FC Petržalka

FC Petržalka
Full nameFC Petržalka
Nickname(s)Engerau
Founded7 June 1898 (1898-06-07)
as Pozsonyi Torna Egyesület
GroundStadium FC Petržalka 1898,
Petržalka, Slovakia
Capacity1,600

FC Petržalka is a football club which plays in Slovakia. It is based in the capital, Bratislava.[1] The club currently plays in the 2. Liga, the second highest league in the country.[2]

History

The football club founded in 1898, from the previous sport club Pozsonyi Torna Egyesület which was grounded in 1880, initially played in the regional Hungarian league.[1] The club has been known by 17 names in its history, including Artmedia Bratislava (after their advertising agency sponsors).[3] Artmedia played in the top flight Slovak league from its inception in 1993 until 2010. The club achieved its biggest success in the mid-2000s (decade), while playing under the coach Vladimír Weiss.[4] The club won the Corgoň Liga title in 2005 and later qualified for 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.[5] The club was folded in 2014 following financial trouble.[6]

Other websites

References

  1. 1 2 "FC PETRŽALKA - História klubu". www.fcpetrzalka.sk. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  2. ↑ "MONACObet liga". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  3. ↑ FIFA.com. "Artmedia, more than a name - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  4. ↑ "Artmedia, more than a name". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  5. ↑ "On The Continent: The Fall Of Artmedia  :". www.4thegame.com. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  6. ↑ "FC Petržalka končí, má milionové dlhy" [FC Petržalka finished, has millions in debts]. sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-06-18.
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