FC Slovan Liberec
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FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 football club founded in the city of Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....

. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga 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. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...

. The main sponsor is the glass making company Preciosa a.s.
Preciosa (corporation)
Preciosa is the luxury brand name for the range of precision-cut lead crystal glass and related products produced by Preciosa a.s. of Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic.-History of Preciosa Company:...

.

The Early Years

Because Liberec was a city where the majority of inhabitants were of German
Germany
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 nationality, until 1945, it was Germans
Germans
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 who first established clubs and played their own league. The first Czech
Czech Republic
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 football club SK Liberec was established after World War I
World War I
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, on 11 May 1919. In 1922, the originally German club FK Rapid Ober Rosenthal turned into the Czech
Czech Republic
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 club SK Rapid Horní Růžodol. In the same year, another Liberec-based club - SK Doubí - was established, followed by AFK Stráž bezpečnosti in 1931. On 27 February 1934, SK Liberec took on the new name of Slavia Liberec so that the Czech footballers could affirm their club's Slavic
Slavic peoples
The Slavic people are an Indo-European panethnicity living in Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, North Asia and Central Asia. The term Slavic represents a broad ethno-linguistic group of people, who speak languages belonging to the Slavic language family and share, to varying degrees, certain...

 character at a time when the Nazi regime in neighbouring Germany already represented a serious threat to the former Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

 as well as all of Europe
Europe
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.

The rivalry that once existed in Liberec between Rapid and Slavia can be compared to a smaller version of the rivalry between Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

's two most famous clubs, Sparta and Slavia. In 1938 the Munich Agreement
Munich Agreement
The Munich Pact was an agreement permitting the Nazi German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. The Sudetenland were areas along Czech borders, mainly inhabited by ethnic Germans. The agreement was negotiated at a conference held in Munich, Germany, among the major powers of Europe without...

 was signed, in which representatives of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, France
France
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, Italy
Italy
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 and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 forced Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

 to withdraw from their border area and surrender it to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. After Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....

 was incorporated into the German Reich, Czech
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

 football in the city came to a halt for a full seven years.

Post-War Era

At the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and with the liberation of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

 in 1945, Liberec took on the character of a Czech
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

 city. The first post-war game was played in Turnov
Turnov
Turnov is a town on the Jizera river in the northern Czech Republic. It has about 14,500 inhabitants and lies in the southern part of Liberec Region. It is a traditional center for gemstone polishing, glass craftmanship and arts....

 on 10 June 1945 by Liberec's football club Slavia. On 15 July 1945, representatives of Czech
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

 football clubs from the border areas that had started up again met at the Radnice hotel. The result of the meeting was the verdict that each border-area club continue in the same league that it had played in up until 1938. After seven years of forced inactivity, Slavia Liberec was again included in Class I A and Rapid Horní Růžodol in Class II. In February 1948 the Communists seized power in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

. Under the new name of Kolora, Rapid Liberec, former Horní Růžodol, fought its way to be promoted to the premier league. Due to the poorly thought-out restructuring of Czechoslovak physical education and sports, Kolora remained in the second league - yet an administrative decision placed Slavoj Liberec, originally established as Čechie, in the premier league. At the time, Slavoj had only played in the regional league. This reorganization created a lot of bad blood in Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....

. After one season, Slavoj was relegated to the second league. Three years later, Kolora once again battled its way up to be promoted to the premier league, but the team could not manage to save themselves from relegation the following season. Whenever Kolora, which later played under the name of Jiskra, met up with Slavoj Liberec, the match was always important and a rough battle to the end.

Slovan is born

In 1958, the decision was taken to close the Jiskra and Slavoj clubs and merge the two into a single team that would have the potential to win a spot in the premier league. Although this plan stirred up very negative reactions among footballers and fans alike and despite the fact that members of Slavoj originally declared that they reject the plan, in the end they changed their minds. As a result, TJ Slovan Liberec was formed on 12 July 1958. With this name, the football club affirmed the Czech
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

 character of the club as well as the region where it played. The very first competitor the newly created team faced was Spartak Praha Sokolovo, as the famous team Sparta Prague was called at the time. Slovan lost 0:3. Despite of all its efforts, for a long time Slovan Liberec was unsuccessful in its fight for a place in the premier league. At certain stages of its history, it was even relegated to the regional division or third league.

In the 1970s, Slovan managed to be promoted back to the second league, which at the time included five Bohemian
Bohemian
A Bohemian is a resident of the former Kingdom of Bohemia, either in a narrow sense as the region of Bohemia proper or in a wider meaning as the whole country, now known as the Czech Republic. The word "Bohemian" was used to denote the Czech people as well as the Czech language before the word...

, one Moravian
Moravians (ethnic group)
Moravians are the modern West Slavic inhabitants of the historical land of Moravia, the easternmost part of the Czech Republic, which includes the Moravian Slovakia. They speak the two main groups of Moravian dialects , the transitional Bohemian-Moravian dialect subgroup and standard Czech...

 and ten Slovak
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 teams. Due to the vast distances, the footballers from Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....

 even had to board planes to play against teams in Bardejov
Bardejov
Bardejov is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region and has about 33,000 inhabitants. The spa town, mentioned for the first time in 1241, exhibits numerous cultural monuments in its completely intact medieval town center...

 or Michalovce
Michalovce
Michalovce is a town on the Laborec river in eastern Slovakia, with a population around 40,000. It is the biggest town of the Michalovce District in the Košice Region.-Geography:...

, located in the eastern parts of the country. In 1971, Slovan again failed in its attempt to be promoted to the premier league. Following this were two relegations and promotions back to the second league.

Modern Day Slovan

After overcoming the financial crisis that the club found itself in following the 1989 "Velvet Revolution
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...

", Slovan Liberec finally had the chance to gain promotion to the top league. Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

, the six best teams in the second league were elevated to the newly created Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 premier league. Slovan ascended to the first league with the formation of the Czech league
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga 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. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...

 in 1993, and has maintained this position ever since. In the 1990s the club achieved a series of mid-table finishes.

In 2002, under the management of Ladislav Škorpil
Ladislav Škorpil
Ladislav Škorpil is a former Czech football player and former manager of the Czech club FC Slovan Liberec. Škorpil is also a member of the Civic Democratic Party in his hometown of Hradec Králové.- Coaching career :...

, Slovan Liberec became the first champions of the Czech Republic outside of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

. As Czech
Czech Republic
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 champions, they entered the Champions League third qualifying round, but lost their first tie to that season's eventual tournament winners AC Milan (0–1, 2–1). Subsequently the team finished fourth in the league in 2002/2003
Gambrinus liga 2002-03
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:- References :...

. Due to a league-wide corruption scandal in the 2004/05
Gambrinus liga 2004-05
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:- References :...

 season, the club was penalised with a six point deduction and went on to finish fifth with 46 points. In season 2005/2006
Gambrinus liga 2005-06
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:- References :...

 Slovan recovered to achieve their second league title, confirmed their status as the leading Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 team outside of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 and broke the dominance of Sparta and Slavia.

In June 2007 popular coach Vítězslav Lavička
Vítezslav Lavicka
Vítězslav Lavička is a Czech football manager and former player currently in charge of Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Playing career:...

 resigned amidst problems with club management and disappointment with the team's Champions League qualification loss to Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...

. Liberec entered the UEFA Cup first round, where they defeated the Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

n champions Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

 before being eliminated in the group stage. Performances next season under coach Michal Zach wouldn't meet the expectations of the club owners and Slovan experienced one of the worst seasons in its modern history, Zach's replacement by former coach Ladislav Škorpil
Ladislav Škorpil
Ladislav Škorpil is a former Czech football player and former manager of the Czech club FC Slovan Liberec. Škorpil is also a member of the Civic Democratic Party in his hometown of Hradec Králové.- Coaching career :...

 failing to remedy the situation as the club finished sixth in the league. In the same season the team reached the final of the Czech Cup, but lost in a penalty shootout against Sparta Prague. The 2008–2009 season started with bitter European defeat in the UEFA Cup, as Slovan lost their second qualifying round tie to Slovak club MŠK Žilina
MŠK Žilina
MŠK Žilina is a Slovak football club, based in the town of Žilina. They play in the Slovak Superliga and are one of the most successful clubs in this competition, having won five championships since the league's inception in 1993. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Šošoni...

. By contrast, the club began their domestic league season with positive results against both of the dominant Prague sides, beating champions Slavia 2–1 and Sparta 3–0. However a series of bad results against average opposition left the club down in 5th place by autumn. The spring saw Slovan opt for a more offensive approach and brought an improvement in results, with the club winning a derby against local rival Jablonec and beating an ambitious Mladá Boleslav
FK Mladá Boleslav
FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place...

 side by 3 goals. Croatia
Croatia
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n striker Andrej Kerić
Andrej Keric
Andrej Kerić is a Croatian football striker who plays in the Czech Republic for FK Teplice.- Career :Kerić started his football career in the town of Vinkovci by the local side HNK Cibalia. In the 2003–04 season Kerić first appeared in the first squad of Cibalia. In four seasons at Cibalia, Kerić...

 scored 15 goals and became the league's top scorer as the club finished third, qualifying for the newly rebranded UEFA Europa League for the 2009/2010 season.

Names and crest

TJ (Tělesná Jednota) Slovan Liberec was created in 1958. Since then the club's name has been changed on numerous occasions, reflecting changes in sponsorship. In the 1980s the club used the name TJ Slovan Elitex (a textile company) Liberec. In 1993 the name FC (Football Club) Slovan Liberec was announced, to be replaced later the same year with FC Slovan WSK Liberec (WSK was an abbreviation for Wimpey Severokámen). Only one year later in 1994, it became FC Slovan WSK Vratislav (Vratislav - a beer brand) Liberec. In 1995 Slovan returned to its "old name" FC Slovan Liberec.

The crest represents the colours of Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....

 (blue & white) and the mountain Ještěd
Ješted
Ještěd is the highest mountain peak of the Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge near Liberec in the north of the Czech Republic. From the summit there are views into Germany and Poland...

 near Liberec with its famous television tower
Ješted Tower
Ještěd Tower is a 94 metre-tall tower used to transmit television signal built on the top of Ještěd mountain near Liberec in the Czech Republic....

 on top.

Honours

  • Gambrinus liga
    Gambrinus Liga
    The Gambrinus liga 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. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...

    (Czech League)
    • Winners (2): 2001/2002
      Gambrinus liga 2001-02
      -League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:-References:...

      , 2005/2006
      Gambrinus liga 2005-06
      -League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:- References :...

  • Pohár ČMFS (Czech Football Cup)
    • Winners (1): 2000
  • UEFA Cup
    UEFA Cup
    The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

    • Quarter-finals: 2002
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup
    UEFA Intertoto Cup
    The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...


Performances in Gambrinus liga

Season Place Points Score
1993-94
Gambrinus liga 1993-94
Statistics of Gambrinus liga for the 1993/1994 season. This was the first season of a separate Czech league. It started August 14, 1993 and ended June 8, 1994.-League standings:...

10th
32
36:32
1994-95
Gambrinus liga 1994-95
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:-References:...

4th
51
49:46
1995-96
Gambrinus liga 1995-96
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:-References:...

7th
44
34:30
1996-97
Gambrinus liga 1996-97
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorer:-References:...

5th
46
33:30
1997-98
Gambrinus liga 1997-98
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorer:-References:...

5th
47
39:32
1998-99
Gambrinus liga 1998-99
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:-References:...

9th
38
33:34
1999-00
Gambrinus liga 1999-2000
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:-References:...

8th
38
21:24
2000-01
Gambrinus liga 2000-01
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:-References:...

6th
45
39:31
2001-02
Gambrinus liga 2001-02
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:-References:...

1st
64
55:26
2002-03
Gambrinus liga 2002-03
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:- References :...

4th
50
33:30
2003-04
Gambrinus liga 2003-04
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points- Squad of the champions Baník Ostrava :Goalkeepers...

6th
46
38:27
2004-05
Gambrinus liga 2004-05
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:- References :...

5th
46
45:26
2005-06
Gambrinus liga 2005-06
-League standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-Top goalscorers:- References :...

1st
59
43:22
2006-07
4th
58
44:22
2007-08
Gambrinus liga 2007-08
The 2007–08 Gambrinus liga was the fifteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. The season started on August 4, 2007 and concluded on May 17, 2008.-League standings:* 1...

6th
44
35:31
2008-09
Gambrinus liga 2008-09
The 2008–09 Gambrinus liga was the sixteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. It began on 2 August 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. Slavia Prague were the defending champions. Slavia secured their 17th title overall after a 3–1 win away against Viktoria Žižkov in 28th round...

3rd
52
41:28
2009-10
9th
37
34:39
2010-11
2010–11 Gambrinus liga
The 2010–11 Gambrinus liga was the 18th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011. Sparta Prague were the defending champions, having won their 11th Czech Republic championship the previous season.-Teams:FK Bohemians and SK Kladno...

7th
43
45:35

Slovan in European competitions

Season Competition Round Country Club Score
2000/01 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

1st Round
 
IFK Norrköping
IFK Norrköping
IFK Norrköping is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 29 May 1897, is currently playing in the first division of Swedish football, Allsvenskan...

2–2, 2–1
2nd Round
 
Liverpool FC 0–1, 2–3
2001/02 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

1st Round
 
Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...

2–0, 0–1
2nd Round
 
Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...

1–3, 3–0
3rd Round
 
RCD Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....

3–1, 1–2
4th Round
 
Olympique Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

1–1, 4–1
1/4 Finals
 
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...

0–0, 0–4
2002/03
UEFA Champions League 2002-03
The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall. The competition was won by Milan, who beat Juventus on penalties in the European Cup's...

UEFA CL
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

3rd Qual.
 
AC Milan 0–1, 2–1
2002/03 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

1st Round
 
Dinamo Tbilisi
FC Dinamo Tbilisi
FC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, based in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prominent clubs in Soviet football and a major contender in the Soviet Top League almost immediately after it was established in 1936...

3–2, 1–0
2nd Round
 
Ipswich Town FC 0–1, 1–0 (4–2 pen)
3rd Round
 
Panathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most...

2–2, 0–1
2003 Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

2nd Round
 
Shamrock Rovers 2–0, 2–0
3rd Round
 
Racing de Santander
Racing de Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....

1–0, 2–1
Semifinals
 
FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...

1–2, 0–0
2004 Intertoto Cup 2nd Round
 
FK ZTS Dubnica 2–1, 5–0
3rd Round
 
Roda JC 1–0, 1–1
Semifinals
 
FC Nantes 1–0, 1–2
Finals
 
FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...

1–2, 0–1
2005 Intertoto Cup 2nd Round
 
Beitar Jerusalem 5–1, 2–1
3rd Round
 
Roda JC 0–0, 1–1
2006/07
UEFA Champions League 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007...

UEFA CL
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

3rd Qual.
 
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...

0–0, 1–2
2006/07
UEFA Cup 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time...

UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

1st Round
 
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

2–0, 2–1
Group
 
Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

0–0
Group
 
SC Braga 0–4
Group
 
Grasshopper-Club Zürich
Grasshopper-Club Zürich
Grasshopper Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss multisports club based in Zürich. The oldest and best known section of Grasshopper Club Zürich is its football team...

4–1
Group
 
AZ Alkmaar 2–2
2007
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007
The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007 was the 19th and penultimate edition of the competition and took 50 entries. Three rounds were held, and 11 teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 23 April 2007...

Intertoto Cup 2nd Round
 
Tobol Kostanay 1–1, 0–2
2008/09 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

2nd Qual.
 
MŠK Žilina
MŠK Žilina
MŠK Žilina is a Slovak football club, based in the town of Žilina. They play in the Slovak Superliga and are one of the most successful clubs in this competition, having won five championships since the league's inception in 1993. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Šošoni...

1–2, 1–2
2009/10 Europa League 3rd Qual.
 
FC Vaduz
FC Vaduz
FC Vaduz is a Liechtenstein football club from Vaduz, that play in the Swiss Football League. The club plays at the national Rheinpark Stadion, which has a capacity of 6,127 when all seated but has additional standing places in the North and South ends of the ground, giving a total stadium capacity...

1–0, 2–0
Play-off
 
FC Dinamo Bucureşti 3–0, 0–3 (8–9 pen)

Current squad

Notable players

Leandro Lázzaro
Leandro Lázzaro
Leandro Lázzaro is an Argentine football striker. He currently plays for Instituto.-Career:Lázzaro started his career in 1994 with Nueva Chicago in the 2nd division of Argentine football. In 1998 Lázzaro moved to the Czech Republic to play for FC Slovan Liberec...

 Baffour Gyan Ladislav Maier
Ladislav Maier
Ladislav Maier is a Czech football goalkeeper. He played seven matches for the Czech Republic and participated at Euro 1996 and Euro 2000....

 Martin Hašek
Martin Hašek
Martin Hašek is a former Czech football midfielder, and a current coach.-Football career:During his extensive playing career, Hašek played professionally for SKP Union Cheb, FC Slovan Liberec, Sparta Prague, FK Austria Wien, SK Sturm Graz, FC Dynamo Moscow, 1. FK Příbram and FC Přední Kopanina,...

 Roman Týce
Roman Týce
Roman Týce is a Czech football player who as of May 2011 is playing for SpVgg Unterhaching.Týce played for the Czech Republic at Euro 2004.- External links :...

 Josef Obajdin
Josef Obajdin
Josef Obajdin is a former Czech footballer striker. The best years of his career he spent in Sparta Prague where he was many times a champion of the Czech Republic...

 Jiří Jarošík
Jirí Jarošík
Jiří Jarošík is a Czech footballer who is currently playing for AC Sparta Prague. He played Czech national team, where he played 23 matches. He is a defender and midfielder.-Early career:...

 Martin Jiránek
Martin Jiránek
Martin Jiránek is a Czech international footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club FC Terek Grozny. A defender, Jiránek has played in the top division of several countries.-Spartak Moscow:...

 Miroslav Holeňák
Miroslav Holenák
Miroslav Holeňák is a retired Czech football player who last time played for FC Slovan Liberec. Holeňák's play role was during his active career mostly defender with capability of playing in midfield....


Antonín Kinský
Antonín Kinský
Antonín Kinský is a Czech footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently without a club, after the bankruptcy of his former club, Saturn Moscow Oblast where he was the vice-captain....

 Marek Čech
Marek Cech (goalkeeper)
Marek Čech is a Czech football goalkeeper who plays for FC Viktoria Plzeň.-Career:Čech started playing football at age 8 for Slavia Orlová, whose first team was then in 4th division. In 1990 he moved to Baník Ostrava, where he did not manage to get a place in the senior team, even though he did...

 Václav Koloušek
Václav Koloušek
Václav Koloušek is a football player from the Czech Republic who currently plays for FC Zbrojovka Brno in Czech 2. Liga.-Club career:...

 Petr Papoušek
Petr Papoušek
Petr Papoušek is a Czech football player. His position is midfielder and he was also one of the key players for the Czech Gambrinus liga side FC Slovan Liberec.- References :* * *...

 Jan Polák
Jan Polák
Jan Polák is a Czech international footballer. He currently plays for the German team Wolfsburg.In his younger days he played for 1. FC Brno and Tatran Bohunice. Formerly a member of the Czech national under-21 side, Polák, alongside players like Petr Čech and Milan Baroš, was a part of the team...

 Daniel Pudil
Daniel Pudil
Daniel Pudil is a Czech football player who currently plays for Racing Genk.On 1 July 2008 Pudil signed for Belgian club Racing Genk.-External links:* at National-football-teams.com* at www.krcgenk.be* at www.jupilerleague.be...

 Jan Nezmar
Jan Nezmar
Jan Nezmar is a Czech football player who plays as a striker for the Czech club FC Slovan Liberec, where he is also club captain. He is the top scorer in the history of the club....

 Jiří Štajner
Jirí Štajner
Jiří Štajner is a Czech footballer currently playing for FC Slovan Liberec. Eight years a player for Hannover 96, he is extremely popular with Hannover fans and is seen as a cult figure at the club.- Czech Republic :...

 Winston Parks
Winston Parks
Winston Antonio Parks Tifet is a Costa Rican football striker who currently plays for FK Baku. He played in Europe before at Udinese, Ascoli, Slovan Liberec, Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Saturn Ramenskoe and Politehnica Timişoara....


Tomáš Janů
Tomáš Janu
Tomáš Janů is a Czech footballer. He is able to play either left back or left defensive midfielder. Janů is the longest serving player in the club of FC Slovan Liberec , Janů was also the team captain. In summer of 2010 he moved to FK Ústí nad Labem.- External links :* * * - References :...

 Tomáš Zápotočný
Tomáš Zápotocný
Tomáš Zápotočný is a Czech footballer, known as "Zapo", who currently plays for Sparta Prague as a centre back.-Football career:...

 Jozef Valachovič
Jozef Valachovic
Jozef Valachovič is a Slovak footballer who plays for ŠK Slovan Bratislava in the Corgoň Liga. He played 33 matches for the Slovak national football team.-References:...

 Peter Šinglár
Peter Šinglár
Peter Šinglár is a professional Slovak football defender who currently plays for the Slovak Superliga club MFK Košice.- Statistics :-External links:**...

 Ivan Hodúr
Ivan Hodúr
Ivan Hodúr is a Slovak football midfielder who is currently playing for FC Nitra.-Career:Hodúr began his playing career with FC Nitra, appearing in 56 league matches during his first two seasons.-External links:...

 Filip Hološko
Filip Hološko
Filip Hološko is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Süper Lig team Beşiktaş and the Slovakia national football team.-International career:...

 Marcel Gecov
Marcel Gecov
Marcel Gecov is a Czech football player, who currently plays for Premier league club Fulham.Gecov began his club career with Slavia Prague at the age of six. The young midfielder went through all the youth teams of Slavia. He was 17 years old when he was promoted to the A-team. Gecov didn't get a...

 Theodor Gebre Selassie
Theodor Gebre Selassie
Theodor Gebre Selassie is a Czech football defender currently playing for the Gambrinus liga side FC Slovan Liberec. In May 2011, he received his first call-up to the Czech national football team...



Notable managers

Vlastimil Petržela
Vlastimil Petržela
Vlastimil Petržela is a Czech football coach who worked with Zenit Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2006, winning the silver medals of Russian Premier League in 2003 and reaching the quarterfinal stage of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup...

 Ladislav Škorpil
Ladislav Škorpil
Ladislav Škorpil is a former Czech football player and former manager of the Czech club FC Slovan Liberec. Škorpil is also a member of the Civic Democratic Party in his hometown of Hradec Králové.- Coaching career :...

 Josef Csaplár
Josef Csaplár
Josef Csaplár is a Czech football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Czech Republic U17 team.-Playing career:...

 Stanislav Griga
Stanislav Griga
Stanislav Griga was a Czechoslovak football player and later a football manager. He played 34 matches for Czechoslovakia and scored eight goals....

 Vítězslav Lavička
Vítezslav Lavicka
Vítězslav Lavička is a Czech football manager and former player currently in charge of Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Playing career:...

 Petr Rada
Petr Rada
Petr Rada is a Czech football coach, currently in charge of FK Teplice. He previously coached the Czech Republic national team....


Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1993–1994 Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...

WSK
1994–1995
1995–1996
1996–1997 Preciosa
Preciosa (corporation)
Preciosa is the luxury brand name for the range of precision-cut lead crystal glass and related products produced by Preciosa a.s. of Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic.-History of Preciosa Company:...

1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001 ALEA
2001–2002 Škoda
Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group...

 / Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse
The Credit Suisse Group AG is a Swiss multinational financial services company headquartered in Zurich, with more than 250 branches in Switzerland and operations in more than 50 countries.-History:...

 /
Preciosa
Preciosa (corporation)
Preciosa is the luxury brand name for the range of precision-cut lead crystal glass and related products produced by Preciosa a.s. of Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic.-History of Preciosa Company:...

2002–2003 Škoda
Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group...

 / Preciosa
Preciosa (corporation)
Preciosa is the luxury brand name for the range of precision-cut lead crystal glass and related products produced by Preciosa a.s. of Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic.-History of Preciosa Company:...

2003–2004 Diadora
Diadora
Diadora is an Italian football, tennis, running, cycling, rugby, athletic shoe, clothing, and fashion accessory manufacturer with locations in Italy, the United States, and Hong Kong.-History:...

Preciosa
Preciosa (corporation)
Preciosa is the luxury brand name for the range of precision-cut lead crystal glass and related products produced by Preciosa a.s. of Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic.-History of Preciosa Company:...

2004–2005
2005–2006 betandwin.com
Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment
bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc is an online gambling company, formed by the March 2011 merger of PartyGaming plc and bwin. The world's largest publicly traded online gambling firm, it is best known for its online poker room PartyPoker.com and its sports betting brand Bwin. It is...

 / Preciosa
Preciosa (corporation)
Preciosa is the luxury brand name for the range of precision-cut lead crystal glass and related products produced by Preciosa a.s. of Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic.-History of Preciosa Company:...

2006–2007 bwin.com
Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment
bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc is an online gambling company, formed by the March 2011 merger of PartyGaming plc and bwin. The world's largest publicly traded online gambling firm, it is best known for its online poker room PartyPoker.com and its sports betting brand Bwin. It is...

 / Preciosa
Preciosa (corporation)
Preciosa is the luxury brand name for the range of precision-cut lead crystal glass and related products produced by Preciosa a.s. of Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic.-History of Preciosa Company:...

2007–2008 Diadora
Diadora
Diadora is an Italian football, tennis, running, cycling, rugby, athletic shoe, clothing, and fashion accessory manufacturer with locations in Italy, the United States, and Hong Kong.-History:...

 / Hummel
Hummel International
hummel International is a Denmark-based sportswear company. The firm was started in 1923 by the Messmer family in the town of Hamburg, Germany. It currently manufactures apparel for football, handball, basketball, rugby league, Australian football, shinty and volleyball...

2008–2009 Hummel
Hummel International
hummel International is a Denmark-based sportswear company. The firm was started in 1923 by the Messmer family in the town of Hamburg, Germany. It currently manufactures apparel for football, handball, basketball, rugby league, Australian football, shinty and volleyball...

Fortuna / Preciosa
Preciosa (corporation)
Preciosa is the luxury brand name for the range of precision-cut lead crystal glass and related products produced by Preciosa a.s. of Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic.-History of Preciosa Company:...

2009–2010
2010-2011
2011-2012 Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...

Fortuna / HP
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...

 / Preciosa
Preciosa (corporation)
Preciosa is the luxury brand name for the range of precision-cut lead crystal glass and related products produced by Preciosa a.s. of Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic.-History of Preciosa Company:...


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