FK Poprad

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FK Poprad
Fk poprad.png
Full nameFK Poprad
Founded1906;119 years ago (1906)
as Sport Egylet
Ground NTC Poprad,
Poprad
Capacity5,700
Head coachMichal Mičko
League 3 . liga
2023–24 4. liga, 1st (promoted)
Website http://fkpoprad.sk/
Defender Peter Maslo with FK Poprad FC Banik Ostrava-FK Poprad TIPSPORT LIGA-28.jpg
Defender Peter Maslo with FK Poprad

FK Poprad is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Poprad. The club was founded in 1906. The team plays in the 3 . liga, the third tier of Slovak football, after promotion from the 4. liga 2023-24 season. The club have played home matches at the NTC Poprad.

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History

FK Poprad was founded in 1906 as Poprádi Sport Egylet (Poprad Sports Club). [1] After World War I, the club was renamed Matejov Athletic Club (MAC). [1] [2] In the following years, the club underwent several drastic name changes, such as: Spartak, LVS, Vagónka or 1. FC. [3]

In the 1964/65 season, it won the Regional Championship and was promoted to the 2 Division, all under the name LVS Poprad (Lokomotíva-Vagónka-Stavbár). The club stayed in the division for four years, then was promoted to the 1. SNFL (specifically in the 1979/80 season). The Poprad team was relegated from it in the 1984/85 season. The club then experienced its later years only at the regional level. [3]

In 2001, the club was in a difficult financial situation, which was only averted by a merger with TJ Tatramat Matejovce. The team entered the 2001/02 season under the new name 1. PFC Tatramat Poprad. Two years later, Tatramat ended its sponsorship of Poprad football. [4] These steps put Poprad football in a very difficult situation. It was only resolved in 2004 after the merge with FC Tatran Poprad-Veľká. [5] In the 2013/14 season, they were promoted to the 2nd Slovak League. The club currently plays in the 3rd division of Slovakia.

Historic names

source: [6]

Honours

Sponsorship

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2007-08 Legea AquaCity
2008-2010 Adidas
2010–2016none
2016-Ritro

Players

Current squad

Updated 21 November 2021 [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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
21 GK Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Ivan Rehák
30 GK Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Ján Malec
31 GK Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Filip Dlubáč
81 GK Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Dávid Straka
2 DF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Matej Grešák
6 DF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Patrik Gajan
14 DF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Milan Ondruš
16 DF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Roman Pazúr
17 DF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK René Paraj (on loan from Železiarne Podbrezová)
18 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Jakub Zabawa
18 DF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Nicolas Šikula
20 DF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Tomáš Lajčák
2 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Vladimír Barbora
2 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Dávid Legnavský
3 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Patrik Živčák
6 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Tobias Raffay(on loan from Železiarne Podbrezová)
7 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Adam Matalík
No.Pos.NationPlayer
8 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Krzysztof Wojtanek
10 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Andrej Pollák
11 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Pavol Bryndza
12 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Usman Adekunle Issa (on loan from Železiarne Podbrezová)
13 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Patrik Vaščák
15 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Marek Kapral
16 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Samuel Aurel Kopáč
16 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Patrik Hanes
16 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Sebastián Kuzár
17 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Ľubomír Kubis
18 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Dávid Weiss
19 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Marián Dzurjo
5 FW Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Davit Natchkebia(on loan from Železiarne Podbrezová)
6 FW Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ivan Timoshenko(on loan from Železiarne Podbrezová)
9 FW Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Marek Barnáš
11 FW Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Timotej Zummer

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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Samuel Kuba(on loan to Slavoj Trebišov)
DF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Sebastián Jurčišin(on loan to Slavoj Trebišov)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Sven Jurčišin(on loan to Dukla Banská Bystrica)

Notable players

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

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

Reserve team

FK Poprad B [8] was the reserve team of FK Poprad. They last played in the third-level football league in Slovakia 3. Liga (East).

Staff

Current technical staff

Updated 25 May 2019
StaffJob title
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír LajčákManager
Flag of Slovakia.svg Milan OndrušAssistant manager
Flag of Slovakia.svg Ján MalecGoalkeeping coach
Flag of Slovakia.svg Juraj KšenzakovičTeam Leader
Flag of Slovakia.svg MUDr. Jaroslav JužaninTeam Doctor
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dárius KolodzejMasseur

Managers

References

  1. 1 2 "História popradského futbalu | FK Poprad". FK Poprad (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  2. "História klubu časť prvá - od založenia po 2. svetovú vojnu" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Wayback Machine" (PDF). msk.spisskabela.sk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  4. a.s, Petit Press. "Popradský futbal bez hlavného sponzora s neistou budúcnosťou". korzar.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  5. "1. PFC Tatramat a FC Tatran Poprad – Veľká sa spoja". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  6. "Vitajte na FK Poprad!". FK Poprad. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. "Súpiska Mužstva". Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  8. "TIPOS III. liga Východ | Východoslovenský futbalový zväz". vsfz.futbalnet.sk. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.