Thanks to the third place, Spartak played in the newly created European Conference League. The novelty was that the goal on the opponent's field was no longer "counted" and only the score difference was the deciding factor. He went through the Maltese FC Mosta, although he surprisingly lost 2:3 away in the first match. In the second preliminary round, he faced the Romanian team Sepsi. After a goalless draw in Trnava, penalties were kicked in Romania after a 1:1 draw, in which Spartak was more successful. In the 3rd preliminary round, the draw was awarded to the strong Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv. Everything was decided by a single goal of the home Israelis.
The arrival of Slovak football legend Martin Škrtel to Spartak Trnava was a big event. Unfortunately, he played only one season and at the end of it announced the end of his active career, which was ended by health problems. However, he managed to raise the cup above his head for the victory in the Slovnaft Cup. In the final, the Trnava team faced Slovan and although the game was played on a "neutral" ground in Bratislava, the fans in red and black were happy. After regular time, the match ended 1:1, but Azevedo's header in extra time decided the winner.
In the league, Spartak was in 2nd place, but in the spring it focused more on the cup and was overtaken by Ružomberok in the league. The best scorer was Milan Ristovski with eight goals.
Marián Šarmír started the season, but after losing to Slovan in the 6th round, he was replaced by Norbert Hrnčár. He also failed to improve the team's results and quit after the autumn part. Michal Gašparík Jr. became the third coach this season. He took over the team in 6th place, finished the basic part in 4th place and in the spring finish he even managed to overtake Žilina and the Spartans took the final bronze step. The best scorer was Bamidele Yusuf with nine goals.
Before the new season, a fundamental change took place when the then long-time owner Vladimír Poór sold the club to brothers Michal and Tomáš Drobný. The Portuguese coach Ricardo Chéu became the coach. In the preliminary rounds of the European League, Spartak went through Radnik Bijelina on penalty kicks, and in the 2nd preliminary round, Bulgarian Lokomotiv Plovdiv stopped them thanks to a goal in Trnava (2:0, 1:3).
In the league, the situation from last season was repeated again, when the Spartans saved progress to the top six only in the last match of the basic group. However, they won in Dunajská Streda 1:0 and advanced. However, the corona entered our lives and for a long time interrupted not only ordinary life, but also the league competition. During the break, Marián Šarmír replaced Chéu and led the team to the 4th place in the shortened extra time, which meant a playoff for promotion to the European League. In it, his team first eliminated Trenčín, but in the final they were not enough against Ružomberok and they were missing from the European Cup. The club's top scorer was the Austrian Sobczyk with 7 goals.
Nestor El Maestro left Spartak after a successful season and Czech coach Radoslav Látal joined the team. In the Champions League, Trnava started against the Bosnian champion Zrinjski Mostar, which they eliminated after the results 1:0 and 1:1. In the second preliminary round, the much more ambitious Legia Warsaw awaited, but they burned out at home and lost 0:2 after goals from Erik Grendel and Ján Vlasek. In the rematch in Trnava, the Poles won 1:0, but it was not enough to advance. In the 3rd preliminary round, Spartak faced Červená hviezda Belgrade and drew 1:1 in the first match at the opponent's ground, when Grendel prevailed again. In the home match, Bakoš opened the scoring in the 6th minute, but Ben Nabouhane equalized right away. The match reached extra time, in which Radonjič decided on the progress of the Serbs. Instead of the play-off for the Champions League group, Spartak played for participation in the European League group, where the Slovenian Olympia Ljubljana was waiting for them. After a 2:0 win away from home, Spartak was the favorite to progress, which managed its task and after a 1:1 draw could rejoice in its first participation in one of the groups.
The draw awarded Spartak Anderlecht Brussels, Dinano Zagreb and Fenerbahce Istanbul. The team from Trnava started well and in the opening match beat Anderlecht, the biggest group favorite, 1:0 with a goal from Oravac. Trnava skilfully won 7 points in the group when they defeated Fenerbahce 1:0 at home with a goal by Yilmaz and played a goalless draw in Brussels. She took 3rd place in the table and was one extra point away from advancing.
The successful performance in the league took its toll in the league, where Spartak failed to capture the opening and wintered in 8th place. The then president Dušan Keketi, the coach led by Radoslav Látal and the complete skeleton of the successful team ended up in the club. In the spring, Michal Ščasný took over the team, who started building the team from scratch. In the last round of the regular season, they fought in a direct match for participation in the top six with a newcomer from Sereda, but a 1:3 loss meant that the champion was only playing for survival. Trnava finally managed the bottom six and took 7th place. The team's best scorer was the nine-goal Austrian Kubilay Yilmaz.
Spartak fared much better in the domestic league competition. In the Slovnaft Cup, they advanced to the final, where they met the strong Žilina in Nitra. The Trnava team was still leading 3:0 in the first half, but they did not keep the lead and Žilina equalized. Only penalties were decided, which were replaced by Bolek Rusov. Spartak won 4:1 and enjoyed winning the cup.
Instead of Karhan, Spartak hired the relatively unknown and young coach Nestor El Maestro. The team included players such as Vlasko, Pehlivan, Egho, Čanturišvili and others who completed the strong skeleton with Godál, Greššák, Jirko, Slodod, Oravec, Toth and Kadlec. Perhaps the absence in the European Cup helped Spartak to get off to a good start in the season. For the first time, the new playing system was played, when the table was divided into two sixes after the basic part. Spartak started with three victories, but then lost to Slovan and Žilina. A series of eight consecutive wins followed, and after the 10th round, Spartak reached the top of the table. He finally won the regular season with a nine-point lead over Slovan. An important match in the fight for the title was the home derby in the 4th round of the extension. Spartak won it with Ofosu's goal, which increased the lead over Slovan to 10 points, Dunajská Streda took second place, losing 9 points. In the rematch against Slovan, Spartak lost 1:2, but three rounds before the end they had a lead of 7 points over DAC and 8 points over Slovan. In the 8th round, the red-blacks hosted Dunajská Streda and it was clear that if they did not lose, they would celebrate the championship title for 45 years. The sold-out stadium played forward and Godál converted a penalty in the 5th minute. When Egho took the ball from the goalkeeper in the 76th minute, it was clear that the title would return to Trnava. Spartak's top scorer was Austrian Marvin Egho with six goals.
From the new season, Miroslav Karhan took over the team as head coach. In the European League, his team met Hibernians of Malta again in a short time, which they defeated in both games 3:0. In the 2nd preliminary round, they eliminated the Armenian Shirak after the results of 2:0 and 1:1. In the third round, they reached for a sensation, which would be the elimination of Viennese Austria. On its ground, Spartak won 1:0 with a goal by Cameroonian Tambe. In the Trnava rematch, the score was 0:0 for a long time, as Friesenbichler scored a goal two minutes before the end, and the decision was finally made in a penalty shootout. Only one shooter made a mistake in it, Mikovič didn't score in the last series, and Austria advanced to the playoffs.
The league was marked by the withdrawal of Myjava during the season and its results were annulled. In the end, Spartak finished in sixth place and after three years did not make it to the European Cup. The best scorers were Erik Jirka and Robert Tambe with six goals.
The preliminary rounds of the European League started with the red-blacks against the Bosnian Olimpico Sarajevo. After two tied results (0:0 and 1:1), progress was decided by a goal on the opponent's field. North Irish Linfield put up less resistance in the 2nd preliminary round and lost both matches (2:1, 3:1). The Greek PAOK Thessalonica put up a stoppage after close results. He drew 1:1 in Trnava and won 1:0 at home.
In August 2015, the renovated Anton Malatinský Stadium, at that time the most modern stadium in Slovakia, was officially opened. However, Spartak did not do very well with him in the league. After six rounds, he had only one win and coach Jarábek resigned from his position. He was temporarily replaced by Branislav Mráz and Ivan Hucko finished the season. Spartak saved the season and took fourth place, which meant participation in the European League. Top scorer was David Depetris with 15 goals, just two goals behind overall leader Van Kessel.
The summer was once again rich in cup matches. Spartak successively passed the Maltese Hibernians (5:0 and 4:2), the Georgian Zestafoni (3:0, 0:0) and the Scottish St. Johnstone (1:1, 2:1). The first loss came in the play-off against FC Zurich, who won 3:1 in Trnava and a 1:1 draw was enough for them in return. The domestic football competition was renamed the Fortuna League and Spartak failed to defend the 3rd place, dropping one place, which meant cup Europe again.
From the new season, Juraj Jarábek took over the team and recorded progress. There was a draft in the cabin again and Roman Procházka, for example, returned from Levski Sofia on loan. The team bounced back almost from the bottom and finally reached the bronze stage, thereby winning participation in the preliminary round of the European League. The best scorer was Erik Sabo with ten goals.
The following season was the complete opposite. Progress was expected in the European League over Sligo Rovers (3:1 and 1:1), but Steaua Bucureşti put a stop sign in the 3rd preliminary round (3:0 and 0:1). Trouble also came in the league. Hoftych was first replaced by Zelenský, and he was finally replaced by Vladimír Ekhardt. Spartak was at the bottom of the table for a long time, and in the last round, in the mutual match, it was decided to save in Prešov, while a draw would have been enough for the home team to stay in the league. Spartak's win was decided by Ján Vlasko with the only goal of the match, a Penelkov penalty, and Trnava saved themselves in the league. Martin Vyskočil was again the best scorer with six goals.
Czech coach Pavel Hoftych became the new coach. The legendary footballer Miroslav Karhan made a great return to Spartak. After stops at Betis Sevilla, Besiktas Istanbul, Wolfsburg and Mainz, the then record holder in the number of matches for the Slovak national team returned to the Slovak league.
Trnava started in the 1st preliminary round of the European League, where they went over Zeta Golubovci and in the 2nd preliminary round over Tirana. They played a big double match in the 3rd preliminary round against the favored Levski Sofia. In Bulgaria, they took the lead with Tomačkov's goal, and although they lost 1:2, it was a promising result in the rematch. However, they lost at halftime at home, but Laco Tomaček sent the match to overtime with two goals. The progress of Trnava was decided only by penalties. Lokomotiv Moskva was already more successful in the play-off for promotion to the main stage, with results of 2:0 and 1:1.
Spartak got off to an excellent start in the league and fought for the championship title until the last round. Finally, he was two points short of champion Žilina. The best scorer was Martin Vyskočil, who scored 8 goals.
Dušan Radolský became Spartak's new coach, whose assistants were Jozef Šuran and Milan Malatinský. There were significant changes in the player squad, when up to 20 new players were added to the squad. However, in the 23rd round, Trnava lost 0:4 in Senica and the management dismissed the coach. Spartak was in third place at that time. Peter Zelenský took over the team, Spartak took the 4th place. Koro Koné scored the most goals - 10.
In the European League, Trnava did not do very well. In the 1st preliminary round, they eliminated the Azerbaijani Inter Baku after the results of 2:1 and 3:1, but FK Sarajevo was more successful in the next round. After losing 0:1 in Sarajevo, they could only draw 1:1 at home when they conceded a goal two minutes before the end and were eliminated from the cup.
Spartak did not do well in the league, and after the loss in Dunajská Streda, coach Karol Pecze had to quit and was replaced by Peter Zelenský. Spartak finally occupied the 7th place in the table. The best scorer was stopper Peter Doležaj, who scored 9 goals. The highest victory was recorded by Spartak against Dunajská Streda, which it defeated at home 7:0.
The Spartak team finally finished the season in third place, behind champions Slovan and second Žilina. The best scorers were Vladimír Kožuch and Martin Hruška, who scored 8 goals. Tomáš Klinka flashed a hat trick into Nitra's net in a 5:1 win. Trnava won a place in the preliminary round of the European League.
Trnava players showed good form in the first spring matches. The peak of Trnava's joy came at the end of March at Tehelno poli, where the "angels" won the biggest Slovak derby over home Slovan with goals from Barčík, Vaculík and Kožuch 2:3.
Spartak made it to the finals of the Slovak Cup in Žilina. Artmedia Petržalka finally won the trophy with Pospěch's goal in the final seconds. In the end, the police "distinguished themselves" by using tear gas against the Trnava fans. Fans wrote a petition to investigate the adequacy of the intervention. But she didn't change anything.
Spartak stopped doing well in the league and after the loss in Trenčín, the club management dismissed coach Mazura. Until the end of the season, Jozef Adamec took over the coaching helm due to the displeasure of the fans. The red and black team finished the 2007/2008 league season in fourth place and a place in the UEFA Cup.
After the competition, Adamec released the position to a new coach. Vladimir Vermezovich became him. The recognized Serbian helmsman brought compatriots to the club - the fitness coach of the national team Dejan Ilič, the captain of Litex Loveč Nebojša Jelenkovič and especially the great goalkeeper Ivica Kralj. Arming with high-quality foreign players continued, several famous names arrived. For the first time in the history of Trnava football, a Spanish footballer - Carlos Perez - played for Spartak.
However, the start of the competition did not go as expected for the team. In addition, the club was eliminated from the UEFA Cup with the Georgian WIT Georgia Tbilisi. Coach Vermezovič said after the home draw with Slovan that the team does not have a master's mentality. After the next 9th round, despite the 2:0 win over Ružomberok, the club management dismissed him. This move caused a storm of resentment among the club's supporters and marked the atmosphere at Spartak matches for a long time.
After 11 years, Karol Pecze returned to the position of head coach of Spartak with his assistant Peter Zelenský. The red and black team ended the 2008 football year with a series of successful results and third place in the table.
However, Jozef Šuran lasted in the position of head coach only until May. After a 1:2 loss with Šaľa, he was replaced by Ivan Hucko with assistant Alojz Fandel. At the same time, the club removed long-term players Marek Ujlaky and Miroslav Kriss from the squad. The turbulent season finally ended with a win in the cross-season and a final ninth place in the Corgoň League.
Ivan Hucko left for the Bahrain national team after the season. Czech coach Josef Mazura took his place. Before the new season of the Corgoň League, the squad was significantly strengthened. Among others, Spartak hired the previously unknown midfielder Martin Hruška, who became the mainstay of the team.
Before the season, the biggest reconstruction of the Anton Malatinský Stadium took place in recent years. From its budget, the city of Trnava financed the reconstruction of the western grandstand, the construction of a heated lawn, the repair of lighting and the reconstruction of the northern and southern grandstands. All this in a total value of more than 100 million crowns.
The Slovak Football Association carried out a reorganization of the national competitions, which helped the long-time rival from Tehelné polě to return to the league elite.
Jozef Bubenko became Spartak's coach, but after half of the regular season, the officials dismissed him and hired Jozef Adamec in his place. It didn't even go well in the European Cup. After the humiliating elimination by the Azerbaijani Karvan Jevlach, Jozef Bubenko expressed his opinion at a press conference that there is no conceptual work in Trnava.
Bad results and lack of communication between the club and the fans resulted in one of the biggest crises in Trnava football. Through banners, protests (the stands were empty for the first 10 minutes of the match with Ružomberok) and chanting, the supporters demanded the abdication of the club's management and owners. The electrifying atmosphere and the 2:1 victory over Slovan belonged to the brightest points of the autumn part. In the next round, however, the team lost in Dubnica and definitively fell into the play-off group.
During the winter break, there was also movement in the functionary structures. Jozef Bachraté was replaced as chairman of the board by Ladislav Kuna. Štefan Tomášik also joined the official team. Jozef Adamec became the methodologist, Jozef Šuran replaced him as the head coach.
The couple Adamec - Šuran took the helm of the Trnava ship. The entry into the season was one of the most successful in the club's statistics. Out of nine rounds, Trnava won eight times and led the table with a score of 16:3. A football frenzy broke out in the city, hundreds, even thousands of fans accompanied the team on their outings. Over the winter, the official fan club came to life and started its activities as a civic association. Unfortunately, the half championship title remained unconfirmed again in the spring. After the home victory over Artmedia 1:0, the delighted spectators flooded the lawn and celebrated with the players the return to the top, but in the next rounds there was a hard sobering. Spartak seemed to lose its breath at the end of the league, the fight for the title narrowed down to the Artmedia - Ružomberok duo. At the end of the competition, Liptáci finally celebrated. Trnava finished third and earned a place in the UEFA Cup.
Football expert Jozef Vukušič started well with the team. In cup Europe, Spartak made it all the way to the 3rd round of the Intertoto Cup, but was eliminated by Slaven Belupo. But he didn't do so well in the league. The gain of six points from nine league rounds heralded another change in the post of chief helmsman. Milan Lešický signed for the football Slovak Roma, who chose Vukušič as his assistant. Lešické managed to stabilize the performance and eventually pulled the team out of the fight for survival to a solid fifth place. However, he refused to extend his contract with the club, and from the new season the team was again led by a new coach.
The start of the season under the new coach Miroslav Svoboda could not have been worse. The fiasco in the Intertoto Cup already indicated that something is amiss in the Trnava team. After four league losses in a row, the management dismissed Svoboda after the 15th round, and sports director Stanislav Jarábek took over the coaching scepter. The exchange boosted the team so much that they started thinking about the highest goals again. But the mysterious loss of form in the spring part cut off Jarábka's head. Vladimír Ekhart "coached" the Trnava ship until the end of the season. The red and blacks took fourth place again, Žilina became the champion for the third time, Slovan Bratislava dropped out of the league. Spartak recorded two curious results this year. In the 16th round, he outclassed the Whites at Tehelno poli 0:4, and in the 32nd round, he recorded a shameful 6:0 loss at Štiavničky in Banská Bystrica.
The return to the league was famous. 16,692 spectators watched the 3:1 victory over the reigning champion from Žilina in the 6th round. The euphoria later faded after a series of unsuccessful results. But the end of the spring part was spectacular again. With a 4:3 win over Slovan Bratislava, the "angels" blocked their old rival's path to the title, which was finally defended by Žilina. In the next round, the Trnava team brought three points from Liptov, the season ended with a shooting concert (4:0) against Púchov, which meant the final fourth place.
Paradoxne, po zostupe do druhej ligy sa objavil nový silný sponzor. Káder sa preosial, prišlo 15 nových „hotových“ hráčov (Hluško, Kriss, Filip,…). Spanilá jazda zverencov Ladislava Molnára naprieč druholigovými štadiónmi zaznamenala prvú výraznú trhlinu v pohárovom dueli na pôde Senca. Vyradenie z pohára odťalo Molnárovi hlavu a na poste šéfa lavičky ho vystriedal Jozef Adamec (po krátkom pôsobení Rastislava Vincúra). Postup do najvyššej súťaže potvrdil mančaft v priamom súboji na pôde konkurenta z Ličartoviec. Radosť Trnavčanov bola v ten deň dvojnásobná, keďže hokejový reprezentanti získali v tento deň zlato na Majstrovstvách sveta. 🙂 Mimochodom, priemerná návštevnosť na domácich zápasov bola v druhej lige 2 849 divákov. Takou sa nemôžu pochváliť ani niektoré Corgoň-ligové kluby.
The new millennium in Spartak was marked by deepening economic problems. Before the season, 14 players of the basic staff left the team, among them personalities such as Kamil Susko, Marek Ujlaky, Igor Bališ, Vladimír Leitner... But the departures were not compensated by adequate arrivals and the team gradually fell deeper and deeper. At the end of autumn, coach Anton Jánoš was replaced by Peter Zelenský. Even the gradual return of Timko, Kostka and Ujlaky's team did not help. The spring was miserable in terms of results. At the very end of the league, the lead reached the next coaching staff, but not even Stanislav Jarábek managed a miracle. Falling to a lower competition from the very bottom of the table was inevitable...
The preparation for the 1999/2000 season was led by the new coach Anton Jánoš. He was assisted by Peter Zelenský and Rastislav Vincúr. Karhan, Tittel, Mačák, Tomovčík left the team... Poljovka came from B. Bystrica.
In the UEFA Cup, the Travians advanced to the 2nd preliminary round over Vllaznia Škodra from Albania. There they were eliminated by the Austrian GAK Graz.
In 1999, they wintered in third place. In the end, they took 4th place.
The spring of 1998 was characterized by internal unrest in the club, which was reflected in unstable performances. The situation between Galis and the duo Luhový - Adamec escalated. The club's board of directors dismissed Adamec from his post, reassigned Luhové to the B-team. In a dramatic finish, Spartak finished in second place again, behind 1. FC Košice.
In Slov. cup, Trnava made it all the way to the final, which was played in Dúbravka against the celebrating champion 1. FC Košice. Spartak won 2:0 and won the trophy. The fight between the two opponents for the Super Cup ended in a similar way. Spartak won it with a 3:1 victory.
In the PVP, Spartak went to the 1st round via Vardar Skopje, where it was eliminated by the Turkish Besiktas Istanbul.
In the fall of 1998, the club finished in first place for the fourth time in a row. During the winter break, news of the club's financial problems became public. The spring ended similarly to the previous ones. Unremarkable performances, mainly on opponents' courts, led to the final third place. The departure of coach Galis, who was replaced by assistant Zelenský from the 23rd round, did not help during the rematch.
Trnava continued its good results in the spring, but lost its hopes for the sixth championship title at the very end. The loss and lackluster performance in the 28th round in Bardejov still gave Spartak a chance to triumph, the players strengthened their optimism in the penultimate round at home, with an internally eroded Slovan, winning 4:0. The shock came in the last round in Rome. Saturday, where Trnava came as the leader of the competition. After a strange performance, a penalty whistled by the referee and subsequently revoked, Spartak lost 1:2 and finished second behind 1.FC Košice.
In the summer of 1997, coach Pecze was dismissed. Galis became the coach, Adamec became the assistant. Players Šimon, Čmilanský, Fišan left, Tittel, Horký, Luhový, Jakubech arrived...
In the UEFA Cup, the Trnava team passed the Maltese FC Birkirkara to the second preliminary round. There, after two losses, they were eliminated by the Greek PAOK Thessaloniki.
In the autumn of 1997, Spartak did not lose even once in the league, it won the primacy of the autumn champion in the third place, Luhový scored 15 goals. In the winter, Peter Zelenský returned to the implementation team, once again as an assistant coach.
The decisive match took place in the 21st round, Spartak hosted Humenné. Referee Mušák presented himself with several controversial verdicts. During the match, snowballs, bottles, fruit, stones appeared on the playing field, and finally one spectator who literally gave the arbiter from Námestov an earful after the final whistle. The match continued in the bowels of the stadium, where, according to official information, Gabriel, Hrabal and Humen goalkeeper Buček shared it. The guests' bus also received its own.
Consequences? Disqualification in favor of Chemlon, deduction of 3 points, fine for the club, fine as. coach, spectator ban for one match, Jano Gabriel suspension for half a year, Jaro Hrabal suspension for 3 months = suspension of championship ambitions. To this day, this penalty has not been overcome in our league!
In words. cup, Spartak reached the final after the semi-final matches with Banská Bystrica. The home game was also the best collective performance of the spring. The final was played in Vranov and Spartak lost almost to the home side Humenný 1:2.
In the summer of 1996, Spartak played in the Intertoto Cup. With a balance of two wins, one draw, one loss and a score of 11:3, he took the second non-promotional place.
Before the 1996/97 season, he left as. coach Keketi. He was replaced by Alexander Vencel st. Spartak lost only once in the autumn and became the autumn champion. In the winter, assistant coach Zelenský left for Dubnica. He was replaced by Miroslav Chlpek.
In the 1995/96 season, the Spartans became autumn champions. On October 5, goalkeeper coach Vlasto Opálek tragically died. He was replaced by Dušan Keketi. After good autumn performances, the spring was very embarrassing, the results were unconvincing.
Spartak did not get into the group fighting for the title in the spring. FC Javorek and Císar trained from the 25th round. Rescue was only possible in the last round, when the seventh Spartak was separated from the last 12th place by a single point!
Before the 1994/95 season, Pecze, Zelenský and Opálek started coaching the team. Nitran Štefan Baťalík took over as manager.
After the fall of 1994, Trnava was in 3rd place, eventually finishing in sixth place.
Spartak started the 1993/94 season with coaches Jurkemik and Šuran. In the winter, the Englishman Nigel McNeil, the first black player in words, came to Trnava. league.
Before the 1992-93 season, the club's financing problems were getting worse. This caused the sale of experienced players and the engagement of young footballers. Autumn was characterized by unflattering results, ending with a 14th place finish.
On December 1, 1992, Anton Malatinský died at the age of 72.
In the spring of 1992/93, Spartak finished in last place and was saved from relegation by the division of the federal league and the restoration of the Slovak league.
In the spring of 1991, Spartak again advanced to the first league. In Slov. Cup, he worked his way through B. Bystrica to the finals. It took place in Ružomberok and Spartak's opponent was FC Nitra. Trnava won the Slovak Cup with a goal by Gabriel.
The 1991-92 season was again critical. Spartak played for salvation. It only succeeded in the last round, where Trnava beat Bystrica under Urpín with a goal by Ujlaky.
In the summer of 1990, Švec and Geryk took over as coaches. In the second league autumn, they finished in first place and were also successful in words. cups, where they advanced to the semi-finals.
In the 1989/90 season, Spartak wintered in 15th place. Spring was even worse as a result. It was a crisis period that ended with relegation to the second league.
We cannot forget the renewal of the Spartak TAZ Trnava Supporters' Club at the founding meeting on February 18, 1988. Ján Valentovič became the first chairman. Later, the name was changed to Spartak Fan Club.
In the final of the Slovak Cup, which was played on May 8 in Trenčín, 7,000 spectators created a home environment for the Spartak team, but they lost to Inter ZŤS Bratislava 0:1. They played in the lineup: Opálek – Fašiang, Cabanik, Hucko, Kopčan (35. Solar) – Klinovský, Hutta (79. Brezina), Ekhardt – Broš, Klejch, Duchoň.
In the spring of 1988, the club started performing under the name SPARTAK ZŤS TRNAVA.
In the summer of 1988, after four years, he replaced Stanislav Jarábek as coach Ladislav Kuna, Dušan Radolský became his assistant.
The team entered the winter training at home and in Piešťany with major player changes. Kavecký left the team for Senice, Súkenník for Serede, Fijalka for Slovan, Svrček for Púchov, and goalkeeper Krchňák decided to end his active career due to health problems. Five new players arrived - goalkeeper Gabriška from Bánoviec n/Bebr., Bechera from Slovan, Mikula from Púchov, Slovák from Matador and Róbert Bóžik from Partizánske.
In the final table of the season, Spartak took 11th place.
In the autumn of 1987, in the league competition, two results were "wild" - a 1:5 loss to Sparta in Letná, despite the score being 1:1 at halftime, and a 6:4 victory over Sigma Olomouc, when the visitors were leading after 120 seconds 2:0. A curious situation took place in Prešov, where Trnava replaced three goalkeepers. Opálek started catching, who was injured in the 10th minute by Molko (he suffered a concussion, his forehead was stitched up and he was operated on in Bratislava four days later), he was replaced by Gabrišek, but Talášek was injured at the end of the half (broken cheekbone, operation in the Prešov hospital). and in the second half, midfielder Gabriel stepped in the goal of Spartak and kept a clean sheet! The match in Ostrava was first postponed due to fog, on the second day in the 62nd minute (at 3:0 for Baník) it was prematurely ended and played only on December 2 after the end of autumn, Spartak succumbed 1:2. After fourteen autumn rounds, he was in 8th place in the table.
The winter training was supplemented with an indoor tournament for the first time. It was played in Žilina, eight teams started. In the group, Trnava lost to Olomouc 4:6, Žilina 3:4 and won over Banská Bystrica 7:4. In the match for 5th place, they defeated Hungarian Debrecen 5:3 (Bechera 2, Klinovský, Fašiang, Hucko, M. Malatinský). The best goalkeeper was Opálek, who was catching in his helmet after being injured.
Spartak continued to do well in the Slovak Cup. After the semi-final win at home over Prešov 2:0 (Gašparík from 11m, Filo) he fought his way to the final, which was played in one round for the first time, on May 14 in Prievidza. Belanský decided the victory over ZVL Žilina with a goal in the 86th minute. The third victory in the WC was won by the following players: Opálek – Gabriel, Mrva, Hucko, Kopčan – Klinovský (67th Gašparík), Cabanik, Ekhardt, Broš (46th Filo) – Burdej, Belanský.
In the final of the Czech cup, the Trnava team met Sparta Prague. It was played on June 22 in Jelšava in front of 6,000 spectators. Grig's goal in the 45th minute was answered in the second half by Gašparík, who converted a penalty kick in the 63rd minute. No goal was scored in overtime and the "White Angels" were successful in the penalty shootout - 4:3. The fifth and last victory in the Czechoslovak Cup was ensured by the lineup: Opálek – Fašiang, Hucko, Cabanik, Kopčan – Gabriel, Filo, Klinovský (46th Dian), Ekhardt – Gašparík, Belanský. Spartak thus won participation in PVP.
Gašparík left for Cyprus, Mrva for Austria and Lackovič for Levice from the squad that was preparing to start in PVP 1986/87. Peter Fijalka returned from military service in Dukla Prague, and during the fall also Ján Solár from Dukla Banská Bystrica and Michal Svrček from RH Sušice. Due to long-term injuries and knee surgery, Marián Brezina was sidelined for most of the fall.
"Adeles" continued to play poorly in the league. After the fall, Spartak was in 11th place.
The draw in the European PVP competition was merciless for Trnava, as they were defeated by VfB Stuttgart, a strong Bundesliga team, right in the first round. The first meeting was played on the ground of the finalist of the German Cup on September 17. Although the Spartans defended themselves the whole match, they conceded a goal from the imaginary eleven three minutes before the end and lost with Allgöwer's goal. Spartak played in the lineup: Opálek – Fašiang, Cabanik, Hucko, Kopčan – Klinovský, Ekhardt, Filo, Gabriel – Fijalka (90. Broš), Belanský (80. Kavecký).
The rematch in Trnava was on October 1, with 15,000 spectators in the audience. The match ended in a 0:0 draw, a goal could not be scored also because, from the 53rd minute, Spartak played weakened by the needlessly expelled Gabriel. The coaching duo Jarábek – Kuna sent the following players to the rematch: Opálek – Fašiang, Cabanik, Ekhardt, Kopčan – Klinovský, Filo, Dian (88. Broš), Gabriel – Fijalka (73. Svrček), Belanský.
Before the spring of 1985, striker Kavecký from Brezová joined the squad, Kuna became the second assistant coach. In the last round, Trnava won against Bohemians 1:0, thus depriving the "kangaroos" of the championship title. He was acquired by Sparta Prague. She took 9th place in the final table. Petržalka fell out of the league and, surprisingly, Slovan too!
Before the summer training in 1985, a new couple, former players of the championship Trnava, Jarábek and Kuna, took the coaching chairs. In the league competition, they achieved alternate results, which corresponded to the 11th place in the autumn. They performed successfully in the Slovak Cup. After a 2:1 victory in Hurbanov over second-league Agro (Mrva, Gašparík), the Spartans met ZVL Považská Bystrica at home in the quarterfinals. After a 0:0 draw, they advanced to the semi-finals by winning the match. kicks 3:1 (converted by Kopčan, Cabanik, Dian).
In the semifinals of the Slovak Cup, Spartak crashed at Dukla Banská Bystrica after the results 3:3 (Filo 2, Martinák) and in the rematch away from home 0:1. He placed 7th in the league.
In the summer of 1984, Trnava started in the Interpohár. The first opponent was FC Zürich, led by coach Ježek, who we beat at home 2:0 (Fijalka, Cabanik). The second match, also in Trnava, with Budapest's Ferencváros, ended in a 1-1 draw (Brezina), when Gabriel and Brezina missed penalty kicks and the visitors equalized just before the end. The next opponent was Austria Klagenfurt with Dušan Keketi in goal, in Austria Spartak won 4:2 (Gašparík, Gabriel, Solár, Šimo) and at home 3:1 (Klejch 2, Brezina). He lost the last two matches away from home - in Budapest 1:3 (Gašparík) and in Zurich 1:2 (Dian), in the table of the 9th group he took 2nd place, the Swiss became the winner.
The team underwent significant changes in the summer of 1984. Goalkeeper Čaladík and striker Belanský, who came from Levice, defender Hucko from Bratislava Slovan, striker Klejch from Topoľčiani, Cabanik returned from the war in B. Bystrica and Duna. The Wednesdays (learned by Zelensky's departure) acquired the versatile player Ekhardt by DAC due to an administrative error. Assistant to coach Javork after the departure of coach Malatinský to the Austrian St. Radolský became Pölten's youth coach.
In the fall of 1984, Spartak was eliminated from the Slovak Cup right after the first meeting. Despite Gabriel's goal, they lost 1:2 in Dunajská Streda. They wintered in the 14th place in the league. In the fall, Spartak's long-time masseur died - the popular Dežko Rašla, who invented the symbol and nickname "white angels" that is still used today.
The spring part of the league was overall successful. In the final table, it was the 8th place. It is worth mentioning the fact that in the home match against Tatran Prešov (2:0) Dušan Keketi caught the jubilee 300th league match, who in the end did not convert the penalty kick!
The students were pleased, who under the guidance of coach Richard Matovič won the title of champion of Slovakia in the final tournament in Stropkov, ahead of Slovan (they won 2:1), Martin (2:2) and Snina (2:1).
In the Slovak Cup, they eliminated Považan Nové Mesto nad Váhom after a 3:3 draw (Brezina 2, Gašparík) on penalties 4:3. In the quarter-finals, after a 1:0 victory (own goal) in Petržalka, they were also successful in the home rematch 4:1 (Gašparík, Filo, Hodúr from the 11, Medgyes) and made it to the spring semi-finals. They wintered in 7th place in the league table.
The league ended at the beginning of May due to preparation for the 1982 WC in Spain. The first league teams of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland played in the Interliga during May. Spartak achieved the following results: Wisla Kraków 1:2 (Martinák), at home 2:2 (Lančarič 2), Slovan 1:1 (Gašparík), at home 1:3 (Kopčan), Inter in Trnava 2:2 (Cabánik, Gašparík) and 1:4 (Barkóci), i.e. six games without a win.
The success was achieved by the students of Spartak, who in Topoľčany won over Baník Ostrava 3:2 (Brudňák, Bokor, Gogolák) and won the title of champion of Czechoslovakia. Under the leadership of coaches Novák and Fandel, in addition to goal scorers, the team included goalkeepers Praj, Hracho, Chorváth, Rakús, Domorák, Bartovič and Milan Malatinský.
In the summer of 1982, J. Javorek took over the coaching baton at Spartak. A. Malatinský, who returned after a successful career in Eisenstadt, Austria, became the assistant coach and at the same time the chairman of the coaching and methodical council. Changes also occurred in the staff, from which Zelenský left after an administrative error by the FO committee to Bohemians, and besides him, Bielik to Sparta and Cabanik to Dukla B. Bystrica.
The season started with the elimination of Spartak from the Slovak Cup, in which they lost 1:2 to the second division ZŤS in Petržalka. Gašparík scored the goal from a penalty kick. Spartak took 13th place in the autumn table.
In the spring of 1981, goalkeeper Keketi was injured, Bartoš replaced him, but the match at Lokomotiv in Košice had to be played by teenager Ecker from the 12th minute. Marián Kopčan was also unlucky, collecting 9 yellow cards and being forced to rest three times.
During the summer training, the Spartans were on a two-week training camp in the Turčianske Teplice spa. There they defended their championship at the SNP Cup tournament, which they won again. After returning home, they also had matches with foreign teams - Dynamo Dresden 1:2 (Gašparík), Zalaegerszeg 0:2 and Tikveš Kavadarci 4:0 (Bielik 3, Dian).
The spring part of the league brought satisfactory results and 7th place in the final table.
Due to the European football championship in Italy, where the representatives of Czechoslovakia also started (Keketi was also in the squad), after the end of the league in mid-May 1980, the so-called league cup. The teams were divided into four groups, the Trnava team played in the third with Inter (2:3, 1:7), Trenčín (0:1, 5:4) and Slovan (0:0, 2:1) and finished in third place.
With the new coach Kamil Majerník, who replaced Valér Švec after two years, the Spartans were on tour in Spain in the first half of June 1980, where they achieved results: Atletico Madrid comb. 3:2 (Brezina 2, Lackovič), Asuncion Pamplona 0:4 and FC Porto 1:2 (Brezina).
Ladislav Kuna, who played 424 league matches in sixteen years in Trnava, left the team for Vienna Admira, which is still a Slovakian record that will be hard to beat in the future.
The winter home training was supplemented by a twelve-day stay in Piešťany, and the team spent ten days in Yugoslavia – Teteks Tetovo 0:1, FK Ichtiman 4:2, Tikveš Kavadarči 0:1 and Vardar Skopje 1:1 (Martinák).
Before the 1979/80 season, F. Kozinka left the squad for Žilina, Brath and Matovič for Bohumín, Fekete for Hlohovec and Takács for Šale. The new players were Ján Kolárik from Považská Bystrica and František Gomola from Bytče. Seven spring losses, including two at home, resulted in a final 12th place finish.
Coach Havránek also included Viliam Martinák from Trnava in the team of Olympians of Czechoslovakia. It was a reward for him for long-term solid performances.
After the end of the league, the Spartans played in the 5th group of the Intercup, their opponents were Austrian First Vienna (1:1, 3:0), Danish Esbjerg (2:2, 1:0) and Swedish Kalmar (1:0, 1:0). . They clearly won the unbeaten group.
Fandel left the team for Hlohovec, the trio of Zelenský, Korytina and Švorc enlisted. Benčo, Benkovský and Mrva returned from military service. Only Tomašković from Jura was a completely new face. During the fall, Kopčan returned from the war, and in the end, teenagers Medgyes and Lackovič were included in the team.
In the Slovak Cup, after the elimination of ČH in Bratislava, when after a 1:1 draw (Baďur's goal) we were successful 3:2 on penalties, Trnava was eliminated after losing 1:2 in Košice with ZŤS, although they were leading with a goal from Gašparík at halftime.
Alternate results prevailed in the league, the home duel with Slavia Prague in the 4th round deserves a special mention. In it, Spartak captain Ladislav Kuna started his 400th league match. After the fall, Spartak was in 10th place in the table.
After a three-year long-distance study, three Spartans - Jozef Adamec, Stanislav Jarábek and Kamil Majerník - joined the first-class coaches.
During the winter break, Čerešník went to Komárno and Gomola returned to Bytče.
The spring part of the league can be called a draw. In the final table, Spartak was ranked 9th.
In the Danube Cup, Trnava players played four meetings with Hungarian teams and achieved the following results - Haladás Szombathely 2:1 (Gašparík, Baďura) and 0:0 away, Rába ETO in Györ 2:2 (Baďura 2) and 2:5 (Gašparík from 11m , Baďura) in Trnava.
The teenagers of Spartak did not defend the title of champion of Slovakia, when in the final with Tatran Prešov they achieved the results 2:1 and 0:2
Preparation for the 1978/79 season began under the leadership of coach Valér Švec, who returned from Inter Bratislava after seven years. His assistants were Kamil Majerník and athletic trainer František Gažo.
Peter Mrva, Ján Paulech and Ján Barkóci left for military service in Dukla Tábor. The staff included their own foster children from adolescence - Vlastimil Opálek, Marián Brezina, Stanislav Lehotský, Viliam Švorc, Jozef Dian and Vladimír Gerič returned from military service.
Nine autumn draws, an even balance of wins and losses, a score of 15:15 and 15 points earned Trnava in the autumn table to a nice 4th place, the highest among Slovak teams.
Spartak failed to enter the Slovak Cup again, and on the ground of the division Petržalka, after a 0:0 draw, when home team Kadák and our Gašparík failed to convert penalties in the match, they were eliminated on penalty kicks 3:4.
The beginning of the spring of 1977 did not go well again. We finished just above the precipice in 14th place.
On March 7, 1977, a top European team played in Trnava - Dinamo Kyiv, winner of the World Cup '75, led by Oleg Blochin. Spartak lost 1:2, Baďur scored a goal ten minutes before the end.
Success was achieved by the older teenagers of Spartak, who won the title of the teenage champion of Slovakia after the results of 3:2 and 4:0 with Humenný. The squad included Opálek, Kocian, Švorc, Benkovský, Szalay, Brezina, Krišák, Štefan Malatinský, Klinka, Hasselman, Lehotský, Hlubina, Koszegy. However, the boys did not reach the title of champion of Czechoslovakia when, after winning at home 1:0, they lost to Zbrojovka in Brno 0:3.
In the summer of 1977, the football scene was stirred up by the transfer of long-time supporter of Spartak and favorite of the mainly female audience, Karol Dobiaš, to the Prague Bohemians. The departure of "Patina" from Trnava was decided by his high financial demands, and therefore the FO committee gave approval for the transfer. Many fans were disillusioned and disappointed with this change.
Viliam Novák took the coaching baton in the team, Kamil Majerník was his assistant. The second assistant Jozef Adamec put on his soccer cleats again and put on the shirt of Slovan Olympia Vienna.
Defenders Milan Čerešník from Topoľčian, Marián Kopčan from Žiar nad Hronom, forwards Ondrej Takács from Nitra and Ján Barkóci from Senica were added to the squad of the league team. The other two – the third goalkeeper, Spartak trainee Ján Paulech and midfielder Ján Stanko from Partizánske were in the wider squad, but did not participate in the league matches. In mid-autumn, Miroslav Chlpek from Banská Bystrica joined the team.
After the fall of 1977, Spartak was in 13th place.
Disappointment was also eliminated from the Slovak Cup after a 1:2 loss in Bratislava with the second league ČH, our honorable success was achieved by Barkóci.
During the winter break, Jaroslav Masrna left the team for Serede, Štefan Slanina Jr. to Levice and Rudolf Kramoliš for military service in Dukla Tachov. The new players among the "white angels" were defender Peter Macúch from Dubnica, midfielder Richard Matovič from Nové Mesto nad Váhom and own pupil Marián Brezina.
In the final table of the 1975/76 season, Trnava took 10th place with 29 points and an active score of 35:22.
In the Slovak Cup, Spartak eliminated ZVL Žilina after winning 5:0 (Baďura 2, Kayser, Benčo and Kuna). In the semi-final, however, he deservedly lost at home to Slovan Bratislava 0:2.
Karol Dobiaš from Trnava also represented Czechoslovakia in the 1976 European Championship in Yugoslavia. He played against the Netherlands in Zagreb and in the final against the NSR in Belgrade, where he also scored our second goal and significantly contributed to the overall championship and winning the title of European champion, which was finally decided in a penalty shootout. The winner was decided by Panenko's unforgettable eleven.
Spartak played again in the summer Intercup, in the sixth group they achieved the overall championship and the target bonus of 10,000 Swiss francs. The following results decided it: at home with Norwegian Lilleström 5:1, Swedish Atvidabergs 3:1, in Austrian Salzburg 3:1, rematch in Norway 1:1, in Sweden 3:0 and at home with Austrians 2:0. This last match went down in the history of Trnava football because it was played under artificial lighting with a power of 2100 Lux for the first time. The first goal scorers under artificial light were Gašparík and Kramoliš.
The introduction to the year 1976/77 did not go well for Trnava. She lost the first three matches and scored only one goal from the eleven. After a 2:1 home win over Teplice (Fandel, Adamec), they won only one point in the following three games for a home draw with Slavia.
Longtime Trnava gunner Jozef Adamec has decided to end his active career. After almost eighteen seasons, he finally hung up his boots and from Tuesday, October 5, he became an assistant to coach Milan Moravec.
Youth representatives were included in Spartak's squad - midfielders Miloš Klinka, Peter Zelenský and striker Vladimír Korytina. Stopper Peter Mrva moved from the junior team to "A".
Changes in the team brought a turnaround in results. In the remaining four home matches (Lokomotiva 1:0, Slovan 2:0, Žilina 1:0, VSS Košice 2:0) they scored fully and did not concede a single goal.
The Spartans played only one quarter-final match in the Slovak Cup. They were eliminated after a 0:0 draw in the eleventh round 5:6 in Trenčín with Jednota.
The winter break was filled by a concentration in Piešťany. Only Tibor Jančula left the team for Bratislava Spoj, youth representative Vladimír Fekete came from Senec.
For the first time in the High Tatras, the Spartans trained for the football spring of 1975. There were significant changes in the team. Long-time players Majerník (Sereď), Hrušecký (Banská Bystrica), Hagara (Martin) and Martinkovič (Senica) left. In the Slovan Hotel in Tatranská Lomnica, young promising footballers appeared, the most famous of them was later Kramoliš from Hlohovec.
After the semi-final victory over Lokomotiva Košice 3:0 (Jančula 2, Krajčovič), the Spartans played two final matches for the Slovak Cup against AC Nitra, which eliminated Slovan. After a 2:0 home victory (Varadin, Kabát), they won the cup despite losing in the return match 1:2, when we were winning with a goal from Adamac at halftime.
The beginning of the spring of 1975 was good, we brought back the point lost at home with Teplica (0:0) after the same draw at Slovan in front of 30,000 spectators! We took 6th place in the final table.
In the final of the Csl. cup, Spartak met Sparta Prague, which surprisingly dropped out of the league. In the home match, he won 3:1 with goals from Gašparík, Kramoliš and Jančula. Dobiaš confirmed the victory in the jubilee 15th edition of the cup with a Prague goal after an ideal pass by Baďura a minute before the end 1:0.
In the summer Intercup, the Trnava team played six matches in the 9th group. They won over BK Copenhagen here in Denmark 5:1, at home 6:1, in Trnava there was a 2:2 draw with Belenenses Lisbon, they lost 1:2 in Portugal and with FC Amsterdam, after a 2:0 home victory, there was a rematch on Dutch soil draw 1:1. In the final table, it meant only second place (behind Belenenses).
After a one-year break, Trnava played as the winner of the national cup in PVP. Boavista Porto drew 0:0 in Trnava and won in the rematch with a class difference of 3:0. It meant the end of the first round for Trnava.
The PEM quarterfinals in the spring of 1974 brought the Hungarian club Dózsa Újpest to Trnava. At home and away, after 1:1 draws (Kabát goal), the guests equalized from the eleven, rematch in Budapest 1:1 (Adamec), advancing was decided by penalty kicks, which we lost 3:4 (penalties converted by Adamec, Hrušecký and K Ševčík).
In the spring of 1974, Trnav won only three times in the league – over Slovan 3:2, Slavia Prague 3:0 and Škoda Plzeň 2:0. In the final table, this meant 7th place and 29 points, only two more than the penultimate, leaving the league, Košice Lokomotiva.
After winning the semifinals of the Slovak Cup over Inter Bratislava in Trnava 3:0 (Masrna 2, Kuna), the Spartans fought their way to the finals, where they had two meetings with Slovan, who won the championship. The first match ended 0:0 at Tehelno polí. The rematch in Trnava ended amicably 2:2 even after extra time (Žalud, Zvarík). The elevens were played and Spartak lost 5:6 on those (Varadin, Masrna, Kramlík, Gašparík, Dobiaš converted, K. Majerník was unsuccessful).
In the summer international football Intercup, Spartak was successful and won its 6th group. Trnava achieved the following results: with Wisla Kraków 0:0 in Trnava and 2:2 (Krajčovič, Jančula) in Poland, with AIK Stockholm 1:0 (Jančula) in Sweden and 2:1 (Kuna, Gašparík) in Hlohovac, with Vöest Linz 2:1 (Jančula, Kuna) again in Hlohovec and 0:1 in Austria.
The start of autumn 1974 did not go well for the Spartans. In the first six rounds, of which only two matches were played at home, they lost three times and drew three times. After autumn, Trnava wintered in eighth place in the league table.
Spartak had a successful quarter-final meeting of the Slovak Cup in Bratislava at Pasienky. They won 4:2 over Inter after 1:1 at halftime, goals were scored by Masrna 2, Jančula and Adamec.
In the spring quarter-finals, PEM welcomed the English champion Derby County to Trnava in front of a sold-out audience. 23,000 spectators came to the match (interest in England was up to 70,000 tickets) and the home team won it 1:0 with a goal by František Horváth. Progress was later prevented by two conceded goals in the revenge.
On Saturday, March 10, 1973, Spartak defender Peter Valentovič died after a serious illness at the age of 25.
After a home victory over Třinc 3:0, with goals scored by Kuna 2 and Fandel, A. Malatinský's team won the fifth title of champion of Czechoslovakia. Goalkeepers Keketi and Geryk, players Dobiaš, Majerník, Hagara, Varadin, Hrušecký, Fandel, Kuna, Masrna, Adamec, Kabát, Bóžik, J. Kolenič, D. Kolenič, Martinkovič, F. Horváth contributed to this historically last domestic triumph. Kramlík and Pavlák.
Spartak achieved a sensational success at the tournament in La Coruna, Spain. Despite the fact that he was losing 0:3, he was able to reverse the development of the meeting and literally swept Ajax Amsterdam from the field in the ratio 5:3 (Adamec 2, Hagara, Krajčovič, Kuna). In the final, after a 1:1 draw (Dobiaš) in regular time, they conceded a goal only after the second extra time 1:2 and took the final 2nd place behind Atletico Madrid.
In their fifth start in the PEM, the Trnava team narrowly defeated the Norwegian champions Viking Stavanger twice. They won 2:1 (Adamec and Martinkovič) on the opponent's ground, 1:0 (Martinkovič) in the home match.
After a 0-0 home draw with Soviet champions Zarja Voroshilovgrad, it seemed that progress to the 3rd round of the PEM was lost. However, in the rematch, Spartak won 1:0 (Martinkovič) and secured participation in the spring quarterfinals again.
On Friday, March 10, 1972, following an agreement between TJ Spartak and SD Jednota, the restaurant on Sereďská cesta was renamed "Restaurant Spartak".
After victories at home over Dukla Banská Bystrica 8:0, Lokomotiva in Košice 1:0 and Inter Bratislava in Trnava 2:1, the Spartak team once again made it to the finals of the Slovak Cup against Slovan Bratislava.
The winning of the fourth championship title for Trnava Spartak was decided only in the last round. Slovan, who was in second place with a loss of one point, lost 1:2 in Prešov, so the Trnava team, who were playing in Nitra and already led 2:0 with goals from Adamec and Kabát, allowed the home team to tie the game at 2:2.
The Spartans did not manage to win the domestic cup after the title. After a 2:1 victory at Tehelno polí, the same defeat came in the rematch against Slovan, and Trnava conceded two more goals in overtime, which meant a cruel 1:4 loss! So, the football double in the summer of 1972 could not be repeated after a year.
The draw of European football competitions determined that two teams - Ajax Amsterdam and Spartak Trnava - advanced directly to the 2nd round of the European Champions Cup.
Trnava completed the autumn part of the league quite impressively, winning seven times and drawing the same number of matches. The only loss was in Teplice in the ratio of 0:3.
In PEM, the popular Belgian club Anderlecht Brussels visited Trnava in the fall. Spartak was able to beat this well-known Kráž club twice 1-0, at home in front of 18,000 spectators with a goal by Kabát, and in the return match in front of 37,000 spectators, Masrna scored.
Spartak defender Karol Dobiaš was also included in the European eleven of 1972, compiled by the German magazine Neuer Fussball based on the votes of more than 20 professional magazines from all over Europe. He was in the defensive formation with such stars as Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore and Paul Breitner...
In the spring of 1971, the construction of the south stand continued at the Spartak stadium. The original concrete oval was replaced by a metal structure and an auditorium with an excellent view of the playing field. The standing capacity of the grandstand was 10,500 spectators.
Ladislav Kuna together with goalkeeper Ivo Viktor took part in the farewell match of the legendary goalkeeper Lev Jašin in Moscow. Both played in the world selection against Dinamo Moscow.
Trnava finally won the third title of national champion. She decided on it in a meeting with the acting champion - Slovan Bratislava. Spartak won at home with a goal from Adamac 1:0 and dethroned the Whites right in front of 16,000 spectators.
In the final of the Czech the cup was won by Trnava in Pilsen 2:1 (Martinkovič, Fandel) and in the home rematch 5:1 (Kuna 2, Hrušecký, Martinkovič, Adamec), thereby winning a highly valuable double in the football world, i.e. the title and the national cup.
After 15 years in the service of Spartak, the long-time captain Stanislav Jarábek said goodbye to Trnava and at the end of his active career he left for the club VŽKG Ostrava.
Coach Anton Malatinský returned to the Spartak team in the summer of 1971, having led the Austrian team Admira – Wacker Wien for three seasons. Valér Švec became his assistant, who led Trnava to its third championship title.
The start of the league by the "white angels" did not work out very well, when they lost at Sparta 2:4, in Trenčín 0:2 and at Dukla in Prague 0:3. In the meantime, they won at home over Třinac 4:0 and with a 1:1 draw with Slovan Bratislava in Trnava they started a long unbeaten streak, when they did not find a winner in the remaining 25 matches in the league, winning sixteen times and drawing nine times.
Spartak met Dinamo Bucharest in the European Champions Cup. After a promising 0:0 draw at the opponent's ground, he "messed up" the rematch in Trnava, and although he was winning 2:1 right before the end of the match, he allowed the guests to equalize. The final result 2:2 meant farewell to the competition.
In the autumn's successful league campaign, two great victories stand out in particular. Zbrojovka Brno won 7:0 from Trnava, when Jaro Masrna scored four goals. The second debacle was "collected" by VSS Košice, which the Spartans saw off with a score of 6:0. The victory was made more valuable by the fact that the Košice team came to Trnava after an autumn series in which they conceded only six goals in twelve rounds and led the league.
Spartak defender Karol Dobiaš again became the best football player of 1971 in the poll of the sports weekly Stadión. Ladislav Kuna took fourth place.
In the competition of the readers of the weekly Tip, organized on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of organized football in the territory of the former Czechoslovakia under the name "Ten Meritorious", four people from Trnava also placed: Jozef Adamec, Imrich Stacho, Karol Dobiaš and Ladislav Kuna.
From January 6 to February 9, 1970, the football players of Spartak Trnava were on tour in the countries of Central and South America. They started at the soccer Pentagonal in Mexico City, where they played four matches and took third place. They played other matches in Peru, Colombia and Venezuela, almost exclusively with national teams.
In the spring part of the league, the Spartans won only four times and drew seven times with two losses. These points losses caused them to take "only" second place in the final table, three points behind Slovan. Jozef Adamec became the king of league scorers for the third time, scoring 16 goals in the season.
After the departure of Ján Huck, former long-time player of Trnava and two-time national champion Valerián Švec became Spartak's new coach for one year. Forward Jaroslav Masrna from Myjava joined the team.
Four players from Spartak Trnava - Karol Dobiaš, Vladimír Hagara, Ladislav Kuna and Jozef Adamec - represented the former Czechoslovakia at the World Cup in Mexico. Unlucky was Dušan Kabát, who did not get into the shortlist of players, although he played in the qualification.
Autumn 1970 marked the start of Spartak in the Fair Cup, the predecessor of today's UEFA Cup. The draw gave Spartak quality opponents. He advanced through the French club Olympique Marseille and the German Hertha Berlin, but 1. FC Koln stopped the Spartans' successful campaign in the competition.
Spartak became the winner of the 1st league after the autumn part with a lead of two points ahead of Ostrava and four ahead of Trenčín. Out of fifteen meetings, they won nine, drew four and lost only two. They achieved an impressive score of 28:9.
Karol Dobiaš became the footballer of the year in 1970. He received the best award in the poll of the Stadión magazine, in the evaluation of internationals in the daily Mladá fronta and in the weekly Gól, where he was ranked first by the first league coaches.
The Spartak players fought their way through Dukla Banská Bystrica (3:2) and Inter Bratislava (1:0) to the finals of the Slovak part of the Czech Republic. cup. Here, they fought two duels with their old rival - Bratislava Slovan, and after the results of 2:0 and 0:1, Spartak captain Jozef Adamec took the winning trophy - the Slovak Cup - at the Tehelno poli.
AEK Athens became the quarterfinal opponent. After a narrow 2:1 home win (goals: Kabát and Jarábek), a 1:1 draw moved Spartak into the top four clubs of the old continent. The name of Spartak Trnava stood next to such giants of football as AC Milan, Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United!
The PEM semi-final with Ajax Amsterdam is one of the gems of Trnava football. It's a shame to lose in the Netherlands 0:3. Despite it, memorialists still remember the rematch and the 2:0 victory (goals: Kuna 2) as the best match in the history of football in Trnava.
Under the leadership of coach Hucka, Trnava won the second title of national champion. She decided it definitively three rounds before the end in the home meeting with Sparta Prague, which ended in a 3:3 draw. Spartak scored 50 goals in the season, the most scored by Adam Farkaš – 13. The second Slovan was again behind by five points, the third Sparta by ten points.
The great interest of Feyenoord Rotterdam in the services of Karol Dobiaš, who offered 200 thousand dollars for his transfer, failed due to the regulations of the ČSAF, which allowed the departure of up to 30-year-old players! And "Patino" was less than 22 years old at the time...
In his second start in PEM, in the fall of 1969, he determined the draw for the Spartans against the champions of Malta, Hibernians Paolo. After a 2:2 draw in this exotic country, the Trnava players defeated "Hibs" 4:0 in revenge and made it to the second round of the competition.
In the second round of PEM, Trnava lost to the Turkish champion Galatasaray Istanbul by an unfortunate draw! After the victory in the rematch in extra time, no goal was scored and the elevens had not yet kicked off. And so the draw decided the advancing...
Two spring rounds were also played in the first league competition in the fall. Spartak scored fully in them when they won at home over Inter 1:0 and in Ostrava over Baník 3:0. He scored a total of 25 points and took first place by one point ahead of Slovan and four points ahead of Inter.
Ladislav Kuna from Trnava was the winner in the poll of the editors of the sports pictorial weekly Stadión - Footballer of the Year in 1969, ahead of Ivo Viktor from Prague's Dukla and another Spartak player Jozef Adamac. In the first eleven of the survey, the third Trnava resident - Vladimír Hagara - also took eighth place.
Trnava played a memorable match against Sparta in Eden on the Slavie field. 40 thousand spectators experienced an extraordinary drama. Sparta took the lead in the 78th minute. But then, after goals from Dobiaš and twice from Švec, Spartak equalized in seven minutes! After the match, the spectators, who were behind the Kozinka goal for the entire second half, insulted the coach Malatinský and the players Adamec, Hagara, Zlocha and Jarábek. And the punishment for Sparta? One match on a neutral pitch in Kladno, a few km from Prague...!
On Sunday, June 9, 1968, Spartak won the first ever title of champion of Czechoslovakia, after a 2-0 victory over Jednota Trenčín. Dušan Kabát scored both goals in the match. The match was played in the rain, but despite this, 20,000 people watched it. viewers. In the last round of the season, the "newly minted" champion played on the field of Škoda from Pilsen and won convincingly 7:0 after the football concert! Jozef Adamec became the king of league scorers for the second time with eighteen goals.
Coach Anton Malatinský left the championship team after winning the first title and from July 1, 1968 he took over the management of the Austrian league team Admira Energia Wien for 2 years. His successor for a two-year period was assistant professor Ján Hucko from Bratislava, who coached the SKS Petržalka club.
In the first round, PEM drew Spartak as an opponent of the Swedish champion Malmö FF, the first match was to be played in Trnava on September 18. However, after the occupation troops invaded Czechoslovakia on August 21, UEFA drew the first round and Trnava played the Romanian champion Steaua Bucharest. After a 1:3 away loss in the Trnava rematch on October 2, they won 4:0 and earned a well-deserved advance to the second round.
The SEP final, the first match of which was supposed to be played in Trnava on August 21, was not played due to the ban on gatherings. It was played on October 16, and Spartak, despite a narrow 1-0 home victory over Crvena zvezda, did not succeed, as they lost 1-4 in the rematch in Belgrade and did not defend the cup.
On Tuesday, November 5, 1968, a meeting between Capan 68 and Admira Energie Wien was played in Trnava. It was Imrich Stach's farewell to his active goalkeeping career, which was stopped by an unfortunate injury in Prešov during Lac Pavlovič's farewell in May 1966. The 21 players selected by Stach's opponent were the team led by coach Malatinský. The duel ended amicably 0:0.
In the 2nd round of PEM, Spartak eliminated the Finnish champion Lahden Reipas Lahti. The first meeting was played in Vienna as a pre-match between Rapid and Real Madrid. Spartak convinced 60,000 spectators of its qualities and, after beautiful actions and goals, won a great 9:1! The rematch in Trnava was a formality, which the Spartans handled comfortably with a result of 7:1 and advanced to the spring quarterfinals.
At the turn of 1968/1969, the Trnava team, as autumn champions, went on a winter tour to the countries of South America. They successively played in Costa Rica, Venezuela, Peru and Argentina. They did not get to Brazil because of visas. They took advantage of this exotic journey and quality training not only in the league, but also in PEM.
On April 10, 1966, SPARTAKCLUB was founded - a club of friends of TJ Spartak Kovosmalt under the leadership of Viliam Blažek. It soon disappeared and its activity was resumed only in 1988.
In this year, the Spartakians began to unfold a record that has not been surpassed to this day. On May 25, 1966, they lost at home to Slovnaft BA 1:2. The next home loss did not come until the spring of 1974. The Trnava turf was unbeaten for almost seven years.
In the autumn of 1966/67, Karol Dobiáš, Vlado Hagara and Adam Farkaš premiered. They won six times in the first six rounds. The lineup was almost unchanged: Geryk – Dobiaš, Majerník, Jarábek, Hagara – Hrušecký, Kuna – Farkaš, Švec, Adamec, Kabát.
The quality game attracted an average of 20,000 spectators per match. Spartak wasted the fall "title" in the spring, especially after lackluster results away from home. He was overtaken by Sparta and Slovan.
In the same season, Trnava also won the SEP. It knocked out Honvéd Budapest, Lazio Roma, AC Fiorentina and in the final beat Újpest Dózs with the results 2:3 and 3:1.
In session In 1965/66 Ostrava goalkeeper Geryk arrived, Adamec and Kabát returned. A strong party was formed. She took sixth place in the league.
In the spring of 1964, Adamec transferred to Slovan.
In the 1964/65 season, Spartak finished in 10th place. Anton Hrušecký and then seventeen-year-old Laco Kuna had the premiere.
In the 1963/64 season, a new coach arrived - Anton Malatinský. He won promotion to the 1st league with the following squad: Adamec, Barták, Benko, Čambal, J. Horváth, Hrčka, Jarábek, Kočiš, Kulisievič, K. Majerník, Meliška, Vil. Petráš, M. Púchly, Riška, Slezák, Stacho, Štefko and V. Švec.
In 1962 Štibrányi and soldier Adamec played at the World Cup in Chile. They won silver.
In 1962/63, changes occurred after an unsuccessful entry into the competition. Tibenský, Slanina and others left. It didn't help.
In the fall of 1962, TJ Spartak was again attached to the company Kovosmalt and associated with TJ Dynamo. It was October 10 and František Novák became the president of TJ SPARTAK KOVOSMALT TRNAVA, and Ivan Kodaj became the secretary. After the fourth second league place, promotion to the 1st league failed.
In the next season, Adamec signed up for Dukla. Trnava finished penultimate 14th and was relegated to the second league.
The first meeting of SEP was played by Trnava at Tehelno poli in front of 50,000 spectators against AS Roma and they won 2:0. Despite lamenting the eternal rivalry, Spartak was also supported by the Slavists. They lost the rematch in Rome 0:1.
After arriving in Rome, Juraj Kadlec left the team. He studied to become a priest in the Vatican and now lives in Canada. This caused an uproar in Slovakia and the ŠtB got involved. Five Spartak officials were sentenced to forced labor.
In the 1960/61 season, Hagara, Gažo and Laskov took turns at the coaching helm. Adamec scored 13 goals, but Spartak took only 10th place.
In the year 1959/60, Spartak finished fourth. Jano Šturdík, who is no longer alive, became the top scorer with ten goals. The placement guaranteed them a start in Stedoeur. cups (SEP).
In the 1958/59 season, Spartak had an experienced team (Stacho"Capan", Pšenko"Štifo", Slanina, Tibenský, etc.). The young Adamec from Vrbov was added, and with his contribution (the first two goals) they took seventh place.
The year 1957 was extended by the spring of 1958, so the competition was played in three rounds. Trnava played more matches away from home and therefore finished ninth. She scored few goals, somehow Koiš and Švec did well, the teenager Štibrányi joined the team.
In 1956, Trnava was saved only in the last round (9th place).
At the beginning of 1955, Spartak did not have a permanent coach and was hovering around the bottom of the table. Coach Fekete brought stability with the resulting 8th place.
For the next two years, Spartak played in Group B all over the country. competitions. In 1953, he finished fifth and the next season he was promoted back to the CS elite.
In 1952, Trnava took fifth place. Despite the fifth place, it was relegated from the league after the reorganization. The former TJ Kovosmalt was named SPARTAK.
Čsl was played for the first time in 1951. cup. Trnava advanced through Sereď, Dynamitka, Trenčín, Ružomberok and Topolčany to the semi-finals. In it, she beat MEZ Židenice 4:0 and advanced to the Prague final. At Letná, in front of 15,000 spectators, they beat Ústí nad Labem 1:0, with a goal from Bolček. The lineup was: Stacho – Križan, Pšenko, Kubovič – Tibenský, Kohúcik – Bolček (Šturdík), Kalivoda, Slanina, Jakubčík, Lančarič. At the end of the season, promotion to the first league again.
In 1950, Malatinský applied for release to ŠK Ba, followed by Benedikovič. There were fights in Trnava as a result, and in the end it was dropped from the league that year.
Since 1949, the league has been played in a spring-autumn system. Trnava played for salvation towards the end, taking ninth place.
In the fall of 1948, a one-round league was played without the announcement of a champion and without relegation.
In the 1947/48 season, Trnava played again in the first league. She finished on the 5th place, Bolček, Malatinský and Marko were in the national team.
After deteriorating spring performances, Trnava was relegated immediately after the year. The record loss was born in Kladno (2:12).
In the 1946/47 season, Trnava clearly won the division, supplemented by Štajer, Tibenský, Križan, Podhorec, Zelinka and Pšenka. The score was 94:30!
In the summer of 1945, Trnava advanced to the B group of the national Czech Republic. league after qualifying matches against ŠK Šimonovany (today Partizánske). The first match of the league was played on September 16. at home with Pardubice (1:1).
In the autumn of 1944, only two rounds of the league took place, after the outbreak of the SNP, the competition was interrupted. Only tournaments of the Regional Championship of Slovakia were played, and only in the fall. TŠS Trnava won before ŠK Bratislava.
In 1943, long-time Rapida player Štefan Hadraba took over as coach. TŠS led to the 3rd place behind Bratislava ŠK and OAP.
Squad at the time: goalkeepers - Lukovič, Šarmír defense - Rychtárik, Stankovič midfield - Cisár, Hagara, Tibenský attack - Bolček, Malatinský, Loskot, Ormandy, Lenghardt, Hroznár and Ulehla.
Trnava footballers no. 1 was in the period of words. league Fero Bolček. He played steadily for Slovakia and was the most shooter. For 12 years, he played in the same soccer team.
In the 1942/43 season, TŠS finished in 5th place. The league was won by a newcomer - Arm. OAP Bratislava competitors.
In the following two seasons, ŠK Bratislava won against Vrútak. TŠS finished 6th or 7.
After the creation of Slov. of the state in the spring of 1939 was playing with words. cup competition with the participation of nine clubs, which was won by Pov. Bystrica. Rapid finished in 4th place.
In the summer of 1939, ŠK Rapid and ŠK Trnava merged into TŠS Trnava. The excellent team of Rapid was completed by the best players of the city rival - e.g. Vojtech Lukovič, considered one of the best goalkeepers in Trnava.
From the autumn of 1939, the Slovak League started to be played in the autumn/spring system as the highest competition. 12 teams started in it. In the first year, TŠS finished in 4th place behind ŠK Bratislava, Pov. Bystrica and Žilina.
In 1938, Trnava celebrated the 700th anniversary of the granting of royal city privileges. ŠK Rapid organized a cup tournament with the participation of the top of the division. Fiľakovo, Trenčín, Zvolen and home team Rapid, which eventually won the tournament, started.
In 1935, Rapid won the county championship. However, he did not succeed in qualifying for promotion to the division against Žilina and N. Zámky. However, he got into the division a year later after a protest and a compromise solution.
In the Rapid team, which was coached by the Hungarian Gyula Strauss, there was a radical rejuvenation of the staff. Later stars Fero Bolček and Tóno Malatinský were emerging then. The goalkeepers were Obeda and Šarmír.
The first dispute between Rapid Trnava and ŠK Bratislava arose in 1932. Trnava left winger Fero Masarovič transferred to BA despite Rapid's disapproval.
In the year 1931/32, ŠK Trnava won the I.A class by three points ahead of Rapid. Rapid was always more successful in the following ones.
At the turn of 1929 and 1930, Trnava completed a trip to France, Portugal and Spain. A historic 0:14 loss was born in Bilbao, which the team tried to hide. She sent a telegram to Trnava that the game was not played because of the rain. Press. the office announced a 4-7 loss. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned fut. association in fact. the result and Rapida was banned from starting abroad for two years.
In 1928-1929, Rapid won the first class of the West Slovak County (ZŽ). In the second championship, he managed to overtake I. ČsŠK Bratislava, while ŠK Trnava finished third.
The first derby between the biggest Slovak rivals was played on March 21, 1926. The home team played in the traditional red-black horizontally striped jerseys against the white-blue ŠK Bratislava. Trnava won 3:1. Žigárdy scored two goals, Kozma scored one.
City derby Rapid - ŠK was played a total of 27 times, with a balance of 27 16 3 8. Club colors of ŠK: city blue and yellow. Rapid's club colors: red and black.
Two strong Trnava clubs had their own stadiums - ŠK in the area of today's ŠAM, Rapid on Tulipán nearby Žel. station.
On March 19, 1925, the second strong club ŠK Rapid Trnava was founded. There were also other clubs in the city: AC Sparta Rybník, Meteor Spiegelsaal, ŠK Viktória, ŠK Slavia, ŠK Union, ŠK Tulipán, PFK Pekári, AC Vozovka, ŠK Oratórium, RH Coburgh, ŠK Baťa, ŠK Slovan...
The cornerstone of Trnava fut. history is the year 1923, when ŠK Čechie and ČsŠK merged on May 30 under the name TŠS Trnava. A year later there was a merger of TŠS and ŠK Trnava, which had existed since 1919, under the common name ŠK Trnava.
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