MŠK Žilina
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 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 Shoshone Native American tribe) and play their home games in the Štadión pod Dubňom. In the 2016–17 season, Žilina won the Slovak League.
Full name | MŠK Žilina a.s. | ||
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Nickname(s) | Šošoni (The Shoshone) Žlto-Zelení (The Yellow-Greens) | ||
Founded | 20 June 1908 as Zsolnai Testgyakorlók Köre | ||
Ground | Štadión pod Dubňom | ||
Capacity | 10,785 | ||
Owner | Jozef Antošík | ||
President | Jozef Antošík | ||
Head coach | Jaroslav Hynek | ||
League | Niké Liga | ||
2022–23 | Fortuna Liga, 6th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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] 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.
Quarter-Finals
First leg
Dynamo Žilina | 3–2 | Fiorentina |
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Jakubčík 11', 63' Majerník 42' |
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Milani 47' Dell'Angelo 85' |
Second leg
Fiorentina | 2–0 | Dynamo Žilina |
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Ferretti 38' Hamrin 40' |
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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.
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:
- Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš (2012–present)[3]
- MŠK Námestovo (TBA–present)[4]
- Baník Prievidza (2013–present)[4]
- JUPIE Futbalová škola Mareka Hamšíka (2016–present)[5]
- MŠK Žilina Africa FC (2018–present)[6]
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 |
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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
- 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
- Slovak Super Liga (1993–present)
- Slovak Cup (1961–present)
- Pribina Cup (Slovak Super Cup) (1993–present)
- Winners: 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010
Slovak League Top Goalscorer
Slovak League Top scorer since 1993–94
Year | Winner | G |
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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
European
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Quarter-final (1): 1961–62
- Mitropa Cup
UEFA ranking
This is the current 2021–22 UEFA coefficient:
Rank | Team | Coefficient |
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247 | IFK Göteborg | 4.525 |
248 | FK Bodø/Glimt | 4.500 |
249 | MŠK Žilina | 4.500 |
250 | Viitorul | 4.500 |
251 | FC Tobol | 4.500 |
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 |
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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] |
6. | Nikolas Špalek | Brescia | €1.5 million | 2018[31] |
Denis Vavro | FC Copenhagen | €1.5 million* | 2017[32] | |
Samuel Mráz | Empoli F.C. | €1.5 million | 2018[33] | |
9. | Róbert Mazáň | Celta de Vigo | €1.2 million* | 2018[34] |
Milan Škriniar | Sampdoria | €1.2 million* | 2016[35][36] | |
11. | Peter Pekarík | VfL Wolfsburg | €1.0 million* | 2009[37] |
Peter Štyvar | Bristol City F.C. | €1.0 million* | 2009[38] | |
Dawid Kurminowski | Aarhus GF | €1.0 million* | 2021[39] | |
14. | Vahan Bichakhchyan | Pogoń Szczecin | €0.9 million* | 2022[40] |
*-unofficial fee
Players
Current squad
Updated 6 September 2023[41]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2023.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
MŠK Žilina B[42] are the reserve team of MŠK Žilina. They currently play in the second-level football league in Slovakia 2. Liga.
Squad
- As of 4 February 2023
Head coach: Vladimír Veselý
Assistant coach: Filip Kňazovič
Assistant coach: Viktor Pečovský
Goalkeeper coach: Dušan Molčan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2023.
Staff
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Jaroslav Hynek |
Assistant Coach | Richard Polák |
Assistant Coach | 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: [43]
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
UCQ3 ( 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)
European record
Updated 20 July 2023
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
Player records
Most goals
# | Nat. | Name | Goals |
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1 | Jozef Bielek | 86 | |
Štefan Slezák | |||
2 | Marek Mintál | 76 | |
3 | Stanislav Šesták | 49 | |
4 | Michal Škvarka | 43 | |
5 | Róbert Jež | 35 | |
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 here.
- Juraj Ančic
- Benson Anang
- Serge Akakpo
- Bello Babatounde
- Miroslav Barčík
- Ivan Belák
- László Bénes
- Jozef Bielek
- Vahan Bichakhchyan
- Róbert Boženík
- Mário Breška
- Momodou Ceesay
- Juraj Chvátal
- Eugeniu Cociuc
- Marián Čišovský
- Marek Čech
- Besir Demiri
- Jean Deza
- Peter Doležaj
- Martin Dúbravka
- Martin Ďurica
- Dávid Ďuriš
- Martin Fabuš
- Ľubomír Faktor
- Enis Fazlagić
- Dušan Galis
- Roman Gergel
- Stanislav Griga
- Dávid Guba
- Ľubomír Guldan
- Dávid Hancko
- Nermin Haskić
- Filip Hlohovský
- Dominik Holec
- Jakub Holúbek
- Alexander Horváth
- Tomáš Hubočan
- Miroslav Hýll
- Viliam Hýravý
- Róbert Jež
- Miroslav Káčer
- Adrián Kaprálik
- Filip Kaša
- Semir Kerla
- Vladimír Kinier
- Peter Kiška
- Jakub Kiwior
- Miroslav König
- Martin Králik
- Anton Krásnohorský
- Dušan Kuciak
- Branislav Labant
- Vladimír Labant
- Vladimír Leitner
- Luka Lochoshvili
- Aleš Mandous
- Ernest Mabouka
- Róbert Mazáň
- Jaroslav Mihalík
- Marek Mintál
- Ladislav Molnár
- Anton Moravčík
- Samuel Mráz
- Ján Mucha
- Adam Nemec
- Peter Németh
- Branislav Niňaj
- Ján Novák
- Ricardo Nunes
- Tomáš Oravec
- Emil Pažický
- Mário Pečalka
- Viktor Pečovský
- Peter Pekarík
- Dušan Perniš
- František Plach
- Andrej Porázik
- István Priboj
- Ľubomír Reiter
- Theodor Reimann
- Štefan Rusnák
- Branislav Rzeszoto
- Ramil Sheydayev
- Dušan Sninský
- Miroslav Seman
- Stanislav Šesták
- Milan Škriniar
- Michal Škvarka
- Zdeno Štrba
- Peter Štyvar
- Aleksandar Susnjar
- Lukáš Tesák
- Tony Toklomety
- Michal Tomič
- Ivan Trabalík
- Kristián Vallo
- Denis Vavro
- Velimir Vidić
- Admir Vladavić
- Dare Vršič
- Salomon Wisdom
- Radoslav Zabavník
- Artūrs Zjuzins
List of MŠK Žilina managers
- István Priboj (1935 - 1936)
- Antal Mally (1946 - 1949)
- Anton Bulla (1961 - 1962)
- Štefan Jačiansky
- Oldřich Šubrt (1967)
- Vojtech Schottert (1967 - 1968)
- Arnošt Hložek (1968 – 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)
- Stanislav Griga (1995 – 1996)
- Dušan Radolský (1996 – 1997)
- Anton Jánoš (1998 – 1999)
- Jozef Barmoš (1999 – 2000)
- Miroslav Turianik (2000)
- Ladislav Jurkemik (2000 – 2001)
- Leoš Kalvoda (2002)
- František Komňacký (2002)
- Jaroslav Rybár (2003)
- Milan Lešický (2003)
- Juraj Šimurka (2003)
- Ladislav Jurkemik (2004 – 2005)
- Karol Pecze (2005)
- Milan Nemec (2005 – 2005)
- Marijan Vlak (2006)
- Pavel Vrba (2006 – 2008)
- Dušan Radolský (2008 – 2009)
- Vladimir Kutka (2009)
- Pavel Hapal (2009 – 2011)
- Ľubomír Nosický (2011 – 2012)
- Frans Adelaar (2012 – 2013)
- Štefan Tarkovič (2013)
- Adrián Guľa (2013 – 2018)
- Jaroslav Kentoš (2018 – 2019)
- Pavol Staňo (2020 – 2021)
- Peter Černák (10/2021 – 03/2022)
- Ivan Belák (03/2022 – 05/2022) (Carateker)
- Jaroslav Hynek (06/2022 – present)
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