SK Slavia Praha
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Sportovní Klub Slavia Praha (SK Slavia Prague) 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 important in Czech football. Slavia has won 17 titles, several Czech cups and the Mitropa Cup
(Central European Cup) in 1938. Their most recent success was winning the Gambrinus liga in the 2008-09 season
. Slavia also won the Gambrinus liga in the 1995-96 season
, when they also advanced to the UEFA Cup semi-finals. They qualified for the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in their history.
In addition to their men's squad, Slavia Prague also has youth, futsal, and women's clubs.
, Prague
as a sport club, where cycling
dominated. In January 1896, a new sport came to the club—football. On 25 March 1896 Slavia won their first-ever match 5-0 (some sources are saying 6-0). The rivals were AC Prague. Four days later, Slavia was playing against Sparta 0-0 and this match is the start of traditional rivality between these popular Czech clubs. On 5 April 1896 Slavia won 2-1 over ČFK Kickers and ended 2nd of 4 in this tournament. The great era for Slavia started in 1905, when Scottish
manager and former Celtic
player John William Madden
brought new tactics and views on football from his home country. He managed to set up an early golden age for the club that lasted 25 years. Johnny was the first Slavia manager, before him there were only team captains who had something like managers' rights. Under Madden Slavia won 134 domestic matches out of possible 169, and 304 internationals out of 429 between the years 1905 and 1930. In 1930 Madden retired from Slavia and professional football at the age of 66, though he remained in Prague for the rest of his life.
In the 1934 FIFA World Cup
the Czechoslovakia national football team
included 8 Slavia players, which means that Slavia were the top Czech club in that age. The second gold period came when Slavia bought Josef Bican
from Admira Vienna
. With this famous footballer Slavia won titles in the years 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943. In 1951 Slavia finished in 11th position and it was a big break. Poor results continued during nineteen-fifties and sixties when Slavia were relegated twice. They were promoted back in 1965.
A new age and comeback to the top began in 1990, when lots of young, budding players, including Vladimír Šmicer
and Patrik Berger
, were brought to the club, mostly by rich Czech-American businessman Boris Korbel. In 1996 Slavia won their fourteenth title after 49 years. During this season, Slavia was playing semi-final of UEFA Cup
and four players of this team had big importance for silver Czech team from Euro 96.
Slavia have suffered from financial problems in recent years, mainly because of their repeated failure, until 2007, to qualify for the UEFA Champions League
. Slavia have built a team of young players, many of whom represented their countries in "Under-21" teams. The brightest young hopes are Adam Hloušek
, Petr Janda
and Milan Černý
.
Slavia qualified for the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League following a 3-1 aggregate victory over Ajax Amsterdam in the Third Qualifying Round. On 30 August 2007 in Monaco
, they were drawn in Group H along with Arsenal
, Steaua Bucharest and Sevilla
. They started with a 2-1 win at home against Steaua and a 4-2 loss to Sevilla. Next came two matches against Arsenal; Slavia was dismantled 7-0 at Emirates Stadium
, but in the second leg they managed to steal a point for 0-0 draw. In Bucharest
came a 1-1 draw, which qualified the Czech team for the UEFA Cup
round of 32, from 3rd place in group H, in spite of a home 0-3 defeat against Sevilla.
In the seasons of 2007–08 and 2008–09, Slavia was two times Czech champion. But in the 2009–10 season they managed only 7th place.
In October 2006, the construction of the new and long-awaited stadium at Eden for 21,000 spectators began. The stadium was opened on 7 May 2008 with an exhibition match against Oxford University
.
As a result, it was confirmed that Tunisian players Hocine Ragued
and Tijani Belaid
would leave the club in the winter of the 2010/11 season, as Slavia could no longer afford their comparatively large wages. In addition to these departures, midfielders Petr Trapp
and Jaroslav Černý
also left the club mid-season, the former claiming that Slavia had not paid his wages for three months.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the turmoil off the field was echoed in Slavia's performance on the field. At the start of January 2011, 17 games into the league season, Slavia were 14th in the Gambrinus Liga
with just 16 points, having won just three times since July 2010. The club finished the season above the drop zone, to stay in the top flight for another season.
On May 5th 2011, the cup match against Olomouc was canceled due to protests of fans against the financial situation of the club.
, who also have significant or controlling stakes in Tottenham Hotspur and AEK Athens
. 61% is owned by a Czech company Key Investments, who does not own the share itself, but manages it for an unknown owner. The remaining 8% are held by minor stockholders. Since that date the club has been controlled by two Czech businessmen Tomáš Rosen and Petr Doležal.
, one of the most prolific goalscorers in the history of football. Other famous players include forward Antonín Puč
, goalkeeper František Plánička
(both of them members of the Czech national team
in two World Cups
) and midfielder František Veselý
. Other big names in club history are: Čestmír Vycpálek
, Jan Košek, Alexander Bokšay, Vlasta Kopecký, Ota Hemele, Jiří Hildebrandt, Jan Lála
, František Veselý
, Luboš Kubík
and Ivo Knoflíček
.
Players for Slavia in the 1990s include Vladimír Šmicer
(2005 UEFA Champions League winner
), Patrik Berger
, Karel Poborský
, Radek Bejbl
, Jan Suchopárek
, Ivo Ulich
, Pavel Kuka
, who ended his career in 2005 and Croatian player Slađan Ašanin. Notable players of the 2000s include Radek Černý
, Pavel Horváth
, Martin Vaniak
and Mickael Tavares
or young players like Tomáš Necid
, Marek Suchý
, Michal Švec
. Among current notable players are forward Stanislav Vlček
, midfielder Adam Hloušek
and defender Ondřej Čelůstka
.
The 1913 Championship ČSF title together with all Czechoslovakia and Czech league titles are today considered as official titles of Czech leagues. (Czech)
six times (1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007). They had been eliminated five times until finally qualifying for the group stage in the 2007/2008 season. In the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 they were eliminated again, by ACF Fiorentina
(0-2 on aggregate) and Sheriff Tiraspol
(1-1 on away goals rule), respectively.
Football Club Vojvodina
(Serbia
), one of the oldest Serbian premier league clubs, was founded in 1914 by former students of Prague University. They brought from Czechoslovakia
a complete set of Slavia jerseys. Since then, Vojvodina uses jerseys that share the same design as Slavia's jerseys.
Oddly enough the first foreign player to sign with Slavia was Serbian
striker Dragiša Binić
who transferred to the club from Red Star
in 1991.
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....
professional football club
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...
founded in 1892 in the city 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...
.
They play in 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,...
—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 important in Czech football. Slavia has won 17 titles, several Czech cups and the Mitropa Cup
Mitropa Cup
The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides...
(Central European Cup) in 1938. Their most recent success was winning the Gambrinus liga in the 2008-09 season
Gambrinus liga 2008-09
The 2008–09 Gambrinus liga was the sixteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. It began on 2 August 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. Slavia Prague were the defending champions. Slavia secured their 17th title overall after a 3–1 win away against Viktoria Žižkov in 28th round...
. Slavia also won the Gambrinus liga in the 1995-96 season
Gambrinus liga 1995-96
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:-References:...
, when they also advanced to the UEFA Cup semi-finals. They qualified for the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in their history.
In addition to their men's squad, Slavia Prague also has youth, futsal, and women's clubs.
History
Slavia were founded in 1892 in VinohradyVinohrady
Vinohrady is a cadastral district in Prague. It is so named because the area was once covered in vineyards dating from the 14th century...
, 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...
as a sport club, where cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
dominated. In January 1896, a new sport came to the club—football. On 25 March 1896 Slavia won their first-ever match 5-0 (some sources are saying 6-0). The rivals were AC Prague. Four days later, Slavia was playing against Sparta 0-0 and this match is the start of traditional rivality between these popular Czech clubs. On 5 April 1896 Slavia won 2-1 over ČFK Kickers and ended 2nd of 4 in this tournament. The great era for Slavia started in 1905, when Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
manager and former Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
player John William Madden
Jake Madden
John William "Jake" Madden was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and the Scotland national team.He was capped twice by Scotland in 1893 and in 1895, both against Wales...
brought new tactics and views on football from his home country. He managed to set up an early golden age for the club that lasted 25 years. Johnny was the first Slavia manager, before him there were only team captains who had something like managers' rights. Under Madden Slavia won 134 domestic matches out of possible 169, and 304 internationals out of 429 between the years 1905 and 1930. In 1930 Madden retired from Slavia and professional football at the age of 66, though he remained in Prague for the rest of his life.
In the 1934 FIFA World Cup
1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934....
the Czechoslovakia national football team
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
included 8 Slavia players, which means that Slavia were the top Czech club in that age. The second gold period came when Slavia bought Josef Bican
Josef Bican
Josef "Pepi" Bican was a Czech-Austrian football forward. It is estimated by respected footballing statistics page RSSSF that Bican scored around 800 goals in all competitive matches, not including friendly games...
from Admira Vienna
VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
FC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...
. With this famous footballer Slavia won titles in the years 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943. In 1951 Slavia finished in 11th position and it was a big break. Poor results continued during nineteen-fifties and sixties when Slavia were relegated twice. They were promoted back in 1965.
A new age and comeback to the top began in 1990, when lots of young, budding players, including Vladimír Šmicer
Vladimír Šmicer
Vladimír Šmicer is a former Czech football midfielder and forward player. Šmicer was a devout player of Slavia Prague, the only Czech club he ever played for. He also played notably for Lens in France, with whom he won the Ligue 1 title. In 1999, Šmicer moved to England, where he played several...
and Patrik Berger
Patrik Berger
Patrik Berger is a retired Czech footballer. He has played in Czech Republic, Germany, and England. He is best remembered for his time at Liverpool....
, were brought to the club, mostly by rich Czech-American businessman Boris Korbel. In 1996 Slavia won their fourteenth title after 49 years. During this season, Slavia was playing semi-final of UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
and four players of this team had big importance for silver Czech team from Euro 96.
Slavia have suffered from financial problems in recent years, mainly because of their repeated failure, until 2007, to qualify for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. Slavia have built a team of young players, many of whom represented their countries in "Under-21" teams. The brightest young hopes are Adam Hloušek
Adam Hloušek
Adam Hloušek is a footballer from Czech Republic playing currently for Slavia Prague on loan from FK Baumit Jablonec. He is also a member of the Czech Republic national football team....
, Petr Janda
Petr Janda
Petr Janda is a Czech football player who currently plays for Slavia Prague. Usually plays on right/left wing, but in season 2009/2010 played as Attacking midfielder. He was also a regular for the Czech Republic national under-21 football team.His main attributes are pace and dribbling...
and Milan Černý
Milan Cerný
Milan Černý is a Czech football player who currently plays for Turkish club Sivasspor.- Career :Černý began his career with SK Slavia Prague on youth side, he played than his first game in the Gambrinus liga on 14 May 2005 against 1. FK Příbram. In May 2006, his career was halted due to a knee...
.
Slavia qualified for the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League following a 3-1 aggregate victory over Ajax Amsterdam in the Third Qualifying Round. On 30 August 2007 in Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
, they were drawn in Group H along with Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, Steaua Bucharest and Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
. They started with a 2-1 win at home against Steaua and a 4-2 loss to Sevilla. Next came two matches against Arsenal; Slavia was dismantled 7-0 at Emirates Stadium
Emirates Stadium
Ashburton Grove, currently known as the Emirates Stadium, is a UEFA elite football stadium which is home to Arsenal FC, where they moved from Highbury in 2006. It has an current capacity of 60,361, and there have been rumours of an expansion...
, but in the second leg they managed to steal a point for 0-0 draw. In Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
came a 1-1 draw, which qualified the Czech team for the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
round of 32, from 3rd place in group H, in spite of a home 0-3 defeat against Sevilla.
In the seasons of 2007–08 and 2008–09, Slavia was two times Czech champion. But in the 2009–10 season they managed only 7th place.
In October 2006, the construction of the new and long-awaited stadium at Eden for 21,000 spectators began. The stadium was opened on 7 May 2008 with an exhibition match against Oxford University
Oxford University A.F.C.
Oxford University Association Football Club is an English football club representing the University of Oxford.-History:Formed in 1872, the club was a giant of the 1870s, winning the FA Cup 2-0 against Royal Engineers in 1874 and finishing the competition as runners up in 1873, 1877 and 1880, the...
.
Today
In the autumn of 2010, the club found itself in crisis due to its economic problems. It was discovered that Slavia owed £3,600,000 to the club's former owner, ENIC Sports Ltd (English National Investment Company). As a result of this, major cost-cutting was needed to service this debt and it was confirmed that the squad would need to be purged.As a result, it was confirmed that Tunisian players Hocine Ragued
Hocine Ragued
Hocine Ragued is a French born Tunisian footballer. He currently plays in Turkey for Karabükspor.- Career :He signed 2+2 contract with R.A.E.C. Mons on a free transfer from PSG in 2006. On July 2, 2009, the Tunisian midfielder agreed a four year deal with Slavia Prague.-External links:*...
and Tijani Belaid
Tijani Belaid
Tijani Belaid is a French-born Tunisian international footballer who plays for APOEL as a midfielder.-Club career:Born in Paris, Île-de-France, Belaid started his career at Paris FC, close to his birthplace. In 2004, he signed for Internazionale's Primavera side...
would leave the club in the winter of the 2010/11 season, as Slavia could no longer afford their comparatively large wages. In addition to these departures, midfielders Petr Trapp
Petr Trapp
Petr Trapp is a Czech football player playing for FC Viktoria Plzeň. He made his international début for the Czech Republic against Peru in June 2011.- External links :* *...
and Jaroslav Černý
Jaroslav Cerný
Jaroslav Černý is a Czech and football midfielder. He plays MKE Ankaragücü-External links:* at Slavia Prague homepage*...
also left the club mid-season, the former claiming that Slavia had not paid his wages for three months.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the turmoil off the field was echoed in Slavia's performance on the field. At the start of January 2011, 17 games into the league season, Slavia were 14th in 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,...
with just 16 points, having won just three times since July 2010. The club finished the season above the drop zone, to stay in the top flight for another season.
On May 5th 2011, the cup match against Olomouc was canceled due to protests of fans against the financial situation of the club.
Ownership
Until May 2006, 31% of the club was owned by ENIC Sports LtdENIC Group
ENIC International Ltd is a British investment company ultimately controlled and owned by Joseph Lewis .Focused on sports, media and investment, the group is chaired by Daniel Levy....
, who also have significant or controlling stakes in Tottenham Hotspur and AEK Athens
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Outside Greece, the club is also known as AEK Athens, however, the word Athens is not part of the club's official title.Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees...
. 61% is owned by a Czech company Key Investments, who does not own the share itself, but manages it for an unknown owner. The remaining 8% are held by minor stockholders. Since that date the club has been controlled by two Czech businessmen Tomáš Rosen and Petr Doležal.
Notable players
The best known Slavia player of all time is perhaps forward Josef "Pepi" BicanJosef Bican
Josef "Pepi" Bican was a Czech-Austrian football forward. It is estimated by respected footballing statistics page RSSSF that Bican scored around 800 goals in all competitive matches, not including friendly games...
, one of the most prolific goalscorers in the history of football. Other famous players include forward Antonín Puč
Antonín Puc
Antonín Puč was a former Czech football player, the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovak national team....
, goalkeeper František Plánička
František Plánicka
František Plánička was a Czech football goalkeeper and one of the most honoured players in the history of Czechoslovakian football. He played the majority of his career for Slavia Prague, during which time the club won the Czech league eight times and the Mitropa Cup once...
(both of them members of the Czech national team
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
in two World Cups
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
) and midfielder František Veselý
František Veselý
František Veselý was a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for whom he appeared in 34 matches and scored three goals....
. Other big names in club history are: Čestmír Vycpálek
Cestmír Vycpálek
Čestmír Vycpálek was a former Czech football player and manager. He was an uncle of noted football manager Zdeněk Zeman.-Playing career:...
, Jan Košek, Alexander Bokšay, Vlasta Kopecký, Ota Hemele, Jiří Hildebrandt, Jan Lála
Jan Lála
Jan Lála is a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 37 matches and scored one goal.He was a participant in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal....
, František Veselý
František Veselý
František Veselý was a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for whom he appeared in 34 matches and scored three goals....
, Luboš Kubík
Luboš Kubík
Luboš Kubík is a Czech former professional footballer and former manager of Torquay United, who played sweeper for the Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic national teams, winning 56 caps in total, and a number of notable clubs...
and Ivo Knoflíček
Ivo Knoflícek
Ivo Knoflíček is a Czech football coach and a former player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 38 matches and scored 7 goals. At the club level, he played mostly for SK Slavia Praha....
.
Players for Slavia in the 1990s include Vladimír Šmicer
Vladimír Šmicer
Vladimír Šmicer is a former Czech football midfielder and forward player. Šmicer was a devout player of Slavia Prague, the only Czech club he ever played for. He also played notably for Lens in France, with whom he won the Ligue 1 title. In 1999, Šmicer moved to England, where he played several...
(2005 UEFA Champions League winner
2005 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2005 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, Europe's primary club football competition. The showpiece event was contested between Liverpool of England and Milan of Italy at the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on 25 May 2005...
), Patrik Berger
Patrik Berger
Patrik Berger is a retired Czech footballer. He has played in Czech Republic, Germany, and England. He is best remembered for his time at Liverpool....
, Karel Poborský
Karel Poborský
Karel Poborský is a former Czech footballer. A right winger, Poborský is the all-time leader in appearances for the Czech national team, and was most noted for his technical ability.-Club career:...
, Radek Bejbl
Radek Bejbl
Radek Bejbl is a retired Czech footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:Bejbl made his professional debuts with SK Slavia Prague, being a first-team regular since the age of 18...
, Jan Suchopárek
Jan Suchopárek
Jan Suchopárek is a former Czech football defender. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, for both he played total 61 matches and scored 4 goals....
, Ivo Ulich
Ivo Ulich
- Career :Ulich, a midfielder, has played for Slavia Prague, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Vissel Kobe and Dynamo Dresden. He retired from football in 2008, but has stayed with Dynamo Dresden as a scout.Ulich spent most of his Gambrinus liga career at Slavia Prague...
, Pavel Kuka
Pavel Kuka
Pavel Kuka is a former Czech football forward.Kuka started and finished his career at Slavia Praha, playing with the club from 1989–93 and then from 2000–05. He has also played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern , 1. FC Nuremberg , and VfB Stuttgart...
, who ended his career in 2005 and Croatian player Slađan Ašanin. Notable players of the 2000s include Radek Černý
Radek Cerný
Radek Černý is a Czech footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a goalkeeper.-Slavia Prague:Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Černý turned professional in 1993 as a 17-year-old with Slavia Prague, his home team...
, Pavel Horváth
Pavel Horváth
Pavel Horváth is a Czech footballer who plays for FC Viktoria Plzeň as a midfielder.-Club career:After making his professional debut with AC Sparta Prague, Horváth moved to lowly FK Baumit Jablonec in search of more opportunities, which led to a return to the capital, with SK Slavia, scoring 27...
, Martin Vaniak
Martin Vaniak
Martin 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...
and Mickael Tavares
Mickaël Tavares
Mickaël Zidro Tavares is a French-born Senegalese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hamburger SV. He also has eight caps for the Senegalese national team.-Club career:...
or young players like Tomáš Necid
Tomáš Necid
Tomáš Necid is a Czech football player who currently plays for CSKA Moscow.-Club career:He played his first match for the senior team of SK Slavia Prague in September 2006, when he was just 17 years old...
, Marek Suchý
Marek Suchý
Marek Suchý is a Czech football player who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club FC Spartak Moscow on loan from Slavia Prague...
, Michal Švec
Michal Švec
Michal Švec is a Czech football player who currently plays for SC Heerenveen. He is a central midfielder. He made his debut for the Czech Republic national team in 2009.-External links:* *...
. Among current notable players are forward Stanislav Vlček
Stanislav Vlcek
Stanislav Vlček is a Czech football striker who currently plays for Slavia Prague.-Career:Vlček signed a contract with Anderlecht for 2,5 years on 21 December 2007. His previous club was Slavia Prague, where he returned on 16 April 2009.-Attributes:He is a well traveled player with a lot of...
, midfielder Adam Hloušek
Adam Hloušek
Adam Hloušek is a footballer from Czech Republic playing currently for Slavia Prague on loan from FK Baumit Jablonec. He is also a member of the Czech Republic national football team....
and defender Ondřej Čelůstka
Ondřej Čelůstka
Ondřej Čelůstka is a Czech football defender who is currently contracted to Trabzonspor. He is member of the Czech under-21 team...
.
Major trophies
- Mitropa CupMitropa CupThe Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides...
winner 1938 - Czechoslovak LeagueCzechoslovak First LeagueThe Czechoslovak First League was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories...
– 1925, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1930/31, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1936/37, 1946/47 - Czech League – 1939/40, 1940/41, 1941/42, 1942/43, 1995/96, 2007/08, 2008/09
- Czech championship – 1897 spring, 1897 fall, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901
- Bohemia championship – 1918, 1924
- Championship ČSF – 1913, 1915
- Bohemia cup – 1922, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1941
- Charity cup – 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912
- Czech Football Cup (Ondrášovka CUP) – 1941, 1942, 1945, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2002
- Intercup – 1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1992, 1993
The 1913 Championship ČSF title together with all Czechoslovakia and Czech league titles are today considered as official titles of Czech leagues. (Czech)
Club symbols
- White colour - the symbol of fair play and Olympic idea. What a Slavia Prague club official calls the 'cleanliness of sportmanship'and challenges them to an honourable fight in which opponents are not enemies but recognised rivals.
- Red colour - the symbol of heart which strengthens and encourages and overcomes fatigue and disappointment.
- Red star - the symbol of hope and good mind that demonstrates every person has not only one side, but that it was necessary to look for harmony between will and sentiment, force and fitness, enthusiasm and disappointment.
- The fact that the jersey is half white and half red should symbolize the dichotomyDichotomyA dichotomy is any splitting of a whole into exactly two non-overlapping parts, meaning it is a procedure in which a whole is divided into two parts...
of life. The red and white colours are also considered to be Slavic colours.
Historical names
- 1892 - SK ACOS Praha (Sportovní klub Akademický cyklistický odbor Slavia Praha)
- 1893 - SK Slavia Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha)
- 1948 – Sokol Slavia Praha
- 1949 – ZSJ Dynamo Slavia Praha (Základní sportovní jednota Dynamo Slavia Praha)
- 1953 – DSO Dynamo Praha (Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Dynamo Praha)
- 1954 – TJ Dynamo Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Dynamo Praha)
- 1965 – SK Slavia Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha)
- 1973 – TJ Slavia Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Slavia Praha)
- 1977 – TJ Slavia IPS Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Slavia Inženýrské průmyslové stavby Praha)
- 1978 – SK Slavia IPS Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Inženýrské průmyslové stavby Praha)
- 1991 – SK Slavia Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha - fotbal, a.s.)
Current squad
Reserve squad
Staff
- Head Coach: František StrakaFrantišek StrakaFrantišek 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...
- Assistant Coach: Martin Poustka
- Goalkeeper Coach: 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...
- Fitness Coach: Jan Netscher
- Youth Coach: Petr Vrabec
Trivia
Slavia have participated in the qualifiers for the UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
six times (1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007). They had been eliminated five times until finally qualifying for the group stage in the 2007/2008 season. In the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 they were eliminated again, by ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
(0-2 on aggregate) and Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Sheriff Tiraspol is a football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. The team is sometimes referred to as simply FC Sheriff and should not be confused with FC Tiraspol, a rival team based in the same city.-History:The club...
(1-1 on away goals rule), respectively.
Football Club Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
(Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
), one of the oldest Serbian premier league clubs, was founded in 1914 by former students of Prague University. They brought from Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
a complete set of Slavia jerseys. Since then, Vojvodina uses jerseys that share the same design as Slavia's jerseys.
Oddly enough the first foreign player to sign with Slavia was Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
striker Dragiša Binić
Dragiša Binic
Dragiša Binić is a retired Serbian footballer who played for Red Star and was part of their European Cup victory in 1991. He had 3 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team, scoring one goal...
who transferred to the club from Red Star
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
in 1991.
Managers
As of June, 2011. Only competitive matches are counted.| John William Madden Jake Madden John William "Jake" Madden was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and the Scotland national team.He was capped twice by Scotland in 1893 and in 1895, both against Wales... (1905–30) Josef Štaplík Josef Sloup-Štaplík Josef Sloup known as Štaplík was a former Czechoslovakian football goalkeeper. He played 16 games for the Czechoslovakia national football team. He represented Czechoslovakia at the 1924 Olympics. His older brother... (1930–33) Kálmán Konrád Kalman Konrad Kálmán Konrád , an inside right, was one of the best football players in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 1910s, and played on the Hungarian National team with his brother, Jenő Konrád. Kálmán, who later played for Austria, coached the Romanian National team for five games in the mid-1930s... (1933–35)
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František Havránek František Havránek was a Czech football manager and former player.As a player, Havránek played for several lower-division Czechoslovak clubs, but never gained any success with them. He was far more successful as a football coach. After finishing his active career, Havránek started to work as a... (1966–68) Rudolf Vytlacil Rudolf Vytlačil was an Austrian and Czechoslovak football player and manager.Born in Schwechat, Vytlačil started his career at the local club Phönix Schwechat... (1973) Jaroslav Jareš Jaroslav Jareš Jaroslav Jareš is a Czech football manager and former player.As a player, Jareš played most notably for Slavia Prague and Sparta Prague. He won the Czechoslovak First League with Sparta in 1954.... (1973–79), (1984–86) Bohumil Musil Bohumil Musil Bohumil Musil was a Czech football manager and former player.As a player, Musil played for several Czechoslovak clubs, but never gained any success with them. He was far more successful as a football coach. After finishing his active career, Musil started to work as a football manager. He coached... (1979–80) Milan Mácala Milan Máčala is a Czech football coach who coached various clubs in the Czech Republic and worldwide.He has previously coached in the area with the national teams of Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, winning the Gulf Cup of Nations with the latter in 1996 and 1998... (1982–84) Vlastimil Petržela Vlastimil Petržela Vlastimil Petržela is a Czech football coach who worked with Zenit Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2006, winning the silver medals of Russian Premier League in 2003 and reaching the quarterfinal stage of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup... (1986–87), (1990–92) Tomáš Pospíchal Tomáš Pospíchal Tomáš Pospíchal was a Czech football player.Pospíchal played for several clubs, including TJ Vítkovice , Baník Ostrava , Sparta Prague and FC Rouen .... (1987–88) |
Ivan Kopecký Ivan Kopecký Ivan Kopecký is a Czech football manager and former player.Kopecký coached several Czech football clubs. His biggest success as a coach was with TJ Vítkovice. Kopecký led the club in the 1985/1986 season to the Czechoslovak First League championship... (1988–89) Jozef Jarabinský Jozef Jarabinský Jozef Jarabinský is a former Czechoslovak football player and later a football manager of Slovak origin.He played for Slovan Bratislava, Bohemians, Dukla Prague and Sparta Prague.... (1992–93) Jindřich Dejmal Jindřich Dejmal Jindřich Dejmal is a Czech football manager who is the current manager of SK Strakonice 1908. In the past he managed a number of Gambrinus liga teams including FK Drnovice, FK Baumit Jablonec and SK Slavia Prague.... (1993–94) Miroslav Beránek Miroslav Beránek Miroslav Beránek is a Czech football coach.During his playing career, Beránek made over 100 league appearances for Slavia Prague.... (1994–95), (2001–03) 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:... (1995–97), (1999-00), (2010) Pavel Tobiáš Pavel Tobiáš Pavel Tobiáš is a Czech football manager and former player.Tobiáš coached several Czech football clubs, including Slavia Prague. Most often however, he led Dynamo České Budějovice, a club from his hometown.-External links:... (1997–98) Petr Rada Petr Rada Petr Rada is a Czech football coach, currently in charge of FK Teplice. He previously coached the Czech Republic national team.... (1998) Jaroslav Hřebík Jaroslav Hřebík Jaroslav Hřebík is a Czech professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*... (1998–99) Karel Jarolím Karel Jarolím Karel Jarolím is a Czech football coach and former Czechoslovakia international footballer.-Personal life:His sons Lukáš and David are also footballers, as well his nephew Marek.- References :... (2000–01), (2005–10) Josef Pešice Josef Pešice Josef Pešice is a Czech football manager currently coaching AEL Limassol in Cyprus and former player.As a player Pešice played for both famous Prague clubs, Sparta Prague and Slavia Prague... (2001) Josef Csaplár Josef Csaplár Josef Csaplár is a Czech football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Czech Republic U17 team.-Playing career:... (2004–05) 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.... (2010–) |
