OAP Bratislava (full name: Oddiel armádnych pretekárov Bratislava; English: The Army Athletes' Unit Bratislava) was a Slovak army football club operating during World War II in the Slovak Republic. The club was unofficially (because he was a Jew) managed by Leopold à  à ¥astný, who introduced a new system of training, helping OAP become the champion of Slovakia in the 1942âÂÂ43 season, beating title favorites and rivals à  K Bratislava. After various transfers of its departments, the OAP was finally abolished in October 1944 due to the dissolution of the Slovak army. The team was considered one of the best football clubs in the country at the time.
In October 1940, the Ministry of National Defense created a systematized position of physical education officer, which was held during its existence by the Olympian - officer Jozef Benedik. Already that year, after the selection of riders, football players and hockey players were called to Bratislava, where they were concentrated in the barracks on Tehelné pole. The establishment of the OAP can be officially dated to January 21, 1941, when the Minister of National Defense issued the relevant order. During World War II, many football players served in military service, so the need arose to create an Army XI. The club was unofficially (due to him being a Jew) managed by Leopold à  à ¥astný, who introduced a new system of training, helping OAP become the champion of Slovakia in the 1942âÂÂ43 season, beating title favorites and rivals à  K Bratislava.
The successful campaign of the newcomer in the league itself attracted a record attendance of 12,000 spectators to Tehelné Pole during derby matches against à  K Bratislava. The first match ended in a 1âÂÂ0 victory for OAP after PetrÃ¡à ¡ek's goal. In the spring of 1943, à  K Bratislava won with a score of 2âÂÂ1. The approaching front allowed only two league matches, in the autumn of 1943, a goalless draw and in the spring of 1944, OAP won 3âÂÂ2, but that did not help them defend the championship title. Just like OAP in the 1942âÂÂ43 season, à  K Bratislava won the title a year later with a seven-point gap.
The club largely deteriorated over the course of the war. In may 1944, due to the air bombing of Bratislava, OAP moved to the barracks of J. Holubyho in Pezinok. After the collapse of the Slovak army in September 1944, OAP Bratislava and its activities were discontinued, and organizationally integrated into 1. s regiment of the Militia.
Had international caps for their respective countries.