FK Železiarne Podbrezová

Podbrezová was formed in 1920 as RTJ Podbrezová. The club is also particularly famous for its youth program that has produced many Slovak talents over the years, including Juraj Kucka, Michal Breznaník, Róbert Pich, Peter Štyvar and Marek Bažík. Podbrezová has been cooperating with the Italian club Inter, in a worldwide social project – Inter Campus (2002–2008). Argentine midfielder Pablo Podio, who played for Podbrezová, is a product of the Inter Campus project. Major achievements in the history of the club include: second place in the I. liga in the 2007/2008 season and the semifinals of the Slovak Cup in the 2001/2002 season.In 2009–10, the club withdrew from the Slovak First League.^[2]

Fortuna Liga promotion

In 2013–2014, Podbrezová were promoted to the top flight of Slovak football for the first time in their history. The success was born under the leadership of coach Jaroslav Kentoš. The keys players were Vratislav Greško, Blažej Vaščák, Jozef Hanák, Michal Pančík and others.

Events timeline

• 1920 – Founded as RTJ Podbrezová^[3]
• 1930 – Merged with Tatran Horná Lehota and renamed ŠK Podbrezová
• 1936 – Renamed ŠKP Podbrezová
• 2006 – Merged with Brezno and renamed FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová
• 2017 – Renamed FK Železiarne Podbrezová^[4]

The following clubs are affiliated with Podbrezová:

• Kardemir Karabükspor (2017–)^[5]
• FK Poprad (2021–)
• FC Nordsjælland (2019–)
• FK Pohronie (2022–)^[6]

Domestic

• Slovak Second Division (1993–)
  • Winners (2): 2013–14, 2021–22
  • Runners-up (3): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13

Club partners

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As of 16 March 2024Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	MKD	Martin Talakov
20	MF	SVK	Peter Kováčik (on loan from Como 1907)
23	DF	SVK	Mikuláš Bakaľa
25	MF	SVK	Šimon Faško
27	FW	NGA	Ridwan Sanusi
28	GK	SVK	Adam Danko
30	FW	SVK	Andy Masaryk
33	MF	UKR	Maksym Khiminets
39	DF	SVK	Marek Bartoš
41	GK	SVK	Ivan Rehák
77	FW	CZE	Christophe Kabongo (on loan from Lommel)
90	FW	GHA	Mark Assinor

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2023 and
List of Slovak football transfers winter 2023-24

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
—	MF	SVK	Martin Lupták (at Pohronie until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	SVK	Patrik Blahút (at Slovácko until 30 June 2024)

Current technical staff

As of 4 January 2022

Staff	Job title
Roman Skuhravý	Manager
Štefan Markulík	Assistant manager
František Kunzo	Team Leader
Tomáš Čechovič	Goalkeeping coach
Ernest Caban	Team Doctor
Richard Horňák	Fitness coach
Dárius Kolodzej	Masseur

Club officials

Position	Name
President	Július Kriváň
Vice president	Marián Kurčík
Vice president	Vladimír Soták ml.

Had international caps for their respective countries

For full list, see Category:ŽP Šport Podbrezová players

• Official website (in Slovak)