FC Nitra is a Slovak association football club, playing in the town of Nitra. Established in 1909, FC Nitra is one of the oldest football clubs in Slovakia. Nitra were promoted and relegated 4 times from the Czechoslovakian league with their longest stay being 5 years (1979–1984, 1986–1991). Nitra came close to clinching the title in 1962 only to lose out by 3 points to Dukla Prague. FC Nitra was the first football professional club in the former Czechoslovakia.
Nitra was involved in the inaugural Slovakian championship in 1994 but was relegated to the second division after their first season. The following season they were promoted back to the first division, only for the same fate to occur and were again relegated. Roller coaster seasons became somewhat of an FC Nitra speciality during the early 90s, until the promotions stopped in 2001 where fans had to wait five long seasons before seeing their club again return to the top flight where they finished with a respectable fifth place. This was mainly due to the work of headcoach Ivan Galád, who took control of the team in the winter of 2004, guiding the team to a fourth-place finish in the second division.
Róbert Rák became the top goal scorer both in the second division in the 2004/2005 season and (together with Erik Jendrišek) in the first division in the 2005/2006 season. In the beginning of the next season he was transferred to MFK Ružomberok. Galád coached the team very defensively (as according to his words no good striker was in the team). Galád lost his job after not much good results of the team at the end of 2006/2007 season (many losses and draws). The former Czech player Pavel Hapal was named as the head coach of the team for the 2007/2008 season. His way of coaching brought almost immediately very good results and the team finished 3rd (the best in the history of the club). After the season Hapal decided to leave the club to accept an offer from the top Czech club FK Mladá Boleslav. Pavel Malura, another coach from the Czech Republic, has taken the job. In spring 2009 the new manager Petar Kurčubić was appointed. FC Nitra have recently signed Slovak international Ivan Hodúr from Ružomberok. from new season from new manager Ivan Galád.
Events timeline
- 1909 – Founded as Nyitrai ÖTTSO
- 1911 – Renamed Nyitrai TVE
- 1919 – Renamed Nyitrai SC
- 1921 – Renamed SK Nitra
- 1923 – Renamed AC Nitra
- 1948 – Renamed Sokol Nitra
- 1949 – Renamed ZSJ Sokol spojene zavody Nitra
- 1949 – Renamed ZK KP Nitra
- 1953 – Renamed DSO Slavoj Nitra
- 1956 – Renamed TJ Slovan Nitra
- 1966 – Again Renamed AC Nitra
- 1976 – Renamed TJ Plastika Nitra
- 1989 – First European qualification, 1990
- 1990 – Renamed FC Nitra
Honours
Domestic
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer
The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944–45 until 1992–93. Since the 1993–94 Slovak League Top scorer.
- 1Shared award
European
European competition history
UEFA-administered
Not UEFA-administered
Sponsorship
| Period |
Kit manufacturer |
Shirt sponsor |
| 1998–2001 |
Erreà |
Volkswagen |
| 2001–2002 |
Gems |
Pozemné Staviteľstvo Nitra |
| 2002–2004 |
DIADORA |
| 2004–2005 |
hummel |
Bonul security |
| 2005–2006 |
Jako |
Dynamik |
| 2006–2008 |
Bonul security |
| 2008–2010 |
Bonul security
El Comp |
| 2010–13 |
Bonul security
El Comp
Špeciál Izotex |
| 2013–present |
Mesto Nitra |
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Current squad
Updated 16 February 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers winter 2015–16.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve team
FC Nitra juniori are the reserve team of FC Nitra. They currently play in the Slovak 3. Liga (Western division).
Squad
Head coach: 
Peter Hnilica
Assistant coach: Štefan Strečka
Updated 26 February 2013
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current technical staff
- Updated 24 June 2014
| Staff |
Job title |
| Róbert Barborík |
Manager |
| Martin Babinec |
Assistant manager |
| TBA |
Goalkeeping coach |
| Igor Demo |
Team Leader |
| MUDr. Ivan Štefanov |
Team Doctor |
| Dagmar Zahustelová |
Physiotherapist |
| Štefan Balla |
Masseur |
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC Nitra.
- Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
Former coaches
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 Jozef Jarabinský (1985–86)- Kamil Majerník (1986–88)
- Milan Lešický (1988–91)
- Karol Pecze (1991–92)
- Stanislav Jarábek (1992–93)
- S.Dominka (1993)
- Ivan Horn (1993–95)
- Milan Albrecht (2001)
- Ivan Galád (2004–07)
- Pavel Hapal (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008)
- Pavel Malura (June 9, 2008 – Sept 28, 2008)
- Marián Süttö (Sept 28, 2008 – Dec 31, 2008)
 Petar Kurčubić (Jan 1, 2009 – June 30, 2009)- Ivan Galád (July 1, 2010 – Jan 13, 2011)
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- Ivan Vrabec (Jan 15, 2011 – March 14, 2011)
- Cyril Stachura (March 15, 2011 – Nov 19, 2011)
- Róbert Barborík (interim) (Nov 20, 2011 – Dec 19, 2011)
- Ladislav Jurkemik (Dec 20, 2011 – Nov 5, 2012)
- Jozef Vukušič (Nov 6, 2012 – June 30, 2013)[1]
- Ladislav Šimčo (July 1, 2013 – Aug 27, 2013)
- Vladimír Koník (Aug 27, 2013 – Feb 19, 2014)
- Ladislav Hudec (Feb 19, 2014 – June 2014)
- Michal Hipp (June 2014 – Sep 23, 2015)
- Róbert Barborík (Sep 23, 2015–present)
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References
External links
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