The first football club in Púchov was founded in 1920. The first football match took place in Púchov in 1921, when Púchov won against a team from Pruské 2–1. However, the most successful years did not come until after World War II. In 1950 and 1963, Púchov fought its way into the 2. Liga, later spending several years in the 3. Liga. Between the years 1974–1986, the team played under the name TJ Gumárne 1. mája Púchov in the Czechoslovak second league. After the establishment of independent Slovakia, Púchov played in the 2nd league, in the 1997/98 season it took 3rd place with a 10-point gap behind the advancing Nitra and Dubnica, and 4th place a year later. The 1999/00 season was the most successful for Púchov football in its 80-year history – the football club (under the name ŠK Matador) triumphed in the 18-member II. league with a two-point gap over NCHZ Nováky, thus becoming a participant in the highest competition for the upcoming season.[1][2]
In July 2006, the club lost its main sponsor, Matador a.s., and was renamed FK Púchov.[6] The club has two stadiums, currently unusable Mestský štadión due to disagreement with the town of Púchov, and temporary Futbalový štadión Nosice. In the 2009/2010 season, Púchov found itself on the verge of bankruptcy. The club's then owner, Jaroslav Rosina, stated that the club owed 40,000 euros for the license to the football association and approximately 150,000 in addition. The club was able to survive in the lower competitions, but they would lose their best players, who mainly left for MŠK Žilina or AS Trenčín.[7] On 24 June 2013, the official website of FK Púchov announced merging between OTJ Moravany nad Váhom and FK Púchov, as FK Púchov.[8] The club started cooperate with the town. The town is the main sponsor of the club.
As of 18 February 2026
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Runners-up (1): 2001–02
Winners (1): 1999–00
Anton Richtárik (1993–1994)
František Komňacký (2003)
