FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
| Full name | Football Club Viliam Ondrejka Zlaté Moravce – Vráble | ||
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| Founded | 1995 as FC ViOn | ||
| Ground | ViOn Aréna, Zlaté Moravce | ||
| Capacity | 4,006 | ||
| Owner | Viliam Ondrejka | ||
| Chairman | Karol Škula | ||
| Manager | Roman Hudec | ||
| League | 2.liga | ||
| 2023–24 | Slovak First Football League, 12th of 12 (relegated) | ||
| Website | fcvion | ||
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FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce – Vráble is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Zlaté Moravce. The club was founded on 22 January 1995.
History
From the club's establishment in 1995 until 2004, they played in various regional competitions. In 2004 they were promoted to the Slovak Second Division, and then in the 2006–07 season were promoted to the Corgoň Liga, and won the Slovak Cup, beating FC Senec 4-0.[1] This earned them place in the first qualifying round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.
Zlaté Moravce played their first European match on 19 July 2007 in the UEFA Cup at home against Alma-Ata, winning 3–1.[2] On 2 August 2007, they have tied in Almaty 1–1, qualifying to the second qualification round.[3]
Events timeline
- 1995 – Founded as FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
- 2016 – Renamed FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce – Vráble[4]
Honours
Domestic
- Slovak Cup (1961–)
- Winners (1): 2006–07
- Slovak Second Division (1993–)
Affiliated clubs
The following clubs are affiliated with FC ViOn:
Sponsorship
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2004–05 | Legea | ViOn |
| 2005–07 | Adidas | |
| 2007–08 | Jako | |
| 2008–09 | Adidas | |
| 2009–10 | Puma | |
| 2010–13 | Legea | |
| 2013–14 | Luanvi | |
| 2014–2022 | Erreà | |
| 2022 | Tipsport | |
| 2022- | Puma |
Club partners
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Current squad
- As of 10 February 2025[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Roman Hudec |
| Assistant Manager | Matúš Ostrovský |
| Goalkeeping coach | Martin Matlák |
| Sport Director | Ľubomír Michalík |
| Fitness coach | Milan Ivanka |
| Team chef | Vladimír Červený |
| Masseur | Ján Andraško |
| Physioterapist | MUDr. Jozef Mada |
Source:[8]
Results
League and Cup history
Slovak League only (1993–present)
Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Slovak Cup Europe Top Scorer (Goals) 2000–01 3rd (2. Liga) 1 Did not enter Jozef Piaček (11)
Róbert Michalík (11)2001–02 2nd (1. Liga) 16/(16) Preliminary round ? 2002–03 3rd (2. Liga) 10 Did not enter ? 2003–04 3rd (2. Liga) 2 Did not enter Juraj Vondra (18) 2004–05 2nd (1.Liga) 8/(16) Quarter-finals Peter Černák (6) 2005–06 2nd (1.Liga) 8/(16) Round 1 Peter Černák (5)
Martin Chren (5)2006–07 2nd (1.Liga) 3/(12) Winner Marek Plichta (9) 2007–08 1st (Corgoň Liga) 11/(12) Round 3 UC Q2 ( Zenit St. Petersburg) Peter Černák (4) 2008–09 1st (Corgoň Liga) 12/(12) Quarter-finals Salomon Wisdom (4) 2009–10 2nd (DoxxBet Liga) 1/(14) Round 3 Karol Pavelka (16) 2010–11 1st (Corgoň Liga) 6/(12) Semi-finals Peter Kuračka (7) 2011–12 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(12) Semi-finals Martin Hruška (6) 2012–13 1st (Corgoň Liga) 8/(12) Round 3 Andrej Hodek (13) 2013–14 1st (Corgoň Liga) 10/(12) Quarter-finals Martin Pribula (8) 2014–15 1st (Fortuna Liga) 10/(12) Round 5 Martin Juhar (4)
Márius Charizopulos (4)2015–16 1st (Fortuna Liga) 9/(12) Quarter-finals Leandre Tawamba (11) 2016–17 1st (Fortuna Liga) 10/(12) Round 4 Peter Orávik (5) 2017–18 1st (Fortuna Liga) 10/(12) Round 3 Róbert Gešnábel (9) 2018–19 1st (Fortuna Liga) 10/(12) Round of 16 Tomáš Ďubek (9) 2019–20 1st (Fortuna Liga) 8/(12) Semi-finals Tomáš Ďubek (8) 2020–21 1st (Fortuna Liga) 5/(12) Quarter-finals Filip Balaj (16) 2021–22 1st (Fortuna Liga) 11/(12) Quarter-finals Tomáš Ďubek (7) 2022–23 1st (Fortuna Liga) 11/(12) Round of 16 Adam Brenkus (7) 2023–24 1st (Niké Liga) 12/(12) Round of 16 Marek Kuzma (4)
Karol Mondek (4)2024–25 2nd (MonacoBet Liga) 2/(14) Round of 16 Levan Nonikashvili (9)
European competition history
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Alma-Ata | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2Q | Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 |
Youth program
The club is also particularly known for its youth program. Academy name is PFA (Požitavská futbalová akadémia).
Player records
Most goals
| # | Nat. | Name | Goals |
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| 1 | Peter Orávik | 32 | |
| 2 | Tomáš Ďubek | 30 | |
| 3 | Peter Černák | 28 | |
| Karol Pavelka | |||
| 5 | Peter Kuračka | 26 | |
| 6 | Filip Balaj | 24 | |
| 7 | Andrej Hodek | 18 |
Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.
Notable players
Had international caps on senior level for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC ViOn.
- Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
- Stefan Cebara
- Martin Dobrotka
- Tomáš Ďubek
- Martin Fabuš
- Irfan Fazail
- Miloš Glonek
- Tomche Grozdanovski
- Wan Zack Haikal
- Dominik Holec
- David Hrnčár
- Tomáš Hubočan
- Jésus Konnsimbal
- Tihomir Kostadinov
- Pavel Kováč
- Štefan Maixner
- Pavol Majerník
- Lamin Samateh
- Fadhli Shas
- Milan Škriniar
- Michal Škvarka
- Léandre Tawamba
- Marek Ujlaky
- Egy Maulana Vikri
- Salomon Wisdom
Managers
- Anton Dragúň (2004 – 2006)
- Ján Rosinský (2005 - 2008)
- Ľubomír Moravčík (1 Jul 2008 – 30 Nov 2008)
- Štefan Horný (1 Dec 2008 – 5 Oct 2009)
- Juraj Jarábek (5 Oct 2009 – 30 May 2013)
- Branislav Mráz (May 2013 – Jun 2015)
- Milko Djurovski (15 Jun 2015 – 23 Aug 2015)
- Libor Fašiang (23 Aug 2015 – 23 May 2016)
- Peter Gergely (23 May 2016 – 6 Nov 2016)
- Juraj Jarábek (6 Nov 2016 – 5 Nov 2018)
- Branislav Mráz (car.) (5 Nov 2018 – 13 Dec 2018)
- Karol Praženica (13 Dec 2018 – 30 Jun 2020)
- Branislav Mráz (car.) (1 Jul 2020 – 11 Jul 2020)
- Ľuboš Benkovský (11 Jul 2020 – 5 May 2022)
- Ján Kocian (5 May 2022 – 4 Oct 2022)
- Ivan Galád (5 Oct 2022 – 5 Jun 2023)
- Vladimír Cifranič (12 Jun 2023 – 12 Nov 2023)
- Michal Hipp (13 Nov 2023 – 21 Feb 2024)
- Dušan Uhrin Jr. (26 Feb 2024 – 26 May 2024)
- Roman Hudec (26 May 2024-)
References
- ^ "Pohár vyhrali Zlaté Moravce!". Športweb.sk (in Slovak). 8 May 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Úspešný vstup do pohárovej Európy pre Zlaté Moravce – Profutbal.sk" (in Slovak). 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
- ^ "Zlaté Moravce v Almaty remizovali a postúpili do 2. predkola Pohára UEFA – Profutbal.sk" (in Slovak). 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ Balický, Marek (20 June 2016). "ViOn Zlaté Moravce začne ďalšiu sezónu s novým názvom". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Kilian ml., Martin (9 August 2019). "FC ViOn uzavrel dohodu o spolupráci s prvoligovým klubom z Talianska". mynitra.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "FC ViOn | Partneri klubu". fcvion.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Súpiska A-tím 2023/2024" [Squad 2023/2024]. fcvion.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "fcvion.sk". Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Slovak) (archived)
- FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce on Facebook
- FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce's channel on YouTube