KFC Komárno is a
Slovak football
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club based in the town of
Komárno
Komárno (, , ), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom'', ''Öregkomárom'', ''Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian language, Hungarian, is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Historically it was formed by the "old ...
. The club was founded on 29 April 1900 in
Komárom
Komárom (Hungarian: ; or ; , later ; ) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárom fortress played an important role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and many contemporary English sources r ...
,
Kingdom of Hungary
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in the main hall of the town hall of
Komárno
Komárno (, , ), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom'', ''Öregkomárom'', ''Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian language, Hungarian, is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Historically it was formed by the "old ...
by the initialization of
András Beliczay. The team's colours are purple and white. The motto of the team is "Kedv, Kitartás, Küzdelem", this is represented in the logo as K.K.K., translation from Hungarian to English: Spirit, Endurance, Fight.
History
The team was founded in 1900, 29 May as Komáromi Labdarúgó Társaság. After two years, in 1902 they adopted the name Komáromi Football Club (KFC). The historical KFC first match played on 29 July 1900 against Budapest Kistétény, the team lost 0–5, after half 0–1. The club is focused on the education of young talented players. Agile ''KFC'' club director ''Gyula Höltzl'', so in 1904 organized the first ever football students match to the territory of the present
Slovakia
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.
One of the most successful pupil was
Szilárd Németh
Szilárd Németh (; ; born 8 August 1977), also known mononymously as Szilárd, is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a striker.
After playing for clubs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, he spent four and a half seasons at ...
former
Slovak second highest topscorer (22 goals) of all time, second only to
Róbert Vittek
Róbert Vittek (; born 1 April 1982) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a forward.
With 23 goals in 82 matches since 2001, Vittek is the second top scorer in the history of the Slovakia national football team. He played fo ...
with (23 goals).
Honours
Domestic
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Slovak Second Division ''(1993–)''
** Winners:
2023–24
Supporters
KFC Komárno supporters are called Gruppo Porcaccioni.
Current squad
''As of 16 February, 2025''
''For recent transfers, see
List of Slovak football transfers summer 2025
Staff
Notable players
The following players had won international caps for their respective countries' senior national team.
Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for KFC.
Managers
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Peter Lérant (2011)
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Mikuláš Radványi (2012)
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Peter Lérant (2016)
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Richard Matovič (2016–2017)
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Peter Zelenský (2017–2018)
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Jozef Olejník (2018–2019)
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István Szijjártó (caretaker) (2019)
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Miroslav Karhan (2019–2020)
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István Szijjártó (caretaker) (2020)
*
Szilárd Németh
Szilárd Németh (; ; born 8 August 1977), also known mononymously as Szilárd, is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a striker.
After playing for clubs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, he spent four and a half seasons at ...
(2020–2021)
*
Mikuláš Radványi (2021–present)
References
External links
Official website Official website Unofficial website *
Football clubs in Slovakia
Association football clubs established in 1900
1900 establishments in Hungary
Komárno
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