AC Nitra
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| Full name | Football Club Nitra |
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| Nickname(s) | Trogári |
| Founded | 1909 as Nyitrai ÖTTSO |
| Ground |
Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra |
| Capacity | 11,364 |
| Owner | Norbert Bödör |
| Chairman | Jozef Petráni |
| Coach | Ivan Galád |
| League | DOXXbet liga |
| 2015–16 | 2. liga Championship round , 7th |
| Website | Club home page |
FC Nitra is a Slovak association football club, playing in the town of Nitra. Established in 1909, FC Nitra is one of the oldest football clubs in Slovakia.
Nitra were promoted and relegated 4 times from the Czechoslovak First League with their longest stay being 5 years (1979–1984, 1986–1991). Nitra came close to clinching the title in 1962 only to lose out by 3 points to Dukla Prague. This year was most successful in club history because they reached also Mitropa Cup final. Another successful period was end of 80s when Nitra stayed on top positions in Czechoslovak First League (in 1989 they reached 3rd place) with players like Michal Hipp, Ľubomír Moravčík, Ladislav Molnár, Peter Palúch, Jozef Majoroš, Róbert Tomaschek, Miroslav Sovič. FC Nitra was the first football professional club in the former Czechoslovakia.
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