FC Baník Prievidza is a Slovakfootball club, playing in the town of Prievidza. Between 1993 and 2000, Prievidza played in the highest level of Slovak football, the Corgoň liga.
Following the 2006–07 season, HFK Prievidza was promoted to the Slovak First League (second level of Slovak football). The club finished in 6th place for the 2007–08 season.[1] Beginning with the 2008–09 season, the club changed its name to FK Mesto Prievidza.[2] In 2009–10, the club withdrew from the Slovak First League.
Club history
1919 – PAC Prievidza
1929 – ŠK Prievidza
1943 – SOHG Prievidza
1948 – Sokol Prievidza
1949 – Sokol Carpatia Prievidza
1954 – Merger of Baník Novaky and Baník Prievidza
1961 – TJ Baník Prievidza
1994 – MFK Prievidza
1995 – FK Petrimex Prievidza
1998 – FK Baník Prievidza
2003 – HFK Prievidza (resulted from the merger of MŠK TOPVAR, Horná Nitra Topoľčany and FK Baník Prievidza)
2008 – FK Mesto Prievidza
2011 – FC Baník Horná Nitra (ŠKF Baník Handlová merged with FK Prievidza 2010)