FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda
 |
|
| Full name | Futbalový klub FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (Slovak) Dunaszerdahelyi FC DAC 1904 labdarúgó klub (Hungarian) |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | DAC |
| Founded | 1904 as Dunaszerdahelyi Atlétikai Club |
| Ground |
DAC Aréna Dunajská Streda |
| Capacity | 6,839 (under renovation) |
| Owner | 90% city of Dunajská Streda 10% |
| President | Tibor Végh |
| Head coach | Csaba László |
| League | Fortuna Liga |
| 2015–16 | Fortuna Liga, 7th |
| Website | Club home page |
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda is a Slovak football team, based in Dunajská Streda. In the 2007 to 2008 season, the team were the west group champions of the Slovak Third League. In the 2008 to 2009 season, after merging with FC Senec, the team entered the Slovak Superleague. The club is strongly supported by the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.
The first organized sports club in Dunajská Streda, the Dunaszerdahelyi Atlétikai Club (Dunajská Streda Athletic Club (DAC)) was founded in 1904. At the time, football was a popular sport. The club survived both world wars and continued to 1953 when the team won the Bratislava district one A grade premiership. In 1968 and 1969, the team advanced in the Western Division of the third league before returning to the regional competition. In the 1977 to 1978 season, the team again entered the third league coming sixth. In the 1978 to 1979 competition, the team came seventh. In the 1979 to 1980 season, the team won their division and was promoted to the Slovak National League (SNL 1 – second level). DAC finally promoted to Czechoslovak First League in 1984–85 season. DAC was 3rd at this league in 1987–88 season and 4th in 1990–91 and 1992–93 seasons. They finished Slovak Superliga as 3rd in 1993–94 season. But, their form was lowered after this season and relegated to 2nd level in 1997–98 season. They immediately returned to top level but relegated again in 1999–00 season. They relegated to 3rd level in 2006–07 season. They immediately returned to 2nd level but relegated again in 2008–09 season. They made successively 2 promotions and returned to top level in 2013. Since 2013, DAC has been affilitated with ŠK Senec. In 1987, DAC were the Slovak Cup (Slovenský Pohár) and Czechoslovak Cup (Ceskoslovenský Pohár) winners.
In the 1980–81 season, the team came eleventh. In the 1981–82 season, 26,089 attended games. The team won 15 games, lost 11 games and drew in 4 games. In the 1982–83 season, the team's star player Juraj Szikora could not participate in the competition. The team came second, four points behind the premier team, Banská Bystrica. In the 1983–84 season, the team came second, four points behind Petržalka. 8,136 patrons attended a home game where the team beat Petržalka three points to zero. Ladislav Tóth scored twenty-two points becoming the highest goal scorer of the League for that season. In the 1984–85 season, Karol Pecze coached the team. 10,000 patrons attended the last home gain against Nitra. Ladislav Tóth again scored twenty-two points and won the golden shoe. In the 1985–86 season, the team made its debut in the Czechoslovak League. The team reaches the quarter-finals and comes eleventh. In the 1986–87 season, the team came fourth in the Slovak League. They won both the Slovak and the Czechoslovak cups. In the 1987 to 1988 season, the team entered the European Cup. In the preliminary round, DAC had two wins against AEL Limassol (Cyprus),1–0 and 5–1. The team's campaign ended in the first round with a defeat to Young Boys (2–1 and 1–3). In the Slovak national league, the team came third. In the 1988–89 season, the team had a 6–0 victory over Östers IF of Sweden in the first round of the UEFA Cup. In the second round, the team played Bayern Munich. 15,572 patrons attended that game. The team came sixth in the Slovak league. In the 1989–90 season, Anton Dragúň led the team to fourteenth place.
...
Wikipedia