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Samuel Slovák
Samuel Slovák (born 17 October 1975) is a Slovak former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and currently serves as an assistant coach of Slovakia. Best known for his technical and passing abilities, his career was mostly associated with Slovan Bratislava, which he also captained for several years. Club career Slovák was born in Nitra. After a brief spell at local FC Nitra, the 19-year-old signed with ŠK Slovan Bratislava, where he appeared regularly from an early age. In the summer of 1997, Slovák moved abroad, joining Spain's CD Tenerife. During his spell, he was sparingly used while the club was in La Liga (with a maximum input of 27 matches in 1999–2000's Segunda División, without promotion), also being loaned to former side Slovan for one year. Slovák moved in 2002 to neighbouring Czech Republic, signing for Gambrinus liga title holders FC Slovan Liberec. After six games and three goals, his season was finished after he suffered a serious knee inju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitra
Nitra (; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra (river), Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava. With a population of about 78,353, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. Nitra is also one of the oldest cities in Slovakia; it was the political center of the Principality of Nitra. Today, it is a seat of a ''Regions of Slovakia, kraj'' (Nitra Region), and an ''Districts of Slovakia, okres'' (Nitra District). Etymology The first mention of Nitra dates back to the 9th century. The name of the city is derived from the Nitra River. The name is Indo-European languages, Indo-European, but the question of its History of Proto-Slavic#Pre-Slavic, pre-Slavic or Slavic people, Slavic origin has not been satisfactorily answered. Nitra might be derived from the old Indo-European root ''neit-'', ''nit-'' 'to cut' or 'to burn' using the derivational element ''-r-'' (se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002–03 Gambrinus Liga
The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen but shorter than the minus sign; the emdash , longer than either the en dash or the minus sign; and the horizontalbar , whose length varies across typefaces but tends to be between those of the en and em dashes. Typical uses of dashes are to mark a break in a sentence, to set off an explanatory remark (similar to parenthesis), or to show spans of time or ranges of values. The em dash is sometimes used as a leading character to identify the source of a quoted text. History In the early 17th century, in Okes-printed plays of William Shakespeare, dashes are attested that indicate a thinking pause, interruption, mid-speech realization, or change of subject. The dashes are variously longer (as in ''King Lear'' reprinted 1619) or comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995–96 Slovak Superliga
The 1995–96 Slovak First Football League was the third season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. It began on 29 July 1995 and ended on 12 June 1996. ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions. Teams A total of 12 teams was contested in the league, including 11 sides from the 1994–95 Slovak Superliga, 1994–95 season and one promoted from the 2. Liga. MŠK Žilina was relegated to the 1995–96 2. Liga (Slovakia), 1995–96 2. Liga. The one relegated team was replaced by FC Nitra. Stadiums and locations Regular season League table Results Championship group League table Results Relegation group League table Results Relegation play-offs The team placed bottom of the relegation group faced the fifth-placed team from the 1995–96 2. Liga (Slovakia), 2. Liga 1995–96 for a place in the league for the next season. ''All times are Central European Summer Time, CEST (UTC+02:00, UTC+2).'' First le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994–95 Slovak Superliga
The 1994–95 Slovak First Football League was the second season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. It began on 5 August 1994 and ended on 20 June 1995. Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions. Teams A total of 12 teams was contested in the league, including 11 sides from the 1993–94 season and one promoted from the 2. Liga. FC Nitra was relegated to the 1994–95 2. Liga. The one relegated team was replaced by BSC JAS Bardejov. Stadiums and locations Regular season League table Results Championship group League table Results Relegation group League table Results Relegation play-offs The team which finished 11th in the relegation group faced the second-placed team from the 2. Liga 1994–95 for a place in the league for the next season. ''All times are CEST (UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cap (sport)
In sport, a cap is a player's appearance in a game at international level. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of rugby football and association football. In the early days of football, the concept of each team wearing a set of matching shirts had not been universally adopted, so each side would distinguish itself from the other by wearing a specific sort of cap. An early illustration of the 1872 Scotland v England football match, first international football match between Scotland and England in 1872 shows the Scottish players wearing cowls, and the English wearing a variety of school caps. The practice was first approved on 10 May 1886 for association football after a proposal made by N. Lane Jackson, founder of the Corinthian F.C., Corinthians: The act of awarding a cap is now international and is applied to other sports. Although in some sports physical caps may not now always be given (wheth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štadión Pasienky
Stadion Pasienky is a multi-purpose stadium in Bratislava, Slovakia. The stadium holds 11,591 people. It is used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Slovan Bratislava from 2009 to 2018. At present, it is used by Slovan's reserve and from the summer of 2024, Inter Bratislava, which has played there for almost its entire existence, returned to the stadium. The intensity of the floodlighting is 1,400 lux. History Pasienky Stadium (Slovak for "Pasture Stadium") was built in 1962 as a multi-purpose stadium. It was the home ground of FK Inter Bratislava for most of its history, until 2009. It was also used for Athletics Grand Prix of Slovakia (IAAF). Its current seating capacity is 11,500 people. International tournaments The stadium hosted four matches of the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. ''Group B'' ''Third place play-off'' International matches Štadión Pasienky has hosted 5 competitive and 4 friendly matches of the Slovakia national footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double (association Football)
The Double, in association football, is the achievement of winning a country's top tier division and its primary domestic cup competition in the same season. The lists in this article examine this definition of a double, while derivative sections examine much less frequent, continental instances. ''The Double'' can also mean beating a team both home and away in the same league season, a feat often noted as ''doing the double'' over a particular opponent. The first club to achieve a double was Preston North End in 1889, winning the FA Cup and The Football League in the inaugural season of the league. The team that holds the record for the most doubles is Linfield of Northern Ireland, with a total of 25. South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago are the two countries with the most Double-winning clubs, with 13 clubs each. Europe Albania In Albania, six teams have won the Double of the Kategoria Superiore and the Kupa e Shqipërisë. Andorra In Andorra, four teams have won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Slovak First Football League
The 2012–13 Slovak First Football League season, known as the Slovak Corgoň Liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th edition of top flight football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. It started on 14 July 2012 and ended on 26 May 2013. MŠK Žilina were the 2012 defending champions. Teams 12 teams contested in the league, including 11 sides from the 2011–12 season and one promoted from the 2. liga. Spartak Myjava made their promotional debut in the Slovak First Football League. They replaced DAC Dunajská Streda. Stadiums and locations Personnel and sponsorship Adidas is the official ball supplier for Corgoň Liga. Managerial changes League table Results The schedule consisted of three rounds. The two first rounds consisted of a conventional home and away round-robin schedule. The pairings of the third round were set according to the 2010–11 final standings. Every team played each opponent once for a total of 11 games per team. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Super Liga
The Slovak First Football League (), officially known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Slovakia and the highest level of the Football in Slovakia, Slovak football league system. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is fifteen, held by ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Slovan Bratislava, who are the current title holders. History The current independent top football division in Slovakia was formed in 1993 as a result of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The predecessors of the current top football division in Slovakia were Zväzové Majstrovstvá Slovenska (1925–1933) and Slovenská liga (1938–1944). Slovakia was part of Czechoslovakia (1918–1939 and 1945–1993) and the best Slovak clubs played in the joint Czechoslovak league. Three Slovak clubs managed to win it. Zväzové Majstrovstvá Slovenska (1925–1933) Slovenská liga (1938–1944) Slovak winners of the Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Slovak Superliga
The 2009–10 Slovak Superliga season of the Slovak Superliga, also known as ''Corgoň Liga'' due to sponsorship reasons, was the 17th edition of the league since its establishment. It began on 10 July 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010. Slovan Bratislava were the 2008–09 defending champions. Team changes from 2008–09 ViOn Zlaté Moravce were relegated after finishing the 2008–09 season in 12th and last place. They were replaced by 2008–09 1. Liga champions Inter Bratislava. While the First League promotees will carry the name of the former Slovak champions, the team will actually play its home matches in Senica after a merger with fourth-division side FK Senica FK Senica () is a Slovakia, Slovak football (soccer), football team, based in the town of Senica. The club was founded in 1921. History FK Senica was founded in 1921. Newly created partition was rapidly progressed, but the boom dampened dark per .... An intended name change for the 2009–10 season was filed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 Slovak Superliga
The 2006–07 Slovak Superliga (known as the Slovak Corgoň Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. It began on 14 July 2006 and ended on 30 May 2007. MFK Ružomberok were the defending champions. Teams A total of 12 teams was contested in the league, including 9 sides from the 2005–06 Slovak Superliga, 2005–06 season and three promoted from the 2. Liga, due to the league's expansion. Relegation for MŠK Púchov, SK Matador Púchov to the 2006–07 Slovak First League, 2006–07 1. Liga was confirmed on 27 May 2006. The one relegated team were replaced by FC VSS Košice, MFK Košice, ŠK Slovan Bratislava and FC Senec. Stadiums and locations First stage League table Results Championship group League table Results Promotion/relegation group League table Results Season statistics Top scorers Awards Source: Top Eleven *Goalkeeper: Štefan Senecký (FC Nitra) *Defence: P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Spiegel
(, , stylized in all caps) is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. With a weekly circulation of about 724,000 copies in 2022, it is one of the largest such publications in Europe. It was founded in 1947 by John Seymour Chaloner, a British army officer, and Rudolf Augstein, a former ''Wehrmacht'' radio operator who was recognized in 2000 by the International Press Institute as one of the fifty World Press Freedom Heroes. is known in German-speaking countries mostly for its investigative journalism. It has played a key role in uncovering many political scandals such as the ''Spiegel'' affair in 1962 and the Flick affair in the 1980s. The news website by the same name was launched in 1994 under the name '' Spiegel Online'' with an independent editorial staff. Today, the content is created by a shared editorial team and the website uses the same media brand as the printed magazine. History The first edition of was published in Hanover on Saturday, 4 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
