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1. FC Tatran Prešov

For the handball team, see HT Tatran Prešov.

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.

FC Tatran
Full nameFC Tatran Prešov
Nickname(s)Zeleno-Bieli (The Green-Whites)
Koňare (Horsemen)
Founded25 May 1898; 125 years ago (1898-05-25)
as ETVE Prešov
GroundLičartovce Stadium,
Tatran Stadium (in reconstruction)
Capacity1,400
6,500 (planned)
OwnerCity of Prešov[1]
ChairmanĽuboš Micheľ[1]
Head coachMarek Petruš
League2. liga
2022–232. liga, 2nd of 16
WebsiteClub website
Current season

History overview edit

Early history edit

 
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 edit

  • 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 edit

Domestic edit

  Czechoslovakia

  Slovakia

Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer edit

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   Ladislav Pavlovič 171
1962–63   Karol Petroš 19
1963–64   Ladislav Pavlovič 21
1Shared award

European edit

Results edit

League and Cup history edit

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 (  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   Milan Jambor (5)
1998–99 1st (Mars Superliga) 8/(16) 30 11 10 9 38 35 43 1/16 finals   Vladimír Kožuch (7)
  Anton Šoltis (7)
1999–00 1st (Mars Superliga) 6/(16) 30 14 5 11 38 42 47 1/16 finals   Vladimír Kožuch (8)
2000–01 1st (Mars Superliga) 7/(10) 36 10 10 16 44 54 40 1/32 finals   Marek Petruš (7)
  Július Lelkeš (7)
2001–02 1st (Mars Superliga) 10/(10) 36 8 7 21 35 66 40 1/16 finals   Ján Šlahor (7)
2002–03 2nd (1. liga) 9/(16) 30 11 6 13 40 37 39 1/4 finals   Lukáš Hricov (7)
2003–04 2nd (1. liga) 3/(16) 30 15 7 8 54 35 52 1/8 finals   Martin Jakubko (13)
2004–05 2nd (1. liga) 5/(16) 30 12 8 10 38 33 44 1/32 finals   Ľubomír Pagor (7)
2005–06 2nd (1. liga) 5/(16) 30 15 7 8 37 22 52 1/32 finals   Peter Iskra (6)
2006–07 2nd (1. liga) 5/(12) 36 16 14 6 55 25 62 1/8 finals   Tomáš Kaplan (8)
2007–08 2nd (1. liga) 1/(12) 33 23 8 2 64 14 77 1/4 finals   Ľuboš Belejík (7)
2008–09 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(12) 33 10 11 12 40 50 41 1/16 finals   Peter Katona (7)
2009–10 1st (Corgoň Liga) 8/(12) 33 11 5 17 32 38 38 1/8 finals   Peter Katona (5)
2010–11 1st (Corgoň Liga) 11/(12) 33 9 6 18 30 49 33 1/16 finals   Jhonatan (5)
2011–12 1st (Corgoň Liga) 10/(12) 33 7 12 14 23 35 33 1/4 finals   Peter Katona (5)
2012–13 1st (Corgoň Liga) 12/(12) 33 8 9 16 21 41 33 1/16 finals   Andriy Shevchuk (3)
  Matúš Marcin (3)
2013–14 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 4/(12) 33 18 6 9 56 28 60 1/4 finals   Dávid Leško (11)
2014–15 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 3/(24) 22 10 6 6 32 24 36 1/32 finals   Pavol Šafranko (11)
2015–16 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 1/(24) 30 16 10 4 61 26 58 1/16 finals   Dávid Leško (16)
2016–17 1st (Fortuna Liga) 11/(12) 30 3 10 17 17 63 19 1/8 finals   Musefiu Ashiru (5)
2017–18 1st (Fortuna Liga) 12/(12) 31 4 11 16 20 55 23 1/32 finals   Roland Černák (7)
2018–19 2nd (II. liga) 15/(16) 30 7 6 17 30 41 27 1/32 finals   Lukáš Hricov (3)
2019–20 3rd (III. liga) 1/(16) 17 14 1 2 52 14 43 1/32 finals   Kristián Hirka (12)
2020–21 3rd (III. liga) 3/(16) 15 10 1 4 40 15 31 1/32 finals   Samuel Gladiš (7)
2021–22 3rd (III. liga) 1/(16) 30 25 2 3 103 20 77 1/32 finals   Jozef Dolný (41)
2022–23 2nd (2. liga) 2/(16) 30 19 2 8 49 24 62 1/8 finals   Jozef Dolný (19)

European competition history edit

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

Rivalries edit

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 edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

Club partners edit

source[6]

  • DÚHA
  • Ekofin

Current squad edit

Updated 28 January 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   UKR Maksym Kuchynskyi
3 DF   SVK Miroslav Petko
4 DF   SVK Patrik Šimko
6 MF   SVK Jakub Štefánik
7 DF   SVK Lukáš Jendrek
8 MF   SVK Jozef Špyrka (on loan from Podbrezová)
9 MF   SVK Boris Gáll
10 FW   SVK Jozef Dolný
11 FW   SVK Daniel Pavúk
17 MF   SVK Adrián Káčerík (on loan from Dukla Banská Bystrica)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   SVK Martin Baran
21 MF   SVK Dávid Keresteš
22 DF   SVK Richard Župa
23 MF   SVK Filip Bobrovský
24 MF   SVK Samuel Gladiš (on loan from Košice)
27 FW   BRA Arthur Legnani
30 DF   SVK Samuel Kopásek (on loan from Žilina)
33 GK   SVK Alex Fojtíček
77 MF   SRB Marko Milunović
99 FW   SEN Aliou Diao

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2023.

Out on loan edit

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 edit

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 edit

Current technical staff edit

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

Player records edit

Most goals edit

# Nat. Name Goals
1   Ladislav Pavlovič 150
2   Karol Petroš 67
3   Jozef Dolný 62
4     Jozef Kuchár 56
5   Gejza Šimanský 44
6   Dávid Leško 40
7   Peter Katona 39

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

Notable players edit

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 edit

  •   Milan Timoš (1948–2012[8])

Notable managers edit

Further information: List of 1. FC Tatran Prešov managers

References edit

  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 1. FC Tatran Prešov na novú sezónu – 1.FC Tatran Prešov".
  8. ^ Skonal obdivuhodný fanúšik Tatrana 09.02.2012, korzar.sme.sk

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