) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).
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Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague, is a
football
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club based in
Prague
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.
It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning the central European Cup (also known as the
Mitropa Cup
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) three times as well as having reached the semi-finals of the European Cup (now the
UEFA Champions League
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) in 1992 and the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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in 1973.
Sparta have won a record 36 domestic league titles, the
Czech Cup
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The Czech Cup was first held in 19 ...
(formerly Czechoslovak Cup) 27 times, also a record, and the
Czech Supercup
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twice.
[ Sparta was long the main source for the ]Czech Republic national football team
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, however lately this has ceased to be the case, as the best Czech players almost exclusively play in foreign leagues.
Sparta play at Prague's Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena, also known as ''Letná Stadium''.
History
Early years
At the close of 1893, a small group of young people based around three brothers – Václav, Bohumil and Rudolf Rudl – had the idea of setting up a sports club. On 16 November, the founders' meeting approved the club's articles of association and one month later, on 17 December, the first annual general meeting took place. Soon after that, the Athletic Club Sparta came up with its tricolour, in which blue symbolises Europe, red and yellow being the symbols of the (then) Royal
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City of Prague.
At the very beginning of the club's football history, the players used to wear black jerseys with a big "S" on the front. They then played for two years in black-and-white striped jerseys, which they returned to, wearing them as a reserve strip, for two years in 1996. In 1906, club president Dr. Petřík was in England where he saw the famous Woolwich Arsenal play with their red jerseys and decided to bring one set to Prague. At that time, he did not realise he was setting up one of the club's greatest traditions. Together with the red jerseys, Sparta players wear white shorts and black socks.
Shortly after World War I
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, a team was put together that triggered off the famous period of the 1920s and '30s referred to as "Iron Sparta". A football league in Czechoslovakia was established in the mid-twenties and the club collected title after title. To this day, the fans still recall the names of the players of that period with admiration: Peyer, Hojer, Perner, Káďa, Kolenatý, Červený. A few years later, some no less famous names appeared, such as Hochmann, Burgr, Hajný, Šíma, Silný, Čtyřoký, Košťálek and in particular Oldřich Nejedlý
Oldřich Nejedlý (26 December 1909 – 11 June 1990) was a Czech footballer, who spent his entire professional career at Sparta Prague as an inside-forward. He is considered to be one of Czechoslovakia's greatest players of all time. He was th ...
, the top scorer at the 1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.
The 1934 World Cup was the first in w ...
. Shortly before this most famous era kicked off, Vlasta Burian
Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, (9 April 1891, in Liberec – 31 January 1962, in Prague) was an internationally renowned Czechoslovak film and stage actor, singer, comedian, footballer and film director. In the Czech Repu ...
, the man who later became the king of Czech comedians, played in goal for the club.
The milestones of the first golden period of the club's history are two Central European Cup titles, which in the '20 and the '30s enjoyed the same recognition as that of today's Champions League. Sparta's three titles are important milestones in the cup's history. After two triumphs in 1927 and 1935, the third came in 1964, at a time when the cup's importance was gradually falling behind that of other European cups.
In 1946, AC Sparta toured Great Britain opening with a 2–2 draw against Arsenal on 2 October.
Golden years
Golden periods alternated with years when Sparta fans only nostalgically remembered the "good old times". After substantial changes driven by the socialist regime, bringing frequent changes of the club's name rather than achievements to be proud of, the title in 1954 was the last one before a long period of misery. Only the great era of the team around Andrej Kvašňák
Andrej Kvašňák (19 May 1936 – 18 April 2007) was a Slovak football player. Born in Košice, he played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 47 matches and scored 13 goals. He is usually considered one of the best Czechoslovak footballers ...
in the 1960s brought back memories of the club's golden years.
There are still many people who recollect the era of Andrej Kvašňák
Andrej Kvašňák (19 May 1936 – 18 April 2007) was a Slovak football player. Born in Košice, he played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 47 matches and scored 13 goals. He is usually considered one of the best Czechoslovak footballers ...
, Jiří Tichý
Jiří Tichý (6 December 1933 – 26 August 2016) was a Czech football player.
During his club career he played for CH Bratislava and Sparta Prague. Tichý won three championship titles with Sparta. He earned 19 caps for the Czechoslovakia nat ...
and Václav Mašek
Václav Mašek (born 21 March 1941) is a Czech football player who played as a striker. He was a member of the Czechoslovakia national football team, for which he played 16 matches and scored 5 goals.
In Czechoslovakia, he played 313 league mat ...
. Those were the days when Sparta hosted the biggest number of fans in its history, with the stadium at that time accommodating almost 40,000. All three of the above-mentioned heroes were part of the national team that finished second at the 1962 World Cup in Chile. Other important players in these "golden years" were Josef Vojta
Josef Vojta (born 19 April 1935) is a former Czechoslovak football player.
His youth football career started in Usti nad Labem. During his professional club career he played most of the time (1960–1968) for Sparta Prague in Czechoslovak Firs ...
, Vladimír Táborský and Ivan Mráz
Ivan Mráz (born 24 May 1941) is a Czechoslovak former football player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. Scored five goals in that Olympics Football Tournament. Besides Czechoslovakia, he has played in the Neth ...
.
Relegation and comeback
Up until 1975, Sparta was the only Czech club that had never been relegated to the second division. In this year, however, due to a number of circumstances, the team dropped to division two. The club only spent one year in this division, with the crucial matches for the club's comeback to the elite being sold out.
Nevertheless, the club did not win another league title until the early 1980s. Built around Chovanec, Berger, Hašek, Skuhravý and Griga, the team regained its former status and won five league titles in a row between 1986 and 1991. In 1983–84, the team got as far as the UEFA Cup quarter-finals, falling to Hajduk Split
Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...
. In the early 1990s, this successful era was continued by the next generation of players, such as Siegl, Horňák, Němeček, Frýdek, Němec and Kouba.
1990s to present
Sparta has achieved a number of international successes, including two Central European Cup titles in the period of "Iron Sparta". More recent high points include Sparta's performance in the first year of the UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
, in 1991–92. Sparta defeated Rangers, then Marseille
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and reached the semi-final group. Playing Barcelona
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, Dynamo Kyiv
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and Benfica, Sparta finished second. Unlike today's system, only the group winner reached the final. Being second in the group, Sparta was unofficially Europe's third or fourth best team.
Sparta participated in the group stage of Champions League between 1997 and 2006. The club enjoyed their best Champions League performances in the 1999–2000 and 2001–02 seasons, reaching the now-defunct second group stage on both occasions. In 1999–2000, it won its initial group under the management of Ivan Hašek
Ivan Hašek (born 6 September 1963) is a Czech professional football coach and former player.
Hašek played as a central midfielder, and spent 11 years of his career with Sparta Prague, appearing in more than 300 official games with the club, ...
, and was then third in the quarter-final group. In that group, Sparta came up against a Barcelona squad which went on to reach the semi-finals.
In the 2001–02 season, Sparta was drawn against the eventual winners of both the European competitions during the course of its run. Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...
lost twice to Sparta in the champions league group stage and managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup, which it went on to win. Sparta went on to meet Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
in the quarter-final that year. Sparta did not qualify for the group stage in 2002–03, when it was beaten by the Belgian club Genk
Genk () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the town of Genk itself. I ...
in the third round of qualifying. 2003–04 saw Sparta take on two Italian giants; initially, the club beat Lazio
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in the group stage, but after an initial draw Sparta failed to get into the quarter-finals past Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
. The group stage in 2004–05 did not work out at all well for Sparta. After drawing with Manchester United
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at the sold-out Toyota Arena
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, the other matches were lost and the club finished last in the group with the club achieving their worst-ever return of just one point from the six matches.[
* 1997–98 – 3rd place in the group stage (]Borussia Dortmund
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, Parma
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, Galatasaray
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)
* 1998–99 – knocked-out in the qualification round by Dynamo Kyiv
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* 1999–00 – 1st place in the group stage (Bordeaux
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, Willem II, Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* WB ...
), 3rd place in the second round group (Barcelona
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, Porto
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, Hertha BSC
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)
* 2000–01 – 4th place in the group stage (Arsenal
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, Lazio
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, Shakhtar Donetsk
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)
* 2001–02 – 2nd place in the group stage (Bayern Munich
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, Feyenoord
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, Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* WB ...
), 3rd place in the second round group (Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, Panathinaikos
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, Porto
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)
* 2002–03 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Genk
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* 2003–04 – 2nd place in the group stage (Chelsea
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, Lazio
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), knocked-out in the eight-finals by Milan
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* 2004–05 – 4th place in the group stage (Manchester United
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, Lyon
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, Fenerbahçe)
* 2005–06 – 4th place in the group stage (Arsenal
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, Ajax
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, Thun
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* 2007–08 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Arsenal
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* 2008–09 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
* 2009–10 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
* 2010–11 – knocked-out in the play-off round by Žilina
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* 2014–15 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Malmö FF
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* 2015–16 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by CSKA Moscow
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* 2016–17 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Steaua București
* 2017–18 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Red Star Belgrade
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* 2018–19 – knocked-out in the 2nd qualification round by Spartak Subotica
Sparta, usually along with Slavia, has always been a base for the national team; Sparta players contributed to the biggest achievements of the Czechoslovak and Czech national teams. It all started in 1934, when Oldřich Nejedlý
Oldřich Nejedlý (26 December 1909 – 11 June 1990) was a Czech footballer, who spent his entire professional career at Sparta Prague as an inside-forward. He is considered to be one of Czechoslovakia's greatest players of all time. He was th ...
was the top scorer at the World Cup in Rome; four years later, seven Sparta players were part of the national team at the World Cup in France. In 1962, Kvašňák and Tichý played for the "silver" team in Chile. In 1990 in Italy, where the national team got as far as the quarterfinal, the team's play was mainly created by Chovanec, Bílek, Hašek and other Sparta players, such as Skuhravý, who went on to become a star of the Italian league. Sparta players also contributed to the last big achievement of the already independent Czech Republic team in 1996. Kouba, Frýdek and Horňák returned to Letná from England with silver medals. On top of that, the team was coached by Dušan Uhrin, who had spent his best years at Sparta, and Pavel Novotný came to Sparta two years later. Sparta players also featured in more recent qualification and tournament games of the Czech national team. Miroslav Baranek, Tomáš Votava, Vratislav Lokvenc
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, Milan Fukal, Martin Hašek, Libor Sionko
Libor Sionko (born 1 February 1977) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. At club level he started in his home town of Ostrava, playing for the youth teams of TJ Vítkovice and Baník Ostrava. Professionally, he ...
, Jiří Novotný, Jaromír Blažek
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Club career
Born in Brno, Blažek started his career in Slavia Prague, where he got to play his first league games. After two years during which he ...
and the outstanding talent of Tomáš Rosický
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He s ...
helped the team in its UEFA Euro 2000
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campaign in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The next era culminating in the bronze medal in the Euro 2004
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in Portugal saw Sparta players leaving their unmistakable mark in the national team successes. Zdeněk Grygera
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Club career
Early career
Grygera began his career at Petra Drnovice before moving to Sparta Prague.
Ajax
In July 2003, he was signed ...
, Tomáš Hübschman
Tomáš Hübschman (; born 4 September 1981) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for FK Jablonec. He can play as a centre-back or defensive midfielder and is known for his strength, speed and tight marking.
Club career
Sparta Prague
...
, Jaromír Blažek, Karel Poborský
Karel Poborský (; born 30 March 1972) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He was most noted for his technical ability and pace.
He began and finished his club career at Dynamo České Budějovice, where his k ...
and academy products Petr Čech
Petr Čech (; born 20 May 1982) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He also plays semi-professional ice hockey as a goaltender for Chelmsford Chieftains. Described by numerous players, pundits and managers as o ...
and Tomáš Rosický helped Czech football to become recognised as being amongst the elite in Europe and most have played for elite European clubs. Currently, Sparta is one of only two teams in the domestic league which supplies players to the national side. It goes without saying that the club also supplies players to the country's various youth teams.
Historical names:
* 1893 — Athletic Club Královské Vinohrady
* 1894 — Athletic Club Sparta
* 1948 — Athletic Club Sparta Bubeneč
* 1949 — Sokol Bratrství Sparta
* 1951 — Sparta ČKD Sokolovo
* 1953 — TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo
* 1965 — TJ Sparta ČKD Praha
* 1990 — TJ Sparta Praha
* 1991 — AC Sparta Praha
* 1993 — AC Sparta Praha fotbal, a.s.
Club symbols
The name ''Sparta'' was inspired by the fighting spirit and courage of the people from the ancient city of Sparta
Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...
. From the very beginning, the colours of Sparta were blue (symbolizing speed, athletics and sport in general), red and yellow (the official colours of Royal City of Prague). In 1906, one of the members of the committee brought (from his trip to England) jerseys of the London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
club Arsenal
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. From that time, Sparta has typically played in their red (or, to be more precise, dark red or maroon) colours.
Another symbol of Sparta is the big "S"; thus, Sparta and Slavia Prague
Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in th ...
are usually collectively called the ''Prague "S"'' and contest the Prague derby
The Prague derby ( cs, Pražské derby) or Derby of the Prague S ( cs, Derby pražských S) is a football match between local Prague rivals SK Slavia Prague and AC Sparta Prague. The two clubs are considered to be the most successful in the Cze ...
. Sparta Prague has three stars
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above its crest to signify winning 30–39 national league championships, adding a new star for every ten league titles.
The Czech films '' Why?'', '' Up and Down'' and ''Non Plus Ultras'' take the culture of Sparta fandom
A fandom is a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of empathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the objects of their fandom and spend a significant ...
as one of their subjects.
Supporters
The supporters of Sparta Prague are called ''Letenští'', meaning "From Letná". They sit in the sectors D33-D36, which is behind the goal in the southern stand. The fans have good relations with those of FC Nitra
FC Nitra is a Slovak association football club, playing in the town of Nitra. Established in 1909, FC Nitra is one of the oldest football clubs in Slovakia.
History
Czechoslovak era
Nitra were promoted and relegated 4 times from the Czechoslov ...
and the now defunct FC VSS Košice
FC VSS Košice was a Slovak football club based in Košice which played in the Slovak 2. Liga during the 2016–17 season. The club officially ceased operations on 27 July 2017.
The club, founded in 1903, has won the Slovak League twice, th ...
in Slovakia
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.
Stadium
Sparta play their home matches at Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena in the Letná
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The main part of Letná is Le ...
district of Prague. For training Sparta use a football centre at Strahov Stadium (formerly the second largest stadium in the world) whose space was rebuilt to eight football pitches (six fields of standard sizes and two futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...
-sized). These are currently used as a training facility by both youth academy and reserve squad.
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Other players under contract
Reserve squad
Women's section
Notable former players
Player records in the Czech First League
.
Highlighted players are in the current squad.
Most appearances
Most goals
Most clean sheets
Coaches
* Karel Maleček (1907–11)
* František Malý (1911–18)
* Johny Dick (1919–23)
* Václav Špindler (1924–27)
* Johny Dick (1928–33)
* František Sedlaczek (1933–38)
*Josef Kuchynka
Josef Kuchynka (4 August 1894 – 9 January 1979) was a Czechoslovak football manager and former player. He was also part of Czechoslovakia's squad at the 1924 Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.
A locksmith by profession, Kuchynka p ...
(1939–44)
* František Sedlaczek (1945–47)
* Erich Srbek (1948–53, 1957–58)
* Vlastimil Preis
* Karel Senecký
*Jiří Šimonek Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE''), the Czech language, Czech is a masculine given name, equivalent to English George (given name), George, may refer to:
Given name
B
*Georg Benda, Jiří Antonín Benda
*Jiří Baborovský
*Jiří Barta
*Jiří Bartoška
* ...
*Karel Kolský
Karel Kolský (21 September 1914 in Kročehlavy – 17 February 1984) was a Czech football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 13 matches.
He was a participant in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, and ...
(1959–63)
* Jaroslav Štumpf
*Václav Ježek
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Career
Chiefly remembered more ...
(1964–69)
* Milan Navara
*Karel Kolský
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He was a participant in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, and ...
(1970–71)
* Tadeusz Kraus (1971–74)
*Ivan Mráz
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* Zdeněk Roček
*Štefan Čambal
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He was a participant in the ...
(1975–76)
* Zdeněk Roček (1976)
*Dušan Uhrin
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(1976)
* Arnošt Hložek (1977–78)
*Antonín Rýgr
Antonín Rýgr (15 August 1921 – 28 March 1989) was a Czech football manager and former player.
As a player, Rýgr played mostly from SK Kladno before joining Sparta Prague in 1950. In 1952 and 1954 he won the Czechoslovak First League with S ...
(1978)
*Jiří Rubáš
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As a player, Rubáš played mostly for Bohemians 1905, Bohemians Prague. He also played for the Czechoslovakia n ...
(1978–81)
*Dušan Uhrin
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(1981–82)
*Václav Ježek
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Career
Chiefly remembered more ...
(1982–84)
* Vladimír Táborský (1984–85)
* Ján Zachar (1985–86)
*Václav Ježek
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Career
Chiefly remembered more ...
(1986–88)
* Jozef Jarabinský (1988–90)
*Václav Ježek
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Career
Chiefly remembered more ...
(1990–91)
*Dušan Uhrin
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(1991–93)
* Karol Dobiáš (1993–94)
*Jozef Chovanec
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Playing career
As a player, Chovanec spent almost his whole career at Sparta Prague. In 1988, he moved to the Netherlands, to play briefly for PSV E ...
(1994)
*Vladimír Borovička
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Playing career
Borovička played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He played for Bohemians 1 ...
(1994)
*Jürgen Sundermann
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Playing career
Sundermann played his youth football with local club 1. FC Mülheim. In 1958 he signed for Rot-We ...
(October 1994 – March 1995)
* Jozef Jarabinský (March 1995 – December 1995)
*Vlastimil Petržela
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(1996)
*Jozef Chovanec
Jozef Chovanec (born 7 March 1960) is a Czech former professional football player and manager.
Playing career
As a player, Chovanec spent almost his whole career at Sparta Prague. In 1988, he moved to the Netherlands, to play briefly for PSV E ...
(August 1996 – June 1998)
*Zdeněk Ščasný
Zdeněk Ščasný (born 9 August 1957) is a Czech football manager and former player.
Ščasný has won the Czech league championship five timesthree times as a player and twice as a coachand the Czech Cup three timestwice as a player and onc ...
(July 1998 – June 1999)
*Ivan Hašek
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Hašek played as a central midfielder, and spent 11 years of his career with Sparta Prague, appearing in more than 300 official games with the club, ...
(July 1999 – June 2001)
*Jaroslav Hřebík
Jaroslav Hřebík (born 16 December 1948 in Benešov, Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945 ...
(2001–02)
*Vítězslav Lavička
Vítězslav Lavička (; born 30 April 1963) is a Czech football manager and former player.
Playing career
As a player, Lavička played for several Czech clubs, including Škoda Plzeň, RH Cheb and Sparta Prague. He played one season towards ...
(April–June 2002)
* Jozef Jarabinský (July–December 2002)
* Jiří Kotrba (February 2003 – March 2004)
*František Straka
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Biography
Playing career
Straka played most notably for Sparta Prague. In 1988, he moved to Germany and spent the rest of his playi ...
(March 2004 – December 2004)
*Jaroslav Hřebík
Jaroslav Hřebík (born 16 December 1948 in Benešov, Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945 ...
(December 2004 – December 2005)
* Stanislav Griga (December 2005 – August 2006)
*Michal Bílek
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(September 2006 – June 2008)
*Jozef Chovanec
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Playing career
As a player, Chovanec spent almost his whole career at Sparta Prague. In 1988, he moved to the Netherlands, to play briefly for PSV E ...
(June – July 2008)
*Vítězslav Lavička
Vítězslav Lavička (; born 30 April 1963) is a Czech football manager and former player.
Playing career
As a player, Lavička played for several Czech clubs, including Škoda Plzeň, RH Cheb and Sparta Prague. He played one season towards ...
(July – October 2008)
*Jozef Chovanec
Jozef Chovanec (born 7 March 1960) is a Czech former professional football player and manager.
Playing career
As a player, Chovanec spent almost his whole career at Sparta Prague. In 1988, he moved to the Netherlands, to play briefly for PSV E ...
(October 2008 – December 2011)
* Martin Hašek (December 2011 – May 2012)
*Vítězslav Lavička
Vítězslav Lavička (; born 30 April 1963) is a Czech football manager and former player.
Playing career
As a player, Lavička played for several Czech clubs, including Škoda Plzeň, RH Cheb and Sparta Prague. He played one season towards ...
(July 2012 – April 2015)
*Zdeněk Ščasný
Zdeněk Ščasný (born 9 August 1957) is a Czech football manager and former player.
Ščasný has won the Czech league championship five timesthree times as a player and twice as a coachand the Czech Cup three timestwice as a player and onc ...
(April 2015 – September 2016)
*David Holoubek
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Career Early career
In his player career he played in 3rd Czech league.
His manager career started in Humpolec. He moved to Prague ...
(September 2016 – December 2016)
* Tomáš Požár (December 2016 – March 2017)
*Petr Rada
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(March 2017 – May 2017)
*Andrea Stramaccioni
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A football coach with experiences as a youth coach of Roma and Inter Milan, he was put in charge of first tea ...
(May 2017 – March 2018)
*Pavel Hapal
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Playing career
Hapal's professional career began at SK Sigma Olomouc. After the club's successful season when they reached the quarter-fin ...
(March 2018 – July 2018)
*Zdeněk Ščasný
Zdeněk Ščasný (born 9 August 1957) is a Czech football manager and former player.
Ščasný has won the Czech league championship five timesthree times as a player and twice as a coachand the Czech Cup three timestwice as a player and onc ...
(August 2018 – April 2019)
*Michal Horňák
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Horňák played for several clubs, including TJ Gottwaldov, RH ...
(April 2019 – June 2019)
* Václav Jílek (June 2019 – February 2020)
* Václav Kotal (February 2020 – February 2021)
* Pavel Vrba (February 2021 – May 2022)
*Michal Horňák
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Horňák played for several clubs, including TJ Gottwaldov, RH ...
(May 2022)
*Brian Priske
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He played 24 ma ...
(June 2022 – present)
Current technical staff
European statistics
The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Sparta's games in the three UEFA tournaments it has participated in, as well as the overall total. The list contains the tournament, the number of games played (Pld), won (W), drawn (D) and lost (L). The statistics include qualification matches.
:''As of 24 February 2022''
UEFA club coefficient ranking
''As of 12 February 2021, Source
'
Honours
Domestic
Czechoslovak First League
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/ Czech First League
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:
*Champions (33): 1925–26, 1926–27, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1952, 1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2013–14
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The cup was played throughout Czechoslovakia until 1968–69. ...
/Czech Cup
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The Czech Cup was first held in 19 ...
:
*Winners (15): 1963–64, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1995–96, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2019–20
Czech Supercup
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:
*Winners (2): 2010, 2014
Continental
UEFA Champions League
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/ European Cup
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:
*''Semi-Final (1):'' 1991–92
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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:
*''Semi Final (1):'' 1972–73
Mitropa Cup
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(Central European Cup):
*Winners (3): 1927, 1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
* ...
, 1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
Worldwide
Small Club World Cup
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(Pequeña Copa del Mundo de Clubes):
* Winners (1): 1969
Club records
*Biggest home win: Sparta Prague 12–0 Galatasaray SK
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( 1921–22)
Czech First League records
*Best position: 1st ''(see Honours
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)''
*Worst position: 5th ( 2005–06, 2017–18)
*Biggest home win: Sparta 7–0 České Budějovice
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České Budějovice is t ...
( 1999–2000)
*Biggest away win: Žižkov
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1–6 Sparta ( 1998–99), Hradec Králové
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0–5 Sparta ( 2001–02), Most
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* Most (city), a city in the Czech Republic
** Most District, a district surrounding the city
** Most Basin, a lowland named after the city
** A ...
0–5 Sparta ( 2007–08), Brno
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0–5 Sparta ( 2010–11)
*Biggest home defeat: Sparta 0–3 Jablonec ( 2006–07), Sparta 1–4 Slavia ( 2008–09), Sparta 0–3 Liberec
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( 2011–12), Sparta 0–3 Mladá Boleslav
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Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region and a major centre of the Czech automotive ind ...
( 2011–12), Sparta 0–3 Plzeň
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( 2015–16), Sparta 0–3 Slavia ( 2019–20)
*Biggest away defeat: Plzeň 4–0 Sparta ( 2018–19), Slovácko
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4–0 Sparta ( 2021–22)
Notes
References
External links
Official website
at UEFA
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Sparta
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