AC Nitra (football)
 | |
| Founded | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra, Slovakia |
| Manager | Miloš Krško |
| League | 5. Liga |
AC Nitra (also referred to as AC Nitra - futbal)[1] is a Slovak semi-professional football club based in the city of Nitra, Slovakia. They compete in the 5. Liga, the fifth tier of Slovak football. The club plays its home games in the Štadión pod Zoborom.
History
[edit]Beginnings
[edit]Physical education activities in Nitra started before 1909 with various sports like football, wrestling, swimming, fencing, tennis, and ice hockey.[2] The Nitra Athletic Club (AC Nitra) was established in 1923.[2] After WWII, the club revived but underwent several name changes due to political influences, eventually returning to TJ AC Nitra in 1964.[2] In 1976, TJ Plastika and TJ AC Nitra merged into TJ Plastika Nitra, which operated until 1990, led by prominent local figures and factory directors.[2] The organization gained recognition as a professional Physical Education Unit within the Czech Sports and Recreation Society, achieving success across multiple sports, including football, hockey, handball, table tennis, wrestling, chess, tennis, figure skating, and gymnastics, often at national and international levels. By 1990, the football team was the first to leave the organization.[2]
Founding and early success
[edit]Following the relegation of local club FC Nitra, it was decided that a new club would be created for the city. AC Nitra would be founded in the following year of 2022.[3][4] The club won the 8. Liga in its first season. No other team from 110 competitions in Slovakia was more dominated in goal and point averages than the club that season.[5] In the next three years, the club would be promoted twice.[6] They also won the 2025 edition of the Presidential Cup, beating FK Prakovce 4–0 in the final.[7] In the 2025–26 Slovak Cup, AC Nitra were drawn with Slovak First Football League side, FC Spartak Trnava.[8]
Rivalries
[edit]AC Nitra holds a rivalry with local club ČFK Nitra. In an 8th league derby match between the clubs, both teams needed a win to be promoted. In front of 1,632 supporters in the Štadión pod Zoborom, AC Nitra would win the match by a score of 6–0.[9]
Notable players
[edit]Notable players that have played in a professional league.
References
[edit]- ↑ "AC Nitra - futbal | SPORTNET". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "História a súčasnosť TJ AC Nitra". www.acnitra.sk. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ a.s, Petit Press. "Pravda o príbehu AC Nitra". MY Nitra (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ "Dočká sa Nitra ďalšieho mestského derby? Dva kluby sviatkujú na prvom mieste". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ a.s, Petit Press. "Chceli tretiu ligu? Koľko dali za transfery? V AC Nitra tiká prestupová bomba". MY Nitra (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ "Vyšla nová bielo-modrá hviezda, tretí postup za tri roky je neodvratný". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ "PREZIDENTSKÝ POHÁR – FINÁLE: Nitra potvrdila úlohu favorita". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). 2025-05-08. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ "Boj o pomyselný Superpohár. Slovensko nie je Anglicko, priznáva tréner ambiciózneho AC Nitra". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ "AC Nitra ide do 7. ligy". Nitriansky hlásnik (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-07.