MŠK Žilina
Squad
Ernest Mabouka2010current
Viktor Pečovský2011current
László Bénes2015current- Nermin Haskić2015current
Nikolas Špalek2015current
Róbert Mazáň2015current
Vahan Bichakhchyan2017current
Dávid Ďuriš2019current- Emil Pažický1945–1948
- Anton Krásnohorský1952–1954
- Anton Moravčík1952–1952
- Emil Pažický1955–1956
- Theodor Reimann1956–1956
Alexander Horváth1958–1962- Vladimír Kinier1979–1984
- Stanislav Griga1980–1981
- Dušan Galis1982–1982
- Viliam Hýravý1984–1988
- Vladimír Kinier1985–1988
- Viliam Hýravý1995–1996
Marek Mintál1996–2003
Marek Čech2001–2003
Dušan Kuciak2002–2008
Ján Mucha2002–2005
Radoslav Zabavník2002–2004
Zdeno Štrba2003–2009
Adam Nemec2004–2007
Marián Čišovský2004–2005
Peter Pekarík2004–2009
Stanislav Šesták2004–2007
Tomáš Hubočan2004–2007
Dare Vršič2005–2007
Dušan Perniš2006–2009
Lukáš Tesák2006–2009
Admir Vladavić2007–2009
Martin Dúbravka2008–2014- Admir Vladavić2010–2011
Momodou Ceesay2010–2012- Zdeno Štrba2011–2011
Milan Škriniar2012–2016
Serge Akakpo2012–2014
Denis Vavro2013–2017
Aleš Mandous2015–2018
Dávid Hancko2016–2018
Róbert Boženík2018–2020
Jakub Kiwior2019–2021- Tomáš Hubočan2023–2025
- Peter Pekarík2024–2024
MŠK Žilina is a well-known association football club based in Slovakia.
The club competes in the Slovak First Football League, the top tier of Slovak football.
MŠK Žilina has won a total of 7 league titles since the Slovak First Football League's inception in 1993.
Biography
Formation
MŠK Žilina, a prominent Slovak football club, was established towards the end of 1908 under the Hungarian name Zsolnai Testgyakorlók Köre and was officially registered on June 20, 1909. The club quickly made its mark in Slovak football, winning its first Slovak championship in 1928, followed by another title in 1929.
Czechoslovak League Era
The club played a significant role in the Czechoslovak First League from 1945 until the league's dissolution in 1993, participating in 30 out of 47 seasons. Their most notable achievement during this period was in the 1961 season when they reached the final of the National Cup and subsequently made their European debut in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. MŠK Žilina achieved impressive victories over Olympiacos but were ultimately eliminated by Fiorentina in the quarter-finals.
Modern Success
Since the inception of the Slovak First Football League in 1993, MŠK Žilina has established itself as one of the most successful teams, winning the league title seven times, with their most recent championship in the 2016–17 season. The club, affectionately known as Šošoni, plays its home games at the Štadión pod Dubňom and continues to be a formidable presence in Slovak football, consistently competing for top honors.
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Career & Clubs
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 Czechoslovak First League spanning from 1945 to 1993 and come 13th in all-time table. 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
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…
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- Slovak First Football League
Legacy
Domestic
Czechoslovakia
Zväzové Majstrovstvá Slovenska (Slovak League) (1925–33) Winners (2): 1927–28, 1928–29 Czechoslovak Cup (1961–93) Runners-up (1): 1961–62 1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) Winners (1): 1981–82 Slovakia
Slovak First Football League (1993–present) Winners (7): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2016–17 Runners-up (6): 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2024–25 3rd place (1): 2010–11 Slovak Cup Winners (2): 2011–12, 2025–26 Runners-up (4): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2020–21 Pribina Cup (Slovak Super Cup) Winners (4): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2010–11
European
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-final (1): 1961–62 Mitropa Cup Runners-up (2): 1974, 1983 UEFA Champions League Group stage (1): 2010-11 UEFA Europa League Group stage (1): 2008–09
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Identifiers & aliases
MŠK Žilina 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 and play their home games in the Štadión pod Dubňom. Žilina won their most recent title in 2016–17 season.
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