MŠK Považská Bystrica

MŠK Považská Bystrica
Full name	Handball Club Mestské športové kluby Považská Bystrica
Short name	MŠKPB
Founded	1996 (1996)
Arena	Športová Hala
Capacity	1,400
President	Ľuboš Cifra
Head coach	Václav Straka
League	Niké Handball Extraliga
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

MŠK Považská Bystrica is a handball club from Považská Bystrica, Slovakia, that plays in the Niké Handball Extraliga.

Považská Bystrica

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Location of MŠK Považská Bystrica

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
– 2009	Diadora
2009–2012	Erreà
2012–2014	Adidas
2014–2022	Kempa
2023–2024	Hummel
2024 – present	ATAK

Kits

HOME
2012–14	2014–17	2017–	2024-

AWAY
2012–14	2014–17	2017–	2024-

THIRD
2014–17	2025-

Management

Position	Name
President	Ľuboš Cifra
Sports Director	Peter Valášek
Administrative	Katarína Opoldíková

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

MŠK Považská Bystrica

Goalkeepers 12 Ladislav Kovačin 16 Ľubomír Chabada 96 Lukáš Gálik Left Wingers 27 Dávid Urík 00 Lukáš Péchy Right Wingers 14 Adam Petrík 22 Adam Ďurana 00 Bruno Riljak Line Players 07 Šimon Macháč 00 Nelvis Tohmuloh 00 Erik Vukotić 00 Patrik Tichý Central Backs 08 Andrej Sloboda 21 Ľubomír Ďuriš 00 Samuel Kovács 00 Ján Kristián Krok 00 Filip Skáčik Left Backs 24 Marek Štefina 28 Marek Hlinka 00 Dominik Podsedlý Right Backs 18 Peter Jurák 00 Đorđe Šljukić

Technical staff

• Head coach: Václav Straka
• Assistant coach: Peter Valášek
• Fitness coach: Miroslav Smataník
• Physiotherapist: Peter Haladej
• Club doctor: Dr. Vladimír Fábry

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

• Lukáš Péchy (LW) (from HC SPORTA Hlohovec)
• Ján Kristián Krok (CB) (from HT Tatran Prešov)
• Samuel Kovács (CB) (from HC Záhoráci)
• Đorđe Šljukić (RB) (from A.S. Amyntas Amyntaiou)
• Nelvis Tohmuloh (LP) (from Al Ittihad SC)
• Erik Vukotić (LP) (from RK Umag)
• Dominik Podsedlý (LB) (from own youth)
• Filip Skáčik (CB) (from own youth)
• Bruno Riljak (RW) (from own youth)
• Patrik Tichý (LP) (from own youth)

Leaving

• Marián Žernovič (GK) (to Budai Farkasok KKUK)
• Ivan Bystrický (LP) (to KH Kopřivnice)
• Marek Roman (LB) (to KH Kopřivnice)
• Peter Dudáš (LP) (to HC SPORTA Hlohovec)
• Nemanja Živković (RW) (to ?)
• Martin Briatka (LW) (retires)
• Tomáš Vallo (CB) (retires)
• Marián Gardian (CB) (retires)
• Branislav Kvaššay (RB) (retires)

Accomplishments

• National Championship of Slovakia: (4)
  • 2002, 2003, 2006, 2023
• National Cup of Slovakia: (5)
  • 2001, 2006, 2019, 2022, 2025
• EHF Champions League
  • Group Stage (2): 2003/04, 2006/07
• EHF European League
  • Group Stage (1): 2023/24

Former club members

Notable former players

• Rostislav Baďura (2001–2006)
• Lukáš Buchta (2002–2005)
• Radim Chudoba (2015–2018)
• Jaroslav Dyba (2014–2016)
• Miroslav Ďurajka (2003)
• Tomáš Hes (2015–2016)
• Josef Hozman (2021–2023)
• Miloslav Krahulík (2005–2007)
• Radek Motlík (2016–2018)
• Václav Straka (2005–2007, 2008–2009)
• Martin Toms (2005–2006)
• Marek Tůma (2004–2007, 2008–2009)
• Ondřej Zdráhala (2012–2013)
• Maxim Shalimov (2003)
• Nemanja Živković (2023–2025)
• Tomáš Adamčík (2007–2015)
• Martin Briatka (2018–2025)
• Ivan Bystrický (2015–2025)
• Ľubomír Drápal (2001–2010, 2014–2016)
• Andrej Firit (2006–2016)
• Jozef Hanták ml. (2006–2008)
• Július Korňan (1996–2005, 2009–2013)
• Jozef Kozák ml. (2006–2016)
• Martin Kozák (2006–2019)
• Róbert Kravčák (2000–2001)
• Peter Kukučka (1992–2003)
• Martin Maťaš (2005–2006, 2008–2009)
• Samuel Mažár (2003–2007)
• Peter Opoldík (−2008)
• Radovan Pekár (2000–2001)
• Pavol Polakovič (2001–2004)
• Stanislav Pupík (2016–2019)
• Martin Spuchlák (2003–2004)
• Tomáš Straňovský (2004–2005)
• Marián Tallo (2002–2003)
• John Trabelssie (−1999, 2001–2007)
• Peter Tumidalský (2016–2019)
• Peter Valášek (−2002, 2005)
• Tomáš Vallo (2007–2025)
• Peter Zaťko (2003–2007)
• Marián Žernovič (2009–2011, 2024–2025)
• Serhii Petrychenko (2019–2021, 2023–2024)
• Liubomyr Ivanytsia (2018–2021)
• Anur Burnazović (2019–2021)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
	Dušan Porubský
-2000	Miroslav Miňo
2000–2002	Jaroslav Papiernik
2002	Rudolf Havlík
2003	Jiří Kekrt
2003–2004	Ivan Hargaš
2004	Jozef Hanták
2004–2005	František Šulc
2005–2006	Martin Lipták
2007	František Šulc
2007–2008	Jozef Hanták
2008	Juraj Jurajov
2008	František Šulc
2009	Ivan Pompoš
2009–2010	Jozef Kozák
2010–2011	Július Korňan
2011–2012	Jozef Kozák
2012–2013	Jiří Kekrt
2013–	Václav Straka

External links

• Official website
• MŠK Považská Bystrica on Facebook