PFK Piešťany is a
Slovak football club
In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...
that has been operating in the city of
Piešťany
Piešťany (; , , , ) is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its Piešťany District, own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around ...
since 1912. Since the 2016/17 season, after the arrival of new management, the men's category has been playing in III. West League, but was deregistered from it in 2015. After the "rebirth" in 2016, the club achieved the best 7th place in the
4. West League, but after the reorganization it was relegated back to the
5. League, where it currently operates.
History
The Slovak football club was founded in 1912 under the name PAFC Pöstyén (Pöstényi atleticai és futbal club Pöstyén). In 1937, the ice hockey team
ŠHK 37 Piešťany
ŠHK 37 Piešťany was a professional Slovak ice hockey club, based in Piešťany, Slovakia. The club was founded in 1937. The team is nicknamed Havrani ("ravens").
Honours Domestic
Slovak 1. Liga
* Winners (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
* Run ...
split off from it. After 102 years of continuous activity, the men's football team ceased to exist in 2015. The management then decided to continue to operate only the youth teams. Since August 2016, new management has taken over
Piešťany
Piešťany (; , , , ) is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its Piešťany District, own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around ...
football, which decided to restart the men's team by registering in the lowest eighth league.
In the 2016-2017 season, the senior team won the eighth league and advanced to the seventh, and in the 2017-2018 season, they also won the seventh league and advanced to the sixth league. In the 2018-2019 season, PFK Piešťany won the sixth league and advanced to the
V. league west. In the 2019-2020 season, the team finished in 3rd place in the
V. league west.
Historic names
The historic names of PFK Piešťany.
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** 1912 - PAFC Pöstyén (Pöstényi atleticai és futbal club Pöstyén)
** 1919 - Piešťanský ŠK (Piešťanský športový klub)
** 1929 - Piešťanský FK (Piešťanský futbalový klub)
** 1948 - TJ Slavoj Piešťany (Telovýchovná jednota Slavoj Piešťany)
** 1988 - PFK Piešťany (Prvý futbalový klub Piešťany)
Stadium
The club plays its home matches at the PFK Piešťany stadium, in
Piešťany
Piešťany (; , , , ) is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its Piešťany District, own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around ...
, which has a capacity of 8,000 spectators, of which 920 are seats. Although the grandstand provides comfortable seating, the rest of the oval requires reconstruction.
An averages of two to three hundred spectators attend matches in Piešťany.
On 20 March 2020, PFK Piešťany held a football festival in
Piešťany
Piešťany (; , , , ) is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its Piešťany District, own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around ...
when they welcomed a
first division 1st Division or First Division may refer to:
Military
Airborne divisions
*1st Parachute Division (Germany)
*1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
* 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)
* 1st Guards Airborne Division
Armoured divisions
*1st Armoure ...
side,
Dunajská Streda
Dunajská Streda (; ; ) is a town located in southern Slovakia ( Trnavský kraj). Dunajská Streda is the most culturally significant town in the Žitný ostrov area. The town has a population of 22,730, with ethnic Hungarians forming the 72% maj ...
to their home ground in front of 650 spectators as part of the second round of the
Slovak Cup
The Slovak Cup (), currently named Slovnaft Cup due to sponsorship agreement with Slovnaft, is the only nationwide Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in Football in Slovakia, Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Euro ...
.
They lost the game 7:0.
Affiliated clubs
The following are the clubs that are affiliated with PFK Piešťany
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FC Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava () is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. The club competes in Slovak First Football League, the top flight in the Football in Slovakia#System, Slovak league system, hav ...
(2020-present)
References
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Football clubs in Slovakia
Association football clubs established in 1912
1912 establishments in Slovakia
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