MŠK Považská Bystrica

MŠK Považská Bystrica
MŠK Považská Bystrica
Full name	Handball Club Mestské športové kluby Považská Bystrica
Short name	MŠKPB
Founded	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

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^[1]

MŠK Považská Bystrica

Goalkeepers

12 Ladislav Kovačin
16 Ľubomír Chabada
96 Lukáš Gálik

Left Wingers

27 Dávid Urík
Lukáš Péchy

Right Wingers

14 Adam Petrík
22 Adam Ďurana
Bruno Riljak

Line Players

7 Šimon Macháč
Nelvis Tohmuloh
Erik Vukotić
Patrik Tichý

Central Backs

8 Andrej Sloboda
21 Ľubomír Ďuriš
Samuel Kovács
Ján Kristián Krok
Filip Skáčik

Left Backs

24 Marek Štefina
28 Marek Hlinka
Dominik Podsedlý

Right Backs

18 Peter Jurák
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)
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^[2]
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)

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining

Nelvis Tohmuloh (LP) (from Al Ittihad SC)

Leaving

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^[3]–	Václav Straka

References

^ "Mestské Športové Kluby – Považská Bystrica".
^ https://www.teraz.sk/sport/hadzanar-zernovic-podpisal-kontrakt/858203-clanok.html
^ a.s, Petit Press. "Jiří Kekrt už nie je trénerom hádzanárov MŠK Považská Bystrica". mypovazska.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-07-16.

External links

[1] "Mestské Športové Kluby – Považská Bystrica".

[2] ttps://www.teraz.sk/sport/hadzanar-zernovic-podpisal-kontrakt/858203-clanok.html

[3] .s, Petit Press. "Jiří Kekrt už nie je trénerom hádzanárov MŠK Považská Bystrica". mypovazska.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-07-16.

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