MŠK Púchov
Slovak football club
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MŠK Púchov is a Slovak football club, that currently plays in the 2. Liga. The club comes from the town of Púchov.
as Športový klub Puchov
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| Full name | Mestský Športový Klub Púchov | ||
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| Founded | 1920 as Športový klub Puchov | ||
| Ground | Mestský štadión Púchov | ||
| Capacity | 6,080 | ||
| President | TBA | ||
| Head coach | Patrik Mynář | ||
| League | 2. liga | ||
| 2024–25 | 5th of 16 | ||
| Website | futbal.mskpuchov.sk | ||
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History
Early years
The first football club in Púchov was founded in 1920. The first football match took place in Púchov in 1921. Púchov won against a team from Pruské 2–1. However, the most successful years did not come until after World War II. In 1950 and 1963, Púchov fought its way into the 2. Liga, later spending several years in the 3. Liga. Between the years 1974–1986, the team played under the name TJ Gumárne 1. mája Púchov in the Czechoslovak second league. After the establishment of independent Slovakia, Púchov played in the 2nd league, in the 1997/98 season it took 3rd place with a 10-point gap behind the advancing Nitra and Dubnica, and 4th place a year later. The 1999/00 season was the most successful for Púchov football in its 80-year history – the football club (under the name ŠK Matador) triumphed in the 18-member II. league with a two-point gap over NCHZ Nováky, thus becoming a participant in the highest competition for the upcoming season.[1][2]
2002–2003: Golden years
After winning the 2002–03 Slovak Cup, the only major trophy in the history of the club, Púchov managed to draw a first leg UEFA Cup game against an FC Barcelona side containing Víctor Valdés, Carles Puyol, Xavi Hernández, Luis Enrique, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Marc Overmars and Patrick Kluivert. Milan Jambor scored the late equalizer.[3] Mário Breška, who had scored the winning goal in the extra-time of the 2003 Slovak Cup final against SK Slovan Bratislava, provided the assist that stunned the Catalan giants.[4] In the second leg in Camp Nou, Barcelona won 8-0.[5]
2006–2013: Financial trouble
In July 2006, the club lost its main sponsor, Matador a.s., and was renamed FK Púchov.[6] The club has two stadiums, currently unusable Mestský štadión due to disagreement with the town of Púchov, and temporary Futbalový štadión Nosice. In the 2009/2010 season, Púchov found itself on the verge of bankruptcy. The club's then owner, Jaroslav Rosina, stated that the club owed 40,000 euros for the license to the football association and approximately 150,000 in addition. The club was able to survive in the lower competitions, but they would lose their best players, who mainly left for MŠK Žilina or AS Trenčín.[7] On 24 June 2013, the official website of FK Púchov announced merging between OTJ Moravany nad Váhom and FK Púchov, as FK Púchov.[8] The club started cooperate with the town. The town is the main sponsor of the club.
Historical names
- 1920 – Športový klub Puchov
- 1945 – ŠK Rolný Púchov
- 1948 – Sokol Makyta Púchov
- 1956 – TJ Iskra Púchov
- 1968 – TJ Gumárne 1.mája Púchov
- 1993 – ŠK Matador Púchov
- 2003 – FK Matador Púchov
- 2007 – FK Púchov
- 2015 – MŠK Púchov
Honours
- Slovak Cup (1961–)
- Slovak First Football League (1993–)
Runners-up (1): 2001–02
- Slovak second division (1993–)
Winners (1): 1999–00
European competition history
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round |  |
Sliema Wanderers | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
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SC Freiburg | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round |  |
FC Atyrau | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 1. Round |  |
Bordeaux | 1–4 | 0–6 | 1–10 | ||
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round |  |
FC Sioni Bolnisi | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| 1. Round |  |
FC Barcelona | 1–1 | 0–8 | 1–9 | ||
Sponsorship
Current squad
As of 18 January 2026 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024.
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FK.
- Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
Notable managers
Anton Richtárik (1993–1994)- Vladimír Hrivnák (1994–1996)
- Jozef Zigo (1996)
- Štefan Tománek (1996–1998)
- Jozef Šuran (1998–2002)
František Komňacký (2003)- Štefan Zaťko (2003)
- Milan Lešický (2003–2004)
- Pavel Vrba (2004–2005)
- Stanislav Mráz (2006–2007)
- Pavol Strapáč (2007–2010)
- Jaroslav Vágner (2010–2017)
- Stanislav Ďuriš (2017–2018)
- Eduard Pagáč (2018–2019)
- Vladimír Cifranič (2019–2020)
- Lukáš Kaplan (2020–2021)
- Marek Šimáček (2021–2022)
- Vladimír Cifranič (2022–2023)
- Marián Zimen (2023-2025)
- Ivan Belák (2026)
- Patrik Mynář (2026-)