2011–12 Gambrinus liga
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The 2011–12 Gambrinus liga
is the 19th season of the Czech Republic
's top-tier football league. It began on 29 July 2011 and is due to end on 26 May 2012. Viktoria Plzeň
are the defending champions, having won their first Czech Republic championship the previous season
.
Sparta Prague started the season with eight consecutive wins, the first such occurrence in league history.
and Zbrojovka Brno were relegated to the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga
after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the 2010–11 season
. Ústi nad Labem therefore immediately returned to the second tier, while Brno completed a nineteen-year tenure in the top flight.
The relegated terms were replaced by 2010–11 2. Liga
champions Dukla Prague
and Viktoria Žižkov
. Viktoria Žižkov returned after a two-year absence, while Dukla Prague made their debut in the league; however, the Dukla Prague name returned to the league after seventeen seasons, with a club of the same name having played in the top Czech football division until then. The newly-promoted clubs were granted licenses to play top-division football on 13 June, 2011.
Notes:
eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
is the 19th season of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
's top-tier football league. It began on 29 July 2011 and is due to end on 26 May 2012. Viktoria Plzeň
FC Viktoria Plzen
FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....
are the defending champions, having won their first Czech Republic championship the previous season
2010–11 Gambrinus liga
The 2010–11 Gambrinus liga was the 18th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011. Sparta Prague were the defending champions, having won their 11th Czech Republic championship the previous season.-Teams:FK Bohemians and SK Kladno...
.
Sparta Prague started the season with eight consecutive wins, the first such occurrence in league history.
Teams
Ústí nad LabemFK Ústí nad Labem
FK Ústí nad Labem is a Czech football club based in Ústí nad Labem. Currently the club plays in the Czech 2. Liga.The club, established after World War II in 1945, played in the Czechoslovak First League in 1952 and 1958-1959 seasons...
and Zbrojovka Brno were relegated to the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga
Czech 2. Liga
The 2. liga or Druhá liga is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in the Czech Republic. The top two teams are promoted to the Gambrinus liga.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the Czech 2. Liga...
after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Gambrinus liga
The 2010–11 Gambrinus liga was the 18th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011. Sparta Prague were the defending champions, having won their 11th Czech Republic championship the previous season.-Teams:FK Bohemians and SK Kladno...
. Ústi nad Labem therefore immediately returned to the second tier, while Brno completed a nineteen-year tenure in the top flight.
The relegated terms were replaced by 2010–11 2. Liga
2010–11 Czech 2. Liga
The 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga was the 18th season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league. The season began on 30 July 2010 and ended on 11 June 2011. The winter break was scheduled between 6 November 2010 and 5 March 2011....
champions Dukla Prague
FK Dukla Prague
FK Dukla Prague is a Czech association football club located in Prague-Dejvice, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.- History :It was founded in 1959 as FK Dukla Dejvice and in 2001 as FK Dukla Prague...
and Viktoria Žižkov
FK Viktoria Žižkov
FK Viktoria Žižkov ranks among the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic. It plays in the Gambrinus liga, the top level of football in the country.The team was founded by a group of students in 1903 in the town of Žižkov...
. Viktoria Žižkov returned after a two-year absence, while Dukla Prague made their debut in the league; however, the Dukla Prague name returned to the league after seventeen seasons, with a club of the same name having played in the top Czech football division until then. The newly-promoted clubs were granted licenses to play top-division football on 13 June, 2011.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2010–11 2010–11 Gambrinus liga The 2010–11 Gambrinus liga was the 18th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011. Sparta Prague were the defending champions, having won their 11th Czech Republic championship the previous season.-Teams:FK Bohemians and SK Kladno... position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ostrava Ostrava Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the... |
Bazaly Bazaly The Bazaly stadium is a football stadium in Ostrava, Czech Republic. It lies in Slezská Ostrava, the Silesian part of the city, next to the Ostravice River. It is the home stadium of FC Baník Ostrava. The first match was played there on 19 April 1959.... |
17,372 | 14th | |
| Bohemians 1905 | Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... |
Synot Tip Arena Note 1 | 21,000 | 6th |
| Dukla Prague FK Dukla Prague FK Dukla Prague is a Czech association football club located in Prague-Dejvice, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.- History :It was founded in 1959 as FK Dukla Dejvice and in 2001 as FK Dukla Prague... |
Prague | Stadion Juliska Note 2 | 4,560 | 2L 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga The 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga was the 18th season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league. The season began on 30 July 2010 and ended on 11 June 2011. The winter break was scheduled between 6 November 2010 and 5 March 2011.... , 1st |
| Dynamo České Budějovice | E-On Stadion E-On Stadion Stadion Střelecký ostrov is a football stadium in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, located near the Vltava River. It is currently used as the home ground of SK Dynamo České Budějovice. The stadium holds 6,681 people and was built in 1940. Before renovation in 2003 it had a capacity of 12,000 people... |
6,681 | 11th | |
| Všesportovní stadion Všesportovní Stadion Všesportovní stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. It is used mostly for football matches as the home stadium of FC Hradec Králové. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators and opened on 11 May 1966... |
7,220 Note 3 | 8th | ||
| Jablonec Jablonec Jablonec can refer to several towns in central Europe:*Jablonec nad Nisou, a town in Liberec Region, Czech Republic**FK Jablonec 97, a football club based in Jablonec nad Nisou*Jablonec, small village in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic... |
Stadion Střelnice | 6,280 | 3rd | |
| Městský stadion (Mladá Boleslav) Mestský Stadion (Mladá Boleslav) Městský Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Mladá Boleslav. The stadium holds 5,000 people.-External links:**... |
5,000 | 5th | ||
| Na Litavce Na Litavce Na Litavce is a football stadium in Příbram, Czech Republic. It is currently used as the home ground of 1. FK Příbram. The stadium holds 9,100 people.-History:... |
9,100 | 12th | ||
| Sigma Olomouc SK Sigma Olomouc SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. They reached the quarterfinals of the 1991-1992 UEFA Cup.Since 2011, Olomouc have had an agreement where FK SAN-JV Šumperk is acting as their farm team.- Historical names :... |
Olomouc Olomouc Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic... |
Andrův stadion Andruv Stadion Andrův stadion is a football stadium in Olomouc, Czech Republic. It is the home ground of SK Sigma Olomouc and occasionally hosts matches of the Czech Republic national team. The stadium holds 12,566 people.... |
12,566 | 4th |
| Slavia Prague | Prague | Synot Tip Arena | 21,000 | 9th |
| Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty | 8,121 | 13th | ||
| Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league... |
Liberec Liberec Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic.... |
Stadion u Nisy | 9,900 | 7th |
| Sparta Prague | Prague | Generali Arena | 20,558 | 2nd |
| Teplice Teplice Teplice , Teplice-Šanov until 1948 is a town in the Czech Republic, the capital of the Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is the state's second largest spa town .... |
Na Stínadlech Na Stínadlech Na Stinadlech is a multi-purpose stadium in Teplice, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Teplice. The stadium holds 18,221 and was built in 1973. The Czech Republic national football team often plays qualification games at the stadium and... |
18,221 | 10th | |
| Viktoria Plzeň FC Viktoria Plzen FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country.... |
Stadion města Plzně | 8,500 | 1st | |
| Viktoria Žižkov FK Viktoria Žižkov FK Viktoria Žižkov ranks among the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic. It plays in the Gambrinus liga, the top level of football in the country.The team was founded by a group of students in 1903 in the town of Žižkov... |
Prague | FK Viktoria Stadion FK Viktoria Stadion FK Viktoria Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Prague, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Viktoria Žižkov. The stadium holds 5,600 people, all seated.... |
5,600 | 2L 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga The 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga was the 18th season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league. The season began on 30 July 2010 and ended on 11 June 2011. The winter break was scheduled between 6 November 2010 and 5 March 2011.... , 2nd |
Notes:
- Ďolíček stadion does not meet the football association criteria, therefore Bohemians are forced to play at Synot Tip Arena.
- FK Dukla Prague played one home match at Stadion Evžena RošickéhoStadion Evžena RošickéhoStadion Evžena Rošického, also known simply as Strahov, is a multi-purpose stadium in Strahov, Prague in the Czech Republic. It is used mostly for football matches, although no team plays at the stadium regularly. It served as the home ground for SK Slavia Prague from August 2000 until May 2008...
due to the implementation of under-soil heating at Juliska. - Všesportovní stadionVšesportovní StadionVšesportovní stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. It is used mostly for football matches as the home stadium of FC Hradec Králové. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators and opened on 11 May 1966...
capacity reduced from 25,000 to 7,220 due to security reasons.
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFAFIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baník Ostrava |  |
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Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
Fortuna |
| Bohemians 1905 | |
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adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
Fortuna |
| Dukla Prague | |
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adidas | Bwin Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc is an online gambling company, formed by the March 2011 merger of PartyGaming plc and bwin. The world's largest publicly traded online gambling firm, it is best known for its online poker room PartyPoker.com and its sports betting brand Bwin. It is... |
| Dynamo České Budějovice | |
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adidas | AVE |
| Hradec Králové | |
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Jako Jako Jako AG is a German sportswear company based in the Hollenbach district of Mulfingen , Baden-Württemberg. The company was founded by Rudi Sprügel and his brother in 1989 in Stachenhausen... |
City of Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos... |
| Jablonec | |
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Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
Baumit |
| Mladá Boleslav | |
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Nike | Škoda Škoda Auto Škoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group... |
| Příbram | |
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adidas | Startip |
| Sigma Olomouc | |
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adidas | Tipsport Tipsport Tipsport is the largest betting agency in The Czech Republic. Based in Prague, it has almost 1000 branches across the country. In recent years Tipsport has met with more competition, notably from Fortuna and from illegal online betting sites.-Sponsoring:... |
| Slavia Prague | |
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Umbro | Synot Tip |
| Slovácko | |
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Kappa Kappa (company) Kappa is an Italian company specialized at the manufacture of sporting clothes and accessories, that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Turin.-Logo:... |
Z-GROUP Steel holding |
| Slovan Liberec | |
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Nike | Fortuna |
| Sparta Prague |  |
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Nike | Fortuna |
| Teplice | |
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Umbro | AGC |
| Viktoria Plzeň | |
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Puma PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two... |
Doosan Group Doosan Group Doosan Group is a South Korean conglomerate quoted on the Korea Stock Exchange. Doosan has been placed 471st in the Fortune 2009. It has been included in the Forbes Global 2000 companies from 2007. It had recently acquired SKODA power thus making it a full swing in power plant global competitors... |
| Viktoria Žižkov | |
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adidas | None |
- 1 According to current revision of List of Czech Football League managers
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baník Ostrava | Karol Marko Karol Marko Karol Marko is a Slovak football manager and former player.Marko worked as an assistant coach in several mostly Slovak clubs. His first job as a first coach was at FK AS Trenčín in 2006. In 2007 he moved to the Czech Republic to coach FC Vysočina Jihlava. Two years later he moved to 1... |
Sacked | 30 July 2011 | 14th (10–11) | Pavel Malura Pavel Malura Pavel Malura is a Czech football manager who is currently in charge of Baník Ostrava.He was announced as the new manager of Baník Ostrava in July 2011, following the dismissal of Karol Marko after the opening game of the 2011–12 Gambrinus liga... |
31 July 2011 |
| České Budějovice | Jiří Kotrba Jiří Kotrba Jiří Kotrba is a Czech football manager and former player.As a manager Kotrba led several Czech clubs, gaining success with some of them. In the 2002/2003 season he won the Gambrinus liga with Sparta Prague... |
Removed from position | 7 September 2011 | 15th | František Cipro František Cipro František Cipro is a Czech football manager, who is the current manager of Gambrinus liga side České Budějovice. He was an active player in the past.-Coaching career:... |
7 September 2011 |
| Slavia Prague | Michal Petrouš Michal Petrouš Michal Petrouš is a Czech former football player who has also worked as a football manager, most recently for Slavia Prague. His younger brother Adam is also a football player.He participated in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.... |
Sacked | 2 October 2011 | 13th | František Straka František Straka František Straka is a Czech former football player and manager.-Playing career:Straka played most notably for Sparta Prague. In 1988 he moved to Germany and spent the rest of his playing career there. He played for Czechoslovakia and was a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup... |
2 October 2011 |
| Viktoria Žižkov | Martin Pulpit Martin Pulpit Martin Pulpit is a Czech former footballer and currently a football manager.He was announced as the new manager of Viktoria Žižkov in June 2010, replacing Vlastimil Petržela. Pulpit guided Žižkov to the Gambrinus liga via a second place finish in the 2010–11 Czech 2... |
Sacked | 23 November 2011 | 15th | Roman Nádvorník Roman Nádvorník Roman Nádvorník is a Czech football manager and former player who is the current manager of FC Graffin Vlašim. He managed 1. FK Příbram in the 2010–11 Gambrinus liga.Nádvorník joined Vlašim as manager on 1 January 2009, taking over from Zdeněk Hašek... |
23 November 2011 |
League table
- 1. Sigma Olomuc were deducted 9 points
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Lafata David Lafata David Lafata is a Czech footballer currently playing for FK Baumit Jablonec.From 1992 until 2005 Lafata played for Czech team SK České Budějovice, with a brief spell at FC Vysočina Jihlava in 2002. The striker then moved to Greek club Skoda Xanthi in July 2005, but returned to the Czech Liga in... |
Jablonec | 17 |
| 2 | Michal Breznaník Michal Breznaník Michal Breznaník is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for FC Slovan Liberec.-External links:* *... |
Liberec FC Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league... |
8 |
| Marek Bakoš Marek Bakoš Marek Bakoš is a Slovak footballer who currently plays as a striker for the Gambrinus liga club FC Viktoria Plzeň.-Club career:... |
Plzeň FC Viktoria Plzen FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country.... |
8 | |
| Jan Chramosta Jan Chramosta Jan Chramosta is a Czech football striker who plays for FK Mladá Boleslav.In his very first season Chramosta scored five goals in nine matches and was eventually voted "Revelation of the Year" at the Golden Ball awards.He is member of the Czech under-21 team... |
Mladá Boleslav FK Mladá Boleslav FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place... |
8 | |
| Michael Rabušic Michael Rabušic Michael Rabušic is a Czech football player who currently plays for Gambrinus liga club FC Slovan Liberec.Michael Rabušic began his football career at the age of sixin a local club FC Náměšť nad Oslavou... |
Liberec FC Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league... |
8 | |
| 3 | Zdeněk Ondrášek Zdeněk Ondrášek Zdeněk Ondrášek is a professional Czech football player who currently plays for České Budějovice. He has played for the Czech Republic U21 team.-External links:* *... |
Č. Budějovice | 7 |
| Tomáš Wágner Tomáš Wágner Tomáš Wágner is a professional Czech football player.-References:*... |
Příbram | 7 | |
| Jiří Štajner Jirí Štajner Jiří Štajner is a Czech footballer currently playing for FC Slovan Liberec. Eight years a player for Hannover 96, he is extremely popular with Hannover fans and is seen as a cult figure at the club.- Czech Republic :... |
Liberec FC Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league... |
7 | |
| 4 | Marek Hanousek Marek Hanousek Marek Hanousek is a Czech football player who currently plays for FK Dukla Prague. He has represented his country at under-21 level.-External links:* * *... |
Dukla Prague FK Dukla Prague FK Dukla Prague is a Czech association football club located in Prague-Dejvice, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.- History :It was founded in 1959 as FK Dukla Dejvice and in 2001 as FK Dukla Prague... |
5 |
| Jan Kovařík Jan Kovařík Jan Kovařík is a Czech football player who currently plays for FK Jablonec.He was member of the Czech under-21 team. He represented the team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.-References:* *... |
Jablonec | 5 | |
 Léonard KweukeLeonard Kweuke Leony Léonard Kweuke is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays for Sparta Prague.- Career :On 18th Dec. 2008, Eintracht Frankfurt borrowed Kweuke to play in the German 1. Bundesliga.. Until July 2009 he played in Bundesliga... |
Sparta Prague | 5 | |
 Aidin MahmutovićAidin Mahmutovic Ajdin Mahmutović is a Bosnian football forward. He currently plays for FK Teplice in the Czech Gambrinus Liga.- References :... |
Teplice FK Teplice FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice, 80 km north of Prague. The club currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after being founded and played mostly... |
5 | |
| Zdeněk Koukal Zdeněk Koukal Zdeněk Koukal is a Czech football player currently playing for 1. FK Příbram, on loan from FC Baník Ostrava.Koukal is a son of a former footballer, who played for Bohemians Prague. He started his football career in Germany, where his father was playing at that time. Since 1993, he played for... |
Příbram | 5 |