MSK Zilina

MSK Zilina (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈem ˈeʂ ˈkaː ˈʐilina]) is a Slovak football club based in the town of Zilina, that is playing in the Slovak Superliga. Since the league inception in 1993, the club has won 7 titles and comes second in All-time table that makes them one of the most successful teams in the competition. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Sosoni (after the Shoshone Native American tribe) and play their home games in the Stadion pod Dubnom. In the 2016–17 season, Zilina won the Slovak League.

History

Early years

The club was founded towards the end of 1908 under the Hungarian name Zsolnai Testgyakorlok Kore, and was officially registered on 20 June 1909. The club won its first Slovak championship (Zvazove majstrovstva Slovenska) in 1928 followed by another in 1929.

Czechoslovak League

In total, Zilina played 30 out of 47 seasons in the Czechoslovak First League spanning from 1945 to 1993 and come 13th in all-time table. The most successful season remains 1946–47 when they clinched 4th place.

Many consider 1961 a milestone in club's history. Firstly, the team reached the final of the National Cup, where they lost to Dukla Prague, the eventual Czechoslovak champion. Despite the defeat, for the first time in its history the club, then known as Dynamo Zilina, broke into Europe to contest in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Notable 3–2 and 1–0 victories over Olympiacos moved them in quarter-finals, however the ambitious Slovak team was ultimately knocked out by the previous year's winner Fiorentina. Although Zilina grabbed a promising 3–2 victory at home, Fiorentina went through by winning the second leg 2–0.

First leg

Second leg

Fiorentina

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