| 2020–21 season | |
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| Chairman | Jozef Antošík | 
| Manager | Pavol Staňo | 
| Stadium | Štadión pod Dubňom | 
| Fortuna liga | 4th | 
| Slovak Cup | Runners-up | 
| UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | 
The 2020–21 season was MŠK Žilina's 113th season in existence and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Slovak football. In addition to the domestic league, Žilina participated in this season's edition of the Slovak Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
Current squad
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Competitions overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Fortuna liga | 8 August 2020 | 28 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | Matchday 32 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 80 | 56 | +24 | 47.06 | 
| Slovak Cup | 16 September 2020 | 19 May 2021 | 2nd round | Final | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 57.14 | 
| Europa League | 27 August 2020 | 27 August 2020 | 1st qualifying round | 1st qualifying round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | 
| Total | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 101 | 66 | +35 | 47.62 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Slovak First Football League
Regular stage
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 12 | +42 | 54 | Qualification for the championship group | 
| 2 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 44 | |
| 3 | Žilina | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 37 | |
| 4 | Spartak Trnava | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 35 | |
| 5 | Zlaté Moravce | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Trenčín | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 28 | 
Source: Fortuna Liga (in Slovak)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2021. Source: Futbalnet
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 8 August 2020 1 | FK Senica | 0–4 | MŠK Žilina | Senica | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |  59' Ďuriš  64' Paur  79' Bichakhchyan  83' Bichakhchyan | Stadium: OMS ARENA Senica Attendance: 1238 Referee: Michal Smolák | 
| 11 August 2020 2 | MŠK Žilina | 1–2 | FC Nitra | Žilina | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |  45' Bichakhchyan | Report |  56' Faško  66'Faško | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 1705 Referee: Filip Glova | 
| 15 August 2020 3 | AS Trenčín | 2–4 | MŠK Žilina | Žilina | 
| CEST (UTC+02:00) |  45' (pen.) Čataković  75' Bukari | Report |  7' Paur  51' Iľko  85' Kaprálik  90' (pen.) Bichakhchyan | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 1210 Referee: Erik Gemzický | 
| 22 August 2020 4 | FK Pohronie | 2–1 | MŠK Žilina | Žiar nad Hronom | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |  36' Bimenyimana  61' Fadera | Report |  53' Iľko | Stadium: Mestský štadión Attendance: 1150 Referee: Erik Gemzický | 
| 30 August 2020 5 | MŠK Žilina | 6–2 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Žilina | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |  17' (pen.), 73' Kurminowski  40' Ďuriš  49' Mysloviš  61' Kiwior  68' Bichakhchyan | Report |  56' Žofčák  65' Begala | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 1192 Referee: Martin Dohál | 
| 12 September 2020 6 | ŠKF Sereď | 3–2 | MŠK Žilina | Žiar nad Hronom | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |  28' Pankaričan  42', 55' Špehar | Report |  77' Kristián Vallo  90' Kurminowski | Stadium: Mestský štadión Attendance: 284 Referee: Boris Marhefka | 
| 19 September 2020 7 | MŠK Žilina | 2–2 | Slovan Bratislava | Žilina | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |  16' Kurminowski  30' (o.g.) Bajrić | Report |  13' Medveděv  39' Bajrić | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 972 Referee: Boris Marhefka | 
| 26 September 2020 8 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 4–0 | MŠK Žilina | Žiar nad Hronom | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |  7' Balaj  35' (pen.) Ďubek  42' Hrnčár  57' Kyziridis | Report | Stadium: Mestský štadión Attendance: 893 Referee: Dušan Sedlák | 
| 3 October 2020 9 | MŠK Žilina | 4–1 | DAC Dunajská Streda | Žilina | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |  10' Iľko  23' Kurminowski  34' Bichakhchyan  70' (o.g.) Kružliak | Report |  33' Balić | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kráľovič | 
| 17 October 2020 10 | MŠK Žilina | 2–1 | Spartak Trnava | Žilina | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |  5' Bichakhchyan  71' Gamboš | Report |  50' Mikovič | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 Referee: Filip Glova | 
| 24 October 2020 11 | MFK Ružomberok | 2–1 | MŠK Žilina | Ružomberok | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |  82' Kochan  90' Regáli | Report |  20' Kurminowski | Stadium: Štadión pod Čebraťom Attendance: 0 Referee: Filip Glova | 
| 31 October 2020 12 | MŠK Žilina | 3–1 | FK Senica | Žilina | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |  25' Kurminowski  41' (o.g.) Asanović  63' (pen.) Bichakhchyan | Report |  35' (o.g.) Vallo | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 Referee: Ladislav Prešinský | 
| 7 November 2020 13 | FC Nitra | 0–3 | MŠK Žilina | Nitra | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |  56' Bichakhchyan  90' Kurminowski  90+3' Paur | Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Attendance: 0 Referee: Adam Somoláni | 
| 21 November 2020 14 | MŠK Žilina | 2–0 | AS Trenčín | Žilina | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |  15' Bernát  59' Kurminowski | Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 Referee: Dušan Sedlák | 
| 28 November 2020 15 | MŠK Žilina | 2–1 | FK Pohronie | Žilina | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |  43' Bernát  76' Ďuriš | Report |  89' Blahut | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 Referee: Ladislav Prešinský | 
| 5 December 2020 16 | MFK Zemplín Michalovce | 1–1 | MŠK Žilina | Michalovce | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |  85' Taiwo | Report |  50' Bernát | Stadium: Mestský futbalový štadión Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kráľovič | 
| 12 December 2020 17 | MŠK Žilina | 0–0 | ŠKF Sereď | Žilina | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 Referee: Marek Mastiš | 
| 16 December 2020 18 | Slovan Bratislava | 3–2 | MŠK Žilina | Bratislava | 
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bernát  38' Fazlagikj  85' | Report | Daniel  48', 65' Ratão  90+4' | Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Gemzický | 
| 13 February 2021 19 | MŠK Žilina | 4–1 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Žilina | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Jibril  42' Moško  66' (o.g.) Iľko  69' Slebodník  83' | Report | Kovaľ  62' | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Dohál | 
| 21 February 2021 20 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 1–1 | MŠK Žilina | Dunajská Streda | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Nicolaescu  10' | Report | Jibril  47' | Stadium: MOL Aréna Attendance: 0 Referee: Michal Smolák | 
| 27 February 2021 21 | FC Spartak Trnava | 2–1 | MŠK Žilina | Trnava | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Yusuf  15', 30' Koštrna  58' | Report | Javorček  40' | Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Boris Marhefka | 
| 6 March 2021 22 | MŠK Žilina | 3–2 | MFK Ružomberok | Žilina | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rusnák  6' Myslovič  11' Ďuriš  43' | Report | Kružliak  12' Boďa  90' (pen.) | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Ziemba | 
Championship group
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLO | DAC | TRN | ŽIL | ZLM | TRE | |
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| 1 | Slovan Bratislava (C) | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Spartak Trnava | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round | 3–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Žilina | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 52 | +21 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 5–3 | |
| 5 | Zlaté Moravce | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 40 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Trenčín | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 32 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | — | 
Source: Fortuna Liga (in Slovak)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Results by round
Matches
| 13 March 2021 1 | MŠK Žilina | 2–1 | FC Spartak Trnava | Žilina | 
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Jibril  88' Twardzik  90+6' (o.g.) | Report | Cabral  49' Jendrek    90+3' | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 Referee: Adam Somoláni | 
| 20 March 2021 2 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | 2–2 | MŠK Žilina | Bratislava | 
| 17:30 | Moha  49' (pen.) Ratão  90+4' (pen.) | Report | Ďuriš  32' Kurminowski  63' (pen.) | Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 0 | 
| 4 April 2021 3 | MŠK Žilina | 3–3 | FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | Žilina | 
| 16:00 | Ďuriš  30', 41' Kurminowski  35' (pen.) | Report | Ramírez  22', 45+1' Balić  33' | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 Referee: Michal Smolák | 
| 10 April 2021 4 | AS Trenčín | 2–3 | MŠK Žilina | Trenčín | 
| 15:30 | Čataković  45' (pen.) Ghali  79' | Report | Lavrinčík  6' (o.g.) Kurminowski  21' Kaprálik  59' | Stadium: Štadión na Sihoti Attendance: 0 Referee: Boris Marhefka | 
| 18 April 2021 5 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 1–0 | MŠK Žilina | Zlaté Moravce | 
| 16:00 | Balaj  89' | Report | Stadium: Štadión FC ViOn Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kráľovič | 
| 25 April 2021 6 | MŠK Žilina | 2–3 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Žilina | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Minárik  43' Bernát  54' | Report | Anang  19' (o.g.) Ratão  38' Weiss  86' (pen.) | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 | 
| 1 May 2021 7 | FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | 2–1 | MŠK Žilina | Dunajská Streda | 
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Davis  16' (pen.) Taiwo  68' | Report | Paur  30' | Stadium: MOL Aréna Attendance: 42 Referee: Michal Smolák | 
| 8 May 2021 8 | MŠK Žilina | 5–3 | AS Trenčín | Žilina | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ďuriš  5' Kurminowski  49', 61' Kiwior  69' Goljan  76' | Report | Aschraf El Mahdioui  24'  56' Ikoba  32' (pen.) Čataković  80', 88' | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 0 Referee: Bálint Kišš | 
| 15 May 2021 9 | FC Spartak Trnava | 1–1 | MŠK Žilina | Trnava | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Yusuf  44' | Report | Kurminowski  78' (pen.) | Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Referee: Ivan Kružliak | 
| 22 May 2021 10 | MŠK Žilina | 5–1 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Žilina | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Kurminowski  8', 32', 36' (pen.), 61' (pen.) Lambor  82' | Report | Švec  71' | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Referee: Bálint Kišš | 
Europa Conference League play-offs
Semi-final
Final
| 28 May 2021 | MŠK Žilina | 3−2 (a.e.t.) | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Žilina | 
| 19:00 | Bichakhchyan  43' (pen.), 45+8' (pen.) Jibril  101' | Report | Balaj  13' Hrnčár  23' | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 340 Referee: Filip Glova | 
Slovak Cup
| 16 September 2020 2nd round | MŠK Námestovo (3) | 0–7 | MŠK Žilina | Námestovo | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |  5', 29', 54' Kurminowski  39', 51' Bernát  41' Ďuriš  82' Rusnák | Attendance: 950 Referee: Pavel Ochotnický | 
| 30 September 2020 3rd round | TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé (3) | 1–1 (3–4 p) | MŠK Žilina | Oravské Veselé | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) |  6' Jurky | Report |  2' Bari | Referee: Erik Gemzický | 
| Penalties | ||||
| 4th round | ŠK Belá (5) | Cancelled[upper-alpha 1] | MŠK Žilina | Belá | 
| 7 April 2021 Round of 16 | MŠK Žilina | 1–1 (6–5 p) | FK Železiarne Podbrezová (2) | Topoľčany | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Iľko  26' | Report | Breznanik  87' | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 13 April 2021 Quarter-final | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce (1) | 0–2 | MŠK Žilina | Zlaté Moravce | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Rusnák  33' Paur  87' | Stadium: Štadión FC ViOn Attendance: 0 Referee: Michal Smolák | 
Semi-finals
| 28 April 2021 First leg | FC Košice (2) | 2–4 | MŠK Žilina | Košice | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pačinda  47', 86' | Report | Slebodník  28' Kaprálik  41', 65' Bernát  87' | Stadium: Štadión Lokomotívy Attendance: 0 Referee: Adam Somoláni | 
| 4 May 2021 Second leg | MŠK Žilina | 4–1 (8–3 agg.) | FC Košice | Žilina | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ďuriš  1' Bichakhchyan  12' (pen.) Myslovič  38' Minárik  90' | Report | Pačinda  17' | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Referee: Martin Dohál | 
Final
| 19 May 2021 | MŠK Žilina | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Bratislava | 
| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Kiwior  30' | Report | Henty  61' Weiss  105' (pen.) | Stadium: Tehelné pole Referee: Peter Kráľovič | 
UEFA Europa League
First qualifying round
Notes
- ↑ Due the COVID-19 pandemic organizers make changes in a format of the 2020–21 Slovak Cup. MŠK Žilina promote to the Round of 16.[1]
References
- ↑ "SLOVNAFT CUP – Ročník dohrajú len kluby Fortuna ligy a II. Ligy". 10 March 2021.
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