# MFK Zemplín Michalovce

MFK Zemplín Michalovce (Slovak pronunciation:) is a Slovak professional football team based in the town of Michalovce, that competes in the Slovak First Football League, the top tier in the Slovakian 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)
* FK Sobrance-Sobranecko (2020–present)

## 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 | Scorp |
| 2010–12 | Nike | Scorp |
| 2012–14 | Joma | Scorp |
| 2014–2017 | Adidas | Scorp |
| 2018 | Adidas | ISDB |
| 2019–2020 | Adidas | ISDB, St. Nicolaus |
| 2020-2022 | Adidas | St. Nicolaus, Scorp |
| 2022- | Adidas | St. Nicolaus, Tipsport |

### Club partners

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

## Current squad

As of 28 January 2025
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 | Patrik Lukáč |
| 2 | DF | SVK | Lukáš Šimko |
| 3 | DF | UKR | Denys Taraduda |
| 4 | MF | NGA | Abdul Zubairu |
| 7 | FW | NGA | Issa Adekunle |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Yushi Shimamura |
| 9 | FW | SVK | Matúš Marcin |
| 10 | MF | SVK | Igor Žofčák (captain) |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jeremy Sivi |
| 12 | DF | GUI | Franck Bahi |
| 13 | DF | NGA | Kingsley Madu |
| 15 | DF | BIH | Saša Marjanović |
| 16 | GK | SVK | Adam Jakubech |
| 19 | MF | SVK | Dávid Petrík |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Samuel Ramos |
| 23 | GK | UKR | Ivan Tyurin |
| 26 | DF | GEO | Tornike Dzotsenidze |
| 27 | GK | SVK | Viktor Budinský (on loan from FK Pardubice) |
| 29 | MF | URU | Enzo Arevalo |
| 30 | DF | GRE | Christos Makrygiannis |
| 37 | DF | BIH | Alden Šuvalija |
| 44 | DF | GRE | Spyros Risvanis |
| 51 | MF | SVK | Stanislav Danko |
| 55 | MF | HUN | Artúr Musák |
| 66 | MF | SVK | Martin Bednár |
| 80 | MF | ENG | Ben Cottrell |
| 89 | FW | GRE | Alexandros Kyziridis |
| 91 | FW | USA | Eduvie Ikoba (on loan from Académico de Viseu) |
| 97 | FW | SVK | Adam Žulevič |
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024 and List of Slovak football transfers winter 2024-25

## Staff
### Current technical staff

    As of 19 February 2024
| Staff | Job title |
| Anton Šoltis | 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) |
| 2023–24 | (I) Fortuna Liga | 11th | Quarter-finals | Matúš Marcin (10) |

## Player records
### Most goals

| # | Name | Goals |
| 1 | Michal Hamuľak | 41 |
| 2 | Igor Žofčák | 34 |
| 3 | Dominik Kunca | 26 |
| 4 | Matúš Marcin | 22 |
| 5 | Martin Koscelník | 20 |
| 5 | Samuel Bayón | 20 |
| 6 | 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.
* Amadou Coulibaly
* Vernon De Marco
* Pavol Diňa
* Pablo Gállego
* Andrej Hesek
* Jakub Hromada
* Adam Jakubech
* Eligijus Jankauskas
* Vladimír Janočko
* Akaki Khubutia
* Martin Koscelník
* Doriano Kortstam
* Juraj Kotula
* Kingsley Madu
* Sainey Njie
* Kristi Qose
* Martin Raška
* Martin Regáli
* Spyros Risvanis
* Lazaros Rota
* Ousmane Samba
* Issa Modibo Sidibé
* Miroslav Seman
* Danilo Špoljarić
* Dušan Sninský
* Michal Škvarka
* Gino van Kessel
* Kévin Zonzon
* Igor Žofčák

## 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–July 2024)
* Anton Šoltis (July 2024 – present)