FK Železiarne Podbrezová

FK Železiarne Podbrezová is a Slovak football team, based in the town 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.

Fortuna Liga promotion
In 2013–2014, 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)

Domestic

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

Club partners
source


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

Current squad
As of 16 March 2024

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

Current technical staff

 * As of 6 July 2024

Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries

For full list, see Category:ŽP Šport Podbrezová players


 * 🇷🇴 Marius Alexe
 * 🇬🇲 Mahmudu Bajo
 * 🇸🇰 Michal Breznaník
 * 🇸🇰 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-)