FK Senica

FK Senica (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈseɲitsa]) is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Senica. The club was founded in 1921.

History

FK Senica was founded in 1921. Newly created partition was rapidly progressed, but the boom dampened dark period World War II. World war almost destroyed football in Senica. Pšurný Rudolf, who was the chairman has already pre-war club, but do not allow the city faded football. The club was organized matches and tournaments. After the war he began the sport Zahorie to bloom again.

The 1962 in club annals written in bold letters. Football team got to use a new stadium. He serves footballer today. Opening of the sports complex was associated with a charity match between footballers from Senica district and the then vice-champion of the world from Chile in a convoy with Jozef Adamec.

Senica as the years gather on the sports field more and more respect. We were successful in the lower leagues even glasses. Between the absolute leader is introduced premiere in 2009–10 season, when the club began a new era.

Dušan Vrťo, the former Sporting Director of FK Senica in 2010 has offered Dundee FC to be the club's scout in Slovakia.

In 2018–19 season the club had set a record, that was regarded as a rather negative one. On 16 February 2019 (Matchday 19), in an away game against AS Trenčín, played in Myjava, Senica fielded an entire starting line-up made up entirely of foreign players. All the substitutes were non-Slovaks as well.

Then in 2021–22 season, FK Senica was declared bankrupt. According to sport.sk, Senica is in debt with a value of up to 1 million euros. This serious financial problem even made Senica reportedly unable to pay the operational arrears on the club's official website before the COVID-19 pandemic. Even FK Senica official website, fksenica.eu had been disabled because the club had not paid operational bills since February 2020.

FK Senica's financial crisis has also caused players and club employees to reportedly not receive a salary since September 2021. As a result of the salary stagnated for seven months, it rolled out a wave of massive resignations from several players. This caused Senica to be thrown into the 3. Liga because its license was revoked.

Clubname history

• 1921 – 1923 – Železná únia Senica
• 1923 – 1928 – Športový klub Senica
• 1928 – 1934 – AC Senica
• 1934 – 1939 – FC Senica
• 1940 – 1946 – ŠK Senica
• 1946 – 1969 – Sokol Chemické závody (ChZ)
• 1969 – 2006 – TJ/FK SH Senica (merged with FK 96 Ress Častkov)
• 2006 – present – FK Senica

Honours

Domestic

• Slovak Super Liga (1993–)
  • Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2012–13
• Slovak Cup (1961–)
  • Runners-up (2): 2012, 2015

Slovak League Top Goalscorer

Slovak League Top scorer since 1993–94

¹Shared award

Supporters

FK Senica ultras are known as Železná únia 1921 (on the Stadium of FK Senica a sector B3 belong them). Fanclub was founded in winter 2013. FK Senica supporters friendly 1. FC Slovácko.

Rivalries

Today, FK Senica's biggest rival is Spartak Myjava. The matches between the two teams are referred to as "záhorácko-kopaničiarske derby". The first derby in the Slovak highest tier, was played on 24 August 2012, and ended 0–1 in favour of Spartak Myjava.

Sponsorship

Club partners

source

• OMS Lighting
• 101 Drogerie
• NAD-RESS
• Philips
• City of Senica

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs were or are currently affiliated with FK Senica:

• Cruzeiro (2012–?)
• Arapongas (2013–?)
• ADO Den Haag (2013–?)
• GBS Academy (2019–present)
• Beşiktaş J.K. (2021–present)

Current squad

As of 10 July 2022.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2021 and
List of Slovak football transfers winter 2021–22

Current staff

As of 16 April 2022

Results

League and Cup history

Slovak League only (1993–present)

¹ FK Senica did not obtain a licence for the 2022–23 season

European competition history

First international match versus FC Red Bull Salzburg

Player records

Most goals

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

Notable players

List of players which had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FK Senica.

Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.

Managers

References

External links

• Official website