Baník is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with coal mining regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name górnik.

Baník still serves as a name of various sport clubs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia:

Sports clubs in the Czech Republic

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Sports clubs in Slovakia

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See also

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  •   The dictionary definition of baník at Wiktionary
  • Baníkov, a mountain in Slovakia