# 2021–22 MŠK Žilina season

The 2021–22 season is MŠK Žilina's 114th season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Slovak football. In addition to the domestic league, Žilina participated in this season's edition of the Slovak Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

## Current squad

As of 4 August 2021
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 | Marek Teplan |
| 2 | DF | SVK | Dominik Javorček |
| 3 | DF | SVK | Patrik Leitner |
| 6 | MF | SVK | Miroslav Gono |
| 7 | MF | SVK | Patrik Myslovič |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Taofiq Jibril |
| 10 | FW | SVK | Adrián Kaprálik |
| 11 | MF | ARM | Vahan Bichakhchyan |
| 14 | DF | POL | Jakub Kiwior |
| 16 | FW | SVK | Patrik Iľko |
| 17 | MF | SVK | Jakub Paur (captain) |
| 18 | MF | MKD | Enis Fazlagikj |
| 19 | FW | SVK | Timotej Jambor |
| 20 | FW | SVK | Adam Goljan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | SVK | Samuel Petráš |
| 23 | DF | SVK | Ján Minárik (vice-captain) |
| 24 | MF | SVK | Tibor Slebodník |
| 25 | DF | SVK | Tomáš Nemčík |
| 27 | DF | SVK | Branislav Sluka |
| 28 | DF | GHA | Benson Anang |
| 29 | FW | SVK | Dávid Ďuriš |
| 30 | GK | SVK | Ľubomír Belko |
| 33 | DF | SVK | Adam Kopas |
| 39 | DF | SVK | Marián Tandara |
| 40 | DF | SVK | Samuel Suľa |
| 43 | MF | SVK | Filip Mráz |
| 44 | DF | SVK | Richard Nagy |
| 66 | MF | SVK | Matúš Rusnák |
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2021.

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | SVK | Roland Gerebenits (at Železiarne Podbrezová until 30 June 2021) |
| — | DF | SVK | Bernard Petrák (at Pohronie until 30 June 2021) |
| — | DF | SVK | Matej Moško (at ViOn Zlaté Moravce until 30 June 2021) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | SVK | Kristián Vallo (at Wisła Płock until 30 June 2021) |
| — | DF | SVK | Vladimír Majdan (at Senica until 30 June 2022) |
| — | MF | SVK | Ján Bernát (at Westerlo until 30 June 2022) |

### Reserve team

MŠK Žilina B are the reserve team of MŠK Žilina. They currently play in the second-level football league in Slovakia 2. Liga.

#### Squad

Head coach: Vladimír Veselý
Assistant coach: Filip Kňazovič
Assistant coach: Viktor Pečovský
Goalkeeper coach: Dušan Molčan
As of 4 August 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | SVK | Kristián Bari |
| — | DF | SVK | Matúš Capko |
| — | DF | SVK | Samuel Kopásek |
| — | DF | SVK | Martin Matejčík |
| — | DF | GHA | Richmond Owusu |
| — | MF | SVK | Martin Gomola |
| — | MF | SVK | Adrián Mojžiš |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SVK | Viktor Pečovský |
| — | MF | SVK | Mario Sauer |
| — | FW | SVK | Vladislav Cicek |
| — | FW | SVK | Roland Gerebenits |
| — | FW | SVK | Vladimír Trabalík |
| — | FW | SVK | Tomáš Vaľovčin |
| — | FW | NGA | Tenton Yenne |

## Competitions overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Slovak First Football League | 25 July 2021 | | Matchday 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 075.00 |
| Slovak Cup | 25 August 2021 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Europa Conference League | 8 July 2021 | | First qualifying round | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 070.00 |
Last updated: 16 August 2021 Source: Soccerway

## Slovak First Football League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Ružomberok | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 41 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 4 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 36 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 5 | Sereď | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 32 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 6 | Žilina | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 30 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 7 | Senica | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 8 | Trenčín | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 9 | Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation group |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |