FK Železiarne Podbrezová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʐelezɪɐrɲe ˈpɔdbrezɔʋaː]) is a Slovak football team, based in the village of 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]
In 2013–14, 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.
The following clubs are affiliated with Podbrezová:
Kardemir Karabükspor (2017–)[5]
FK Poprad (2021–)
FC Nordsjælland (2019–) FK Pohronie (2022–)[6] Baník Kalinovo (2022–2024)[7][8]source[9]
As of 8 August, 2024Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Had international caps for their respective countries
For full list, see Category:ŽP Šport Podbrezová players
Milan Nemec (1998–2001) Ladislav Kuna (2001–04) Anton Jánoš (15 Aug 2006 – 31 May 2008)
Raffaele Quaranta (1 Jun 2008 – 11 Oct 2010) Jaroslav Kentoš (2011– Feb 2015) Jozef Mores (February 2015 – June 2015) Zdenko Frťala (15 June 2015 – 22 Sep 2015) Marek Fabuľa (22 Sep 2015 – 25 April 2017) Karol Praženica (25 April 2017 - 20 Sep 2017) Marek Fabuľa (20 Sep 2017 – 21 Nov 2018) Gergely Geri (21 Nov 2018 – 4 Jan 2019) Vladimír Veselý (4 Jan 2019 – 26 Aug 2019) Jozef Mores (26 Aug 2019 – 6 Mar 2020) Martin Poljovka (6 Mar 2019 – 1 June 2020) Vladimír Cifranič (1 June 2020 – 4 Dec 2020) Mikuláš Radványi (17 Dec 2020 – 28 May 2021)
Roman Skuhravý (28 May 2021 – 6 July 2024) Vladimír Cifranič (12 July 2024-)
