FK Viagem 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 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. ...

. From the 2025–26 season, the club plays

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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 (, ) was the premier football (soccer), football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Ga ...

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 The 1997–98 Czech 2. Liga was the fifth season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league. Ústí nad Labem did not fulfil their fixtures and their results were cancelled. League standings Top goalscorers ...

, 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

Czech First League The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...

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 The Czech National Football League (, ''FNL''), known as Chance Národní Liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional association football league in the Czech Republic. Before 2013 it was known as 2. liga or Druhá liga. The ...

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. With new owner the club changed its name to FK VIAGEM Ústí nad Labem in July 2023.

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 * 2023 – FK VIAGEM 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

Na Stínadlech AGC Aréna Na Stínadlech is a multi-purpose stadium in Teplice, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Teplice. The stadium holds 17,078 and was built in 1973. The Czech Republic national f ...

in Teplice. When the club won the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga, the team were not promoted to the Czech First League due to the issues with the stadium.

Honours

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

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(third tier) ** Champions (3): 1993–94, 2003–04, 2024–25 *

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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 František Plass (18 April 1944 – 5 May 2022) was a football player and manager. He made 164 appearances in the Czechoslovak First League, scoring 16 goals, as well as two appearances in the European Cup Winners' Cup. He played for Czechoslova ...

*2002

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*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 2004 ...

*2005 Jiří Plíšek *2006

*2007

Libor Pala Libor Pala (born 22 July 1961) is a Czech professional football manager. As well as leading teams in his native Czech Republic, he has coached clubs in Poland and the Middle East. He started his coaching career at the age of 28. Before heading i ...

*2007

Svatopluk Habanec Svatopluk Habanec (born 22 September 1969) is a Czech former football player and manager of Ústí nad Labem. His playing position was defender. Habanec scored 11 goals in 28 games in the 2000–01 Czech 2. Liga, finishing among the leading sc ...

*2012

Přemysl Bičovský Přemysl Bičovský (born 18 August 1950 in Košťany) is a Czechs, Czech association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of FK Ústí nad Labem in the Czech 2. Liga. Th ...

*2013

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*2014 Petr Němec *2016

Jiří Skála Jiří Skála (born 10 October 1973) is a Czech football midfielder. He made over 200 appearances in the Gambrinus liga. Skála played international football at under-21 level for Czech Republic U21. He scored for Slavia Prague in the 1998–99 ...

*2017 Aleš Křeček *2020

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''(caretaker)'' *2020

Jiří Jarošík Jiří Jarošík (born 27 October 1977) is a Czech professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Kazakhstani club Shakhter Karagandy. In his playing career, he played as a defender and midfielder. Jarošík started his ...

*2021

David Jarolím David Jarolím (; born 17 May 1979) is a Czech football manager and former player who most recently managed Ústí nad Labem. A central midfielder by position, Jarolím was known for his stamina, passing and technical skill. Club career Born in ...

*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 ...

*2023

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*2024

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: 21 * Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 4 * 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 Czech National Football League clubs