- MFK Ružomberok
Football club infobox
clubname = MFK Ružomberok
fullname = MFK Ružomberok
nickname = Ruža
founded = 1906
ground =MFK Ružomberok Stadium
capacity = 4817
chairman =Jozef Rošták
manager = flagicon|Czech RepublicMichal Bílek
league =Corgoň Liga
season = 2007-08
position = 7th
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leftarm2=000000|body2=000000|rightarm2=000000|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFFMFK Ružomberok is a Slovak football club, playing in the town of
Ružomberok .History
Established in 1906, the club's colours have been traditionally white, yellow and red, which are also featured on the town's flag. However, the sponsor
Mondi Business Paper SCP introduced new colours in 2005: orange, black and white.In 1993 the club gained promotion to the
Slovak Second Division for the first time and a second promotion to theCorgoň Liga in 1997. The clubs trophy cabinet stayed empty until their centenary year, when in 2006 they lifted both theCorgoň Liga title and theSlovakian Cup with the help of 21 goals from the league's joint top scorerErik Jendrišek . Other stars of the team in this successful season wereJan Nezmar andMarek Sapara . The team was coached at that time byFrantišek Komňacký who in February 2007 went on toFC SKA Rostov-on-Don . [http://futbal.sme.sk/clanok.asp?cl=3140191] The league win gained them entry into the Champions league second qualifying stage, there they met Swedish side Djurgårdens IF, Ružomberok lost the first leg 1-0 but managed to pull back the deficit to win 3-2 on aggregate. The next round saw them meet Russian champions CSKA Moscow, the team lost conceding 5 goals without reply.Currently,
Přemysl Bičovský is the team manager andViliam Hýravý is his assistant. The biggest stars of the current team areĽuboš Hajdúch andIgor Žofčák .Events timeline
* 1906 - Founded as "ŠK Ružomberok" (Hungarian version was SK Rozsahegy between 1906-1919)
* 1948 - Merged with "SBZ Ruzomberok" and "Sokola SBZ Ružomberok"
* 1953 - Renamed "DSO Iskra Ružomberok"
* 1955 - Revocation of the merger and renamed "Iskra Ružomberok"
* 1957 - Renamed "TJ BZVIL Ružomberok"
* 1989 - Renamed "TJ BZ Ružomberok"
* 1992 - Renamed "ŠK Texicom Ružomberok"
* 1995 - Renamed "MŠK Ružomberok"
* 1996 - Renamed "MŠK SCP Ružomberok", Slovak 2nd League champion
* 2001 - First European qualification,UEFA Cup 2001-02
* 2003 - Renamed "MFK Ružomberok"
* 2006 - Slovak champion, Slovak FA Cup winner
* 2006 - Champions League qualification, 3rd roundHonours
Domestic
* Slovakian League "(1993 - Present)"
** "Winners (1):" 2006* Slovenský Pohár "(Slovakian Cup)"
** "Winners (1):" 2006European
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UEFA Champions League
** Third qualifying round, 2006-07*
UEFA Cup
** First round, 2001-02, 2006-07Current squad
"As of July 2007"
Staff
Head Coach
*Ladislav Jurkemik Assistant Coach
*Viliam Hýravý Goalkeeping Coach
*Milan Penksa Team Manager
*Gustáv Mataj Medical Staff
*MUDr.Radovan Lastič
*MUDr.Tibor Letko Masseurs
*Michal Cholvadt
*Jozef Hromka Custodian
*Drahomír Bobák Famous players
*
Jozef Vengloš
*Viliam Hýravý
*Marek Sapara
*Erik Jendrišek
*Igor Žofčák
*Jan Nezmar
*Robert Tomko External links
* [http://www.futbalruza.sk MFK Ružomberok official website] sk icon
* [http://www.ruzafans.sk MFK Ružomberok fans' website] sk icon
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