MŠK Žilina () is a Slovak

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club based in the town of

Žilina Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of S ...

, that is playing in the Slovak Superliga. 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 ''

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'' Native American tribe) and play their home games in the

Štadión pod Dubňom Štadión pod Dubňom is an all-seater football stadium situated in Žilina, Slovakia, which is the home of MŠK Žilina. It is named after the hill ''Dubeň'', adjacent to which it is located, and the name of the stadium literally means "Stadiu ...

. In the 2016–17 season, Žilina won the Slovak League.

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 in the

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spanning from 1945 to 1993 and come 13th in all-time table. The most successful season remains 1946–47 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

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, 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

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. Notable 3–2 and 1–0 victories over

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moved them in quarter-finals, however the ambitious Slovak team was ultimately knocked out by the previous year's winner

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. Although Žilina grabbed a promising 3–2 victory at home, Fiorentina went through by winning the second leg 2–0. Quarter-Finals

First leg

Second leg

''Fiorentina won 4–3 on aggregate.'' In the late 1960s the club was renamed ''TJ ZVL Žilina'' and participated in the

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for several years, winning the group in 1969 and coming 2nd a year later. In 1973–74 they reached the final of the

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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

New era – Slovak League

Following dissolution of

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in 1993, MŠK Žilina has been playing in the Slovak Superliga 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

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joined the club as a new manager. After his departure halfway through the 2001–02 season the club appointed Czech coach

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. 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.

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

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, reaching the group stages where they beat

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2–1 at

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. 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

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after eliminating

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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

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League finishing positions

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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: * Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš (2012–present) *

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(TBA–present) * Baník Prievidza (2013–present) * JUPIE Futbalová škola Mareka Hamšíka (2016–present) * MŠK Žilina Africa FC (2018–present)

Supporters

MŠK Žilina supporters are called ''Žilinskí Šošoni'' (Žilina

s), ''North Brigade'' and ''Žilinskí Fanatici'' (Žilina Fanatics). Žilina supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of Polish Góral Żywiec

Stadium

Štadión Pod Dubňom is their home stadium. It has a capacity of 11,181. It underwent a major renovation since 2006. Between 2014 and 2015 it was used as the home stadium of

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Sponsorship

source

Honours

Domestic

Czechoslovakia * Zväzové Majstrovstvá Slovenska ''(Slovak League) (1925–33)'' ** Winners: 1928, 1929 * Czechoslovak Cup ''(1961–93)'' ** Runners-up: 1961 * 1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) ''(1969–93)'' ** Winners: 1981–82 Slovakia *

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''(1993–present)'' ** Winners (7): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2016–17 ** Runners-up (5): 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2019–20 *

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''(1961–present)'' ** Winners: 1960–61, 2011–12 ** Runners-up (8): 1976–77, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1989–90,

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, 2012–13, 2018–19,

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* Pribina Cup ''(Slovak Super Cup) (1993–present)'' ** Winners: 2003, 2004, 2007,

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Slovak League Top Goalscorer

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Top scorer since 1993–94 :¹Shared award

European

** ''Quarter-final (1):'' 1961–62 *

** ''Runners-up (2):''

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UEFA ranking

This is the current 2021–22

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:
Full list

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

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(Double best scorer Marek Mintál to

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in 2003, another forwards

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to VfL Bochum in 2009 and Mário Breška to

in 2008, also right back Peter Pekarík to

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in 2009), Italian

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( Milan Škriniar to Sampdoria in 2016, Dávid Hancko to

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in 2018), Spanish

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( Róbert Mazáň to

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in 2018), Turkish

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in 2016), Dutch

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( Róbert Boženík to

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in 2020),

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in 2017,

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to AGK in 2021),

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in 2009 and 2013–14 best goalscorer

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in 2015), Polish

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in 2010 and Vahan Bichakhchyan to

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in 2022).

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to Zenit in 2008). The top transfer was agreed in 2016 when 18 years old talented midfielder László Bénes joined German

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for a fee more than

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5.0 million, which was the highest ever paid to a Slovak club.

Record transfers

''*-unofficial fee''

Players

Current squad

''Updated 20 October 2022''
''For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2022
and List of Slovak football transfers winter 2022-23''.

Out on loan

Reserve team

MŠK Žilina B are the reserve team of MŠK Žilina. They currently play in the second-level football league in Slovakia 2. Liga.

Squad

Head coach: Vladimír Veselý Assistant coach: Filip Kňazovič Assistant coach: Viktor Pečovský Goalkeeper coach: Dušan Molčan ''For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2022.''

Staff

Results

League and Cup history

''Slovak League only (1993–present)'' :

European competition

European record

''Updated 26 August 2021''

Player records

Most goals

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

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

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List of MŠK Žilina managers

* Štefan Jačiansky * Arnošt Hložek (1967 – 1969) * Teodor Reiman (1970 – 1973) * Jozef Marušin (1973) * Michal Baránek (1974 – 1975) * Jozef Marko (1975 – 1977) * Eduard Hančin (1977 – 1978) * Michal Pucher (1978) * Karol Pecze (1979 – 1981) * Viliam Meissner (1981 – 1982) * Kamil Majerník (1982 – 1984) * Emil Bezdeda (1984 – 1985) * Jozef Jankech (1985 – 1987) * Albert Rusnák (1987 – 1988) * Vladimír Židek (1988) * Karel Brückner (1988 – 1989) * Oldřich Sedláček (1989 – 1991) * Jozef Zigo (1991 – 1993) * Miroslav Kráľ (1994) * Štefan Slezák (1994 – 1995) * Jozef Zigo (1995) *

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(1995 – 1996) * Dušan Radolský (1996 – 1997) * Anton Jánoš (1998 – 1999) * Jozef Barmoš (1999 – 2000) * Miroslav Turianik (2000) *

(2000 – 2001) *

(2002) * František Komňacký (2002) * Jaroslav Rybár (2003) * Milan Lešický (2003) * Juraj Šimurka (2003) *

(2004 – 2005) * Karol Pecze (2005) * Milan Nemec (2005 – 2005) * Marijan Vlak (2006) *

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(2006 – 2008) * Dušan Radolský (2008 – 2009) * Vladimir Kutka (2009) * Pavel Hapal (2009 – 2011) * Ľubomír Nosický (2011 – 2012) *

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(2012 – 2013) *

Štefan Tarkovič Štefan Tarkovič (born 18 February 1973) is a Slovak football manager. He is currently the manager of Slovakia. He previously managed the teams Žilina, Tatran Prešov and Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszy ...

(2013) * Adrián Guľa (2013 – 2018) * Jaroslav Kentoš (2018 – 2019) *

Pavol Staňo Pavol Staňo (born 29 September 1977) is a Slovak professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Ekstraklasa side Wisła Płock. Honours ;Artmedia Petržalka * Pribina Cup: 2005 ;Jagiellonia Białystok * Polis ...

(2020 – 2021) * Peter Černák (10/2021 – 03/2022) * Ivan Belák (03/2022 – 05/2022) (Carateker) * Jaroslav Hynek (06/2022 – present)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zilina MSK Zilina Football clubs in Slovakia Czechoslovak First League clubs Association football clubs established in 1908 MSK Zilina