FK SIAD Most
Encyclopedia
FK Baník Most is a Czech
football club based in the city of Most
, approximately 75 kilometers north-west of Prague
.
The club's home stadium is Fotbalový stadion Josefa Masopusta.
Since 2011, Most have had an agreement where Arsenal Česká Lípa functions as its farm team
.
and World War II
, but even long thereafter, the quality of football in Most remained modest, as Most would play in the lower Czechoslovak leagues from the 1950s all the way through the 1980s.
In the 1990s though, Most earned two promotions
- first to the Bohemian Football League
, the third-highest league in the country, then, in the 1996/97 season, to the Czech 2. Liga
.
By winning the 2. liga championship in the 2004/05 season, Most finally gained promotion to the Gambrinus Liga
, for the 2005/06 season. Extensive reconstruction of the club's stadium - which included the installation of a new pitch, 7,500 seats, and floodlights - was completed in time for the club's first match in the top flight. After a slow start, manager Přemysl Bičovský
was dismissed, making way for the arrival of Zdeněk Ščasný
. Scasny - a highly-regarded manager, who had previously been in charge of Czech clubs AC Sparta Prague and FK Viktoria Žižkov
and Greek clubs OFI Crete
and Panathinaikos FC
- helped the club hold its position in the Gambrinus Liga, guiding the team to a respectable 10th-place in the table.
For the 2006/07 season, the club had high expectations, with the ultimate goal being to finish in the top-half of the table, but inconsistency would plague the team throughout the season. The team seemed capable of competing with the league's top sides, especially at home - Most managed to draw with AC Sparta Prague (eventual league champions), defeat SK Slavia Praha
(eventual runners-up) and was overall unbeaten at home against the clubs who would finish in the top 5 league positions - but the team was less efficient when playing away from Most, and an even bigger problem was an inability to consistently take full advantage of the relatively weaker sides of the league. This translated into Most finishing the season with a league-high 16 draws, good enough only for a somewhat disappointing 12th-place in the league, but the club's top-flight status was secured once again.
At the end of the season the club and manager Zdeněk Ščasný mutually decided to end their relationship, and the club hired Robert Žák, who had previously been in charge of the club's youth set-up.
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....
football club based in the city of Most
Most
Most is the capital city of the Most District, situated between the Czech Central Mountains and the Ore Mountains, approximately northwest of Prague along the Bílina River and southwest of Ústí nad Labem.-Etymology:...
, approximately 75 kilometers north-west of 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...
.
The club's home stadium is Fotbalový stadion Josefa Masopusta.
Since 2011, Most have had an agreement where Arsenal Česká Lípa functions as its farm team
Farm team
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team or nursery club, is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point...
.
Early history and Lower League Football
The club was founded on May 19, 1909, and there were very basic beginnings. Football activity in Most would be interrupted for significant periods of time during World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, but even long thereafter, the quality of football in Most remained modest, as Most would play in the lower Czechoslovak leagues from the 1950s all the way through the 1980s.
In the 1990s though, Most earned two promotions
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
- first to the Bohemian Football League
Bohemian Football League
Bohemian Football League is one of the third level football leagues of the Czech Republic . The league comprises teams from the historic Bohemia region.The league was formed in the Czechoslovakia era....
, the third-highest league in the country, then, in the 1996/97 season, to the 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...
.
SIAD ownership and First Division Football
In the spring of 2003 the club was bought by Italian industrial gas company SIAD, and the Italian company's involvement sparked a modestly but increasingly successful new era for the club. The club took the name "FK SIAD Most" from the 2003/04 season.By winning the 2. liga championship in the 2004/05 season, Most finally gained promotion to the Gambrinus Liga
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,...
, for the 2005/06 season. Extensive reconstruction of the club's stadium - which included the installation of a new pitch, 7,500 seats, and floodlights - was completed in time for the club's first match in the top flight. After a slow start, manager Přemysl Bičovský
Premysl Bicovský
Přemysl Bičovský is a Czech football player. He played 45 matches for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.He played for FK Teplice and later spent his best football years at Bohemians Praha....
was dismissed, making way for the arrival of Zdeněk Ščasný
Zdenek Šcasný
Zdeněk Ščasný is a Czech football manager and former player.Ščasný has won the Czech league championship six timesfour times as a player and twice as a coachand the Czech Cup three timestwice as a player and once as a coach....
. Scasny - a highly-regarded manager, who had previously been in charge of Czech clubs AC Sparta Prague and FK 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...
and Greek clubs OFI Crete
OFI Crete
OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...
and Panathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most...
- helped the club hold its position in the Gambrinus Liga, guiding the team to a respectable 10th-place in the table.
For the 2006/07 season, the club had high expectations, with the ultimate goal being to finish in the top-half of the table, but inconsistency would plague the team throughout the season. The team seemed capable of competing with the league's top sides, especially at home - Most managed to draw with AC Sparta Prague (eventual league champions), defeat SK Slavia Praha
SK Slavia Praha
Sportovní Klub Slavia Praha is a Czech professional football club founded in 1892 in the city of Prague.They play in the Gambrinus liga—the highest competition in the Czech Republic. Alongside Sparta Prague, they are considered one of the top Czech clubs and the rivalry between the two clubs is...
(eventual runners-up) and was overall unbeaten at home against the clubs who would finish in the top 5 league positions - but the team was less efficient when playing away from Most, and an even bigger problem was an inability to consistently take full advantage of the relatively weaker sides of the league. This translated into Most finishing the season with a league-high 16 draws, good enough only for a somewhat disappointing 12th-place in the league, but the club's top-flight status was secured once again.
At the end of the season the club and manager Zdeněk Ščasný mutually decided to end their relationship, and the club hired Robert Žák, who had previously been in charge of the club's youth set-up.
Historical names
- 1909 — SK Most (full name: Sportovní klub Most)
- 1948 — ZSJ Uhlomost Most (full name: Základní sportovní jednota Uhlomost Most)
- 1953 — DSO Baník Most (full name: Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Baník Most)
- 1961 — TJ Baník Most (full name: Tělovýchovná jednota Baník Most)
- 1979 — TJ Baník SHD Most (full name: Tělovýchovná jednota Baník Severočeské hnědouhelné doly Most)
- 1993 — FK Baník SHD Most (full name: Fotbalový klub Baník Severočeské hnědouhelné doly Most)
- 1995 — FC MUS Most 1996 (full name: Football Club Mostecká uhelná společnost Most 1996, a.s.)
- 2003 — FK SIAD Most (full name: Fotbalový klub SIAD Most, a.s.)
- 2008 — FK Baník Most
Notable former players
- Josef MasopustJosef MasopustJosef Masopust is a Czechoslovakian former football player and coach. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1962. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of the Czech Republic by the Football Association of the Czech Republic as their most...
(European Footballer of the YearEuropean Footballer of the YearThe "", literally translated as "the golden ball" and often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, was an annual association football award. It was presented to the player who had been considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year...
in 1962) - Jiří ŠtajnerJirí ŠtajnerJiří 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 :...
- Petr JohanaPetr JohanaPetr Johana is a Czech professional footballer who currently plays for FK Mladá Boleslav in Gambrinus liga.-Club career:Johana has played as a defender for Vestel Manisaspor in the Turkish Super League...
- Horst SieglHorst SieglHorst Siegl is a Czech former football striker. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic, for both he played total 23 matches and scored 7 goals...
- Jiří NovotnýJirí Novotný (footballer)Jiří Novotný is a Czech football defender. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, for both he played total 33 matches and scored 2 goals.Novotný was a participant in the 2000 UEFA European Championship....
- Martin VaniakMartin VaniakMartin Vaniak is a Czech former football goalkeeper. He played for the Czech national team between 2002 and 2004. He played at club level for several teams, including FK Drnovice, Panionios F.C. in Greece, SK Sigma Olomouc and SK Slavia Prague.In November 2010 he announced the end of his...