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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 | Anton Malatinský Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 18,200 | |||
| President | Peter Macho | |||
| Manager | Michal Gašparík | |||
| League | Slovak First Football League | |||
| 2023–24 | Slovak First Football League, 3rd of 12 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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FC Spartak Trnava (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈspartak ˈtr̩naʋa]) is a professional football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. The club competes in Slovak First Football League, the top division in the Slovak football league system, having participated in more seasons than any other club.
Founded in 1923, it is one of the most traditional and successful clubs in the country. It plays its home games at Anton Malatinský Stadium, located in the very centre of the city, and has been based at this location since its inception. The club's anthem is Il Silenzio and it has been played prior to every home match since late 1960s.
Domestically, the club has won six league titles and eight cups. The most successful era came on the verge of 1960s and 1970s, when club dominated Czechoslovak football, having won the Czechoslovak First League five times in the span of six seasons. During these times, Spartak Trnava also made its name at the international level, having won Mitropa Cup in 1967 and more importantly, progressing to the semi-finals of European Cup in 1969 and quarter-finals in 1973 and 1974 (the former still standing as the record achievement in the competition for Slovak or Czech club). More recently, the club won the Slovak league title in 2018, as well as Slovak cup in 2019, 2022 and 2023.
The club has a large fan-base, having regularly averaged the highest attendance in Slovak football. It has a long-standing rivalry with Slovan Bratislava, with whom it contests a derby.
Spartak's colours are red, black and white. Since early days, the home kit consisted of a red and black striped shirt. Spartak's away kit has traditionally been completely white, giving the club its giving the club its nickname bíli andeli (the white angels in local dialect).