MŠK Žilina
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| Full name | Mestský Športový Klub Žilina a.s. |
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| Nickname(s) |
Šošoni (The Shoshons) Žlto-Zelení (The Yellow-Greens) |
| Founded | 20 June 1908 as Zsolnai Testgyakorlók Köre |
| Ground | Štadión pod Dubňom |
| Capacity | 11,313 |
| Owner | Jozef Antošík |
| Chairman | Jozef Antošík |
| Manager | Adrián Guľa |
| League | Fortuna Liga |
| 2015–16 | Fortuna Liga, 5th |
| Website | Club home page |
Mestský Športový Klub Žilina, or MŠK Žilina (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈem ˈeʃ ˈka: ˈʒilina]) is a Slovak football club based in the town of Žilina, that currently plays is the Slovak Superliga. Since the league inception in 1993, the club has won 6 titles and comes second in All-time table that makes them one of the most successful teams in the competition. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Šošoni (after the Shoshone Native American tribe) and play their home games in the Štadión pod Dubňom.
The club was founded towards the end of 1908 under the Hungarian name Zsolnai Testgyakorlók Köre. Group of football and tennis pioneers residing in the town along with local merchants, workers from drapery factories and students played important roles in the foundation of the club. After lengthy preparations, the club was officially registered on 20 June 1909. The club won its first Slovak championship (Zväzové majstrovstvá Slovenska) in 1928 followed by the success in 1929 and was among the most notable teams in Slovakia for almost two decades.
In total, Žilina played 30 out of 47 seasons in the Czechoslovak First League spanning from 1945 to 1993 and come 13th in all-time table. The most successful season remains 1946–47 when they clinched 4th place adrift of the likes of Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague (historically, the two most successful clubs in Czechoslovakia) and SK Kladno. As a mark of honour to the best Slovak team in this competition, Žilina was named "Unofficial Slovak Champion".
Many consider 1961 a milestone in club's history. Firstly, the team reached the final of the National Cup, where they lost to Dukla Prague, the eventual Czechoslovak champion. Despite the defeat, for the first time in its history the club, then known as Dynamo Žilina, broke into Europe to contest in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Notable 3–2 and 1–0 victories over Olympiacos moved them in quarter-finals, however the ambitious Slovak team was ultimately knocked out by the previous year's winner Fiorentina. Although Žilina grabbed a promising 3–2 victory at home, Fiorentina went through by winning the second leg 2–0.
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