Traditional derby explained

Traditional derby
Other Names:Tradičné derby
Západoslovenské derby
First Contested:21 March 1926[1]
Most Wins:Slovan Bratislava (86)
Mostrecent:Spartak Trnava 0–2 Slovan Bratislava
Slovak League, round 11
18 October 2025
Nextmeeting:Spartak Trnava vs. Slovan Bratislava
Slovak Cup, round of 16
18 February 2026
Total:177
Stadiums:Tehelné pole

Traditional derby (sk|Tradičné derby) also known as the West-Slovakia derby (sk|Západoslovenské derby) is the name for the rivalry between the two Slovak football teams ŠK Slovan Bratislava and FC Spartak Trnava. The two teams are the most successful clubs in Slovakia. The game is considered the most prestigious match in the Slovak football calendar.

History

It was not until the 1994/95 season that attendance reached five figures, when 20,850 spectators watched a goalless draw at the Trnava stadium on April 8, 1995. Three weeks later, the derby was also played at Tehelné pol and half as many fans were in attendance, 10,232 to be exact. Slovan played in Trnava twice more that year, but solid attendances of 9,117 and 15,109 spectators did not see the Angels win. Both duels ended in a 1-1 draw.

In 20 May 2009, was the first time in history, that the match was played without spectators. Trnava had to serve a three-match penalty without spectators, based on the thrown pyrotechnics that fell behind the home team's goal in the match of the 28th round against FC Nitra.[2] [3] In a Traditional Derby in 2021, there was a full blown fight on the pitch between both Ultras Spartak and Ultras Slovan, with the game being cancelled and postponed.[4] [5] As a result of this incident, Spartak would have to play the next three home matches without the Ultras, with entry only allowed for children under 15 years of age, and Slovan would have to be heavily fined.[6]

Honours

CompetitionSlovanTrnava
Slovak League (1926–1933; 1939–1944; 1993–present)231
Czechoslovak League (1935–1939; 1945–1993)85
Slovak Cup (1969–present)179
Czechoslovak Cup (1961–1993)54
Slovak Super Cup (1993–2016)41
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960–1999)10
Total5820

Statistics

Note: Only official domestic league games since 1939 are included.[7]

Results

League

Czechoslovakia (1947–1993)
Slovan – TrnavaTrnava – Slovan
SeasonR.DateVenueAtten.ScoreR.DateVenueAtten.Score
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1947–48909–11–1947Tehelné pole Stadium8,0004–11927–05–1948Spartak Stadium18,0000–3
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1948907–11–1948Tehelné pole Stadium10,000bgcolor=red0–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 19491012–06–1949Tehelné pole Stadium10,000bgcolor=red1–42306–11–1949Spartak Stadium7,0002–5
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 19501410–08–1950Tehelné pole Stadium20,0001–1105–03–1950Spartak Stadium18,0000–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1952216–03–1952Tehelné pole Stadium20,0000–01517–08–1952Spartak Stadium15,000bgcolor=red1–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 19552130–10–1955Tehelné pole Stadium14,0001–0929–05–1955Spartak Stadium10,000bgcolor=red1–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 19561404–10–1956Tehelné pole Stadium22,000bgcolor=red1–2325–03–1956Spartak Stadium12,0000–3
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 1957–58912–05–1957Spartak Stadium15,000bgcolor=red1–0
3211–05–1958Tehelné pole Stadium15,0001–12210–11–1957Spartak Stadium20,000bgcolor=red4–2
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1958–591528–03–1959Tehelné pole Stadium18,0004–1324–08–1958Spartak Stadium14,0000–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1959–601802–04–1960Tehelné pole Stadium30,000bgcolor=red0–1513–09–1959Spartak Stadium10,0000–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1960–612503–06–1961Tehelné pole Stadium12,0696–11213–11–1960Spartak Stadium12,0000–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1961–62326–08–1961Tehelné pole Stadium25,0002–01618–03–1962Spartak Stadium7,000bgcolor=red2–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1964–652319–05–1965Tehelné pole Stadium13,000bgcolor=red1–2109–08–1964Spartak Stadium23,0001–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1965–66805–09–1965Tehelné pole Stadium28,0003–01710–04–1966Spartak Stadium18,000bgcolor=red2–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1966–67802–10–1966Tehelné pole Stadium35,0002–12610–06–1967Spartak Stadium12,000bgcolor=red1–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1967–68113–08–1967Tehelné pole Stadium30,0002–01417–03–1968Spartak Stadium25,0000–3
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1968–691920–04–1969Tehelné pole Stadium33,9081–1613–10–1968Spartak Stadium12,632bgcolor=red3–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1969–70928–09–1969Tehelné pole Stadium38,4132–12415–04–1970Spartak Stadium21,1591–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1970–711308–11–1970Tehelné pole Stadium19,0011–12906–06–1971Spartak Stadium17,000bgcolor=red2–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1971–722021–04–1972Tehelné pole Stadium36,8002–2529–08–1971Spartak Stadium22,5001–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1972–73424–08–1972Tehelné pole Stadium23,4500–01910–06–1973Spartak Stadium28,000bgcolor=red2–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1973–741423–11–1973Tehelné pole Stadium16,7172–02908–06–1974Spartak Stadium17,656bgcolor=red3–2
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1974–752022–03–1975Tehelné pole Stadium31,3270–0504–09–1974Spartak Stadium18,3260–4
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1975–762827–05–1976Tehelné pole Stadium12,8332–11303–11–1975Spartak Stadium13,6220–2
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1976–772524–04–1977Tehelné pole Stadium9,445bgcolor=red0–21030–11–1976Spartak Stadium8,167bgcolor=red2–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1977–78118–08–1977Tehelné pole Stadium24,562bgcolor=red1–21618–02–1978Spartak Stadium7,8861–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1978–792906–06–1979Tehelné pole Stadium10,0833–01425–11–1978Spartak Stadium4,587bgcolor=red1–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1979–80319–08–1979Tehelné pole Stadium8,7651–01802–03–1980Spartak Stadium8,6771–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1980–811209–11–1980Tehelné pole Stadium3,282bgcolor=red1–22717–05–1981Spartak Stadium6,144bgcolor=red3–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1981–822824–04–1982Tehelné pole Stadium2,8212–11321–11–1981Spartak Stadium2,797bgcolor=red3–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1982–831030–10–1982Tehelné pole Stadium1,6322–02528–05–1983Spartak Stadium7,052bgcolor=red1–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1983–84113–08–1983Tehelné pole Stadium11,187bgcolor=red0–11603–03–1984Spartak Stadium10,002bgcolor=red2–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1984–852408–05–1985Tehelné pole Stadium3,297bgcolor=red1–2921–10–1984Spartak Stadium5,176bgcolor=red2–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1988–892207–04–1989Tehelné pole Stadium15,0631–0611–09–1988Spartak Stadium12,237bgcolor=red1–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1989–90928–10–1989Tehelné pole Stadium7,5882–02515–04–1990Spartak Stadium5,0731–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1991–922824–05–1992Tehelné pole Stadium15,5974–11203–11–1991Spartak Stadium7,1880–2
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1992–932716–05–1993Tehelné pole Stadium12,6804–11131–10–1992Spartak Stadium4,9011–2
Slovakia (1993–present)
SeasonR.DateVenueAtten.ScoreR.DateVenueAtten.Score
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 1993–94511–09–1993Tehelné pole Stadium8,7233–11627–11–1993Spartak Stadium5,0000–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 1994–951005–10–1994Tehelné pole Stadium5,6050–02108–04–1995Spartak Stadium20,8500–0
2429–04–1995Tehelné pole Stadium10,2321–02927–05–1995Spartak Stadium9,1171–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 1995–961419–11–1995Tehelné pole Stadium16,1023–0310–08–1995Spartak Stadium15,1091–1
3106–06–1996Tehelné pole Stadium7,1725–22604–05–1996Spartak Stadium20,3180–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 1996–971416–11–1996Tehelné pole Stadium22,3543–12928–05–1997Spartak Stadium19,235bgcolor=red4–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 1997–981815–03–1998Tehelné pole Stadium13,3290–0316–08–1997Spartak Stadium18,082bgcolor=red4–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 1998–993029–05–1999Tehelné pole Stadium12,226bgcolor=red0–11520–11–1998Anton Malatinský Stadium16,9131–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 1999–002628–04–2000Tehelné pole Stadium8,1473–01115–10–1999Anton Malatinský Stadium5,8370–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2000–011504–11–2000Tehelné pole Stadium3,6344–2619–08–2000Anton Malatinský Stadium4,4221–1
3318–05–2001Tehelné pole Stadium1,9644–12406–04–2001Anton Malatinský Stadium5,059 1–2
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2002–03724–08–2002Tehelné pole Stadium10,0882–11610–11–2002Anton Malatinský Stadium6,4781–2
2512–04–2003Tehelné pole Stadium4,8322–13431–05–2003Anton Malatinský Stadium2,982bgcolor=red4–3
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2003–041616–11–2003Tehelné pole Stadium2,232bgcolor=red0–4731–08–2003Anton Malatinský Stadium6,484bgcolor=red5–3
3401–06–2004Tehelné pole Stadium1,930bgcolor=red0–12510–04–2004Anton Malatinský Stadium8,7582–2
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 2006–071016–09–2006Tehelné pole Stadium7,2632–02118–11–2006Anton Malatinský Stadium4,554bgcolor=red2–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2007–082222–03–2008Tehelné pole Stadium10,856bgcolor=red2–31130–09–2007Anton Malatinský Stadium15,1321–1
3331–05–2008Anton Malatinský Stadium10,3800–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2008–091908–04–2009Tehelné pole Stadium12,870bgcolor=red1–2823–09–2008Anton Malatinský Stadium7,3801–1
3017–05–2009Anton Malatinský StadiumN/A1–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2009–101425–10–2009Tehelné pole Stadium8,8971–1326–07–2009Anton Malatinský Stadium10,8750–2
2528–03–2010Anton Malatinský Stadium9,8630–3
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2010–11812–09–2010Pasienky Stadium6,2141–11925–02–2011Anton Malatinský Stadium8,7631–3
3017–05–2011Pasienky Stadium3,8053–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2011–12407–08–2011Pasienky Stadium5,4862–11506–11–2011Anton Malatinský Stadium8,482bgcolor=red2–0
2608–04–2012Pasienky Stadium4,9500–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2012–131502–11–2012Pasienky Stadium3,853bgcolor=red0–1405–08–2012Anton Malatinský Stadium8,5440–1
2613–04–2013Anton Malatinský Stadium7,0110–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2013–142216–03–2014Pasienky Stadium5,3212–01121–09–2013Anton Malatinský Stadium3,2301–3
3331–05–2014Anton Malatinský Stadium3,0501–2
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2014–151410–03–2015Pasienky Stadium4,3530–0330–10–2014Anton Malatinský Stadium2,765bgcolor=red4–0
2511–04–2015Anton Malatinský Stadium3,2500–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2015–16625–08–2015Pasienky Stadium1,8372–01722–11–2015Anton Malatinský Stadium15,1090–0
2820–04–2016Pasienky Stadium4,2504–1
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2016–171804–12–2016Pasienky Stadium1,046bgcolor=red 0–1727–08–2016Anton Malatinský Stadium7,6370–0
2926–04–2017Anton Malatinský Stadium3,5690–3
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2" 2017–181619–11–2017Pasienky Stadium3,8561–0519–08–2017Anton Malatinský Stadium8,5801–2
2928–04–2018Pasienky Stadium6,3522–12607–04–2018Anton Malatinský Stadium13,123bgcolor=red1–0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1" 2018–192103–03–2019Tehelné pole Stadium22,5002–01029–09–2018Anton Malatinský Stadium6,3461–2
2019–20815–09–2019Tehelné pole Stadium14,9332–01916–02–2020Anton Malatinský Stadium11,1260–0
2711–07–2020Tehelné pole Stadium6,2530–0
2020–21612–09–2020Tehelné pole Stadium2582–01713–12–2020Anton Malatinský Stadium00–3
2717–04–2021Tehelné pole Stadium0bgcolor=red 1–22902–05–2021Anton Malatinský Stadium0bgcolor=red 3–0
2021–222226–02–2022Tehelné pole Stadium7,5330–01117–10–2021Anton Malatinský Stadium9,0000–3
3001–05–2022Tehelné pole Stadium5,6011–02603–04–2022Anton Malatinský Stadium5,4670–1
2022–232204–03–2023Tehelné pole Stadium11,4804–11118–09–2022Anton Malatinský Stadium9,0470–0
2928–04–2023Tehelné pole Stadium10,5401–02502–04–2023Anton Malatinský Stadium9,6770–0
2023–242202–03–2024Tehelné pole Stadium11,1302–01122–10–2023Anton Malatinský Stadium12,5281–2
2417–03–2024Tehelné pole Stadium10,050bgcolor=red 0–22821–04–2024Anton Malatinský Stadium8,0351–2
2024–252201–03–2025Tehelné pole Stadium12,894bgcolor=red 0–11119–10–2024Anton Malatinský Stadium13,5830–1
2416–03–2025Tehelné pole Stadium11,6441–12619–04–2025Anton Malatinský Stadium7,5372–3
2025–262228–02–2026Tehelné pole Stadium1118–10–2025Anton Malatinský Stadium17,0110–2

Cup

Czechoslovakia (1960–1993)
SeasonRoundLegDateVenueAtten.MatchScoreWinner
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 align="center"1969–70Semi-final18–03–1970Tehelné pole Stadium12,000Slovan – Trnava3–0Slovan
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 rowspan=2 align="center"1970–71FinalFirst07–04–1971Spartak Stadium10,000Trnava – Slovan2–0Trnava
Second05–05–1971Tehelné pole Stadium15,000Slovan – Trnava1–0
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 rowspan=2 align="center"1971–72FinalFirst17–06–1972Tehelné pole Stadium6,000Slovan – Trnava1–2Slovan
Second21–06–1972Spartak Stadium18,000Trnava – Slovan1–4 (aet)
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 rowspan=2 align="center"1973–74FinalFirst29–05–1974Tehelné pole Stadium8,000Slovan – Trnava0–0Slovan
Second05–06–1974Spartak Stadium10,000Trnava – Slovan2–2;
5–6 (pen.)
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 align="center"1975–76Semi-finalSpartak StadiumTrnava – Slovan0–2Slovan
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 rowspan=2 align="center"1981–82Quarter-finalFirst30–09–1981Tehelné pole StadiumSlovan – Trnava2–0Slovan
Second21–10–1981Spartak StadiumTrnava – Slovan2–0;
3–4 (pen.)
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 align="center"1986–87Round of 16Tehelné pole StadiumSlovan – Trnava0–0 (aet);
3–1 (pen.)		Slovan
Slovakia (1993–present)
SeasonRoundLegDateVenueAtten.MatchScoreWinner
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 rowspan=2 align="center"1998–99Semi-finalFirst16–03–1999Tehelné pole Stadium6,500Slovan – Trnava1–1Slovan
Second06–04–1999Anton Malatinský Stadium7,541Trnava – Slovan1–2
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 align="center"2009–10Final11–05–2010Zemplín Stadium3,752Trnava – Slovan0–6Slovan
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 rowspan=2 align="center"2010–11Semi-finalFirst05–04–2011Pasienky Stadium4,900Slovan – Trnava2–2Slovan
Second19–04–2011Anton Malatinský Stadium2,586Trnava – Slovan2–3
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 rowspan=2 align="center"2017–18Semi-finalFirst04–04–2018Pasienky Stadium2,141Slovan – Trnava1–1Slovan
Second18–04–2018Anton Malatinský Stadium6,180Trnava – Slovan1–1;
3–4 (pen.)
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 align="center"2021–22Final08–05–2022Tehelné pole Stadium10,411Slovan – Trnava1–2 (aet)Trnava
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 align="center"2022–23Final01–05–2023Anton Malatinský Stadium15,427Trnava – Slovan3–1 (aet)Trnava
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 rowspan=2 align="center"2024–25Semi-finalFirst02–04–2025Tehelné pole Stadium7,116Slovan – Trnava2–1Trnava
Second16–04–2025Anton Malatinský Stadium10,132Trnava – Slovan2–1;
4–2 (pen.)
bgcolor=#FFE4C4 align="center"2025–26Round of 1618–02–2026Anton Malatinský Stadium8,086Trnava – Slovan1–1;
5–3 (pen.)		Trnava

Head-to-head league ranking

Slovakia (1993–present)

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6666
7777
8
99
101010
1111
12
13
14
15
16
2. liga
11
22
33

Source: rsssf.org

Czechoslovakia (1947–1993)

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222222222222
33333
444
55555
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777777777
8888888
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101010101010101010
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121212
13131313
14141414
1515
161616
2nd tier
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222
3
444

Source: rsssf.org

Players who played for both clubs

Slovan then Trnava Trnava then Slovan Managers for both clubs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medzi rivalmi je priepasť, prvý Slovan hrá s Trnavou.
  2. Web site: 2009-05-14 . Derby Trnava - Slovan sa odohrá bez divákov . 2026-02-04 . Športweb.sk . sk-SK.
  3. Web site: a.s . Petit Press . Spartak v Nitre nedohral. Na vine vraj jeho fanúšikovia . 2026-02-04 . MY Trnava . sk.
  4. Web site: Šialenstvo v Trnave. Chuligáni vtrhli na ihrisko a mlátili sa, hráči stihli utiecť . 2025-07-12 . sportnet.sme.sk . sk.
  5. Web site: 2021-10-29 . Polícia obvinila prvých bitkárov z derby Spartak - Slovan: Koľko rokov basy im hrozí? . 2025-07-12 . Šport 24 . sk.
  6. Web site: Zákaz divákov aj pokuty, Spartak a Slovan po derby poznajú tresty . 2025-07-12 . sportnet.sme.sk . sk.
  7. Web site: Koľko prvoligových zápasov odohral Slovan Bratislava so Spartakom Trnava? . 2022-11-08 . www.skslovan.com . sk.

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