# FC Spartak Trnava

FC Spartak Trnava (Slovak pronunciation:) is a professional football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. The club competes in Slovak First Football League, the top division in the Slovakian league system, having participated in more seasons than any other club.
Founded in 1923, it is one of the most traditionally successful clubs in the country. It has played its home games since incepton at Anton Malatinský Stadium, located in the very centre of the city. The club's anthem is Il Silenzio and it has been played prior to every home match since late 1960s.
Domestically, the club has won six league titles and eight cups. The most successful era came on the verge of 1960s and 1970s, when club dominated Czechoslovak football, having won the Czechoslovak First League five times in the span of six seasons. During these times, Spartak Trnava also made its name at the international level, having won Mitropa Cup in 1967 and more importantly, progressing to the semi-finals of European Cup in 1969 and quarter-finals in 1973 and 1974 (the former still standing as the record achievement in the competition for Slovak or Czech club). More recently, the club won the Slovak league title in 2018, as well as Slovak cup in 2019, 2022 and 2023.
The club has a large fan-base, having regularly averaged the highest attendance in Slovak football. It has a long-standing rivalry with Slovan Bratislava, with whom it contests a derby.
Spartak's colours are red, black and white. Since early days, the home kit consisted of a red and black striped shirt. Spartak's away kit has traditionally been completely white, giving the club its giving the club its nickname bíli andeli (the white angels in local dialect).

## History

The club was founded on 30 May 1923 by the merger of Šk Čechie and ČšŠk into TSS Trnava. After a communist takeover it became affiliated with the metal industry and was renamed to TJ Kovosmalt ("Metal-enamel").

### Previous names

* ŠK Rapid Trnava (1923–39)
* TSS Trnava (1939–48)
* Sokol NV Trnava (1948–49)
* TJ Sokol Kovosmalt Trnava (1949–53)
* DŠO Spartak Trnava (1953–62)
* TJ Spartak Trnava (1962–67)
* TJ Spartak TAZ Trnava (1967–88)
* TJ Spartak ZŤS Trnava (1988–93)
* FC Spartak Trnava (1993–present)

### Golden era

In 1952, the club gained its current name, but the performance in those years was very unstable, Spartak played the 2nd league and after advancing to the highest competition, they occupied mostly the lower parts of the table. A better position came only in the 1959/60 season, when Spartak took 4th place. The Golden era of Spartak began in the 1966–67 season. The team of legendary coach Anton Malatinský was top of the league by the autumn, but by the end of the season had finished only in third place. Great success was achieved in the Mitropa Cup. Spartak beat teams like Budapest Honvéd, Lazio and Fiorentina and in the final they defeated Újpest of Hungary. In the following season Spartak gained their most memorable European results. They reached the semi-final of the European Cup to face Ajax. It is their greatest success to date.
Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.
Under the management of Ján Hucko, the team also won a second championship. In 1970–71 and 1971–72, Trnava won their third and fourth championship titles under coaches Valér Švec and Anton Malatinský. The team also reached the quarter-final of the European Cup in 1973 and 1974. The fifth and the last league title in 1972–73 beckoned the end of Spartak's golden era. In 1976, Karol Dobiaš was in the squad that won the UEFA Euro 1976.

### 1990s

Although Spartak finished 16th (and last) in the last unified Czechoslovak league season in 1992–93, the latter half of the 1990s can be considered the renaissance of football in Trnava. During the 1995–96 season, Spartak finished third and its popularity grew. The 1996–97 season was a memorable one for the fans of Spartak, Karol Pecze almost led the team to its first Slovakian league title but got beaten to it by Košice in the final week of competition. The following season, under new coach Dušan Galis the team again achieved second place and then third place during the 1998–99 season which saw the end of this recovery of footballing prowess in Trnava.

### 2018–19

In the 2017–18 season, Spartak won the league title for the first time in 45 years. Under the leadership of coach Nestor El Maestro, Trnava won the title three games before the end of the 2017–18 season after a 2–0 victory over Dunajská Streda. The title celebrations took place after the last season match against AS Trenčín (17,113 spectators). They included an autograph session, a ride on the city on an open bus, fireworks and a solemn Holy Mass in the Cathedral sv. Jána Krstiteľa. These were the biggest title celebrations in the history of Slovakia. During the 2018–19 season Spartak reached the UEFA Europa League group stage for the first time. They played against GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Fenerbahçe and R.S.C. Anderlecht. They finished 3rd with a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Despite an abysmal league campaign, Spartak managed to win the 2018–19 Slovak Cup.

## Honours
### Domestic

Slovakia
* Slovak First League (1993–present)
** Winners (1): 2017–18
** Runners-up (3): 1996–97, 1997–98, 2011–12
** 3rd place (9): 1995-96, 1998-99, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2013-14, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
* Slovak Cup (1969–present)
** Winners (8): 1970–71, 1974–75, 1985–86, 1990–91 1997–98, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
** Runners-up (5): 1995-96, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2023-24
* Slovak Super Cup (1994–2016)
** Winners (1): 1998-99
Czechoslovakia
* Czechoslovak First League (1945–1993)
** Winners (5): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73
** Runners-up (1): 1969–70
* Czechoslovak Cup
** Winners (4): 1966-67, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1985-86

### European

* UEFA European Cup
** Semi-final (1): 1968–69
** Quarter-final (2): 1972–73, 1973–74
* Mitropa Cup
** Winners (1): 1966–67
** Runner-up (1): 1967–68
* UEFA Europa League
** Group stage (1): 2018–19
* UEFA Europa Conference League
** Group stage (1): 2023–24

## Stadium

Anton Malatinský Stadium is located in the centre of Trnava, directly behind the walls of the old town. Formerly known simply as Spartak stadium, it was renamed in 1998 in honour of the club's most successful manager Anton Malatinský.
Stadium underwent a complex reconstruction in 2013–2015. Opening ceremony of the new stadium took place on 22 August 2015. The stadium has capacity of 18,200 spectators.

## Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are currently affiliated with Spartak Trnava:
* Lokomotíva Trnava (2016–present)
* PFK Piešťany (2020–present)

## Sponsorship

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| ?–1991 | Puma | none |
| 1992–95 | Liga | none |
| 1995–97 | Liga | Slovakofarma |
| 1997–99 | Lotto | Slovakofarma |
| 1999–00 | Puma | Slovakofarma |
| 2000–01 | Puma | none |
| 2001–02 | Puma | HORIZONT |
| 2002–03 | Puma | none |
| 2003–05 | Puma | Sony WEGA |
| 2005–06 | Uhlsport | Sony WEGA |
| 2006–07 | Uhlsport | Sony |
| 2007–08 | Uhlsport | none |
| 2008–10 | Nike | none |
| 2010–11 | Givova | Danube Wings |
| 2011–12 | Givova | TSS Grade |
| 2012–14 | Adidas | DanubeWings.eu, ŽOS Trnava |
| 2014–15 | Adidas | Škoda Transportation |
| 2015–2018 | Adidas | Škoda, ŽOS Trnava |
| 2019 | Adidas | PN Invest |
| 2019–2020 | Adidas | #DOBRÝ ANJEL |
| 2020–2021 | Adidas | none |
| 2021–2023 | Adidas | Tipsport |
| 2023- | Puma | Tipsport |

## Support

The main ultras group is called Ultras Spartak. Traditionally, the club has had great support in the city, but it is very popular in the whole region.
The club's official anthem is Il Silenzio. It is played prior to every home match, when the players are entering onto the pitch.
Between 1988 and 2006, Spartak ultras had a mutual friendship with Baník Ostrava fans. Good relations and friendship still persist to this day.

### Rivalries

The greatest rival is Slovan Bratislava. The rivalry has a long tradition and the derby is considered the most prestigious match in the Slovak football calendar.

## Transfers

Spartak have produced numerous players who have gone on to represent the Slovak national football team. Over the last period there has been a steady increase of young players leaving Spartak after a few years of first team football and moving on to play football in leagues of a higher standard, with the Austrian Football Bundesliga (Július Šimon to FK Austria Wien in 1997, season 1997–98 topscorer Ľubomír Luhový to Grazer AK in 1998), Greece Superleague (Erik Sabo to PAOK in 2015, Peter Doležaj to Olympiacos Volos in 2011), French Ligue 1 (Koro Koné to Dijon FCO in 2012, Adam Jakubech to Lille OSC in 2017), Czech First League (Vladimír Leitner to FK Teplice in 2000, Kamil Susko to FC Baník Ostrava in 2000), Cypriot First Division (Dušan Tittel to AC Omonia in 1999), Norway Tippeligaen (Martin Husár to Lillestrøm SK in 2006), Polish Ekstraklasa (Erik Jendrišek to Crakovia in 2015, Ján Vlasko to Zagłębie Lubin in 2015, Dobrivoj Rusov to Piast Gliwice in 2014, and Ľuboš Kamenár to Śląsk Wrocław in 2016. The top transfer was agreed in 1999 when Miroslav Karhan joined Spanish Real Betis for a fee €2.3 million.

### Record transfers

| Rank | Player | To | Fee | Year |
| 1. | Miroslav Karhan | Real Betis | €2.3 million | 1999 |
| 2. | Adam Jakubech | Lille OSC | €1.0 million* | 2017 |
| 3. | Erik Jirka | Red Star Belgrade | €0.75 million* | 2018 |
| 4. | Martin Husár | Lillestrøm SK | €0.6 million* | 2006 |
| 4. | Erik Sabo | PAOK | €0.6 million* | 2015 |
*-unofficial fee

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 21 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SVN | Žiga Frelih |
| 2 | DF | SVK | Lukáš Štetina |
| 3 | DF | CRO | Roko Jureškin |
| 4 | DF | CZE | Libor Holík |
| 6 | MF | SVK | Roman Procházka |
| 7 | MF | SVK | Róbert Pich |
| 8 | MF | BEL | Milan Corryn |
| 11 | MF | NGA | Philip Azango |
| 13 | DF | SVK | Marek Ujlaky |
| 14 | MF | CZE | Miloš Kratochvíl |
| 17 | FW | SVK | Jakub Paur |
| 18 | DF | SVK | Martin Šulek |
| 21 | MF | SVK | Patrick Karhan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | CZE | Erik Daniel |
| 28 | MF | SVK | Martin Bukata |
| 29 | DF | SVK | Martin Mikovič (captain) |
| 31 | GK | SVK | Dobrivoj Rusov |
| 33 | DF | CZE | Filip Twardzik |
| 52 | MF | SVK | Erik Sabo |
| 57 | FW | SVK | Michal Ďuriš |
| 72 | GK | SVK | Martin Vantruba |
| 77 | DF | NGA | Kazeem Bolaji |
| 80 | MF | SVN | Adrian Zeljković |
| 88 | MF | BFA | Cedric Badolo |
| 97 | MF | GHA | Kelvin Ofori |
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers winter 2024–25.

### On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | SVN | Miha Kompan Breznik (at NK Radomlje until 30 June 2025) |
| 27 | MF | CZE | Vojtěch Kubista (at KFC Komárno until 30 June 2025) |

### Retired numbers

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | MF | SVK | Ladislav Kuna (posthumous honour) |
| 10 | FW | SVK | Jozef Adamec (posthumous honour) |

### Current technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Michal Gašparík |
| Assistant coaches | Marián Hodulík Tomáš Prisztács |
| Goalkeeping coach | Pavel Kamesch |
| Fitness coach | Michal Kukučka |
| Custodian | Martin Bohunický |
| Physiotherapists | Martin Guga Andrej Matonok |
| Masseur | Tomáš Hološka |
| Club doctors | Marko Bernadič Viliam Vadrna |
Last updated: 9 March 2024 Source:

## Club officials

| Position | Name |
| President | Peter Macho |
| General Manager | Martin Hudec |
| Sporting Director | Martin Škrtel |
| Marketing Manager | Ľuboš Sarnovský |
| Operations Manager | Pavol Bielik |
| Technical Manager | Michal Maron |
| PR Manager | Pavol Popovec |
| Youth Director | Marián Hýbela |

## Records
### League history

* Czechoslovak First League (1948–93)
| Season | League | Pos./Teams | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Score | Points | Managers | Top scorer (goals) |
| 1964–65 | Czechoslovak First League | 10th/14 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33:36 | 24 | Anton Malatinský | Anton Hrušecký (7) Valér Švec (7) |
| 1965–66 | Czechoslovak First League | 6th/14 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 34:26 | 27 | Anton Malatinský | Valér Švec (9) |
| 1966–67 | Czechoslovak First League | 3rd/14 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 53:26 | 34 | Anton Malatinský | Jozef Adamec (21) |
| 1967–68 | Czechoslovak First League | 1st/14 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 57:26 | 35 | Anton Malatinský | Jozef Adamec (18) |
| 1968–69 | Czechoslovak First League | 1st/14 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50:21 | 39 | Ján Hucko | Adam Farkaš (13) |
| 1969–70 | Czechoslovak First League | 2nd/16 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 55:23 | 40 | Ján Hucko | Jozef Adamec (16) |
| 1970–71 | Czechoslovak First League | 1st/16 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 52:27 | 40 | Valér Švec | Jozef Adamec (16) |
| 1971–72 | Czechoslovak First League | 1st/16 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 60:25 | 44 | Anton Malatinský | Jozef Adamec (14) |
| 1972–73 | Czechoslovak First League | 1st/16 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 47:20 | 39 | Anton Malatinský | Ladislav Kuna (9) |
| 1973–74 | Czechoslovak First League | 7th/16 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 32:31 | 29 | Anton Malatinský | Ladislav Kuna (7) Jozef Adamec (7) |
| 1974–75 | Czechoslovak First League | 6th/16 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 32:36 | 30 | Anton Malatinský | Tibor Jančula (7) |
| 1975–76 | Czechoslovak First League | 10th/16 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 35:32 | 29 | Anton Malatinský | Jozef Adamec (6) |
| 1976–77 | Czechoslovak First League | 14th/16 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 26:47 | 26 | Milan Moravec | Ladislav Kuna (5) |
| 1977–78 | Czechoslovak First League | 9th/16 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 26:31 | 28 | Viliam Novák | Viliam Martinák (5) Michal Gašparík (5) |
| 1978–79 | Czechoslovak First League | 12th/16 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 34:37 | 27 | Valér Švec | Michal Gašparík (9) |
| 1979–80 | Czechoslovak First League | 7th/16 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35:35 | 32 | Valér Švec | Marián Brezina (8) |
| 1980–81 | Czechoslovak First League | 10th/16 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36:43 | 29 | Kamil Majerník | Marián Brezina (6) |
| 1981–82 | Czechoslovak First League | 14th/16 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 31:41 | 24 | Kamil Majerník | Michal Gašparík (6) Jozef Medgyes (6) |
| 1982–83 | Czechoslovak First League | 8th/16 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29:39 | 30 | Justín Javorek | Michal Gašparík (8) |
| 1983–84 | Czechoslovak First League | 8th/16 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29:39 | 30 | Justín Javorek | Michal Gašparík (8) |
| 1983–84 | Czechoslovak First League | 7th/16 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43:50 | 29 | Justín Javorek | Michal Gašparík (10) |
| 1984–85 | Czechoslovak First League | 9th/16 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33:39 | 29 | Justín Javorek | Jozef Dian (6) |
| 1985–86 | Czechoslovak First League | 10th/16 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25:32 | 27 | Stanislav Jarábek | Michal Gašparík (5) |
| 1986–87 | Czechoslovak First League | 11th/16 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 41:52 | 27 | Stanislav Jarábek | Attila Belanský (9) |
| 1987–88 | Czechoslovak First League | 10th/16 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 38:42 | 29 | Stanislav Jarábek | Attila Belanský (4) Ivan Hucko (4) Jaroslav Hutta (4) |
| 1988–89 | Czechoslovak First League | 12th/16 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36:46 | 27 | Stanislav Jarábek | Igor Klejch (12) |
| 1989–90 | Czechoslovak First League ↓ | 15th/16 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23:62 | 21 | Ladislav Kuna Dušan Radolský | Ján Gabriel (4) |
| 1990–91 | 1.SNL ↑ | 1st | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 65:25 | 41 | Valér Švec | |
| 1991–92 | Czechoslovak First League | 14th/16 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21:59 | 21 | Valér Švec | Ján Solár (4) Marek Ujlaky (4) |
| 1992–93 | Czechoslovak First League ↓ | 16th/16 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24:60 | 16 | Valér Švec Richard Matovič | Július Zemaník (6) |
* Slovak First League (1993–present)
| Season | League | Pos./Teams | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Score | Points | Managers | Top scorer (Goals) |
| 1993–94 | Slovak First League | 7th/12 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 25:32 | 28 | Ladislav Jurkemik, Justín Javorek | Marián Klago (5) Milan Malatinský (5) |
| 1994–95 | Slovak First League | 6th/12 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 43:35 | 44 | Karol Pecze | Stanislav Moravec (7) |
| 1995–96 | Slovak First League | 3rd/12 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 54:32 | 63 | Karol Pecze | Marek Ujlaky (11) |
| 1996–97 | Slovak First League | 2nd/16 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66:24 | 69 | Karol Pecze | Július Šimon (14) |
| 1997–98 | Slovak First League | 2nd/16 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 61:34 | 66 | Dušan Galis | Ľubomír Luhový (17) |
| 1998–99 | Slovak First League | 3rd/16 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 59:20 | 64 | Dušan Galis, Peter Zelenský | Fábio Gomes (9) |
| 1999–00 | Slovak First League | 4th/16 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 38:21 | 53 | Anton Jánoš | Fábio Gomes (10) |
| 2000–01 | Slovak First League ↓ | 10th/10 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 39:62 | 34 | Anton Jánoš, Peter Zelenský Stanislav Jarábek | Marek Ujlaky (9) |
| 2001–02 | 2nd league ↑ | 1st/16 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 61:22 | 61 | Ladislav Molnár, Rastislav Vincúr Jozef Adamec | Miroslav Kriss (12) |
| 2002–03 | Slovak First League | 4th/10 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 55:47 | 56 | Jozef Adamec | Vladimír Kožuch (12) |
| 2003–04 | Slovak First League | 4th/10 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 46:46 | 53 | Miroslav Svoboda, Stanislav Jarábek Vladimír Ekhardt | Miroslav Kriss (11) |
| 2004–05 | Slovak First League | 5th/10 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 39:37 | 46 | Jozef Vukušič, Milan Lešický | Pavol Masaryk (9) |
| 2005–06 | Slovak First League | 3rd/10 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 57:31 | 68 | Jozef Adamec | Miroslav Kriss (12) |
| 2006–07 | Slovak First League | 9th/12 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 40:46 | 49 | Jozef Bubenko, Jozef Adamec Jozef Šuran, Ivan Hucko | Miroslav Kriss (7) |
| 2007–08 | Slovak First League | 4th/12 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 52:40 | 52 | Josef Mazura, Jozef Adamec | Ľubomír Bernáth (9) |
| 2008–09 | Slovak First League | 3rd/12 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 45:38 | 55 | Vladimir Vermezović, Karol Pecze | Vladimír Kožuch (8) |
| 2009–10 | Slovak First League | 7th/12 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 52:46 | 41 | Karol Pecze, Ľuboš Nosický Milan Malatinský, Peter Zelenský | Peter Doležaj (9) |
| 2010–11 | Slovak First League | 4th/12 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 40:30 | 49 | Dušan Radolský, Peter Zelenský | Koro Koné (10) |
| 2011–12 | Slovak First League | 2nd/12 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 44:22 | 65 | Pavel Hoftych | Martin Vyskočil (9) |
| 2012–13 | Slovak First League | 11th/12 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 34:51 | 35 | Pavel Hoftych, Peter Zelenský Vladimír Ekhardt | Martin Vyskočil (6) |
| 2013–14 | Slovak First League | 3rd/12 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 47:42 | 53 | Juraj Jarábek | Erik Sabo (10) |
| 2014–15 | Slovak First League | 4th/12 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 53:31 | 56 | Juraj Jarábek | Erik Sabo (11) Ján Vlasko (11) |
| 2015–16 | Slovak First League | 4th/12 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 49:41 | 54 | Juraj Jarábek, Branislav Mráz Ivan Hucko, Miroslav Karhan | David Depetris (15) |
| 2016–17 | Slovak First League | 6th/11 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34:37 | 43 | Miroslav Karhan | Robert Tambe (6) Erik Jirka (6) |
| 2017–18 | Slovak First League | 1st/12 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 41:28 | 64 | Nestor El Maestro | Marvin Egho (7) |
| 2018–19 | Slovak First League | 7th/12 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 35:35 | 37 | Radoslav Látal, Michal Ščasný | Kubilay Yilmaz (9) |
| 2019–20 | Slovak First League | 4th/12 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 30:32 | 35 | Ricardo Chéu, Marián Šarmír | Alex Sobczyk (8) |
| 2020–21 | Slovak First League | 3rd/12 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 48:37 | 55 | M.Šarmír, Norbert Hrnčár, Michal Gašparík | Bamidele Yusuf (9) |
| 2021–22 | Slovak First League | 3rd/12 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 36:17 | 60 | Michal Gašparík | Milan Ristovski (8) |
| 2022–23 | Slovak First League | 3rd/12 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 55:38 | 52 | Michal Gašparík | Abdulrahman Taiwo (14) |
| 2023–24 | Slovak First League | 3rd/12 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 47:29 | 57 | Michal Gašparík | Michal Ďuriš (10) |

## European competitions

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1960 | Mitropa Cup | Group | Roma | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 1962 | Mitropa Cup | Group | Vojvodina | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 1962 | Mitropa Cup | Group | Vasas | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–7 |
| 1962 | Mitropa Cup | Group | Fiorentina | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–10 |
| 1966–67 | Mitropa Cup | First round | Budapest Honvéd | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| 1966–67 | Mitropa Cup | Quarter-finals | Lazio | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 1966–67 | Mitropa Cup | Semi-finals | Fiorentina | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 1966–67 | Mitropa Cup | Final | Újpesti Dózsa | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–4 |
| 1967–68 | Mitropa Cup | First round | Roma | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 1967–68 | Mitropa Cup | Quarter-finals | Željezničar Sarajevo | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 |
| 1967–68 | Mitropa Cup | Semi-finals | Vardar | 4–1 | 2–2 | 6–3 |
| 1967–68 | Mitropa Cup | Final | Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 |
| 1967–68 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Lausanne-Sports | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 |
| 1967–68 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Second round | Torpedo Moscow | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–6 |
| 1968–69 | European Cup | First round | Steaua București | 4–0 | 1–3 | 5–3 |
| 1968–69 | European Cup | Second round | Reipas Lahti | 7–1 | 9–1 | 16–2 |
| 1968–69 | European Cup | Quarter-finals | AEK Athens | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 1968–69 | European Cup | Semi-finals | Ajax | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| 1969–70 | European Cup | First round | Hibernians | 4–0 | 2–2 | 6–2 |
| 1969–70 | European Cup | Second round | Galatasaray | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (cf) |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | Marseille | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (4–3) (p) |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round | Hertha | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third round | Köln | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| 1971–72 | European Cup | First round | Dinamo București | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 (ag) |
| 1972–73 | European Cup | Second round | Anderlecht | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 1972–73 | European Cup | Quarter-finals | Derby County | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| 1973–74 | European Cup | First round | Viking | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 1973–74 | European Cup | Second round | Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 1973–74 | European Cup | Quarter-finals | Újpesti Dózsa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (3–4) (p) |
| 1974 | Intertoto cup | Group | Wisła Kraków | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| 1974 | Intertoto cup | Group | AIK | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 1974 | Intertoto cup | Group | VÖEST Linz | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| 1975 | Intertoto cup | Group | KB | 6–1 | 5–1 | |
| 1975 | Intertoto cup | Group | Belenenses | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| 1975 | Intertoto cup | Group | Amsterdam | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| 1975–76 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Boavista | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| 1976 | Intertoto cup | Group | Åtvidaberg | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| 1976 | Intertoto cup | Group | Lillestrøm | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| 1976 | Intertoto cup | Group | Austria Salzburg | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 1979 | Intertoto cup | Group | Esbjerg | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 1979 | Intertoto cup | Group | Kalmar | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 1979 | Intertoto cup | Group | First Vienna | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| 1984 | Intertoto cup | Group | Zürich | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| 1984 | Intertoto cup | Group | Ferencváros | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| 1984 | Intertoto cup | Group | Austria Klagenfurt | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| 1986–87 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Stuttgart | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 1996 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group | Čukarički Stankom | 3–0 | | |
| 1996 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group | Daugava | | 6–0 | |
| 1996 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group | Karlsruhe | 1–1 | | |
| 1996 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group | Universitatea Craiova | | 1–2 | |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round | Birkirkara | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | PAOK | 0–1 | 3–5 | 3–6 |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Qualifying round | Vardar | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Beşiktaş | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
| 1999–00 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying round | Vllaznia | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 1999–00 | UEFA Cup | First round | Grazer AK | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
| 2003 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | First round | Pobeda | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–7 |
| 2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | First round | Debrecen | 3–0 | 1–4 | 4–4 (ag) |
| 2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Second round | Sloboda Tuzla | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Third round | Slaven Koprivnica | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 (ag) |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round | Karvan | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round | WIT Georgia | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Inter Baku | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Sarajevo | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Zeta | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Tirana | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | Levski Sofia | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 (5–4) (p) |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Sligo Rovers | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | Steaua București | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Hibernians | 5–0 | 4–2 | 9–2 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Zestaponi | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | St. Johnstone | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | Zürich | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Olimpic Sarajevo | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Linfield | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | PAOK | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Hibernians | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Shirak | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | Austria Wien | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 (4–5) (p) |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round | Zrinjski Mostar | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | Legia Warsaw | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | Red Star Belgrade | 1–2 (a.e.t) | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | Group D | Anderlecht | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3rd place 7pts |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | Group D | Fenerbahçe | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3rd place 7pts |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | Group D | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3rd place 7pts |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Radnik Bijeljina | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (3–2 p) |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | First qualifying round | Mosta | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Second qualifying round | Sepsi OSK | 0–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 1–1 (4–3 p) |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Third qualifying round | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0−1 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Second qualifying round | Newtown | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Third qualifying round | Raków Częstochowa | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Second qualifying round | Auda | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5−2 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Third qualifying round | Lech Poznań | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Play-off round | SC Dnipro-1 | 1–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t) | 3–2 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Group H | FC Nordsjælland | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4th place 1pt |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Group H | Fenerbahçe | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4th place 1pt |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Group H | Ludogorets | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4th place 1pt |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | Second qualifying round | Sarajevo | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3−0 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | Third qualifying round | Wisła Kraków | 3–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 4–4 (11–12 p) |

## Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed with a bold represented their countries while playing for Spartak.
    Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
* Myenty Abena
* Jozef Adamec
* Izuchuckwu Anthony
* Marek Bakoš
* Igor Bališ
* Miroslav Barčík
* Bello Babatounde
* Michal Benedikovič
* Mário Bicák
* Július Bielik
* Marián Brezina
* František Bolček
* Nauris Bulvītis
* Vakhtang Chanturishvili
* Marek Čech
* Eldar Ćivić
* Matúš Čonka
* David Depetris
* Boubacar Diallo
* Marco Djuricin
* Karol Dobiaš
* Peter Doležaj
* Lukáš Došek
* Václav Drobný
* Michal Ďuriš
* Jean Paul Farrugia
* Ali Ghorbani
* Miloš Glonek
* Vladimír Hagara
* Ľuboš Hanzel
* Haris Harba
* Jaroslav Hrabal
* Anton Hrušecký
* Sergej Jakirović
* Adam Jakubech
* Stanislav Jarábek
* Erik Jendrišek
* Erik Jirka
* Róbert Jež
* Jozef Juriga
* Dušan Kabát
* Ľuboš Kamenár
* Miroslav Karhan
* Marek Kaščák
* Ivan Kelava
* Dušan Keketi
* Miroslav König
* Kamil Kopúnek
* Rastislav Kostka
* Jaroslav Kravárik
* Vladimír Kožuch
* Ivica Kralj
* Ladislav Kuna
* Vladimír Labant
* Vladimír Leitner
* Martin Lipčák
* Ľubomír Luhový
* Kamil Majerník
* Anton Malatinský
* Milan Malatinský
* Patryk Małecki
* Jozef Marko
* Kire Markoski
* Jaroslav Masrna
* Rastislav Michalík
* Bogdan Mitrea
* Stanislav Moravec
* Stevo Nikolić
* Tomáš Oravec
* Filip Oršula
* Erik Pačinda
* Yasin Pehlivan
* Ricardo Peña
* Martin Poljovka
* Tomáš Poznar
* Roman Procházka
* Jakub Rada
* Ammar Ramadan
* Martin Raška
* Milan Ristovski
* Branislav Rzeszoto
* Erik Sabo
* Július Šimon
* Ivan Schranz
* Davit Skhirtladze
* Martin Škrtel
* Dušan Sninský
* Ján Solár
* Soune Soungole
* Imrich Stacho
* Samuel Štefánik
* Lukáš Štetina
* Jozef Štibrányi
* Peter Štyvar
* Kamil Susko
* Ľubomír Talda
* Robert Tambe
* Jaroslav Timko
* Dušan Tittel
* Dejan Trajkovski
* Marek Ujlaky
* Gino van Kessel
* Vojtěch Varadín
* Martin Vyskočil
* Adrian Zeljković
* Peter Zelenský
* Ján Zlocha
* Vladislav Zvara

## Manager history

| Name | Years |
| Otto Horký | 1939–40 |
| Bruno Veselý | 1940–41 |
| Otto Horký | 1941–42 |
| Štefan Hadraba | 1942–44 |
| Ervín Kováč | 1945–48 |
| Anton Malatinský | 1948–50 |
| Karol Fekete | 1950–52 |
| Jozef Marko | 1952–54 |
| František Novotný | 1955 |
| Alexander Fekete | 1955–56 |
| Anton Malatinský | 1956–60 |
| Jozef Hagara | 1960 |
| Bozhin Laskov | 1961 |
| Alexander Lančarič | 1961 |
| František Gažo | 1962–63 |
| Anton Malatinský | 1963–68 |
| Ján Hucko | 1968–70 |
| Valér Švec | 1970–71 |
| Anton Malatinský | 1971–76 |
| Milan Moravec | 1976–77 |
| Viliam Novák | 1977–78 |
| Valér Švec | 1978–80 |
| Kamil Majerník | 1980–82 |
| Justín Javorek | 1982–85 |
| Stanislav Jarábek | 1985–88 |
| Name | Years |
| Ladislav Kuna | 1988–90 |
| Valér Švec | 1990–92 |
| Ivan Haščík | 1993 |
| Richard Matovič | 1993 |
| Ladislav Jurkemik | 1993–94 |
| Justín Javorek | 1994 |
| Karol Pecze | 1994–97 |
| Dušan Galis | 1997–99 |
| Peter Zelenský | 1999 |
| Anton Jánoš | 1999–2000 |
| Peter Zelenský | 2000–01 |
| Stanislav Jarábek | 2001 |
| Ladislav Molnár | 2001 |
| Rastislav Vincúr | 2001 |
| Jozef Adamec | 2002–03 |
| Miroslav Svoboda | 2003 |
| Stanislav Jarábek | 2003–04 |
| Vladimír Ekhardt | 2004 |
| Jozef Vukušič | 2004 |
| Milan Lešický | 2004–05 |
| Jozef Adamec | 2005–06 |
| Jozef Bubenko | 2006 |
| Jozef Adamec | 2006 |
| Jozef Šuran | 2007 |
| Ivan Hucko | 2007 |
Spartak Trnava managers (from June 2007 onwards) :
| Name | Nat. | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Trophies |
| Name | Nat. | From | To | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | Trophies |
| Josef Mazura | CZE | 11 June 2007 | 6 May 2008 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 36 | 042.86 | |
| Jozef Adamec (caretaker) | SVK | 6 May 2008 | 31 May 2008 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 040.00 | |
| Vladimir Vermezović | SER | 16 June 2008 | 29 September 2008 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 036.36 | |
| Karol Pecze | SVK | 30 September 2008 | 1 October 2009 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 47 | 045.95 | |
| Peter Zelenský (caretaker) | SVK | 1 October 2009 | 5 October 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | |
| Ľuboš Nosický | SVK | 5 October 2009 | 5 December 2009 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 028.57 | |
| Milan Malatinský | SVK | 1 January 2010 | 12 May 2010 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 043.75 | |
| Peter Zelenský (caretaker) | SVK | 12 May 2010 | 15 May 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 000.00 | |
| Dušan Radolský | SVK | 1 June 2010 | 19 March 2011 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 039.13 | |
| Peter Zelenský | SVK | 22 March 2011 | 25 May 2011 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 033.33 | |
| Pavel Hoftych | CZE | 16 June 2011 | 19 November 2012 | 68 | 30 | 18 | 20 | 88 | 78 | 044.12 | |
| Peter Zelenský | SVK | 19 November 2012 | 23 April 2013 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 016.67 | |
| Vladimír Ekhardt | SVK | 23 April 2013 | 26 May 2013 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 050.00 | |
| Juraj Jarábek | SVK | 11 June 2013 | 28 August 2015 | 90 | 42 | 21 | 27 | 141 | 104 | 046.67 | |
| Branislav Mráz (caretaker) | SVK | 28 August 2015 | 2 September 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Ivan Hucko | SVK | 2 September 2015 | 21 April 2016 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 35 | 053.33 | |
| Miroslav Karhan | SVK | 21 April 2016 | 27 May 2017 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 45 | 044.74 | |
| Nestor El Maestro | ENG | 15 June 2017 | 21 May 2018 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 34 | 063.16 | 1 Slovak League title |
| Radoslav Látal | CZE | 8 June 2018 | 31 December 2018 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 35 | 041.67 | |
| Michal Ščasný | CZE | 1 January 2019 | 10 June 2019 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 038.89 | 1 Slovak Cup |
| Ricardo Chéu | POR | 10 June 2019 | 4 June 2020 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 49 | 42 | 045.16 | |
| Marián Šarmír | SVK | 5 June 2020 | 14 September 2020 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 035.71 | |
| Norbert Hrnčár | SVK | 14 September 2020 | 31 December 2020 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 050.00 | |
| Michal Gašparík | SVK | 1 January 2021 | present | 191 | 108 | 38 | 45 | 341 | 196 | 056.54 | 2 Slovak Cups |
Key :
| * | Caretaker manager |