AS Trenčín

AS Trenčín

Full name	Asociácia športov Trenčín a.s.[1]
Founded	1992
Ground	Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín
Capacity	3,500
Owner	Tschen La Ling
Chairman	Róbert Rybníček
Manager	Martin Ševela
League	Fortuna Liga
2014–15	Fortuna Liga, 1st
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

AS Trenčín is a Slovak sports club in the town of Trenčín, most known for its football department. The first team currently plays in the Slovak Super Liga after winning the 2010–11 Slovak First League. The club plays its home games at the Štadión na Sihoti with a capacity of 4,500 spectators.

History

The football team was established in 1992 as TJ Ozeta Dukla Trenčín and started in the third division of the Czechoslovak competition, finishing one place below TTS Trenčín. Afterwards both clubs merged. Later, the club spent three seasons (1994–97) in the second division in Slovakia.^[2] Since 1997, Trenčín has continuously played in the Slovak first division.

In 2002 the club changed its name to FK Laugaricio Trenčín, and one year later became FK AS Trenčín (Araver a Synot Trenčín).

The club's biggest success so far was winning the national title in the 2014–15 season and reaching second place in the 2013–14 season. Trenčín has also made four appearances in the Intertoto Cup (1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002). It is owned by former Dutch international Tschen La Ling.^[3] After 11 seasons in the top level the club was relegated after the 2007–08 season.^[2]

In July 2015, FK AS Trenčín together with women's handball team HK Štart Trenčín was merged into Asociácia športov Trenčín.^[4]

Events timeline

• 1992: Founded as TJ Ozeta Dukla Trenčín
• 1995: Renamed FK Ozeta Dukla Trenčín
• 2002: Renamed Laugaricio Trenčín
• 2003: Renamed FK AS Trenčín

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with AS Trenčín:

• VSV TONEGIDO (2007–08)^[5]
• Baník Horná Nitra (2011–present)^[6]
• Slovan Nemšová (2012–present)^[7]
• Ajax (2012–present)^[8]
• AGOVV Apeldoorn (2012–13)^[9]
• FK Inter Bratislava (2016–present)^[10]

Supporters

The club has a fairly large support in the country and have an active ultras group. They have a fierce rivalry with Spartak Trnava and Slovan Bratislava. The club is one of the very few in the region with politically left-wing fans.^[11]

Sponsorship

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
????–97	ATAK	Ozeta
1998–99	Kappa
1999–02	Adidas
2003–05		none
2005–06	Umbro	SYNOT
2006–08		none
2008–09		FITSHAPE
2009–10	Royal
2010–12		KROON
2012–14	Nike	AEGON
2015–	Adidas

Club partners

van Styn FITSHAPE McDonald's City of Trenčín VRM

Vaillant Mercedes-Benz Motor-Car Trenčín Corgoň Noba RAUCH

Party Partners SWAN MM Transpend EDART machunka.sk

Current squad

As of 27 February 2016^[12] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Scott Christie 2 DF Lukáš Skovajsa 3 DF Milan Rundić 4 DF Daniel Bednárik 5 DF Kerrea Gilbert 6 DF Martin Šulek 7 MF Mitchell Schet 8 MF Ryan Koolwijk (3rd captain) 9 FW Gino van Kessel 10 MF Rabiu Ibrahim 11 DF Samuel Inkoom 14 MF Jakub Holúbek 15 DF Kingsley Madu 16 FW Aliko Bala

No. Position Player 17 FW Samuel Kalu 18 DF James Lawrence 19 FW Dávid Guba 20 MF Matúš Opatovský 21 MF Matúš Bero 22 DF Christopher Udeh 24 GK Igor Šemrinec (Vice-captain) 26 MF Cchung-Jao Jin 27 MF Denis Jančo 30 GK Adrián Chovan 31 MF Chuang Cchung 37 DF Peter Kleščík (Captain) 39 FW Stefan Maierhofer 40 DF Vassilis Kontreas 45 MF Bojan Vukić

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player 5 MF Damián Bariš (at Nové Mesto nad Váhom) DF Michal Ranko (at Nemšová) DF Stanislav Kvasnica (at Trenčianske Stankovce) DF René Šiko (at Bánovce nad Bebravou) DF Peter Valla (at Skalica) MF Marek Frimmel (at Nové Mesto nad Váhom)

No. Position Player MF Lukáš Kyselica (at Nemšová) MF Peter Mazan (at Zlaté Moravce) FW Tomáš Malec (at Sigma Olomouc) FW Martin Jurica (at Nemšová) FW Gabriel Bezák (at Senec)

Managers

Current technical staff

As of 23 September 2013

Staff	Job title
Martin Ševela	Manager
Vladimír Cifranič	Assistant manager
Norbert Guľa	Assistant manager
Leo van Veen	Assistant manager
Roman Hodál	Goalkeeping coach
Jozef Hollý	Team Leader
Drahoslav Bočák	Team Manager
Branislav Haviernik	Scout
Dr Jozef Takáč	Team Doctor
Jozef Liška	Physiotherapist
Peter Gašperák	Masseur

Honours

Domestic

Czechoslovakia

• Czechoslovak First League (1925–93)
  • Runners-up (1): 1962–63 ¹
  • Third Place (1): 1967–68 ¹

Slovakia

• Slovak League (1993–Present)
  • Winners (1): 2014–15
  • Runners-up (1): 2013–14
• Slovak Cup (1961–Present)
  • Winners (3): 1978¹, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Slovakian Second Division (1993–Present)
  • Winners (1): 2010–11
  • Runners-up (3): 1997, 2008–09, 2009–10

¹ – As Jednota Trenčín

Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer

The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944–45 until 1992–93. Since the 1993–94 Slovak League Top scorer.

Year	Winner	G
1964–65	Pavol Bencz	19
1998–99	Martin Fabuš	19
2002–03	Martin Fabuš	20^1
2012–13	David Depetris	16
2013–14	Tomáš Malec	14

¹Shared award

European

• Mitropa Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1966 ¹

¹ – As Jednota Trenčín

UEFA Ranking

This is the current 2015–16 UEFA coefficient:

Rank	Team	Coefficient
247	Aberdeen	5.460
248	Ermis Aradippou	5.435
249	AS Trenčín	5.400
250	Osijek	5.275
251	Odd	5.250

• Full list

Transfers

AS 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 Trenčín after a few years of first team football and moving on to play football in leagues of a higher standard, with the Russian Football Premier League (Martin Škrteľ to Zenit in 2004), Belgian Pro League (Moses Simon and Haris Hajradinović to Gent in 2014, Wesley to Club Brugge in 2016), Danish Superliga (Stanislav Lobotka and Ramón to FC Nordsjælland in 2015, Fanendo Adi to Copenhagen in 2013) and Greece Superleague (Jairo to PAOK in 2015).

Record transfers

Rank	Player	To	Fee	Year
1.	Wesley	Club Brugge	€1.0 million*	2016[13]
2.	Moses Simon	Gent	€0.8 million*	2015[14]
3.	Jairo	PAOK	€0.8 million*	2015[15]

*-unofficial fee

Results

League and Cup history

Slovak League only (1993–present)

Season	Division (Name)	Pos./Teams	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup	Europe		Top Scorer (Goals)
1993–94	3rd (2.Liga)
1994–95	2nd (1. Liga)	7/(16)	30	13	5	12	54	40	44				Formanko (16)
1995–96	2nd (1. Liga)	9/(16)	30	10	7	13	41	42	37
1996–97	2nd (1. Liga)	2/(18)	34	24	2	8	68	30	74
1997–98	1st (Mars Superliga)	4/(16)	30	14	5	9	47	31	53	2.R			Martin Fabuš (16)
1998–99	1st (Mars Superliga)	5/(16)	30	15	8	7	53	25	53	1.R	UI	2.R ( Baltika)	Martin Fabuš (19)
1999–00	1st (Mars Superliga)	5/(16)	30	13	8	9	38	29	47	2.R	UI	1.R ( Pobeda)	Jozef Valachovič (7)
2000–01	1st (Mars Superliga)	8/(10)	36	11	6	19	35	59	39	2.R	UI	1.R ( Dinaburg)	Marián Klago (6)
2001–02	1st (Mars Superliga)	5/(10)	36	15	9	12	45	43	54	2.R			Martin Fabuš (9)
2002–03	1st (Superliga)	9/(10)	36	11	5	20	48	69	38	2.R	UI	1.R ( Slaven Belupo)	Milan Ivana (10)
2003–04	1st (Corgoň Liga)	5/(10)	36	13	9	14	37	43	48	1.R			Stanislav Velický (7)
2004–05	1st (Corgoň Liga)	8/(10)	36	12	7	17	36	50	43	2.R			Ivan Lietava (9)
2005–06	1st (Corgoň Liga)	7/(10)	36	11	9	16	31	49	42	Quarter-finals			Jaroslav Kamenský (6)
2006–07	1st (Corgoň Liga)	11/(12)	36	8	11	17	31	49	35	2.R			Juraj Czinege (4)
2007–08	1st (Corgoň Liga)	12/(12)	33	3	7	23	26	77	16	3.R			David Depetris (4)
2008–09	2nd (1. liga)	2/(12)	33	19	9	5	74	27	66	1.R			David Depetris (21)
2009–10	2nd (1. liga)	2/(12)	27	13	11	3	53	21	50	3.R			Filip Hlohovský (7) Jorge Salinas (7)
2010–11	2nd (1. liga)	1/(12)	33	22	6	5	77	30	72	3.R			David Depetris (31)
2011–12	1st (Corgoň Liga)	5/(12)	33	12	12	9	51	49	48	3.R			Lester Peltier (11)
2012–13	1st (Corgoň Liga)	3/(12)	33	14	11	8	52	34	18	3.R			David Depetris (16)
2013–14	1st (Corgoň Liga)	2/(12)	33	19	6	8	74	35	63	2.R	EL	Q3 ( Astra)	Tomáš Malec (14)
2014–15	1st (Fortuna Liga)	1/(12)	33	23	5	5	67	28	74	Winner	EL	Q3 ( Hull City)	Jairo (8)

European competition history

^{Until 1992 played as Jednota Trenčín}

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1966	Mitropa Cup
		1. Round	Admira Wien	4–0	1–2	5–2
		1/4 Final	Red Star Belgrade	3–1	1–0	4–1
		Semi-final	Vasas	1–0
		Final	Fiorentina		0–1
1967–68	Mitropa Cup	1 .Round	Željezničar	0–1	0–0	0–1
1998	Intertoto Cup	1. Round	Dinaburg	1–1	4–1	5–1
		2. Round	Baltika	0–1	0–0	0–1
1999	Intertoto Cup	1. Round	Pobeda	3–1	1–3	4–4 (p)
2000	Intertoto Cup	1. Round	Dinaburg	0–3	0–1	0–4
2002	Intertoto Cup	1. Round	Slaven Belupo	3–1	0–5	3–6
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	2Q	IFK Göteborg	2–1	0–0	2–1
		3Q	Astra Giurgiu	1–3	2–2	3–5
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Vojvodina	4–0	0–3	4–3
		3Q	Hull City	0–0	1–2	1–2
2015–16	UEFA Champions League	2Q	Steaua București	0–2	3–2	3–4

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for AS.

For full list, see Category:FK AS Trenčín players

Milan Albrecht Juraj Ančic Pavol Bencz Ivan Bilský Kamil Čontofalský Juraj Czinege David Depetris Marián Dirnbach Peter Doležaj Martin Fabuš Ľubomír Faktor Róbert Hanko Filip Hološko Csaba Horváth Jaroslav Hrabal Milan Ivana Ladislav Józsa Ján Kapko Marek Kaščák Karol Kisel

Rastislav Kostka František Kubik Dušan Kuciak Bozhin Laskov Martin Lipčák Stanislav Lobotka Filip Lukšík Vojtech Masný Peter Németh Emil Pažický Juraj Piroska Andrej Porázik Miroslav Siva Ondrej Šmelko Anton Šoltis Martin Škrtel Samuel Štefánik Peter Štyvar Anton Švajlen Jozef Valachovič

Foreign players: Stefan Maierhofer Aldo Baéz Haris Hajradinović Jairo Ramón Wesley William James Lawrence Gino van Kessel Ryan Koolwijk Mitchell Schet Fanendo Adi Rabiu Ibrahim Kingsley Madu Moses Simon Jorge Salinas Milan Rundić Lester Peltier

Managers

Ladislav Kuna (1995–96) Stanislav Griga (July 1, 1996 – June 30, 1998) Róbert Paldan (1998–00) Alexander Bokij (2000–01) Milan Albrecht (2001) Anton Dragúň (2001), (2003) Jaroslav Jurkovič (2003) Karol Kisel st. (2003–04) Anton Jánoš (2004–05) Karol Marko (2005)

Ladislav Hudec (July 1, 2005 – March 11, 2006) Vlastimil Palička (2006–07) Rob McDonald (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008) Martin Stano (2008) Ivan Galád (2008–09) Vladimír Koník (July 1, 2009 – Nov 13, 2009) Adrián Guľa (Nov 14, 2009 – June 30, 2013) Ľubomír Nosický (July 1, 2013 – Sept 8, 2013) Martin Ševela (Sept 8, 2013–)

Previous kits

The first home Ozeta Dukla kit, worn in 1994–95.	The first away Ozeta Dukla kit, worn in 1994–95.	The typical Ozeta Dukla kit, as worn in 1996–03.
The alternative Ozeta Dukla kit, as worn in 1996–03.	The home FK Laugaricio kit and the older FK AS kit, worn in 2003–08.	The away FK Laugaricio kit and the older FK AS kit, worn in 2003–08.

References

1. https://youtube.com/watch?v=-gZ20ofXcYc
2. "Trenčín po 11 sezónach zostupuje do druhej najvyššej súťaže" (Slovak)
3. AS Trenčín History
4. "Trenčianska AS bude pracovať podľa filozofie futbalového klubu". Sport.sme.sk (Petit Press, a.s.). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
5. "Breuk Ling en Tonegido". ad.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2014-08-19.
6. "FC Baník Horná Nitra sa stal partnerom prvoligového klubu AS Trenčín". prievidza.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2011-08-27.
7. "AS Trenčín bude spolupracovať s Nemšovou". astrencin.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
8. "Podpísali sme zmluvu o spolupráci s Ajaxom!". astrencin.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2012-12-07.
9. "Budeme spolupracovať s holandským AGOVV". astrencin.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2012-01-25.
10. "Tlačová konferencia AS Trenčín pred jarnou časťou sezóny". youtube.com (in Slovak). Retrieved 2016-02-24.
11. http://www.stadionowioprawcy.net/news/1276-goral_zywiec_skroil_2_flagi_.html
12. First team squad list
13. https://www.rtvs.sk/televizia/archiv/9937/87427
14. http://futbal.pravda.sk/zahranicne-ligy/clanok/353254-o-nigerisky-talent-ktory-vybrusili-v-trencine-sa-pobiju-europski-giganti/
15. http://www.futbalreport.sk/utocnik-trencina-jairo-prestupil-do-paok-solun

External links

• Official website (Slovak) (English)
• AS Trenčín on Facebook
• AS Trenčín's channel on YouTube