Šk Slovan Bratislava

Founded as I. ČSŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953. Slovan is the most successful team in Slovakia with the most titles in both league and cup in the country.

Slovan Bratislava

Full name	Športový klub Slovan Bratislava futbal, a.s.
Nickname(s)	Belasí (Sky Blues) Bieli jastrabi z Tehelného poľa (White Hawks from Brickfield)
Founded	3 May 1919; 104 years ago (1919-05-03) (as I. ČSŠK Bratislava)
Ground	Tehelné pole
Capacity	22,500
President	Ivan Kmotrík
Manager	Vladimír Weiss
League	Niké liga
2023–24	Fortuna liga, 1st of 12 (champions)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Slovan Bratislava became the first and so far only club in Slovakia as well as former Czechoslovakia to win one of the European cup competitions, the Cup Winners' Cup when they defeated FC Barcelona in the final in Basel in 1969. The club also supplied seven players to the victorious UEFA Euro 1976 Czechoslovakia.

Historical names

• I. ČSŠK Bratislava (1919–1939)
• ŠK Bratislava (1939–1948)
• ZSJ Sokol NV Bratislava (1948–1952)
• DŠO Slovan ÚNV Bratislava (1953–1956)
• TJ Slovan ÚNV Bratislava (1957–1961)
• TJ Slovan Bratislava Dimitrov (1961)
• TJ Slovan CHZJD Bratislava (1961–1990)
• ŠK Slovan Bratislava (1990–present)

1919–1944: early years

Slovan was officially founded on 3 May 1919 as I. ČSŠK Bratislava (the First CzechoSlovak Sports Club Bratislava). The first president was Police Captain Richard Brunner, who arranged the club's first temporary training ground at Kuchajda (Pasienky). The club soon moved to Petržalka.

 

I. ČsŠK became the champions of Slovakia in 1922. Notable players from the early era were Pavol Šoral, Štefan Čambal and Štefan Priboj. In the spring of 1938 anti-Jewish sentiments penetrated into the club, and the victim was coach József Braun, who was one of the many Bratislava inhabitants who had to involuntarily leave the city. Under the terms of the 1938 Munich agreement Czechoslovakia was dissolved, leading to the emergence of the Slovak Republic. At this point the club name was changed to ŠK Bratislava. On 26 September 1940 ŠK Bratislava played its first game at the new stadium, Tehelné pole.

The first international meeting at the new venue was on 27 October 1940, when ŠK Bratislava and Hertha Berlin played out a 2–2 draw. In the separate Slovak league, ŠK Bratislava won the title four times in the period from 1939 to 1945. Slovan was the first Czechoslovak team to use the WM formation. The team's first foreign opponent after World War II was Ferencvárosi TC. ŠK Bratislava lost 1–0, but won the Central European Cup 2–1 over Hungary before 20,000 spectators at Tehelnom field. In this period former players of I. ČSŠK Bratislava Ferdinand Daučík and Leopold "Jim" Šťastný served as coaches for ŠK Bratislava.

1945–1993: Czechoslovak League

The team name changed again in 1948, to Sokol NV Bratislava. The team met with success in 1949, when they became the first champions of the re-formed Czechoslovakia. Outstanding players from this era included Emil Pažický, Gejza Šimanský, Bozhin Laskov, Viktor Tegelhoff, and Teodor Reimann.

Anton Bulla, the coach in 1953, added eight new players to team. In 1961–62 the team defeated Red Star Bratislava in the national league for the title. Under the influence of political and economic pressures and interests, TJ ÚNV Slovan and TJ Dimitrov merged to create CHZJD Slovan Bratislava on 5 August 1961 (CHZJD stood for the Juraj Dimitrov Chemical Plant).

 

1962 was a successful year, as the Czechoslovakia national team were defeated 3–1 in the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Chile, obtaining the silver, and repeating the success of the 1934 FIFA World Cup Final in Rome. Slovan players included goalkeeper Viliam Schrojf and defender Ján Popluhár.

 

 

Vencel

 

Horváth

 

Hrivnák

 

Zlocha

 

Fillo

 

Čapkovič

 

Cvetler

 

Hrdlička

 

Móder

 

Jokl

 

Čapkovič

1969 European Cup Winners' Cup Final starting lineup.

Slovan ended the 1967–68 season second in the league, won the cup in Czechoslovakia, and participated in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The team was managed by former Slovan player Michal Vičan, who focused on fast and simple games. Vičan took the team on a winter tour of Argentina in 1969.

In 1970 the Czechoslovak squad sent to the FIFA World Cup in Mexico included seven players from Slovan: Alexander Vencel, Ján Zlocha, Ivan Hrdlička, Karol Jokl, Ján Čapkovič, Vladimír Hrivnák, and Alexander Horváth. Jozef Vengloš was the coach of the Slovan Bratislava team for part of this era, as well as performing duties coaching at the international level.

In 1976, a Czechoslovakian team including six Slovan players won the European title in the European Championships held in Belgrade. Gold medals were given to coach Vengloš, Alexander Vencel, Jozef Čapkovič, Koloman Gogh, Marián Masný, Anton Ondruš, Ján Pivarník, and Ján Švehlík. From the 1977–78, season Slovan were declining. In the 1984–85 season Slovan, led by coaches Ján Hucko and Jozef Obert, left the highest level of competition and were relegated to the Slovakian National League.

After three seasons spent in the Slovak National League, Slovan Bratislava were able to return to national competition. In season 1987–88, the team returned to the top leagues under the leadership of coaches Ján Zachar and Jozef Jankech, who later coached the Slovak national team. Dušan Galis was the coach from 1977 to 1981. In 1991–92, Slovan Bratislava won the Czechoslovak title for the last time. Among the stars on the team were Peter Dubovský, Dušan Tittel, Ladislav Pecko, Vladimir Kinder, Miloš Glonek, Tomáš Stúpala, and Alexander Vencel Jr.

1969: Cup Winners' Cup champions

On 21 May 1969, the team defeated FC Barcelona in the 1969 European Cup Winners' Cup Final by a score of 3–2, which is the biggest success in the club's history so far.

21 May 1969

20:00

Slovan Bratislava	3–2	Barcelona
Cvetler   2' Hrivnák   30' Čapkovič   42'	Report Report 2	Zaldúa   16' Rexach   52'

St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

1993–present: Slovak League

Slovan won titles in the Slovak league in the 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons. For the next two years, MFK Košice won the title. Slovan returned to the Slovak throne in the 1998–99 season. The stars of the team included coach Stanislav Griga and players Róbert Tomaschek, Miroslav König, Stanislav Varga, Tibor Jančula, and Ladislav Pecko. In the next few years the club's performance was below par and they were in trouble financially. They were forced to sell some of their best players. At the end of the 2003–04 season, the team was relegated to the Slovak Second League, where they spent two seasons. After two years, in the 2010–11 season Slovan won the double with coach Karel Jarolím.

 

 

1940–2009: old Tehelné pole

Tehelné pole, Slovan's previous stadium, was built during the first Slovak Republic, when Nazi Germany occupied Petržalka in 1938 and Bratislava lost almost all of its sporting facilities. The construction lasted from 1939 to 1944 and the stadium became home ground for Slovan Bratislava. The stadium was officially opened in September 1940 with 25,000 places, and the first international match was played on 27 October 1940, with Slovan Bratislava playing against Hertha Berlin, ending in 2–2 tie. The old stadium underwent reconstruction in 1961, which added second tribune, boosting its capacity to 45,000 and modernising by adding score table, artificial light and revamping the field. However, the stadium could hold up even 50,000 spectators, and just before breakup of Czechoslovakia, it was the largest one in use (Strahov Stadium in Prague had a capacity of 220,000 but was disused in the 1990s) and was the home ground for Czechoslovak national team. The stadium was reconstructed once more in the 1990s to the "all-seater" stadium, reducing the capacity into 30,000. The last match at the old Tehelné pole stadium was played in November 2009.

2009–2018: Pasienky

During the demolition of the old Tehelné pole, the planning of the construction of the new stadium and during the construction itself, the Pasienky Stadium became the temporary home ground for Slovan.

2019–present: new Tehelné pole

In September 2016, after many years of negotiations and discussions, the building of the new stadium begun. The new stadium was opened on 3 March 2019 with a ceremony before the derby match against Spartak Trnava. The new stadium was built at the same place where Slovan has had its original home. It is a locality, which is typically connected with sports activities in Bratislava. The capacity of the new stadium is 22,500 spectators and fulfils UEFA 4-star category criteria.

 

The main ultras group is called Ultras Slovan or Sektor C - according to the section in which they are situated during home matches. Previously, the main ultras group was called Belasá šlachta (Sky-blue aristocracy). The major hooligan firm is called Ultras Slovan Pressburg.

Slovan supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of Zbrojovka Brno, Austria Wien, as well as Polish club Wisła Kraków.

Rivalries

Slovan's greatest rival is Spartak Trnava. The derby is the most prestigious match in the Slovak football calendar.

Matches against DAC Dunajská Streda are not considered derbies, but in general they are the second most prestigious fixture in the Slovak league after the traditional derby.

Slovan's major rival teams in Bratislava were Inter Bratislava and Petržalka. The rivalry between Slovan and Inter had a long and rich history as both teams played in the Czechoslovak First League. The rivalry with Petržalka peaked after 2000.

On the international scene, Slovan's rivals are mainly clubs from neighboring countries. Namely, Sparta Prague (Federal Derby), Rapid Wien or Ferencváros.

Domestic

  Slovakia

• Slovak League / Slovak Super Liga (1926–1933; 1939–1944; 1993–present)
  •   Winners (22): 1926, 1927, 1930, 1932, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
  •   Runners-up (5): 2000–01, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
  •   3rd place (6): 1996–97, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2014–15
• Slovak Cup (1969–present)
  •   Winners (17): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
  •   Runners-up (7): 1970–71, 1977–78, 2002–03, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23
• Slovak Super Cup (1994–2016)
  •   Winners: (4) 1993-94, 1995-96, 2008-09, 2013-14
  •   Runners-up (3): 1994-95, 1996-97, 2009-10

  Czechoslovakia

• Czechoslovak First League (1935–1938; 1945–1993)
  •   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
  •   3rd place (3x): 1947–48, 1960–61, 1992–93
• Czechoslovak Cup (1960–1993)
  •   Winners (5): 1961–62, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1981–82
  •   Runners-up (6): 1964–65, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1982–83, 1988–89
• 1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–1993)
  •   Winners: 1987–88

European

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  •   Winners: 1968–69
  • Quarter-finals (2): 1962–63, 1963–64
• UEFA Intertoto Cup
  •   Winners in group (9): 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94
• Mitropa Cup
  •   Runners-up: 1963–64
• UEFA Europa League
  • Group stage (3): 2011–12, 2014–15, 2019–20
• UEFA Europa Conference League
  • Round of 16 (1): 2022–23
  • Knockout round playoff (1): 2023–24
  • Group stage (1): 2021–22

Detailed seasons

Slovak League era only (1993–present)

Table correct as of 20 May 2023

European record

UEFA ranking

UEFA coefficient ranking as of 7 December 2023:

Rank	Team	Coefficient
55	Galatasaray	31.500
56	Maccabi Tel Aviv	30.500
	Slovan Bratislava
58	Celtic	30.000
59	Fiorentina	29.000

• Full list

Current squad

As of 18 January 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF   GEO Guram Kashia 5 DF   SVK Richard Križan 6 DF   AUT Kevin Wimmer 7 MF   SVK Vladimír Weiss Jr. 8 MF   CZE Jaromír Zmrhal 10 FW   LUX Gerson Rodrigues (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv) 11 MF   ARM Tigran Barseghyan 12 DF   SVN Kenan Bajrić 13 FW   SVK David Strelec (on loan from Spezia) 17 FW   SVK Rudolf Božik 18 MF   SVK Nino Marcelli 20 MF   GEO Jaba Kankava

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW   GHA Zuberu Sharani 24 MF   CRO Marko Tolić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) 25 DF   SVK Lukáš Pauschek 26 MF   SVK Filip Lichý 27 DF   SVK Matúš Vojtko 28 DF   PAN César Blackman 31 GK   SVK Martin Trnovský 33 MF   SVK Juraj Kucka 35 GK   SVK Adam Hrdina 44 DF   GRE Spyros Risvanis 82 GK   CAN Milan Borjan (on loan from Red Star Belgrade) 88 MF   GRE Kyriakos Savvidis

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers winter 2023-24.

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   BEL Siemen Voet (at Fortuna Sittard until 30 June 2024) 9 FW   SRB Ivan Šaponjić (at Ümraniyespor until 30 June 2024) 17 FW   SUI Adler Da Silva (at Stal Rzeszów until 30 June 2024) 77 FW   SRB Aleksandar Čavrić (at Kashima Antlers until 31 December 2024)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Vladimír Weiss
Assistant coaches	Boris Kitka   Ľuboš Benkovský   Timotej Vajdík
Goalkeeping coach	Miroslav Hrdina   Ján Mucha
Fitness coaches	Roman Švantner   Matej Balun
First team director	Ján Švehlík

Management

Position	Name
President	Ivan Kmotrík
Director of international relations	Róbert Vittek
Sporting director	Róbert Tomaschek

Most goals (only domestic league goals)

#	Nat.	Name	Goals
1		Ján Arpáš	144
2		Jozef Luknár	115
3		Ján Čapkovič	100
4		Marián Masný	97
5		Viktor Tegelhoff	88
6		Emil Pažický	80
7		Ján Švehlík	78
8		Anton Moravčík	71
		Róbert Vittek
10		Karol Jokl	69

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

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 1954–55   Emil Pažický 191 1971–72   Ján Čapkovič 19 1980–81   Marián Masný 16 1991–92   Peter Dubovský 27 1992–93 24 2008–09   Pavol Masaryk 15 2010–11   Filip Šebo 22 2016–17   Seydouba Soumah 202 2018–19   Andraž Šporar 29 2019–20 12 111 goals for Slovan and 8 for Žilina. 2Joint top scorer with Filip Hlohovský of Žilina.

• List of ŠK Slovan Bratislava seasons
• List of ŠK Slovan Bratislava managers
• List of ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
• ŠK Slovan Bratislava in European football