Slovan Bratislava

The names of the past

1. CsSK Bratislava (1919-39)

SK Bratislava (1939-48)

Sokol NV Bratislava (1948-53)

UNV Slovan Bratislava (1953-61)

Slovan CHZJD Bratislava (1961-90)

SK Slovan Bratislava (1990-present)

Slovan was established on 1 April 1919 at the Panonia Cafe in Bratislava, in the name of I.CsSK Bratislava (the First Czechoslovak Sports Club Bratislava). Its first president was the Police captain Richard Brunner, who arranged the first club's temporary training facility located at Kuchajda (Pasienky). The club later relocated to Petrzalka.

I.CsSK was crowned champions of Slovakia in 1922. Some notable players from the beginning of the period were Pavol Soral, Stefan Cambal and Stefan Priboj. In the spring of 1938, anti-Jewish sentiments were spewed into the club. The person who was the victim was head coach Jozsef Braun who was among the numerous Bratislava residents forced to leave the city on their own. In the wake in the Munich agreement, Czechoslovakia was disbanded, leading to the creation as the Slovak Republic. The club's named changed its name to SK Bratislava. On the 26th of September, 1940 SK Bratislava played its first match at its new venue, Tehelne pole.

The first international match in the venue took place on the 27th of October, 1940 in which SK Bratislava and Hertha Berlin played to a draw of 2-2. Within the distinct Slovak league SK Bratislava won the title four times over the years 1939 through 1945. Slovan became the very initial Czechoslovak team to adopt this WM formation. The first opponent for the team following World War II was Ferencvarosi TC. SK Bratislava lost 1-0, but they won the Central European Cup 2-1 over Hungary with a crowd of 20,000 watching from Tehelnom field. In the time of this tournament, the former players of I. CsSK Bratislava Ferdinand Daucik and Leopold "Jim" Stastny served as coaches for SK Bratislava.

The name of the team changed in 1948, changing it to Sokol NV Bratislava. The team was successful in 1949, when they were the first champions from the newly formed Czechoslovakia. Some of the most notable players of this time were Emil Pazicky, Gejza Simansky Bozhin Laskov Viktor Tegelhoff, and Teodor Reimann.

Anton Bulla, the coach in 1953, brought in eight new players to the team. In 1961-62, the team defeated Red Star Bratislava in the national league to claim the title. Due to economic and political pressures as well as interest, TJ UNV Slovan and TJ Dimitrov merged to create CHZJD Slovan Bratislava on 5 August 1961. (CHZJD was the acronym as CHZJD, which stood for Juraj Dimitrov Chemical Plant).

1962 was a year of success in which 1962 saw the Czechoslovakia national team lost 3-1 at the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Chile and won the silver medal and reliving the glory of 1934's FIFA World Cup Final in Rome. Slovan players included goalie Viliam Schrojf, and the defender Jan Popluhar.

Slovan finished the 1967-68 campaign as the second-placed team in the league. They was awarded the trophy in Czechoslovakia and also participated in the Cup Winners' Cup of the UEFA Cup. The team was directed by the former Slovan players Michal Vican, who emphasized on games that were quick and easy to play. Vican led his team for a cold winter trip of Argentina in the year 1969.

The 21st of May, 1969, team lost to FC Barcelona in the 1969 European Cup Winners' Cup Final with 3-1. The players in the team included Ludovit Cvetler Vladimir Hrivnak, Jan Capkovic, Karol Jokl, Alexander Horvath, Jozef Capkovic as well as Alexander Vencel.

In 1970, the Czechoslovak team that was sent to Mexico for the FIFA World Cup in Mexico comprised seven Slovan players. Slovan: Alexander Vencel, Jan Zlocha, Ivan Hrdlicka, Karol Jokl, Jan Capkovic, Vladimir Hrivnak, and Alexander Horvath. Jozef Venglos was coach to the Slovan Bratislava squad for a part of the time in addition to performing duties as a coach at an international level.

In 1976, a Czechoslovakian team comprising six Slovan players claimed the European title at the European Championships which took place in Belgrade. Gold medals were awarded coaches Venglos, Alexander Vencel, Jozef Capkovic, Koloman Gogh, Marian Masny, Anton Ondrus, Jan Pivarnik, and Jan Svehlik. The 1977-78 season was the first time Slovan was declining. The 1984-85 season was the most successful. Slovan was coached by Jan Hucko and Jozef Obert were unable to compete at the highest competitive level and were dropped back to Slovan's National League. Slovakian National League.

After three years of the Slovakian National League, Slovan Bratislava could return to the national league. In 1987-88, the team was able to return into the elite leagues with coaching of Jan Zachar and Jozef Jankech who later served as coaches for on the Slovak National team. Dusan Galis was coach between 1977 until 1981. In 1991-92, Slovan Bratislava won the Czechoslovak title for the final time. Some of the players in the team included Peter Dubovsky, Dusan Tittel, Ladislav Pecko, Vladimir Kinder, Milos Glonek, Tomas Stupala, and Alexander Vencel (junior).

Slovan took home championships during the Slovak league in 1993-94, 1994-95 and the 1995-96 seasons. The following two seasons, MFK Kosice won the title. Slovan was back on the Slovak reign in 1998-99 season. The top players of the team comprised coach Stanislav Griga, as well as stars Robert Tomaschek, Miroslav Konig, Stanislav Varga, Tibor Jancula as well as Ladislav Pecko. Over the next few years, the team's performance was sub their expectations and they faced a lot of trouble financially. They had to let go several of their top players. In the 2003-04 season Slovan was transferred into the Slovak Second League, where they played for two seasons. After two years, during the season of 2010-11, Slovan was crowned the double under Coach Karel Jarolim.

Tehelne Pole, Slovan's former stadium, was constructed during the time of the first Slovak Republic in the year 1938, which was when Nazi Germany occupied Petrzalka in 1938, and Bratislava was deprived of most of its sports facilities. The construction began between 1939 and 1944, and it became the the home of Slovan Bratislava. The stadium officially opened in September of 1940 with 25000 seats, and the first international match took place on October 27, 1940, featuring Slovan Bratislava facing Hertha Berlin. The match ended in a an 2-2 tie. The stadium was renovated in 1961, and was later reconstructed with a the second tribune and increased capacity to 45,000, and modernizing it by adding a score tables, artificial light and modernising the field. However, the stadium was able to accommodate 50,000 people prior to the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1991, it was the biggest currently in operation (Strahov Stadium , in Prague was capable of holding 220,000, but it was closed throughout the 1990s) and was also the base of the Czechoslovak National team. The stadium was renovated again in the late 1990s, becoming an "all-seater" arena, cutting the capacity to 30,000. The final match played at the former Tehelne pole stadium took place during November of 2009.

Temporarily Slovan's home field was Pasienky (2009-2018).

In September of this year, after several years of discussions and negotiations and discussions, construction of the new stadium began. The stadium inaugurated on March 3, 2019 in a ceremony that was held prior to the derby game with Spartak Trnava. The stadium was constructed on the same site that Slovan used to be its initial home. It is a location, that is usually connected to sporting events in Bratislava. Its capacity for the stadium is 22,500 and meets UEFA four-star requirements.

The primary ultras group is known as Ultras Slovan or Sektor C according to the area within which they're located at home during matches. The main ultras group was known as Belasa slachta (Sky-blue the aristocracy). The most prominent hooligan group is known as Ultras Slovan Pressburg.

Slovan supporters maintain friendship with the fans from Zbrojovka Brno, Austria Wien and Polish team Wisla Krakow.

Slovan's most formidable adversaries are Spartak Trnava. The derby is among the most prestigious game on the Slovak calendar of football.

Games between DAC Dunajska Streda are not considered to be derby games, but are usually among some of the top games during the season.

The Slovan's main rivals of Bratislava was Inter Bratislava and FC Petrzalka. It is said that the rivalry between Slovan as well as Inter has an extensive and long-running history , as both teams played during the Czechoslovak First League. Their rivalry against Petrzalka reached its peak after 2000.

In the international arena Slovan's main rivals are clubs from neighbouring countries. Namely, Sparta Prague (Federal Derby), Rapid Wien or Ferencvaros.

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 Czechoslovakia

• Czechoslovak First League (1944–93)
  •  Winners (8): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1991–92
  •  Runners-up (10): 1952, 1956, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1990–91
• Czechoslovak Cup (1961–93)
  •  Winners (5): 1961–62, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1981–82
• Zväzové Majstrovstvá Slovenska (1925–1933)
  •  Winners (5): 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1932
• 1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–1993)
  •  Winners: 1987–88

 Slovakia

• Slovak League / Slovak Super Liga (1939–44, 1993–present)
  •  Winners (16): 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1943–44, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
  •  Runners-up (5): 2000–01, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Slovak Cup
  •  Winners (10): 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
  •  Runners-up (6): 1971, 1978, 2003, 2014, 2016, 2022
• Slovak Super Cup (Pribina Cup) (1993–2016)
  •  Winners: (4) 1994, 1996, 2009, 2014

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  •  Winners: 1968–69
• Mitropa Cup
  •  Runners-up: 1964

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Slovak League only (1993–present)

Season	League									Slovak Cup	Other/Europe		Top goalscorer(s)
	Division	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	Score	Pts	%		Competition	Result	Name(s)	Goals
1993–94	1st	1st/12	32	20	10	2	63:28	50	78.1	W, 2–1 (a.e.t.) vs Tatran Prešov	UC	R1 ( Aston Villa)
1994–95	1st	1st/12	32	21	9	2	63:25	72	75.0	QF, 1–1 (2–4 p) vs Inter Bratislava	UC	R2 ( Dortmund)
1995–96	1st	1st/12	32	22	9	1	79:20	75	78.1	R2, 1–1 (1–3 p) vs Slavoj Trebišov	UC	R1 ( Kaiserslautern)	Németh	12
1996–97	1st	3rd/16	30	15	5	10	49:33	50	55.6	W, 1–0 (a.e.t.) vs Tatran Prešov	UC	Q ( Trabzonspor)	Németh	12
1997–98	1st	5th/16	30	12	9	9	41:36	45	50.0	R1, 1–2 vs Koba Senec	CWC	R1 ( Chelsea)	Tittel	9
1998–99	1st	1st/16	30	21	7	2	56:11	70	77.8	W, 3–0 vs Dukla Banská Bystrica	Did not qualify		Hrnčár  Jančula  Majoroš	9
1999–2000	1st	3rd/16	30	16	9	5	52:18	57	63.3	R1, 2–3 vs Matador Púchov	CL	Q2 ( Anorthosis Famagusta)	Varga	10
2000–01	1st	2nd/10	36	21	8	7	84:49	71	65.7	R2, 1–1 (2–4 p) vs Koba Senec	UC	R1 ( Dinamo Zagreb)	Meszároš	18
2001–02	1st	6th/10	36	14	9	13	42:39	51	47.2	R2, 0–3 vs Matador Púchov	UC	R1 ( Liberec)	Vittek	14
2002–03	1st	3rd/10	36	19	6	11	60:42	63	58.3	RU, 1–2 (a.e.t.) vs Matador Púchov	Did not qualify		Vittek	19
2003–04	1st	10th/10	36	6	11	19	37:58	29	26.9	R1, 0–1 vs Slovan Duslo Šaľa			Onofrej	9
2004–05	2nd	3rd/16	30	14	8	8	37:24	50	55.6	QF, 0–4 agg. vs Artmedia Petržalka			Sloboda	5
2005–06	2nd	2nd/16	30	19	6	5	47:25	63	70.0	R1, 0–0 (5–6 p) vs Matador Púchov			Masaryk	11
2006–07	1st	3rd/12	28	11	8	9	35:33	41	48.8	R2, 0–2 vs Slovan Bratislava B			Masaryk	14
2007–08	1st	5th/12	33	15	6	12	46:37	51	51.5	QF, 0–2 agg. vs Košice	IC	R2 ( Rapid Wien)	Masaryk  Meszároš  Slovák  Sylvestr	6
2008–09	1st	1st/12	33	21	7	5	69:25	70	70.7	SF, 1–2 agg. vs Košice	Did not qualify		Masaryk	15
2009–10	1st	2nd/12	33	21	7	5	54:24	70	70.7	W, 6–0 vs Spartak Trnava	CL EL	Q3 ( Olympiacos) Q PO ( Ajax)	Halenár	11
2010–11	1st	1st/12	33	20	8	5	63:22	68	68.7	W, 3–3 (5–4 p) vs Å½ilina	EL	Q PO ( Stuttgart)	Šebo	22
2011–12	1st	3rd/12	33	16	11	6	48:35	59	59.6	QF, 2–2 agg. (2–4 p) vs Senica	CL EL	Q3 ( APOEL) GS (4th out of 4)	Halenár	15
2012–13	1st	1st/12	33	16	11	6	56:33	59	59.6	W, 2–0 vs Å½ilina	EL	Q2 ( Videoton)	Peltier	10
2013–14	1st	1st/12	33	24	3	6	63:32	75	75.8	RU, 1–2 vs Košice	CL	Q2 ( Ludogorets)	FoÅ™t  Vittek	12
2014–15	1st	3rd/12	33	18	3	12	49:42	57	57.6	QF, 1–2 vs Trenčín	CL EL	Q PO ( BATE Borisov) GS (4th out of 4)	Milinković  Soumah	8
2015–16	1st	2nd/12	33	20	9	4	50:25	69	69.7	RU, 1–3 vs Trenčín	EL	Q3 ( Krasnodar)	Priskin	12
2016–17	1st	2nd/12	30	18	3	9	54:34	57	63.3	W, 3–0 vs Skalica	EL	Q2 ( Jelgava)	Soumah	20
2017–18	1st	2nd/12	32	17	8	7	58:37	59	61.5	W, 3–1 vs Ružomberok	EL	Q2 ( Lyngby)	ÄŒavrić  Mareš	12
2018–19	1st	1st/12	32	25	5	2	84:33	80	83.3	R2, 0–3 (awarded) vs Iskra Horné Orešany	EL	Q3 ( Rapid Wien)	Šporar	29
2019–20	1st	1st/12	27	21	5	1	57:14	68	84.0	W, 1–0 vs Ružomberok	CL EL	Q1 ( Sutjeska) GS (3rd out of 4)	Šporar	12
2020–21	1st	1st/12	32	22	5	5	78:28	71	74.0	W, 2–1 (aet) vs Å½ilina	CL EL	Q1 ( KÍ) Q2 ( KuPS)	Ratão	14
2021–22	1st	1st/12	32	22	8	2	71:25	74	77.1	RU, 1–2 (aet) vs Spartak Trnava	CL EL ECL	Q2 ( Young Boys) Q PO ( Olympiacos) GS (3rd out of 4)	Henty	9
2022–23	1st	TBD/12									CL	TBD

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

UEFA coefficient ranking as of 21 July 2022:

As of 21 July 2022

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

• Last updated: 7 September 2020

Slovan has produced numerous players who went on to play for the Slovak national team. In the past few years, there has been an rise in the number of youngsters who leave Slovan after a short period of first-team football and advancing to soccer in leagues of an higher standard. This includes an emphasis on the German Bundesliga (best scorer Robert Vittek up to 1. FC Nurnberg in 2003), English Premier League (Vladimir Kinder to Middlesbrough in 1997, Stanislav Varga to Sunderland in 2000, Igor Balis to West Bromwich in 2000), Turkish Super Lig (Marko Milinkovic to Genclerbirligi S.K. in the year 2016 Lubomir Meszaros moved to Elazigspor at the end of 2002. Marian Zeman to Istanbulspor A.S. In the year 1995), Italy (Marek Hamsik to Brescia Calcio in 2004), Spanish La Liga (Samuel Slovak to CD Tenerife in 1997 and Peter Dubovsky to Real Madrid C.F. for 110 million SKK (4.3mil EUR) in 1993). Another interesting transfer was Dusan Tittel's move in 1992 to Nimes Olympique in 1992, Igor Demo to PSV Eindhoven in 1997, Robert Tomaschek to Heart of Midlothian F.C. at the end of 2000. Kornel Salata from FC Rostov in the year 2011 and Branislav Ninaj's transfer to Lokeren in the year 2015. The biggest transfer was signed in 2020 , when 25-year old striker and the previous season's top scorer Andraz Sporar was signed by Portugal club Sporting CP for a fee greater than EUR7.0 million. This was the most expensive ever paid to the Slovak club.