FC Spartak Trnava
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| Full name | FC Spartak Trnava |
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| Nickname(s) | Bíli andeli (The White Angels) |
| Founded | 30 May 1923 as TŠS Trnava |
| Ground | Štadión Antona Malatinského |
| Capacity | 19,200 |
| Owner | Vladimír Poór |
| President | Dušan Keketi |
| Manager | Miroslav Karhan |
| League | Fortuna Liga |
| 2015–16 | Fortuna Liga, 4th |
| Website | Club home page |
FC Spartak Trnava (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈspartak ˈtr̩naʋa]) is a Slovak professional football club based in Trnava. Historically, it is one of the most successful clubs in country, having won both the Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup five times, and reaching the semi-final of the European Cup once and the quarter-final twice. The club's official anthem is Il Silenzio.
The club was founded on 30 May 1923 by the merger of Šk Čechie and ČšŠk into TSS Trnava. After a communist takeover it became affiliated with the metal industry and was renamed to TJ Kovosmalt ("Metal-enamel"). In 1952, the club gained its current name.
The Golden era of Spartak began in the 1966–67 season. The team of legendary coach Anton Malatinský was top of the league by the autumn, but by the end of the season had finished only in third place. Great success was achieved in the Mitropa Cup. Spartak beat teams like Budapest Honvéd, Lazio and Fiorentina and in the final they defeated Újpest of Hungary. In the following season Spartak gained their most memorable European results. They reached the semi-final of the European Cup to face Ajax. It is their greatest success to date.
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