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FC Vysočina Jihlava is a
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club from
Jihlava Jihlava (; german: Iglau) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihlava i ...
,
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, which currently plays in the
Czech National Football League The Czech National Football League ( cs, Fotbalová národní liga, ''FNL''), currently known as Fortuna národní liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional association football league in the Czech Republic. Before 2013 it ...
, after relegated from the
Czech First League The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, 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. Seasons typically r ...
, the top football competition in the Czech Republic in 2017–18 season. Jihlava played in the top flight for the first time in its history in the 2005–06 season. The club has taken part in the
Czech 2. Liga The Czech National Football League ( cs, Fotbalová národní liga, ''FNL''), currently known as Fortuna národní liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional association football league in the Czech Republic. Before 2013 it ...
more than 10 times and has also played in the Czech First League.


History

The club was founded under the name PAL Jihlava in 1948. After the Czech Republic became independent in 1993, the club played in the third-tier
Bohemian Football League Bohemian Football League (ČFL) ( cs, Česká fotbalová liga) is one of the third level football leagues of the Czech Republic (the other is the Moravian-Silesian Football League). The league comprises teams from the historic Bohemia region. Hist ...
until promotion in 2000 to the
Czech 2. Liga The Czech National Football League ( cs, Fotbalová národní liga, ''FNL''), currently known as Fortuna národní liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional association football league in the Czech Republic. Before 2013 it ...
. The club went on to take part in the second division for five years, reaching the semi-finals of the
Czech Cup The Czech Cup ( cs, Pohár FAČR), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association. The Czech Cup was first held in 19 ...
in 2003–04 and winning promotion to the top flight after finishing second in the
2004–05 Czech 2. Liga The 2004–05 Czech 2. Liga was the 12th season of the Czech 2. Liga, 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech Republic football league system, Czech football league. In February 2005, Bohemians 1905, Bohemians lost their license t ...
. Jihlava played in the top flight for the first time in their history in 2005–06, being relegated back to the second league on the last day of the season, after a loss at home against
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 ...
. Following another spell in the second league, this time of six years, the club won back a place in the top flight having finished second in 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 ...
.


Historical names

* 1948–49 – PAL Jihlava * 1949–53 – Sokol Motorpal Jihlava * 1953–93 – Spartak Jihlava * 1993–95 – Spartak PSJ Jihlava * 1995–97 – PSJ Motorpal Jihlava (merger with SK Jihlava) * 1997–00 – FC PSJ Jihlava * Since 2000 – FC Vysočina Jihlava


Stadium

Jihlava play home matches at the Stadion v Jiráskově ulici, which boasts a 4,082 all-seater capacity. The club undertook major reconstruction each time the club was promoted to the Czech First League, in 2005 and 2012, in order for the stadium to meet league criteria. The stadium features two main stands for the crowd (sectors A and B), while the away fans are catered for with 229 seats behind one of the goals (sector D). The remaining side, sector C, is reserved for VIP guests.


Players


Current squad

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Out on loan


Notable former players


Managers

* Tibor Duda (June 1999 – June 2000) *
Miloslav Machálek Miloslav Machálek (born 20 July 1961) is a Czech professional football manager who last managed Czech First League club Zbrojovka Brno. Early life and career Machálek grew up in Slovácko region village of Slavkov, where he began his career i ...
(July 2000 – September 2002) *
Roman Pivarník Roman Pivarník (born 17 February 1967) is a Slovakian football manager and former player. Pivarník's playing career included a stint at SK Sigma Olomouc, which included matches in the inaugural season of the Czech First League. He played 17 ma ...
(October 2002 – July 2003) *
Jaroslav Netolička Jaroslav Netolička (born 3 March 1954, in Opava) is a Czech football goalkeeper. He obtained a total number of fifteen caps for Czechoslovakia national football team, in which he conceded ten goals. Netolička began his playing career with ...
(July 2003 – June 2004) * Karel Večeřa (July 2004 – June 2006) * Milan Bokša (June 2006 – June 2007) * Luboš Zákostelský (July 2007 – September 2007) *
Karol Marko Karol Marko (born 2 April 1966) is a Slovak football manager and former player. Marko worked as an assistant coach in several mostly Slovak clubs. His first job as a first coach was at FK AS Trenčín in 2006. In 2007, he moved to the Czech Repub ...
(September 2007 – June 2009) * Luboš Urban (July 2009 – March 2011) *
Roman Pivarník Roman Pivarník (born 17 February 1967) is a Slovakian football manager and former player. Pivarník's playing career included a stint at SK Sigma Olomouc, which included matches in the inaugural season of the Czech First League. He played 17 ma ...
(July 2011 – June 2012) *
František Komňacký František Komňacký (born 15 November 1951) is a Czech football manager and former player. Career As a player, Komňacký played for regional clubs from South Moravia, his native region. In 1970, he went to Russia to study pedagogy and played ...
(May 2012 – December 2013) *
Petr Rada Petr Rada (born 21 August 1958) is a Czech football coach and former player. He represented Czechoslovakia internationally in the 1980s and managed the Czech Republic national football team between 2008 and 2009. He is well known for his argume ...
(December 2013 – September 2014) * Roman Kučera (September 2014 – December 2014) * Luděk Klusáček (December 2014 – September 2015) * Milan Bokša (September 2015 – January 2016) *
Michal Hipp Michal Hipp (born 13 March 1963) is a Slovak football manager and a former player. Playing career Hipp began his football career in his native village Horná Kráľová. When he was twelve years old, he started playing in the youth team and t ...
(January 2016 – September 2016) *
Michal Bílek Michal Bílek (born 13 April 1965) is a football manager and former player. He led the Czech Republic national football team for four years between 2009 and 2013. As a player, he represented Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic at international ...
(September 2016 – April 2017) * Josef Jinoch (April 2017 – June 2017) *
Ivan Kopecký Ivan Kopecký (born 29 January 1946) is a Czech Republic, Czech association football, football manager and former player. As a player, Kopecký played five seasons in the Czechoslovak First League for SK Slavia Prague, Slavia Prague and one sea ...
(June 2017 – December 2017) *
Martin Svědík Martin Svědík (born 27 June 1974) is a Czech football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of 1. FC Slovácko. Playing career As a player, Svědík played as a forward. He started playing at the top level in the 1993–9 ...
(December 2017 – November 2018) * Radim Kučera (December 2018 – July 2020) *
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 ...
(July 2020 – June 2021) * Jan Kameník (June 2021 – Oct 2022) * Ondřej Smetana (October 2022 – present)


History in domestic competitions

* Seasons spent at Level 1 of the
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: 6 * Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 14 * Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 7 * Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0


Czech Republic


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vysocina Jihlava Football clubs in the Czech Republic Association football clubs established in 1948 Czech First League clubs Sport in Jihlava