1. FC Tatran Prešov

Early history The first official football match on the territory of present-day Slovakia took place on 25 May 1898 in Eperjes, today's Prešov, that time in Hungary, between two Budapest-based teams, Óbudai TE and Budapesti TC on the initiation of František Pethe, a gymnastic teacher in the local grammar school. On the same day the Eperjesi Torna és Vívó Egyesület (Eperjesi TVE, lit. Gymnastic and Fencing Association of Eperjes) was founded, which is regarded as the first football club of Slovakia. Eperjesi TVE initially competed in the Hungarian league system, achieving its best result in the 1907–08 season, when it won the Northern District Championship. In 1920 Prešov became part of the newly founded Czechoslovakia, subsequently the club competed in the Czechoslovak leagues. Prešov finished in second place in the Czechoslovak First League in 1965 and 1973, finishing the season just one point behind champions Spartak Trnava in the 1972–73 season. In the national cup the team also had success, reaching the final of the Czechoslovak Cup in 1966, where they lost to Dukla Prague and in 1992 where Sparta Prague were victorious. The greatest legend of Tatran's history is Ladislav Pavlovič. From 1948 until 1966, he netted for Tatran Prešov 150 goals in 309 matches. He also represented Czechoslovakia national football team, where he played 14 matches and scored two goals. In 2013, he was stated to Prešov's Hall of Fame. On 2 May 2025, Tataran Prešov secured the first place in the 2. Liga, and promotion to Slovak First Football League after defeating FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín 1–2, returning to top tier after seven years of absence. Previous names • Eperjesi Torna és Vívó Egyesület (Hungarian version), ETVE Prešov (1898) • TVE Prešov (1920) • Slávia Prešov (1931) • PTS Prešov (1945) • DSO Slavia Prešov a DSO Snaha Prešov (split from PTS Prešov) (1947) • Sparta Dukla Prešov (1948) • Dukla Prešov (1950) • Dukla ČSSZ Prešov (1951) • ČSSZ Prešov (1952) • DSO Tatran Prešov (1953) • TJ Tatran Prešov (1960) • Tatran Agro Prešov (1989) • FC Tatran Prešov (1991) • FC Tatran Bukóza Prešov (1996) • FC Tatran Prešov (1998) • 1.FC Tatran Prešov (2005) • FC Tatran Prešov (2022) ==Honours==

Domestic Czechoslovakia • Czechoslovak First League (1925–93) • Runners-up (2): 1964–65, 1972–73 • Czechoslovak Cup (1960–93) • Runners-up (2): 1965–66, 1991–92 • 1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–1993) • Winners (2): 1979–80, 1989–90 Slovakia • Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup) (1961–) • Winners (1): 1992 • Runners-up (4): 1973, 1985, 1994, 1997 • 2. liga (Slovak second division) • Winners (3): 2007–08, 2015–16, 2024–25 • Runners-up (1): 2022-23 • Third (3): 2003–04, 2014–15, 2023-24 • 3. liga východ (Slovak third division east) • Winners (2): 2019–20, 2021–22 • Third (1): 2020–21 Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944 to 1945 until 1992–93. Since the 1993–94 Slovak League Top scorer. :1Shared award European • Mitropa Cup • Winners (1): 1981 • InterCup • Winners (1): 1978 ==Results==

League and Cup history Slovak League only (1993–present) : European competition history ==Rivalries==

Tatran's biggest rivals are FC Košice, and the matches between the two teams are referred to as "Eastern Slovak derby" (). They also have rivalry with MFK Zemplín Michalovce and FC Spartak Trnava. 1. FC Tatran Prešov supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of the Polish side JKS Czarni 1910 Jasło. ==Sponsorship==

Club partners source • DÚHA • Ekofin ==Current squad==

Updated 8 March, 2026. For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2025 and List of Slovak football transfers winter 2025-26 Out on loan Reserve team 1. FC Tatran Prešov juniori was the reserve team of 1. FC Tatran Prešov. They mostly played in the Slovak 3. Liga (Eastern division). Current technical staff :Updated 3 September 2025 ==Player records==

Most goals Players whose name is listed in bold are still active. ==Notable players==

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Tatran. For full list, see :Category:1. FC Tatran Prešov players ==Notable fan==

• Milan Timoš (1948–2012) ==Notable managers==

• František Pethe (1898–1904) • Iszer Károly (September 1898) • Bohumil Peťura (1940–1941) • Július Grobár (1941–1942) • Jozef Kuchár (1942–1943) • Július Grobár (1943) • Vojtech Herdický (1943) • Ferenc Szedlacsek (1950) • Jozef Karel (1951–1957) • Jozef Steiner (1957–1959) • Gejza Šimanský (1959) • Štefan Jačianský (1960–1961) • Jozef Kuchár (1961–1962) • Gejza Sabanoš (1962–1964) • Jozef Karel (1964–1965) • Jozef Steiner (1965–1966) • Jozef Karel (1966) • Teodor Reimann (1967–1968) • Jozef Karel (1968–1972) • Milan Moravec (1972–1974) • Ladislav Pavlovič (1974) • Jozef Tarcala (1975) • Štefan Jačianský (1976–1978) • Belo Malaga (1978–1979) • Michal Baránek (1979) • Štefan Hojsík (1979–1981) • Ján Zachar (1981–1982) • Valér Švec (1982–1984) • Jozef Jarabinský (1984–1985) • Justin Javorek (1985–1986) • Peter Majer (1986–1987) • Juraj Mihalčín (1987–1988) • Albert Rusnák (1988) • Štefan Nadzam (1989–1993) • Igor Novák (1993–1994) • Belo Malaga (1994–1995) • Anton Jánoš (1995–1997) • Andrej Daňko (1997–1998) • Jozef Adamec (1998–1999) • Mikuláš Komanický (1999–2001) • Jindřich Dejmal (2001–2002) • Vladimír Gombár (2002) • Ján Molka (2002) • Vladimír Gombár (2002–2004) • Karol Kisel (2004) • Mikuláš Komanický (2004–2005) • Štefan Horný (July – September 2005) • Jaroslav Rybár (September 2005 – 2006) • Saulius Širmelis (January – 6 July 2006) • Ján Karaffa (July 2006) • Jozef Daňko (August 2006) • Peter Polák (August 2006 – February 2007) • Roman Pivarník (Feb. 2007 – August 2010) • Ladislav Pecko (Sept. 2010 – June 2011) • Štefan Tarkovič (July 2011 – January 2012) • Serhiy Kovalets (January – June 2012) • Angel Chervenkov (July – November 2012) • Ladislav Totkovič (Nov. 2012 – April 2013) • Jozef Bubenko (April – May 2013) • Jozef Kostelník (June 2013 – May 2014) • Stanislav Varga (July 2014 - 14 October 2016) • Ján Karaffa (carateker) (October 2016) • Miroslav Jantek (Nove 2016 - Sept 2017) • Pavol Mlynár (Sept 2017 – Oct 2017) (interim) • Serhiy Kovalets (Oct 2017 - Jan. 2018) • Anton Mišovec (January 2018 - April 2019) • Jaroslav Galko (April - June 2019) • Peter Petráš (July 2019 - July 2021) • Stanislav Šesták (July 2021 - June 2022) • Róbert Petruš (July 2021 - June 2022) • Marek Petruš (June 2022 - June 2023) • Peter Hlinka (June – September 2023) • Marek Petruš (Sept. 2023 – March 2025) • Jaroslav Hynek (March – August 2025) • Vladimír Cifranič (August 2025 - March 2026) • Jozef Kostelník (March 2026) • Erik Havrila (March 2026-) ==References==