Touching Trebišov: Roots of football in Slovakia

Words: Freddy Knabe

Images: Freddy Knabe

Trebisov is a small town in the very east of Slovakia, almost five hours drive from the capital Bratislava.

On the other hand, it is less than one hour to the Ukrainian border and only half an hour to Hungary.

The next bigger city is Kosice.

FK Slavoj Trebisov plays in the second Slovak League and was founded in 1912.

The home games are played in Stadión Slavoj Trebisov, which makes the heart of every football romantic beat faster.

There are trees on the stands, whose roots have caused the steps to become crooked over time.

In the summertime you can certainly stand a while, wonderfully in their shade.

We can only hope that the stadium will be preserved in its current form, the grandstand has now been renovated.

285 spectators saw the visitors KFC Komárno win 0-1 here.

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