2020–21 AS Trenčín season

The 2020–21 AS Trenčín season is the club's 21st season in the Slovak Super Liga and 10th consecutive. AS Trenčín participated in the Fortuna Liga and Slovak Cup.

AS Trenčín
2020–21 season
OwnerNetherlands Tscheu La Ling
ChairmanSlovakia Róbert Rybníček
ManagerBelgium Stijn Vreven (until 27 April)
Slovakia Juraj Ančic (interim)
Slovakia Peter Hlinka (from 2 June)[1]
StadiumŠtadión pod Dubňom[2]
Štadión na Sihoti
Fortuna liga6th
Slovak CupQuarter-final
← 2019–20
2021–22 →

In pre-season club changes manager. Juraj Ančic was replaced by Stijn Vreven.[3] In this season, after two and a half years AS Trenčín will return on a reconstructed home stadium Štadión na Sihoti. Autumn rounds of a league was played on Štadión pod Dubňom in a city Žilina. Spring matches will be played in Trenčín.[4] On April 27 Stijn Vreven ended in AS Trenčín.[5]

In this season AS changes club's logo. Previous logo missed historical value, reference to AS Trenčín's traditions and also right color combination. New edition contain letter "T" with dynamic design. New logo is connected with returning on the new stadium.[6]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
23MF  SVKAdam Gaži
24GK  SVKIgor Šemrinec (Vice-captain)
27DF  SVKSimeon Kohut
28FW  SVKMatúš Kmeť
29DF  NEDRuben Ligeon
30MF  GHARahim Ibrahim
31MF  CPVPaulo Junior
32FW  SVKLukáš Letenay
33DF  SVKRichard Križan
34MF  NEDAschraf El Mahdioui
35DF  NGAReuben Yem
55GK  NEDMenno Bergsen
66DF  FINJuha Pirinen
71FW  SVKAdam Tučný
74DF  SVKUrban Mazanovský
99GK  SVKMichal Kukučka

Transfers

Transfers in

Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFromRef.
29 June 2020DF66 Juha Pirinen Tromsø IL[7]
13 July 2020FW9 Eduvie Ikoba Zalaegerszegi TE[8]
19 July 2020MF13 Philip Azango KAA Gent[9]
1 August 2020DF35 Reuben Yem KAA Gent[10]
19 December 2020FW28 Matúš Kmeť MFK Ružomberok[11]
28 December 2020MF26 Joseph Amoah Vitória S.C.[12]
MF30 Rahim Ibrahim
29 December 2020MF18 Samuel Lavrinčík Slovan Bratislava U21[13]
30 December 2020MF23 Adam Gaži AS Trenčín U19[14]
7 March 2021DF3 Ramón FC Wacker Innsbruck B[15]

Loans in

DatePositionNo.PlayerFromEnd dateRef.
31 January 2020FW15 Ahmad Ghali MFM FC31 December 2020[16]

Transfers out

DatePositionPlayerToRef.
7 July 2020DF Keston Julien FC Sheriff Tiraspol[17]
MF Mohammed Lamine U.D. Oliveirense[17]
31 July 2020GK Adrián Chovan FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce[18]
17 August 2020FW Gino van Kessel Olympiakos Nicosia[19]
5 September 2020FW Osman Bukari KAA Gent[20]
30 October 2020DF Cole Kpekawa Chelmsford City F.C.[21]
17 December 2020FW David DepetrisEnd of a contract[22]
DF Marián Pišoja
February 2021FW Joseph AmoahNo Club

Loans out

DatePositionPlayerToEnd dateRef.
29 July 2020FW Michal Petráš FK Dubnica30 June 2021[23]
17 January 2021MF Tomislav Knežević NK Rudeš30 June 2021[24]
FW Ivenzo Comvalius NK Dugopolje30 June 2021

Friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

Pre-season

v AS Trenčín
25 July 2020 MŠK Žilina 2–2 AS Trenčín Žilina
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 50' Holáň
89' (pen.) Kopas
Report 13' Roguljić
21' Corryn
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 100
v FK Pohronie
1 August 2020 AS Trenčín 0–3 FK Pohronie Mníchova Lehota
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Report 6' Weir
54' Blahút
74' (o.g.) Zubairu
v FC Fastav Zlín
1 August 2020 AS Trenčín 2–5 FC Fastav Zlín Mníchova Lehota
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 8' Ghali
48' Ikoba
Report 57' Conde
58', 73' Jawo
61' Chwaszcz
75' Nečas

Mid-season

v AS Trenčín
12 January 2021 Winter Tipsport Liga FC Spartak Trnava 1–0 AS Trenčín Trnava
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 28' (o.g.) PirinenReportStadium: Artificial turf Slávia
v FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
19 January 2021 Winter Tipsport Liga AS Trenčín Cancelled[25] FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce Trnava
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Stadium: Artificial turf Slávia
Note: The game was cancelled following an outbreak of COVID-19 cases among the ViOn Zlaté Moravce squad.
v AS Trenčín
19 January 2021 Górnik Zabrze 4–1 AS Trenčín Žilina
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 43' (pen.) Ściślak
49' Kubica
74', 84' Nowak
Report 4' KmeťStadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
v AS Trenčín
26 January 2021 Winter Tipsport Liga MFK Skalica 0–3 AS Trenčín Senec
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportDemitra 53'
Kmeť 58'
Tučný 64'
v MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš
29 January 2021 AS Trenčín 2–3 MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš Trenčín
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Jakub Kadák 31', 44'Voško 51'
Bartoš 60', 80'
Stadium: Štadión na Sihoti
v MŠK Púchov
30 January 2021 AS Trenčín 1–1 MŠK Púchov Trenčín
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Ghali 76'Varga 36'Stadium: Štadión na Sihoti
v FK Dubnica
5 February 2021 AS Trenčín 5–0 FK Dubnica Trenčín
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Kadák 5', 53', 59'
Čataković 53'
Amoah 86'
ReportStadium: Štadión na Sihoti
v FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín
6 February 2021 AS Trenčín 1–3 FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín Trenčín
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Ikoba 47' (pen.)ReportLeginus 24'
Baéz 55', 76'
Stadium: Štadión na Sihoti
v FK Železiarne Podbrezová
12 February 2021 AS Trenčín 1–1 FK Železiarne Podbrezová Trenčín
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Ghali 80'ReportMicovčák 89'Stadium: Štadión na Sihoti
v MŠK Žilina B
19 February 2021 AS Trenčín 1–0 MŠK Žilina B Trenčín
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Gajdoš 85' (pen.)Stadium: Štadión na Sihoti

Competition overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Fortuna liga8 August 202025 May 2021Matchday 16th3388174263−21024.24
Slovak Cup16 September 202013 April 20212nd roundQuarter-final430154+1075.00
Total37118184767−20029.73

Source: Competitions

Fortuna Liga

Regular stage

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
3Žilina2211474933+1637Qualification for the championship group
4Spartak Trnava2211293229+335
5Zlaté Moravce229673829+933
6Trenčín227783038−828
7Ružomberok225893137−623Qualification for the relegation group
8Nitra2264122138−1722
9Zemplín Michalovce2257102242−2022
Source: Fortuna Liga (in Slovak)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
227783037 −7284431917 +23351120 −9

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAH
ResultDDLPLDWLLDLWLLWLDWDWWW
Position6710911108811912101112101010108766
Source: Futbalnet
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

8 August 2020 1 MFK Ružomberok 2–2 AS Trenčín Ružomberok
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 86' (pen.) Ján Maslo
90' Brenkus
Report 6', 33' Ikoba
   67' Kapuadi
Stadium: Štadión pod Čebraťom
Attendance: 1,232
Referee: Kristián Micheľ
12 August 2020 2 AS Trenčín 1–1 FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce Žilina
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 88' ČatakovićReport 62' BalajStadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 196
Referee: Ivan Kružliak
15 August 2020 3 AS Trenčín 2–4 MŠK Žilina Žilina
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 45' (pen.) Čataković
75' Bukari
Report 7' Paur
51' Iľko
85' Kaprálik
90' (pen.) Bichakhchyan
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 1,210
Referee: Ivan Kružliak
31 August 2020 5 AS Trenčín 1–2 ŠK Slovan Bratislava Žilina
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 23' (o.g.) MedveděvReport 44', 70' De MarcoStadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 982
Referee: Peter Kráľovič
12 September 2020 6 MFK Zemplín Michalovce 1–1 AS Trenčín Michalovce
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 83' PhillipsReport 40' ČatakovićStadium: Mestský futbalový štadión
Attendance: 312
Referee: Erik Gemzický
19 September 2020 7 AS Trenčín 3–2 FC Nitra Žilina
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 11' Ligeon
22' Ghali
56' Čataković
Report 32' Podhorin
76' Faško
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 129
Referee: Peter Ziemba
22 September 2020 4 ŠKF Sereď 1–1 AS Trenčín Zlaté Moravce
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 63' Djiby BaReport 22' RoguljićStadium: Štadión FC ViOn
Attendance: 261
Referee: Maroš Libiak
26 September 2020 8 FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda 3–1 AS Trenčín Dunajská Streda
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 30' Kalmár
36', 62' Divković
Report 15' Roguljić
33' Čataković
   61' Zubairu
Stadium: MOL Aréna
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Michal Smolák
4 October 2020 9 AS Trenčín 0–1 FK Senica Žilina
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Report 67' YenneStadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 0
Referee: Filip Glova
17 October 2020 10 AS Trenčín 1–1 FK Pohronie Žilina
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 26' El MahdiouiReport 58' WeirStadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adam Somoláni
24 October 2020 11 FC Spartak Trnava 2–0 AS Trenčín Trnava
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 79' (pen.) Pačínda
89' Kóša
ReportStadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Ziemba
1 November 2020 12 AS Trenčín 3–1 MFK Ružomberok Žilina
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 20' (o.g.) Maslo
68' (o.g.) Čurma
87' Kadák
Report 90' MasloStadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pavol Ochotnický
7 November 2020 13 FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce 5–0 AS Trenčín Zlaté Moravce
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 22', 62', 83' Balaj
25' Kovaľ
53' Hrnčár
ReportStadium: Štadión FC ViOn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Filip Glova
21 November 2020 14 MŠK Žilina 2–0 AS Trenčín Žilina
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 15' Bernát
59' Kurminowski
ReportStadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dušan Sedlák
29 November 2020 15 AS Trenčín 1–0 ŠKF Sereď Žilina
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 15' (o.g.) AdekuoroyeReportStadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erik Gemzický
5 December 2020 16 ŠK Slovan Bratislava 2–0 AS Trenčín Bratislava
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 21' (pen.), 90' HolmanReport  82' El MahdiouiStadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michal Očenáš
13 December 2020 17 AS Trenčín 2–2 MFK Zemplín Michalovce Žilina
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 82' Tučný
85' Corryn
Report 12', 22' TaiwoStadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dušan Sedlák
16 December 2020 18 FC Nitra 1–2 AS Trenčín Nitra
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Mustafić 73'ReportZubairu 60'
Čataković 87'
Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom
Attendance: 0
Referee: Filip Glova
14 February 2021 19 AS Trenčín 3–3 FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Trenčín
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Kadák 26'
Demitra 29'
Čataković 70'
ReportNicolaescu 56'
Kalmár 61' (pen.)
Ramírez 90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: Štadión na Sihoti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivan Kružliak
20 February 2020 20 FK Senica 2–3 AS Trenčín Senica
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Košťál 12'
Kapuadi 77' (o.g.)
ReportČataković 37' (pen.)
Corryn 67'
Šimčák 78' (o.g.)
Stadium: OMS Arena Senica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marek Mastiš
27 February 2020 21 FK Pohronie 0–1 AS Trenčín Žiar nad Hronom
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportČataković 85'Stadium: Mestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Kráľovič
6 March 2020 22 AS Trenčín 2–0 FC Spartak Trnava Trenčín
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Čataković 21'
Ikoba 89'
ReportStadium: Štadión na Sihoti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ladislav Prešinský

Championship group

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSLODACTRNŽILZLMTRE
1Slovan Bratislava (C)3222557828+5071Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round0–11–22–24–12–1
2DAC Dunajská Streda3219856638+2865Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round2–22–02–12–02–0
3Spartak Trnava32174114837+1155Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round3–03–21–13–02–0
4Žilina32157107352+2152Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs2–33–32–15–15–3
5Zlaté Moravce32117144251−9400–40–10–01–01–0
6Trenčín3288164261−19322–61–10–12–33–0
Source: Fortuna Liga (in Slovak)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
101181223 −114113811 −3005412 −8

Results by round

Round12345678910
GroundHAHHAAHAHA
ResultLLLLLLWLDL
Position6666666666
Source: Futbalnet
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

14 March 2021 1 AS Trenčín 2–6 ŠK Slovan Bratislava Trenčín
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Demitra 28'
Corryn 42'
Zubairu  30'   76'
Moha 14', 27'
Čavrić 62'
Henty 71'
Ratão 82' (pen.)
Ožbolt 89'
Stadium: Štadión na Sihoti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erik Gemzický
20 March 2021 2 FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce 1–0 AS Trenčín Zlaté Moravce
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Ramón 64' (o.g.)ReportStadium: Štadión FC ViOn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristián Micheľ
3 April 2021 3 AS Trenčín 0–1 FC Spartak Trnava Trenčín
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)ReportRistovski 76' (pen.)Stadium: Štadión na Sihoti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marián Ruc
10 April 2021 4 AS Trenčín 2–3 MŠK Žilina Trenčín
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)Čataković 45' (pen.)
Ghali 79'
ReportLavrinčík 6' (o.g.)
Kurminowski 21'
Kaprálik 59'
Stadium: Štadión na Sihoti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Boris Marhefka
17 April 2021 5 FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda 2–0 AS Trenčín Dunajská Streda
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Ramírez 8'
Divković 21'
ReportStadium: MOL Aréna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bálint Kišš
24 April 2021 6 FC Spartak Trnava 2–0 AS Trenčín Trnava
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Yusuf 7'
Ristovski 13'
ReportStadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marek Mastiš
1 May 2021 7 AS Trenčín 3–0 FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce Trenčín
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Pirinen 28'
Ahmad Ghali 50', 85'
ReportStadium: Štadión na Sihoti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristián Micheľ
8 May 2021 8 MŠK Žilina 5–3 AS Trenčín Žilina
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Ďuriš 5'
Kurminowski 49', 61'
Kiwior 69'
Goljan 76'
ReportAschraf El Mahdioui  24'   56'
Ikoba 32' (pen.)
Čataković 80', 88'
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bálint Kišš
15 May 2021 9 AS Trenčín 1–1 FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Trenčín
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Corryn 90+1'ReportBeskorovainyi 58'Stadium: Štadión na Sihoti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michal Smolák
22 May 2021 10 ŠK Slovan Bratislava 2–1 AS Trenčín Bratislava
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Holman 5'
Lichý 7'
ReportLavrinčík 80'Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 500
Referee: Michal Očenáš

Europa Conference League play-offs

Semi-final

25 May 2021 (2021-05-25) FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce 0–2 AS Trenčín Zlaté Moravce
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)ReportBalaj 51'
Švec 57'
Stadium: Štadión FC ViOn
Attendance: 217
Referee: Peter Kráľovič

Slovak Cup

16 September 2020 2nd round Spartak Myjava (3) 0–2 AS Trenčín Myjava
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)Report 30' (o.g.) Koníček
86' Ikoba
Stadium: Stadium Myjava
Attendance: 352
Referee: Ivan Kružliak
30 September 2020 3rd round TJ Družstevník Radimov (4) 1–2 AS Trenčín Radimov
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) 66' Šebesta
   89' Šefčovič
Report 65', 77' KadákAttendance: 420
Referee: Tomáš Marsal
4th round MŠK Spišské Podhradie (3) Cancelled[A] AS Trenčín Spišské Podhradie
6 April 2021 Round of 16 FC Spartak Trnava (1) 0–1 AS Trenčín Topoľčany
11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)ReportCorryn 57'Referee: Adam Somoláni
13 April 2021 Quarter-final FC Košice (2) 3–0 AS Trenčín Košice
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)Gáll 18'
Pačinda 70'
Liener 80'
ReportStadium: Štadión Lokomotívy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erik Gemzický

Statistics

Appearances and goals

  • Italics indicate a loaned player
No.PosNatPlayerTotalFortuna LigaSlovak Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
24GK  SVKIgor Šemrinec19017020
55GK  NEDMenno Bergsen404000
99GK  SVKMichal Kukučka14012020
Defenders
3DF  BRARamón805+1020
5DF  FRASteve Kapuadi16014020
6DF  SVKMartin Šulek28025+1020
13DF  NGAKingsley Madu403+1000
19DF  CPVKelvin Pires200+2000
22DF  SVKAdrián Slávik13010+2010
29DF  NEDRuben Ligeon17112+3120
33DF  SVKRichard Križan26023+1020
35DF  NGAReuben Yem19013+401+10
66DF  FINJuha Pirinen29125140
74DF  SVKUrban Mazanovský402+2000
Midfielders
4MF  NGAAbdul Zubairu30118+812+20
7MF  BIHHamza Čataković311218+91240
8MF  SVKArtur Gajdoš1001+700+20
10MF  CROAnte Roguljić18215+1220
11MF  NGAPhilip Azango403+1000
14MF  BELMilan Corryn31518+943+11
18MF  SVKSamuel Lavrinčík1104+600+10
23MF  SVKAdam Gaži1507+8000
34MF  NEDAschraf El Mahdioui33129140
Forwards
9FW  USAEduvie Ikoba29613+1350+31
12FW  SURIvenzo Comvalius700+6010
15FW  NGAAhmad Ghali32424+5430
16FW  SVKJakub Kadák34424+6242
17FW  SVKLucas Demitra525200
28FW  SVKMatúš Kmeť605010
32FW  SVKLukáš Letenay702+400+10
71FW  SVKAdam Tučný1916+1010+30
Players transferred out during the season
11FW  GHAOsman Bukari612+210+20
77FW  SVKDavid Depetris903+6000

Goalscorers

RankNo.Pos.NameFortuna LigaSlovak CupTotal
17MF Hamza Čataković12012
29FW Eduvie Ikoba513
14MF Milan Corryn41
415FW Ahmad Ghali404
16FW Jakub Kadák22
610MF Ante Roguljić202
17FW Lucas Demitra20
834MF Aschraf El Mahdioui101
4MF Abdul Zubairu10
11FW Osman Bukari10
29DF Ruben Ligeon10
66DF Juha Pirinen10
71FW Adam Tučný10
Own goals302
Totals38341

Notes

References