The 2025–26 season is the 103rd season in the history of FC Spartak Trnava, and the club's 23rd consecutive season in Slovak First Football League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Slovak Cup and the UEFA Europa League qualifications.
Season
June 2025 On 6 June 2025, Michal Ščasný became the new manager of Spartak Trnava, coming in place of Michal Gašparík, who joined Polish side Górnik Zabrze for a fee of €75,000.
July 2025
In the club's first game of the season, they lost 1–0 at home against BK Häcken in the 1st round of qualifications to the Europa League. Spartak drew the second leg after a late goal from John Paul Dembe in the 96” minute. The game also saw the club first goal of the season, a direct free-kick scored by their captain Roman Procházka. Debutant Giorgi Moistsrapishvili was also able to put his name on the goal sheet.
The first win of the season came in a Conference League qualification match against Hibernians F.C, with the final score line being 2–1 after Libor Holík volleyed the ball from a cross by Martin Mikovič and Roman Procházka successfully converting a penalty won after a foul of Timotej Kudlička.
Spartak's first league game was against MFK Ružomberok on 27 July 2025. Jakub Paur opened the score with a volley after a misjudgment from the Ružomberok defense. Philip Azango was able to put the goal in the back of the net after a pass from Giorgi Moistsrapishvili. The 3rd and final goal was scored by Roman Procházka from outside of the penalty box. The game also saw a direct red card given to David Huf after a foul on Kristián Koštrna.
In the second leg against Hibernians, Spartak won with a convincing score line of 5–1. The first goal was scored by Libor Holík in the 4” minute of the game after a cross by Martin Mikovič. The second goal was scored 3 minutes later, after a 50 meter dribble by Philip Azango, the ball was found by Holík who passed it to a completely open Stefan Skrbo. A penalty was given away in the 15” minute by Koštrna which was saved by Žiga Frelih. In the 30” minute another penalty was given away, this time after a handball by Hibernians defender, however the penalty wasn't converted by Michal Ďuriš. In the second half goals by Philip Azango and Michal Tomič would seal the win for Spartak. After the game it was also announced that Vojtěch Kubista and Milan Corryn would be leaving the club following the termination of their contracts.
The top goal scorer for Spartak in the July part of the season was Roman Procházka, with 3 goals in 5 games in all competitions.
August 2025
The club started August with a 1–0 league win against AS Trenčín. Erik Daniel was able to put his name on the goal sheet after a well taken corner. The game also saw red cards for Suleman Sani, Roko Jureškin and Kristián Koštrna. By the second round, Spartak were the only team to have won both games.
There were more than 1,300 away fans that came to the Štadión Sihoť.
The next game was a 3–0 away loss against CS Universitatea Craiova.
Spartak were able to continue their good league form with a 1–0 win at home against new comers Tatran Presov. After a cross by Miloš Kratochvíl, the ball found the head of Libor Holík who was able score his third goal of the season. In the 45th minute Patrick Nwadike scored a bicycle kick after a corner by Giorgi Moistsrapishvili, however the goal didn't count due to a foul in the build up to the goal. Landing Sagna equalized the game but after being checked by VAR, the goal was disallowed. It was also the club's 1,000th Slovak league game in its history.
In the second leg against Craovia, Spartak were able to win the game 4–3 after extra time. After a goal scored by Miloš Kratochvíl, the score was set at 1–1 at half-time. After being subbed on in the 61st minute, Giorgi Moistsrapishvili was able to provide 3 assists in the next 20 minutes for Patrick Nwadike, Philip Azango and Timotej Kudlička. The game was set a 4–1 to the Slovak club at full time. Despite winning the game, Spartak would be knocked out 6–4 on aggregate.
They became the first Slovak club to overcome a 3–0 score in a European competition.
In the next league match, Spartak were able to continue their positive form with a 4–1 away win over KFC Komárno. In the first half, Michal Ďuriš was able to end his goal drought by scoring a header after a cross by captain Martin Mikovič. A double scored by Stefan Skrbo would end the half 3–0 in his team's favor. A penalty scored by Roman Procházka would finish the game. Once again, there was a large amount of Spartak fans attending the game, 2,800.
Shortly after the game it was announced by the club that Erik Daniel would be leaving the club.
Spartak would start the Slovak Cup with a 4–1 win over 5. Liga club AC Nitra. Timotej Kudlička managed to score a goal when he beat Nitra's goalkeeper with a low shot to the post. A minute later, Erik Sabo was close to finishing, but was fouled in the penalty area. The same player put the ball on the white spot and converted the awarded penalty – 2–0 for Spartak. Spartak managed to increase the score by half-time when Hilary Gong scored his first goal in the Trnava jersey after a nice move and pass from Kudlička. The score went into the locker room with the score 3–0 for the guests. From the last action of the match, Škrbo got to the finish in front of the goalkeeper after a quick break and adjusted the score to 4–1 for Spartak.
September 2025 On 6 September 2025, it was announced that Georgian midfielder Luka Khorkheli would be joining the club. An hour later, it was announced that Abdulrahman Taiwo would be returning to Spartak, joining on a loan with a buy option.
After the international break, Spartak would be traveling to Skalica for an away game against MFK Skalica. Goals from Azango, Taiwo, Procházka and Ďuriš sealed a 4–0 win.
November 2025 After a string of poor performances, it was announced that Michal Ščasný would be parting ways with the club. Current sporting director Martin Škrtel was shortly announced as the new interim manager. Škrtel would lead Spartak to wins against Košice (2–1) and Komárno (2–0) in the month of November.
December 2025
In the first game of December, Spartak beat FK Železiarne Podbrezová 3–1 away from home thanks to a double from Timotej Kudlička and a stoppage-time goal by substitute Idjessi Metsoko.
January On 5 December 2025, it was announced that Antonio Muñoz would be the new head coach of Spartak.
Transfers
Summer
In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSourcesFWLoan to buy3 June 2025 DF €170,0006 June 2025FW Stefan Skrbo WSG TirolFree transfer17 June 2025DF Patrick Nwadike IK Sirius FotbollFree transfer20 June 2025DF Michal Tomič Slavia PragaUndisclosed23 June 2025FW Hilary Gong Widzew ŁódźFree transfer24 June 2025MF Giorgi Moistsrapishvili FC Kolkheti-1913 PotiUndisclosed25 June 2025DF Kristián Koštrna FK Železiarne PodbrezováUndisclosed28 June 2025FW Timotej Kudlička Dynamo MalženiceLoan to buy1 July 2025MF Luka Khorkheli FC Samgurali TskaltuboUndisclosed6 September 2025FW Abdulrahman Taiwo Riga FCLoan to Buy6 September 2025DF Lazar Stojsavljević FC Sochi 2013Free transfer15 September 2025
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSources€1.500,000-€2.000,0003 June 2025MFFree transfer6 June 2025DF Kazeem Bolaji Banská BystricaFree transfer 1 July 2025DF Martin Šulek MFK RužomberokFree transfer1 July 2025MF Martin Bukata FC ViOn Zlaté MoravceFree transfer 16 July 2025DF Miha Kompan Breznik Dynamo MalženiceFree transfer23 July 2025FW Róbert Pich FC NitraFree transfer 1 July 2025MF Milan Corryn–Contract Termination31 July 2025MF Vojtěch Kubista Sandecja Nowy SączContract Termination31 July 2025FW Erik Daniel MFK SkalicaContract Termination26 August 2025Players out on loanMF Filip Trello Dynamo MalženiceLoanFW Dávid Bukovský Dynamo MalženiceLoanPlayers retiringDF Lukáš Štetina FC Nitra Retirement19 May 2025GK Dobrivoj Rusov - Retirement19 May 2025
Winter
In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSourcesMFMarin Laušić FK LiepājaFree transfer24 January 2026
Out
PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSourcesDef Denys Taraduda 1. FC Tatran PrešovLoan15 January 2026
Friendlies
Summer pre-season
Summer pre-season statistics +Top goalscorerNameGoals Timotej Kudlička2 Michal Ďuriš1 Erik Daniel1 Milan Corryn1
Winter pre-season
Player statistics
Appearances +As of 5 January 2026PosNameLeagueCupEuropeTotalGK Žiga Frelih180624GK Patrik Vasiľ0101GK Martin Vantruba0101DF Lazar Stojsavljević91010DF Roko Jureškin132217DF Martin Mikovič140620DF Libor Holík161623DF Marek Ujlaky4127DF Filip Twardzik91313DF Denys Taraduda0101DF Patrick Nwadike100616DF Michal Tomič52310DF Kristián Koštrna121619DF Patrick Karhan82111MF Miloš Kratochvíl121518MF Filip Trello0000MF Erik Sabo132116MF Roman Procházka111618MF Cedric Badolo42410MF Giorgi Moistsrapishvili132419MF Luka Khorkheli121013FW Jakub Paur101213FW Philip Azango131620FW Stefan Skrbo152522FW Hilary Gong71412FW Timotej Kudlička162624FW Dávid Bukovský0000FW Abdulrahman Taiwo110011FW Michal Ďuriš121619FW Idjessi Metsoko4004
Goals +As of 5 January 2026PosNameLeagueCupEuropeTotalGK Žiga Frelih0000GK Patrik Vasiľ0000GK Martin Vantruba0000DF Lazar Stojsavljević0000DF Roko Jureškin0101DF Martin Mikovič1001DF Libor Holík1023DF Marek Ujlaky0000DF Filip Twardzik0000DF Denys Taraduda0000DF Patrick Nwadike0011DF Michal Tomič0011DF Kristián Koštrna0000MF Miloš Kratochvíl0011MF Filip Trello0000MF Erik Sabo2103MF Roman Procházka4026MF Patrick Karhan0000MF Cedric Badolo0000MF Giorgi Moistsrapishvili0011MF Luka Khorkheli1102FW Jakub Paur1203FW Philip Azango2024FW Stefan Skrbo2114FW Hilary Gong1102FW Timotej Kudlička4116FW Dávid Bukovský0000FW Abdulrahman Taiwo6006FW Michal Ďuriš3003FW Idjessi Metsoko3003
Clean sheets +As of 5 January 2026AppsGoalkeeperLeagueCupEuropeSeason total1 Žiga Frelih700772 Martin Vantruba010141 Patrik Vasiľ0000
Player awards and nominations +MonthAwardPlayerResultVotesRefAugust/JulyPlayer of the monthŽiga Frelih4th1.5%August/JulyGoal of the monthRoman ProcházkaWon44,01%SeptemberGoal of the monthNot nominatedOctoberNovemberDecemberMartin Mikovič—Player of the monthAbdulrahman Taiwo—
Competitions CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundRecordPldWDLGFGAGDSlovak First Football League27 July 2025Matchday 11811253418 +16Slovak Cup27 August 2025Second round321092 +7UEFA Europa League10 July 202517 July 2025First qualifying round201123 -1UEFA Conference League24 July 202514 August 2025Second qualifying round4301118 +3Total2716366020+285 January 2026
Slovak First League
Matches
Slovak Cup
UEFA Europa League
First qualifying round
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Home attendances
Slovak First Football League3 18,6746,2249,3234,273Slovak Cup0Conference League218,64719,6319,3379,310Europa League110,12510,12510,12510,125
References