Spartak Trnava is one of Slovakia's most storied football clubs, with a history stretching back to 1923. The club won the Czechoslovak First League five times and became internationally known in the 1960s and 1970s. They are remembered across Europe for a remarkable run in the 1968–69 European Cup, when they reached the semi-finals and came within one goal of a final appearance.
Home matches at Anton Malatinský Stadium are worth attending if you happen to be in Trnava on a match day. The atmosphere is genuine and not heavily commercialised, and the 19,000-seat stadium gives even league matches a proper event feel. Trnava's identity is closely tied to the club — locals refer to the city affectionately as "City of Bells and Balls," which covers both the church towers and the football heritage.