MFK Zemplín Michalovce

MFK Zemplín Michalovce (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈzempliːm ˈmixalɔwtse]) is a Slovak professional football team based in the town of Michalovce, that competes in the Slovak First Football League, the top tier in the Slovakian league system, from 2015–16.

MFK Zemplín Michalovce

Full name	MFK Zemplín Michalovce a.s.
Nickname(s)	Zemplínčania (The Zemplicians) Žltomodrí (Yellow-blues)
Founded	1912; 113 years ago (1912)[1] (as NAC Michalovce)
Ground	Mestský futbalový štadión, Michalovce
Capacity	4,440
Chairman	Ján Sabol
Head coach	Anton Šoltis
League	Slovak First Football League
2023–24	Slovak First Football League, 11th of 12
Website	http://www.mfkzemplin.sk
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Zemplín Michalovce was formed in 1912. Football in Michalovce first played in the summer of 1912, where Michalovce loss against FK Pozdišovce 0–6. The second club, which was based in Michalovce is called NAC Michalovce (Nagymihályi athlétikai club) in 1914. On 13 June 2015, they defeated their main rival MFK Skalica in a decisive match 2–0 away win, secured their first place and a historic promotion to the Fortuna Liga.

Events timeline

• 1912 – Founded as Michalovský FS (Michalovský futbalový spolok)
• 1914 – Renamed Nagymihályi AC (Nagymihályi athleticai club)
• 1922 – Merged with ČsŠK Michalovce to Michalovský AC (Michalovský atletický club)
• 1926 – Renamed ŠK Michalovce (Športový klub Michalovce)
• 1928 – Merged with Törökvés Michalovce to ŠK Snaha Michalovce
• 1931 – Renamed FAK Michalovce (Futbalový a atletický klub Michalovce)
• 1938 – Renamed ŠK Zemplín Michalovce (Športový klub Zemplín Michalovce)
• 1945 - Renamed TJ Zemplín Vihorlat Michalovce (Telovýchovná jednota Zemplín Vihorlat Michalovce)
• 1991 - Renamed MFK Zemplín Michalovce (Mestský futbalový klub Zemplín Michalovce)

Honours

Domestic

Czechoslovakia

• 1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–93)
  • Winners (1): 1974–75

Slovakia

• Slovak Second Division (1993–)
  • Winners (1): 2014–15 (Promoted)
  • Runners-up (1): 2013–14
• Slovak Cup (1961–present)
  • Semi-finals (1): 2016–17

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with Zemplín Michalovce:

• AC Milan (2011–present)^[2]
• FK Sobrance-Sobranecko (2020–present)^[3]

Rivalries

MFK Zemplín's biggest rivals are clubs from eastern Slovakia as 1. FC Tatran Prešov, Partizán Bardejov, FK Bodva, FK Humenné and near TJ FK Veľké Revištia. Smaller rivalry is with other teams from the east, Lokomotíva Košice, MFK Vranov nad Topľou, FK Slavoj Trebišov, FK Spišská Nová Ves, ŠK Odeva Lipany. MFK Zemplín Michalovce supporters called Ultras Zemplín Michalovce (GS-52) maintain friendly relations with fans of VSS Košice called as Viva Košice.

Sponsorship

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2004–05	ATAK Sportswear	SPORT EXPRES
2005–06		none
2006–09	Macron	Scorp
2009–10	Jako
2010–12	Nike
2012–14	Joma
2014–2017	Adidas
2018		ISDB
2019–2020		ISDB, St. Nicolaus
2020-2022		St. Nicolaus, Scorp
2022-		St. Nicolaus, Tipsport

Club partners

source^[4]

• Scorp
• ISDB
• Eurovia
• City of Michalovce
• Thermal Park Šírava
• Bel
• FIN.M.O.S.

Current squad

As of 28 January 2025^[5] 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 Patrik Lukáč 2 DF  SVK Lukáš Šimko 4 MF  NGA Abdul Zubairu 7 FW  NGA Issa Adekunle 8 MF  JPN Yushi Shimamura 10 MF  SVK Igor Žofčák (captain) 11 MF  ENG Jeremy Sivi 12 DF  GUI Franck Bahi 13 DF  NGA Kingsley Madu 15 DF  BIH Saša Marjanović 16 GK  SVK Adam Jakubech 19 MF  SVK Dávid Petrik 21 MF  ESP Samuel Ramos

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 GK  UKR Ivan Tyurin 26 DF  GEO Tornike Dzotsenidze 27 GK  SVK Viktor Budinský (on loan from FK Pardubice) 29 MF  URU Enzo Arevalo 30 DF  GRE Christos Makrygiannis 37 DF  BIH Alden Šuvalija 44 DF  GRE Spyros Risvanis 51 MF  SVK Stanislav Danko 55 MF  HUN Artúr Musák 66 MF  SVK Martin Bednár 80 MF  ENG Ben Cottrell 89 FW  GRE Alexandros Kyziridis 91 FW  USA Eduvie Ikoba (on loan from Académico de Viseu) 97 FW  SVK Adam Žulevič

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024 and
List of Slovak football transfers winter 2024-25

Staff

Current technical staff

As of 19 February 2024

Staff	Job title
Anton Šoltis	Manager
Patrik Durkáč	Assistant manager
Maroš Ferenc	Goalkeeping coach
Dávid Gubaňar	Team Leader
MUDr. Jozef Petrík	Team Doctor
Marek Mager	Masseur
Gabriel Csörgö	Fitness Coach
Veronika Dolutovská	Physiotherapist

Results

League and Cup history

Slovak League only (1993–present)

Year	Division (name)	Position	Domestic cup	Top scorer (goals)
2003–04	(III) 2. liga	2nd (promoted)	did not enter	Miroslav Tóth (28)
2004–05	(II) 1. liga	4th	Round 1	Miroslav Tóth (10)
2005–06	(II) 1. liga	7th	Round 1	Artem Yevlyanov (7)
2006–07	(II) 1. liga	2nd (Relegation playoff)	Round 3	Maroš Bačík (8)
2007–08	(II) 1. liga	9th	Round 1	Irakli Liluashvili (7)
2008–09	(II) 1. liga	9th	Round 3	Jozef Gašpar (11)
2009–10	(II) 1. liga	6th	Round 1	Ruslan Lyubarskyi (9)
2010–11	(II) 1. liga	4th	Round 2	Filip Serečin (17)
2011–12	(II) 2. liga	6th	Round 2
2012–13	(II) 2. liga	5th	Round 1	Pavol Jurčo (8)
2013–14	(II) 2. liga	2nd	Round 3	Michal Hamuľak (25)
2014–15	(II) DOXXbet Liga	1st (promoted)	Round 4	Samuel Bayón (18)
2015–16	(I) Fortuna Liga	11th	Round 4	Dominik Kunca (7)
2016–17	(I) Fortuna Liga	8th	Semi-finals	Igor Žofčák (7)
2017–18	(I) Fortuna Liga	9th	Round 5	Martin Koscelník (8)
2018–19	(I) Fortuna Liga	5th	Semi–finals	Peter Kolesár (5) Igor Žofčák (5)
2019–20	(I) Fortuna Liga	6th	Round 3	Issa Modibo Sidibé (8)
2020–21	(I) Fortuna Liga	10th	Round 4	Igor Žofčák (6)
2021–22	(I) Fortuna Liga	9th	Round 4	Matej Trusa (6)
2022–23	(I) Fortuna Liga	9th	Round 5	Matúš Marcin (7)
2023–24	(I) Niké Liga	11th	Quarter-finals	Matúš Marcin (10)
2024–25	(I) Niké Liga	7th	Round of 16	Alexandros Kyziridis (15)

Player records

Most goals

#	Nat.	Name	Goals
1		Michal Hamuľak	41
2		Igor Žofčák	34
3		Matúš Marcin	27
4		Dominik Kunca	26
5		Martin Koscelník	20
		Samuel Bayón
6		Martin Regáli	19

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

Notable players

The following players collected seniorinternational caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Zemplín.

Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.

• Amadou Coulibaly
• Vernon De Marco
• Pavol Diňa
• Pablo Gállego
• Andrej Hesek
• Jakub Hromada
• Adam Jakubech
• Eligijus Jankauskas
• Vladimír Janočko
• Akaki Khubutia
• Martin Koscelník
• Doriano Kortstam
• Juraj Kotula
• Kingsley Madu
• Sainey Njie
• Alexandros Kyziridis
• Martin Raška
• Martin Regáli
• Spyros Risvanis
• Lazaros Rota
• Ousmane Samba
• Issa Modibo Sidibé
• Miroslav Seman
• Danilo Špoljarić
• Dušan Sninský
• Michal Škvarka
• Gino van Kessel
• Kévin Zonzon
• Igor Žofčák
• Matúš Marcin

Managers

• Štefan Nadzam (1973–77)
• Štefan Nadzam (1981–87)
• Ján Kozák (2002–03)
• Jozef Škrlík (2004)
• Ján Karaffa (2005)
• Ladislav Molnár (2006)
• Mikuláš Komanický (2008–09)
• Vladimír Rusnák (2009–10)
• Vlastimil Petržela (2010–12)
• Albert Rusnák (2012–14)
• Jozef Bubenko (2013)
• Ondrej Duda (2014)
• František Šturma (2014 – 30 Dec 2015)
• Stanislav Griga (30 Dec 2015 – 30 May 2016)
• Anton Šoltis (7 June 2016 – 11 Nov 2019)
• Jozef Majoroš (11 Nov 2019–13 April 2021)
• Anton Šoltis (April 2021 – June 2021)
• Miroslav Nemec (June 2021 – March 2022)
• Norbert Hrnčár (March 2022 – May 2023)
• Vladimír Rusnák (May 2023) (interim)
• Marek Petruš (June 2023 – September 2023)
• Peter Struhár (September 2023 – Feb 2024)
• František Straka (Feb 2024–July 2024)
• Anton Šoltis (July 2024 – present)