FK Železiarne Podbrezová

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.^[2]

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.

• 1920 – Founded as RTJ Podbrezová^[3]
• 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^[4]

The following clubs are affiliated with Podbrezová:

•   Kardemir Karabükspor (2017–)^[5]
•   FK Poprad (2021–)
•   FC Nordsjælland (2019–)
•   FK Pohronie (2022–)^[6]
•   Baník Kalinovo (2022–2024)^[7][8]

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

source^[9]

As of 8 August, 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. 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.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. 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)

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

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

Had international caps for their respective countries

For full list, see Category:ŽP Šport Podbrezová players

• Official website (in Slovak)