ŠK Slovan Bratislava

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Slovan Bratislava

Full name	Športový klub Slovan Bratislava futbal, a.s.
Nickname(s)	Belasí (Sky blues) Jastrabi z Tehelného poľa (The Hawks from Brickfield)
Founded	3 May 1919; 102 years ago (1919-05-03) as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava
Ground	Tehelné pole
Capacity	22,500[1]
President	Ivan Kmotrík
Manager	Vladimír Weiss
League	Fortuna liga
2020–21	Fortuna liga, 1st of 12 (champions)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

ŠK Slovan Bratislava (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈslɔʋam ˈbracislaʋa], "Bratislava Slav") is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Slovak Super Liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953. Slovan is the most successful team in Slovakia with the most titles in both league and cup in the country.

Slovan Bratislava became the first and so far only club in Slovakia as well as former Czechoslovakia to win one of the European cup competitions, the Cup Winners' Cup when they defeated FC Barcelona in the final in Basel in 1969. The club also supplied seven players to the victorious UEFA Euro 1976 Czechoslovak team.

History[]

Historical names[]

• 1. ČsŠK Bratislava (1919–39)
• ŠK Bratislava (1939–48)
• Sokol NV Bratislava (1948–53)
• ÚNV Slovan Bratislava (1953–61)
• Slovan CHZJD Bratislava (1961–90)
• ŠK Slovan Bratislava (1990–present)

Early years[]

Slovan was founded on 1 April 1919 in the Panonia Café in Bratislava, as I.ČsŠK Bratislava (the First Czechoslovak Sports Club Bratislava). The first president was Police Captain Richard Brunner, who arranged the club's first temporary training ground at Kuchajda (Pasienky). The club soon moved to Petržalka.

I.ČsŠK became the champions of Slovakia in 1922. Notable players from the early era were Pavol Šoral, Štefan Čambal and Štefan Priboj. In the spring of 1938 anti-Jewish sentiments penetrated into the club, and the victim was coach József Braun, who was one of the many Bratislava inhabitants who had to involuntarily leave the city. Under the terms of the 1938 Munich agreement Czechoslovakia was dissolved, leading to the emergence of the Slovak Republic. At this point the club name was changed to ŠK Bratislava. On 26 September 1940 ŠK Bratislava played its first game at the new stadium, Tehelné pole.

The first international meeting at the new venue was on 27 October 1940, when ŠK Bratislava and Hertha Berlin played out a 2–2 draw. In the separate Slovak league, ŠK Bratislava won the title four times in the period from 1939 to 1945. Slovan was the first Czechoslovak team to use the WM formation. The team's first foreign opponent after World War II was Ferencvárosi TC. ŠK Bratislava lost 1–0, but won the Central European Cup 2–1 over Hungary before 20,000 spectators at Tehelnom field. In this period former players of I. ČsŠK Bratislava Ferdinand Daučík and Leopold "Jim" Šťastný served as coaches for ŠK Bratislava.

Czechoslovak league[]

The team name changed again in 1948, to Sokol NV Bratislava. The team met with success in 1949, when they became the first champions of the re-formed Czechoslovakia. Outstanding players from this era included Emil Pažický, Gejza Šimanský, Bozhin Laskov, Viktor Tegelhoff, and Teodor Reimann.

Anton Bulla, the coach in 1953, added eight new players to team. In 1961–62 the team defeated Red Star Bratislava in the national league for the title. Under the influence of political and economic pressures and interests, TJ ÚNV Slovan and TJ Dimitrov merged to create CHZJD Slovan Bratislava on 5 August 1961 (CHZJD stood for the Juraj Dimitrov Chemical Plant).

1962 was a successful year, as the Czechoslovakia national team were defeated 3–1 in the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Chile, obtaining the silver, and repeating the success of the 1934 FIFA World Cup Final in Rome. Slovan players included goalkeeper Viliam Schrojf and defender Ján Popluhár.

Slovan ended the 1967–68 season second in the league, won the cup in Czechoslovakia, and participated in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The team was managed by former Slovan player Michal Vičan, who focused on fast and simple games. Vičan took the team on a winter tour of Argentina in 1969.

On 21 May 1969, the team defeated FC Barcelona in the 1969 European Cup Winners' Cup Final by a score of 3–2. Some of the players on the team were Ľudovít Cvetler, Vladimír Hrivnák, Ján Čapkovič, Karol Jokl, Alexander Horváth, Jozef Čapkovič, and Alexander Vencel.

In 1970 the Czechoslovak squad sent to the FIFA World Cup in Mexico included seven players from Slovan: Alexander Vencel, Ján Zlocha, Ivan Hrdlička, Karol Jokl, Ján Čapkovič, Vladimír Hrivnák, and Alexander Horváth. Jozef Vengloš was the coach of the Slovan Bratislava team for part of this era, as well as performing duties coaching at the international level.

In 1976 a Czechoslovakian team including six Slovan players won the European title in the European Championships held in Belgrade. Gold medals were given to coach Vengloš, Alexander Vencel, Jozef Čapkovič, Koloman Gogh, Marián Masný, Anton Ondruš, Ján Pivarník, and Ján Švehlík. From the 1977–78 season Slovan were declining. In the 1984–85 season Slovan, led by coaches Ján Hucko and Jozef Obert, left the highest level of competition and were relegated to the Slovakian National League.

After three seasons spent in the Slovakian National League, Slovan Bratislava were able to return to national competition. In season 1987–88 the team returned to the top leagues under the leadership of coaches Ján Zachar and Jozef Jankech, who later coached the Slovak national team. Dušan Galis was the coach from 1977 to 1981. In 1991–92 Slovan Bratislava won the Czechoslovak title for the last time. Among the stars on the team were Peter Dubovský, Dušan Tittel, Ladislav Pecko, Vladimir Kinder, Miloš Glonek, Tomáš Stúpala, and Alexander Vencel (junior).

Slovak league[]

Slovan won titles in the Slovak league in the 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons. For the next two years, MFK Košice won the title. Slovan returned to the Slovak throne in the 1998–99 season. The stars of the team included coach Stanislav Griga and players Róbert Tomaschek, Miroslav König, Stanislav Varga, Tibor Jančula, and Ladislav Pecko. In the next few years the club's performance was below par and they were in trouble financially. They were forced to sell some of their best players. At the end of the 2003–04 season, the team was relegated to the Slovak Second League, where they spent two seasons. After two years, in the 2010–11 season Slovan won the double with coach Karel Jarolím.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors[]

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
?–1992	Puma	Incheba
1993–1998	Adidas	VÚB
1998–1999		SPP
2000–2003		none
2003–2004		SPP
2004–2005		none
2005–2008	Nike	Doprastav
2008–2009		none
2009–2010		grafobal
2010–2011	Adidas
2011–2017		niké
2017–2018		none
2019–2020		grafobal
2020–		niké

Stadiums[]

Tehelné pole, Slovan's previous stadium, was built during the first Slovak Republic, when Nazi Germany occupied Petržalka in 1938 and Bratislava lost almost all of its sporting facilities.^[2] The construction lasted from 1939 to 1944 and the stadium became home ground for Slovan Bratislava. The stadium was officially opened in September 1940 with 25,000 places, and the first international match was played on 27 October 1940, with Slovan Bratislava playing against Hertha Berlin, ending in 2–2 tie. The old stadium underwent reconstruction in 1961, which added second tribune, boosting its capacity to 45,000 and modernising by adding score table, artificial light and revamping the field.^[3] However, the stadium could hold up even 50,000 spectators, and just before breakup of Czechoslovakia, it was the largest one in use (Strahov Stadium in Prague had a capacity of 220,000 but was disused in the 1990s) and was the home ground for Czechoslovak national team.^[4] The stadium was reconstructed once more in the 1990s to the "all-seater" stadium, reducing the capacity into 30,000.^[4] The last match at the old Tehelné pole stadium was played in November 2009.

Temporarily, Slovan's home ground was Pasienky (2009–2018).

New stadium[]

In September 2016, after many years of negotiations and discussions, the building of the new stadium begun. The new stadium was opened on 3 March 2019 with a ceremony before the derby match against Spartak Trnava. The new stadium was built at the same place where Slovan has had its original home. It is a locality, which is typically connected with sports activities in Bratislava. The capacity of the new stadium is 22,500 spectators and fulfils UEFA 4-star category criteria.

Support[]

The main ultras group is called Ultras Slovan or Sektor C according to the section in which they are situated during home matches. Previously, the main ultras group was called Belasá šlachta (Sky-blue aristocracy). The major hooligan firm is called Ultras Slovan Pressburg.

Slovan supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of Zbrojovka Brno, Austria Wien,^[5] as well as Polish club Wisła Kraków.

Rivalries[]

Slovan's greatest rival is Spartak Trnava. The derby is the most prestigious match in the Slovak football calendar.

Matches against DAC Dunajská Streda are not considered a derby, but are generally one of the most watched games of the season.

Slovan's major rival teams in Bratislava were Inter Bratislava and MFK Petržalka. The battle between Slovan and Inter has had a long and rich history as both teams played in the Czechoslovak First League. The rivalry with Petržalka peaked after 2000.

On the international scene, Slovan's rivals are mainly clubs from neighboring countries. Namely Sparta Prague (),^[6][7] Rapid Wien^[8] or Ferencváros.^[9]

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Czechoslovakia

• Czechoslovak First League (1944–93)
  • Winners (8): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1991–92
  • Runners-up (10): 1952, 1956, 1959-60, 1963-64, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1975-76, 1990-91
• Czechoslovak Cup (1961–93)
  • Winners (5): 1961–62, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1981–82
• Zväzové Majstrovstvá Slovenska (1925–1933)
  • Winners (5): 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1932
• 1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–1993)
  • Winners: 1987–88

Slovakia

• Slovak League / Slovak Super Liga (1939–44, 1993–present)
  • Winners (15): 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1943–44, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
  • Runners-up (5): 2000–01, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Slovak Cup (1961–present)
  • Winners (17): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
  • Runners-up (5): 1971, 1978, 2003, 2014, 2016
• Slovak Super Cup (Pribina Cup) (1993–2016)
  • Winners: 1994, 1996, 2009, 2014

European[]

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winners: 1968–69
• Mitropa Cup
  • Runners-up: 1964

Results[]

League and domestic cup history[]

Slovak League only (1993–present)

Season	League								Slovak Cup	Other/Europe		Top goalscorer(s)[10]
	Division	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	Score	Pts		Competition	Result	Name(s)	Goals
1993–94	1st	1st/12	32	20	10	2	63:28	50	W, 2–1 (a.e.t.) vs Tatran Prešov	UC	R1 ( Aston Villa)
1994–95	1st	1st/12	32	21	9	2	63:25	72	QF, 1–1 (2–4 p) vs Inter Bratislava	UC	R2 ( Dortmund)
1995–96	1st	1st/12	32	22	9	1	79:20	75	R2, 1–1 (1–3 p) vs Slavoj Trebišov	UC	R1 ( Kaiserslautern)	Németh	12
1996–97	1st	3rd/16	30	15	5	10	49:33	50	W, 1–0 (a.e.t.) vs Tatran Prešov	UC	Q ( Trabzonspor)	Németh	12
1997–98	1st	5th/16	30	12	9	9	41:36	45	R1, 1–2 vs Koba Senec	CWC	R1 ( Chelsea)	Tittel	9
1998–99	1st	1st/16	30	21	7	2	56:11	70	W, 3–0 vs Dukla Banská Bystrica	Did not qualify		Hrnčár Jančula Majoroš	9
1999–2000	1st	3rd/16	30	16	9	5	52:18	57	R1, 2–3 vs Matador Púchov	CL	Q2 ( Anorthosis Famagusta)	Varga	10
2000–01	1st	2nd/10	36	21	8	7	84:49	71	R2, 1–1 (2–4 p) vs Koba Senec	UC	R1 ( Dinamo Zagreb)	Meszároš	18
2001–02	1st	6th/10	36	14	9	13	42:39	51	R2, 0–3 vs Matador Púchov	UC	R1 ( Liberec)	Vittek	14
2002–03	1st	3rd/10	36	19	6	11	60:42	63	RU, 1–2 (a.e.t.) vs Matador Púchov	Did not qualify		Vittek	19
2003–04	1st	10th/10	36	6	11	19	37:58	29	R1, 0–1 vs Slovan Duslo Šaľa			Onofrej	9
2004–05	2nd	3rd/16	30	14	8	8	37:24	50	QF, 0–4 agg. vs Artmedia Petržalka			Sloboda	5
2005–06	2nd	2nd/16	30	19	6	5	47:25	63	R1, 0–0 (5–6 p) vs Matador Púchov			Masaryk	11
2006–07	1st	3rd/12	28	11	8	9	35:33	41	R2, 0–2 vs Slovan Bratislava B			Masaryk	14
2007–08	1st	5th/12	33	15	6	12	46:37	51	QF, 0–2 agg. vs Košice	IC	R2 ( Rapid Wien)	Masaryk Meszároš Slovák Sylvestr	6
2008–09	1st	1st/12	33	21	7	5	69:25	70	SF, 1–2 agg. vs Košice	Did not qualify		Masaryk	15
2009–10	1st	2nd/12	33	21	7	5	54:24	70	W, 6–0 vs Spartak Trnava	CL EL	Q3 ( Olympiacos) Q PO ( Ajax)	Halenár	11
2010–11	1st	1st/12	33	20	8	5	63:22	68	W, 3–3 (5–4 p) vs Žilina	EL	Q PO ( Stuttgart)	Šebo	22
2011–12	1st	3rd/12	33	16	11	6	48:35	59	QF, 2–2 agg. (2–4 p) vs Senica	CL EL	Q3 ( APOEL) GS (4th out of 4)	Halenár	15
2012–13	1st	1st/12	33	16	11	6	56:33	59	W, 2–0 vs Žilina	EL	Q2 ( Videoton)	Peltier	10
2013–14	1st	1st/12	33	24	3	6	63:32	75	RU, 1–2 vs Košice	CL	Q2 ( Ludogorets)	Fořt Vittek	12
2014–15	1st	3rd/12	33	18	3	12	49:42	57	QF, 1–2 vs AS Trenčín	CL EL	Q PO ( BATE Borisov) GS (4th out of 4)	Milinković Soumah	8
2015–16	1st	2nd/12	33	20	9	4	50:25	69	RU, 1–3 vs AS Trenčín	EL	Q3 ( Krasnodar)	Priskin	12
2016–17	1st	2nd/12	30	18	3	9	54:34	57	W, 3–0 vs Skalica	EL	Q2 ( Jelgava)	Soumah	20
2017–18	1st	2nd/12	32	17	8	7	58:37	59	W, 3–1 vs Ružomberok	EL	Q2 ( Lyngby)	Čavrić Mareš	12
2018–19	1st	1st/12	32	25	5	2	84:33	80	R2, 0–3 (awarded) vs Iskra Horné Orešany	EL	Q3 ( Rapid Wien)	Šporar	29
2019–20	1st	1st/12	27	21	5	1	57:14	68	W, 1–0 vs Ružomberok	CL EL	Q1 ( Sutjeska) GS (3rd out of 4)	Šporar	12
2020–21	1st	1st/12	32	22	5	5	78:28	71	W, 2–1 (aet) vs Žilina	CL EL	Q1 ( KÍ) Q2 ( KuPS)	Ratão	14
2021–22	1st	TBD/12								CL EL ECL	Q2 ( Young Boys) Q PO ( Olympiacos) TBD

Key[]

Key to colours and symbols:

	Promoted
	Relegated
	Top scorer in division

European competition history[]

UEFA ranking[]

UEFA coefficient ranking as of 28 August 2021:

Rank	Team	Coefficient
116	Sūduva	10.000
117	Jablonec	9.500
118	Slovan Bratislava	9.500
119	Dundalk	9.500
120	Aberdeen	9.000

• Full list

Players[]

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2021.

Current squad[]

As of 3 September 2021

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  SVK Adrián Chovan 3 MF  NGA Uche Agbo 4 DF  GEO Guram Kashia 5 DF  SVK Richard Križan 6 MF  NED Joeri de Kamps 7 MF  SVK Vladimír Weiss Jr. 8 MF  HUN Dávid Holman 9 FW  NGA Ezekiel Henty 10 MF  NGA Ibrahim Rabiu 11 MF  CZE Jaromír Zmrhal 13 MF  SRB Dejan Dražić 14 DF  SUR Myenty Abena 16 MF  BIH Alen Mustafić 17 DF  CZE Jurij Medveděv 18 MF  SVK David Hrnčár

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  ENG Andre Green 20 MF  GEO Jaba Kankava 22 GK  SVK Matúš Ružinský 25 DF  SVK Lukáš Pauschek 26 MF  SVK Filip Lichý 27 DF  SVK Matúš Vojtko 28 FW   SUI Adler Da Silva (on loan from Pohronie) 29 DF  BUL Vasil Bozhikov (captain) 30 GK  SVK Michal Šulla 31 GK  SVK Martin Trnovský 33 FW  SVK Samuel Mráz (on loan from Spezia) 36 DF  BRA Lucas Lovat 77 FW  SRB Aleksandar Čavrić 81 DF  SVK Vernon De Marco

Out on loan[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  SVN Kenan Bajrić (at Pafos until 30 June 2022) — MF  CZE Erik Daniel (at Zagłębie Lubin until 30 June 2022) — MF  SVK Marián Chobot (at ViOn Zlaté Moravce until 30 June 2022) — FW  SVN Žan Medved (at Celje until 30 June 2022) — FW  SVN Alen Ožbolt (at Hapoel Haifa until 30 June 2022)

Other players under contract[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  CZE Ondřej Petrák

Former players[]

Player records[]

Most goals[]

#	Nat.	Name	Goals
1		Ján Arpáš	151
2		Jozef Luknár	119
3		Ján Čapkovič	100
4		Adolf Scherer	99
5		Marián Masný	97
6		Viktor Tegelhoff	86
7		Emil Pažický	77
8		Anton Moravčík	70
.		Róbert Vittek
10		Peter Dubovský	59
.		Jozef Obert

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

Czechoslovak and Slovak top goalscorer[]

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

Year Winner G 1954–55 Emil Pažický 191 1971–72 Ján Čapkovič 19 1980–81 Marián Masný 16 1991–92 Peter Dubovský 27 1992–93 24 2008–09 Pavol Masaryk 15 2010–11 Filip Šebo 22 2016–17 Seydouba Soumah 201 2018–19 Andraž Šporar 29 2019–20 12 1Shared award

Club officials[]

Position	Name
President	Ivan Kmotrík
Vice president	Ivan Kmotrík Jr.
Sport director	Richard Trutz
Team chief	Ján Švehlík
Technical director	Zdeno Roman
Marketing director	Tomáš Straka
Youth director	Vladimír Gála

Coaching and medical staff[]

Position	Name
Manager	Vladimír Weiss
Assistant coach	Boris Kitka
Goalkeeping coach	Miroslav Hrdina
Fitness coach	Xavier Simões
Director	Ján Švehlík
Team doctor	Roman Križan
Team doctor	Richard Reis
Physiotherapist	Štefan Szilágyi
Physiotherapist	Jiří Jurza
Physiotherapist	Sandra Pribilová
Physiotherapist	Radomir Mijatović
Masseur	Róbert Dioši
Custodian	Ján Beniak
Custodian	Peter Paulický

• Last updated: 7 September 2020

Transfers[]

Slovan have produced numerous players who have gone on to represent the Slovak national football team. Over the last period there has been a steady increase of young players leaving Slovan after a few years of first team football and moving on to play football in leagues of a higher standard, with the German Bundesliga (best scorer Róbert Vittek to 1. FC Nürnberg in 2003), English Premier League (Vladimír Kinder to Middlesbrough in 1997, Stanislav Varga to Sunderland in 2000, Igor Bališ to West Bromwich in 2000), Turkish Süper Lig (Marko Milinković to Gençlerbirliği S.K. in 2016, Ľubomír Meszároš to Elazığspor in 2002, Marián Zeman to İstanbulspor A.Ş. in 1995), Italy (Marek Hamšík to Brescia Calcio in 2004), Spanish La Liga (Samuel Slovák to CD Tenerife in 1997 and Peter Dubovský to Real Madrid C.F. for 110mil SKK (4.3mil €) in 1993). Other interesting transfers were Dušan Tittel to Nîmes Olympique in 1992, Igor Demo to PSV Eindhoven in 1997, Róbert Tomaschek to Heart of Midlothian F.C. in 2000, Kornel Saláta to FC Rostov in 2011 and Branislav Niňaj to Lokeren in 2015. The top transfer was agreed in 2020 when 25 years old striker and previous season topscorer Andraž Šporar joined Portugal team Sporting CP for a fee more than €7.0 million, which was the highest ever paid to a Slovak club.

Record departures[]

Rank	Player	To	Fee	Year	Ref.
1.	Andraž Šporar	Sporting CP	€6 million[A]	2020	[11]
2.	Peter Dubovský	Real Madrid	€4.3 million*	1993	[12]
3.	Dominik Greif	Mallorca	€2.5 million*	2021	[13]
	David Strelec	Spezia		2021	[14]
4.	Vladimír Kinder	Middlesbrough	€2.2 million*	1997	[15]
5.	Seydouba Soumah	Partizan	€1.65 million	2017	[16]
6.	Róbert Vittek	1. FC Nürnberg	€1.3 million	2004	[17]
7.	Stanislav Varga	Sunderland	€1.25 million	2000	[18]
8.	Rafael Ratão	Toulouse FC	€1.2 million	2021	[19]
9.	Kornel Saláta	FC Rostov	€1 million*	2011	[20]
	Jakub Sylvestr	Dinamo Zagreb	€1 million	2010	[21]
10.	Filip Kiss	Cardiff	~€500,000	2012	[22]
	Marek Hamšík	Brescia	€500,000	2004	[23]

*-unofficial fee

Record arrivals[]

Rank	Player	From	Fee	Year	Ref.
1.	Ibrahim Rabiu	Gent	€1.0 million	2017	[24]
2.	Dávid Holman	Debrecen	€700,000	2017	[25]
3.	Kenan Bajrić	Olimpija Ljubljana	€600,000	2018	[26][27]
	Andraž Šporar	Basel	€600,000	2018	[28][29][30]
5.	Richard Lásik	Brescia	~€450,000	2014	[31][32]

See also[]

• List of ŠK Slovan Bratislava managers
• List of ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
• ŠK Slovan Bratislava in European football

References[]

External links[]

• Slovan Bratislava official website (in Slovak)
• Slovan TV (in Slovak)
• Official ŠK Slovan Bratislava page on Google+ (in Slovak)
• Slovan Bratislava Statistics