MFK Ružomberok
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| Full name | Mestský Futbalový klub Ružomberok |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Ruža (The Rose) |
| Founded | 1906; 119 years ago (1906) (as Rózsahegyi Sport Club) |
| Ground | Štadión pod Čebraťom, Ružomberok |
| Capacity | 4,876 |
| Owner | Milan Fiľo |
| Chairman | Ľubomír Golis |
| Head coach | Norbert Hrnčár |
| League | Slovak First Football League |
| 2023–24 | Slovak First Football League, 5th |
| Website | www |
| Current season | |
MFK Ružomberok (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈruʐɔmberɔk] i ) is a Slovak professional football club playing in the city of Ružomberok.
History
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Established in 1906, the club's colours have been traditionally white, yellow and red, which are also featured on the town's flag. However, the sponsor Mondi Business Paper SCP introduced new colours in 2005: orange, black and white.
In 1993 the club gained promotion to the Slovak Second Division for the first time and a second promotion to the Corgoň Liga in 1997. The club's trophy cabinet stayed empty until their centenary year, when in 2006 they lifted both the Corgoň Liga title and the Slovak Cup with the help of 21 goals from the league's joint top scorer Erik Jendrišek. Other stars of the team in this successful season were Jan Nezmar and Marek Sapara. The team was coached at that time by František Komňacký who in February 2007 went on to SKVO Rostov-on-Don.Corgoň liga: Komňacký v Ružomberku skončil
The league win gained them entry into the Champions league second qualifying stage, there they met Swedish side Djurgårdens IF, Ružomberok lost the first leg 1–0 but managed to pull back the deficit to win 3–2 on aggregate. The next round saw them meet Russian champions CSKA Moscow, the team lost conceding 5 goals without reply.
Events timeline
[edit ]- 1906 – Founded as Concordia Ružomberok
- 1948 – Merged with SBZ Ruzomberok and Sokola SBZ Ružomberok
- 1953 – Renamed DSO Iskra Ružomberok
- 1955 – Revocation of the merger and renamed Iskra Ružomberok
- 1957 – Renamed TJ BZVIL Ružomberok
- 1989 – Renamed TJ BZ Ružomberok
- 1992 – Renamed ŠK Texicom Ružomberok
- 1995 – Renamed MŠK Ružomberok
- 1996 – Renamed MŠK SCP Ružomberok, Slovak 2nd League champion
- 2001 – First European qualification, 2001–02 UEFA Cup
- 2003 – Renamed MFK Ružomberok
- 2006 – Slovak champion, Slovak FA Cup winner
- 2006 – Champions League qualification, 3rd round
- 2017 – European League qualification, 3rd round
- 2024 – Slovak FA Cup winner
Honours
[edit ]Domestic
[edit ]- Slovak First Football League (1993–)
- Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup)
Transfers
[edit ]MFK have produced numerous players that have gone on to represent the Slovak national football team. Over the last period there has been a steady increase of young players leaving Ružomberok after a few years of first-team football and moving on to play football in leagues of a higher standard, mostly Czech First League (Igor Žofčák [1] and Juraj Kucka to Sparta Prague [2] in 2007 and 2009, Maroš Klimpl and Tomáš Oravec [3] to Viktoria Žižkov in 2001 and 2002, Dušan Švento to SK Slavia Prague in 2005,[4] Marián Had to Brno in 2004,[5] Marek Bakoš to Viktoria Plzeň in 2009,[6] and Tomáš Ďubek to Slovan Liberec in 2014[7] ), Belgian Pro League (Martin Regáli to K.V. Kortrijk in 2023). In 2005–06 best goalscorer Erik Jendrišek moved to German Hannover 96.[8] In 2017 Michal Faško moved to Swiss Grasshopper.[9] The top transfer was agreed in 2006 when 24 years old attacking midfielder Marek Sapara moved to Norwegian champion Rosenborg BK for a fee 1ドル.3 million.[10]
Record transfers
[edit ]| Rank | Player | To | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Slovakia Marek Sapara | Norway Rosenborg Trondheim | 1ドル.3 million | 2006[11] |
| 2. | Slovakia Tomáš Bobček | Poland Lechia Gdańsk | 0ドル.6 million* | 2023[12] |
| 3. | Slovakia Martin Regáli | Belgium K.V. Kortrijk | 0ドル.55 million* | 2023[13] |
| 4. | Slovakia Ján Maslo | Ukraine Volyn Lutsk | 0ドル.5 million | 2011[14] |
| Slovakia Erik Jendrišek | Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0ドル.5 million | 2007[15] | |
| Slovakia Erik Jendrišek | Germany Hannover 96 | 0ドル.5 million loan | 2006[16] | |
| Slovakia Dominik Kružliak | Slovakia Dunajská Streda | 0ドル.5 million | 2019[17] | |
| 8. | Slovakia Ladislav Almási | Czech Republic Baník Ostrava | 0ドル.47 million | 2021[18] |
| 9. | Slovakia Tomáš Frühwald | Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 | 0ドル.4 million | 2024[19] |
*-unofficial fee
Sponsorship
[edit ]| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Erreà | SCP |
| 1999–2002 | Adidas | |
| 2002–04 | Diadora | NEUSIEDLER |
| 2004–07 | Umbro | NEUSIEDLER SCP |
| 2007–08 | Legea | Mondi SCP |
| 2008–12 | Umbro | |
| 2012–13 | Adidas | |
| 2013–2021 | Mondi | |
| 2021-2022 | TAURIS | |
| 2023- | Niké |
Club partners
[edit ]source[20]
- Mondi SCP
- ECO-INVEST
- Harmony
- TAURIS
- Harmanec-Kuvert
- City of Ružomberok
- Stavpoč
- Tatrapeko
- Včela Lippek
Current squad
[edit ]Updated 10 September 2024[21] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024 and
List of Slovak football transfers winter 2024-25
Out on loan 2023–24
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired number(s)
[edit ]- 12 – Concordia 1906 (the 12th Man)
Staff
[edit ]| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | Slovakia Milan Fiľo |
| General director | Slovakia Ľubomír Golis |
| Sport director | Slovakia Dušan Tittel |
| Manager | Slovakia Norbert Hrnčár |
| Assistant coach | Slovakia Jozef Kapláň |
| Goalkeeping coach | Slovakia Milan Penksa, Marek Rodák |
| Youth coach | Slovakia Ľuboš Hajdúch |
| Medical Staff | Slovakia MUDr. František Rigo, MUDr. Tibor Letko |
| Masseur | Slovakia Juraj Hervartovský |
| Custodian | Slovakia Drahomír Bobák |
Results
[edit ]League and Cup history
[edit ]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 2nd (1. Liga) 11/(16) 30 12 5 13 48 53 29 First round 1994–95 2nd (1. Liga) 6/(16) 30 14 2 14 47 33 44 First round 1995–96 2nd (1. Liga) 6/(16) 30 14 5 11 54 44 47 First round Slovakia Eduard Mydliar (13) 1996–97 2nd (1. Liga) 1/(18) 34 23 5 6 78 19 78 Semi-finals Slovakia Viliam Hýravý (18) 1997–98 1st (Mars Superliga) 11/(16) 30 9 9 12 35 49 36 First round Slovakia Eduard Mydliar (7) 1998–99 1st (Mars Superliga) 7/(16) 30 12 10 8 31 31 46 Quarter-finals Slovakia Eduard Mydliar (9) 1999–00 1st (Mars Superliga) 7/(16) 30 13 7 10 29 26 46 Second round Slovakia Eduard Mydliar (7) 2000–01 1st (Mars Superliga) 3/(10) 36 15 10 11 51 48 55 Runners-up Slovakia Tomáš Oravec (11) 2001–02 1st (Mars Superliga) 4/(10) 36 15 9 12 49 41 54 Second round UC R1 (France Troyes) Slovakia Tomáš Oravec (9) 2002–03 1st (Slovak Super Liga) 8/(10) 36 12 7 17 45 60 43 First round Slovakia Roland Števko (12) 2003–04 1st (Corgoň Liga) 3/(10) 36 15 10 11 53 47 55 First round Slovakia Roland Števko (22) 2004–05 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(10) 36 11 10 15 50 57 43 Second round Slovakia Roland Števko (11) 2005–06 1st (Corgoň Liga) 1/(10) 36 26 2 8 65 28 80 Winners Slovakia Erik Jendrišek (21) 2006–07 1st (Corgoň Liga) 4/(12) 28 10 7 11 25 29 37 Second round CL
UCQR3 (Russia CSKA Moscow)
R1 Belgium (Club Brugge)Slovakia Róbert Rák (11) 2007–08 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(12) 33 10 14 9 46 43 44 Third round Slovakia Marek Bakoš (10) 2008–09 1st (Corgoň Liga) 5/(12) 33 12 11 10 48 34 47 Semi-finals Slovakia Miloš Lačný (11) 2009–10 1st (Corgoň Liga) 5/(12) 33 13 8 12 33 35 47 Third round Ukraine Oleksandr Pyschur (11) 2010–11 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(12) 33 10 11 12 23 33 41 Quarter-finals Czech Republic Karel Kroupa (5) 2011–12 1st (Corgoň Liga) 6/(12) 33 11 11 11 39 34 44 Second round Slovakia Pavol Masaryk (18) 2012–13 1st (Corgoň Liga) 6/(12) 33 12 9 12 36 46 45 Quarter-finals Slovakia Tomáš Ďubek (13) 2013–14 1st (Corgoň Liga) 4/(12) 33 15 5 13 56 51 50 Semi-finals Cameroon Léandre Tawamba (13) 2014–15 1st (Fortuna Liga) 7/(12) 33 10 10 13 41 45 40 Second round Slovakia Pavol Masaryk (9) 2015–16 1st (Fortuna Liga) 6/(12) 33 12 9 12 42 41 45 Semi-finals Slovakia Miloš Lačný (10) 2016–17 1st (Fortuna Liga) 3/(12) 30 15 7 8 55 38 52 Fifth Round Czech Republic Jakub Mareš (14) 2017–18 1st (Fortuna Liga) 6/(12) 31 10 10 11 36 35 40 Runners-up EL Q3 (England Everton) Bosnia and Herzegovina Nermin Haskić (7) 2018–19 1st (Fortuna Liga) 3/(12) 32 15 11 6 50 31 56 Fifth Round Bosnia and Herzegovina Ismar Tandir (9)
Albania Kristi Qose (9)2019–20 1st (Fortuna Liga) 5/(12) 27 7 11 9 28 33 32 Runners-up EL Q1 (Bulgaria Levski Sofia) Czech Republic Filip Twardzik (7) 2020–21 1st (Fortuna Liga) 8/(12) 32 10 9 13 41 44 39 Round of 16 EL Q1 (Switzerland Servette) Slovakia Martin Regáli (11) 2021–22 1st (Fortuna Liga) 2/(12) 32 17 12 3 58 23 63 Round of 16 Slovakia Martin Regáli (10) 2022–23 1st (Fortuna Liga) 7/(12) 32 12 11 9 43 31 47 Round of 16 ECL Q2 (Latvia Riga FC) Slovakia Štefan Gerec (9) 2023–24 1st (Fortuna Liga) 5/(12) 32 12 11 9 38 43 47 Winner Slovakia Martin Boďa (5)
European competition history
[edit ]Player records
[edit ]Most goals
[edit ]| # | Nat. | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | Roland Števko | 59 |
| 2 | Slovakia | Tomáš Ďubek | 45 |
| 3 | Slovakia | Miloš Lačný | 44 |
| 4 | Slovakia | Eduard Mydliar | 36 |
| 5 | Slovakia | Štefan Gerec | 33 |
| 6 | Slovakia | Ján Maslo | 31 |
| 7 | Slovakia | Erik Jendrišek | 30 |
| Slovakia | Martin Regáli | ||
| 8 | Slovakia | Pavol Masaryk | 28 |
| 9 | Slovakia | Štefan Zošák | 27 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia Slovakia | Viliam Hýravý | 26 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | Jan Nezmar | 24 |
Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.
Slovak League top goalscorer
[edit ]Slovak League top goalscorer since 1993–94
| Year | Winner | G |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Slovakia Roland Števko | 17 |
| 2005–06 | Slovakia Erik Jendrišek | 211 |
| 2011–12 | Slovakia Pavol Masaryk | 18 |
- 1Shared award
Notable players
[edit ]Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for MFK.
- Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
- Slovakia Ladislav Almási
- Slovakia Peter Babnič
- Slovakia Marek Bakoš
- Moldova Anatol Cheptine
- Slovakia Martin Chrien
- Armenia Gagik Daghbashyan
- Slovakia Ondrej Debnár
- Slovakia Tomáš Ďubek
- Slovakia Marián Had
- Slovakia Ľuboš Hajdúch
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Nermin Haskić
- Czechoslovakia Slovakia Viliam Hýravý
- Slovakia Ivan Hodúr
- Slovakia Martin Jakubko
- Slovakia Erik Jendrišek
- Slovakia Maroš Klimpl
- Belarus Uladzimir Karytska
- North Macedonia Tihomir Kostadinov
- Slovakia Juraj Kotula
- Slovakia Pavel Kováč
- Slovakia Ivan Kozák
- Slovakia Dominik Kružliak
- Slovakia Juraj Kucka
- Slovakia Richard Lásik
- Czech Republic Jiří Novotný
- Kenya Patrick Oboya
- Slovakia Tomáš Oravec
- North Macedonia Dejan Peševski
- Estonia Artur Pikk
- Albania Kristi Qose
- Slovakia Marek Sapara
- Slovakia Martin Regáli
- Slovakia Tomáš Rigo
- Slovakia Štefan Senecký
- Czech Republic Jiří Skalák
- Belarus Valery Strypeykis
- Slovakia Dušan Švento
- Slovakia Rudolf Urban
- North Macedonia Yani Urdinov
- Slovakia Ľubomír Talda
- Cameroon Léandre Tawamba
- Czechoslovakia Viktor Tegelhoff
- North Macedonia Darko Tofiloski
- Slovakia Ivan Trabalík
- Slovakia Tibor Zátek
- Slovakia Adam Zreľák
- Slovakia Vladislav Zvara
- Slovakia Igor Žofčák
Managers
[edit ]- Slovakia Ladislav Jurkemik (1998–99)
- Slovakia Mikuláš Komanický (2001–02)
- Slovakia Jozef Vukušič (2003–04)
- Slovakia Ľubomír Moravčík (2004–05)
- Czech Republic František Komňacký (2005–07)
- Czech Republic Petr Uličný (2007)
- Czech Republic Přemysl Bičovský (2007–08)
- Slovakia Ladislav Jurkemik (2008)
- Czech Republic Michal Bílek (1 July 2008 – 30 Jun 2009)
- Czech Republic František Straka (1 Jun 2009 – 30 Jun 2010)
- Slovakia Ladislav Jurkemik (1 July 2010 – 15 Oct 2010)
- Serbia Goran Milojević (16 Oct 2010 – 31 Mar 2011)
- Slovakia Ladislav Jurkemik (1 Apr 2011 – Sep 22, 2011)
- Czech Republic Aleš Křeček (Sept 22, 2011 – 30 June 2012)
- Slovakia Ladislav Šimčo (1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013)
- Slovakia Jozef Vukušič (1 July 2013 – 17 March 2014)
- Czech Republic Jozef Chovanec (17 Mar 2014 – 30 Jun 2014)
- Slovakia Ladislav Šimčo (5 June 2014 – 17 Nov 2014)
- Slovakia Ivan Galád (17 Nov 2014 – Sept 2, 2015)
- Slovakia Ladislav Pecko (Sept 11, 2015 – 30 May 2016)
- Slovakia Norbert Hrnčár (30 May 2016 – 30 May 2018)
- Czech Republic David Holoubek (4 June 2018 – May 2019)
- Slovakia Ján Haspra (May 2019 - 27 May 2021)
- Slovakia Peter Struhár (31 May 2021 – 29 May 2023)
- Slovakia Peter Tomko (5 June 2023 – 24 Oct 2023)
- Czech Republic Ondřej Smetana (24 Oct 2023 – 13 Nov 2024)
- Czech Republic Radim Kučera (13 Nov 2024 – 20 Dec 2024)
- Slovakia Norbert Hrnčár (20 Dec 2024 - )
Reserve team
[edit ]MFK Ružomberok B is the reserve team of MFK Ružomberok.
History
[edit ]Ružomberok B's best result in Slovak 2. liga was a 7th position in 2009–10 season and 2011–12 season. In May 2012 the club withdrew from the Slovak 2. liga. Their place in the league was taken by FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín. Notable former players which later played First league were: Štefan Pekár, Libor Hrdlička, Juraj Dovičovič, Lukáš Greššák, Juraj Dovičovič and Roland Števko.
Season to season
[edit ]| Season | Division | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | 3. liga | 1st (promoted) |
| 2008–09 | 2. liga | 8th |
| 2009–10 | 2. liga | 7th |
| 2010–11 | 2. liga | 10th |
| 2011–12 | 2. liga | 7th |
- 4 seasons in Slovak 2. liga
Former managers
[edit ]- Slovakia Ivan Hucko (2004–05)
- Slovakia Ladislav Molnár (2008)
- Slovakia Roman Berta
- Slovakia Ján Haspra
- Slovakia Vladimír Rusnák (2011–12)
- Slovakia Viliam Hýravý
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Žofčák blízko prestupu do Sparty Praha".
- ^ "Juraj Kucka: S přestupem do Sparty jsem neváhal - AC Sparta Praha". sparta.cz. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Futbal: Oravec posunul Žižkov na druhé miesto pred Spartu".
- ^ "Švento sa po rokoch vrátil do pražskej Slavie: Som tu, aby sme bojovali o poháre". 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Marián Had je vraj najdrahší hráč, akého kedy 1. FC Brno kupovalo".
- ^ "Kapitán Ružomberka Bakoš prestúpil do Plzne". 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Ďubek prestupuje z Ružomberka do Liberca".
- ^ "Erik Jendrišek ide do Hannoveru". 10 July 2006.
- ^ "Michal Faško prestúpil z MFK Ružomberok do Grasshopperu Zürich". 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Azet.sk - vaše správy a informácie na jednom mieste".
- ^ "Bir diğer Slovak oyuncu Sapara!". 2 September 2011.
- ^ "ROZHOVOR Tomáš Bobček - prileteli si poňho do Popradu". 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Martin Regáli sa dočkal prestupu do atraktívnej ligy: Zbalil som si strelecké kopačky". 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Ján Maslo podpísal 3-ročnú zmluvu s FC Volyň Luck". 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Überblick: Transfers des 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Saison 2007/2008".
- ^ "Hannover odmieta Jendrišeka". 17 May 2007.
- ^ "Ružomberok leaves a captain: I have chosen foreign countries in Slovakia".
- ^ "Útočník Almási tlačí Ostravu na čelo českej ligy: Dvojmetrový obor sa derie do repre!". 20 August 2021.
- ^ https://hitky.sk/ruzombersky-brankar-meni-adresu-stal-sa-prestupovym-rekorderom/
- ^ "MFK Ružomberok | Partneri". mfkruzomberok.sk.
- ^ "SÚPISKA A-TÍM 2023/2024" [First Team 2023/2024]. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
External links
[edit ]Official website:
- MFK Ružomberok official website (in Slovak)
Other useful links:
- FB website of MFK Ružomberok (in Slovak)
- FB website of Concordia 1906 – Ružafans supporters (in Slovak)
- FB discussion of Concordia 1906 – Ružafans supporters (in Slovak)
- Website of Orange White Division supporters (in Slovak)
- Youtube channel of Concordia 1906 – Ružafans supporters (in Slovak)
- Youtube channel of Orange White Division supporters (in Slovak)
