MFK Dubnica

MFK Dubnica

Full name	Mestský futbalový klub Dubnica
Nickname(s)	-
Founded	1926
Ground	Štadión Zimný, Dubnica nad Váhom (Capacity: 5,450)
Chairman	Ivan Nemečkay
Manager	Peter Nemečkay
League	2. liga
2010–11	12th (relegated)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

MFK Dubnica is a Slovak football club, playing in the city of Dubnica nad Váhom.

History

MFK Dubnica was founded in 1926 and spent much of its early years playing in the regional Czechoslovakian leagues until 1977 where they were finally promoted to the national first division and finished a respectable 9th in their first season. The team continued in top flight football for 10 years before being relegated in 1987 and it would be at least another 10 years before the team would play at the highest national level again but this time in the independent state of Slovakia. In 1996 Dubnica gained its promotion from the Slovak second division to form part of a newly structured league consisting of one league and 15 other teams. Dubnica would then be relegated the following season, which would set a trend of swinging between the first and second divisions. 2005 saw a turn in fortunes for Dubnica, a 4th place finished earned them a place in Europe for the second time playing in the Intertoto Cup.

The first match saw them come up against Vasas SC of Hungary, the match ended 0-0 in the first leg but the second leg saw Dubnica duely despatch the Hungarian side 2-0 at home. This win next saw the club taken to Turkey to face tough competition in B.B. Ankaraspor but Dubnica upset the home team with a shock 4-0 win and defended this lead well in the second leg only to lose 1-0. Dubnica's next match saw them take on the English team, Newcastle United F.C. but they proved to be too strong and failed to win either legs losing 3-1 and 2-0 respectively.

Events timeline

• 1926 - Founded as SK Dubnica
• 1948 - Renamed ŠK Sokol Škoda Dubnica
• 1952 - Renamed ŠK Sokol Vorošilov
• 1953 - Renamed DŠO Spartak ŠK Dubnica
• 1962 - Renamed TJ Spartak ŠK Dubnica
• 1965 - Renamed TJ Spartak SMZ Dubnica
• 1978 - Renamed TJ Spartak ZTS ŠK Dubnica
• 1993 - Renamed FK ZTS Kerametal Dubnica
• 1999 - Renamed FK ZTS Dubnica
• 2003 - First European qualification, 2003
• 2008 - Renamed MFK Dubnica

Statistics of club from season 1996/1997 to season 2008/2009

1996/97 - 15th (descent) - 30-8-8-14 29:43 32 points.

1998/99 - 13th 30-8-4-18 28:60 28 points.

1999/00 - 11th (descent, in this season was 16 teams, but in next season only 10) 30-9-7-14 35:35 34 points.

2001/02 - 8th 36- 9-11-16 38:48 38 points.

2002/03 - 7th 36-12- 7-17 41:52 43 points.

2003/04 - 6th 36-12-10-14 41:42 46 points.

2004/05 - 4th 36-13-12-11 42:43 51 points.

2005/06 - 8th 36-10-10-16 41:55 40 points.

2006/07 - after autumn part 10th and on spring in barrack 2nd (Dubnica stayed in Corgoň lige) Autumn: 22-6-7-9 24:35 25 points. Barrack: 14-6-5-3 16-15 23 points.

2007/08 - 9th 33- 7-12-14 34:53 33 points.

2008/09 - 8th 33-10- 7-16 43:49 37 points.

2009/10 - 9th 33- 8-12-13 27:42 36 points.

Current squad

As of 13 February 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Pavol Bajza 2 FW Roland Šmahajčík 3 DF Lukáš Beňo 4 DF Ivan Múdry 6 MF Frederik Bilovský 7 MF Oliver Augustíni 8 MF Michal Živčic 9 FW Ján Varga 10 MF Srdjan Grabež 11 MF Andrej Urban 13 MF Ján Zápotoka 15 MF Marek Ševčík 16 MF Matej Ižvolt 19 DF Juraj Masárik

No. Position Player 20 DF Martin Klabník 21 FW Tomáš Puček 22 FW Ľubomír Urgela 24 FW Matej Gorelka 25 MF Ľuboš Chmelík 31 GK Dušan Kolmokov MF Lukáš Bogiň FW Michal Filo (on loan from Banská Bystrica) TBA FW Filip Vavrík TBA DF Marek Božoň TBA DF Tomáš Mrva TBA FW Patrik Abrahám

Out on Loan 2011/2012

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Pavel Kováč (at Slovan Bratislava) DF Martin Nosek (at Ružomberok) DF Filip Chromý (at Senec)

No. Position Player DF Dominik Kollár (at Púchov) DF Erik Ľupták (at Púchov) DF Miloš Riečičiar (at Púchov)

Reserve team

• MFK Dubnica B

Players playing behind MFK Dubnica in season 2008/2009

Goalkeepers: Richard Zajac, Dušan Kolmokov, Marek Igaz.

Defenders:Dalibor Pleva, Cyril Špendla, Peter Jánošík, Marián Zimen, Martin Nosek, Miroslav Duga, Marcel Ondráš, Petr Zapalač (loan from Czech team Baník Ostrava)

Midfielders:Igor Držík(C), Erik Grendel, Igor Obert, Ján Zápotoka, Erik Ľupták, Radovan Kulík, Ľuboš Chmelík, Juraj Vavrík

Attackers:Mouhamadou Seye, Andrej Porázik, Peter Kiška, Tomáš Zápotoka, Marek Kuzma, Ľubomír Ulrich

Best formation in season 2008-09: Zajac - Nosek, Jánošík, Pleva, Ondráš - Držík - J.Zápotoka, Grendel, Kuzma - Seye, T.Zápotoka.

Former players

• Juraj Vavrík
• Peter Šulek
• Mouhamadou Seye
• Erik Grendel
• Marek Kuzma
• Peter Jánošík
• Dušan Perniš
• Marcel Ondráš
• Richard Zajac
• Igor Držík
• Ján Zápotoka
• Michal Filo
• Dalibor Pleva
• Ľuboš Chmelík
• Juraj Chupač
• Pavol Poliaček
• Pavol Straka
• Jozef Adámik
• Peter Kiška
• Pavol Kopačka
• Cyril Špendla
• Radovan Kulík
• Michal Jonáš
• Pavol Baláž
• Peter Holec
• Martin Doktor
• Martin Švestka

Honours

Domestic

• Slovakian League (1993 - Present)
  • Best finish: 4th - 2005

European

• Intertoto Cup
  • Best finish: 3rd round - 2005

External links

• (Slovak) Official website