FK Mladá Boleslav is a

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club based in the city of

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. The club currently plays in the

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. Mladá Boleslav were runners up in the 2005–06 Czech First League and went on to play in the

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, winning their opening tie against

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although they were eliminated in the third qualifying round by

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. The club won the

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in 2011 and qualified for the

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, although they were defeated over two legs by

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History

Recent times

The team was promoted to

for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place. The club's greatest success was achieved in the 2005–06 season, as they finished runners-up in the

, earning a place in the qualifying rounds of the

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. They came through their first tie, defeating

(3–1 and 2–2), then lost against

(2–5 away, 1–1 home), dropping into the UEFA Cup first round. The club went on to achieve a surprising 4–3 aggregate victory over

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(1st leg: 0–1, 2nd leg 4–2). However, the team was eliminated after reaching the group stage, taking just 3 points from 4 matches (

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0–1, Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1,

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0–0,

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1–1). The following season, the club qualified directly for the

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of the UEFA Cup after finishing 3rd in the league. (

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was the top goalscorer in the league that year.) Qualification for the

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was only narrowly secured by beating

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4–2 on penalties after a nail biting 1–1 aggregate scoreline. On the verge of being eliminated with the score reading 1–0 Palermo, (with their goal in the first leg still standing) in the 2nd leg, Tomáš Sedláček scored the winner in the 2nd leg with only seconds to spare. In their group Mladá Boleslav defeated

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3–1, but again failed to reach the knockout stages of the competition after losing matches against

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1–2,

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0–1 and

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1–2. The club subsequently achieved a 7th place league finish in the 2007–08 season, missing out on European qualification. The major sponsor of the club is

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Historical names

* 1902 – SSK Mladá Boleslav (Studentský sportovní klub Mladá Boleslav) * 1910 – Mladoboleslavský SK (Mladoboleslavský Sportovní klub) * 1919 – Aston Villa Mladá Boleslav * 1948 – Sokol Aston Villa Mladá Boleslav * 1949 – ZSJ AZNP Mladá Boleslav (Základní sportovní jednota Automobilové závody národní podnik Mladá Boleslav) – merged with ''Sokol Slavoj Mladá Boleslav'' and ''Sokol Meteor Čejetičky'' * 1950 – merged with ''Sokol Mladoboleslavský'' * 1959 – TJ Spartak Mladá Boleslav AZNP (Tělovýchovná jednota Spartak Mladá Boleslav Automobilové závody národní podnik) * 1965 – TJ Škoda Mladá Boleslav (Tělovýchovná jednota Škoda Mladá Boleslav) * 1971 – TJ AŠ Mladá Boleslav (Tělovýchovná jednota Auto Škoda Mladá Boleslav) * 1990 – FK Mladá Boleslav (Fotbalový klub Mladá Boleslav) * 1992 – FK Slavia Mladá Boleslav (Fotbalový klub Slavia Mladá Boleslav) * 1994 – FK Bohemians Mladá Boleslav (Fotbalový klub Bohemians Mladá Boleslav) * 1995 – FK Mladá Boleslav (Fotbalový klub Mladá Boleslav)

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable former players

Player records in the Czech First League

. Highlighted players are in the current squad.

Most appearances

Most goals

Most clean sheets

Current technical staff

*Technical director: Jiří Plíšek *Assistant coaches: Pavel Medynský,

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*Goalkeeping coach: Jiří Malík

Managers

* Karel Stanner (1996–01) *

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(2002) * Martin Pulpit (2002–04) * Milan Bokša (2004) * Dušan Uhrin, Jr. (July 2004 – June 2007) *

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(Sep 2007 – March 2008) * Karel Stanner (March 2008 – June 2008) *

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(June 2008 – June 2009) * Dušan Uhrin, Jr. (July 2009 – Dec 2009) * Karel Stanner (Jan 2010 – May 2011) *

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(July 2011 – Sept 2012) *

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(Sep 2012 – Jan 2014) *

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(Jan 2014 – Aug 2016) *

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(Aug 2016 – Dec 2016) *

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(Dec 2016 – June 2017) * Dušan Uhrin, Jr. (June 2017 – Feb 2018) *

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(Feb 2018 – Dec 2020) *

(Dec 2020 – Feb 2022) * Pavel Hoftych (Feb 2022 –)

History in domestic competitions

* Seasons spent at Level 1 of the

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: 17 * Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 6 * Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 3 * Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 2

Czech Republic

History in European competitions

;Notes * 2Q: Second qualifying round * 3Q: Third qualifying round * PO: Play-off round

Honours

** Winners (2): 2010–11, 2015–16 * Czech 2. Liga ** Winners: 2003–04 *

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** Winners: 1997–98

Club records

Czech First League records

*Best position: 2nd ( 2005–06) *Worst position: 14th ( 2004–05) *Biggest home win: Mladá Boleslav 6–0

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( 2019–20) *Biggest away win:

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0–8 Mladá Boleslav ( 2018–19) *Biggest home defeat: Mladá Boleslav 0–4

( 2012–13), Mladá Boleslav 0–4

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( 2013–14) *Biggest away defeat:

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7–1 Mladá Boleslav ( 2019–20)

References

External links

* in Czech * in English {{DEFAULTSORT:Mlada Boleslav Football clubs in the Czech Republic Association football clubs established in 1902 Czech First League clubs 1902 establishments in Austria-Hungary