# FK Pohronie

FK Pohronie is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Žiar nad Hronom. The club currently competes in 2. Liga. The 2019/20 season was the first time in the club's history that the team played in Fortuna Liga, the highest level of the Slovak football league system. The club avoided relegation that season, and continued in the top division for the 2020/21 season. In the 2021/22 season the team was relegated.

## History

On 1 June 2012, Sokol Dolná Ždaňa and FK Žiar nad Hronom reached an agreement regarding the running of the new club.

## Affiliated clubs

The following clubs were or are affiliated with FK Pohronie :
* MFK Žarnovica (2018–2019)
* MFK Nová Baňa (2019–2022)
* FK Železiarne Podbrezová (2022-)

## Honours
### Domestic

* 2. Liga (1993–present)
** Winners (1): 2018–19 (Promoted)
* 3. Liga - Central (1993–present)
** Winners (1): 2012–13 (Promoted)

## Sponsorship

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 2012–13 | Jako | REMESLO |
| 2012–13 | Joma | none |
| 2014–17 | Adidas | none |
| 2017– | Erreà | REMESLO |

## Recent seasons

| Year | Division (name) | Position | Domestic cup | Topscorer/goals |
| 2012–13 | (III) 3. liga | 1/(16) | 2nd round | Michal Páleník (12) |
| 2013–14 | (II) 2. liga | 9/(12) | 2nd round | Michal Páleník (9) |
| 2014–15 | (II) DOXXbet liga | 1st Relegation Gr. West | 3rd round | Patrik Abrahám (15) |
| 2015–16 | (II) DOXXbet liga | 6th | Round of 16 | Patrik Abrahám (8) |
| 2016–17 | (II) DOXXbet liga | 9th | 3rd Round | Marek Frimmel (15) |
| 2017–18 | (II) DOXXbet liga | 9/(16) | 3rd round | Marek Frimmel (6) |
| 2018–19 | (II) 2. liga | 1/(16) | 5th Round | Peter Ďungel (8) |
| 2019–20 | (I) Fortuna Liga | 11/(12) | Round of 16 | Patrik Abrahám (5) |
| 2020–21 | (I) Fortuna Liga | 9/(12) | Round of 16 | Adler Da Silva (6) James Weir (6) |
| 2021–22 | (I) Fortuna Liga | 12/(12) | Quarter-finals | Miloš Lačný (8) |
| 2022–23 | (II) 2. Liga | 5/(16) | 5th Round | Jakub Čunta (5) Christián Steinhübel (5) |
| 2023–24 | (II) 2. Liga | 10/(16) | Round of 16 | Peter Mazan (15) |

## Current squad

As of 16 February, 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 | Lukas Domanisky |
| 2 | MF | SVK | Dominik Mihalik |
| 3 | DF | SVK | Daniel Macej (on loan from Podbrezová) |
| 5 | MF | GAM | Yusupha Kambi |
| 6 | MF | GAM | Muhammed Hydara |
| 7 | FW | SVK | Andy Masaryk |
| 8 | MF | MKD | Martin Talakov |
| 9 | FW | SVK | Samuel Maslej |
| 10 | MF | SVK | Jakub Jordan Jokel |
| 11 | FW | GAM | Ousman Kujabi |
| 12 | DF | UKR | Andriy Cheprakov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | SVK | Simon Ivan |
| 14 | FW | UKR | Maksym Khyminets |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Jorge Velasco (on loan from Podbrezová) |
| 17 | MF | CZE | Filip Šilhart |
| 18 | MF | SVK | Jozef Špyrka |
| 20 | GK | SVK | Patrik Lučaník |
| 21 | FW | SVK | Adrian Lutka |
| 22 | MF | SVK | Juraj Teplan |
| — | MF | SVK | Martin Parilla |
| 30 | GK | SVK | Igor Šemrinec |
| 66 | MF | SVK | Peter Varga |
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024.

### Out on loan

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 |
| 19 | FW | SVK | Samuel Maslej (at Podbrezová until 30 June 2025) |

## Current staff

    As of 8 March 2023
| Staff | Job title |
| Matej Čobik Ferčik | Caretaker manager |
| Erik Grendel | Assistant manager |
| Róbert Jež | General manager |
| Filip Rozenberg | Team leader |
| Michal Polačko | Fitness trainer |
| MUDr. Stanislav Šperka | Team Doctor |
| Imrich Kalmár | Physiotherapist |

## Player records
### Most goals

| # | Name | Goals |
| 1 | Patrik Abrahám | 39 |
| 2 | Marek Frimmel | 28 |
| 3 | Peter Mazan | 24 |
| 4 | Patrik Blahút | 21 |
| 4 | Michal Páleník | 21 |
| 5 | Lukáš Pelegríni | 17 |
| 6 | Peter Ďungel | 14 |
Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

### Reserve team

FK Pohronie B is inactive. Most recently, it had played in the Slovak 7th football level ( VII. liga DOUBLE STAR BET ObFZ ZH).

## Notable players

The following notable players had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FK Pohronie. Notable players, who have played for predecessor clubs, FK Žiar nad Hronom and Sokol Dolná Ždaňa, are listed with their respective clubs.
* Cedric Badolo
* Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana
* Willie Britto
* Martin Chrien
* Alieu Fadera
* Dominik Holec
* Richard Lásik
* Yusuf Mainge
* Jaroslav Mihalík
* František Plach
* Muhammed Sanneh
* Lukáš Tesák
* Mateusz Zachara

## Managers

* Štefan Zaťko (2012 – May 2016)
* Rastislav Štanga (May 2016 – June 2016)
* Peter Černák (July 2016 – Aug 2016)
* Miloš Foltán (Aug 2016 – Sept 2017)
* Milan Nemec (Sept 2017 – July 2019)
* Rastislav Urgela (Aug 2019) (car.)
* Ján Rosinský (Aug 2019 – Oct 2019)
* Mikuláš Radványi (Oct 2019 – Oct. 2020)
* Jan Kameník (Oct 2020 – May 2021)
* Gergely Geri (June 2021 – Aug 2021)
* Štefan Zaťko (Aug 2021 – Sept 2021) (car.)
* Pablo Villar (Oct 2021 – Dec 2021)
* Martin Bittengl (Jan 2022 – April 2022)
* Peter Lérant (April 2022 – Dec 2022)
* Jan Kameník (Jan 2023)
* Rastislav Urgela (Jan 2023 – Dec 2023) (car.)
* Norbert Guľa (Jan 2024 – Jun 2024)
* Vladimír Cifranič (Jun 2024)
* Matej Čobik Ferčik (Jun 2024 – )