FK Železiarne Podbrezová

Podbrezová

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Full name	Futbalový klub Železiarne Podbrezová
Nickname(s)	Železiari (Ironmongers) Horehronci (People from Upper Hron Region)
Founded	1920 (1920) as RTJ Podbrezová
Ground	ZELPO Aréna
Capacity	4,061
Owner	Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. 35% Stanislav Lobotka 35% Other investors 30%
President	Július Kriváň
Manager	Vladimír Cifranič
League	Slovak First Football League
2023–24	Slovak First Football League, 6th of 12
Website	www.zpfutbal.sk
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FK Železiarne Podbrezová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʐelezɪɐrɲe ˈpɔdbrezɔʋaː]) is a Slovak football team, based in the village of Podbrezová.

History

Podbrezová was formed in 1920 as RTJ Podbrezová. The club is also particularly famous for its youth program that has produced many Slovak talents over the years, including Juraj Kucka, Michal Breznaník, Róbert Pich, Peter Štyvar and Marek Bažík. Podbrezová has been cooperating with the Italian club Inter, in a worldwide social project – Inter Campus (2002–2008). Argentine midfielder Pablo Podio, who played for Podbrezová, is a product of the Inter Campus project. Major achievements in the history of the club include: second place in the I. liga in the 2007/2008 season and the semifinals of the Slovak Cup in the 2001/2002 season. In 2009–10, the club withdrew from the Slovak First League.

Slovak First Football League promotion

In 2013–14, Podbrezová were promoted to the top flight of Slovak football for the first time in their history. The success was born under the leadership of coach Jaroslav Kentoš. The keys players were Vratislav Greško, Blažej Vaščák, Jozef Hanák, Michal Pančík and others.

Events timeline

• 1920 – Founded as RTJ Podbrezová
• 1930 – Merged with Tatran Horná Lehota and renamed ŠK Podbrezová
• 1936 – Renamed ŠKP Podbrezová
• 2006 – Merged with Brezno and renamed FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová
• 2017 – Renamed FK Železiarne Podbrezová

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with Podbrezová:

• Kardemir Karabükspor (2017–)
• FK Poprad (2021–)
• FC Nordsjælland (2019–)
• FK Pohronie (2022–)
• Baník Kalinovo (2022–2024)

Honours

Domestic

• Slovak Second Division (1993–)
  • Champions (2): 2013–14, 2021–22
  • Runners-up (3): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13

Sponsorship

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
1998–1999	Puma	none
1999–2001	ATAK Sportswear
2001–2002	NIKE	Železiarne Podbrezová
2002–2004		ŽP Trade
2004–2005	Puma	none
2005–2006	NIKE	ŽP Trade
2006–2007	ALEA	none
2007–2010	Jako	Železiarne Podbrezová
2010–2022	Adidas
2022–present		Niké

Club partners

source

• Železiarne Podbrezová
• Zaninoni
• ŽDAS
• SLOVRUR
• Moravia Steel
• REA-S
• Pipex Italia

Current squad

As of 8 August, 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	SVK	Filip Mielke
4	DF	SVK	Matej Oravec
5	DF	SVK	Mário Mrva
7	FW	SVK	Roland Galčík
9	FW	CZE	Daniel Smékal
11	FW	GAM	Alasana Yirajang
13	MF	SVK	Vincent Chyla
14	DF	SVK	Matej Grešák
15	MF	SVK	René Paraj
16	GK	SVK	Lukáš Domaniský
17	FW	SVK	Peter Juritka
18	DF	HUN	Alex Marković

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	MKD	Martin Talakov
20	FW	GHA	Frank Appiah
22	FW	SVK	David Depetris
24	DF	SVK	Kristián Koštrna
25	MF	SVK	Šimon Faško
26	MF	SVK	Samuel Stefanik
27	FW	NGA	Ridwan Sanusi
28	GK	SVK	Adam Danko
30	FW	SVK	Andy Masaryk
77	FW	NGA	Kayode Saliman
91	GK	SVK	Pavol Bajza
―	MF	CZE	Ondřej Deml (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň)

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024.

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CZE	Daniel Macej (at Pohronie until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	SVK	Jozef Špyrka (at Komárno until 30 June 2025)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GAM	Yusupha Kambi (at Pohronie until 30 June 2025)
—	DF	GAM	Musa Jatta (at AC Oulu until 31 December 2024)

Staff

Current technical staff

As of 6 July 2024

Staff	Job title
Vladimír Cifranič	Manager
Ľuboš Ličko	Assistant manager
Lukáš Ďuriška	Assistant manager
František Kunzo	Team Leader
Miroslav Seman	Goalkeeping coach
Ernest Caban	Team Doctor
Richard Horňák	Fitness coach
Dárius Kolodzej	Masseur

Club officials

Position	Name
President	Július Kriváň
Vice president	Marián Kurčík
Vice president	Vladimír Soták ml.

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries For full list, see Category:ŽP Šport Podbrezová players

• Marius Alexe
• Mahmudu Bajo
• Ľuboš Ličko
• David Depetris
• Vratislav Greško
• Filip Hlohovský
• Juraj Chvátal
• Jakub Kiwior
• Ján Krivák
• Juraj Kucka
• Milan Nemec
• Michal Pančík
• Dejan Peševski
• Štefan Rusnák
• Pavol Šafranko
• Siradji Sani
• Samuel Štefánik
• Peter Štyvar
• Blažej Vaščák
• Mateusz Zachara

Notable managers

• Milan Nemec (1998–2001)
• Ladislav Kuna (2001–04)
• Anton Jánoš (15 Aug 2006 – 31 May 2008)
• Raffaele Quaranta (1 Jun 2008 – 11 Oct 2010)
• Jaroslav Kentoš (2011– Feb 2015)
• Jozef Mores (February 2015 – June 2015)
• Zdenko Frťala (15 June 2015 – 22 Sep 2015)
• Marek Fabuľa (22 Sep 2015 – 25 April 2017)
• Karol Praženica (25 April 2017 - 20 Sep 2017)
• Marek Fabuľa (20 Sep 2017 – 21 Nov 2018)
• Gergely Geri (21 Nov 2018 – 4 Jan 2019)
• Vladimír Veselý (4 Jan 2019 – 26 Aug 2019)
• Jozef Mores (26 Aug 2019 – 6 Mar 2020)
• Martin Poljovka (6 Mar 2019 – 1 June 2020)
• Vladimír Cifranič (1 June 2020 – 4 Dec 2020)
• Mikuláš Radványi (17 Dec 2020 – 28 May 2021)
• Roman Skuhravý (28 May 2021 – 6 July 2024)
• Vladimír Cifranič (12 July 2024-)

External links

• Official website (in Slovak)