# FK Poprad > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FK_Poprad > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FK_Poprad.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FK_Poprad > Source revision: 1341535227 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **FK Poprad** is a [Slovak](/source/Slovakia) [football](/source/Association_football) team, based in the town of [Poprad](/source/Poprad). The club was founded in 1906. The team plays in the [3 . liga](/source/3._Liga_(Slovakia)), 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](/source/NTC_Poprad). ## History FK Poprad was founded in 1906 as Poprádi Sport Egylet (Poprad Sports Club).[1] After World War I, the club was renamed Matejov Athletic Club (MAC).[1][2] In the following years, the club underwent several drastic name changes, such as: Spartak, LVS, Vagónka or 1. FC.[3] In the 1964/65 season, it won the Regional Championship and was promoted to the 2 Division, all under the name LVS Poprad (Lokomotíva-Vagónka-Stavbár). The club stayed in the division for four years, then was promoted to the 1. SNFL (specifically in the 1979/80 season). The Poprad team was relegated from it in the 1984/85 season. The club then experienced its later years only at the regional level.[3] In 2001, the club was in a difficult financial situation, which was only averted by a merger with TJ Tatramat Matejovce. The team entered the 2001/02 season under the new name 1. PFC Tatramat Poprad. Two years later, Tatramat ended its sponsorship of Poprad football.[4] These steps put Poprad football in a very difficult situation. It was only resolved in 2004 after the merge with FC Tatran Poprad-Veľká.[5] In the 2013/14 season, they were promoted to the [2nd Slovak League](/source/2._Liga_(Slovakia)). The club currently plays in the [3rd division of Slovakia](/source/3._Liga_(Slovakia)). ### Historic names - 1906 – Founded as *Sport Egylet* - 1909 – Renamed *Matejovský atletický klub (MAC)* - 1939 – Renamed *Slovenský atletický klub – SAC* - 1945 – Renamed *ŠK SSM* - 1951 – Renamed *Spartak Poprad* - 1974 – Renamed *TJ Tatramat Poprad* - 1975 – Renamed *TJ Vagónka Poprad* - 2001 – merged with *PFC Poprad* into *1. PFC Tatramat* - 2004 – Renamed *1. PFC Poprad* - 2005 – merged with *FC Tatran Poprad-Veľká* into *MFK Poprad* - 2008 – Renamed *FK Aquacity Poprad* - 2010 – Renamed *FK Poprad* source:[6] ## Rivals FK Poprad’s biggest rival is the neighboring club [1. MFK Kežmarok](/source/1._MFK_Ke%C5%BEmarok).[7][8] Matches between the teams are called the Podtatranské derby and is considered one of the biggest matches in the lower leagues.[9] ## Honours - **[Slovak Cup](/source/Slovak_Cup)** *(1961–Present)* - *Semi-finals (1):* [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Slovak_Cup) ## Sponsorship Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor 2007-08 Legea AquaCity 2008-2010 Adidas 2010–2016 none 2016- Ritro ## Players ### Current squad *Updated 21 November 2021*[10] ### Notable players Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in **bold** represented their countries while playing for FK. *Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.* - [Alekos Alekou](/source/Alekos_Alekou) - [Koloman Gögh](/source/Koloman_G%C3%B6gh) - [Kamil Kopúnek](/source/Kamil_Kop%C3%BAnek) - [Tomáš Rigo](/source/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Rigo) - [Juraj Szikora](/source/Juraj_Szikora) - [Kathon St. Hillaire](/source/Kathon_St._Hillaire) - [Stanislav Šesták](/source/Stanislav_%C5%A0est%C3%A1k) ## Reserve team **FK Poprad B**[11] was the reserve team of FK Poprad. They last played in the third-level football league in Slovakia [3. Liga](/source/3._Liga_(Slovakia)) (East). ## Staff ### Current technical staff - *Updated 25 May 2019* Staff Job title Vladimír Lajčák Manager Milan Ondruš Assistant manager Ján Malec Goalkeeping coach Juraj Kšenzakovič Team Leader MUDr. Jaroslav Južanin Team Doctor Dárius Kolodzej Masseur ### Managers - Vladimír Lajčák (2010–2015) - Pavol Mlynár (2015–2016) - [František Šturma](/source/Franti%C5%A1ek_%C5%A0turma) (2016–2017) - [Jaroslav Belejčák](/source/Jaroslav_Belej%C4%8D%C3%A1k) (2017–2019) - [Marek Petruš](/source/Marek_Petru%C5%A1) (11/2019) - [Peter Ďuriš](/source/Peter_%C4%8Euri%C5%A1) (11/2019-01/2020) (interim) - [Jaroslav Belejčák](/source/Jaroslav_Belej%C4%8D%C3%A1k) (01/2020-07/2020) - [Stanislav Ďuriš](/source/Stanislav_%C4%8Euri%C5%A1) (07/2020-11/2020) - [Jaroslav Rybár](/source/Jaroslav_Ryb%C3%A1r) (12/2020) - [Ján Guziar](/source/J%C3%A1n_Guziar) (01/2021-05/2021) - [Vladimír Lajčák](/source/Vladim%C3%ADr_Laj%C4%8D%C3%A1k) (07/2021-) ## References 1. ["História popradského futbalu | FK Poprad"](http://fkpoprad.sk/o-fk-poprad/historia-popradskeho-futbalu/) (in sk-SK). *FK Poprad*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170604033228/http://fkpoprad.sk/o-fk-poprad/historia-popradskeho-futbalu/) 2017-06-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-06-10. 1. ["História klubu časť prvá - od založenia po 2. svetovú vojnu"](http://fkpoprad.sdrpoprad.sk/index.php/2012-11-21-12-54-27/zakladne-informacie-5) (in sk-sk). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160126140252/http://fkpoprad.sdrpoprad.sk/index.php/2012-11-21-12-54-27/zakladne-informacie-5) 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-06-10. 1. ["Futbalový klub MŠK Slavoj Spišská Belá"](http://msk.spisskabela.sk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bulletin3.pdf). *msk.spisskabela.sk*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160126220628/http://msk.spisskabela.sk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bulletin3.pdf) 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-06-10. 1. a.s, Petit Press. ["Popradský futbal bez hlavného sponzora s neistou budúcnosťou"](https://korzar.sme.sk/c/4654496/popradsky-futbal-bez-hlavneho-sponzora-s-neistou-buducnostou.html) (in Slovak). *korzar.sme.sk*. Retrieved 2025-06-10. 1. ["1. PFC Tatramat a FC Tatran Poprad – Veľká sa spoja"](https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/1-pfc-tatramat-a-fc-tatran-poprad-velka-sa-spoja/) (in Slovak). *sportnet.sme.sk*. Retrieved 2025-06-10. 1. ["Vitajte na FK Poprad!"](https://fkpoprad.sk/). *FK Poprad*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190816165802/https://fkpoprad.sk/) 16 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 September 2019. 1. a.s, Petit Press. ["Poprad – Kežmarok 4:3"](https://www.sme.sk/nezaradene/c/poprad-kezmarok-43) (in Slovak). *SME.sk*. Retrieved 2026-01-27. 1. ["Derby zápas vyhrali Popradčania"](https://kezmarskysport.sk/derby-zapas-vyhrali-popradcania/) 1. Steigauf, Richard (2024-04-08). ["V stredu nás čaká odložené podtatranské derby"](https://1mfkkezmarok.sk/v-stredu-nas-caka-odlozene-podtatranske-derby) (in sk-SK). *1.MFK Kežmarok*. Retrieved 2026-01-27. 1. ["Súpiska Mužstva"](https://fkpoprad.sk/supiska). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211121005609/https://fkpoprad.sk/supiska) 21 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2021. 1. ["TIPOS III. liga Východ | Východoslovenský futbalový zväz"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190726193628/https://vsfz.futbalnet.sk/sutaz/2652/kluby/). *vsfz.futbalnet.sk*. Archived from [the original](https://vsfz.futbalnet.sk/sutaz/2652/kluby/) on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019. ## External links - [Official website](http://fkpoprad.sk/) (in Slovak) - [FK Poprad](https://www.facebook.com/fkpoprad) on Facebook --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [FK Poprad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FK_Poprad) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FK_Poprad?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.