FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce

ViOn Zlaté Moravce
Full nameFootball Club Viliam Ondrejka Zlaté Moravce – Vráble
Founded1995 (1995)
as FC ViOn
GroundViOn Aréna,
Zlaté Moravce
Capacity4,006
OwnerViliam Ondrejka
ChairmanKarol Škula
ManagerJiří Vágner
League2. Liga
2024–252nd
Websitefcvion.sk

FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce – Vráble is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Zlaté Moravce. The club was founded on 22 January 1995.

History

From the club's establishment in 1995 until 2004, they played in various regional competitions. In 2004 they were promoted to the Slovak Second Division. In the 2006–07 season they won the Slovak Cup as a second-tier side, beating FC Senec 4–0 in the final.[1] This earned them place in the first qualifying round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. Weeks later they were promoted to the Corgoň Liga, after finishing third in the promotion/relegation playoff.[2]

Zlaté Moravce played their first European match on 19 July 2007 in the UEFA Cup at home against Alma-Ata, winning 3–1.[3] On 2 August 2007, they drew 1–1 in Almaty, advancing to the second qualification round.[4] In front of a crowd of 3,368, the club played the first leg of the second qualifying round at home against Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg, losing the match 2–0.[5] Two weeks later in the return leg, held in Russia, Saint Petersburg won 3–0 to advance to the next round 5–0 on aggregate.[6]

Events timeline

  • 1995 – Founded as FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
  • 2016 – Renamed FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce – Vráble[7]

Honours

Domestic

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with FC ViOn:

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2004–05 Legea ViOn
2005–07 Adidas
2007–08 Jako
2008–09 Adidas
2009–10 Puma
2010–13 Legea
2013–14 Luanvi
2014–2022 Erreà
2022 Tipsport
2022- Puma

Club partners

source[9]

Current squad

As of 18 January, 2026[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SVK Dávid Kalanin (on loan from Slavia Prague B)
2 DF  SVK Matej Majerčík
3 DF  CZE Daniel Kutik (on loan from Zbrojovka Brno)
4 DF  CZE Matěj Helebrand
5 DF  SVK Mário Mrva
7 FW  GAM Dawda Darboe
8 MF  POL Oskar Lachowicz (on loan from Cracovia)
9 FW  CZE Adam Pudil
10 MF  GEO Levan Nonikashvili
11 MF  SVK Denis Baumgartner
13 MF  CZE Vojtěch Kubista
14 MF  SVK Denis Duga
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  SVK Karol Mondek
20 MF  GAM Saihou Sonko
21 DF  CZE Jan Kadlec
24 MF  SVK Martinko Macák
25 FW  GAM Ali Ousaye
27 MF  SVK Marko Totka
28 MF  SVK Martin Bukata
29 FW  SVK Marek Kuzma
31 GK  SVK Gregor Tóth
33 GK  SVK Patrik Richter
44 DF  SVK Timotej Záhumenský
45 FW  SVK Filip Balaj
77 DF  SVK Leonardo Bortoli

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  SVK Robert Stareček (at Baník Lehota pod Vtáčnikom until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  SVK Jaroslav Holp (at T. Liptovský Mikuláš until 30 June 2026)

Management staff

Position Staff
Manager Jiří Vágner
Assistant Manager Matúš Ostrovský
Goalkeeping coach Martin Matlák
Sport Director Ľubomír Michalík
Fitness coach Milan Ivanka
Team chef Vladimír Červený
Masseur Ján Andraško
Physioterapist MUDr. Jozef Mada

Source:[11]

Results

League and Cup history

Slovak League only (1993–present)

Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Slovak Cup Europe Top Scorer (Goals)
2000–01 3rd (2. Liga) 1 Did not enter Jozef Piaček (11)
Róbert Michalík (11)
2001–02 2nd (1. Liga) 16/(16) Preliminary round ?
2002–03 3rd (2. Liga) 10 Did not enter ?
2003–04 3rd (2. Liga) 2 Did not enter Juraj Vondra (18)
2004–05 2nd (1.Liga) 8/(16) Quarter-finals Peter Černák (6)
2005–06 2nd (1.Liga) 8/(16) Round 1 Peter Černák (5)
Martin Chren (5)
2006–07 2nd (1.Liga) 3/(12) Winner Marek Plichta (9)
2007–08 1st (Corgoň Liga) 11/(12) Round 3 UC Q2 ( Zenit St. Petersburg) Peter Černák (4)
2008–09 1st (Corgoň Liga) 12/(12) Quarter-finals Salomon Wisdom (4)
2009–10 2nd (DoxxBet Liga) 1/(14) Round 3 Karol Pavelka (16)
2010–11 1st (Corgoň Liga) 6/(12) Semi-finals Peter Kuračka (7)
2011–12 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(12) Semi-finals Martin Hruška (6)
2012–13 1st (Corgoň Liga) 8/(12) Round 3 Andrej Hodek (13)
2013–14 1st (Corgoň Liga) 10/(12) Quarter-finals Martin Pribula (8)
2014–15 1st (Fortuna Liga) 10/(12) Round 5 Martin Juhar (4)
Márius Charizopulos (4)
2015–16 1st (Fortuna Liga) 9/(12) Quarter-finals Leandre Tawamba (11)
2016–17 1st (Fortuna Liga) 10/(12) Round 4 Peter Orávik (5)
2017–18 1st (Fortuna Liga) 10/(12) Round 3 Róbert Gešnábel (9)
2018–19 1st (Fortuna Liga) 10/(12) Round of 16 Tomáš Ďubek (9)
2019–20 1st (Fortuna Liga) 8/(12) Semi-finals Tomáš Ďubek (8)
2020–21 1st (Fortuna Liga) 5/(12) Quarter-finals Filip Balaj (16)
2021–22 1st (Fortuna Liga) 11/(12) Quarter-finals Tomáš Ďubek (7)
2022–23 1st (Fortuna Liga) 11/(12) Round of 16 Adam Brenkus (7)
2023–24 1st (Niké Liga) 12/(12) Round of 16 Marek Kuzma (4)
Karol Mondek (4)
2024–25 2nd (MonacoBet Liga) 2/(14) Round of 16 Levan Nonikashvili (9)

European competition history

Main article: Slovak football clubs in European competitions
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q Alma-Ata 3–1 1–1 4–2
2Q Zenit St. Petersburg 0–2 0–3 0–5

Youth program

The club is also particularly known for its youth program. Academy name is PFA (Požitavská futbalová akadémia).

Player records

Most goals

# Nat. Name Goals
1 Peter Orávik 32
2 Tomáš Ďubek 30
3 Peter Černák 28
Karol Pavelka
5 Peter Kuračka 26
6 Filip Balaj 24
7 Andrej Hodek 18

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

Notable players

Had international caps on senior level for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC ViOn.

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

Managers

References

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  2. ^ "Zlaté Moravce slávili postup, Močenok vyprevadil Inter". Sportnet (in Slovak). 6 June 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Úspešný vstup do pohárovej Európy pre Zlaté Moravce – Profutbal.sk" (in Slovak). 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Zlaté Moravce v Almaty remizovali a postúpili do 2. predkola Pohára UEFA – Profutbal.sk" (in Slovak). 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Pohár UEFA: Zlaté Moravce nestačili na Petrohrad". Sportnet (in Slovak). SITA. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Futbal: Moravce prehrali v Petrohrade 0:3". Sportnet (in Slovak). SITA. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  7. ^ Balický, Marek (20 June 2016). "ViOn Zlaté Moravce začne ďalšiu sezónu s novým názvom". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. ^ Kilian ml., Martin (9 August 2019). "FC ViOn uzavrel dohodu o spolupráci s prvoligovým klubom z Talianska". mynitra.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ^ "FC ViOn | Partneri klubu". fcvion.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 28 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Súpiska A-tím 2023/2024" [Squad 2023/2024]. fcvion.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  11. ^ "fcvion.sk". Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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