# MFK Ružomberok

MFK Ružomberok (Slovak pronunciation: ) is a Slovak professional football club playing in the city of Ružomberok.

## History

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

* 1906 – Founded as Concordia Ružomberok
* 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
### Domestic

* Slovak First Football League (1993–)
** Winners (1): 2005–06
** Runners-up (1): 2021–22
* Slovenský Pohár (Slovak Cup)
** Winners (2): 2005–06, 2023–24
** Runners-up (3): 2000–01, 2017–18, 2019–20

## Transfers

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 and Juraj Kucka to Sparta Prague in 2007 and 2009, Maroš Klimpl and Tomáš Oravec to Viktoria Žižkov in 2001 and 2002, Dušan Švento to SK Slavia Prague in 2005, Marián Had to Brno in 2004, Marek Bakoš to Viktoria Plzeň in 2009, and Tomáš Ďubek to Slovan Liberec in 2014), Belgian Pro League (Martin Regáli to K.V. Kortrijk in 2023). In 2005–06 best goalscorer Erik Jendrišek moved to German Hannover 96. In 2017 Michal Faško moved to Swiss Grasshopper. 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.

### Record transfers

| Rank | Player | To | Fee | Year |
| 1. | Marek Sapara | Rosenborg Trondheim | €1.3 million | 2006 |
| 2. | Tomáš Bobček | Lechia Gdańsk | €0.6 million* | 2023 |
| 3. | Martin Regáli | K.V. Kortrijk | €0.55 million* | 2023 |
| 4. | Ján Maslo | Volyn Lutsk | €0.5 million | 2011 |
| 4. | Erik Jendrišek | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | €0.5 million | 2007 |
| 4. | Erik Jendrišek | Hannover 96 | €0.5 million loan | 2006 |
| 4. | Dominik Kružliak | Dunajská Streda | €0.5 million | 2019 |
| 8. | Ladislav Almási | Baník Ostrava | €0.47 million | 2021 |
| 9. | Tomáš Frühwald | Bohemians 1905 | €0.4 million | 2024 |
*-unofficial fee

## Sponsorship

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 1998–99 | Erreà | SCP |
| 1999–2002 | Adidas | SCP |
| 2002–04 | Diadora | NEUSIEDLER |
| 2004–07 | Umbro | NEUSIEDLER SCP |
| 2007–08 | Legea | Mondi SCP |
| 2008–12 | Umbro | Mondi SCP |
| 2012–13 | Adidas | Mondi SCP |
| 2013–2021 | Adidas | Mondi |
| 2021-2022 | Adidas | TAURIS |
| 2023- | Adidas | Niké |

### Club partners

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## Current squad

Updated 10 September 2024
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 |
| 1 | GK | SVK | Dominik Ťapaj |
| 2 | DF | SVK | Alexander Mojžiš |
| 3 | DF | SVK | Ján Maslo |
| 4 | MF | SVK | Oliver Luterán |
| 5 | MF | SVK | Rudolf Božík |
| 6 | MF | SVK | Timotej Múdry |
| 7 | MF | CZE | Filip Souček (on loan from Sparta Prague) |
| 8 | MF | SVK | Kristóf Domonkos |
| 9 | FW | CZE | David Huf |
| 11 | MF | SVK | Samuel Lavrinčík |
| 14 | FW | CZE | Jan Hladík |
| 15 | FW | SVK | Štefan Gerec |
| 16 | DF | CZE | Daniel Köstl |
| 17 | MF | SVK | Adam Tučný |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | SVK | Martin Boďa |
| 19 | MF | SVK | Martin Gomola |
| 20 | FW | SVK | Marián Chobot |
| 23 | DF | SVK | Matej Madleňák |
| 24 | MF | SVK | Máté Szolgai (on loan from Dunajská Streda) |
| 25 | DF | SVK | Andrej Kadlec (on loan from Mladá Boleslav) |
| 28 | DF | SVK | Alexander Selecký |
| 30 | MF | SVK | Martin Chrien |
| 32 | DF | SVK | Matúš Malý |
| 34 | GK | SVK | Dávid Húska |
| 35 | GK | SVK | Branislav Sokol |
| — | GK | CZE | Hugo Jan Bačkovský (on loan from Slovan Liberec) |
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024 and List of Slovak football transfers winter 2024-25

### Out on loan 2023–24

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 |
| — | MF | SVK | Gabriel Halabrín (at Redfox FC Stará Ľubovňa until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SVK | Adrián Macejko (at Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | SVK | Matúš Matej (at Dolný Kubín until 30 June 2025) |
| 13 | FW | SVK | David Jackuliak (at Baník Ostrava B until 30 June 2025) |

### Retired number(s)

* 12 – Concordia 1906 (the 12th Man)

## Staff

| Position | Name |
| Owner | Milan Fiľo |
| General director | Ľubomír Golis |
| Sport director | Dušan Tittel |
| Manager | Norbert Hrnčár |
| Assistant coach | Jozef Kapláň |
| Goalkeeping coach | Milan Penksa, Marek Rodák |
| Youth coach | Ľuboš Hajdúch |
| Medical Staff | MUDr. František Rigo, MUDr. Tibor Letko |
| Masseur | Juraj Hervartovský |
| Custodian | Drahomír Bobák |

## Results
### League and Cup history

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 Eduard Mydliar (13) 1996–97 2nd (1. Liga) 1/(18) 34 23 5 6 78 19 78 Semi-finals Viliam Hýravý (18) 1997–98 1st (Mars Superliga) 11/(16) 30 9 9 12 35 49 36 First round Eduard Mydliar (7) 1998–99 1st (Mars Superliga) 7/(16) 30 12 10 8 31 31 46 Quarter-finals Eduard Mydliar (9) 1999–00 1st (Mars Superliga) 7/(16) 30 13 7 10 29 26 46 Second round Eduard Mydliar (7) 2000–01 1st (Mars Superliga) 3/(10) 36 15 10 11 51 48 55 Runners-up Tomáš Oravec (11) 2001–02 1st (Mars Superliga) 4/(10) 36 15 9 12 49 41 54 Second round UC R1 ( Troyes) Tomáš Oravec (9) 2002–03 1st (Slovak Super Liga) 8/(10) 36 12 7 17 45 60 43 First round Roland Števko (12) 2003–04 1st (Corgoň Liga) 3/(10) 36 15 10 11 53 47 55 First round Roland Števko (22) 2004–05 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(10) 36 11 10 15 50 57 43 Second round Roland Števko (11) 2005–06 1st (Corgoň Liga) 1/(10) 36 26 2 8 65 28 80 Winners Erik Jendrišek (21) 2006–07 1st (Corgoň Liga) 4/(12) 28 10 7 11 25 29 37 Second round CL UC QR3 ( CSKA Moscow) R1 (Club Brugge) Róbert Rák (11) 2007–08 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(12) 33 10 14 9 46 43 44 Third round Marek Bakoš (10) 2008–09 1st (Corgoň Liga) 5/(12) 33 12 11 10 48 34 47 Semi-finals Miloš Lačný (11) 2009–10 1st (Corgoň Liga) 5/(12) 33 13 8 12 33 35 47 Third round Oleksandr Pyschur (11) 2010–11 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(12) 33 10 11 12 23 33 41 Quarter-finals Karel Kroupa (5) 2011–12 1st (Corgoň Liga) 6/(12) 33 11 11 11 39 34 44 Second round Pavol Masaryk (18) 2012–13 1st (Corgoň Liga) 6/(12) 33 12 9 12 36 46 45 Quarter-finals Tomáš Ďubek (13) 2013–14 1st (Corgoň Liga) 4/(12) 33 15 5 13 56 51 50 Semi-finals Léandre Tawamba (13) 2014–15 1st (Fortuna Liga) 7/(12) 33 10 10 13 41 45 40 Second round Pavol Masaryk (9) 2015–16 1st (Fortuna Liga) 6/(12) 33 12 9 12 42 41 45 Semi-finals Miloš Lačný (10) 2016–17 1st (Fortuna Liga) 3/(12) 30 15 7 8 55 38 52 Fifth Round Jakub Mareš (14) 2017–18 1st (Fortuna Liga) 6/(12) 31 10 10 11 36 35 40 Runners-up EL Q3 ( Everton) Nermin Haskić (7) 2018–19 1st (Fortuna Liga) 3/(12) 32 15 11 6 50 31 56 Fifth Round Ismar Tandir (9) Kristi Qose (9) 2019–20 1st (Fortuna Liga) 5/(12) 27 7 11 9 28 33 32 Runners-up EL Q1 ( Levski Sofia) Filip Twardzik (7) 2020–21 1st (Fortuna Liga) 8/(12) 32 10 9 13 41 44 39 Round of 16 EL Q1 ( Servette) Martin Regáli (11) 2021–22 1st (Fortuna Liga) 2/(12) 32 17 12 3 58 23 63 Round of 16 Martin Regáli (10) 2022–23 1st (Fortuna Liga) 7/(12) 32 12 11 9 43 31 47 Round of 16 ECL Q2 ( Riga FC) Štefan Gerec (9) 2023–24 1st (Fortuna Liga) 5/(12) 32 12 11 9 38 43 47 Winner Martin Boďa (5)

### European competition history

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

## Player records
### Most goals

| # | Name | Goals |
| 1 | Roland Števko | 59 |
| 2 | Tomáš Ďubek | 45 |
| 3 | Miloš Lačný | 44 |
| 4 | Eduard Mydliar | 36 |
| 5 | Štefan Gerec | 33 |
| 6 | Ján Maslo | 31 |
| 7 | Erik Jendrišek | 30 |
| 7 | Martin Regáli | 30 |
| 8 | Pavol Masaryk | 28 |
| 9 | Štefan Zošák | 27 |
| 10 | Viliam Hýravý | 26 |
| 11 | Jan Nezmar | 24 |
Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

#### Slovak League top goalscorer

Slovak League top goalscorer since 1993–94
| Year | Winner | G |
| 2003–04 | Roland Števko | 17 |
| 2005–06 | Erik Jendrišek | 21$^1$ |
| 2011–12 | Pavol Masaryk | 18 |
    $^1$Shared award

## Notable players

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.
* Ladislav Almási
* Peter Babnič
* Marek Bakoš
* Anatol Cheptine
* Martin Chrien
* Gagik Daghbashyan
* Ondrej Debnár
* Tomáš Ďubek
* Marián Had
* Ľuboš Hajdúch
* Nermin Haskić
* Viliam Hýravý
* Ivan Hodúr
* Martin Jakubko
* Erik Jendrišek
* Maroš Klimpl
* Uladzimir Karytska
* Tihomir Kostadinov
* Juraj Kotula
* Pavel Kováč
* Ivan Kozák
* Dominik Kružliak
* Juraj Kucka
* Richard Lásik
* Jiří Novotný
* Patrick Oboya
* Tomáš Oravec
* Dejan Peševski
* Artur Pikk
* Kristi Qose
* Marek Sapara
* Martin Regáli
* Tomáš Rigo
* Štefan Senecký
* Jiří Skalák
* Valery Strypeykis
* Dušan Švento
* Rudolf Urban
* Yani Urdinov
* Ľubomír Talda
* Léandre Tawamba
* Viktor Tegelhoff
* Darko Tofiloski
* Ivan Trabalík
* Tibor Zátek
* Adam Zreľák
* Vladislav Zvara
* Igor Žofčák

## Managers

* Ladislav Jurkemik (1998–99)
* Mikuláš Komanický (2001–02)
* Jozef Vukušič (2003–04)
* Ľubomír Moravčík (2004–05)
* František Komňacký (2005–07)
* Petr Uličný (2007)
* Přemysl Bičovský (2007–08)
* Ladislav Jurkemik (2008)
* Michal Bílek (1 July 2008 – 30 Jun 2009)
* František Straka (1 Jun 2009 – 30 Jun 2010)
* Ladislav Jurkemik (1 July 2010 – 15 Oct 2010)
* Goran Milojević (16 Oct 2010 – 31 Mar 2011)
* Ladislav Jurkemik (1 Apr 2011 – Sep 22, 2011)
* Aleš Křeček (Sept 22, 2011 – 30 June 2012)
* Ladislav Šimčo (1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013)
* Jozef Vukušič (1 July 2013 – 17 March 2014)
* Jozef Chovanec (17 Mar 2014 – 30 Jun 2014)
* Ladislav Šimčo (5 June 2014 – 17 Nov 2014)
* Ivan Galád (17 Nov 2014 – Sept 2, 2015)
* Ladislav Pecko (Sept 11, 2015 – 30 May 2016)
* Norbert Hrnčár (30 May 2016 – 30 May 2018)
* David Holoubek (4 June 2018 – May 2019)
* Ján Haspra (May 2019 - 27 May 2021)
* Peter Struhár (31 May 2021 – 29 May 2023)
* Peter Tomko (5 June 2023 – 24 Oct 2023)
* Ondřej Smetana (24 Oct 2023 – 13 Nov 2024)
* Radim Kučera (13 Nov 2024 – 20 Dec 2024)
* Norbert Hrnčár (20 Dec 2024 - )

## Reserve team

MFK Ružomberok B is the reserve team of MFK Ružomberok.

### History

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

| 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 |
* 4 seasons in Slovak 2. liga

### Former managers

* Ivan Hucko (2004–05)
* Ladislav Molnár (2008)
* Roman Berta
* Ján Haspra
* Vladimír Rusnák (2011–12)
* Viliam Hýravý