1. FC Tatran Prešov
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| Full name | 1. FC Tatran Prešov | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Zeleno-Bieli (The Green-Whites) Koňare (Horsemen) | ||
| Founded | 25 May 1898 | ||
| Ground | Tatran Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,410 | ||
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| League | Fortuna Liga | ||
| 2015–16 | 2. liga Championship round , 1st (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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1. FC Tatran Prešov (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈtatran ˈpreʃow]) is a Slovak football club based in the city of Prešov. Tatran Prešov is the oldest football team in Slovakia, founded on 25 May 1898. The club currently participates in the Fortuna Liga. The "Green and Whites" played 32 seasons in the Czechoslovakian top division. Tatran became the dark horse of Czechoslovakian football in the 1960s and 1970s, but never won a title. The greatest league success was the second place in the 1965 and 1973 seasons. The club also came close in the Czechoslovakian Cup, losing twice in 1966 and 1992 finals.
History overview
Early history

The first official football match on the territory of present-day Slovakia took place on 25 May 1898 in Eperjes, today's Prešov, that time in Hungary, between two Budapest-based teams, Óbudai TE and Budapesti TC on the initiation of František Pethe, a gymnastic teacher in the local grammar school. On the same day the Eperjesi Torna és Vívó Egyesület (Eperjesi TVE, lit. Gymnastic and Fencing Association of Eperjes) was founded, which is regarded as the first football club of Slovakia.
Eperjesi TVE initially competed in the Hungarian league system, achieving its best result in the 1907–08 season, when it won the Northern District Championship.[1]
In 1920 Prešov became part of the newly founded Czechoslovakia, subsequently the club competed in the Czechoslovak leagues.
The greatest legend of Tatran's Prešov history is Ladislav Pavlovič. From 1948 until 1966, he netted for Tatran Prešov 150 goals in 309 matches. He also represented Czechoslovakia national football team, where he played 14 matches and scored two goals. In 2013, he was stated to Prešov's Hall of Fame.
Previous names
- Eperjesi Torna és Vívó Egyesület (Hungarian version), ETVE Prešov (1898)
- TVE Prešov (1920)
- Slávia Prešov (1931)
- PTS Prešov (1945)
- DSO Slavia Prešov a DSO Snaha Prešov (split from PTS Prešov) (1947)
- Sparta Dukla Prešov (1948)
- Dukla Prešov (1950)
- Dukla ČSSZ Prešov (1951)
- ČSSZ Prešov (1952)
- DSO Tatran Prešov (1953)
- TJ Tatran Prešov (1960)
- Tatran Agro Prešov (1989)
- FC Tatran Prešov (1991)
- FC Tatran Bukóza Prešov (1996)
- FC Tatran Prešov (1998)
- 1.FC Tatran Prešov (2005)
Honours
Domestic
Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovak First League (1925–93)
-  1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–1993)
- Winners (2): 1979–80, 1989–90
 
Slovakia
- Slovenský Pohár (Slovakian Cup) (1961–)
Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer
The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944–45 until 1992–93. Since the 1993–94 Slovak League Top scorer.
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- 1Shared award
European
-  Mitropa Cup
- Winners (1): 1981
 
-  InterCup
- Winners (1): 1978
 
Results
League and Cup history
Slovak League only (1993-present)
- Season - Division (Name) - Pos./Teams - Pl. - W - D - L - GS - GA - P - Domestic Cup - Europe - Top Scorer (Goals) - 1993–1994 - 1st (Mars Superliga) - 4/(12) - 32 - 10 - 14 - 8 - 47 - 43 - 34 - Runner-up - 1994–1995 - 1st (Mars Superliga) - 9/(12) - 32 - 9 - 10 - 13 - 42 - 49 - 37 - UC - 2R (  Real Zaragoza) Real Zaragoza)- 1995–1996 - 1st (Mars Superliga) - 5/(12) - 32 - 12 - 7 - 13 - 34 - 36 - 43 - 1996–1997 - 1st (Mars Superliga) - 6/(16) - 30 - 12 - 7 - 11 - 37 - 38 - 43 - Runner-up - 1997–1998 - 1st (Mars Superliga) - 10/(16) - 30 - 9 - 9 - 12 - 29 - 39 - 36  Milan Jambor (5) Milan Jambor (5)- 1998–1999 - 1st (Mars Superliga) - 8/(16) - 30 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 38 - 35 - 43  Vladimír Kožuch (7) Vladimír Kožuch (7)
  Anton Šoltis (7) Anton Šoltis (7)- 1999–2000 - 1st (Mars Superliga) - 6/(16) - 30 - 14 - 5 - 11 - 38 - 42 - 47  Vladimír Kožuch (8) Vladimír Kožuch (8)- 2000–2001 - 1st (Mars Superliga) - 7/(10) - 36 - 10 - 10 - 16 - 44 - 54 - 40  Marek Petruš (7) Marek Petruš (7)
  Július Lelkeš (7) Július Lelkeš (7)- 2001–2002 - 1st (Mars Superliga) - 10/(10) - 36 - 8 - 7 - 21 - 35 - 66 - 40  Ján Šlahor (7) Ján Šlahor (7)- 2002–2003 - 2nd (1. liga) - 9/(16) - 30 - 11 - 6 - 13 - 40 - 37 - 39 - 1/4 finals  Lukáš Hricov (7) Lukáš Hricov (7)- 2003–2004 - 2nd (1. liga) - 3/(16) - 30 - 15 - 7 - 8 - 54 - 35 - 52 - 1/8 finals  Martin Jakubko (13) Martin Jakubko (13)- 2004–2005 - 2nd (1. liga) - 5/(16) - 30 - 12 - 8 - 10 - 38 - 33 - 44 - 1/32 finals  Ľubomír Pagor (7) Ľubomír Pagor (7)- 2005–2006 - 2nd (1. liga) - 5/(16) - 30 - 15 - 7 - 8 - 37 - 22 - 52 - 1/32 finals  Peter Iskra (6) Peter Iskra (6)- 2006–2007 - 2nd (1. liga) - 5/(12) - 36 - 16 - 14 - 6 - 55 - 25 - 62 - 1/8 finals  Tomáš Kaplan (8) Tomáš Kaplan (8)- 2007–2008 - 2nd (1. liga) - 1/(12) - 33 - 23 - 8 - 2 - 64 - 14 - 77 - 1/4 finals  Ľuboš Belejík (7) Ľuboš Belejík (7)- 2008–2009 - 1st (Corgoň Liga) - 7/(12) - 33 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 40 - 50 - 41 - 1/16 finals  Peter Katona (7) Peter Katona (7)- 2009–2010 - 1st (Corgoň Liga) - 8/(12) - 33 - 11 - 5 - 17 - 32 - 38 - 38 - 1/8 finals  Peter Katona (5) Peter Katona (5)- 2010–2011 - 1st (Corgoň Liga) - 11/(12) - 33 - 9 - 6 - 18 - 30 - 49 - 33 - 1/16 finals  Jhonatan (5) Jhonatan (5)- 2011–2012 - 1st (Corgoň Liga) - 10/(12) - 33 - 7 - 12 - 14 - 23 - 35 - 33 - 1/4 finals  Peter Katona (5) Peter Katona (5)- 2012–2013 - 1st (Corgoň Liga) - 12/(12) - 33 - 8 - 9 - 16 - 21 - 41 - 33 - 1/16 finals  Andriy Shevchuk (3) Andriy Shevchuk (3)
  Matúš Marcin (3) Matúš Marcin (3)- 2013–2014 - 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) - 4/(12) - 33 - 18 - 6 - 9 - 56 - 28 - 60 - 1/4 finals  Dávid Leško (11) Dávid Leško (11)- 2014–2015 - 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) - 3/(24) - 22 - 10 - 6 - 6 - 32 - 24 - 36 - 1/32 finals  Pavol Šafranko (11) Pavol Šafranko (11)- 2015–2016 - 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) - 1/(24) - 30 - 16 - 10 - 4 - 61 - 26 - 58 - 1/16 finals  Dávid Leško (16) Dávid Leško (16)
European competition history
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | 
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| 1966–67 | Cup Winners' Cup | 1. | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | |
| 1973–74 | UEFA Cup | 1. | Velež Mostar | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | |
| 2. | VfB Stuttgart | 3–5(aet) | 1–3 | 4–8 | |||
| 1980–81 | Mitropa Cup | RR | Csepel SC | 0–0 | 0–3 | ||
| Calcio Como | 4–1 | 0–1 | |||||
| NK Zagreb | 2–1 | 5–1 | |||||
| 1994–95 | Cup Winners' Cup | Q | Bangor F.C. | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 1. | Dundee United | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–4 | |||
| 2. | Real Zaragoza | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–6 | |||
Rivalries
Tatran's biggest rivals are VSS Košice, and the matches between the two teams are referred to as "Eastern Slovak derby" (Slovak: Východniarske derby).[2] Their most high-profile rivalry is with Košice, another big Fortuna Liga club located in Košice, the capital of the neighbouring of Košice region.
They also have rivalry with MFK Zemplín Michalovce and FC Spartak Trnava. 1. FC Tatran Prešov supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of the Polish side JKS Czarni 1910 Jasło.[3]
Sponsorship
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | 
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| 1998–2000 | ATAK | OTF | 
| 2000–2003 | ŠARIŠ | |
| 2003–2005 | none | |
| 2005–2008 | Poštová banka | |
| 2008–2010 | Auto Leas | |
| 2010–2011 | Adidas | none | 
| 2011–2012 | IMPA | |
| 2012–2013 | DÚHA | |
| 2013–present | ATAK | 
Club partners
source[4]
- DÚHA
- Ekofin
Current squad
As of 15 August 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2016.
Out on loan 2015–16
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
1. FC Tatran Prešov juniori are the reserve team of 1. FC Tatran Prešov. They currently play in the Slovak 3. Liga (Eastern division).
Squad
Head coach: ![]() Marek Ondrík
 Marek Ondrík 
Assistant coach: ![]() Stanislav Baran
 Stanislav Baran
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Current technical staff
- As of 2 November 2016
| Staff | Job title | 
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|  | Manager | 
|  | Assistant manager | 
|  | Goalkeeping coach | 
|  | Team Leader | 
|  | Team Doctor | 
|  | Team Doctor | 
|  | Team Doctor | 
|  | Masseur | 
|  | Physiotherapist | 
Player records
Most goals
| # | Nat. | Name | Goals | 
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| 1 |  | Ladislav Pavlovič | 150 | 
| 2 |  | Karol Petroš | 67 | 
| 3 |  | Jozef Kuchár | 56 | 
| 4 |  | Gejza Šimanský | 44 | 
| 5 |  | Dávid Leško | 40 | 
Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Tatran.
For full list, see Category:1. FC Tatran Prešov players
 Khaled Al-Rashidi Khaled Al-Rashidi
 Pavol Biroš Pavol Biroš
 Marián Bochnovič Marián Bochnovič
 Jozef Bomba Jozef Bomba
 Jozef Bubenko Jozef Bubenko
 Jaroslav Červeňan Jaroslav Červeňan
   Miloslav Danko Miloslav Danko
 Miroslav Drobňák Miroslav Drobňák
 Kazimír Gajdoš Kazimír Gajdoš
 Michal Hanek Michal Hanek
 Peter Hlinka Peter Hlinka
 Kennedy Chihuri Kennedy Chihuri
 Martin Jakubko Martin Jakubko
 Justín Javorek Justín Javorek
 Ján Karel Ján Karel
   Jozef Karel Jozef Karel
 Jaroslav Kolbas Jaroslav Kolbas
 Mikuláš Komanický Mikuláš Komanický
 Jozef Kožlej Jozef Kožlej
 Vladimír Kožuch Vladimír Kožuch
 Jozef Kuchár Jozef Kuchár
 Ľubomír Meszároš Ľubomír Meszároš
 Igor Novák Igor Novák
 Jozef Obert Jozef Obert
 Ladislav Pavlovič Ladislav Pavlovič
 Marek Penksa Marek Penksa
 Peter Petráš Peter Petráš
 Ľubomír Reiter Ľubomír Reiter
   Theodor Reimann Theodor Reimann
 František Semeši František Semeši
 Stanislav Šesták Stanislav Šesták
 Gejza Šimanský Gejza Šimanský
 Marek Špilár Marek Špilár
 Anton Šoltis Anton Šoltis
 Ján Strausz Ján Strausz
 Lukáš Štetina Lukáš Štetina
 Lukáš Tesák Lukáš Tesák
 Milan Timko Milan Timko
 Stanislav Varga Stanislav Varga
 Avdija Vršajević Avdija Vršajević
 Daniel Zítka Daniel Zítka
 Vladislav Zvara Vladislav Zvara
Notable fan
 Milan Timoš (1948–2012[5]) Milan Timoš (1948–2012[5])
External links
- Official website (Slovak)
- 1. FC Tatran Prešov on Facebook (Slovak)
- Tatran Prešov Fans forum (Slovak)
- Unofficial website (Slovak)
References
- ↑ "Bajnoki végeredmény: Vidéki bajnokság – Északi kerület 1907/1908" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Dnes je na programe východniarske derby" (in Slovak). Presov.korzar.sk. 17 September 2011.
- ↑ http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/360981/futbalovi-chuligani-kto-do-koho-kope/
- ↑ http://www.1fctatran.sk/
- ↑ Skonal obdivuhodný fanúšik Tatrana 09.02.2012, korzar.sme.sk
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