FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce

ViOn Zlaté Moravce
Full name	Football Club Viliam Ondrejka Zlaté Moravce – Vráble
Founded	1995; 31 years ago ; as FC ViOn
Ground	ViOn Aréna,; Zlaté Moravce
Capacity	4,006
Owner	Viliam Ondrejka
Chairman	Karol Škula
Manager	Peter Gaži
League	2. Liga
2025–26	7th
Website	fcvion.sk
Home colours	Away colours

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 a 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

Slovak Cup (1961–)
- Winners (1): 2006–07
Slovak Second Division (1993–)
- Winners (1): 2009–10

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with FC ViOn:

SPAL (2019–present)^[8]

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	Erreà	Tipsport
2022-	Puma	Tipsport

Club partners

source^[9]

ViOn
Hydina Súlovce
Kameň Slovakia

KTL
Nitrazdroj
Novoprint

Svet minerálov
Slovanet
Financie Complet

Current squad

As of 21 July 2026^[10]^[11]

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
2	DF	SVK	Šimon Mičuda
3	DF	SVK	Roland Buhaj
8	MF	POL	Oskar Lachowicz
9	FW	CZE	Adam Pudil
10	FW	SVK	Samuel Kuchárik
11	MF	SVK	Dávid Bugár
13	DF	SVK	Andrej Redenkovič
14	MF	SVK	Denis Duga
17	DF	CZE	Daniel Kutík
20	MF	GAM	Saihou Sonko
22	DF	SVK	Martin Konopka


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	MF	SVK	Martinko Macák
25	MF	GAM	Ali Ousaye
26	DF	SVK	Samuel Bagín
27	DF	SEN	Youssou Diop
28	MF	SVK	Martin Bukata
31	GK	CZE	Matyáš Trešl (on loan from Vysočina Jihlava)
34	DF	SVK	Matej Majercik
41	GK	SVK	Patrik Vasiľ (on loan from FC Spartak Trnava)
77	MF	SVK	Leonardo Bortoli
89	MF	SVK	Maximilián Halo
99	MF	SVK	Sebastian Maťo

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2026.

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
—	FW	SVK	Martinko Macak (at Slovan Galanta until 30 June 2027)

Management staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Peter Gaži
Assistant Manager	Pevel Medveď
Goalkeeping coach	Martin Matlák
Sport Director	Ľubomír Michalík
Fitness coach	Milan Ivanka
Team chef	Vladimír Červený
Masseur	Ján Andraško
Physioterapist	MUDr. Jozef Mada

Source:^[12]

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)
2025–26	2nd (MonacoBet Liga)	7/(16)	Round 4			Filip Balaj (10)

European competition history

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2007–08	UEFA Cup	1Q		Alma-Ata	3–1	1–1	4–2
2007–08	UEFA Cup	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

#	Name	Goals
1	Filip Balaj	34
2	Peter Orávik	32
3	Tomáš Ďubek	30
4	Peter Černák	28
4	Karol Pavelka	28
5	Peter Kuračka	26
6	Marek Kuzma	23
7	Karol Mondek	20
8	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

Anton Dragúň (2004 – 2006)
Ján Rosinský (2005 - 2008)
Ľubomír Moravčík (1 Jul 2008 – 30 Nov 2008)
Štefan Horný (1 Dec 2008 – 5 Oct 2009)
Juraj Jarábek (5 Oct 2009 – 30 May 2013)
Branislav Mráz (May 2013 – Jun 2015)
Milko Djurovski (15 Jun 2015 – 23 Aug 2015)
Libor Fašiang (23 Aug 2015 – 23 May 2016)
Peter Gergely (23 May 2016 – 6 Nov 2016)
Juraj Jarábek (6 Nov 2016 – 5 Nov 2018)
Branislav Mráz (car.) (5 Nov 2018 – 13 Dec 2018)
Karol Praženica (13 Dec 2018 – 30 Jun 2020)
Branislav Mráz (car.) (1 Jul 2020 – 11 Jul 2020)
Ľuboš Benkovský (11 Jul 2020 – 5 May 2022)
Ján Kocian (5 May 2022 – 4 Oct 2022)
Ivan Galád (5 Oct 2022 – 5 Jun 2023)
Vladimír Cifranič (12 Jun 2023 – 12 Nov 2023)
Michal Hipp (13 Nov 2023 – 21 Feb 2024)
Dušan Uhrin Jr. (26 Feb 2024 – 26 May 2024)
Roman Hudec (26 May 2024 – 26 Oct 2025)
Pavel Medveď (car.) (26 Oct 2025 – 12 Dec 2025)
Jiří Vágner (12 Dec 2025 – May 2026)
Peter Gaži (May 2026- )

References

↑ "Pohár vyhrali Zlaté Moravce!". Športweb.sk (in Slovak). 8 May 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
↑ "Zlaté Moravce slávili postup, Močenok vyprevadil Inter". Sportnet (in Slovak). 6 June 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "Pohár UEFA: Zlaté Moravce nestačili na Petrohrad". Sportnet (in Slovak). SITA. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
↑ "Futbal: Moravce prehrali v Petrohrade 0:3". Sportnet (in Slovak). SITA. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
↑ Balický, Marek (20 June 2016). "ViOn Zlaté Moravce začne ďalšiu sezónu s novým názvom". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
↑ 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.
↑ "FC ViOn | Partneri klubu". fcvion.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 28 October 2014.
↑ "Súpiska A-tím 2023/2024" [Squad 2023/2024]. fcvion.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
↑ "Súpiska A-tím 2026/2027". fcvion.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
↑ "fcvion.sk". Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

External links

Official website (in Slovak)
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce on Facebook
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce's channel on YouTube

[1] "Pohár vyhrali Zlaté Moravce!". Športweb.sk (in Slovak). 8 May 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[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] "Súpiska A-tím 2026/2027". fcvion.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 July 2026.

[12] "fcvion.sk". Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

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