MŠK Žilina


MŠK Žilina is a Slovak football club based in the town of Žilina, 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 and play their home games in the Štadión pod Dubňom. 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 in 1928 followed by another in 1929.

Czechoslovak League

In total, Žilina played 30 out of 47 seasons in the Czechoslovak First League 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 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.

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 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 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 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.
in May 2009
They played in the UEFA Cup 2008–09, 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


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Events timeline

The following clubs are currently affiliated with MŠK Žilina:
MŠK Žilina supporters are called Žilinskí Šošoni, North Brigade and Žilinskí Fanatici. Žilina supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of Polish :pl:Góral 1956 Żywiec|Góral Żywiec

Stadium

Štadión Pod Dubňom is their home stadium. It has a capacity of 11,181.

Sponsorship

source
PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
1993–94KappaMIRUPO
1994–95HummelK&K
1995–96Adidasnone
1996–97ATAKnone
1997–98Mizunonone
1998–99Jomanone
1999–01NIKEnone
2001–04NIKETento
2004–07AdidasTento
2007–NIKEPRETO

Honours

Domestic

Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Top scorer since 1993–94
YearWinnerG
1954–55 Emil Pažický191
2001–02 Marek Mintál21
2002–03 Marek Mintál201
2002–03 Martin Fabuš201
2014–15 Matej Jelić191
2016–17 Filip Hlohovský201
2017–18 Samuel Mráz21

European

This is the current 2017–18 UEFA coefficient:
RankTeamCoefficient
233 ASA Târgu Mureş5.870
234 FC Rapid Bucureşti5.870
235 MŠK Žilina5.850
236 FK Žalgiris Vilnius5.825
237 Dundalk FC5.815

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, Italian Serie A, Spanish La Liga, Turkish Süper Lig,, Dutch Eredivisie, Austrian Football Bundesliga, Polish Ekstraklasa. Russian Premier League.
The top transfer was agreed in 2016 when 18 years old talented midfielder László Bénes joined German Mönchengladbach for a fee more than €5.0 million, which was the highest ever paid to a Slovak club.

Record transfers

*-unofficial fee

Players

Current squad

As of 18 July 2020
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2020.

Out on loan 2020–21

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: Norbert Guľa

Assistant coach: Vladimír Labant

Assistant coach: Pavol Staňo

Goalkeeper coach: Michal Klec
As of 19 August 2019
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers winter 2019–20.

Staff

Results

League and Cup history

Slovak League only

European competition

European record

As of June 2020
CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
UEFA Champions League2895142745−18
Cup Winners' Cup430176+1
Europa League / UEFA Cup38188125647+9
UEFA Intertoto Cup8413912−3
UEFA7834143099110–11
Intertoto Cup2410774234+8
Mitropa Cup125252518+7
Non-UEFA36159126752+15
Total114492342166162+4

Player records

Most goals

#Nat.NameGoals
1:cs:Jozef Bielek|Jozef Bielek86
1:cs:Štefan Slezák|Štefan Slezák86
2Marek Mintál76
3Stanislav Šesták49
4Michal Škvarka43
5Róbert Jež35

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.

List of MŠK Žilina Managers