''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with

coal mining Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...

regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''. ''Baník'' still serves as a name of various sport clubs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia:

Sports clubs in the Czech Republic

* FC Baník Ostrava, from Ostrava **

FC Baník Ostrava (women) FC Baník Ostrava is a Czech women's football team from Ostrava, representing FC Baník Ostrava in the Czech Women's First League. It was founded in 2010. During their first season, the club played its home matches at Stadion v Ludgeřovicích ...

FK Pelikán Děčín FK Pelikán Děčín was a Czech football club. They were founded in 1921. The club was dissolved in 1998 after finishing second in the 1997–98 season of the Bohemian Football League. Historical Names *1921–1945 SK Podmokly *1945–194 ...

, known as DSO Baník Děčín 1953–1957 and TJ Baník Děčín 1957–1958, from

Děčín Děčín (; german: Tetschen, 1942–1945: ''Tetschen–Bodenbach'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It is the 7th largest municipality in the country by area. Administrative parts D ...

* MFK Havířov, formerly known as Baník Havířov, from Havířov *

SK Kladno Sportovní klub Kladno, commonly known as SK Kladno or Kladno, is a association football, football club from Kladno, Czech Republic. It was founded on February 15, 1903. The team plays at the Stadion Františka Kloze, named after legendary player ...

, known as DSO Baník Kladno 1953–1958 and TJ Baník Kladno 1960–1961, from

Kladno Kladno (; german: Kladen) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 67,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and together with its adjacent suburban areas has a population of more than 110,000. ...

FK Baník Most 1909 FK Baník Most 1909 was a Czech football club based in the city of Most, approximately 75 kilometres north-west of Prague. The club played top-flight football for the first time in their history in the 2005–06 Czech First League. The club's home ...

, from Most * DHK Baník Most * SK Sigma Olomouc, known as DSO Baník MŹ Olomouc 1953–1960, from Olomouc *

SFC Opava Slezský FC Opava is a professional football club based in Opava, Czech Republic. The club plays in the Czech National Football League, the second of Czech football after being relegated from the Czech First League at the end of the 2020–21 seas ...

, known as TJ Baník Opava 1953–1958, from

Opava Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Opava (river), Opava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a histori ...

FK Baník Ratíškovice FK Baník Ratíškovice is a football club from the South Moravian village of Ratíškovice, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the regional division. Baník Ratíškovice played in the Czechoslovak Second League in the 1959–1960 and 1962– ...

, from

Ratíškovice Ratíškovice is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,000 inhabitants. Geography Ratíškovice is located about northeast of Hodonín and southeast of Hodonín. It lie ...

FK Baník Sokolov FK Baník Sokolov is a Czech football club based in Sokolov. The club plays in the Bohemian Football League, which is the third tier of Czech football. Historical names * 1948 – ''SK HDB Falknov nad Ohří'' * 1948 – ''ZTS Sokol H ...

, from Sokolov **

Stadion FK Baník Sokolov Stadion FK Baník Sokolov is a multi-purpose stadium in Sokolov, Czech Republic. It is mainly used for football matches and is the home ground of FK Baník Sokolov FK Baník Sokolov is a Czech football club based in Sokolov. The club plays in t ...

* MFK Vítkovice, known as Baník Vítkovice 1953–1957, from Vítkovice *

HCB Karviná Handball Club Baník Karviná or HCB Karviná is a Czech handball club based in Karviná, Czech Republic. Baník Karviná is one of the most successful handball clubs in the country, having won the Chance Extraliga twelve times. History The ...

, or Handball Club Baník Karviná

Sports clubs in Slovakia

* FC Baník Prievidza, 1954–1994 and 1998–2003, from Prievidza *

BC Prievidza BC Prievidza is a professional basketball club based in playing in Prievidza, Slovakia. The team plays in the Slovak Extraliga. The club plays home games in the sports hall Niké Arena. History The team was founded in 1947 under the name Sokol ...

, known as Baník Cígeľ Prievidza 1964–2004 *

TJ Baník Ružiná FK Baník Ružiná was a Slovak football team, based in the village of Ružiná. The club was founded in 1961 and in 2014 the club was merged with MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen. Notable players :''Past (and present) players who are the subjects o ...

, from

Ružiná Ružiná ( hu, Rózsaszállás) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a land ...

* FC Baník Veľký Krtíš * TJ Baník Kalinovo *

TJ Baník Stadium Jozef Špaur's Stadium is a home football stadium in Ružiná, Slovakia. It serves as home stadium for football club MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen. The stadium has a capacity of 1,200 (500 seats). External links Stadium website Football venues i ...

MBK Baník Handlová MBK or mbk may refer to: *MBK (Scooter manufacturer), a European company, the successor to Motobécane *MBK Center, a large shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand * MBK Challenge, a 2014 White House (USA) sponsored initiative to promote racial justice ...

Sports clubs in the Czech Republic

Sports clubs in Slovakia

See also