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FK Dukla Banská Bystrica

Dukla Banská Bystrica
Full nameMFK Dukla Banská Bystrica
NicknameVojaci (The Soldiers)
Founded1 July 1965 (1965-07-01)
as VTJ Dukla Banská Bystrica
GroundNárodný Atletický Štadión
Capacity7,381
PresidentIvan Šabo
CoachJuraj Jarábek
League2. Liga
2024–25Slovak First Football League, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Websitewww.mfkdukla.sk

MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈdukla ˈbanskaː ˈbistritsa]) is a Slovak professional football club from the town of Banská Bystrica. The club plays at the SNP Stadium. After being relegated from the Slovak 2. liga in 2017, they had financial problems.[1]

History

Early years: 1893–1919

Former logo.

The first mention of football in Banská Bystrica dates back to 1893, but no more precise reports have been preserved from this period. The year 1900 became a historical milestone, when leading representatives of Banská Bystrica officially began to deal with the issue of sports in the city. The proposal to establish a sports club was accepted on April 1, 1900. It was called BSC (Beszterszbányiá Sport Club) and was represented by the cycling, tennis and football departments.[2][3]

The Banská Bystrica football team officially started its first friendly match on August 26, 1900. Its opponents were guests from Budapest. The match ended 10–1 for the guests and the home team's honorary goal was scored by one of the best players on the field, Kreisner. A year later in Budapest, the Banská Bystrica team left the pitch with a loss, but only by a goal, the match ended 2–1. The football team at that time was coached by Jozef Beran from Budapest. The players themselves paid for the coach, because the club did not have enough money. Football matches and training sessions were held sporadically rather than regularly. In August 1904, the BSC football team met the Budapest team Törekvés SE, over which it won 2–1. In other matches, the Bystrica team was able to defeat leading Hungarian teams such as Šalgótarján 4–0 and Diósgyör 12–1.[2][4]

Historic names

  • 1965 – Founded as VTJ Dukla Banská Bystrica
  • 1967 – Renamed AS Dukla Banská Bystrica
  • 1975 – Renamed ASVS Dukla Banská Bystrica
  • 1984 – First European qualification, 1985
  • 1992 – Renamed FK Dukla Banská Bystrica
  • 2017 – Merged with ŠK Kremnička and renamed to MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica

Honours

Domestic

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

Slovakia Slovakia

European

Affiliated clubs

The following club was affiliated with FK Dukla Banská Bystrica:

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1998–2000 Adidas OVP Orava
2000–2001 ATAK Sportswear Národná obroda
2001–2002 Reebok FORZA
2002–2003 ATAK Sportswear Národná obroda
2003–2004 FORZA
2004–2006 Kappa PM Zbrojníky
2006–2008 NIKE Dôvera
2008–2011 Adidas
2011–2013 Express Slovakia
2013–2017 none
2017–2019 NIKE
2019–2020 Fajne
2020- Adidas Veolia

Current squad

As of 18 January, 2026[6] 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
4 DF  SVK Adam Baláž
5 DF  JPN Taiyo Ushiyama
6 MF  SVK Dávid Richtárech
7 MF  SVK Jakub Považanec
8 MF  BRA Davi Alves
9 MF  SVK Tibor Slebodník
10 MF  SVK Branislav Ľupták
11 FW  SRB Boris Krstič
12 MF  SVK Mário Zimáni
13 DF  SVK Nicolas Šikula
14 MF  BRA João Vitor Miranda
15 FW  SVK Štefan Gerec
16 FW  SVK Adam Hanes
17 MF  SVK Tomáš Kajsin
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  SVK Branko Pinďura
20 MF  SVK Dominik Veselovský
21 DF  SVK Lukáš Migaľa
22 GK  SVK Branko Maruniak
25 FW  NGA Praisegod Okechukwu
27 FW  SVK Oliver Reiter
28 GK  NGA Mathew Yakubu
29 MF  URU Enzo Arevalo
31 GK  SVK Michal Lukáč
33 DF  SVK Adam Kopas
36 GK  SVK Michal Trnovský
41 DF  SVK Ľubomír Willwéber (vice-captain)
77 DF  NGA Kazeem Bolaji
— GK  SVK Lukáš Hroššo

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2025

Staff

Current technical staff

As of 12 June 2025
Staff Job title
Slovakia Juraj Jarábek Manager
Slovakia Marek Bažík Assistant Manager
Slovakia Norbert Juračka Goalkeeping coach
Slovakia Dušan Šavel Physiotherapist
Slovakia Andrej Caban
Slovakia David Brunn 		Fitness coach
Slovakia Marek Jobko Team Leader
Slovakia Peter Straňák
Slovakia Jakub Bača
Slovakia Martin Križanský 		Doctor
Slovakia Peter Pošta Masseur

Results

League and Cup history

Slovak League only (1993–2017)

Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Slovak Cup Europe Top Scorer (Goals)
1993–94 1st (Mars Superliga) 9/(12) 32 9 9 14 31 43 27 Quarter-finals
1994–95 1st (Mars Superliga) 5/(12) 32 12 8 12 53 44 44 Round 1 Slovakia Róbert Semeník (18)
1995–96 1st (Mars Superliga) 4/(12) 32 12 11 9 39 36 47 Semi-finals Slovakia Norbert Toman (6)
1996–97 1st (Mars Superliga) 5/(16) 30 13 5 12 48 37 44 Round 2 Slovakia Ivan Lapšanský (9)
1997–98 1st (Mars Superliga) 13/(16) 30 7 9 14 32 46 30 Quarter-finals Slovakia Štefan Rusnák (8)
1998–99 1st (Mars Superliga) 11/(16) 30 8 10 12 34 46 34 Runners-up Slovakia Štefan Rusnák (11)
Slovakia Ľubomír Faktor (11)
1999–00 1st (Mars Superliga) 15/(16) 30 7 2 21 27 53 23 Semi-finals UC 1.R (Netherlands AFC Ajax) Slovakia Ľubomír Faktor (6)
2000–01 2nd (1. Liga) 11/(18) 34 13 7 14 39 32 46 Quarter-finals Slovakia Eugen Bari (4)
Slovakia Jaroslav Kamenský (4)
2001–02 2nd (1. Liga) 6/(16) 30 11 11 8 44 32 44 Round 1 Slovakia Ivan Bartoš (17)
2002–03 2nd (1. Liga) 1/(16) 30 21 6 3 53 18 69 Round 1 Slovakia Ivan Bartoš (10)
2003–04 1st (Corgoň Liga) 2/(10) 36 17 13 6 58 36 64 Round 2 Slovakia Róbert Semeník (15)
2004–05 1st (Corgoň Liga) 3/(10) 36 13 13 10 45 38 52 Winner UC 1.R (Portugal S.L. Benfica) Slovakia Martin Jakubko (14)
2005–06 1st (Corgoň Liga) 6/(10) 36 12 6 18 37 42 42 Round 2 UC Q2 (Poland Groclin Grodzisk) Slovakia Róbert Semeník (18)
2006–07 1st (Corgoň Liga) 7/(12) 28 7 6 15 24 46 27 Quarter-finals Slovakia Ivan Lietava (9)
2007–08 1st (Corgoň Liga) 8/(12) 33 10 9 14 41 37 39 Round 2 Slovakia Michal Ďuriš (6)
2008–09 1st (Corgoň Liga) 10/(12) 33 9 8 16 30 39 35 Round 2 Slovakia Dušan Uškovič (8)
2009–10 1st (Corgoň Liga) 3/(12) 33 15 11 7 45 30 56 Round 2 Slovakia Dušan Uškovič (7)
2010–11 1st (Corgoň Liga) 5/(12) 33 13 9 11 39 32 48 Round 3 UC Q2 (Georgia (country) FC Zestaponi) Slovakia Róbert Pich (7)
2011–12 1st (Corgoň Liga) 9/(12) 33 9 10 14 37 44 37 Round 1 Slovakia Martin Jakubko (10)
2012–13 1st (Corgoň Liga) 9/(12) 33 9 11 13 28 32 38 Quarter-finals Slovakia Matúš Turňa (6)
2013–14 1st (Corgoň Liga) 8/(12) 33 11 9 13 48 48 42 Round 2 Slovakia Pavol Jurčo (8)
Slovakia Fabián Slančík (8)
2014–15 1st (Fortuna Liga) 12/(12) 33 4 10 19 29 57 22 Semi-finals Slovakia Patrik Vajda (7)
2015–16 2nd (DOXXbet Liga) 13/(24) 32 16 5 11 45 33 53 Round 3 Netherlands Endy Opoku Bernadina (7)
2016–17 2nd (DOXXbet liga) 17/(24) 32 10 6 16 36 55 36 Round 3 Slovakia Radoslav Ďanovský (12)
2017–18 3rd (TIPOS III.liga Middle) 1/(16) 30 21 6 3 60 18 69 Did not enter Slovakia Lukáš Laksik (17)
2018–19 2nd (II. liga) 6/(16) 30 12 10 8 49 35 46 Round 3 Slovakia Róbert Polievka (9)
2019–20 2nd (II. liga) 2/(16) 20 14 3 3 52 23 45 1/8 Fin Slovakia Róbert Polievka (12)
2020–21 2nd (II. liga) 2/(16) 28 17 5 6 70 38 56 Semi-finals Montenegro Miladin Vujošević (17)
2021–22 2nd (II. liga) 2/(16) 30 21 6 3 62 24 69 Round 3 Slovakia Róbert Polievka (18)
2022–23 1st (Fortuna Liga) 5/(12) 32 13 5 14 50 56 44 Round of 16 Slovakia Róbert Polievka (15)
2023–24 1st (Niké Liga) 7/(12) 32 14 9 9 50 41 51 Round 4 Slovakia Róbert Polievka (13)
2024–25 1st (Niké Liga) 12/(12) 32 5 7 20 35 60 22 Semi-finals Slovakia Martin Rymarenko (13)

European competition history

Main article: Slovak football clubs in European competitions

UEFA-administered

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Agg.
1984–85 UEFA Cup 1 Germany Mönchengladbach 2–3 1–4 3–7
1999–00 UEFA Cup 1 Netherlands Ajax 1–3 1–6 2–9
2004–05 UEFA Cup Q1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ FK 3–0 1–0 4–0
Q2 Switzerland FC Wil 3–1 1–1 4–2
1 Portugal Benfica 0–3 0–2 0–5
2005–06 UEFA Cup Q2 Poland Groclin Grodzisk 0–0 1–4 1–4
2010–11 Europa League Q2 Georgia (country) FC Zestaponi 1–0 0–3 1–3

Not UEFA-administered

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
1991 Intertoto Cup Group 4 Denmark Silkeborg IF 2–0 4–1
Sweden Hammarby IF 0–1 2–1
Germany FC Energie Cottbus 1–0 2–0

Player records

Most goals

# Nat. Name Goals
1 Slovakia Róbert Polievka 80
2 Czechoslovakia Milan Nemec 74
3 Slovakia Róbert Semeník 72
4 Slovakia Pavol Diňa 59
5 Slovakia Martin Jakubko 38
6 Slovakia Štefan Rusnák 34
7 Slovakia Martin Rymarenko 31
7 Slovakia Dušan Uškovič 27

Players whose name is listed in bold are still active.

Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer

The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944 to 1945 until 1992–93. Since the 1993–94 Slovak League Top scorer.

Year Winner G
1968–69 Czechoslovakia Ladislav Petráš 20
1994–95 Slovakia Robert Semenik 18
2023–24 Slovakia Róbert Polievka 131
1Shared award

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Dukla.

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

Managers

References

  1. ^ "Končí ďalší tradičný slovenský klub, FK Dukla Banská Bystrica už nie je". sport.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  2. ^ a b ljstudiocreatives. "História". mfkdukla.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  3. ^ "História | Dukla - Vojenské športové centrum" (in Slovak). 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  4. ^ "História | Dukla - Vojenské športové centrum" (in Slovak). 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  5. ^ "Dukla pôjde do novej sezóny omladená, začína spoluprácu s Plzňou /Dukla will come to the new season younger than previously, beginning cooperation with Plzeň". Bbonliny.sk (in Slovak). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Tímy" [Team]. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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