1. FC Tatran Prešov

1. FC Tatran Prešov (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈtatram ˈpreʂɔw]) is a Slovak football club based in the city of Prešov. Tatran Prešov is the oldest football club in Slovakia, founded on 25 May 1898. The club currently participates in the 3. liga. The "Green and Whites" played 32 seasons in the Czechoslovak top division. Tatran became the dark horse of the Czechoslovak league in the 1960s and 1970s, but never won a title. The greatest league success was the second place in the 1965 and 1973 seasons. The club also came close in the Czechoslovak Cup, losing twice in 1966 and 1992 finals.

For the handball team, see HT Tatran Prešov.

1. FC Tatran
Full name1. FC Tatran Prešov
Nickname(s)Zeleno-Bieli (The Green-Whites)
Koňare (Horsemen)
Founded25 May 1898 (1898-05-25)
as ETVE Prešov
GroundTatran Stadium (in reconstruction)
Capacity2,000
OwnerCity of Prešov[1]
ChairmanĽuboš Micheľ[1]
Head coachStanislav Šesták
League3.liga
2020–213rd
WebsiteClub website

History overview

Early history
Eperjesi TVE in 1904

The first official football match on the territory of present-day Slovakia took place on 25 May 1898 in Eperjes, today's Prešov, that time in Hungary, between two Budapest-based teams, Óbudai TE and Budapesti TC on the initiation of František Pethe, a gymnastic teacher in the local grammar school. On the same day the Eperjesi Torna és Vívó Egyesület (Eperjesi TVE, lit. Gymnastic and Fencing Association of Eperjes) was founded, which is regarded as the first football club of Slovakia.

Eperjesi TVE initially competed in the Hungarian league system, achieving its best result in the 1907–08 season, when it won the Northern District Championship.[2]

In 1920 Prešov became part of the newly founded Czechoslovakia, subsequently the club competed in the Czechoslovak leagues.

Prešov finished in second place in the Czechoslovak First League in 1965 and 1973, finishing the season just one point behind champions Spartak Trnava in the 1972–73 season.[3] In the national cup the team also had success, reaching the final of the Czechoslovak Cup in 1966, where they lost to Dukla Prague and in 1992 where Sparta Prague were victorious.[3]

The greatest legend of Tatran's Prešov history is Ladislav Pavlovič. From 1948 until 1966, he netted for Tatran Prešov 150 goals in 309 matches. He also represented Czechoslovakia national football team, where he played 14 matches and scored two goals. In 2013, he was stated to Prešov's Hall of Fame.

Previous names
  • Eperjesi Torna és Vívó Egyesület (Hungarian version), ETVE Prešov (1898)
  • TVE Prešov (1920)
  • Slávia Prešov (1931)
  • PTS Prešov (1945)
  • DSO Slavia Prešov a DSO Snaha Prešov (split from PTS Prešov) (1947)
  • Sparta Dukla Prešov (1948)
  • Dukla Prešov (1950)
  • Dukla ČSSZ Prešov (1951)
  • ČSSZ Prešov (1952)
  • DSO Tatran Prešov (1953)
  • TJ Tatran Prešov (1960)
  • Tatran Agro Prešov (1989)
  • FC Tatran Prešov (1991)
  • FC Tatran Bukóza Prešov (1996)
  • FC Tatran Prešov (1998)
  • 1.FC Tatran Prešov (2005)

Honours

Domestic

Czechoslovakia

Slovakia

Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer

The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944 to 1945 until 1992–93. Since the 1993–94 Slovak League Top scorer.

Year Winner G
1960–61 Ladislav Pavlovič171
1962–63 Karol Petroš19
1963–64 Ladislav Pavlovič21
1Shared award

European
  • Mitropa Cup
    • Winners (1): 1981
  • InterCup
    • Winners (1): 1978

Results

League and Cup history

Slovak League only (1993–present)

See also: List of 1. FC Tatran Prešov seasons
Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Top Scorer (Goals)
1993–1994 1st (Mars Superliga) 4/(12) 32 10 14 8 47 43 34 Runner-up
1994–1995 1st (Mars Superliga) 9/(12) 32 9 10 13 42 49 37 1/2 finals UC 2R ( Real Zaragoza)
1995–1996 1st (Mars Superliga) 5/(12) 32 12 7 13 34 36 43 1/32 finals
1996–1997 1st (Mars Superliga) 6/(16) 30 12 7 11 37 38 43 Runner-up
1997–1998 1st (Mars Superliga) 10/(16) 30 9 9 12 29 39 36 1/4 finals Milan Jambor (5)
1998–1999 1st (Mars Superliga) 8/(16) 30 11 10 9 38 35 43 1/16 finals Vladimír Kožuch (7)
Anton Šoltis (7)
1999–2000 1st (Mars Superliga) 6/(16) 30 14 5 11 38 42 47 1/16 finals Vladimír Kožuch (8)
2000–2001 1st (Mars Superliga) 7/(10) 36 10 10 16 44 54 40 1/32 finals Marek Petruš (7)
Július Lelkeš (7)
2001–2002 1st (Mars Superliga) 10/(10) 36 8 7 21 35 66 40 1/16 finals Ján Šlahor (7)
2002–2003 2nd (1. liga) 9/(16) 30 11 6 13 40 37 39 1/4 finals Lukáš Hricov (7)
2003–2004 2nd (1. liga) 3/(16) 30 15 7 8 54 35 52 1/8 finals Martin Jakubko (13)
2004–2005 2nd (1. liga) 5/(16) 30 12 8 10 38 33 44 1/32 finals Ľubomír Pagor (7)
2005–2006 2nd (1. liga) 5/(16) 30 15 7 8 37 22 52 1/32 finals Peter Iskra (6)
2006–2007 2nd (1. liga) 5/(12) 36 16 14 6 55 25 62 1/8 finals Tomáš Kaplan (8)
2007–2008 2nd (1. liga) 1/(12) 33 23 8 2 64 14 77 1/4 finals Ľuboš Belejík (7)
2008–2009 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(12) 33 10 11 12 40 50 41 1/16 finals Peter Katona (7)
2009–2010 1st (Corgoň Liga) 8/(12) 33 11 5 17 32 38 38 1/8 finals Peter Katona (5)
2010–2011 1st (Corgoň Liga) 11/(12) 33 9 6 18 30 49 33 1/16 finals Jhonatan (5)
2011–2012 1st (Corgoň Liga) 10/(12) 33 7 12 14 23 35 33 1/4 finals Peter Katona (5)
2012–2013 1st (Corgoň Liga) 12/(12) 33 8 9 16 21 41 33 1/16 finals Andriy Shevchuk (3)
Matúš Marcin (3)
2013–2014 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 4/(12) 33 18 6 9 56 28 60 1/4 finals Dávid Leško (11)
2014–2015 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 3/(24) 22 10 6 6 32 24 36 1/32 finals Pavol Šafranko (11)
2015–2016 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 1/(24) 30 16 10 4 61 26 58 1/16 finals Dávid Leško (16)
2016–2017 1st (Fortuna Liga) 11/(12) 30 3 10 17 17 63 19 1/8 finals Musefiu Ashiru (5)
2017–2018 1st (Fortuna Liga) 12/(12) 31 4 11 16 20 55 23 1/32 finals Roland Černák (7)
2018–19 2nd (II. liga) 15/(16) 30 7 6 17 30 41 27 1/32 finals Lukáš Hricov (3)
2019–20 3rd (III. liga) 1/(16) 17 14 1 2 52 14 43 1/32 finals Kristián Hirka (12)
2020–21 3rd (III. liga) 3/(16) 15 10 1 4 40 15 31 1/32 finals  ?

European competition history
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup 1. Bayern Munich 1–1 2–3 3–4
1973–74 UEFA Cup 1. Velež Mostar 4–2 1–1 5–3
2. VfB Stuttgart 3–5(aet) 1–3 4–8
1980–81 Mitropa Cup RR Csepel SC 0–0 0–3
Calcio Como 4–1 0–1
NK Zagreb 2–1 5–1
1994–95 Cup Winners' Cup Q Bangor F.C. 4–0 1–0 5–0
1. Dundee United 3–1 2–3 5–4
2. Real Zaragoza 0–4 1–2 1–6

Rivalries

Tatran's biggest rivals are VSS Košice, and the matches between the two teams are referred to as "Eastern Slovak derby" (Slovak: Východniarske derby).[4]
They also have rivalry with MFK Zemplín Michalovce and FC Spartak Trnava. 1. FC Tatran Prešov supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of the Polish side JKS Czarni 1910 Jasło.[5]

Sponsorship
1. FC Tatran Prešov 11/12 season home kit.
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1998–2000 ATAK OTF
2000–2003 ŠARIŠ
2004 Opel
2005 none
2005–2008 Poštová banka
2008–2010 Auto Leas
2010–2011 Adidas none
2011–2012 IMPA
2012–2013 DÚHA
2013–present ATAK

Club partners

source[6]

  • DÚHA
  • Ekofin

Current squad

As of 30 July 2021.[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SVK Ľuboš Lukáč
2 DF  SVK Martin Homoľa
3 DF  SVK Lukáš Timko
4 DF  POL Paweł Jarzębak
5 DF  SVK Peter Poľak
6 MF  SVK Marián Sabolčík
7 MF  SVK Michal Kraľovič
8 FW  SVK Oliver Špilár
9 MF  SVK Martin Pribula
10 FW  SVK Jozef Dolný
11 FW  SVK Kristián Hirka
15 DF  SVK Norbert Grejták
17 MF  SVK Alex Olejár
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK  CZE Miloš Buchta
20 MF  SVK Dávid Ivanecký
22 MF  SVK Kamil Rečičár
23 GK  SVK Mário Švec
23 MF  SVK Richard Kapraľ
24 DF  SVK Marko Macejko
27 MF  SVK Matej Škrepták
28 MF  SVK Slavomír Kraľovič
— MF  SVK Dávid Jurčišin
— MF  SVK Boris Štofan
— DF  SVK Adam Šoltis
— DF  SVK Filip Tatar

Out on loan 2021–22

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Reserve team

1. FC Tatran Prešov juniori was the reserve team of 1. FC Tatran Prešov. They mostly played in the Slovak 3. Liga (Eastern division).

Managers
Further information: List of 1. FC Tatran Prešov managers

Current technical staff
As of 16 July 2021
Staff Job title
Stanislav Šesták Manager
Róbert Petruš Assistant manager
Peter Baláž Assistant manager
Peter Barna Team manager
Maroš Ferenc Goalkeeping coach
Jozef Vaño Team Leader
MUDr. Ján Mirilovič Team Doctor
MUDr. Július Svätojánsky Team Doctor
MUDr. Peter Cvengroš Team Doctor
Vladislav Šarišský Masseur
Vladimír Papp Physiotherapist
Dávid Balucha Physiotherapist

Player records

Most goals
# Nat. Name Goals
1 Ladislav Pavlovič 150
2 Karol Petroš 67
3 Jozef Kuchár 56
4 Gejza Šimanský 44
5 Dávid Leško 40

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

Notable players

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

For full list, see Category:1. FC Tatran Prešov players

Notable fan
  • Milan Timoš (1948–2012[8])

References
  1. Budúcnosť Tatrana Prešov je podpísaná. Klubu bude šéfovať Micheľ September 17, 2021
  2. "Bajnoki végeredmény: Vidéki bajnokság – Északi kerület 1907/1908" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. Truchlik, Ivan (2015). Futbalový atlas sveta (in Slovak). Prague, Czech Republic: Ottovo Nakladatelství. p. 640. ISBN 978-80-7451-455-5.
  4. "Dnes je na programe východniarske derby" (in Slovak). Presov.korzar.sk. 17 September 2011.
  5. "Futbaloví chuligáni: Kto do koho kope". Aktuality.sk.
  6. "1.FC Tatran Prešov – Oficiálna stránka najstaršieho futbalového klubu na Slovensku".
  7. "Káder 1. FC Tatran Prešov na novú sezónu – 1.FC Tatran Prešov".
  8. Skonal obdivuhodný fanúšik Tatrana 09.02.2012, korzar.sme.sk
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