MFK Ružomberok

MFK Ružomberok
Full nameMestský Futbalový klub Ružomberok
Nickname(s)Ruža (The Rose)
Founded1906; 118 years ago (1906) (as Rózsahegyi Sport Club)
GroundŠtadión pod Čebraťom,
Ružomberok
Capacity4,876
OwnerMilan Fiľo
ChairmanĽubomír Golis
Head coachRadim Kučera
LeagueSlovak First Football League
2023–24Slovak First Football League, 5th
Websitewww.mfkruzomberok.sk
Current season

MFK Ružomberok (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈruʐɔmberɔk] ⓘ) 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

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  • 1906 – Founded as Rózsahegyi Sport Club
  • 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

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Domestic

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Transfers

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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 €1.3 million.[10]

Record transfers

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Rank Player To Fee Year
1. Slovakia Marek Sapara Norway Rosenborg Trondheim €1.3 million 2006[11]
2. Slovakia Tomáš Bobček Poland Lechia Gdańsk €0.6 million* 2023[12]
3. Slovakia Martin Regáli Belgium K.V. Kortrijk €0.55 million* 2023[13]
4. Slovakia Ján Maslo Ukraine Volyn Lutsk €0.5 million 2011[14]
Slovakia Erik Jendrišek Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern €0.5 million 2007[15]
Slovakia Erik Jendrišek Germany Hannover 96 €0.5 million loan 2006[16]
Slovakia Dominik Kružliak Slovakia Dunajská Streda €0.5 million 2019[17]
8. Slovakia Ladislav Almási Czech Republic Baník Ostrava €0.47 million 2021[18]
9. Slovakia Tomáš Frühwald Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 €0.4 million 2024[19]

*-unofficial fee

Sponsorship

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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

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Current squad

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Updated 5 September 2024[21] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Slovakia SVK Dominik Ťapaj
2 DF Slovakia SVK Alexander Mojžiš
3 DF Slovakia SVK Ján Maslo
4 MF Slovakia SVK Oliver Luterán
5 MF Slovakia SVK Rudolf Božík
6 MF Slovakia SVK Timotej Múdry
8 MF Slovakia SVK Kristóf Domonkos
11 MF Slovakia SVK Samuel Lavrinčík
13 FW Slovakia SVK David Jackuliak
14 FW Czech Republic CZE Jan Hladík
15 FW Slovakia SVK Štefan Gerec
16 DF Czech Republic CZE Daniel Köstl
17 MF Slovakia SVK Adam Tučný
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Slovakia SVK Martin Boďa
19 MF Slovakia SVK Martin Gomola
20 FW Slovakia SVK Marián Chobot
22 DF Czech Republic CZE Šimon Gabriel
23 DF Slovakia SVK Matej Madleňák
24 MF Slovakia SVK Máté Szolgai (on loan from Dunajská Streda)
26 FW Slovakia SVK Marko Kelemen
28 DF Slovakia SVK Alexander Selecký
30 MF Slovakia SVK Martin Chrien
32 DF Slovakia SVK Matúš Malý
35 GK Slovakia SVK Branislav Sokol
― DF Slovakia SVK Daniel Prekop
― FW Czech Republic CZE David Huf

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

Out on loan 2023–24

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 DF Slovakia SVK Jakub Luka (at Nõmme United until 31 December 2024)
— MF Slovakia SVK Tobias Bujňaček (at Slavoj Trebišov until 30 June 2024)
— MF Slovakia SVK Gabriel Halabrín (at Spartak Myjava until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Slovakia SVK Adrián Macejko (at Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš until 30 June 2024)
— MF Slovakia SVK Matúš Matej (at Rimavská Sobotaš until 30 June 2024)

Retired number(s)

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Main article: Retired numbers in football

Staff

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Position Name
Owner Slovakia Milan Fiľo
General director Slovakia Ľubomír Golis
Sport director Slovakia Dušan Tittel
Manager Czech Republic Radim Kučera
Assistant coach Slovakia Peter Tomko
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

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League and Cup history

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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
UC 		QR3 (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

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Belarus Belshina Bobruisk 3–1 0–0 3–1
First round France Troyes 1–0 1–6 2–6
2006–07 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Sweden Djurgarden 3–1 0–1 3–2
Third qualifying round Russia CSKA Moscow 0–2 0–3 0–5
2006–07 UEFA Cup First round Belgium Club Brugge 0–1 1–1 1–2
2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Serbia Vojvodina Novi Sad 2–0 1–2 3–2
Second qualifying round Norway Brann 0–1 2–0 2–1
Third qualifying round England Everton 0–1 0–1 0–2
2019–20 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–2 0–2 0–4
2020–21 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Switzerland Servette — 0−3 —
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League First qualifying round Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris 2–0 0–0 2–0
Second qualifying round Latvia Riga 0–3 1–2 1–5
2024–25 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Kazakhstan Tobol 5–2 0−1 5−3
Second qualifying round Turkey Trabzonspor 0–2 0–1 0–3
UEFA Conference League Third qualifying round Croatia Hajduk Split 0–0 1–0 1–0
Play-off round Armenia FC Noah 3–1 0–3 3–4

Player records

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Most goals

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# 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 CzechoslovakiaSlovakia Viliam Hýravý 26
11 Czech Republic Jan Nezmar 24

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

Slovak League top goalscorer

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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

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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.

Managers

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Reserve team

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MFK Ružomberok B is the reserve team of MFK Ružomberok.

History

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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

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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

Former managers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Žofčák blízko prestupu do Sparty Praha".
  2. ^ "Juraj Kucka: S přestupem do Sparty jsem neváhal - AC Sparta Praha". sparta.cz. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Futbal: Oravec posunul Žižkov na druhé miesto pred Spartu".
  4. ^ "Švento sa po rokoch vrátil do pražskej Slavie: Som tu, aby sme bojovali o poháre". 19 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Marián Had je vraj najdrahší hráč, akého kedy 1. FC Brno kupovalo".
  6. ^ "Kapitán Ružomberka Bakoš prestúpil do Plzne". 9 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Ďubek prestupuje z Ružomberka do Liberca".
  8. ^ "Erik Jendrišek ide do Hannoveru". 10 July 2006.
  9. ^ "Michal Faško prestúpil z MFK Ružomberok do Grasshopperu Zürich". 22 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Azet.sk - vaše správy a informácie na jednom mieste".
  11. ^ "Bir diğer Slovak oyuncu Sapara!". 2 September 2011.
  12. ^ "ROZHOVOR Tomáš Bobček - prileteli si poňho do Popradu". 8 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Martin Regáli sa dočkal prestupu do atraktívnej ligy: Zbalil som si strelecké kopačky". 6 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Ján Maslo podpísal 3-ročnú zmluvu s FC Volyň Luck". 19 July 2011.
  15. ^ "Überblick: Transfers des 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Saison 2007/2008".
  16. ^ "Hannover odmieta Jendrišeka". 17 May 2007.
  17. ^ "Ružomberok leaves a captain: I have chosen foreign countries in Slovakia".
  18. ^ "Útočník Almási tlačí Ostravu na čelo českej ligy: Dvojmetrový obor sa derie do repre!". 20 August 2021.
  19. ^ https://hitky.sk/ruzombersky-brankar-meni-adresu-stal-sa-prestupovym-rekorderom/
  20. ^ "MFK Ružomberok | Partneri". mfkruzomberok.sk.
  21. ^ "SÚPISKA A-TÍM 2023/2024" [First Team 2023/2024]. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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