FC Baník Horná Nitra is a Slovak

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 football

Football (soccer)

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 club, playing in the town of Prievidza

Prievidza

Prievidza is a city in the central-western Slovakia. With 51,200 inhabitants it is one of the biggest municipalities in the Trenčín Region.-Features:...

. Between 1993 and 2000, Prievidza played in the highest level of Slovak football, the Corgoň liga.

Following the 2006-07 season, HFK Prievidza was promoted to the Slovak First League

Slovak First League

The Corgoň Liga is the top professional competition of association football in Slovakia.As of the 2011/12 season there are 12 teams competing in the league.-1...

 (second level of Slovak football). The club finished in 6th place for the 2007-08 season. Beginning with the 2008-09 season, the club changed its name to FK Mesto Prievidza. In 2009-10, the club withdrew from the Slovak First League

Slovak First League

The Corgoň Liga is the top professional competition of association football in Slovakia.As of the 2011/12 season there are 12 teams competing in the league.-1...

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Club history

• 1919 - PAC Prievidza
• 1928 - ŠK Prievidza
• 1943 - SOHG Prievidza
• 1948 - Sokol Prievidza
• 1949 - Sokol Carpatia Prievidza
• 1954 - Merger of Baník Novaky and Baník Prievidza
• 1961 - TJ Baník Prievidza
• 1994 - MFK Prievidza
• 1995 - FK Petrimex Prievidza
• 1998 - FK Baník Prievidza
• 2003 - HFK Prievidza (resulted from the merger of MŠK TOPVAR, Horná Nitra Topoľčany and FK Baník Prievidza)
• 2008 - FK Mesto Prievidza
• 2011 - FC Baník Horná Nitra (ŠKF Baník Handlová merged with FK Prievidza 2010)

Current squad

Famous players

Martin Škrteľ

Martin Škrtel

Martin Škrtel is a Slovak footballer who plays in defence for Liverpool and the Slovakia national football team.-Biography:Škrtel was born in Handlová and raised in Ráztočno and began playing football at the age of six...

 Juraj Kucka

Juraj Kucka

Juraj Kucka is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for the Italian Serie A club Genoa and the Slovakia national football team.-Club career:...

 Martin Petráš

Martin Petráš

Martin Petráš is a Slovakian football central defender who currently plays for the Italian Serie B club Grosseto and the Slovakia national football team...

 František Kubík

František Kubík

František Kubík is a Slovak footballer who currently plays as a striker for the Russian Premier League club FC Kuban Krasnodar and the Slovakia national football team.-Club career:...

 Peter Černák

Peter Cernák

Peter Černák is a Slovak football player who currently plays for the Slovak 6. liga club FC Baník Horná Nitra. He played for FC Spartak Trnava, FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce and ŠK Slovan Bratislava and SK Dynamo České Budějovice in the Czech Gambrinus liga.-References:...

 Ivan Belák

Ivan Belák

Ivan Belák is a Slovak footballer who currently plays for the Slovak 6. liga club FC Baník Horná Nitra. He previously played for 1. FC Tatran Prešov in the Slovak Corgoň Liga.-References:* * at Weltfussball...

 Branislav Obžera

Branislav Obžera

Branislav Obžera is a Slovak football midfielder who is currently free agent.-Club career:Obžera previously played for Baník Prievidza and FC Artmedia Bratislava in the Slovak Superliga and for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast in the Russian Premier League.-International career:Obžera earned his first...

 Dušan Uškovič

Dušan Uškovič

Dušan Uškovič is a Slovak footballer who plays as a striker for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club FK Dukla Banská Bystrica.-External links:* at official club website * at transfermarkt.co.uk...

 Ján Papaj

Ján Papaj

Ján Papaj is a Slovak football player who currently plays for 1. FC Tatran Prešov .-External links:**...

 Igor Hrabáč

Igor Hrabáč

Igor Hrabáč is a Slovak football defender who recently played for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club DAC Dunajská Streda.-External links:* at fcdac1904.com* at transfermarkt.co.uk* at fksokolov.cz...

 Matúš Pekár

Matúš Pekár

Matúš Pekár is a Slovak football player who currently plays for 1. liga club MŠK Rimavská Sobota, on loan from 1. FC Tatran Prešov.-Notes:...

 Štefan Pekár

Štefan Pekár

Štefan Pekár is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club MFK Ružomberok.-External links:* at mfkruzomberok.sk * at transfermarkt.co.uk...

External links

• Official site