1. FC Tatran Prešov

For the handball team, see HT Tatran Prešov.

FC Tatran
Full nameFC Tatran Prešov
Nickname(s)Zeleno-Bieli (The Green-Whites)
Koňare (Horsemen)
Founded25 May 1898; 126 years ago (1898-05-25)
as ETVE Prešov
GroundMŠK Tesla Stropkov Stadium,
Tatran Arena (in reconstruction)
Capacity2,500
6,500 (planned)
OwnerCity of Prešov[1]
ChairmanĽuboš Micheľ[1]
Head coachMarek Petruš
League2. liga
2023–242. liga, 3rd of 16
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20210103131230/http://www.1fctatran.sk/
Current season

FC Tatran Prešov (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈtatran ˈpreʂɔw]) is a Slovak football club based in the city of Prešov. Tatran Prešov is the oldest football club in Slovakia, founded on 25 May 1898. The club currently participates in the 2.liga. The "Green and Whites" played 32 seasons in the Czechoslovak top division. Tatran became the dark horse of the Czechoslovak league in the 1960s and 1970s, but never won a title. The greatest league success was the second place in the 1965 and 1973 seasons. The club also came close in the Czechoslovak Cup, losing twice in 1966 and 1992 finals.

History overview

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Early history

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Eperjesi TVE in 1904

The first official football match on the territory of present-day Slovakia took place on 25 May 1898 in Eperjes, today's Prešov, that time in Hungary, between two Budapest-based teams, Óbudai TE and Budapesti TC on the initiation of František Pethe, a gymnastic teacher in the local grammar school. On the same day the Eperjesi Torna és Vívó Egyesület (Eperjesi TVE, lit. Gymnastic and Fencing Association of Eperjes) was founded, which is regarded as the first football club of Slovakia.

Eperjesi TVE initially competed in the Hungarian league system, achieving its best result in the 1907–08 season, when it won the Northern District Championship.[2]

In 1920 Prešov became part of the newly founded Czechoslovakia, subsequently the club competed in the Czechoslovak leagues.

Prešov finished in second place in the Czechoslovak First League in 1965 and 1973, finishing the season just one point behind champions Spartak Trnava in the 1972–73 season.[3] In the national cup the team also had success, reaching the final of the Czechoslovak Cup in 1966, where they lost to Dukla Prague and in 1992 where Sparta Prague were victorious.[3]

The greatest legend of Tatran's Prešov history is Ladislav Pavlovič. From 1948 until 1966, he netted for Tatran Prešov 150 goals in 309 matches. He also represented Czechoslovakia national football team, where he played 14 matches and scored two goals. In 2013, he was stated to Prešov's Hall of Fame.

Previous names

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  • Eperjesi Torna és Vívó Egyesület (Hungarian version), ETVE Prešov (1898)
  • TVE Prešov (1920)
  • Slávia Prešov (1931)
  • PTS Prešov (1945)
  • DSO Slavia Prešov a DSO Snaha Prešov (split from PTS Prešov) (1947)
  • Sparta Dukla Prešov (1948)
  • Dukla Prešov (1950)
  • Dukla ČSSZ Prešov (1951)
  • ČSSZ Prešov (1952)
  • DSO Tatran Prešov (1953)
  • TJ Tatran Prešov (1960)
  • Tatran Agro Prešov (1989)
  • FC Tatran Prešov (1991)
  • FC Tatran Bukóza Prešov (1996)
  • FC Tatran Prešov (1998)
  • 1.FC Tatran Prešov (2005)
  • FC Tatran Prešov (2022)

Honours

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Domestic

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Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

Slovakia Slovakia

Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer

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The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944 to 1945 until 1992–93. Since the 1993–94 Slovak League Top scorer.

Year Winner G
1960–61 Czechoslovakia Ladislav Pavlovič 171
1962–63 Czechoslovakia Karol Petroš 19
1963–64 Czechoslovakia Ladislav Pavlovič 21
1Shared award

European

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  • Mitropa Cup
    • Winners (1): 1981
  • InterCup
    • Winners (1): 1978

Results

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League and Cup history

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Slovak League only (1993–present)

See also: List of 1. FC Tatran Prešov seasons
Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Top Scorer (Goals)
1993–94 1st (Mars Superliga) 4/(12) 32 10 14 8 47 43 34 Runner-up
1994–95 1st (Mars Superliga) 9/(12) 32 9 10 13 42 49 37 1/2 finals UC 2R (Spain Real Zaragoza)
1995–96 1st (Mars Superliga) 5/(12) 32 12 7 13 34 36 43 1/32 finals
1996–97 1st (Mars Superliga) 6/(16) 30 12 7 11 37 38 43 Runner-up
1997–98 1st (Mars Superliga) 10/(16) 30 9 9 12 29 39 36 1/4 finals Slovakia Milan Jambor (5)
1998–99 1st (Mars Superliga) 8/(16) 30 11 10 9 38 35 43 1/16 finals Slovakia Vladimír Kožuch (7)
Slovakia Anton Šoltis (7)
1999–00 1st (Mars Superliga) 6/(16) 30 14 5 11 38 42 47 1/16 finals Slovakia Vladimír Kožuch (8)
2000–01 1st (Mars Superliga) 7/(10) 36 10 10 16 44 54 40 1/32 finals Slovakia Marek Petruš (7)
Slovakia Július Lelkeš (7)
2001–02 1st (Mars Superliga) 10/(10) 36 8 7 21 35 66 40 1/16 finals Slovakia Ján Šlahor (7)
2002–03 2nd (1. liga) 9/(16) 30 11 6 13 40 37 39 1/4 finals Slovakia Lukáš Hricov (7)
2003–04 2nd (1. liga) 3/(16) 30 15 7 8 54 35 52 1/8 finals Slovakia Martin Jakubko (13)
2004–05 2nd (1. liga) 5/(16) 30 12 8 10 38 33 44 1/32 finals Slovakia Ľubomír Pagor (7)
2005–06 2nd (1. liga) 5/(16) 30 15 7 8 37 22 52 1/32 finals Slovakia Peter Iskra (6)
2006–07 2nd (1. liga) 5/(12) 36 16 14 6 55 25 62 1/8 finals Slovakia Tomáš Kaplan (8)
2007–08 2nd (1. liga) 1/(12) 33 23 8 2 64 14 77 1/4 finals Slovakia Ľuboš Belejík (7)
2008–09 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(12) 33 10 11 12 40 50 41 1/16 finals Slovakia Peter Katona (7)
2009–10 1st (Corgoň Liga) 8/(12) 33 11 5 17 32 38 38 1/8 finals Slovakia Peter Katona (5)
2010–11 1st (Corgoň Liga) 11/(12) 33 9 6 18 30 49 33 1/16 finals Brazil Jhonatan (5)
2011–12 1st (Corgoň Liga) 10/(12) 33 7 12 14 23 35 33 1/4 finals Slovakia Peter Katona (5)
2012–13 1st (Corgoň Liga) 12/(12) 33 8 9 16 21 41 33 1/16 finals Ukraine Andriy Shevchuk (3)
Slovakia Matúš Marcin (3)
2013–14 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 4/(12) 33 18 6 9 56 28 60 1/4 finals Slovakia Dávid Leško (11)
2014–15 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 3/(24) 22 10 6 6 32 24 36 1/32 finals Slovakia Pavol Šafranko (11)
2015–16 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 1/(24) 30 16 10 4 61 26 58 1/16 finals Slovakia Dávid Leško (16)
2016–17 1st (Fortuna Liga) 11/(12) 30 3 10 17 17 63 19 1/8 finals Nigeria Musefiu Ashiru (5)
2017–18 1st (Fortuna Liga) 12/(12) 31 4 11 16 20 55 23 1/32 finals Slovakia Roland Černák (7)
2018–19 2nd (II. liga) 15/(16) 30 7 6 17 30 41 27 1/32 finals Slovakia Lukáš Hricov (3)
2019–20 3rd (III. liga) 1/(16) 17 14 1 2 52 14 43 1/32 finals Slovakia Kristián Hirka (12)
2020–21 3rd (III. liga) 3/(16) 15 10 1 4 40 15 31 1/32 finals Slovakia Samuel Gladiš (7)
2021–22 3rd (III. liga) 1/(16) 30 25 2 3 103 20 77 1/32 finals Slovakia Jozef Dolný (41)
2022–23 2nd (2. liga) 2/(16) 30 19 2 8 49 24 62 1/4 finals Slovakia Jozef Dolný (19)
2023-24 2nd (2. liga) 3/(16) 30 19 6 5 53 21 63 1/32 finals Slovakia Jozef Dolný (18)

European competition history

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Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup 1. Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 2–3 3–4
1973–74 UEFA Cup 1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velež Mostar 4–2 1–1 5–3
2. Germany VfB Stuttgart 3–5(aet) 1–3 4–8
1980–81 Mitropa Cup RR Hungary Csepel SC 0–0 0–3
Italy Calcio Como 4–1 0–1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NK Zagreb 2–1 5–1
1994–95 Cup Winners' Cup Q Northern Ireland Bangor F.C. 4–0 1–0 5–0
1. Scotland Dundee United 3–1 2–3 5–4
2. Spain Real Zaragoza 0–4 1–2 1–6

Rivalries

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Tatran's biggest rivals are FC Košice, and the matches between the two teams are referred to as "Eastern Slovak derby" (Slovak: Východniarske derby).[4]
They also have rivalry with MFK Zemplín Michalovce and FC Spartak Trnava. 1. FC Tatran Prešov supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of the Polish side JKS Czarni 1910 Jasło.[5]

Sponsorship

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1. FC Tatran Prešov 11/12 season home kit.
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1998–2000 ATAK Sportswear OTF
2000–2003 ŠARIŠ
2004 Opel
2005 none
2005–2008 Poštová banka
2008–2010 Auto Leas
2010–2011 Adidas none
2011–2012 IMPA
2012–2013 DÚHA
2013–2021 ATAK Sportswear
2021–2022 3b INTRAVENA
2022–2023 Niké
2023 Nike
2024- Adidas

Club partners

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source[6]

  • DÚHA
  • Ekofin

Current squad

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Updated 3 August 2024.[7] 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 Slovakia SVK Adrián Knurovský
2 MF Slovakia SVK Klaudio Slebodník
4 DF Slovakia SVK Patrik Šimko (captain)
5 MF Slovakia SVK Dominík Veselý
6 MF Slovakia SVK Jakub Štefánik
7 MF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Jendrek
8 MF Spain ESP Óscar Castellano
9 MF Slovakia SVK Boris Gáll
10 FW Nigeria NGA David Fadairo
11 FW Slovakia SVK Stanislav Olejník
17 MF Slovakia SVK Denis Potoma
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Slovakia SVK Matej Franko
22 DF Slovakia SVK Richard Župa
23 MF Slovakia SVK Jakub Michlík
24 MF Slovakia SVK Samuel Gladiš
27 FW Brazil BRA Arthur Legnani
30 DF Slovakia SVK Jozef Menich
33 GK Slovakia SVK Alex Fojtíček
44 MF Armenia ARM Abov Avetisyan
80 FW Senegal SEN Landing Sagna
99 FW Senegal SEN Aliou Diao
― DF Slovakia SVK Richard Nagy
― MF Slovakia SVK Miroslav Sovič

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Reserve team

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1. FC Tatran Prešov juniori was the reserve team of 1. FC Tatran Prešov. They mostly played in the Slovak 3. Liga (Eastern division).

Squad

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Current technical staff

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Updated 31 October 2023
Staff Job title
Slovakia Marek Petruš Assistant manager
Slovakia Peter Baláž Manager
Slovakia Peter Barna Team manager
Slovakia Maroš Ferenc Goalkeeping coach
Slovakia Jozef Vaño Team Leader
Slovakia MUDr. Ján Mirilovič Team Doctor
Slovakia MUDr. Július Svätojánsky Team Doctor
Slovakia MUDr. Peter Cvengroš Team Doctor
Serbia Igor Stojimirović Masseur
Slovakia Vladimír Papp Physiotherapist
Slovakia Dávid Balucha Physiotherapist

Player records

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Most goals

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# Nat. Name Goals
1 Czechoslovakia Ladislav Pavlovič 150
2 Slovakia Jozef Dolný 82
3 Czechoslovakia Karol Petroš 67
4 Slovakia Czechoslovakia Jozef Kuchár 56
5 Czechoslovakia Gejza Šimanský 44
6 Slovakia Dávid Leško 40
7 Slovakia Peter Katona 39

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

Notable players

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Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Tatran.

For full list, see Category:1. FC Tatran Prešov players

Notable fan

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  • Czech Republic Milan Timoš (1948–2012[8])

Notable managers

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Further information: List of 1. FC Tatran Prešov managers

References

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  1. ^ a b Budúcnosť Tatrana Prešov je podpísaná. Klubu bude šéfovať Micheľ 17 September 2021
  2. ^ "Bajnoki végeredmény: Vidéki bajnokság – Északi kerület 1907/1908" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b Truchlik, Ivan (2015). Futbalový atlas sveta (in Slovak). Prague, Czech Republic: Ottovo Nakladatelství. p. 640. ISBN 978-80-7451-455-5.
  4. ^ "Dnes je na programe východniarske derby" (in Slovak). Presov.korzar.sk. 17 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Futbaloví chuligáni: Kto do koho kope". Aktuality.sk.
  6. ^ "1.FC Tatran Prešov – Oficiálna stránka najstaršieho futbalového klubu na Slovensku".
  7. ^ "Káder FC TATRAN Prešov – MFK Zvolen".
  8. ^ Skonal obdivuhodný fanúšik Tatrana 09.02.2012, korzar.sme.sk
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