1. FC Tatran Prešov

Tatran Prešov

Full name	1. FC Tatran Prešov
Nickname(s)	Zeleno-Bieli (The Green-Whites) Koňare (Horseman)
Founded	May 25, 1898; 114 years ago (1898-05-25)
Ground	Tatran Stadium (Capacity: 5,410)
Owner	Branislav Prieložný Miroslav Remeta
President	Miroslav Remeta
Manager	Serhiy Kovalets
League	Corgoň Liga
2010–11	10th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours
Current season

1. FC Tatran Prešov is a Slovak professional 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 Slovak First League. The "Green and Whites" played 32 seasons in the Czechoslovakian top division. Tatran became the dark horse of Czechoslovakian football in 1960s and 1970s, but never won a title. The greatest league success still remains 2nd place in the 1965 and 1973 seasons and the club also came close in the Czechoslovakian Cup, losing twice in 1966 and 1992 finals.

History overview

Early history

ETVE Prešov in 1904.

On 25 May 1898 was played the first official football match at the present territory of Slovakia. Exhibition match between two Budapest clubs Óbudai Tornaegylet Budapest and Budapest Tornaclub. The match took place at a military training ground Kamenec. Match was organized by František Pethe, Prešov physical education founder, gymnastics teacher at the grammar school. Once the match day, 25 May 1898, was established in Prešov first football club in Slovakia - Tom és Eperjes Vivo Egyesület (Hungarian version) ETVE Prešov.

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

• Slovenský Pohár (Slovakian Cup)
  • Winners (1): 1992

• Československý Pohár (Czechoslovakian Cup)
  • Winners (1): 1953

European

• Mitropa Cup
  • Winners (1): 1981

• InterCup
  • Winners (1): 1978

Current squad

As of 20 May 2012^[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Maroš Ferenc 2 DF Michal Piter-Bučko 4 MF Patrik Jacko 5 DF Michal Krajník 6 MF Viliam Macko 7 MF Marián Adam 9 DF Jaroslav Kolbas 10 FW Jozef Dolný 11 MF Peter Katona 13 MF Ľubomír Ivanko-Macej 16 FW Matúš Marcin 17 MF Peter Lipták 21 DF Jan Krob (on loan from Sparta Prague) 22 FW David Střihavka (on loan from Žilina)

No. Position Player 23 GK Jakub Diviš 24 DF Ján Papaj (captain) 25 FW Narek Beglaryan (on loan from Mika) 26 MF Štefan Zošák (on loan from Žilina) 29 FW Dávid Guba 30 GK Jakub Plánička 31 DF Peter Petráš 36 MF Lukáš Hruška 38 DF Peter Leško 44 MF Andriy Yakovlev 51 DF Jakub Heidenreich 55 MF Anton Lysyuk 80 DF Lukáš Štetina (on loan from Metalist Kharkiv) 99 MF Rafael

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2012.

Out on loan 2011–12

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

No. Position Player 19 FW Bernardo (at Příbram) 20 MF Martin Pribula (at Rimavská Sobota)

No. Position Player 25 MF Dávid Leško (at Rimavská Sobota)

Reserve team

• 1. FC Tatran Prešov juniori

Managers

Current technical staff

As of 27 January 2012

Staff	Job title
Serhiy Kovalets	Manager
Oleh Ratiy	Assistant manager
Vyacheslav Mavrov	Assistant manager
Stanislav Seman	Goalkeeping coach
Ján Šafranko	Team Leader
MUDr. Ján Mirilovič	Team Doctor
MUDr. Július Svätojánsky	Team Doctor
MUDr. Peter Cvengroš	Team Doctor
Jozef Štieber	Physiotherapist
Vladimír Šarišský	Masseur

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

European competition history

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1966-67	Cup Winners' Cup	1. Round		Bayern Munich	1–1	2–3	3–4
1973–74	UEFA Cup	1. Round		Velež Mostar	4–2	1–1	5–3
		2. Round		VfB Stuttgart	3–5(aet)	1–3	4–8
1994-95	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Qualifying Round		Bangor F.C.	4–0	1–0	5–0
		1. Round		Dundee United	3–1	2–3	5–4
		2. Round		Real Zaragoza	0–4	1–2	1–6

League and Cup history

Slovakia

Season	Division (Name)	Pos./Teams	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup	Europe		Notes
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	1/16 finals (second round)
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
1998-1999	1st (Mars Superliga)	8/(16)	30	11	10	9	38	35	43
1999-2000	1st (Mars Superliga)	6/(16)	30	14	5	11	38	42	47
2000-2001	1st (Mars Superliga)	7/(10)	36	10	10	16	44	54	40
2001-2002	1st (Mars Superliga)	10/(10)	36	8	7	21	35	66	40
2002-2003	2nd (1. liga)	9/(16)	30	11	6	13	40	37	39	1/4 finals
2003-2004	2nd (1. liga)	3/(16)	30	15	7	8	54	35	52	1/8 finals
2004-2005	2nd (1. liga)	5/(16)	30	12	8	10	38	33	44	1/32 finals
2005-2006	2nd (1. liga)	5/(16)	30	15	7	8	37	22	52	1/32 finals
2006-2007	2nd (1. liga)	5/(12)	36	16	14	6	55	25	62	1/8 finals
2007-2008	2nd (1. liga)	1/(12)	33	23	8	2	64	14	77	1/4 finals
2008-2009	1st (Corgoň Liga)	7/(12)	33	10	11	12	40	50	41	1/16 finals
2009-2010	1st (Corgoň Liga)	8/(12)	33	11	5	17	32	38	38	1/8 finals
2010-2011	1st (Corgoň Liga)	11/(12)	33	9	6	18	30	49	33	1/16 finals
2011-2012	1st (Corgoň Liga)	10/(12)	33	7	12	14	23	35	33	1/4 finals

Notable fan

• Milan Timoš (1948-2012^[2])

External links

• Official website (Slovak)
• Unofficial website (Slovak)

References

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