MŠK Žilina

Žilina
Full nameMŠK Žilina a.s.
Nickname(s)Šošoni (The Shoshone)
Žlto-Zelení (The Yellow-Greens)
Founded20 June 1908 (1908-06-20)
as Zsolnai Testgyakorlók Köre
GroundŠtadión pod Dubňom
Capacity10,785
OwnerJozef Antošík
PresidentJozef Antošík
Head coachPetr Ruman
LeagueSlovak First Football League
2023–24Slovak First Football League, 4th
Websitewww.mskzilina.sk

MŠK Žilina (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈem ˈeʂ ˈkaː ˈʐilina]) is a Slovak football club based in the town of Žilina, that is playing in the Slovak First Football League. Since the league inception in 1993, the club has won 7 titles and comes second in All-time table that makes them one of the most successful teams in the competition. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Šošoni (after the Shoshone Native American tribe) and play their home games in the Štadión pod Dubňom. Žilina won their most recent title in 2016–17 season.

History

Early years

The club was founded towards the end of 1908 under the Hungarian name Zsolnai Testgyakorlók Köre, and was officially registered on 20 June 1909. The club won its first Slovak championship (Zväzové majstrovstvá Slovenska) in 1928 followed by another in 1929.

Czechoslovak League

In total, Žilina played 30 out of 47 seasons[1] in the Czechoslovak First League spanning from 1945 to 1993 and come 13th in all-time table.[2] Their most successful was 1946–47 season, when they clinched 4th place.

Many consider 1961 a milestone in club's history. Firstly, the team reached the final of the National Cup, where they lost to Dukla Prague, the eventual Czechoslovak champion. Despite the defeat, for the first time in its history the club, then known as Dynamo Žilina, broke into Europe to contest in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Notable 3–2 and 1–0 victories over Olympiacos moved them in quarter-finals, however the ambitious Slovak team was ultimately knocked out by the previous year's winner Fiorentina. Although Žilina grabbed a promising 3–2 victory at home, Fiorentina went through by winning the second leg 2–0.

Quarter-Finals

First leg

Dynamo Žilina 3–2 Fiorentina
Jakubčík 11', 63'
Majerník 42'
Report Milani 47'
Dell'Angelo 85'

Second leg

Fiorentina 2–0 Dynamo Žilina
Ferretti 38'
Hamrin 40'
Report

Fiorentina won 4–3 on aggregate.

In the late 1960s the club was renamed TJ ZVL Žilina and participated in the Intertoto Cup for several years, winning the group in 1969 and coming 2nd a year later. In 1973–74 they reached the final of the Mitropa Cup but they were defeated by Tatabányai Bányász 5–2 on aggregate. Between 1972 and 1974, they finished 5th in the First Division of the Czechoslovak League for three years running, followed by relegation to the Second Division in the 1978–79 season. The club bounced back four years later and finished second in the Mitropa Cup.

New era – Slovak League

Following dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, MŠK Žilina has been playing in the Slovak First Football League for the total of 23 seasons with the exception of 1995–96 season after relegation to the Second Division.

In the autumn of 2000, former Czechoslovakian defender Ladislav Jurkemik joined the club as a new manager. After his departure halfway through the 2001–02 season the club appointed Czech coach Leoš Kalvoda. During his short reign at the club he led them to win their first title. In the 2002–03 season, now under the management of Milan Lešický, the club succeeded in retaining the title.

Ladislav Jurkemik was reappointed as a manager during the 2003–04 season. He led the defending champions to 10 priceless consecutive victories to clinch the third successive title though narrowly on a goal difference. After Slovan Bratislava, MŠK Žilina became only the second club to win three Slovakian titles. The team's performances in next two seasons faded while they lacked the quality they had been famous for during their winning campaigns. In pursuit of silverware numerous players were signed over next two years. In the span of only fourteen months, three managers; the reputable Karol Pecze, his successor Milan Nemec and eventually Marijan Vlak were in charge over the team. Since the results and performances never met the expectations, Vlak ended his reign immediately at the end of 2005–06 season after they failed to reach UEFA Cup spot only to finish fourth.

They played in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, reaching the group stages where they beat Aston Villa 2–1 at Villa Park.

Former Czechoslovakia and later Czech international Pavel Hapal was appointed new manager before 2009–10 campaign. In his first season, he led the team to win a league title, their fifth in nine years. Arguably the greatest success in their history came by making a debut in 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage after eliminating Sparta Prague in play-off round. In the following season they completed their first ever double, while the 2012–13 season saw the team finishing 7th – their worst league position since 2000. However, as a defeated finalists of the Slovak Cup the club secured a place to contest in the 1st qualifying round of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

League finishing positions

Events timeline

  • 1909 – Founded as Zsolnai Testgyakorlók Köre
  • 1910 – Renamed ZsTS Zsolna
  • 1919 – Renamed SK Žilina
  • 1948 – Renamed Sokol Slovena Žilina
  • 1953 – Renamed Jiskra Slovena Žilina
  • 1956 – Renamed DSO Dynamo Žilina
  • 1961 – First European qualification, 1961–62
  • 1963 – Renamed Jednota Žilina
  • 1967 – Renamed TJ ZVL Žilina
  • 1990 – Renamed ŠK Žilina
  • 1995 – Renamed MŠK Žilina

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are currently affiliated with MŠK Žilina:

Supporters

MŠK Žilina supporters are called Žilinskí Šošoni (Žilina Shoshones), North Brigade and Žilinskí Fanatici (Žilina Fanatics). Žilina supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of Polish Góral Żywiec.[7]

Stadium

Štadión Pod Dubňom is their home stadium. It has a capacity of 10,785.[8] It underwent a major renovation between 2006 and September 2009. Between 2014 and 2015 it was used as the home stadium of Slovakia.

Sponsorship

source[9]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1993–94 Kappa MIRUPO
1994–95 Hummel K&K
1995–96 Adidas none
1996–97 ATAK Sportswear
1997–98 Mizuno
1998–99 Joma
1999–01 NIKE
2001–04 Tento
2004–07 Adidas
2007– NIKE PRETO

Honours

Domestic

Czechoslovakia

Slovakia

European

Transfers

MŠK have produced numerous players who have gone on to represent the Slovak national football team. Over the last period there has been a steady increase of young players leaving Žilina after a few years of first team football and moving on to play football in leagues of a higher standard, with the German Bundesliga (Double best scorer Marek Mintál to 1. FC Nürnberg in 2003,[10] another forwards Stanislav Šesták to VfL Bochum in 2009[11] and Mário Breška to 1. FC Nürnberg in 2008,[12] also right back Peter Pekarík to VfL Wolfsburg in 2009[13]), Italian Serie A (Milan Škriniar to Sampdoria in 2016,[14] Dávid Hancko to ACF Fiorentina in 2018[15]), Spanish La Liga (Róbert Mazáň to Celta de Vigo in 2018[16]), Turkish Süper Lig (William to Kayserispor in 2016),[17] Dutch Eredivisie (Róbert Boženík to Feyenoord in 2020), Danish Superliga (Denis Vavro to F.C. Copenhagen in 2017, Dawid Kurminowski to AGK in 2021[18]), Austrian Football Bundesliga (Admir Vladavić to Salzburg in 2009[19] and 2013–14 best goalscorer Matej Jelić to Rapid Wien in 2015),[20] Polish Ekstraklasa (Ján Mucha to Legia Warsaw in 2005,[21] Róbert Jež to Górnik Zabrze in 2010[22] and Vahan Bichakhchyan to Pogoń Szczecin in 2022[23]). Russian Premier League (Tomáš Hubočan to Zenit in 2008).[24] The top transfer was agreed in 2016 when 18 years old talented midfielder László Bénes joined German Mönchengladbach[25] for a fee more than 5.0 million, which was the highest ever paid to a Slovak club.

Record transfers

Rank Player To Fee Year
1. László Bénes Mönchengladbach €5.5 million* 2016[25]
2. Róbert Boženík Feyenoord €4.6 million* 2020[26]
3. Dávid Hancko ACF Fiorentina €4.5 million* 2018[27][28]
4. Tomáš Hubočan Zenit €3.8 million 2008[29]
5. Jakub Kiwior Spezia €2.0 million* 2021[30]
Mário Sauer Toulouse FC €2.0 million* 2025[31]
6. Nikolas Špalek Brescia €1.5 million 2018[32]
Denis Vavro FC Copenhagen €1.5 million* 2017[33]
Samuel Mráz Empoli F.C. €1.5 million 2018[34]
7. Róbert Mazáň Celta de Vigo €1.2 million* 2018[35]
Milan Škriniar Sampdoria €1.2 million* 2016[36][37]
8. Peter Pekarík VfL Wolfsburg €1.0 million* 2009[38]
Peter Štyvar Bristol City F.C. €1.0 million* 2009[39]
Dawid Kurminowski Aarhus GF €1.0 million* 2021[40]
Timotej Jambor FC Rapid București €1.0 million 2024[41]
9. Vahan Bichakhchyan Pogoń Szczecin €0.9 million* 2022[42]

*-unofficial fee

Players

Current squad

As of 20 January 2025[43]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SVK Jakub Badžgoň
4 DF  UKR Nikita Kelembet (on loan from Petržalka)
6 MF  CMR Xavier Adang
7 FW  SVK František Kóša
9 FW  SVK Timotej Jambor (on loan from Rapid București)
10 FW  SVK Adrián Kaprálik
11 MF  GHA Samuel Gidi
13 DF  GAM Basirou Badjie
15 DF  SVK Tomáš Hubočan
16 FW  SVK Patrik Iľko
19 DF  SVK Samuel Kopásek
20 DF  SVK Kristián Bari
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  SVK Timotej Hranica
22 GK  SVK Samuel Belaník
23 DF  SVK Ján Minárik
24 MF  SVK Samuel Ďatko
25 DF  CIV Adama Drame
27 FW  NGA Ridwan Sanusi
28 DF  GEO Aleksandre Narimanidze
29 FW  SVK Dávid Ďuriš
30 GK  SVK Ľubomír Belko
33 MF  SVK Tobias Paliscak
34 FW  SVK Lukas Prokop
66 MF  SVK Miroslav Káčer

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2025.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  SVK Marek Teplan (at Košice until 31 May 2025)
FW  CZE Denis Alijagić (at Pardubice until 31 December 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  SVK Patrik Leitner (at MFK Chrudim until 30 June 2025)
18 DF  MKD Andrej Stojchevski (at 1. FC Slovácko until 30 June 2025)

Reserve team

Staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Petr Ruman
Assistant Coach Jan Podolák
Martin Kuciak
Goalkeepers Coach Miloš Volešák
Team Manager Vladimír Leitner
Sports Director Karol Belaník
Team Leader Marián Varga
Conditioning Coach Vladimír Perexta
Conditioning & Rehabilitation Coach Milan Ťapay
Doctor Jaroslav Hanulák
Doctor Karol Šafek
Physiotherapist Tomáš Lintner
Masseur Marko Kopas
Masseur Enriko Petrík
Video Technician Juraj Jacko
Video Analyst Martin Praženica

Source: [44]

Results

League and Cup history

Slovak League only (1993–present)

Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Slovak Cup Europe Top Scorer (Goals)
1993–94 1st (Mars Superliga) 5/(12) 32 11 11 10 50 42 33 3.R Ivan Šefčík (13)
Ľubomír Zuziak (13)
1994–95 1st(Mars Superliga) 12/(12) 32 9 3 20 37 53 30 1.R
1995–96 2nd (1.Liga) 2/(16) (P) 30 17 5 8 57 27 56 2.R
1996–97 1st (Mars Superliga) 9/(16) 30 11 4 15 30 34 37 2.R
1997–98 1st (Mars Superliga) 7/(16) 30 11 9 10 23 25 42 1.R UI Group stage (9), 4th Ladislav Meszároš (5)
1998–99 1st (Mars Superliga) 6/(16) 30 15 3 12 36 42 48 2.R Marek Mintál (11)
1999–00 1st (Mars Superliga) 8/(16) 30 12 5 13 39 37 41 1.R UI 2.R ( Metz) Marek Mintál (12)
2000–01 1st (Mars Superliga) 5/(10) 36 11 12 13 41 46 45 2.R Ľubomír Reiter (12)
2001–02 1st (Mars Superliga) 1/(10) 36 21 6 9 62 39 69 Semi-finals Marek Mintál (21)
2002–03 1st (Slovak Super Liga) 1/(10) 36 21 7 8 69 31 70 Semi-finals CL Q2 ( Basel) Marek Mintál (20)
2003–04 1st (Corgoň Liga) 1/(10) 36 17 13 6 62 35 64 Quarter-finals CL
UC
Q3 ( Chelsea)
1R ( FC Utrecht)
Marek Bažík (11)
2004–05 1st (Corgoň Liga) 2/(10) 36 19 8 9 73 34 65 Semi-finals CL Q2 ( D.București) Ivan Bartoš (18)
2005–06 1st (Corgoň Liga) 4/(10) 36 18 6 12 69 44 60 2.R UC Q2 ( Austria Wien) Stanislav Šesták (17)
2006–07 1st (Corgoň Liga) 1/(12) 28 22 3 3 80 17 69 Quarter-finals Stanislav Šesták (15)
2007–08 1st (Corgoň Liga) 2/(12) 33 22 4 4 75 30 73 Semi-finals CL Q2 ( Slavia Prague) Peter Štyvar (15)
2008–09 1st (Corgoň Liga) 2/(12) 33 18 8 7 56 26 62 Quarter-finals UC Group stage (F), 4th Adauto (11)
2009–10 1st (Corgoň Liga) 1/(12) 33 23 4 6 59 17 73 3.R EL P-O ( FK Partizan) Ivan Lietava (13)
2010–11 1st (Corgoň Liga) 3/(12) 33 14 12 7 47 28 54 Runners-up CL Group stage (F), 4th Tomáš Majtán (11)
Tomáš Oravec (11)
2011–12 1st (Corgoň Liga) 1/(12) 33 19 10 4 57 27 67 Winner EL Q2 ( KR) Róbert Pich (10)
2012–13 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(12) 33 9 15 9 37 28 42 Runners-up CL Q2 ( I.K.Shmona) Róbert Pich (11)
2013–14 1st (Corgoň Liga) 9/(12) 33 11 7 15 49 50 40 Quarter-finals EL Q3 ( HNK Rijeka) Róbert Pich (7)
2014–15 1st (Fortuna Liga) 2/(12) 33 20 9 4 68 25 69 5.R Matej Jelić (19)
2015–16 1st (Fortuna Liga) 5/(12) 33 14 6 13 58 46 48 Semi-finals EL P-O ( Athletic Bilbao) Nermin Haskić (8)
2016–17 1st (Fortuna Liga) 1/(12) 30 23 4 3 82 25 73 Quarter-finals Filip Hlohovský (20)
2017–18 1st (Fortuna Liga) 4/(12) 31 17 2 12 61 48 53 Semi–finals CL Q2 ( Copenhagen) Samuel Mráz (21)
2018–19 1st (Fortuna Liga) 4/(12) 32 16 6 10 56 44 54 Runners-up Róbert Boženík (13)
2019–20 1st (Fortuna Liga) 2/(12) 27 15 6 6 48 25 51 1/8 Fin Ján Bernát (9)
2020–21 1st (Fortuna Liga) 4/(12) 32 15 7 10 73 52 52 Runners-up EL Q1 ( New Saints) Dawid Kurminowski (20)
2021–22 1st (Fortuna Liga) 6/(12) 32 8 10 14 43 52 34 Quarter-finals ECL P–O ( FK Jablonec) Vahan Bichakhchyan (6)
2022–23 1st (Fortuna Liga) 6/(12) 32 11 6 15 49 53 39 Fourth round Adrián Kaprálik (10)
2023–24 1st (Niké Liga) 4/(12) 32 16 7 9 54 45 47 Third round ECL Q2 ( K.A.A. Gent) Dávid Ďuriš (9)
2024–25 1st (Niké Liga) 2/(12) 32 15 9 8 55 40 54 Quarter-finals Dávid Ďuriš (10)

European record

Updated 20 July 2023

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 28 9 5 14 27 45 −18
Europa League / UEFA Cup 39 18 8 13 57 50 +7
Cup Winners' Cup 4 3 0 1 7 6 +1
UEFA Europa Conference League 11 6 1 4 23 21 +2
UEFA Intertoto Cup 8 4 1 3 9 12 −3
UEFA 89 39 15 35 118 134 –16
Intertoto Cup 24 10 7 7 42 34 +8
Mitropa Cup 12 5 2 5 25 18 +7
Non-UEFA 36 15 9 12 67 52 +15
Total 125 54 24 47 185 186 -1
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1961–62 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1. Round Olympiacos 1–0 3–2 4–2
Quarter-finals Fiorentina 3–2 0–2 3–4
1967 Intertoto Cup Group B8 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–2 0–1
LASK Linz 0–0 1–1
Vejle BK 1–1 1–2
1969 Intertoto Cup Group 4 Örebro SK 4–1 0–3
NEC 2–1 1–1
AC Bellinzona 3–0 2–1
1970 Intertoto Cup Group A4 MVV Maastricht 3–3 3–4
Örebro SK 4–0 0–1
KSV Waregem 3–1 3–0
1972 Intertoto Cup Group 6 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 0–5
Landskrona BoIS 1–0 2–2
Vejle BK 3–1 4–2
1974 Mitropa Cup Group B FK Sarajevo 4–0 3–3
Videoton 5–1 1–3
Final Tatabányai Bányász 2–3 0–2 2–5
1983 Mitropa Cup Group Hellas Verona 4–0 1–1
Vasas 3–1 0–2
Galenika Zemun 2–0 0–2
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 9 Austria Wien 3–1
Rapid Bucharest 0–2
Olympique Lyon 0–5
Odra Wodzisław 0–0
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1. Round Herfølge Boldklub 2–0 2–0 4–0
2. Round Metz 2–1 0–3 2–4
2002–03 UEFA Champions League 2. Round Basel 1–1 0–3 1–4
2003–04 UEFA Champions League 2. Round Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 1–1 2–1
3. Round Chelsea 0–2 0–3 0–5
2003–04 UEFA Cup 1. Round Utrecht 0–4 0–2 0–6
2004–05 UEFA Champions League 2. Round Dinamo Bucharest 0–1 0–1 0–2
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1. Round Baku 3–1 0–1 3–2
2. Round Austria Wien 1–2 2–2 3–4
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 1. Round F91 Dudelange 5–4 2–1 7–5
2. Round Slavia Prague 0–0 0–0 0–0 (3–4 p)
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1. Round MTZ-RIPO Minsk 1–0 2–2 3–2
2. Round Slovan Liberec 2–1 2–1 4–2
3. Round Levski Sofia 1–1 1–0 2–1
Group F Hamburg 1–2
Ajax Amsterdam 0–1
Slavia Prague 0–0
Aston Villa 2–1
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 2. Round Dacia Chişinău 2–0 1–0 3–0
3. Round Hajduk Split 1–1 1–0 2–1
Play-off Round Partizan Belgrade 0–2 1–1 1–3
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2. Round Birkirkara 3–0 0–1 3–1
3. Round Litex Lovech 3–1 1–1 4–2
Play-off Round Sparta Prague 1–0 2–0 3–0
Group F Chelsea 1–4 1–2
Olympique Marseille 0–7 0–1
Spartak Moscow 1–2 0–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2. Round KR Reykjavík 2–0 0–3 2–3
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2. Round Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–0 0–2 1–2
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1. Round Torpedo Kutaisi 3–3 3–0 6–3
2. Round Olimpija Ljubljana 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a.)
3. Round Rijeka 1–1 1–2 2–3
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1. Round Glentoran 3–0 4–1 7–1
2. Round Dacia Chișinău 4–2 2–1 6–3
3. Round Vorskla Poltava 2–0 1–3 (a.e.t.) 3–3 (a.)
Play-off round Athletic Bilbao 3–2 0–1 3–3 (a.)
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2. Round Copenhagen 1–3 2–1 3–4
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1. Round The New Saints 1–3 (a.e.t.)
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1. Round Dila Gori 5–1 1–2 6–3
2. Round Apollon Limassol 2–2 3–1 5–3
3. Round Tobol 5−0 1–0 6−0
Play-off round Jablonec 0–3 1–5 1–8
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1. Round FCI Levadia 2–1 2–1 4–2
2. Round Gent 2–5 1–5 3–10
2025–26 UEFA Conference League 2. Round Raków Częstochowa

Player records

Most goals

# Nat. Name Goals
1 Jozef Bielek 86
Štefan Slezák
2 Marek Mintál 76
3 Stanislav Šesták 49
4 Dávid Ďuriš 47
5 Michal Škvarka 43
6 Róbert Jež 35

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

Top Goalscorer

Slovak League Top scorer since 1993–94

Year Winner G
1954–55 Emil Pažický 191
2001–02 Marek Mintál 21
2002–03 Marek Mintál 201
2002–03 Martin Fabuš 201
2014–15 Matej Jelić 191
2016–17 Filip Hlohovský 201
2017–18 Samuel Mráz 21
2020–21 Dawid Kurminowski 19
1Shared award

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for MŠK.

Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.

List of MŠK Žilina managers

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