MFK ZEMPLíN MICHALOVCE

MFK Zemplín Michalovce
Full name	MFK Zemplín Michalovce a.s.
Nickname(s)	Zemplínčania (The Zemplicians); Žltomodrí (Yellow-blues)
Founded	1912; 112 years ago (as NAC Michalovce)
Ground	Mestský futbalový štadión,; Michalovce
Capacity	4,440
Chairman	Ján Sabol
Head coach	František Straka
League	Niké Liga
2022–23	Fortuna Liga, 10th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

MFK Zemplín Michalovce (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈzempliːm ˈmixalɔwtse]) is a Slovak professional football team based in the town of Michalovce, that competes in the Fortuna Liga, the top tier in the Slovak football league system, from 2015–16.

History

Zemplín Michalovce was formed in 1912. Football in Michalovce first played in the summer of 1912, where Michalovce loss against FK Pozdišovce 0–6. The second club, which was based in Michalovce is called NAC Michalovce (Nagymihályi athlétikai club) in 1914. On 13 June 2015, they defeated their main rival MFK Skalica in a decisive match 2–0 away win, secured their first place and a historic promotion to the Fortuna Liga.

Events timeline

1912 – Founded as Michalovský FS (Michalovský futbalový spolok)
1914 – Renamed Nagymihályi AC (Nagymihályi athleticai club)
1922 – Merged with ČsŠK Michalovce to Michalovský AC (Michalovský atletický club)
1926 – Renamed ŠK Michalovce (Športový klub Michalovce)
1928 – Merged with Törökvés Michalovce to ŠK Snaha Michalovce
1931 – Renamed FAK Michalovce (Futbalový a atletický klub Michalovce)
1938 – Renamed ŠK Zemplín Michalovce (Športový klub Zemplín Michalovce)
1945 - Renamed TJ Zemplín Vihorlat Michalovce (Telovýchovná jednota Zemplín Vihorlat Michalovce)
1991 - Renamed MFK Zemplín Michalovce (Mestský futbalový klub Zemplín Michalovce)

Honours

Domestic

Czechoslovakia

1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–93)
- Winners (1): 1974–75

Slovakia

Slovak Second Division (1993–)
- Winners (1): 2014–15 (Promoted)
- Runners-up (1): 2013–14
Slovak Cup (1961–present)
- Semi-finals (1): 2016–17

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with Zemplín Michalovce:

AC Milan (2011–present)^[2]
FK Sobrance-Sobranecko (2020–present)^[3]

Rivalries

MFK Zemplín's biggest rivals are clubs from eastern Slovakia as 1. FC Tatran Prešov, Partizán Bardejov, FK Bodva, FK Humenné and near TJ FK Veľké Revištia. Smaller rivalry is with other teams from the east, Lokomotíva Košice, MFK Vranov nad Topľou, FK Slavoj Trebišov, FK Spišská Nová Ves, ŠK Odeva Lipany. MFK Zemplín Michalovce supporters called Ultras Zemplín Michalovce (GS-52) maintain friendly relations with fans of VSS Košice called as Viva Košice.

Sponsorship

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2004–05	ATAK Sportswear	SPORT EXPRES
2005–06	ATAK Sportswear	none
2006–09	Macron	Scorp
2009–10	Jako
2010–12	Nike
2012–14	Joma
2014–2017	Adidas
2018		ISDB
2019–2020		ISDB, St. Nicolaus
2020-2022		St. Nicolaus, Scorp
2022-		St. Nicolaus, Tipsport

Club partners

source^[4]

Scorp
ISDB
Eurovia
City of Michalovce
Thermal Park Šírava
Bel
FIN.M.O.S.

Current squad

As of 25 February, 2024^[5] 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	SVK	Benjamín Száraz
2	DF	SVK	Lukáš Šimko
4	MF	NGA	Abdul Zubairu
5	DF	GRE	Polydefkis Volanakis
7	FW	GRE	Giannis Niarchos (on loan from DAC Dunajská Streda)
8	MF	JPN	Yushi Shimamura
9	FW	SVK	Matúš Marcin
10	MF	SVK	Igor Žofčák ( captain)
11	FW	NGA	Issa Adekunle
12	DF	GUI	Franck Bahi (on loan from ŠTK Šamorín)
15	DF	BIH	Saša Marjanović
17	DF	SVK	Filip Vaško
20	MF	SVK	Lukáš Jánošík
21	DF	SVK	Daniel Magda


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	SVK	Dávid Slávik
23	MF	ESP	Samuel Ramos
25	DF	UKR	Vladyslav Veremieiev
26	DF	GEO	Tornike Dzotsenidze
28	GK	UKR	Ivan Tyurin
29	MF	URU	Enzo Arevalo
33	MF	ESP	Enric Martínez (on loan from Villarreal C)
46	MF	SVK	Dávid Petrík
51	MF	SVK	Stanislav Danko
55	MF	HUN	Artúr Musák
66	MF	SVK	Martin Bednár
77	GK	SVN	Žiga Frelih
91	MF	UKR	Roman Karasyuk
93	FW	CUW	Gino van Kessel

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2023.

Out on loan 2023–24

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	DF	SVK	Jaroslav Holp (on loan from FK Humenné until 30 June 2024)

Staff

Current technical staff

As of 19 February 2024

Staff	Job title
František Straka	Manager
Patrik Durkáč	Assistant manager
Maroš Ferenc	Goalkeeping coach
Dávid Gubaňar	Team Leader
MUDr. Jozef Petrík	Team Doctor
Marek Mager	Masseur
Gabriel Csörgö	Fitness Coach
Veronika Dolutovská	Physiotherapist

Results

League and Cup history

Slovak League only (1993–present)

Year	Division (name)	Position	Domestic cup	Top scorer (goals)
2003–04	(III) 2. liga	2nd (promoted)	did not enter	Miroslav Tóth (28)
2004–05	(II) 1. liga	4th	Round 1	Miroslav Tóth (10)
2005–06	(II) 1. liga	7th	Round 1	Artem Yevlyanov (7)
2006–07	(II) 1. liga	2nd (Relegation playoff)	Round 3	Maroš Bačík (8)
2007–08	(II) 1. liga	9th	Round 1	Irakli Liluashvili (7)
2008–09	(II) 1. liga	9th	Round 3	Jozef Gašpar (11)
2009–10	(II) 1. liga	6th	Round 1	Ruslan Lyubarskyi (9)
2010–11	(II) 1. liga	4th	Round 2	Filip Serečin (17)
2011–12	(II) 2. liga	6th	Round 2
2012–13	(II) 2. liga	5th	Round 1	Pavol Jurčo (8)
2013–14	(II) 2. liga	2nd	Round 3	Michal Hamuľak (25)
2014–15	(II) DOXXbet Liga	1st (promoted)	Round 4	Samuel Bayón (18)
2015–16	(I) Fortuna Liga	11th	Round 4	Dominik Kunca (7)
2016–17	(I) Fortuna Liga	8th	Semi-finals	Igor Žofčák (7)
2017–18	(I) Fortuna Liga	9th	Round 5	Martin Koscelník (8)
2018–19	(I) Fortuna Liga	5th	Semi–finals	Peter Kolesár (5) Igor Žofčák (5)
2019–20	(I) Fortuna Liga	6th	Round 3	Issa Modibo Sidibé (8)
2020–21	(I) Fortuna Liga	10th	Round 4	Igor Žofčák (6)
2021–22	(I) Fortuna Liga	9th	Round 4	Matej Trusa (6)
2022–23	(I) Fortuna Liga	9th	Round 5	Matúš Marcin (7)

Player records

Most goals

#	Name	Goals
1	Michal Hamuľak	41
2	Igor Žofčák	32
3	Dominik Kunca	26
4	Martin Koscelník	20
4	Samuel Bayón	20
5	Martin Regáli	19

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

Notable players

The following players collected seniorinternational caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Zemplín.

Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.

Managers

Štefan Nadzam (1973-77)
Štefan Nadzam (1981-87)
Ján Kozák (2002-03)
Jozef Škrlík (2004)
Ján Karaffa (2005)
Ladislav Molnár (2006)
Mikuláš Komanický (2008–09)
Vladimír Rusnák (2009–10)
Vlastimil Petržela (2010–12)
Albert Rusnák (2012–14)
Jozef Bubenko (2013)
Ondrej Duda (2014)
František Šturma (2014 – 30 Dec 2015)
Stanislav Griga (30 Dec 2015 – 30 May 2016)
Anton Šoltis (7 June 2016 – 11 Nov 2019)
Jozef Majoroš (11 Nov 2019–13 April 2021)
Anton Šoltis (April 2021 – June 2021)
Miroslav Nemec (June 2021 – March 2022)
Norbert Hrnčár (March 2022 – May 2023)
Vladimír Rusnák (May 2023) (interim)
Marek Petruš (June 2023 – September 2023)
Peter Struhár (September 2023 – Feb 2024)
František Straka (Feb 2024 - present)

References

^ "Storočnica v Michalovciach bude až o rok". korzar.sme.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "AC Miláno nadviazalo spoluprácu s MFK Zemplín Michalovce: Slovenský futbalový zväz". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ a.s, Petit Press. "Sobrančania budú farmou MFK Zemplín". dolnyzemplin.korzar.sme.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ "MFK Zemplín Michalovce". Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "Káder". Retrieved 7 August 2023.

External links

Official website (in Slovak)
MFK Zemplín Michalovce on Facebook
MFK Zemplín Michalovce's channel on YouTube

[1] "Storočnica v Michalovciach bude až o rok". korzar.sme.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2011.

[2] "AC Miláno nadviazalo spoluprácu s MFK Zemplín Michalovce: Slovenský futbalový zväz". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[3] .s, Petit Press. "Sobrančania budú farmou MFK Zemplín". dolnyzemplin.korzar.sme.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[4] "MFK Zemplín Michalovce". Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[5] "Káder". Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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History

Events timeline

Honours

Domestic

Affiliated clubs

Rivalries

Sponsorship

Club partners

Current squad

Out on loan 2023–24

Staff

Current technical staff

Results

League and Cup history

Player records

Most goals

Notable players

Managers

References

External links

History

Events timeline

Honours

Domestic

Affiliated clubs

Rivalries

Sponsorship

Club partners

Current squad

Out on loan 2023–24

Staff

Current technical staff

Results

League and Cup history

Player records

Most goals

Notable players

Managers

References

External links

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