FC Spartak Trnava

Spartak Trnava
Full nameFC Spartak Trnava
Nickname(s)Bíli andeli (The White Angels)
Founded30 May 1923; 102 years ago (as TŠS Trnava)
GroundAnton Malatinský Stadium
Capacity18,200
PresidentPeter Macho
ManagerMichal Ščasný
LeagueSlovak First League
2024–25Slovak First League, 3rd of 12
Websitefcspartaktrnava.com

FC Spartak Trnava (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈspartak ˈtr̩naʋa]) is a professional football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. The club competes in Slovak First Football League, the top flight in the Slovak league system, having participated in more seasons than any other club.

Founded in 1923, it is one of the most traditionally successful clubs in the country. It has played its home games since inception at Anton Malatinský Stadium, located in the very centre of the city. The club's anthem is Il Silenzio and it has been played prior to every home match since late 1960s.

Domestically, the club has won six league titles and nine cups. The most successful era came on the verge of 1960s and 1970s, when club dominated Czechoslovak football, having won the Czechoslovak First League five times in the span of six seasons. During these times, Spartak Trnava also made its name at the international level, having won Mitropa Cup in 1967 and more importantly, progressing to the semi-finals of European Cup in 1969 and quarter-finals in 1973 and 1974 (the former still standing as the record achievement in the competition for Slovak or Czech club). More recently, the club won the Slovak league title in 2018, as well as Slovak cup in 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2025.

The club has a large fan base, having regularly averaged the highest attendance in Slovak football. It has a long-standing rivalry with Slovan Bratislava, with whom it contests a derby.

Spartak's colours are red, black and white. Since early days, the home kit consisted of a red-and-black striped shirt. Spartak's away kit has traditionally been completely white, giving the club its nickname bíli andeli (the white angels in local dialect).

History

The club was founded on 30 May 1923 by the merger of Šk Čechie and ČšŠk into TSS Trnava. After a communist takeover it became affiliated with the metal industry and was renamed to TJ Kovosmalt ("Metal-enamel").

Previous names

  • ŠK Rapid Trnava (1923–39)
  • TSS Trnava (1939–48)
  • Sokol NV Trnava (1948–49)
  • TJ Sokol Kovosmalt Trnava (1949–53)
  • DŠO Spartak Trnava (1953–62)
  • TJ Spartak Trnava (1962–67)
  • TJ Spartak TAZ Trnava (1967–88)
  • TJ Spartak ZŤS Trnava (1988–93)
  • FC Spartak Trnava (1993–present)

Golden era

In 1952, the club gained its current name, but the performance in those years was very unstable, Spartak played the 2nd league and after advancing to the highest competition, they occupied mostly the lower parts of the table. A better position came only in the 1959/60 season, when Spartak took 4th place. The golden era of Spartak began in the 1966–67 season. The team of legendary coach Anton Malatinský was top of the league by the autumn, but by the end of the season had finished only in third place. Great success was achieved in the Mitropa Cup. Spartak beat teams like Budapest Honvéd, Lazio and Fiorentina and in the final they defeated Újpest of Hungary. In the following season Spartak gained their most memorable European results. They reached the semi-final of the European Cup to face Ajax. It is their greatest success to date.

Ajax 3–0 Spartak Trnava
Cruyff 27'
Swart 52'
Keizer 60'
Report
Attendance: 55,490
Spartak Trnava 2–0 Ajax
Kuna 27', 49' Report
Attendance: 22,938

Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.

Under the management of Ján Hucko, the team also won a second championship. In 1970–71 and 1971–72, Trnava won their third and fourth championship titles under coaches Valér Švec and Anton Malatinský. The team also reached the quarter-final of the European Cup in 1973 and 1974. The fifth and the last league title in 1972–73 beckoned the end of Spartak's golden era. In 1976, Karol Dobiaš was in the squad that won the UEFA Euro 1976.

1990s

Although Spartak finished 16th (and last) in the last unified Czechoslovak league season in 1992–93, the latter half of the 1990s can be considered the renaissance of football in Trnava. During the 1995–96 season, Spartak finished third and its popularity grew. The 1996–97 season was a memorable one for the fans of Spartak, Karol Pecze almost led the team to its first Slovak league title but got beaten to it by Košice in the final week of competition. The following season, under new coach Dušan Galis the team again achieved second place and then third place during the 1998–99 season which saw the end of this recovery of footballing prowess in Trnava.

2018–19

In the 2017–18 season, Spartak won the league title for the first time in 45 years. Under the leadership of coach Nestor El Maestro, Trnava won the title three games before the end of the 2017–18 season after a 2–0 victory over Dunajská Streda.[1] The title celebrations took place after the last season match against AS Trenčín (17,113 spectators).[2] They included an autograph session, a ride on the city on an open bus, fireworks and a solemn Holy Mass in the Cathedral sv. Jána Krstiteľa.[3] These were the biggest title celebrations in the history of Slovakia. During the 2018–19 season Spartak reached the UEFA Europa League group stage for the first time. They played against GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Fenerbahçe and R.S.C. Anderlecht. They finished 3rd with a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.

Despite an abysmal league campaign, Spartak managed to win the 2018–19 Slovak Cup.

2022-23

Thanks to defending third place and winning the Slovak Cup, secured another chance to compete for European competitions. In the qualification for the European Conference League, Michal Gašparík’s team defeated Newtown 6:2 on aggregate in the 2nd preliminary round, after winning 4:1 and 2:1.[4] In the 3rd preliminary round, they were eliminated by the Polish team Raków Częstochowa.[5] The quest for a European autumn thus ended prematurely and the team focused on the Niké League and the Slovak Cup.[6]

The final was played at the Anton Malatinský Stadium. In front of over 15,000 spectators. In the 110th minute, Jakub Paur gave Spartak the lead with a precise header.[7] The overall result and the defense of the Slovak Cup were sealed with a goal to 3:1 after a converted penalty by Filip Twardzik.[6][8]

Honours

Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Czechoslovak First League 5 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73
Slovak First League 1 2017–18
Czechoslovak Cup 4 1966–67, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1985–86
Slovak Cup 9 1970–71, 1974–75, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25
Slovak Super Cup 1 1998
International Mitropa Cup 1 1966–67
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 1968–69 (semi-final), 1972–73, 1973–74 (quarter-final)

Stadium

Anton Malatinský Stadium is located in the centre of Trnava, directly behind the walls of the old town. Formerly known simply as Spartak stadium, it was renamed in 1998 in honour of the club's most successful manager Anton Malatinský.

Stadium underwent a complex reconstruction in 2013–2015. Opening ceremony of the new stadium took place on 22 August 2015. The stadium has capacity of 18,200 spectators.

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are currently affiliated with Spartak Trnava:

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
?–1991 Puma none
1992–95 Liga
1995–97 Slovakofarma
1997–99 Lotto
1999–00 Puma
2000–01 none
2001–02 HORIZONT
2002–03 none
2003–05 Sony WEGA
2005–06 Uhlsport
2006–07 Sony
2007–08 none
2008–10 Nike
2010–11 Givova Danube Wings
2011–12 TSS Grade
2012–14 Adidas DanubeWings.eu, ŽOS Trnava
2014–15 Škoda Transportation
2015–2018 Škoda, ŽOS Trnava
2019 PN Invest
2019–2020 #DOBRÝ ANJEL
2020–2021 none
2021–2023 Tipsport
2023- Puma

Support

The main ultras group are called Ultras Spartak. Traditionally, the club has had great support in the city, but it is very popular in the whole region.

The club's official anthem is Il Silenzio. It is played prior to every home match, when the players are entering onto the pitch.

Between 1988 and 2006, Spartak ultras had a mutual friendship with Baník Ostrava fans. Good relations and friendship still persist to this day.

Rivalries

The greatest rival is Slovan Bratislava. The rivalry has a long tradition and the derby is considered the most prestigious match in the Slovak football calendar.

Transfers

Spartak 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 Spartak after a few years of first team football and moving on to play football in leagues of a higher standard, with the Austrian Football Bundesliga (Július Šimon to FK Austria Wien in 1997, season 1997–98 top scorer Ľubomír Luhový to Grazer AK in 1998), Greece Superleague (Erik Sabo to PAOK in 2015, Peter Doležaj to Olympiacos Volos in 2011), French Ligue 1 (Koro Koné to Dijon FCO in 2012, Adam Jakubech to Lille OSC in 2017), Czech First League (Vladimír Leitner to FK Teplice in 2000, Kamil Susko to FC Baník Ostrava in 2000, Adrian Zeljković to Viktoria Plzeň in 2025), Cypriot First Division (Dušan Tittel to AC Omonia in 1999), Norway Tippeligaen (Martin Husár to Lillestrøm SK in 2006), Polish Ekstraklasa (Erik Jendrišek to Crakovia in 2015, Ján Vlasko to Zagłębie Lubin in 2015, Dobrivoj Rusov to Piast Gliwice in 2014, and Ľuboš Kamenár to Śląsk Wrocław in 2016. The top transfer was agreed in 1999 when Miroslav Karhan joined Spanish Real Betis for a fee €2.3 million.

Record transfers

Rank Player To Fee Year
1 Miroslav Karhan Real Betis €2.3 million 1999[11]
2 Adrian Zeljković Viktoria Plzeň €1.5 million* 2025[12]
3 Adam Jakubech Lille OSC €1.0 million* 2017
4 Erik Jirka Red Star Belgrade €0.75 million* 2018[13]
5 Erik Sabo PAOK €0.7 million* 2015[14]
6 Martin Husár Lillestrøm SK €0.6 million* 2006[15]

*-unofficial fee

Players

Current squad

As of 1 July 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SVN Žiga Frelih
2 DF  SWE Patrick Nwadike
3 DF  CRO Roko Jureškin
4 DF  CZE Libor Holík
6 MF  SVK Roman Procházka
7 MF  AUT Stefan Škrbo
8 MF  BEL Milan Corryn
11 MF  NGA Philip Azango
13 DF  SVK Marek Ujlaky
14 MF  CZE Miloš Kratochvíl
17 FW  SVK Jakub Paur
18 MF  NGA Hilary Gong
19 FW  SVK Timotej Kudlička (on loan from Dynamo Malženice)
20 MF  SVK Filip Trello
21 DF  SVK Patrick Karhan
22 MF  SVK Dávid Bukovský
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  CZE Erik Daniel
24 DF  SVK Kristián Koštrna
27 DF  SVK Michal Tomič
28 MF  GEO Giorgi Moistsrapishvili
29 DF  SVK Martin Mikovič (captain)
33 DF  CZE Filip Twardzik
41 GK  SVK Patrik Vasiľ
44 DF  UKR Denys Taraduda
52 MF  SVK Erik Sabo
57 FW  SVK Michal Ďuriš
72 GK  SVK Martin Vantruba
88 MF  BFA Cedric Badolo
93 FW  TOG Idjessi Metsoko (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň)
DF  SVN Miha Kompan Breznik
MF  CZE Vojtěch Kubista

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2025.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Retired numbers

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 MF  SVK Ladislav Kuna (posthumous honour)
10 FW  SVK Jozef Adamec (posthumous honour)

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Michal Ščasný
Assistant coaches Patrik Durkáč
Mário Auxt
Adam Chorvath
Goalkeeping coach Pavel Kamesch
Fitness coach Michal Kukučka
Custodian Martin Bohunický
Physiotherapists Martin Guga
Andrej Matonok
Masseur Tomáš Hološka
Club doctors Marko Bernadič
Viliam Vadrna

Last updated: 9 March 2024
Source: [1]

Club officials

Position Name
President Peter Macho
General manager Martin Hudec
Sporting director Martin Škrtel
Operations manager Pavol Bielik
Technical manager Michal Maron
PR manager Pavol Popovec
Youth director Marián Hýbela

Records

League history

  • Czechoslovak First League (1948–93)
Season League Pos./Teams Played Wins Draws Losses Score Points Managers Top scorer (goals)
1964–65 Czechoslovak First League 10th/14 26 8 8 10 33:36 24 Anton Malatinský Anton Hrušecký (7)
Valér Švec (7)
1965–66 Czechoslovak First League 6th/14 26 12 3 11 34:26 27 Anton Malatinský Valér Švec (9)
1966–67 Czechoslovak First League 3rd/14 26 16 2 8 53:26 34 Anton Malatinský Jozef Adamec (21)
1967–68 Czechoslovak First League 1st/14 26 15 5 6 57:26 35 Anton Malatinský Jozef Adamec (18)
1968–69 Czechoslovak First League 1st/14 26 17 5 4 50:21 39 Ján Hucko Adam Farkaš (13)
1969–70 Czechoslovak First League 2nd/16 30 15 10 5 55:23 40 Ján Hucko Jozef Adamec (16)
1970–71 Czechoslovak First League 1st/16 30 17 6 7 52:27 40 Valér Švec Jozef Adamec (16)
1971–72 Czechoslovak First League 1st/16 30 17 10 3 60:25 44 Anton Malatinský Jozef Adamec (14)
1972–73 Czechoslovak First League 1st/16 30 16 7 7 47:20 39 Anton Malatinský Ladislav Kuna (9)
1973–74 Czechoslovak First League 7th/16 30 8 13 9 32:31 29 Anton Malatinský Ladislav Kuna (7)
Jozef Adamec (7)
1974–75 Czechoslovak First League 6th/16 30 12 6 12 32:36 30 Anton Malatinský Tibor Jančula (7)
1975–76 Czechoslovak First League 10th/16 30 12 5 13 35:32 29 Anton Malatinský Jozef Adamec (6)
1976–77 Czechoslovak First League 14th/16 30 9 8 13 26:47 26 Milan Moravec Ladislav Kuna (5)
1977–78 Czechoslovak First League 9th/16 30 8 12 10 26:31 28 Viliam Novák Viliam Martinák (5)
Michal Gašparík (5)
1978–79 Czechoslovak First League 12th/16 30 7 13 10 34:37 27 Valér Švec Michal Gašparík (9)
1979–80 Czechoslovak First League 7th/16 30 11 10 9 35:35 32 Valér Švec Marián Brezina (8)
1980–81 Czechoslovak First League 10th/16 30 13 3 14 36:43 29 Kamil Majerník Marián Brezina (6)
1981–82 Czechoslovak First League 14th/16 30 10 4 16 31:41 24 Kamil Majerník Michal Gašparík (6)
Jozef Medgyes (6)
1982–83 Czechoslovak First League 8th/16 30 12 6 12 29:39 30 Justín Javorek Michal Gašparík (8)
1983–84 Czechoslovak First League 8th/16 30 12 6 12 29:39 30 Justín Javorek Michal Gašparík (8)
1983–84 Czechoslovak First League 7th/16 30 11 7 12 43:50 29 Justín Javorek Michal Gašparík (10)
1984–85 Czechoslovak First League 9th/16 30 10 9 11 33:39 29 Justín Javorek Jozef Dian (6)
1985–86 Czechoslovak First League 10th/16 30 9 9 12 25:32 27 Stanislav Jarábek Michal Gašparík (5)
1986–87 Czechoslovak First League 11th/16 30 12 3 15 41:52 27 Stanislav Jarábek Attila Belanský (9)
1987–88 Czechoslovak First League 10th/16 30 11 7 12 38:42 29 Stanislav Jarábek Attila Belanský (4)
Ivan Hucko (4)
Jaroslav Hutta (4)
1988–89 Czechoslovak First League 12th/16 30 10 7 13 36:46 27 Stanislav Jarábek Igor Klejch (12)
1989–90 Czechoslovak First League 15th/16 30 4 10 16 23:62 21 Ladislav Kuna
Dušan Radolský
Ján Gabriel (4)
1990–91 1.SNL 1st 30 17 7 6 65:25 41 Valér Švec
1991–92 Czechoslovak First League 14th/16 30 6 9 15 21:59 21 Valér Švec Ján Solár (4)
Marek Ujlaky (4)
1992–93 Czechoslovak First League 16th/16 30 3 10 17 24:60 16 Valér Švec
Richard Matovič
Július Zemaník (6)
  • Slovak First League (1993–present)
Season League Pos./Teams Played Wins Draws Losses Score Points Managers Top scorer (Goals)
1993–94 Slovak First League 7th/12 32 8 12 12 25:32 28 Ladislav Jurkemik, Justín Javorek Marián Klago (5)
Milan Malatinský (5)
1994–95 Slovak First League 6th/12 32 12 8 12 43:35 44 Karol Pecze Stanislav Moravec (7)
1995–96 Slovak First League 3rd/12 32 19 6 7 54:32 63 Karol Pecze Marek Ujlaky (11)
1996–97 Slovak First League 2nd/16 30 21 6 3 66:24 69 Karol Pecze Július Šimon (14)
1997–98 Slovak First League 2nd/16 30 20 6 4 61:34 66 Dušan Galis Ľubomír Luhový (17)
1998–99 Slovak First League 3rd/16 30 19 7 4 59:20 64 Dušan Galis, Peter Zelenský Fábio Gomes (9)
1999–00 Slovak First League 4th/16 30 15 8 7 38:21 53 Anton Jánoš Fábio Gomes (10)
2000–01 Slovak First League 10th/10 36 8 10 18 39:62 34 Anton Jánoš, Peter Zelenský
Stanislav Jarábek
Marek Ujlaky (9)
2001–02 2nd league 1st/16 30 18 7 5 61:22 61 Ladislav Molnár, Rastislav Vincúr
Jozef Adamec
Miroslav Kriss (12)
2002–03 Slovak First League 4th/10 36 15 11 10 55:47 56 Jozef Adamec Vladimír Kožuch (12)
2003–04 Slovak First League 4th/10 36 15 8 13 46:46 53 Miroslav Svoboda, Stanislav Jarábek
Vladimír Ekhardt
Miroslav Kriss (11)
2004–05 Slovak First League 5th/10 36 12 10 14 39:37 46 Jozef Vukušič, Milan Lešický Pavol Masaryk (9)
2005–06 Slovak First League 3rd/10 36 21 5 10 57:31 68 Jozef Adamec Miroslav Kriss (12)
2006–07 Slovak First League 9th/12 36 13 10 13 40:46 49 Jozef Bubenko, Jozef Adamec
Jozef Šuran, Ivan Hucko
Miroslav Kriss (7)
2007–08 Slovak First League 4th/12 33 15 7 11 52:40 52 Josef Mazura, Jozef Adamec Ľubomír Bernáth (9)
2008–09 Slovak First League 3rd/12 33 15 10 8 45:38 55 Vladimir Vermezović, Karol Pecze Vladimír Kožuch (8)
2009–10 Slovak First League 7th/12 33 12 5 16 52:46 41 Karol Pecze, Ľuboš Nosický
Milan Malatinský, Peter Zelenský
Peter Doležaj (9)
2010–11 Slovak First League 4th/12 33 13 10 10 40:30 49 Dušan Radolský, Peter Zelenský Koro Koné (10)
2011–12 Slovak First League 2nd/12 33 19 8 6 44:22 65 Pavel Hoftych Martin Vyskočil (9)
2012–13 Slovak First League 11th/12 33 8 11 14 34:51 35 Pavel Hoftych, Peter Zelenský
Vladimír Ekhardt
Martin Vyskočil (6)
2013–14 Slovak First League 3rd/12 33 16 5 12 47:42 53 Juraj Jarábek Erik Sabo (10)
2014–15 Slovak First League 4th/12 33 16 8 9 53:31 56 Juraj Jarábek Erik Sabo (11)
Ján Vlasko (11)
2015–16 Slovak First League 4th/12 33 16 6 11 49:41 54 Juraj Jarábek, Branislav Mráz
Ivan Hucko, Miroslav Karhan
David Depetris (15)
2016–17 Slovak First League 6th/11 30 12 7 11 34:37 43 Miroslav Karhan Robert Tambe (6)
Erik Jirka (6)
2017–18 Slovak First League 1st/12 32 20 4 8 41:28 64 Nestor El Maestro Marvin Egho (7)
2018–19 Slovak First League 7th/12 32 10 8 14 35:35 37 Radoslav Látal, Michal Ščasný Kubilay Yilmaz (9)
2019–20 Slovak First League 4th/12 27 10 5 12 30:32 35 Ricardo Chéu, Marián Šarmír Alex Sobczyk (8)
2020–21 Slovak First League 3rd/12 32 17 4 11 48:37 55 M.Šarmír, Norbert Hrnčár, Michal Gašparík Bamidele Yusuf (9)
2021–22 Slovak First League 3rd/12 32 17 9 6 36:17 60 Michal Gašparík Milan Ristovski (8)
2022–23 Slovak First League 3rd/12 32 15 7 10 55:38 52 Michal Gašparík Abdulrahman Taiwo (14)
2023–24 Slovak First League 3rd/12 32 18 3 11 47:29 57 Michal Gašparík Michal Ďuriš (10)
2024–25 Slovak First League 3rd/12 32 14 10 8 46:34 52 Michal Gašparík Kelvin Ofori (9)

European competitions

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1960 Mitropa Cup Group Roma 2–0 0–1 2–1
1962 Mitropa Cup Group Vojvodina 0–0 1–0 1–0
Group Vasas 2–2 0–5 2–7
Group Fiorentina 1–6 3–4 4–10
1966–67 Mitropa Cup First round Budapest Honvéd 4–0 1–1 5–1
Quarter-finals Lazio 1–0 1–1 2–1
Semi-finals Fiorentina 2–0 1–2 3–2
Final Újpesti Dózsa 3–1 2–3 5–4
1967–68 Mitropa Cup First round Roma 2–1 1–1 3–2
Quarter-finals Željezničar Sarajevo 2–1 2–2 4–3
Semi-finals Vardar 4–1 2–2 6–3
Final Red Star Belgrade 1–0 1–4 2–4
1967–68 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Lausanne-Sports 2–0 2–3 4–3
Second round Torpedo Moscow 1–3 0–3 1–6
1968–69 European Cup First round Steaua București 4–0 1–3 5–3
Second round Reipas Lahti 7–1 9–1 16–2
Quarter-finals AEK Athens 2–1 1–1 3–2
Semi-finals Ajax 2–0 0–3 2–3
1969–70 European Cup First round Hibernians 4–0 2–2 6–2
Second round Galatasaray 1–0 0–1 1–1 (cf)
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Marseille 2–0 0–2 2–2 (4–3) (p)
Second round Hertha 3–1 0–1 3–2
Third round Köln 0–1 0–3 0–4
1971–72 European Cup First round Dinamo București 2–2 0–0 2–2 (ag)
1972–73 European Cup Second round Anderlecht 1–0 1–0 2–0
Quarter-finals Derby County 1–0 0–2 1–2
1973–74 European Cup First round Viking 1–0 2–1 3–1
Second round Zorya Voroshilovgrad 0–0 1–0 1–0
Quarter-finals Újpesti Dózsa 1–1 1–1 2–2 (3–4) (p)
1974 Intertoto cup Group Wisła Kraków 0–0 2–2
Group AIK 2–1 1–0
Group VÖEST Linz 2–1 0–1
1975 Intertoto cup Group KB 6–1 5–1
Group Belenenses 2–2 1–2
Group Amsterdam 2–0 1–1
1975–76 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Boavista 0–0 0–3 0–3
1976 Intertoto cup Group Åtvidaberg 3–1 3–1
Group Lillestrøm 5–1 1–1
Group Austria Salzburg 2–0 3–1
1979 Intertoto cup Group Esbjerg 2–0 1–0
Group Kalmar 1–0 1–0
Group First Vienna 3–0 1–1
1984 Intertoto cup Group Zürich 2–0 1–2
Group Ferencváros 1–1 1–3
Group Austria Klagenfurt 3–1 4–2
1986–87 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Stuttgart 0–0 0–1 0–1
1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group Čukarički Stankom 3–0
Group Daugava 6–0
Group Karlsruhe 1–1
Group Universitatea Craiova 1–2
1997–98 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Birkirkara 3–1 1–0 4–1
Second qualifying round PAOK 0–1 3–5 3–6
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Vardar 2–0 1–0 3–0
First round Beşiktaş 2–1 0–3 2–4
1999–00 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Vllaznia 2–0 1–1 3–1
First round Grazer AK 2–1 0–3 2–4
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Pobeda 1–5 1–2 2–7
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Debrecen 3–0 1–4 4–4 (ag)
Second round Sloboda Tuzla 2–1 1–0 3–1
Third round Slaven Koprivnica 2–2 0–0 2–2 (ag)
2006–07 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Karvan 0–1 0–1 0–2
2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round WIT Georgia 2–2 0–1 2–3
2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Inter Baku 2–1 3–1 5–2
Second qualifying round Sarajevo 1–1 0–1 1–2
2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Zeta 3–0 1–2 4–2
Second qualifying round Tirana 3–1 0–0 3–1
Third qualifying round Levski Sofia 2–1 1–2 3–3 (5–4) (p)
Play-off round Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 0–2 1–3
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Sligo Rovers 3–1 1–1 4–1
Third qualifying round Steaua București 0–3 1–0 1–3
2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Hibernians 5–0 4–2 9–2
Second qualifying round Zestaponi 3–0 0–0 3–0
Third qualifying round St. Johnstone 1–1 2–1 3–2
Play-off round Zürich 1–3 1–1 2–4
2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Olimpic Sarajevo 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Second qualifying round Linfield 2–1 3–1 5–2
Third qualifying round PAOK 1–1 0–1 1–2
2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Hibernians 3–0 3–0 6–0
Second qualifying round Shirak 2–0 1–1 3–1
Third qualifying round Austria Wien 0–1 1–0 1–1 (4–5) (p)
2018–19 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Zrinjski Mostar 1–0 1–1 2–1
Second qualifying round Legia Warsaw 0–1 2–0 2–1
Third qualifying round Red Star Belgrade 1–2 (a.e.t) 1–1 2–3
2018–19 UEFA Europa League Play-off round Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 2–0 3–1
Group D Anderlecht 1–0 0–0 3rd place
7pts
Fenerbahçe 1–0 0–2
Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 1–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Radnik Bijeljina 2–0 0–2 2–2 (3–2 p)
Second qualifying round Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League First qualifying round Mosta 2–0 2–3 4–3
Second qualifying round Sepsi OSK 0–0 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–1 (4–3 p)
Third qualifying round Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 0–1 0−1
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round Newtown 4–1 2–1 6–2
Third qualifying round Raków Częstochowa 0–2 0–1 0–3
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round Auda 4–1 1–1 5−2
Third qualifying round Lech Poznań 3–1 1–2 4–3
Play-off round SC Dnipro-1 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t) 3–2
Group H FC Nordsjælland 0–2 1–1 4th place
1pt
Fenerbahçe 1–2 0–4
Ludogorets 1–2 0–4
2024–25 UEFA Conference League Second qualifying round Sarajevo 3–0 0–0 3−0
Third qualifying round Wisła Kraków 3–1 1–3 (a.e.t.) 4–4 (11–12 p)
2025–26 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Häcken

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed with a bold represented their countries while playing for Spartak.

Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.

Player records

Manager history

Name Nat. Years
Otto Horký 1939–40
Bruno Veselý 1940–41
Otto Horký 1941–42
Štefan Hadraba 1942–44
Ervín Kováč 1945–48
Anton Malatinský 1948–50
Karol Fekete 1950–52
Jozef Marko 1952–54
František Novotný 1955
Alexander Fekete 1955–56
Anton Malatinský 1956–60
Jozef Hagara 1960
Bozhin Laskov 1961
Alexander Lančarič 1961
František Gažo 1962–63
Anton Malatinský 1963–68
Ján Hucko 1968–70
Valér Švec 1970–71
Anton Malatinský 1971–76
Milan Moravec 1976–77
Viliam Novák 1977–78
Valér Švec 1978–80
Kamil Majerník 1980–82
Justín Javorek 1982–85
Stanislav Jarábek 1985–88
Name Nat. Years
Ladislav Kuna 1988–90
Valér Švec 1990–92
Ivan Haščík 1993
Richard Matovič 1993
Ladislav Jurkemik 1993–94
Justín Javorek 1994
Karol Pecze 1994–97
Dušan Galis 1997–99
Peter Zelenský 1999
Anton Jánoš 1999–2000
Peter Zelenský 2000–01
Stanislav Jarábek 2001
Ladislav Molnár 2001
Rastislav Vincúr 2001
Jozef Adamec 2002–03
Miroslav Svoboda 2003
Stanislav Jarábek 2003–04
Vladimír Ekhardt 2004
Jozef Vukušič 2004
Milan Lešický 2004–05
Jozef Adamec 2005–06
Jozef Bubenko 2006
Jozef Adamec 2006
Jozef Šuran 2007
Ivan Hucko 2007
Spartak Trnava managers (from June 2007 onwards)
Name Nat. From To Record Trophies
Pld W D L GF GA Win%
Josef Mazura CZE 11 June 2007 6 May 2008 28 12 6 10 44 36 042.86
Jozef Adamec
(caretaker)
SVK 6 May 2008 31 May 2008 5 2 1 2 7 5 040.00
Vladimir Vermezović SER 16 June 2008 29 September 2008 11 4 4 3 15 11 036.36
Karol Pecze SVK 30 September 2008 1 October 2009 37 17 8 12 52 47 045.95
Peter Zelenský
(caretaker)
SVK 1 October 2009 5 October 2009 1 0 0 1 0 1 000.00
Ľuboš Nosický SVK 5 October 2009 5 December 2009 7 2 3 2 11 8 028.57
Milan Malatinský SVK 1 January 2010 12 May 2010 16 7 1 8 27 27 043.75
Peter Zelenský
(caretaker)
SVK 12 May 2010 15 May 2010 1 0 0 1 1 2 000.00
Dušan Radolský SVK 1 June 2010 19 March 2011 23 9 9 5 29 18 039.13
Peter Zelenský SVK 22 March 2011 25 May 2011 12 4 2 6 15 17 033.33
Pavel Hoftych CZE 16 June 2011 19 November 2012 68 30 18 20 88 78 044.12
Peter Zelenský SVK 19 November 2012 23 April 2013 12 2 5 5 14 17 016.67
Vladimír Ekhardt SVK 23 April 2013 26 May 2013 6 3 1 2 9 7 050.00
Juraj Jarábek SVK 11 June 2013 28 August 2015 90 42 21 27 141 104 046.67
Branislav Mráz
(caretaker)
SVK 28 August 2015 2 September 2015 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.00
Ivan Hucko SVK 2 September 2015 21 April 2016 30 16 5 9 48 35 053.33
Miroslav Karhan SVK 21 April 2016 27 May 2017 38 17 8 13 49 45 044.74
Nestor El Maestro ENG 15 June 2017 21 May 2018 38 24 5 9 59 34 063.16 1 Slovak League title
Radoslav Látal CZE 8 June 2018 31 December 2018 36 15 7 14 55 35 041.67
Michal Ščasný CZE 1 January 2019 10 June 2019 18 7 6 5 21 20 038.89 1 Slovak Cup
Ricardo Chéu POR 10 June 2019 4 June 2020 31 14 3 14 49 42 045.16
Marián Šarmír SVK 5 June 2020 14 September 2020 14 5 3 6 18 16 035.71
Norbert Hrnčár SVK 14 September 2020 31 December 2020 12 6 1 5 27 17 050.00
Michal Gašparík SVK 1 January 2021 30 May 2025 192 108 38 46 343 200 056.25 3 Slovak Cups
Michal Ščasný CZE 6 June 2025 present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !
Key
* Caretaker manager

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