FC Petržalka 1898
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FC Petržalka 1898 is a Slovak
football
club based in Bratislava
. In season 2009/2010 the club played in the Corgoň Liga, after finishing on the last place, club currently plays in the Slovak First League
.
The club is playing its home matches at Štadión Rapid
in Prievoz - part of Bratislava. The club's home ground, which is Štadión Petržalka, is not currently in use. But a new stadium is being built, placed in Ovsište, part of Bratislava Petržalka. The team wears white and black striped shirts.
The club, founded in 1898, initially played in the regional Hungarian
league. Since the establishment of the top flight Slovak league in 1993 Artmedia has been its constant member. The club achieved its biggest success in the mid 2000s, while playing under the coach Vladimír Weiss. The club won the Corgoň Liga title in 2005 and later qualified to the group stage of the Champions League, where it achieved the biggest success of all the slovak clubs. Later, in 2008 the club won the double
, but during the next season most of the squad left the club.
They famously reached the lucrative group stages of the UEFA Champions League
in 2005-06
after wins over Kairat Almaty
, Celtic
and Partizan Belgrade
. They beat Almaty 4-3 on aggregate in the 1st qualifying round despite a 2-0 defeat in the first leg. However it was on 27 July 2005 that they made their mark on the tournament, producing one of the shock results of Champions League history as they beat 2003 UEFA Cup finalists and 1967 European Cup
winners Celtic
5-0 in the first leg of their Champions League 2nd qualifying round match. The stunned Celtic side could not quite recover, only managing to win the return leg 4-0, and Artmedia held on to progress in the tournament. On 23 August 2005 they clinched a place in the group stages after overcoming Serbia
n powerhouse Partizan Belgrade 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 aggregate scoreline thus becoming the second Slovak club after 1. FC Košice
in 1997-98 to reach the coveted Champions League proper. Their success was even more remarkable considering Artmedia's entire annual budget is just over £1m.
Artmedia also made history by becoming one of the first two clubs ever to advance from the first qualifying round into the Champions League group stage. The other club to do so was 2004-05 winners Liverpool
, who were given a special entry into the first qualifying round of the 2005-06 event, and joined Artmedia in the group stage.
Artmedia played their Champions League fixtures at the Tehelné pole
ground of crosstown rivals Slovan Bratislava
because their own ground does not meet UEFA standards for Champions League play.
On 28 September 2005, Artmedia made history once again by becoming the first Slovak side to collect a point in the Champions League group stage (in the eighth attempt by a Slovak side to do so). In another famous upset, they came back from a 2-0 first-half deficit to defeat 2004 Champions League winners Porto
3-2 at Porto's home ground
.
Eventually, they finished third in the group, parachuting them into the UEFA Cup
, but not before missing a late chance to score a goal in the return fixture against Porto that would have sent them to the round of 16 at Rangers'
expense.
In December 2005 the goalkeeper Juraj Čobej
underwent a complicated brain surgery attempting to remove a malign tumor. Fortunately, he has fully recovered and has already stood a firm ground in goal during the first rounds of the 2006-07 season.
Artmedia lost the home leg of their UEFA Cup round of 32 tie with Levski Sofia
1-0 and were knocked out of the tournament after an away defeat of 2-0.
After the successful season the coach Vladimír Weiss left to FC Saturn Ramenskoe. Several players left the club, among others Ján Ďurica
to FC Saturn Ramenskoe, Balázs Borbély
to 1. FC Kaiserslautern
and Blažej Vaščák
to Treviso FBC.
The club reassigned Vladimír Weiss as head coach for the 2007-08 season. Some of the players came back, the club's captain Ján Kozák
returned from a loan at WBA
, Aleš Urbánek
, Branislav Fodrek
and Branislav Obžera
returned, and the new faces in the club, among others, included Czech fullback Radek Dosoudil
, Brazilian midfielder Cléber and Czech striker Zbyněk Pospěch
.
The club went on to win the title in the Slovak league for the second time, beating rivals MŠK Žilina
in the important matches and in the final table as well. Before the new season the club owner Ivan Kmotrík
and the main sponsor left the club, which left later impact on the team. During the UEFA Champions League 2008-09 qualification round Artmedia won over FC Valetta and Tampere United
, but lost to Juventus
, with which the club suffered 0-4 loss in the first leg and later only drew 1-1. During the next stages several players left the club (4 of the to local rivals ŠK Slovan Bratislava
).
Prior to the 2009-10 season a huge number of players left the club, most of them were replaced by youngsters and players from the defunct club Inter Bratislava
.
After a decent first half of the season, where MFK Petrzalka played in the region of sixth place, the team fell apart in the second half of the season, and eventually the club were relegated at the end of the season.
Artmedia used to play their home matches at Petržalka Stadion
. The pitch at the place of the stadium has been there for more than a hundred years. Even before World War II
, the stadium was the venue of several international matches. Although destroyed during the war, new stand soon arose from the ruins of the old one and the stadium started to resemble its current look. Major changes have occurred in last ten years, following improvements in Artmedia's footballing results. Stands behind goals were totally reconstructed and a new one was built along the pitch.
Today's estimated capacity is 10,000; it is however impossible to give the exact value, because older part of the stadium still remains for standing visitors. The average attendance of league matches at this stadium is floating above 4,000, one of the highest in Slovakia. However, the stadium does not meet some of the UEFA criteria, therefore the club has been forced to play its international matches elsewhere. Notably, they played their 2005-06 UEFA Champions League campaign at Tehelné pole
, home venue of crosstown rivals Slovan Bratislava
.
Daniel Tchuř
Ales Urbanek
Lukas Hartig
Martin Švec
Juraj Čobej
Ján Ďurica
Juraj Halenár
Vladimír Kinder
Ján Kozák
Marek Krejčí
Balázs Borbély
Štefan Maixner Filip Šebo
Anton Šoltís Branislav Fodrek
Cleber
Karim Guédé
Tomáš Majtán
Tomáš Oravec
Jakub Sylvestr
Prince Ofori
Ákos Szarka
Patrik Johancsik
Radoslav Augustín
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
. In season 2009/2010 the club played in the Corgoň Liga, after finishing on the last place, club currently plays in the Slovak First League
Slovak First League
The Corgoň Liga is the top professional competition of association football in Slovakia.As of the 2011/12 season there are 12 teams competing in the league.-1...
.
The club is playing its home matches at Štadión Rapid
Štadión Rapid
Štadión Rapid is a multi-use stadium in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Petržalka 1898. The stadium holds 3,000 people.- External links :*...
in Prievoz - part of Bratislava. The club's home ground, which is Štadión Petržalka, is not currently in use. But a new stadium is being built, placed in Ovsište, part of Bratislava Petržalka. The team wears white and black striped shirts.
The club, founded in 1898, initially played in the regional Hungarian
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
league. Since the establishment of the top flight Slovak league in 1993 Artmedia has been its constant member. The club achieved its biggest success in the mid 2000s, while playing under the coach Vladimír Weiss. The club won the Corgoň Liga title in 2005 and later qualified to the group stage of the Champions League, where it achieved the biggest success of all the slovak clubs. Later, in 2008 the club won the double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
, but during the next season most of the squad left the club.
History
- 1898 - Founded as Pozsonyi Torna Egyesület
- 1919 - Renamed Pozsonyi Torna Egyesület
- 1953 - Renamed Kovosmalt Bratislava
- 1956 - Renamed Spartak Kovosmalt Bratislava
- 1963 - Renamed TJ Považské Strojárne Bratislava
- 1965 - Renamed Spartak Sklárske stroje Bratislava
- 1974 - Renamed TJ SKS Bratislava
- 1976 - Renamed TJ ZTS Petržalka
- 1986 - Merged with TJ Internacionál Slovnaft Bratislava to form TJ Internacionál Slovnaft ZŤS Bratislava, but split again in 1990.
- 1990 - Renamed TJ ZŤS Petržalka
- 1990 - (later) Renamed 1. FC Hydronika Petržalka
- 1991 - Renamed 1. FC Petržalka
- 1993 - Renamed FK Artmedia Petržalka
- 2005 - Renamed FC Artmedia Bratislava
- 2007 - Renamed FC Artmedia Petržalka
- 2009 - Renamed MFK Petržalka
- 2010 - Renamed FC Petržalka 1898
2005-06 European campaign
| The squad, which played in most of the matches of the 2005-06 Champions League.Other members include: Obžera Branislav Obžera Branislav Obžera is a Slovak football midfielder who is currently free agent.-Club career:Obžera previously played for Baník Prievidza and FC Artmedia Bratislava in the Slovak Superliga and for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast in the Russian Premier League.-International career:Obžera earned his first... , Staňo Pavol Stano Pavol Staňo is a Slovak footballer who plays for Korona Kielce in the Polish Ekstraklasa.-Club career:Staňo previously played for FC Spartak Trnava and FC Artmedia Petržalka in the Slovak Corgoň Liga.-References:... , Tchuř Daniel Tchur Daniel Tchuř is a Czech footballer who plays as a midfielder.Daniel is a product of FC Vítkovice. He did his military service in Znojmo before returning north to Ostrava again. SK Slavia Praha showed interest for him then so he moved there. Via FK Mladá Boleslav and Újpest FC he ended up with FC... , Konečný Roman Konečný Roman Konečný is a footballer who has played as a defender for clubs in Slovakia and Greece.-Club career:Born in Holíč, Konečný began playing football with local side FC Spartak Trnava. In January 2010, he would move abroad to play in the Greek second division with Thrasyvoulos F.C.... , Gomes Luis Fabio Gomes Luis Fabio Gomes is Brazilian football player.-Career:He played for Slovak sides ŠK Slovan Bratislava, FC Spartak Trnava and Artmedia Petržalka.... and Mikulič Martin Mikulic Martin Mikulič is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Slovak 2. liga club ŠK SFM Senec.-External links:* * *... |
They famously reached the lucrative group stages of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
in 2005-06
UEFA Champions League 2005-06
The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League was the 51st staging of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, and the 14th since it was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992. 74 teams from 50 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played...
after wins over Kairat Almaty
FC Kairat Almaty
FC Kairat Almaty is a Kazakh football club, playing in Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty.Like many clubs in the Soviet Union they went through a number of name changes in their history. They were known Dinamo Almaty when founded in 1952, before changing in 1954 to Lokomotiv Almaty, and later Urozhai...
, Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
and Partizan Belgrade
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
. They beat Almaty 4-3 on aggregate in the 1st qualifying round despite a 2-0 defeat in the first leg. However it was on 27 July 2005 that they made their mark on the tournament, producing one of the shock results of Champions League history as they beat 2003 UEFA Cup finalists and 1967 European Cup
European Cup 1966-67
The 1966–67 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Celtic for the first time in the final against Internazionale, who eliminated defending champions Real Madrid in the quarter-finals...
winners Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
5-0 in the first leg of their Champions League 2nd qualifying round match. The stunned Celtic side could not quite recover, only managing to win the return leg 4-0, and Artmedia held on to progress in the tournament. On 23 August 2005 they clinched a place in the group stages after overcoming Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n powerhouse Partizan Belgrade 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 aggregate scoreline thus becoming the second Slovak club after 1. FC Košice
MFK Košice
MFK Košice is a professional Slovak first division football club based in Košice. The club, founded in 1952, won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup four times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful era of the club has been in 70's and 90's years of past century which they have...
in 1997-98 to reach the coveted Champions League proper. Their success was even more remarkable considering Artmedia's entire annual budget is just over £1m.
Artmedia also made history by becoming one of the first two clubs ever to advance from the first qualifying round into the Champions League group stage. The other club to do so was 2004-05 winners Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, who were given a special entry into the first qualifying round of the 2005-06 event, and joined Artmedia in the group stage.
Artmedia played their Champions League fixtures at the Tehelné pole
Tehelné pole
-External links:*...
ground of crosstown rivals Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...
because their own ground does not meet UEFA standards for Champions League play.
On 28 September 2005, Artmedia made history once again by becoming the first Slovak side to collect a point in the Champions League group stage (in the eighth attempt by a Slovak side to do so). In another famous upset, they came back from a 2-0 first-half deficit to defeat 2004 Champions League winners Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto , commonly known as FC Porto, Porto, or FCP, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, FC Porto is mostly known for its association football team...
3-2 at Porto's home ground
Estádio do Dragão
The Estádio do Dragão is a football stadium located in Porto, Portugal, with an all-seated capacity of 50,399. Inaugurated on November 16, 2003, it is the current home ground of F.C. Porto, having replaced the club's old venue, the Estádio das Antas...
.
Eventually, they finished third in the group, parachuting them into the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup 2005-06
The UEFA Cup 2005–06 season was won by Sevilla FC, beating Middlesbrough FC in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was...
, but not before missing a late chance to score a goal in the return fixture against Porto that would have sent them to the round of 16 at Rangers'
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
expense.
In December 2005 the goalkeeper Juraj Čobej
Juraj Cobej
Juraj Čobej is a Slovak football goalkeeper who currently plays for FK Beloveža. Juraj Čobej in Partizán Bardejov is an assistant coach and goalkeeping coach also. His last former club was FC Artmedia Petržalka.-Early years:...
underwent a complicated brain surgery attempting to remove a malign tumor. Fortunately, he has fully recovered and has already stood a firm ground in goal during the first rounds of the 2006-07 season.
Artmedia lost the home leg of their UEFA Cup round of 32 tie with Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
1-0 and were knocked out of the tournament after an away defeat of 2-0.
After the successful season the coach Vladimír Weiss left to FC Saturn Ramenskoe. Several players left the club, among others Ján Ďurica
Ján Durica
Ján Ďurica is a Slovakian footballer who plays for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Slovakia national football team.-Career:...
to FC Saturn Ramenskoe, Balázs Borbély
Balázs Borbély
Balázs Borbély is a Slovakia international football midfielder who last played for Cyprus club AEL Limassol.-Club career:...
to 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
and Blažej Vaščák
Blažej Vašcák
Blažej Vaščák is a Slovak football midfielder.-Career:Vaščák started his professional career with Slovakian side Košice. With the club he made 16 appearances in two season. In 2003 he moved to Trenčín, and in just six months scored one goal in a total of 14 appearances...
to Treviso FBC.
Results
- First qualifying Round: Artmedia - FC Kairat AlmatyFC Kairat AlmatyFC Kairat Almaty is a Kazakh football club, playing in Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty.Like many clubs in the Soviet Union they went through a number of name changes in their history. They were known Dinamo Almaty when founded in 1952, before changing in 1954 to Lokomotiv Almaty, and later Urozhai...
0:2, 4:1 - Second qualifying Round: Artmedia - CelticCeltic F.C.Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
5:0, 0:4 - Third qualifying Round: Artmedia - Partizan BelgradeFK PartizanFudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
0:0, 0:0, 4:3 (penalty shootout) - CL Group H - Artmedia - Inter MilanF.C. Internazionale MilanoFootball Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
0:1 - CL Group H - FC PortoFutebol Clube do PortoFutebol Clube do Porto , commonly known as FC Porto, Porto, or FCP, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, FC Porto is mostly known for its association football team...
- Artmedia 2:3 - CL Group H - RangersRangers F.C.Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
- Artmedia 0:0 - CL Group H - Artmedia - RangersRangers F.C.Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
2:2 - CL Group H - Inter MilanF.C. Internazionale MilanoFootball Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
- Artmedia 4:0 - CL Group H - Artmedia - FC PortoFutebol Clube do PortoFutebol Clube do Porto , commonly known as FC Porto, Porto, or FCP, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, FC Porto is mostly known for its association football team...
0:0 - UEFA Cup Round of 32 - Artmedia - Levski SofiaPFC Levski Sofia"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
0:1 - UEFA Cup Round of 32 - Levski SofiaPFC Levski Sofia"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
- Artmedia 2:0
2008 - decline of Petržalka
Ján Kozák
Ján Kozák is a Slovak footballer who is currently without club. He didn't play football from May 2010 to March 2011 and since summer 2011 he is again without a club.-Club career:...
returned from a loan at WBA
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
, Aleš Urbánek
Aleš Urbánek
Aleš Urbánek is a Czech footballer who recently played for the Corgoň Liga club FK Senica.-External links: at ČMFS website...
, Branislav Fodrek
Branislav Fodrek
Branislav Fodrek is a Slovak football midfielder who is currently free agent.-External links:** at slovakfutbal.com*http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/34422/branislavfodrek/profil.html...
and Branislav Obžera
Branislav Obžera
Branislav Obžera is a Slovak football midfielder who is currently free agent.-Club career:Obžera previously played for Baník Prievidza and FC Artmedia Bratislava in the Slovak Superliga and for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast in the Russian Premier League.-International career:Obžera earned his first...
returned, and the new faces in the club, among others, included Czech fullback Radek Dosoudil
Radek Dosoudil
Radek Dosoudil is a Czech footballer. He currently plays for the slovak club Slovan Bratislava, as a centre back.He began his football career as a junior in 1998 with FK Mladá Boleslav, where his talent earned him a move to the famous Sparta Prague in 1998. He had a short spell in Turkey, where he...
, Brazilian midfielder Cléber and Czech striker Zbyněk Pospěch
Zbynek Pospech
Zbyněk Pospěch is a Czech football forward. He currently plays for SK Slavia Praha.-References:...
.
The club went on to win the title in the Slovak league for the second time, beating rivals MŠK Žilina
MŠK Žilina
MŠK Žilina is a Slovak football club, based in the town of Žilina. They play in the Slovak Superliga and are one of the most successful clubs in this competition, having won five championships since the league's inception in 1993. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Šošoni...
in the important matches and in the final table as well. Before the new season the club owner Ivan Kmotrík
Ivan Kmotrík
Ivan Kmotrík is a Slovak businessman, mostly known for his involvement in the ŠK Slovan Bratislava football club.-External links:*...
and the main sponsor left the club, which left later impact on the team. During the UEFA Champions League 2008-09 qualification round Artmedia won over FC Valetta and Tampere United
Tampere United
Tampere United is a Finnish football club, which played in the Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland, until the 2010 season, but is currently excluded from participating in Finnish football. The club comes from the city of Tampere. The current head coach of the club is Jarkko Wiss,...
, but lost to Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, with which the club suffered 0-4 loss in the first leg and later only drew 1-1. During the next stages several players left the club (4 of the to local rivals ŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...
).
Prior to the 2009-10 season a huge number of players left the club, most of them were replaced by youngsters and players from the defunct club Inter Bratislava
FK Inter Bratislava
FK Inter Bratislava is a Slovak football club, playing in the city of Bratislava.FK Inter Bratislava merged with FK Senica on June 18, 2009. Players of Inter Bratislava had to move to other clubs. In season 2010/2011 has been renewed and will start in 5.league...
.
After a decent first half of the season, where MFK Petrzalka played in the region of sixth place, the team fell apart in the second half of the season, and eventually the club were relegated at the end of the season.
Stadium
Petržalka Stadion
Štadión Petržalka is a football stadium in Bratislava, Slovakia, in the borough of Petržalka. It is the home ground of MFK Petržalka. The stadium holds 7,100, of which 5,600 are seats. i...
. The pitch at the place of the stadium has been there for more than a hundred years. Even before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the stadium was the venue of several international matches. Although destroyed during the war, new stand soon arose from the ruins of the old one and the stadium started to resemble its current look. Major changes have occurred in last ten years, following improvements in Artmedia's footballing results. Stands behind goals were totally reconstructed and a new one was built along the pitch.
Today's estimated capacity is 10,000; it is however impossible to give the exact value, because older part of the stadium still remains for standing visitors. The average attendance of league matches at this stadium is floating above 4,000, one of the highest in Slovakia. However, the stadium does not meet some of the UEFA criteria, therefore the club has been forced to play its international matches elsewhere. Notably, they played their 2005-06 UEFA Champions League campaign at Tehelné pole
Tehelné pole
-External links:*...
, home venue of crosstown rivals Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...
.
Current squad
As of 1 December 2011Famous players
Martin MikuličMartin Mikulic
Martin Mikulič is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Slovak 2. liga club ŠK SFM Senec.-External links:* * *...
Daniel Tchuř
Daniel Tchur
Daniel Tchuř is a Czech footballer who plays as a midfielder.Daniel is a product of FC Vítkovice. He did his military service in Znojmo before returning north to Ostrava again. SK Slavia Praha showed interest for him then so he moved there. Via FK Mladá Boleslav and Újpest FC he ended up with FC...
Ales Urbanek
Aleš Urbánek
Aleš Urbánek is a Czech footballer who recently played for the Corgoň Liga club FK Senica.-External links: at ČMFS website...
Lukas Hartig
Lukáš Hartig
Lukáš Hartig is a Czech footballer who currently plays for ŠK Slovan Bratislava, on loan from Bohemians 1905. He is a striker....
Martin Švec
Martin Švec
Martin Švec is a Czech football defender who currently plays for FC Spartak Trnava.-Spartak Trnava:In December 2011, he joined Slovak club FC Spartak Trnava on two-year contract.-External links:**...
Juraj Čobej
Juraj Cobej
Juraj Čobej is a Slovak football goalkeeper who currently plays for FK Beloveža. Juraj Čobej in Partizán Bardejov is an assistant coach and goalkeeping coach also. His last former club was FC Artmedia Petržalka.-Early years:...
Ján Ďurica
Ján Durica
Ján Ďurica is a Slovakian footballer who plays for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Slovakia national football team.-Career:...
Juraj Halenár
Juraj Halenár
Juraj Halenár is a Slovak football player, who currently plays for ŠK Slovan Bratislava in the Slovakian First Division....
Vladimír Kinder
Vladimír Kinder
Vladimír Kinder is a retired Slovak footballer. He is most notable for his spell playing as a Left Back with Middlesbrough in England between 1997 and 1999. He helped them reach three domestic cup finals as well as win promotion to the Premier League.He earned 1 cap for Czechoslovakia and 39...
Ján Kozák
Ján Kozák
Ján Kozák is a Slovak footballer who is currently without club. He didn't play football from May 2010 to March 2011 and since summer 2011 he is again without a club.-Club career:...
Marek Krejčí
Marek Krejcí
Marek Krejčí was a Slovak footballer who played as a striker.- Career :Born in Bratislava, he started his career with local club Inter Bratislava, moving to Spartak Trnava in November 2000...
Balázs Borbély
Balázs Borbély
Balázs Borbély is a Slovakia international football midfielder who last played for Cyprus club AEL Limassol.-Club career:...
Štefan Maixner Filip Šebo
Filip Šebo
Filip Šebo is a Slovak footballer who currently plays for ŠK Slovan Bratislava.-Early career:Šebo started his professional career with German team FC Köln but did not make a first team appearance, playing his games for reserve side Köln II. He moved to Slovakian side Inter Bratislava in 2003 after...
Anton Šoltís Branislav Fodrek
Branislav Fodrek
Branislav Fodrek is a Slovak football midfielder who is currently free agent.-External links:** at slovakfutbal.com*http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/34422/branislavfodrek/profil.html...
Cleber
Cleber (footballer born 1986)
Cleber Nascimento Da Silva is a Brazilian football midfielder who recently played for the Gambrinus Liga club 1. FC Slovácko.-External links:**-References:...
Karim Guédé
Karim Guede
Karim Guédé is a naturalized Slovak football defensive midfielder who currently plays for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club ŠK Slovan Bratislava and the Slovakia national football team.-Club career:...
Tomáš Majtán
Tomáš Majtán
Tomáš Majtán is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Corgoň Liga club MŠK Žilina.-Club career:Tomáš scored 16 goals for Inter Bratislava in the 2007–08 Second Division season and became a top goalscorer. In the same season he scored 6 goals in two consecutive games. On 5 February...
Tomáš Oravec
Tomáš Oravec
Tomáš Oravec is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for FC Spartak Trnava and Slovakia national football team.Oravec became the Corgoň Liga top-scorer in 2006–07....
Jakub Sylvestr
Jakub Sylvestr
Jakub Sylvestr is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Prva HNL club NK Dinamo Zagreb and the Slovakia national football team....
Prince Ofori
Prince Ofori
Prince Ofori Yartey is a Ghanaian Beninese football central defender who currently plays for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club MŠK Žilina.-Club career:...
Ákos Szarka
Ákos Szarka
Ákos Szarka is a Slovak football forward who currently plays for the Slovak 2. liga club ŠK SFM Senec, on loan from Slovan Bratislava. Ákos is a member of the Slovakia national under-21 football team.-External links:* *...
Patrik Johancsik
Patrik Johancsik
Patrik Johancsik is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club FK Dukla Banská Bystrica.In January 2011, he has signed three year contract for Banská Bystrica.-External links:* *...
Radoslav Augustín
Radoslav Augustín
Radoslav Augustín is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for the Corgoň Liga club ŠK Slovan Bratislava.-External links:**...
Domestic
- Corgoň Liga (1993-)
- Winners (2): 2005Corgon Liga 2005-Final League Table:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Promoted Teams:...
, 2008Slovak Superliga 2007-08-Corgoň Liga 2007/08 teams:In 2007/2008 the Slovak Corgoň Liga consists of the following 12 teams:-Standings after basic stage:as 2008.5.25Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top...
- Winners (2): 2005
- Slovenský PohárSlovak CupThe Slovak Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Slovak football.The competition was first disputed in 1961. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the winner of the Czech Cup in the Czechoslovak Cup final, the winner of which would be Czechoslovakia's representative in the Cup...
(Slovak Cup)- Winners (2): 2004, 2008
- Pribina CupSlovak Super CupThe Slovak Super Cup , in past named as Matičný pohár or Pribinov pohár, is a football match between champion of the Corgoň Liga and winner of the Slovak Cup...
(Slovak Super Cup)- Winners (1): 2005