2025–26 FC Spartak Trnava season
103rd season of FC Spartak Trnava
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The 2025–26 season is the 103rd season in the history of FC Spartak Trnava, and the club's 23rd consecutive season in Slovak First Football League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Slovak Cup and the UEFA Europa League qualifications.
2025 Martin Škrtel (Interim)
2026– Antonio Muñoz
| 2025–2026 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Peter Macho | ||
| Manager | 2025 Michal Ščasný 2025 Martin Škrtel (Interim) 2026– Antonio Muñoz | ||
| Stadium | Anton Malatinský Stadium | ||
| Slovak First Football League | 3rd (35 points) | ||
| Europa League | First qualifying round | ||
| Conference League | Third qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Abdulrahman Taiwo (6) All: Roman Procházka (6) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 17,011 v Slovan Bratislava (18 Oct 2025, Slovak First Football League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,273 v MFK Ružomberok (27 Jul 2025, Slovak first league) | ||
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Season
June 2025
On 6 June 2025, Michal Ščasný became the new manager of Spartak Trnava,[1] coming in place of Michal Gašparík, who joined Polish side Górnik Zabrze for a fee of €75,000.[2]
July 2025
In the club's first game of the season, they lost 1–0 at home against BK Häcken in the 1st round of qualifications to the Europa League. Spartak drew the second leg after a late goal from John Paul Dembe in the 96” minute. The game also saw the club first goal of the season, a direct free-kick scored by their captain Roman Procházka. Debutant Giorgi Moistsrapishvili was also able to put his name on the goal sheet.[3]
The first win of the season came in a Conference League qualification match against Hibernians F.C, with the final score line being 2–1 after Libor Holík volleyed the ball from a cross by Martin Mikovič and Roman Procházka successfully converting a penalty won after a foul of Timotej Kudlička.[4]
Spartak's first league game was against MFK Ružomberok on 27 July 2025. Jakub Paur opened the score with a volley after a misjudgment from the Ružomberok defense. Philip Azango was able to put the goal in the back of the net after a pass from Giorgi Moistsrapishvili. The 3rd and final goal was scored by Roman Procházka from outside of the penalty box.[5] The game also saw a direct red card given to David Huf after a foul on Kristián Koštrna.
In the second leg against Hibernians, Spartak won with a convincing score line of 5–1. The first goal was scored by Libor Holík in the 4” minute of the game after a cross by Martin Mikovič. The second goal was scored 3 minutes later, after a 50 meter dribble by Philip Azango, the ball was found by Holík who passed it to a completely open Stefan Skrbo.[6] A penalty was given away in the 15” minute by Koštrna which was saved by Žiga Frelih.[6] In the 30” minute another penalty was given away, this time after a handball by Hibernians defender, however the penalty wasn't converted by Michal Ďuriš. In the second half goals by Philip Azango and Michal Tomič would seal the win for Spartak.[7] After the game it was also announced that Vojtěch Kubista and Milan Corryn would be leaving the club following the termination of their contracts.[8]
The top goal scorer for Spartak in the July part of the season was Roman Procházka, with 3 goals in 5 games in all competitions.
August 2025
The club started August with a 1–0 league win against AS Trenčín. Erik Daniel was able to put his name on the goal sheet after a well taken corner.[9] The game also saw red cards for Suleman Sani, Roko Jureškin and Kristián Koštrna.[10] By the second round, Spartak were the only team to have won both games.[11]
There were more than 1,300 away fans that came to the Štadión Sihoť.[12]
The next game was a 3–0 away loss against CS Universitatea Craiova.[13]
Spartak were able to continue their good league form with a 1–0 win at home against new comers Tatran Presov.[14] After a cross by Miloš Kratochvíl, the ball found the head of Libor Holík who was able score his third goal of the season. In the 45th minute Patrick Nwadike scored a bicycle kick after a corner by Giorgi Moistsrapishvili, however the goal didn't count due to a foul in the build up to the goal.[15] Landing Sagna equalized the game but after being checked by VAR, the goal was disallowed.[16] It was also the club's 1,000th Slovak league game in its history.[17]
In the second leg against Craovia, Spartak were able to win the game 4–3 after extra time. After a goal scored by Miloš Kratochvíl, the score was set at 1–1 at half-time. After being subbed on in the 61st minute, Giorgi Moistsrapishvili was able to provide 3 assists in the next 20 minutes for Patrick Nwadike, Philip Azango and Timotej Kudlička. The game was set a 4–1 to the Slovak club at full time. Despite winning the game, Spartak would be knocked out 6–4 on aggregate.[18]
They became the first Slovak club to overcome a 3–0 score in a European competition.[19]
In the next league match, Spartak were able to continue their positive form with a 4–1 away win over KFC Komárno.[20] In the first half, Michal Ďuriš was able to end his goal drought by scoring a header after a cross by captain Martin Mikovič. A double scored by Stefan Skrbo would end the half 3–0 in his team's favor. A penalty scored by Roman Procházka would finish the game.[21] Once again, there was a large amount of Spartak fans attending the game, 2,800.[22]
Shortly after the game it was announced by the club that Erik Daniel would be leaving the club.[23]
Spartak would start the Slovak Cup with a 4–1 win over 5. Liga club AC Nitra.[24] Timotej Kudlička managed to score a goal when he beat Nitra's goalkeeper with a low shot to the post. A minute later, Erik Sabo was close to finishing, but was fouled in the penalty area. The same player put the ball on the white spot and converted the awarded penalty – 2–0 for Spartak. Spartak managed to increase the score by half-time when Hilary Gong scored his first goal in the Trnava jersey after a nice move and pass from Kudlička. The score went into the locker room with the score 3–0 for the guests. From the last action of the match, Škrbo got to the finish in front of the goalkeeper after a quick break and adjusted the score to 4–1 for Spartak.[25]
September 2025
On 6 September 2025, it was announced that Georgian midfielder Luka Khorkheli would be joining the club.[26] An hour later, it was announced that Abdulrahman Taiwo would be returning to Spartak, joining on a loan with a buy option.[27]
After the international break, Spartak would be traveling to Skalica for an away game against MFK Skalica. Goals from Azango, Taiwo, Procházka and Ďuriš sealed a 4–0 win.[28]
November 2025
After a string of poor performances, it was announced that Michal Ščasný would be parting ways with the club. Current sporting director Martin Škrtel was shortly announced as the new interim manager.[29][30] Škrtel would lead Spartak to wins against Košice (2–1) and Komárno (2–0) in the month of November.[31][32]
December 2025
In the first game of December, Spartak beat FK Železiarne Podbrezová 3–1 away from home thanks to a double from Timotej Kudlička and a stoppage-time goal by substitute Idjessi Metsoko.[33][34]
January
On 5 December 2025, it was announced that Antonio Muñoz would be the new head coach of Spartak.[35]
Transfers
Summer
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Idjessi Metsoko (TOG) |
 Viktoria Plzeň (CZ) |
Loan to buy | 3 June 2025 | [36][37][38] |
| DF |  Denys Taraduda (UKR) |
 Zemplín Michalovce (SVK) |
€170,000 | 6 June 2025 | [39][40][41][42] |
| FW |  Stefan Skrbo |
WSG Tirol |
Free transfer | 17 June 2025 | [43][44][45] |
| DF |  Patrick Nwadike |
IK Sirius Fotboll |
Free transfer | 20 June 2025 | [46][47][48] |
| DF | Michal Tomič |
Slavia Praga |
Undisclosed | 23 June 2025 | [49][50][51][52] |
| FW |  Hilary Gong |
 Widzew Łódź |
Free transfer | 24 June 2025 | [53][54][55][56] |
| MF |  Giorgi Moistsrapishvili |
FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti |
Undisclosed | 25 June 2025 | [57][58][59][60][61] |
| DF | Kristián Koštrna |
FK Železiarne Podbrezová |
Undisclosed | 28 June 2025 | [62][63][64][65][66] |
| FW | Timotej Kudlička |
Dynamo Malženice |
Loan to buy | 1 July 2025 | [67][68] |
| MF | Luka Khorkheli |
FC Samgurali Tskaltubo |
Undisclosed | 6 September 2025 | [26][69] |
| FW | Abdulrahman Taiwo |
 Riga FC |
Loan to Buy | 6 September 2025 | [70][71][72][73][74][75] |
| DF |  Lazar Stojsavljević |
 FC Sochi 2013 |
Free transfer | 15 September 2025 | [76][77] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Adrian Zeljković (SVN) |
Viktoria Plzeň (CZ) |
€1.500,000-€2.000,000 | 3 June 2025 | [78][79] |
| MF |  Kelvin Ofori (GHA) |
Slovan Bratislava (SVK) |
Free transfer | 6 June 2025 | [80][81][82] |
| DF | Kazeem Bolaji |
Banská Bystrica |
Free transfer | 1 July 2025 | [83] |
| DF | Martin Šulek |
MFK Ružomberok |
Free transfer | 1 July 2025 | [84][85] |
| MF | Martin Bukata |
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce |
Free transfer | 16 July 2025 | [86] |
| DF | Miha Kompan Breznik |
Dynamo Malženice |
Free transfer | 23 July 2025 | [87][88] |
| FW | Róbert Pich |
FC Nitra |
Free transfer | 1 July 2025 | [89] |
| MF |  Milan Corryn |
– | Contract Termination | 31 July 2025 | [90][91] |
| MF | Vojtěch Kubista |
Sandecja Nowy Sącz |
Contract Termination | 31 July 2025 | [90][91] |
| FW | Erik Daniel |
MFK Skalica |
Contract Termination | 26 August 2025 | [92][23][93] |
| Players out on loan | |||||
| MF | Filip Trello |
Dynamo Malženice |
Loan | [88] | |
| FW | Dávid Bukovský |
Dynamo Malženice |
Loan | [88] | |
| Players retiring | |||||
| DF | Lukáš Štetina |
FC Nitra |
Retirement | 19 May 2025 | [94][95][96] |
| GK | Dobrivoj Rusov |
- | Retirement | 19 May 2025 | [97][98] |
Winter
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Marin Laušić | FK Liepāja |
Free transfer | 24 January 2026 | [99][100][101] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Def | Denys Taraduda |
1. FC Tatran Prešov |
Loan | 15 January 2026 | [102][103] |
Friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Summer pre-season
| 18 June 2025 Friendly | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 1–4 | Spartak Trnava | Jaslovské Bohunice, Slovakia |
| 11:00 | Mrva  61' |
Report |
| 21 June 2025 Friendly | Spartak Trnava | 1–3 | Karviná | Jaslovské Bohunice, Slovakia |
| 16:30 |
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Report |
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | Banja Luka  | 1–0 | Spartak Trnava | Slovenia |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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| Friendly |  Petrolul | 1–0 | Spartak Trnava | |
| 10:30 |
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Report |
Summer pre-season statistics
| Name | Goals |
|---|---|
| Timotej Kudlička |
2 |
| Michal Ďuriš |
1 |
| Erik Daniel |
1 |
| Milan Corryn |
1 |
Winter pre-season
| 9 January 2026 Friendly | Spartak Trnava | 6–1 | Dynamo Malženice | Trnava |
| Report | Mojžiš 40' |
| 17 January 2026 Friendly | Spartak Trnava | 1–3 | Korona Kielce | Turkey |
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Report |
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| 22 January 2026 Friendly | Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | Turkey |
| Paur 10' |
Report | |||
| Note: Due to poor weather only one half was played. | ||||
| Friendly | Spartak Trnava | v | Inter Bratislava |
Player statistics
Appearances
| Pos | Name | League | Cup | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Žiga Frelih |
18 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| GK | Patrik Vasiľ |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GK | Martin Vantruba |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Lazar Stojsavljević |
9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| DF |  Roko Jureškin |
13 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| DF | Martin Mikovič |
14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| DF | Libor Holík |
16 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| DF | Marek Ujlaky |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| DF | Filip Twardzik |
9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| DF | Denys Taraduda |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Patrick Nwadike |
10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| DF | Michal Tomič |
5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| DF | Kristián Koštrna |
12 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| DF | Patrick Karhan |
8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| MF | Miloš Kratochvíl |
12 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| MF | Filip Trello |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Erik Sabo |
13 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| MF | Roman Procházka |
11 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| MF |  Cedric Badolo |
4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| MF | Giorgi Moistsrapishvili |
13 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| MF | Luka Khorkheli |
12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| FW | Jakub Paur |
10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| FW | Philip Azango |
13 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| FW | Stefan Skrbo |
15 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| FW | Hilary Gong |
7 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| FW | Timotej Kudlička |
16 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| FW | Dávid Bukovský |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Abdulrahman Taiwo |
11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| FW | Michal Ďuriš |
12 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| FW | Idjessi Metsoko |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Goals
| Pos | Name | League | Cup | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Žiga Frelih |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Patrik Vasiľ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Martin Vantruba |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Lazar Stojsavljević |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Roko Jureškin |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Martin Mikovič |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Libor Holík |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| DF | Marek Ujlaky |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Filip Twardzik |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Denys Taraduda |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Patrick Nwadike |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DF | Michal Tomič |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DF | Kristián Koštrna |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Miloš Kratochvíl |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Filip Trello |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Erik Sabo |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Roman Procházka |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| MF | Patrick Karhan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Cedric Badolo |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Giorgi Moistsrapishvili |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Luka Khorkheli |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | Jakub Paur |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | Philip Azango |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| FW | Stefan Skrbo |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| FW | Hilary Gong |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | Timotej Kudlička |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| FW | Dávid Bukovský |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Abdulrahman Taiwo |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| FW | Michal Ďuriš |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | Idjessi Metsoko |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Clean sheets
| Apps | Goalkeeper | League | Cup | Europe | Season total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žiga Frelih |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 72 | Martin Vantruba |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Patrik Vasiľ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player awards and nominations
| Month | Award | Player | Result | Votes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August/July | Player of the month | Žiga Frelih | 4th | 1.5% | [106] |
| August/July | Goal of the month | Roman Procházka | Won | 44,01% | [107] |
| September | Goal of the month | Not nominated | |||
| October | |||||
| November | |||||
| December | Martin Mikovič | — | [108] | ||
| Player of the month | Abdulrahman Taiwo | — | [109] | ||
Competitions
| Competition | First
match |
Last
match |
Starting
round |
Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | ||||
| Slovak First Football League | 27 July 2025 | Matchday 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 18 | +16 | |
| Slovak Cup | 27 August 2025 | Second round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | |
| UEFA Europa League | 10 July 2025 | 17 July 2025 | First qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| UEFA Conference League | 24 July 2025 | 14 August 2025 | Second qualifying round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
| Total | 27 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 60 | 20 | +28 | |||
| 5 January 2026 | ||||||||||
Slovak First League
Matches
| Regular stage |
| 27 July 2025 1 | Spartak Trnava | 3–0 | Ružomberok | Trnava |
| 19:00 | Report | David Huf  59” |
Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Attendance: 4,273 Referee: Filip GlovaMan of the Match: Moistsrapishvili |
| 3 August 2025 2 | AS Trenčín | 0–1 | Spartak Trnava | Trenčín |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Štadión Sihoť Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Peter Ziemba Man of the Match: Erik Daniel |
| 10 August 2025 3 | Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | Tatran Prešov | Trnava |
| 19:00 | Libor Holík 15' |
Report | Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Attendance: 5,078 Referee: Michal SmolákMan of the Match: Patrick Nwadike |
| 24 August 2025 5 | Komarno | 1–4 | Spartak Trnava | Zlaté Moravce |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: ViOn Aréna Attendance: 2,987 Referee: Boris Marhefka Man of the Match: Stefan Škrbo |
| 31 August 2025 6 | Spartak Trnava | 0–3 | Dunajská Streda |
| 13 September 2025 7 | MFK Skalica | 0–4 | Spartak Trnava | Skalica |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Mestský štadión Skalica Attendance: 3,013 Referee: Matej ChoreňMan of the Match: Patrick Nwadike |
| 21 September 2025 8 | Spartak Trnava | 0–1 | Michalovce | |
| 19:00 |
| 28 September 2025 9 | MŠK Žilina | 2–2 | Spartak Trnava | Žilina |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 4,261 Referee: Michal Smolák |
| 18 October 2025 11 | Spartak Trnava | 0–2 | Slovan Bratislava | |
| 18:00 |
| 26 October 2025 12 | MFK Ružomberok | 1–1 | Spartak Trnava | |
| 15:30 |
| 29 October 2025 4 | Spartak Trnava | 3–1 | FC Košice | |
| 18:00 |
| 2 November 2025 13 | Spartak Trnava | 4–0 | AS Trenčín | |
| 18:00 |
| 9 November 2025 14 | Tatran Prešov | 2–1 | Spartak Trnava | |
| 18:00 |
| 22 November 2025 15 | FC Košice | 1–2 | Spartak Trnava | |
| 18:00 |
| 29 November 2025 16 | Spartak Trnava | 2–0 | Komárno | |
| 15:30 |
| 3 December 2025 10 | Železiarne Podbrezová | 1–3 | Spartak Trnava | |
| 18:00 |
| 7 December 2025 17 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 3–1 | Spartak Trnava |
| 13 December 2025 18 | Spartak Trnava | 2–0 | Skalica | |
| 15:30 |
| 8 February 2026 19 | Zemplín Michalovce | v | Spartak Trnava | |
| 18:00 |
| 15 February 2026 20 | Spartak Trnava | v | Žilina | |
| 18:00 |
| 21 February 2026 21 | Spartak Trnava | v | Železiarne Podbrezová | |
| 18:00 |
| 28 February 2026 22 | Slovan Bratislava | v | Spartak Trnava | |
| 15:30 |
Slovak Cup
| 27 August 2025 Second round | AC Nitra | 1—4 | Spartak Trnava | Nitra |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Attendance: 4,345 Referee: B. Kišš |
| Round of 16 | Spartak Trnava | v | Slovan Bratislava |
UEFA Europa League
First qualifying round
| 10 July 2025 First leg | Spartak Trnava | 0–1 | BK Häcken | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava |
| 20:15 | Report[110] |
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Attendance: 10,125[111] Referee: Bence Csonka (Hungary) |
| 17 July 2025 Second leg | BK Häcken | 2–2 (3–2 agg.) | Spartak Trnava | Bravida Arena, Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Report[112] |
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Attendance: 3,636[113] Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson (Iceland) |
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round
| 24 July 2025 First leg | Hibernians  | 1–2 | Spartak Trnava | Paola |
| 18:00 |
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Report[114] | Stadium: Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali Referee:  Visar Kastrati (Kosovo) |
| 31 July 2025 Second leg | Spartak Trnava | 5–1 (7–2 agg.) | Hibernians | Trnava |
| 17:30 | Report[115] |
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Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava Attendance: 9,310 Referee: Pavle Ilić (Serbia)Man of the Match: Stefan Škrbo |
Third qualifying round
| 7 August 2025 First leg | CS Universitatea Craiova | 3–0 | Spartak Trnava | Craiova |
| 21:30 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Stadium Attendance: 22,664 Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia) |
| 14 August 2025 Second leg | Spartak Trnava | 4–3 (a.e.t.) (4–6 agg.) | Universitatea Craiova | Trnava, Slovakia |
| 20:30 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Referee: Stuart Attwell (England) |
Home attendances
- As of 30 Aug 2025
| Matches | Attendances | Average | High | Low | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovak First Football League | 3 | 18,674 | 6,224 | 9,323 | 4,273 |
| Slovak Cup | 0 | ||||
| Conference League | 2 | 18,647 | 19,631 | 9,337 | 9,310 |
| Europa League | 1 | 10,125 | 10,125 | 10,125 | 10,125 |