| Full name | Futbalový klub Senica a.s. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Záhoráci | ||
| Founded | 1921; 105 years ago (1921) | ||
| Ground | OMS Arena,Senica | ||
| Capacity | 5,070 | ||
| Owner | Komplexx Group Sports | ||
| Manager | Libor Fašiang | ||
| League | 6. liga Západ (VI) | ||
| 2024–25 | 7. liga Senica (VII), 1st of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
FK Senica[1] (Slovak pronunciation:[ˈseɲitsa]) is aSlovakfootball team, based in the town ofSenica. The club was founded in 1921. The club played in theSlovak First Football League, before being declared bankrupt in May 2022. The team currently plays in the 6th tier of Slovak football.[2]
The football club in the town was founded in 1921. The newly formed team progressed quickly, but the football boom was dampened by theSecond World War. Rudolf Pšurný, the club's chairman in theinterwar period, kept the sporting community alive by organising matches and tournaments. After the war, football flourished again in theregion.
The year 1962 was a milestone in the club's history, as the new stadium was opened in Senica. It serves the town's footballing community to this day. Its opening was marked by a benefit match between players from theSenica District and the squad that has recently won silver medals at theWorld Cup in Chile, led byJozef Adamec.
Before the2009–10 season, the club bought a licence fromFK Inter Bratislava, a winner of theSlovak First League that were to advance to the Superliga. FK Senica thus appeared in the top flight for the first time ever. It quickly established itself as a competitive team, finishing second in2010–11 and2012–13 seasons and qualifying for the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds three times in a row.
On 16 February 2019, Matchday 19 of the2018–19 season, in an away game againstAS Trenčín, played inMyjava, Senica fielded an entire starting line-up made up entirely of foreign players as the first team in Slovak history. All the substitutes were foreigners as well.[3]
After the2021–22 season, the club went bankrupt. According to sport.sk, it had debts of up to€1,000,000.[citation needed] This serious financial problem even made it impossible for Senica to pay the operating arrears that were listed on the club's official website before the COVID-19 pandemic. Even the official website, fksenica.eu, was deactivated because the club had not paid operating bills since February 2020.[4]
The club's financial crisis has also reportedly caused the players and staff to not receive their salaries since September 2021. The stagnation of salaries over seven months led to a wave of massive resignations by several players.[5] This caused Senica to be relegated to the 3rd league, as their licence was revoked.[6]
In 2022, the club was refounded and its senior team currently plays in the 6th tier of Slovak football.[2]
Slovak First Football League Top scorer since 1993–94
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Local ultras group is known as the Iron Union 1921 (Slovak:Železná únia 1921). During the matches, they are grouped in the Sector B3 at the stadium. The fan club was founded in the winter of 2013. They have good relations with fans of1. FC Slovácko, a Czech-based club playing in theCzech First League.
FK Senica's biggest rival isSpartak Myjava. The matches between the two teams are referred to as theZáhorie-Kopanice Derby (Slovak:záhorácko-kopaničiarske derby), referring to the neighboring regions where the two towns are located. The first derby in the highest tier was played on 24 August 2012, and ended with Myjava's 1–0 win.[citation needed]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1999–? | hummel | Slovenský Hodváb |
| 2010–11 | hummel | 101 Drogerie |
| 2011–12 | Nad Ress | |
| 2012–2015 | none | |
| 2016–2017 | Business Funding Solutions | |
| 2017–2020 | none | |
| 2020–2021 | Komplexx Group SK | |
| 2021–2022 | Adidas | Komplex Group SK Zoznam.sk [sk] |
source[7]
The following clubs were or are currently affiliated with FK Senica:
Slovak League only (1993–present)
| Season | Division (Name) | Pos./Teams | Slovak Cup | Europe | Top Scorer (Goals) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | 3nd (2. Liga) | 1 | ||||
| 1999–00 | 2nd (1. Liga) | 8/(18) | Preliminary round | |||
| 2000–01 | 2nd (1. Liga) | 17/(18) | Round 1 | ? | ||
| 2001–02 | 3rd (2. Liga) | 1/(16) | Quarter-finals | |||
| 2002–03 | 2nd (1. Liga) | 10/(16) | Round 1 | |||
| 2003–04 | 2nd (1. Liga) | 15/(16) | Round 1 | ? | ||
| 2004–05 | 3rd (2. Liga) | Did not enter | ? | |||
| 2005–06 | 4th (3. Liga) | Did not enter | ? | |||
| 2006–07 | 4th (3. Liga) | Did not enter | ? | |||
| 2007–08 | 4th (3. Liga) | Did not enter | ? | |||
| 2008–09 | 4th (3. Liga) | Did not enter | ? | |||
| 2009-10 | 4th (3. Liga) | Did not enter | ? | |||
| 2009–10 | 1st (Corgoň Liga) | 6/(12) | Round 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | 1st (Corgoň Liga) | 2/(12) | Round 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | 1st (Corgoň Liga) | 4/(12) | Runners-Up | EL | Q3 ( | |
| 2012–13 | 1st (Corgoň Liga) | 2/(12) | Quarterfinals | EL | Q2 ( | |
| 2013–14 | 1st (Corgoň Liga) | 6/(12) | Semi-finals | EL | Q2 ( | |
| 2014–15 | 1st (Fortuna Liga) | 5/(12) | Runners-Up | |||
| 2015–16 | 1st (Fortuna Liga) | 10/(12) | Round 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | 1st (Fortuna Liga) | 9/(12) | Round 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | 1st (Fortuna Liga) | 11/(12) | Round 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 1st (Fortuna Liga) | 8/(12) | Semi–finals | |||
| 2019–20 | 1st (Fortuna Liga) | 10/(12) | Round of 16 | |||
| 2020–21 | 1st (Fortuna Liga) | 11/(12) | Round 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 1st (Fortuna Liga) | 10/(12)1 | Semi-finals | |||
| 2022–23 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 8th (VIII.liga- dosp. II.tr.-ObFZ SE) | 1/(12) | did not enter | |||
| 2024–25 | 7th (VII.liga- dosp.-MO ObFZ SE) | 1/(12) | did not enter | |||
1 FK Senica did not obtain a licence for the 2022–23 season
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Q3 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Q1 | MTK Budapest | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Q2 | APOEL | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |||
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | Q2 | Mladost Podgorica | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| # | Nat. | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juraj Piroska | 48 | |
| 2 | Jan Kalabiška | 32 | |
| 3 | Jaroslav Diviš | 23 | |
| 4 | Frank Castañeda | 18 | |
| Ondřej Smetana | |||
| 6 | Rolando Blackburn | 15 | |
| 7 | Tomáš Kóňa | 13 |
Players whose name is listed inbold are still active.
List of players which had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed inbold represented their countries while playing for FK Senica.