FK Železiarne Podbrezová () is a Slovak football team, based in the village 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.Podbrezovú vylúčili z prvej ligy. Na vlastnú žiadosť 19 March 2012, aktualne.atlas.sk
Slovak First Football League promotion 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.
Events timeline 1920 – Founded as RTJ Podbrezová 1930 – Merged with Tatran Horná Lehota and renamed ŠK Podbrezová 1936 – Renamed ŠKP Podbrezová 2006 – Merged with FK 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)
Honours
Domestic Slovak Second Division (1993–) Champions (2): 2013–14, 2021–22 Runners-up (3): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13
Transfers
FK 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 Podbrezová after a few years of first-team football and moving on to play football in bigger Slovak clubs (Juraj Kucka to MFK Ružomberok in 2007, Michal Breznaník to ŠK Slovan Bratislava in 2007, Mahmudu Bajo to Dunajská Streda in 2024, Jakub Kiwior to MŠK Žilina in 2019) and European clubs of a higher standard (Peter Kováčik to Italian Como 1907 in 2024 and Roland Galčík and Radek Šiler to Portuguese Rio Ave F.C.https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/nike-liga-roland-galcik-prestupil-do-rio-ave-2026071615275200208https://www.denniksport.sk/futbal/c/radek-siler-prestup-podbrezova-portugalsko-rio-ave-spoluhrac-galcik-2026-2027 in 2026). The same year moved also Patrik Blahút and Richard Ludha to Czech league 1. FC Slovácko and FK Teplice.. The top transfer was agreed in 2024 when 20 years old forward Moses Cobnan moved to Russian FC Krasnodar for a fee €1.75 million.
Record transfers RankPlayerToFeeYear1. Moses Cobnan FC Krasnodar€1.75 million2023https://www.denniksport.sk/futbal/c/podbrezova-generalny-manazer-miroslav-poliacek-rozhovor-radek-siler-prestup-rio-ave-portugalsko2. Radek Šiler Rio Ave€1.6 million2026https://www.denniksport.sk/futbal/c/radek-siler-komentar-portugalsko-rio-ave-9-september-20263. Alasana Yirajang Slovan Bratislava€1 million2025https://www.denniksport.sk/futbal/c/alasana-yirajang-slovan-bratislava-rozhovor4. Filip Mielke FC Hradec Králové€700.0002026https://www.denniksport.sk/futbal/c/filip-mielke-rozhovor-prestup-z-podbrezova-do-hradec-kralove-ceska-liga5. Peter Kováčik Como 1907€600.0002024https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-peter-kovacik-prestup-podbrezova-taliansko-como-serie-a/6. Ridwan Sanusi MŠK Žilina€450.0002025https://parameter.sk/1270796/a-dac-nal-tenyleg-erosites-tortent-a-slovan-regi-kozonsegkedvencet-hozott-a-millios-csatar-helyere-mig-nagyszombatban-a-csallokozt-is-megjart-tamadotol-varjak-a-golokat-igy-zajlott-a-nyari/7. Mahmudu Bajo Dunajská Streda€350.00020248. Jakub Kiwior MŠK Žilina€250.00020199. Mark Assinor LNZ Cherkasy€230.0002024 *-unofficial fee
Sponsorship PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor1998–1999Pumanone1999–2001ATAK Sportswear2001–2002NIKEŽeleziarne Podbrezová2002–2004ŽP Trade2004–2005Pumanone2005–2006NIKEŽP Trade2006–2007ALEAnone2007–2010JakoŽeleziarne Podbrezová2010–2022Adidas2022–presentNiké
Club partners source
Železiarne Podbrezová Zaninoni ŽDAS SLOVRUR Moravia Steel REA-S Pipex Italia
Current squad As of 21 September 2026
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2026
Out on loan
Staff
Current technical staff As of 6 July 2024 StaffJob title Štefan MarkulíkManager Kamil Wilczek Assistant manager Boris Godál Assistant manager Dominic Rajna Assistant manager Miroslav Poliaček General Manager František Kunzo Team Leader Miroslav Seman Goalkeeping coach Ernest Caban Team Doctor Richard Horňák Fitness coach Dárius Kolodzej Masseur
Club officials PositionNamePresident Július KriváňVice president Marián KurčíkVice president Vladimír Soták ml.
Results League and Cup history Slovak League only (1993–present)
Year Division (name) Position Domestic cup Top scorer (goals) 2003–04 (III) 2. liga 1 Round 1? 2004–05 (II) 1. liga 4th Round 1 ? 2005–06 (II) 1. liga 9/16 Round 2 ? 2006–07 (II) 1. liga 8/12 Round 1 ? 2007–08 (II) 1. liga 2/12 Round 1 Róbert Tomko (13) 2008–09 (II) 1. liga 3/12 Round 2? 2009–10 (II) 1. liga 12/12 Round 2? 2010–11 (III) 2. liga 1/12 Round 3? 2011–12 (II) 2. liga 2/12 Round 2 Hector Tubonemi (11) 2012–13 (II) 2. liga 2/12 Round 2 Hector Tubonemi (12) 2013–14 (II) 2. liga 1/12 Round 2 Blažej Vaščák (13) 2014–15 (I) Fortuna Liga 11/12 Round 3 Blažej Vaščák (7) 2015–16 (I) Fortuna Liga 8/12 Round 4 4 players (5) 2016–17 (I) Fortuna Liga 5/12 Round 4 Endy Opoku (7) 2017–18 (I) Fortuna Liga 9/12 Round 5 Endy Opoku (5) 2018–19 (I) Fortuna Liga 12/12 Round of 16 Dávid Leško (8) 2019–20 (II) 2.liga 4/16 Round 3 Martin Pribula (5) 2020–21 (II) 2.liga 4/15 Round 4 Roland Galčík (11) 2021–22 (II) 2.liga 1/16 Round 4 Daniel Pavúk (16) 2022–23 (I) Fortuna Liga 4/12 Semi-finals Moses Cobnan (9) 2023–24 (I) Niké Liga 6/12 Semi-finals Ridwan Sanusi (7) 2024–25 (I) Niké Liga 6/12 Round of 16 Alasana Yirajang (9) 2025–26 (I) Niké Liga 6/12 Semi-finals Radek Šiler (13)
Player records
Most goals #Nat.NameGoals 1 Roland Galčík 50 2 Daniel Pavúk 34 3 Peter Kováčik 28 4 Blažej Vaščák 22 5 Michal Breznaník 21 Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.
Notable players Had international caps for their respective countries
For full list, see :Category:ŽP Šport Podbrezová players
Marius Alexe Mahmudu Bajo David Depetris Michal Faško Roland Galčík Vratislav Greško Filip Hlohovský Martin Chrien Juraj Chvátal Jakub Kiwior Peter Kováčik Ján Krivák Juraj Kucka Milan Nemec Branislav Niňaj Kevor Palumets Michal Pančík Dejan Peševski Štefan Rusnák Pavol Šafranko Siradji Sani Samuel Štefánik Peter Štyvar Séverin Tatolna Samson Tijani Blažej Vaščák Mateusz Zachara
Notable managers
Milan Nemec (1998–2001) Ladislav Kuna (2001–04) Anton Jánoš (15 August 2006 – 31 May 2008) Raffaele Quaranta (1 June 2008 – 11 October 2010) Jaroslav Kentoš (2011 – February 2015) Jozef Mores (February 2015 – June 2015) Zdenko Frťala (15 June 2015 – 22 September 2015) Marek Fabuľa (22 September 2015 – 25 April 2017) Karol Praženica (25 April 2017 - 20 September 2017) Marek Fabuľa (20 September 2017 – 21 November 2018) Gergely Geri (21 November 2018 – 4 January 2019) Vladimír Veselý (4 Jan 2019 – 26 August 2019) Jozef Mores (26 August 2019 – 6 March 2020) Martin Poljovka (6 March 2020 – 1 June 2020) Vladimír Cifranič (1 June 2020 – 4 December 2020) Mikuláš Radványi (17 December 2020 – 28 May 2021) Roman Skuhravý (28 May 2021 – 6 July 2024) Vladimír Cifranič (12 July 2024-2 September 2024) Štefan Markulík (2 September 2024-)
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