Ground ZELPO Aréna Owner Železiarne Podbrezová Arena/Stadium ZELPO Aréna Manager Marek Fabuľa Head coach Marek Fabuľa | Ground Capacity 4,061 President Július Kriváň Location Podbrezová, Slovakia League Slovak Super Liga Founded 1920 | |
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Full name Futbalový oddiel Železiarne Podbrezová Šport Podbrezová a.s. Nickname(s) Železiari (Ironmongers) | ||
FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová ([ˈʃport ˈpodbrezoʋaː]) is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Podbrezová.
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History
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 currently plays 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.
Affiliated clubs
The following clubs are affiliated with Podbrezová:
Fortuna Liga
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.
Domestic
Club partners
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Current squad
As of 5 March 2017
Note: 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 winter 2016–17.
Out on loan 2016–17
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current technical staff
As of 12 June 2016Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries
For full list, see Category:ŽP Šport Podbrezová players