FC Nitra
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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. Nitra were promoted and relegated 4 times from the Czechoslovakian 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. FC Nitra was the first football professional club in the former Czechoslovakia.
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 90's, 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. FC Nitra have recently signed Slovak international Ivan Hodúr
from Ružomberok. from new season from new manager Ivan Galád.
UEFA Cup
/Europa League:
Igor Demo
Michal Hipp
Ivan Hodúr
Ivan Horn Róbert Jež
Miroslav König
Anton Krásnohorský
Jozef Kukučka
Ladislav Molnár
Lubomir Moravčík
Ivan Ondruška Peter Palúch
Michal Pucher
Ladislav Putera Róbert Rák
František Rappan Samuel Slovák
Štefan Senecký
Miroslav Stoch
Róbert Tomaschek
(2007-08) Ivan Galád
(2010-11) Jozef Jarabinský
(1985-86) Milan Lešický Michal Pucher František Skyva
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...
association football club, playing in the town of Nitra
Nitra
Nitra is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. With a population of about 83,572, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. Nitra is also one of the oldest cities in Slovakia and the country's earliest political and cultural center...
. Established in 1909, FC Nitra is one of the oldest football clubs in Slovakia. Nitra were promoted and relegated 4 times from the Czechoslovakian 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. FC Nitra was the first football professional club in the former Czechoslovakia.
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 90's, 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
Ivan Galád
Ivan Galád is an Slovak football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Slovakia national under-21 team.-External links:*...
, 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
Róbert Rák
Róbert Rák is a professional Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club FC Nitra. He was top goalscorer of the Corgoň Liga twice. First at the 2005–06 season, scoring 21 goals and second time at the 2009–10 season, scoring 18 goals.-Personal life:Rák comes from the...
became the top goal scorer both in the second division in the 2004/2005 season and (together with Erik Jendrišek
Erik Jendrišek
Erik Jendrišek is a Slovak footballer who currently plays for the Fußball-Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Slovakia national football team.-Ružomberok:...
) in the first division in the 2005/2006 season. In the beginning of the next season he was transferred to MFK Ružomberok
MFK Ružomberok
MFK Ružomberok is a Slovak football club, playing in the city of Ružomberok.-History:Established in 1906, the club's colours have been traditionally white, yellow and red, which are also featured on the town's flag...
. 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
Pavel Hapal
Pavel Hapal is a Czech former football player and current manager of Zagłębie Lubin.His professional career begun at SK Sigma Olomouc...
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
FK Mladá Boleslav
FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place...
. Pavel Malura
Pavel Malura
Pavel Malura is a Czech football manager who is currently in charge of Baník Ostrava.He was announced as the new manager of Baník Ostrava in July 2011, following the dismissal of Karol Marko after the opening game of the 2011–12 Gambrinus liga...
, another coach from the Czech Republic, has taken the job. In spring 2009 the new manager Petar Kurčubić was appointed. FC Nitra have recently signed Slovak international Ivan Hodúr
Ivan Hodúr
Ivan Hodúr is a Slovak football midfielder who is currently playing for FC Nitra.-Career:Hodúr began his playing career with FC Nitra, appearing in 56 league matches during his first two seasons.-External links:...
from Ružomberok. from new season from new manager Ivan Galád.
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, 1990UEFA Cup 1989-90The UEFA Cup 1989-90 was won by Juventus on aggregate over Fiorentina. This was the first final between two Italian sides in the UEFA competitions history and the third between two clubs of the same country....
- 1990 - Renamed FC Nitra
Domestic
- Slovakian League (1993 - Present)
- Best finish: 3rd - 2007-08
- CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
n League (1945 - 1992)- Best finish: 2nd - 1962
European Cups History
- Intertoto Cup
- Best finish: Second round - 2006UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. There were only three rounds instead of five, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup...
- Best finish: Second round - 2006
UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
/Europa League:
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 UEFA Cup 1989-90 The UEFA Cup 1989-90 was won by Juventus on aggregate over Fiorentina. This was the first final between two Italian sides in the UEFA competitions history and the third between two clubs of the same country.... |
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Current squad
Out on loan
Famous players
Dušan Borko Kamil Chatrnúch Jozef ČurgalyJozef Curgaly
Jozef Čurgaly was a former Slovak football player and manager.He played for ŠK Slovan Bratislava and FC Nitra.-External links:*...
Igor Demo
Igor Demo
Igor Demo is a former Slovak football player. His playing position is midfielder.Demo was born and grew up in Nitra, and he started his professional career playing for the local team FC Nitra. He also played for ŠK Slovan Bratislava before being transferred to the Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in 1998...
Michal Hipp
Michal Hipp
Michal Hipp is a former Slovak footballer and assistant coach of the Slovakia national football team.Hipp began his football career in his native village Horná Kraľová. When he was twelve years old, he started playing in the youth team and then progressed to the first team when he was sixteen...
Ivan Hodúr
Ivan Hodúr
Ivan Hodúr is a Slovak football midfielder who is currently playing for FC Nitra.-Career:Hodúr began his playing career with FC Nitra, appearing in 56 league matches during his first two seasons.-External links:...
Ivan Horn Róbert Jež
Róbert Jež
Róbert Jež is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for the Ekstraklasa club Polonia Warszawa and the Slovakia national football team.-Club:...
Miroslav König
Miroslav König
Miroslav König is a Slovak former footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the 1990s and 2000s. He played for a number of clubs in Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, the Czech Republic and Greece.-Career:...
Anton Krásnohorský
Anton Krásnohorský
Anton Krásnohorský was a Slovak football player.He played for several clubs, including Iskra Žilina.He played for the Czechoslovakia national team and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup....
Jozef Kukučka
Jozef Kukucka
Jozef Kukučka is a retired Czechoslovakia international football player.During his club career he played for TJ Plastika Nitra, TJ Rudá Hvězda Cheb, FC Bohemians Praha and ZVL Považská Bystrica. He earned 7 caps for the Czechoslovakia national football team from 1981 to 1985, and participated in...
Ladislav Molnár
Ladislav Molnár
Ladislav Molnár is a Slovak football manager and former famous goalkeeper.-External links:...
Lubomir Moravčík
Lubomír Moravcík
Ľubomír "Lubo" Moravčík is a football manager and former footballer from Slovakia, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia and Slovakia...
Ivan Ondruška Peter Palúch
Peter Palúch
Peter Palúch is a former Slovak football goalkeeper. He played for FC Nitra and took part on the Czechoslovak squad in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, in which he was the third option at goals for Jozef Vengloš, then manager of the Czechoslovaks. He did not earn any full international caps, but played in...
Michal Pucher
Ladislav Putera Róbert Rák
Róbert Rák
Róbert Rák is a professional Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club FC Nitra. He was top goalscorer of the Corgoň Liga twice. First at the 2005–06 season, scoring 21 goals and second time at the 2009–10 season, scoring 18 goals.-Personal life:Rák comes from the...
František Rappan Samuel Slovák
Samuel Slovák
Samuel Slovák is a retired Slovak footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and currently manager of Slovan Bratislava juniori....
Štefan Senecký
Štefan Senecký
Štefan Senecký is a Slovak international footballer who played as a goalkeeper for MKE Ankaragücü in the Süper Lig.-International career:...
Miroslav Stoch
Miroslav Stoch
Miroslav Stoch is a Slovak international footballer who currently plays as an Winger for the Turkish football club Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig.-Early life and career:...
Róbert Tomaschek
Róbert Tomaschek
Róbert Tomaschek is a retired Slovakian footballer. A midfielder, he played domestically for Plastika Nitra, appearing in 5 league matches. and Slovan Bratislava, as well as Hearts in Scotland. He was also a Slovakian international, playing 52 times and scoring 4 goals...
Famous coaches
Pavel HapalPavel Hapal
Pavel Hapal is a Czech former football player and current manager of Zagłębie Lubin.His professional career begun at SK Sigma Olomouc...
(2007-08) Ivan Galád
Ivan Galád
Ivan Galád is an Slovak football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Slovakia national under-21 team.-External links:*...
(2010-11) Jozef Jarabinský
Jozef Jarabinský
Jozef Jarabinský is a former Czechoslovak football player and later a football manager of Slovak origin.He played for Slovan Bratislava, Bohemians, Dukla Prague and Sparta Prague....
(1985-86) Milan Lešický Michal Pucher František Skyva
External links
- Official website
- FC Nitra UltrasUltrasUltras are a type of sports fans renowned for their fanatical support and elaborate displays. They are predominantly European followers of football teams...