FK Ústí nad Labem is a

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club based in the city of

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...

. Currently the club plays in the

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. The club has played at the top level of national football on three occasions, most recently in the 2010–11 season. However their joy was short-lived as they were immediately relegated.

History

The club was established in 1945 under the name SK Ústí nad Labem. It played in the

Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League ( cs, 1. fotbalová liga, sk, 1. futbalová liga) 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 ...

in 1952 and 1958–59 seasons. Ústí nad Labem played in the second league in the 1990s until withdrawing from the 1997–98 Czech 2. Liga, whereby their results were annulled and the team was automatically relegated. After having spent over 50 years outside the top flight, the club was promoted to the

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in 2010. Ústí nad Labem only remained in the Czech First League for a single season as they were relegated immediately, returning to the Czech 2. Liga in 2011. Despite winning the 2. Liga in the 2011–12 season, the club were denied promotion by the league, due to their stadium not meeting its criteria.

Historical names

* 1945 – SK Ústí nad Labem * 1947 – SK Slavia Ústí nad Labem * 1949 – Sokol Armaturka Ústí nad Labem * 1950 – ZSJ Armaturka Ústí nad Labem * 1953 – DSO Spartak Ústí nad Labem * 1962 – TJ Spartak Ústí nad Labem * 1977 – TJ Spartak Armaturka Ústí nad Labem * 1983 – TJ Spartak PS Ústí nad Labem * 1984 – TJ Spartak VHJ PS Ústí nad Labem * 1991 – FK Armaturka Ústí nad Labem * 1994 – FK GGS Arma Ústí nad Labem * 1999 – Merged with FK NRC Všebořice * 2001 – MFK Ústí nad Labem * 2006 – FK Ústí nad Labem

Stadium

Ústí nad Labem's home stadium is Městský stadion. However, the stadium has a seated capacity of just 555, and as such does not meet the league requirements for the Czech First League. Therefore, during the 2010–11 season, the team played its home matches at

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in Teplice. When the club won the

2011–12 Czech 2. Liga The 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga is the 19th season of the Czech Second Division, the second tier of the Czech football league. The season began on 5 August 2011 and concluded on 26 May 2012. The winter break commenced after 19 November 2011 and the ...

, the team were not promoted to the Czech First League due to the issues with the stadium.

Honours

* Czech 2. Liga (second tier) ** Champions (1): 2011–12 ** Runners-Up (1): 2009–10 *

(third tier) ** Champions (2): 1993–94, 2003–04 *

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(fourth tier) ** Champions 2002–03

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Management and technical staff

Managers and players

Head coaches in club's history

*1993 František Plass *2002 Václav Rys *2004

Michal Zach Michal Zach (born 21 March 1969) is a Czech football manager. He managed FC Slovan Liberec and Bohemians 1905 in the 2007–08 Czech First League. Early career Zach managed Most in the 2003–04 Czech 2. Liga. He lost his position in May 200 ...

*2005 Jiří Plíšek *2006 Václav Rys *2007 Libor Pala *2007 Svatopluk Habanec *2012

Přemysl Bičovský Přemysl Bičovský (born 18 August 1950 in Košťany) is a Czech football manager and former player. He played 45 matches for Czechoslovakia. He was previously the manager of FK Ústí nad Labem in the Czech 2. Liga. He was a participant in ...

*2013 Lukáš Přerost *2014

Petr Němec Petr Němec (born 7 June 1957) is a former football midfielder and manager from Czech Republic. Career Club Němec played mostly for Baník Ostrava from his native city of Ostrava. He contributed to the best period in the history of the club. Du ...

*2016 Jiří Skála *2017

Aleš Křeček Aleš Křeček (born 26 December 1971) is a Czech former football player and current manager of the Czech Republic U-20. He was appointed manager of Czech 2. Liga side Slovan Varnsdorf in August 2010. In September 2011, Křeček left his po ...

*2020 Juraj Šimurka ''(caretaker)'' *2020

Jiří Jarošík Jiří Jarošík (born 27 October 1977) is a Czech football manager and a former player. His playing position was defender and midfielder. He started his club career in his native Czech Republic, winning six league titles in seven years with S ...

*2021

David Jarolím David Jarolím (; born 17 May 1979 in Čáslav) is a Czech former footballer and manager of Ústí nad Labem. A central midfielder by position, Jarolím was known for his stamina, passing and technical skill. Club career Born in Caslav, Czecho ...

*2022 Martin Hašek *2022

Dušan Tesařík Dušan Tesařík (born 21 March 1976) is a Czech former professional football player. He made 256 appearances in the Czech First League, scoring 18 goals. He played one match for the under 18 team of the Czech Republic. Tesařík had a long care ...

Notable former players

History in domestic competitions

* Seasons spent at Level 1 of the

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: 1 * Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 18 * Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 1 * Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 3 * Seasons spent at Level 5 of the football league system: 1

Czech Republic

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Usti nad Labem Football clubs in the Czech Republic Association football clubs established in 1945 Czechoslovak First League clubs Czech First League clubs 1945 establishments in Czechoslovakia