FK Poprad
Slovak football club
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FK Poprad is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Poprad. The club was founded in 1906. The team plays in the 3 . liga, the third tier of Slovak football, after promotion from the 4. liga 2023-24 season. The club have played home matches at the NTC Poprad.
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| Full name | FK Poprad | ||
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| Founded | 1906 as Sport Egylet | ||
| Ground | NTC Poprad, Poprad | ||
| Capacity | 5,700 | ||
| Head coach | Michal Mičko | ||
| League | 3 . liga | ||
| 2023–24 | 4. liga, 1st (promoted) | ||
| Website | http://fkpoprad.sk/ | ||
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History
FK Poprad was founded in 1906 as Poprádi Sport Egylet (Poprad Sports Club).[1] After World War I, the club was renamed Matejov Athletic Club (MAC).[1][2] In the following years, the club underwent several drastic name changes, such as: Spartak, LVS, Vagónka or 1. FC.[3]
In the 1964/65 season, it won the Regional Championship and was promoted to the 2 Division, all under the name LVS Poprad (Lokomotíva-Vagónka-Stavbár). The club stayed in the division for four years, then was promoted to the 1. SNFL (specifically in the 1979/80 season). The Poprad team was relegated from it in the 1984/85 season. The club then experienced its later years only at the regional level.[3]
In 2001, the club was in a difficult financial situation, which was only averted by a merger with TJ Tatramat Matejovce. The team entered the 2001/02 season under the new name 1. PFC Tatramat Poprad. Two years later, Tatramat ended its sponsorship of Poprad football.[4] These steps put Poprad football in a very difficult situation. It was only resolved in 2004 after the merge with FC Tatran Poprad-Veľká.[5] In the 2013/14 season, they were promoted to the 2nd Slovak League. The club currently plays in the 3rd division of Slovakia.
Historic names
- 1906 – Founded as Sport Egylet
- 1909 – Renamed Matejovský atletický klub (MAC)
- 1939 – Renamed Slovenský atletický klub – SAC
- 1945 – Renamed ŠK SSM
- 1951 – Renamed Spartak Poprad
- 1974 – Renamed TJ Tatramat Poprad
- 1975 – Renamed TJ Vagónka Poprad
- 2001 – merged with PFC Poprad into 1. PFC Tatramat
- 2004 – Renamed 1. PFC Poprad
- 2005 – merged with FC Tatran Poprad-Veľká into MFK Poprad
- 2008 – Renamed FK Aquacity Poprad
- 2010 – Renamed FK Poprad
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Rivals
FK Poprad’s biggest rival is the neighboring club 1. MFK Kežmarok.[7][8] Matches between the teams are called the Podtatranské derby and is considered one of the biggest matches in the lower leagues.[9]
Honours
- Slovak Cup (1961–Present)
- Semi-finals (1): 2016–17
Sponsorship
Players
Current squad
Updated 21 November 2021[10] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FK.
Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
Reserve team
Staff
Current technical staff
- Updated 25 May 2019
| Staff | Job title |
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 Vladimír Lajčák |
Manager |
| Milan Ondruš |
Assistant manager |
| Ján Malec |
Goalkeeping coach |
| Juraj Kšenzakovič |
Team Leader |
| MUDr. Jaroslav Južanin |
Team Doctor |
| Dárius Kolodzej |
Masseur |
Managers
Vladimír Lajčák (2010–2015)- Pavol Mlynár (2015–2016)
František Šturma (2016–2017)- Jaroslav Belejčák (2017–2019)
- Marek Petruš (11/2019)
- Peter Ďuriš (11/2019-01/2020) (interim)
- Jaroslav Belejčák (01/2020-07/2020)
- Stanislav Ďuriš (07/2020-11/2020)
- Jaroslav Rybár (12/2020)
- Ján Guziar (01/2021-05/2021)
- Vladimír Lajčák (07/2021-)