# 2011–12 MŠK Žilina season

The 2011–12 MŠK Žilina season was the 18th straight season that the club played in the Slovak First League, the highest tier of football in Slovakia.

## Squad

As of 18 February 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | SVK | Stanislav Angelovič |
| 4 | MF | SVK | Adam Žilák |
| 5 | MF | SVK | Milan Škriniar |
| 6 | DF | SVK | Pavol Ilko |
| 7 | DF | SVK | Vladimír Leitner |
| 8 | DF | SVK | Marcel Ondráš |
| 9 | MF | SVK | Roman Gergel |
| 10 | FW | SVK | Tomáš Majtán |
| 11 | MF | SVK | Miroslav Barčík (captain) |
| 12 | MF | SVK | Viktor Pečovský |
| 14 | FW | SVK | Ján Novák |
| 15 | DF | SVK | Jozef Piaček |
| 17 | FW | SVK | Róbert Pich |
| 18 | FW | GAM | Momodou Ceesay |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | TOG | Serge Akakpo |
| 20 | MF | SVK | Peter Šulek |
| 21 | DF | SVK | Martin Kubena |
| 22 | GK | SVK | Martin Krnáč |
| 23 | FW | SVK | Jaroslav Mihálik |
| 24 | FW | PER | Jean Deza |
| 26 | GK | SVK | František Plach |
| 28 | MF | BEN | Bello Babatounde |
| 29 | DF | GHA | Prince Ofori |
| 30 | GK | SVK | Martin Dúbravka |
| 33 | GK | SVK | Matej Rakovan |
| 44 | GK | SVK | Dominik Holec |
| 45 | DF | CMR | Ernest Mabouka |
| 77 | DF | POR | Ricardo Nunes |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 9 June 2011 | MF | Miroslav Barčík | Polonia Bytom | Undisclosed |
| 23 June 2011 | MF | Viktor Pečovský | Dukla Banská Bystrica | Undisclosed |
| 18 June 2011 | MF | Peter Šulek | MFK Dubnica | Undisclosed |
| 11 July 2011 | FW | David Střihavka | Willem II | Free |
| 11 July 2011 | MF | Adam Žilák | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Loan expiration |
| 11 July 2011 | MF | Nemanja Zlatković | Diagoras | Loan expiration |
| 23 August 2011 | FW | Jean Deza | Academia Deportiva Cantolao | Undisclosed |
| 19 September 2011 | DF | Semir Kerla | Panserraikos | Undisclosed |
| 26 November 2011 | FW | Jaroslav Mihálik | Youth programme | |
| 4 January 2012 | FW | Ján Novák | MFK Košice | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2012 | DF | Serge Akakpo | NK Celje | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2012 | DF | Ricardo Nunes | Portimonense | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee |
| 31 May 2011 | DF | Ondřej Šourek | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Undisclosed |
| 6 June 2011 | FW | Wim Bokila | Released | |
| 13 June 2011 | DF | Oliver Práznovský | MFK Ružomberok | |
| 23 June 2011 | DF | Juraj Chupač | FK Dukla Banská Bystrica | |
| 23 June 2011 | GK | Patrik Le Giang | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | |
| 23 June 2011 | MF | Michal Škvarka | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | |
| 23 June 2011 | FW | Emil Le Giang | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | |
| 23 June 2011 | FW | Dominik Fotyik | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | |
| 30 June 2011 | MF | Arturs Zjuzins | Released | |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Jakub Paur | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Patrik Šimko | 1. FC Tatran Prešov | |
| 11 July 2011 | DF | Martin Poleť | Released | |
| 11 July 2011 | GK | Matej Rakovan | MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš | |
| 19 July 2011 | MF | Michal Janec | MŠK Rimavská Sobota | |
| 19 July 2011 | DF | Lukáš Mravec | MŠK Rimavská Sobota | |
| 20 July 2011 | DF | Miroslav Minarčík | MŠK Rimavská Sobota | |
| 21 July 2011 | DF | Ali Ceesay | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | |
| 22 July 2011 | MF | Martin Vyskočil | FC Spartak Trnava | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2011 | MF | Ľubomír Guldan | Ludogorets Razgrad | Undisclosed |
| 11 August 2011 | MF | Pavol Poliaček | FC Baník Ostrava | Undisclosed |
| 6 September 2011 | FW | Ivan Lietava | FK Dukla Prague | Undisclosed |
| 20 September 2011 | MF | Emil Rilke | FC Slovan Liberec | Undisclosed |
| 31 December 2012 | DF | Semir Kerla | Loan expiration | |
| 2 January 2012 | MF | Zdeno Štrba | Released | |
| 2 January 2012 | MF | Nemanja Zlatković | Released | |
| 2 January 2012 | MF | Štefan Zošák | Released | |
| 2 January 2012 | FW | David Střihavka | Released | |
| 7 January 2012 | DF | Patrik Mráz | Śląsk Wrocław | Undisclosed |

## Competition
### Slovak First Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Žilina (C) | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 67 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Spartak Trnava | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 65 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Slovan Bratislava | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 59 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Senica | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 57 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Trenčín | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 48 | |
* ↑ Since 2011–12 Slovak Cup winners Žilina qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, so cup runners-up Senica qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. Moreover, Slovan Bratislava were moved up a round as the cup winner spot was not used.

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Europa League

Kickoff times are in CET.
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Qualifying rounds
##### Second qualifying round
## Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 26 November 2011.

### Top scorers

| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Tomáš Majtán | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Patrik Mráz | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Róbert Pich | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Momodou Ceesay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Miroslav Barčík | 3 | – | - | 3 |
| 5 | Peter Šulek | 2 | – | - | 2 |
| 5 | Viktor Pečovský | 2 | – | - | 2 |
| 5 | David Střihavka | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Deza | - | – | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Jozef Piaček | 1 | – | - | 1 |
| 6 | Marcel Ondráš | 1 | – | - | 1 |
| 6 | Own goal | 1 | – | - | 1 |
| | TOTALS | 29 | 2 | 8 | 39 |
Source: Competitive matches