SK Sigma Olomouc is a

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professional

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club based in the city of

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. The club currently competes in the

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, the first tier of Czech football. The club played in the first tier league for 30 years between 1984 and 2014, winning the

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and

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in 2012. Being relegated to the

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in 2014, the club won the league the subsequent season and were promoted back to the First League in 2015, but failed to stay in the top division and were relegated after only one season.

History

The club was founded as FK Hejčín Olomouc in 1919, playing in the national top league for the first time in the 1982–83 season as Sigma ZTS Olomouc. The club next played in the

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in the 1984–85 season, remaining in the top level of football for the rest of the Czechoslovak era. Olomouc reached the quarterfinals of the

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, their best result in the competition. In the following season's competition, the club beat Turkish side Fenerbahçe 7–1 in the second leg of their second round tie and 7–2 on aggregate, before going out of the competition at the hands of Italian team

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. The club qualified to play European football in 1996 after finishing as runners-up in the

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. Olomouc finished fourth in the

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, again qualifying for European competition. The club was fined 5,000

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s in October 1999 for racist chanting in a UEFA Cup match against

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's black players. In August 2011, the club was fined 4 million

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and deducted nine points as a result of a corruption enquiry by the

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. Olomouc won the

that season, but were banned by UEFA from competing in the subsequent

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due to the corruption sanctions. In 2014 the club finished 15th in the league, resulting in their relegation after 30 years in the top level of competition.

Historical names

* 1919 – FK Hejčín Olomouc (Fotbalový klub Hejčín Olomouc) * 1949 – Sokol MŽ Olomouc (Sokol Moravské železárny Olomouc) * 1953 – DSO Baník MŹ Olomouc (Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Baník Moravské železárny Olomouc) * 1960 – TJ MŽ Olomouc (Tělovýchovná jednota Moravské železárny Olomouc) * 1966 – TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc (Tělovýchovná jednota Sigma Moravské železárny Olomouc) * 1979 – TJ Sigma ZTS Olomouc (Tělovýchovná jednota Sigma ZTS Olomouc) * 1990 – SK Sigma MŽ Olomouc (Sportovní klub Sigma Moravské železárny Olomouc, a.s.) * 1996 – SK Sigma Olomouc (Sportovní klub Sigma Olomouc, a.s.)

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

Managers

* Karel Brückner (1973–79) *

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(1980–81) * Jaroslav Dočkal (1982–83) * Karel Brückner (1983–87) *

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(1987–89) *

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(1989–90) * Karel Brückner (1990–93) *

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(1993–94) *

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(1994–95) * Vítězslav Kolda (1995) * Karel Brückner (1995–97) *

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(1997–99) *

Leoš Kalvoda Leoš Kalvoda (born 26 March 1958) is a Czech football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of MFK Frýdek-Místek in the Czech First League. As a player, he played in the Czechoslovak First League for Sigma Olomouc. As a man ...

''(caretaker)'' (1999) *

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(1999) *

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(1999–00) *

(2000–01) *

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(2001–02) * Bohumil Páník (2002) * Jiří Kotrba (Nov 2002) * Petr Uličný (2003 – 2006) *

(June 2006 – Aug 2006) *

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(Aug 2006 – June 2007) *

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(2007–08) * Jiří Fryš (2008) * Zdeněk Psotka (July 2008 – Dec 2011) * Petr Uličný (2011–12) *

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(July 2012 – May 2013) *

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(May 2013) * Zdeněk Psotka (2013–14) * Ladislav Minář (2014) *

(2014–15) * Václav Jílek (2015–19) * Radoslav Látal (2019–21) * Václav Jílek (2021–24) * Jiří Saňák ''(caretaker)'' (Feb 2024 – May 2024) * Tomáš Janotka (May 2024 –present)

History in domestic competitions

* Seasons spent at Level 1 of the

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: 30 * Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 2

Czech Republic

;Notes

European record

Overall record

:''Accurate as of 23 August 2018'' Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Honours

**Winners: 2011–12, 2024–25 **Runners-up:

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**Winners: 2012 * 2. Liga **Winners: 2014–15, 2016–17 *

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**Runners-up:

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Club records

Czech First League records

*Best position: 2nd ( 1995–96) *Worst position: 15th ( 2013–14, 2015–16) *Biggest home win: Olomouc 6–0

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( 2014–15) *Biggest away win:

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0–4 Olomouc ( 2009–10),

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0–4 Olomouc ( 2011–12),

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0–4 Olomouc ( 2018–19),

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0–4 Olomouc ( 2018–19) *Biggest home defeat: Olomouc 0–5 Slavia ( 2024–25) *Biggest away defeat:

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6–0 Olomouc ( 1999–2000)

References

External links

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SK Sigma Olomouc
on Soccerway
Club profile
on official Czech First League website {{DEFAULTSORT:Olomouc Football clubs in the Czech Republic Association football clubs established in 1919 Czechoslovak First League clubs Czech First League clubs