FK Poprad


FK Poprad is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Poprad. The club was founded in 1906. The team plays in the 3. liga, the third tier of Slovak football, after promotion from the 4. liga 2023-24 season. The club have played home matches at the NTC Poprad.

History

FK Poprad was founded in 1906 as Poprádi Sport Egylet. After World War I, the club was renamed Matejov Athletic Club. In the following years, the club underwent several drastic name changes, such as: Spartak, LVS, Vagónka or 1. FC.
In the 1964/65 season, it won the Regional Championship and was promoted to the 2 Division, all under the name LVS Poprad. The club stayed in the division for four years, then was promoted to the 1. SNFL. The Poprad team was relegated from it in the 1984/85 season. The club then experienced its later years only at the regional level.
In 2001, the club was in a difficult financial situation, which was only averted by a merger with TJ Tatramat Matejovce. The team entered the 2001/02 season under the new name 1. PFC Tatramat Poprad. Two years later, Tatramat ended its sponsorship of Poprad football. These steps put Poprad football in a very difficult situation. It was only resolved in 2004 after the merge with FC Tatran Poprad-Veľká. In the 2013/14 season, they were promoted to the 2nd Slovak League. The club currently plays in the 3rd division of Slovakia.

Historic names

  • 1906 – Founded as Sport Egylet
  • 1909 – Renamed Matejovský atletický klub
  • 1939 – Renamed Slovenský atletický klub – SAC
  • 1945 – Renamed ŠK SSM
  • 1951 – Renamed Spartak Poprad
  • 1974 – Renamed TJ Tatramat Poprad
  • 1975 – Renamed TJ Vagónka Poprad
  • 2001 – merged with PFC Poprad into 1. PFC Tatramat
  • 2004 – Renamed 1. PFC Poprad
  • 2005 – merged with FC Tatran Poprad-Veľká into MFK Poprad
  • 2008 – Renamed FK Aquacity Poprad
  • 2010 – Renamed FK Poprad
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Rivals

FK Poprad’s biggest rival is the neighboring club 1. MFK Kežmarok. Matches between the teams are called the Podtatranské derby and is considered one of the biggest matches in the lower leagues.

Honours

  • Slovak Cup
  • * Semi-finals : 2016–17

    Sponsorship

Players

Current squad

''Updated 21 November 2021''

Out on loan

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FK.
Past players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
FK Poprad B was the reserve team of FK Poprad. They last played in the third-level football league in Slovakia 3. Liga.

Staff

Current technical staff

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Managers