Brazil BRA Fabiano Alves
— MF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Greššák

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Slovakia SVK Matej Franko (at Dukla Banská Bystrica until 30 June 2022)
77 FW Slovakia SVK Jakub Tancík (at MFK Ružomberok until 15 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player

Current technical staff

Updated 2 March 2023
Staff Job title
Slovakia Dušan Borko Manager
Slovakia Igor Obert Assistant manager
Slovakia Henrich Benčík Sport Director
Slovakia Miroslav König Goalkeeping coach
Slovakia Augustín Antalík Team Leader
Slovakia MUDr. Ivan Štefanov Team Doctor
Slovakia Jozef Urminský Physiotherapist
Slovakia 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 Slovakia Prochászka (13)
1995–96 1st (Mars Superliga) 11/(12) 32 7 5 20 30 59 26 Round 1 Slovakia 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 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 Baku) 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)
2016–17 2nd (DOXXbet liga) 2/(24) 30 18 5 7 57 32 59 Round 5 Slovakia Filip Balaj (20)
2017–18 1st (Fortuna Liga) 7/(12) 31 10 12 9 28 27 42 Round 5 Slovakia Filip Balaj (6)
Slovakia Tomáš Vestenický (6)
2018–19 1st (Fortuna Liga) 9/(12) 32 8 10 14 42 48 34 Quarter-finals Slovakia Tomáš Vestenický (10)
2019–20 1st (Fortuna Liga) 12/(12) 27 7 4 16 23 36 25 Quarter-finals North Macedonia Milan Ristovski (12)
2020–21 1st (Fortuna Liga) 12/(12)1 32 7 6 19 26 55 27 Round 3 Slovakia Michal Faško (8)
2021–22 3rd (III. liga) 16/(18) 34 8 2 24 42 75 26 Round 2 Slovakia Adrián Mokoš (10)
2022–23 4rd (IV. liga) 14/(16) 30 8 6 16 37 51 30 Did not enter Slovakia Radovan Lipovský (7)
2023–24
2024–25 4rd (IV. liga) 13/(17) 32 8 10 14 42 44 34 Round 1 Slovakia Ján Nemčok (7)

1 FC Nitra did not obtain a licence for the 2021–22 season

European competition history

UEFA-administered

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

Not UEFA-administered

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
1962–63 Intertoto Cup Group A4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo 5–1 2–3
Switzerland Servette 0–0 1–2
France Olympique Nîmes 4–1 0–2
1972 Intertoto Cup Group 1 Austria SSV Innsbruck 4–1 1–0
Sweden Örgryte 3–0 6–2
Denmark AB Copenhagen 2–0 3–2
1973 Intertoto Cup Group 9 Netherlands 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 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 3–4 0–1
Austria Sturm Graz 5–3 2–0
1987 Intertoto Cup Group 6 Sweden AIK Stockholm 1–0 0–0
Denmark Lyngby 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 Tatabánya 4–0 0–0
Switzerland Luzern 0–2 1–1
Sweden Örebro 1–0 0–0

Player records

Most goals

# Nat. Name Goals
1 Slovakia Róbert Rák 100
2 Czechoslovakia Michal Pucher 57
3 Czechoslovakia Dušan Borko 42
4 Slovakia Matúš Paukner 38
5 Slovakia Filip Balaj 32
6 Czechoslovakia Slovakia Ľubomír Moravčík 30
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Ternény
7 Czechoslovakia Igor Klejch 29
Czechoslovakia Slovakia 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. ^ "FC Nitra – rozdielne pohľady ešte aj na výšku dlhu". Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Nitra-Bologna 2:2". Rudé právo (in Czech). Prague. 15 March 1962. p. 4. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Sn Nitra prohrál v odvetě 0:3". Rudé právo (in Czech). Prague. 5 April 1962. p. 6. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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