Podbrezova

FK Zeleziarne Podbrezova (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʐelezɪɐrɲe ˈpɔdbrezɔʋaː]) is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Podbrezova.

History

Podbrezova was formed in 1920 as RTJ Podbrezova. The club is also particularly famous for its youth program that has produced many Slovak talents over the years, including Juraj Kucka, Michal Breznanik, Robert Pich, Peter Styvar and Marek Bazik. Podbrezova has been cooperating with the Italian club Inter, in a worldwide social project – Inter Campus (2002–2008). Argentine midfielder Pablo Podio, who played for Podbrezova, 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.

Fortuna Liga promotion

In 2013–2014, Podbrezova 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 Kentos. The keys players were Vratislav Gresko, Blazej Vascak, Jozef Hanak, Michal Pancik and others.

Events timeline

• 1920 – Founded as RTJ Podbrezova
• 1930 – Merged with Tatran Horna Lehota and renamed SK Podbrezova
• 1936 – Renamed SKP Podbrezova
• 2006 – Merged with Brezno and renamed FO ZP Sport Podbrezova
• 2017 – Renamed FK Zeleziarne Podbrezova

This page also has a version in other languages :  Железиарне (russian)