Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš is a Slovak football club, playing in the town of Liptovský Mikuláš.
History
Early years The club was formed on 22 June 1934, following the example of some Liptovský municipalities and the municipality of Okoličné. The meeting consisted of many football enthusiasts from the community and Ján Devečka who officially declared the establishment of the football club.
The first elected chairman was JUDr. Sterllinger, who donated from his own private property the Pšaninách meadow (where today stands a dairy) on which to create a football field, which was the club's home until 1972.
The club's first football match was a friendly game against neighbouring ŠK Smrečany, taking place on 15 July 1934, the result ended 8–0 for the home team. The game was attended by more than 500 spectators and the match was officiated by referee Michal Vala.
2021–2023: First division football In the 2020-21 season, MFK Tatran was promoted to the Slovak First Football League for the first time in their history after winning the 2. Liga. In their first season in the top-flight, the club would finish second in the relegation play-offs with 40 points, winning 11 games out of 32. In the 2022–2023 season, the club got relegated from the first division after spending a single seasons there.
Honours
Domestic Slovak Second Division (1993–) Winners (1): 2020-21 (Promoted) Slovak Third Division (1993–) Winners (1): 2006 (Promoted) Slovak Cup (1961–) Quarter–finals 2017–18
Affiliated club The following club is currently affiliated with MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš: MŠK Žilina (2012–present) Kim Hee Tae Football Center Seoul (2020–present)
Current squad
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024.
Staff Current technical staff As of 11 June 2023 StaffJob title Marek Petruš Manager Adrián Drígeľ Assistant coach Vladimír Vasylyev Assistant coach Ľubomír Belan Team Leader Branislav Benko Goalkeeper coach Vlastimil Kapcát Team doctor Jaroslav Južanin Team doctor Michal Kališ Masseur
Club officials PositionNamePresident Milan MikušiakVice president Peter HruškaVice president Miloš RojčekSports director Lukáš Bielák
Notable players The following former or current notable players had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš.
Robin Hranáč Erik Jendrišek Dávid Krčík Tomáš Malec Martin Polaček
Managerial history
Ján Karaffa (−2013) Roman Vavrovič (2013) Jozef Škrlík (2013) Vladimír Goffa (2013–2014) Karol Praženica (2015) Juraj Sabol (2015) Anton Šoltis (2015) Jozef Kostelník (2015-2016) Juraj Sabol (2016) Jozef Majoroš (2016–2017) Jozef Šino (2017) Jozef Kukulský (2017-2018) Štefan Zaťko (2019–2020) Marek Petruš (2020– June 2022) Jozef Kostelník (June 2022–Nov 2022) Marek Fabuľa (Nov 2022-Feb 2023) Ondrej Desiatnik (Feb 2023-May 2023) Ján Haspra (June 2023-May 2024) Ľubomír Reiter (May 2024-May 2025) Marek Petruš (May 2025 -)
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