ŠK Slovan Bratislava (, "

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") is a

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club based in

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, that plays in the

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. 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

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to win one of the European cup competitions, the

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when they defeated

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in the final in

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in 1969. The club also supplied seven players to the victorious

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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

, 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 Petržalka (; german: Engerau / Audorf; hu, Pozsonyligetfalu) is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Situated on the right bank of the river Danube, the area shares a land border with Austria, and is home to around 100,000 ...

I.ČsŠK became the champions of

in 1922. Notable players from the early era were

Pavol Šoral Pavol Šoral (18 January 1903 – 29 August 1977) was a former Slovak footballer who played for club side ŠK Slovan Bratislava. He was the first Slovak player to represent the Czechoslovakia national football team The Czechoslovakia national ...

Štefan Čambal Štefan Čambal (17 December 1908 – 18 July 1990) was a Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 22 matches. He was born in Pozsony and died in Prague. He was a participant in the ...

and Štefan Priboj. In the spring of 1938

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sentiments penetrated into the club, and the victim was coach

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, who was one of the many Bratislava inhabitants who had to involuntarily leave the city. Under the terms of the 1938

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Czechoslovakia was dissolved, leading to the emergence of the

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. 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,

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. The first international meeting at the new venue was on 27 October 1940, when ŠK Bratislava and

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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

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. The team's first foreign opponent after World War II was

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. 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

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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

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. Outstanding players from this era included Emil Pažický,

Gejza Šimanský Gejza Šimanský (born 29 August 1924 in Sečovce, died 19 June 2007) was a former Slovak footballer who played for ŠK Slovan Bratislava and FC Tatran Prešov during the 1940s and 1950s. Club career Šimanský made 212 appearances and score ...

Bozhin Laskov Bozhin Georgiev Laskov ( bg, Божин Георгиев Ласков; (15 February 1922 – 2 April 2007) was a naturalised Slovaks, Slovak association football player of Bulgarians, Bulgarian descent and origin, who played as a Striker (associa ...

, 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). Slovan 63-64

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

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Viliam Schrojf and defender

Ján Popluhár Ján Popluhár (12 September 1935 – 6 March 2011) was a Slovak footballer who primarily played as a sweeper for Slovak club ŠK Slovan Bratislava. At international level, he was also a member of the Czechoslovakia national team, playing in t ...

. Slovan ended the 1967–68 season second in the league, won the cup in Czechoslovakia, and participated in the

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. 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

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 Vladimír Hrivnák (23 April 1945 – 17 October 2014) was a Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 13 matches. He helped Slovan Bratislava to the 1969 European Cup Winners' Cup Fin ...

, Ján Čapkovič,

Karol Jokl Karol Jokl (29 August 1945 – 28 October 1996) was a Slovak football player and manager. He played for ŠK Slovan Bratislava and Czechoslovakia. Between 1963 and 1975 he played in the Czechoslovak First League for ŠK Slovan Bratislava, scorin ...

Alexander Horváth Alexander Horváth (28 December 1938 – 31 August 2022) was a Slovak footballer who played as a defender. He made 26 appearances for the Czechoslovakia scoring 3 goals. Horváth was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He played mostly f ...

Jozef Čapkovič Jozef Čapkovič (born 11 January 1948 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a former Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 16 matches. He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechos ...

, and Alexander Vencel. In 1970 the Czechoslovak squad sent to the

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in Mexico included seven players from Slovan: Alexander Vencel,

Ján Zlocha Ján Zlocha (24 March 1942 in Bratislava – 1 July 2013) was a Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 4 matches. He was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he played in a match against Romania. He ...

Ivan Hrdlička Ivan Hrdlička (born 20 November 1943) is a former Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, playing 17 matches and scoring two goals. He was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He played mostly for Slovan Bratislava and al ...

, Ján Čapkovič,

, and

Jozef Vengloš Jozef Vengloš (18 February 1936 – 26 January 2021) was a Slovak professional football player and manager. He held a doctorate in Physical Education and also specialised in Psychology. He was selected by FIFA on various occasions to lecture ...

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

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. Gold medals were given to coach Vengloš, Alexander Vencel,

, Koloman Gogh,

Marián Masný Marián Masný (born 13 August 1950 in Rybany) is a Slovak former football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 75 matches and scored 18 goals. His brother Vojtech was also football player. He was a participant at the 19 ...

Anton Ondruš Anton Ondruš (born 27 March 1950 in Solčany, Czechoslovakia) is a former Slovak football player and considered one of the best defenders of the seventies. Early club career He started to play regularly for Slovan Bratislava in the fall of ...

Ján Pivarník JUDr. Ján Pivarník (born 13 November 1947, in Cejkov) is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 39 matches. He won the 1976 UEFA European Championship against Franz Bec ...

, and

Ján Švehlík Ján Švehlík (born 17 January 1950) is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 17 matches and scored 4 goals. He played mostly for ŠK Slovan Bratislava. Internationa ...

. From the 1977–78 season Slovan were declining. In the 1984–85 season Slovan, led by coaches

Ján Hucko Ján Hucko (11 May 1932 – 20 November 2020) was a Slovak football player and coach. He coached for FC Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava () is a Slovak professional football club based in Trnava. Historically, it is one of the most succes ...

and

Jozef Obert Jozef Obert (4 January 1938 – 18 October 2020), nicknamed ''Joschi'' during his career in Austria, was a Slovak football striker and later coach. He played for Slovan Bratislava, Rudá Hvězda Brno, Tatran Prešov and Wacker Innsbruck. He s ...

, 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.

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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 Dušan Tittel (born 27 December 1966) is a former Slovak professional footballer, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia (11 caps) and Slovakia (44 caps, 7 goals). He was elected three times Slovakia player of the year. International goals ...

Ladislav Pecko Ladislav Pecko (born 27 June 1968) is a retired Slovak football player and later a football manager who was last head coach of MFK Dolný Kubín. He played 6 matches for Slovakia and spent most of career in ŠK Slovan Bratislava. His playing ...

, 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,

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, Tibor Jančula, and

. 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

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Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Stadiums

, Slovan's previous stadium, was built during the

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, when Nazi Germany occupied

in 1938 and Bratislava lost almost all of its sporting facilities.Lacika, "Bratislava", p. 195 (Slovak) 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

, 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. 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. The stadium was reconstructed once more in the 1990s to the "all-seater" stadium, reducing the capacity into 30,000. 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

. The capacity of the new stadium is 22,500 spectators and fulfils UEFA 4-star category criteria.

Support

The main

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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

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, Austria Wien, as well as Polish club

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Rivalries

Slovan's greatest rival is

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. 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

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and FC Petržalka. The rivalry between Slovan and Inter has had a long and rich history as both teams played in the

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. The rivalry with Petržalka peaked after 2000. On the international scene, Slovan's rivals are mainly clubs from neighboring countries. Namely,

Sparta Prague ) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští'' , ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , capacity = 19,416 , clubname = Sparta Prague , image = Sparta Praha logo.png , image_size = 160px , fu ...

( Federal Derby),

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Honours

Domestic

Czechoslovakia *

''(1944–93)'' ** ''Winners (8):'' 1949, 1950,

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, 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 *

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''(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,

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** ''Runners-up (5):'' 2000–01, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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''(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,

** ''Runners-up (5):'' 1971, 1978,

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''(Pribina Cup)'' ''(1993–2016)'' ** ''Winners:'' 1994, 1996, 2009, 2014

European

** Winners: 1968–69 *

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** Runners-up: 1964

Results

League and domestic cup history

''Slovak League only (1993–present)'' :

Key

Key to colours and symbols:

European competition history

UEFA ranking

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ranking as of 14 December 2021:
Full list

Players

Current squad

''For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2021 and
List of Slovak football transfers winter 2021-22''.''

Out on loan

Former players

Player records

Most goals

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

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top scorer.

Club officials

Coaching and medical staff

* Last updated: 7 September 2020

Transfers

Slovan have produced numerous players who have gone on to represent the

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. 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

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(best scorer

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to 1. FC Nürnberg in 2003), English

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(

Vladimír Kinder Vladimír Kinder (born 9 March 1969) is a retired Slovak professional footballer who last played as a left-back for FC Petržalka akadémia. Kinder played for Middlesbrough in England between 1997 and 1999. He helped them reach three domest ...

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in 1997,

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in 2000, Igor Bališ to

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in 2000), Turkish

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( Marko Milinković to Gençlerbirliği S.K. in 2016, Ľubomír Meszároš to

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in 2002,

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to İstanbulspor A.Ş. in 1995), Italy (

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to Brescia Calcio in 2004), Spanish

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( Samuel Slovák to

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in 1997 and Peter Dubovský to

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for 110mil SKK (4.3mil

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) in 1993). Other interesting transfers were

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in 1992,

Igor Demo Igor Demo (born 18 September 1975) is a Slovak former professional footballer. His playing position was midfielder. Demo (born Igor Demo Fußballgott) was born and grew up in Nitra, and he started his professional career playing for the local t ...

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in 1997, Róbert Tomaschek to

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in 2000, Kornel Saláta to

FC Rostov FC Rostov (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб Ростов) is a Russian professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are members of the Russian Premier League, and play at the Rostov Arena. After the 20 ...

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

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for a fee more than

7.0 million, which was the highest ever paid to a Slovak club.

Record departures

''*-unofficial fee''

Record arrivals

References

External links

Slovan Bratislava official website

Slovan TV

Official ŠK Slovan Bratislava page on Google+

Slovan Bratislava Statistics
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