FK Senica (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈseɲitsa]) is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Senica. The club was founded in 1921. The club played in the Slovak First Football League, before being declared bankrupt in May 2022. The team currently plays in the 6th tier of Slovak football.
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History
The football club in the town was founded in 1921. The newly formed team progressed quickly, but the football boom was dampened by the Second World War. Rudolf Pšurný, the club's chairman in the interwar period, kept the sporting community alive by organising matches and tournaments. After the war, football flourished again in the region.
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 the Senica District and the squad that has recently won silver medals at the World Cup in Chile, led by Jozef Adamec.
Before the 2009–10 season, the club bought a licence from FK Inter Bratislava, a winner of the Slovak 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 in 2010–11 and 2012–13 seasons and qualifying for the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds three times in a row.
On 16 February 2019, Matchday 19 of the 2018–19 season, in an away game against AS Trenčín, played in Myjava, 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.
After the 2021–22 season, the club went bankrupt. According to sport.sk, it had debts of up to €1,000,000. 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.
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. This caused Senica to be relegated to the 3rd league, as their licence was revoked.
In 2022, the club was refounded and its senior team currently plays in the 6th tier of Slovak football.
Clubname history
1921 – 1923 – Železná únia Senica
1923 – 1928 – Športový klub Senica
1928 – 1934 – AC Senica
1934 – 1939 – FC Senica
1940 – 1946 – ŠK Senica
1946 – 1969 – Sokol Chemické závody (ChZ)
1969 – 2006 – TJ/FK SH Senica (merged with FK 96 Ress Častkov)
2006 – present – FK Senica
Honours
Domestic
Slovak First Football League (1993–)
Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2012–13
Slovak Cup (1961–)
Runners-up (2): 2012, 2015
Slovak First Football League Top scorer since 1993–94
1Shared award
Supporters
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 of 1. FC Slovácko, a Czech-based club playing in the Czech First League.
Rivalries
FK Senica's biggest rival is Spartak Myjava. The matches between the two teams are referred to as the Záhorie-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.
Sponsorship
Club partners
source
OMS Lighting
101 Drogerie
Nad-Ress
Philips
City of Senica
Affiliated clubs
The following clubs were or are currently affiliated with FK Senica:
Cruzeiro (2012–?)
Arapongas (2013–?)
ADO Den Haag (2013–?)
GBS Academy (2019–present)
Beşiktaş J.K. (2021–present)
Results
League and Cup history
Slovak League only (1993–present)
1 FK Senica did not obtain a licence for the 2022–23 season
Player records
Most goals
Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.
Notable players
List of players which had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FK Senica.
See Category:FK Senica players for past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles.