SK Kladno
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Sportovní klub Kladno, commonly known as SK Kladno or Kladno, is an football club from Kladno
, Czech Republic
. It was founded on February 15th 1903. The team plays at the Stadion Františka Kloze
, named after legendary player of this club František Kloz
. The club has spent most of its history in the top division, although it currently competes in the amateur third division of Czech football, the Bohemian Football League
.
decided to establish their own sports club, at which they "cultivated" the new game of the time - football
. On that day, the chapters of the rich history of Kladno football began to be written.
The first team played under the name of the Kladno Sports Club (Sportovní klub Kladno) in 1905. It soon achieved a strong position among the Czech rural teams and also achieved good results in matches with the high quality Prague clubs. The first championship encounter took place in Kladno as early as 1908 when AFK Kolín was defeated to the tune of 5–1.
The Kladno team played continually in the highest football competition from 1925-46 and in later returned to the top flight several times, specifically in 1948-49, 1952-58 and 1960-65. The club's last premier league season for almost four decades was in 1969-70. The waiting for promotion to the top flight was until 2006.
In the statistics for the highest Czechoslovak club competition (1925-1993) SK Kladno ranks 8th among the Czech clubs. The club played a total of 618 matches, acquired 558 points and had a goal difference of 1189–1398 in the highest league competition.
Ever since 1907 when Slovan Wien left Kladno with a 1–8 defeat, Kladno has maintained international sports relations. As early as 1908, the well known English team Crystal Palace F.C.
played in Kladno and over the years SK Kladno has encountered teams from 34 countries in four continents (Europe, Asia, Africa and America). The most frequent international opponents have been European teams, in particular those from Norway, France, Germany and Austria. Throughout the period of its existence, SK Kladno has also participated in a number of significant football tournaments. These have included the popular Central European Cup
(1934, 1938, 1961), the Rappan Cup 1964 and the city competition in Belgium (Brussels 1931 and Liege 1932 and 1938). In 1934, the Kladno team undertook its longest ever international trip to the USA, which proved to be good promotion not only for Czechoslovakia, but also European football.
A number of important footballers began their football in the blue and white of Kladno or whore it at some time during their careers. Among them were Otakar Škvain-Mazal (1894-1941), a pupil of SK Kladno and the author of three goals at the Antwerp Olympics
in 1920 where the Czechoslovak national team made it to the final. František Kloz
(1905-1945), Kladno's most popular player and most active goal scorer (592 goals in Kladno colours) and a Czechoslovak international player who, like his teammate, Josef Kusala, laid down his life with a gun in his hand during the liberation of his homeland in 1945. Karel Kolský
(1914-1984), a player and coach of Czechoslovak national team. Jan Fábera (1928-1984), a player SK Kladno, who successfully trained the national team of Sudan
and was active as a coach in Algeria and Iceland. From 1971-72, he and Jozef Vengloš
trained the Czechoslovak under-23 team, which won the European Championship
. Josef Kadraba
(born 1933), a Kladno striker and a player and coach for Slovan Wien, but mostly a member of the Czechoslovak national team, which surprised many by achieving the silver medal at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
in Chile. Jan Suchopárek
(born 1969), a Kladno pupil, a player with 61 caps in the national team. In 1996, he brought back "silver" for the second place at the Euro held in England. It should also be recalled that the legendary Czech striker and long-time player at Slavia Praha, Josef Bican
(1913-2001), trained the Kladno first team in the 1962-63 season.
Kladno
Kladno is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 25 km northwest of Prague. Kladno is the largest city of the region and holds a population together with its adjacent suburban areas of more than 110,000 people...
, Czech Republic
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....
. It was founded on February 15th 1903. The team plays at the Stadion Františka Kloze
Stadion Františka Kloze
Stadion Františka Kloze is a multi-use stadium in Kladno, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SK Kladno. The stadium holds 4,000 people and was opened in 1914. It is named after former player František Kloz, situated by the street also named...
, named after legendary player of this club František Kloz
František Kloz
František Kloz was a Czech football player.Kloz played most of his career for SK Kladno...
. The club has spent most of its history in the top division, although it currently competes in the amateur third division of Czech football, the Bohemian Football League
Bohemian Football League
Bohemian Football League is one of the third level football leagues of the Czech Republic . The league comprises teams from the historic Bohemia region.The league was formed in the Czechoslovakia era....
.
History
On February 15th 1903, a group of young men sitting in the former "U Českého dvora" Hotel in KladnoKladno
Kladno is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 25 km northwest of Prague. Kladno is the largest city of the region and holds a population together with its adjacent suburban areas of more than 110,000 people...
decided to establish their own sports club, at which they "cultivated" the new game of the time - football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. On that day, the chapters of the rich history of Kladno football began to be written.
The first team played under the name of the Kladno Sports Club (Sportovní klub Kladno) in 1905. It soon achieved a strong position among the Czech rural teams and also achieved good results in matches with the high quality Prague clubs. The first championship encounter took place in Kladno as early as 1908 when AFK Kolín was defeated to the tune of 5–1.
The Kladno team played continually in the highest football competition from 1925-46 and in later returned to the top flight several times, specifically in 1948-49, 1952-58 and 1960-65. The club's last premier league season for almost four decades was in 1969-70. The waiting for promotion to the top flight was until 2006.
In the statistics for the highest Czechoslovak club competition (1925-1993) SK Kladno ranks 8th among the Czech clubs. The club played a total of 618 matches, acquired 558 points and had a goal difference of 1189–1398 in the highest league competition.
Ever since 1907 when Slovan Wien left Kladno with a 1–8 defeat, Kladno has maintained international sports relations. As early as 1908, the well known English team Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
played in Kladno and over the years SK Kladno has encountered teams from 34 countries in four continents (Europe, Asia, Africa and America). The most frequent international opponents have been European teams, in particular those from Norway, France, Germany and Austria. Throughout the period of its existence, SK Kladno has also participated in a number of significant football tournaments. These have included the popular Central European Cup
Mitropa Cup
The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides...
(1934, 1938, 1961), the Rappan Cup 1964 and the city competition in Belgium (Brussels 1931 and Liege 1932 and 1938). In 1934, the Kladno team undertook its longest ever international trip to the USA, which proved to be good promotion not only for Czechoslovakia, but also European football.
A number of important footballers began their football in the blue and white of Kladno or whore it at some time during their careers. Among them were Otakar Škvain-Mazal (1894-1941), a pupil of SK Kladno and the author of three goals at the Antwerp Olympics
Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics
The football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, was one of the 154 events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp. It was the fifth time football was on the Olympic schedule. The tournament was contested by 14 teams, with host country Belgium winning the gold medals...
in 1920 where the Czechoslovak national team made it to the final. František Kloz
František Kloz
František Kloz was a Czech football player.Kloz played most of his career for SK Kladno...
(1905-1945), Kladno's most popular player and most active goal scorer (592 goals in Kladno colours) and a Czechoslovak international player who, like his teammate, Josef Kusala, laid down his life with a gun in his hand during the liberation of his homeland in 1945. Karel Kolský
Karel Kolský
Karel Kolský was a Czech football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 13 matches....
(1914-1984), a player and coach of Czechoslovak national team. Jan Fábera (1928-1984), a player SK Kladno, who successfully trained the national team of Sudan
Sudan national football team
The Sudan national football team represents Sudan in association football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Sudan's home ground is Al Merreikh Stadium in Omdurman and their head coach is Mohammed Abdullah Mazda...
and was active as a coach in Algeria and Iceland. From 1971-72, he and Jozef Vengloš
Jozef Vengloš
Dr. Jozef Vengloš is a former Czechoslovak football player and coach. He has a Doctorate in Physical Education, as well as specialising in Psychology...
trained the Czechoslovak under-23 team, which won the European Championship
1972 UEFA European Under-23 Football Championship
The UEFA U-23 Championship 1972, which spanned two years had 22 entrants. Czechoslovakia U-23s won the competition.The 22 national teams were divided into eight groups. The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided...
. Josef Kadraba
Josef Kadraba
Josef Kadraba is a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 17 matches and scored 9 goals.He was a participant at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal....
(born 1933), a Kladno striker and a player and coach for Slovan Wien, but mostly a member of the Czechoslovak national team, which surprised many by achieving the silver medal at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...
in Chile. Jan Suchopárek
Jan Suchopárek
Jan Suchopárek is a former Czech football defender. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, for both he played total 61 matches and scored 4 goals....
(born 1969), a Kladno pupil, a player with 61 caps in the national team. In 1996, he brought back "silver" for the second place at the Euro held in England. It should also be recalled that the legendary Czech striker and long-time player at Slavia Praha, Josef Bican
Josef Bican
Josef "Pepi" Bican was a Czech-Austrian football forward. It is estimated by respected footballing statistics page RSSSF that Bican scored around 800 goals in all competitive matches, not including friendly games...
(1913-2001), trained the Kladno first team in the 1962-63 season.
Seasons
- 39 seasons in First LeagueGambrinus LigaThe 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,...
- 29 seasons in Second LeagueCzech 2. LigaThe 2. liga or Druhá liga is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in the Czech Republic. The top two teams are promoted to the Gambrinus liga.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the Czech 2. Liga...
- 15 seasons in Third LeagueBohemian Football LeagueBohemian Football League is one of the third level football leagues of the Czech Republic . The league comprises teams from the historic Bohemia region.The league was formed in the Czechoslovakia era....
- 4 seasons in Fourth League
Honours
- First LeagueGambrinus LigaThe 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,...
- 3rd Place 1933-34, 1946-47
- 4th Place 1927, 1937-38, 1952
- 5th Place 1927-28, 1928-29, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1953
- Second LeagueCzech 2. LigaThe 2. liga or Druhá liga is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in the Czech Republic. The top two teams are promoted to the Gambrinus liga.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the Czech 2. Liga...
- champions 1925, 1947-48, 1951, 1959-60, 2005-062005–06 Czech 2. LigaThe 2005–06 Czech 2. Liga was the 13th season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league.-League standings:||rowspan=4 style="background-color:white;"|||rowspan=2 style="background-color:white;"|...
- runners-up (promotion) 1968-69
- champions 1925, 1947-48, 1951, 1959-60, 2005-06
- Czech CupCzech Republic Football CupThe Czech Republic Football Cup is the major football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association....
- runners-up 1975-76
European competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Mitropa Cup Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides... |
1st Round |  |
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1-1 | 3-2 |
| Quarterfinals |  |
Ferencvárosi TC | 4-1 | 0-6 | ||
| 1938 | Mitropa Cup Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides... |
1st Round |  |
HAŠK Zagreb | 3-1 | 1-2 |
| Quarterfinals | |
Juventus FC | 1-2 | 2-4 | ||
| 1961 | Mitropa Cup Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides... |
1st Round | |
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2-3 a.e.t. | |
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1. Wiener Neustädter SC | 5-0 | ||||
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Linzer ASK LASK Linz LASK Linz is an Austrian association football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club hailing from that region, and currently plays in the Austrian Football First League. The club's colours are black and white... |
1-1 | ||||
| Semifinals | |
Bologna FC Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history... |
1-2 | 0-1 | ||
| 1963-64 | Rappan 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... |
1st Round |  |
Odra Opole Odra Opole Odra Opole is a football club based in Opole, Poland, currently playing in the Polish First League... |
1-1 | 0-4 |
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Hajduk Split | 2-0 | 2-1 | |||
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Motor Zwickau FSV Zwickau FSV Zwickau is a German association football club located in Zwickau, Saxony. Today's club claims as part of its complex heritage sides that were East Germany's first champions: 1948 Ostzone winners SG Planitz and 1950 DDR-Oberliga champions ZSG Horch Zwickau.-History:In addition to the earliest... |
2-1 | 0-1 | |||
Historical names
- 1903 — SK Kladno (full name: Sportovní kroužek Kladno)
- 1904 — SK Kladno (full name: Sportovní klub Kladno)
- 1948 — ZSJ SONP Kladno (full name: Základní sportovní jednota Spojené ocelárny národní podnik Kladno) - merged with STAK Letná
- 1949 — TJ Sokol SONP Kladno (full name: Tělovýchovná jednota Sokol Spojené ocelárny národní podnik Kladno)
- 1953 — DSO Baník Kladno (full name: Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Baník Kladno)
- 1958 — TJ SONP Kladno (full name: Tělovýchovná jednota Spojené ocelárny národní podnik Kladno)
- 1960 — TJ Baník Kladno (full name: Tělovýchovná jednota Baník Kladno)
- 1961 — TJ SONP Kladno (full name: Tělovýchovná jednota Spojené ocelárny národní podnik Kladno)
- 1977 — TJ Poldi SONP Kladno (full name: Tělovýchovná jednota Poldi Spojené ocelárny národní podnik Kladno)
- 1989 — TJ Poldi Kladno (full name: Tělovýchovná jednota Poldi Kladno)
- 1993 — FC Terrex Kladno (full name: Football Club Terrex Kladno, a.s.)
- 1994 — FC Agrox Kladno (full name: Football Club Agrox Kladno, a.s.)
- 1995 — SK Kladno (full name: Sportovní klub Kladno, a.s.) - in 2003 merged with SK Spolana Neratovice
First-team squad
Former managers
- Miroslav KoubekMiroslav KoubekMiroslav Koubek is a Czech football manager and former player. He is the manager of FK Mladá Boleslav.Koubek coached several Czech clubs. He placed second with FC Zenit Čáslav in Czech Second League in 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season of Gambrinus liga, he led FC Baník Ostrava to the third...
- Jaroslav ŠilhavýJaroslav ŠilhavýJaroslav Šilhavý is a Czech former football player who currently works as a football manager for FC Slovan Liberec. He was an assistant manager for the Czech Republic national team....
- Martin Hřídel
- Stanislav ProcházkaStanislav ProcházkaStanislav Procházka is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He plays forward for HC Liberec in the Czech Extraliga. He has played for Pardubice and České Budějovice, always in Extraliga. He was captain for Liberec during the seasons 2007-2008, before Jaroslav Modrý, the actual captain, has...
- Stanislav Hejkal
- Miroslav BeránekMiroslav BeránekMiroslav Beránek is a Czech football coach.During his playing career, Beránek made over 100 league appearances for Slavia Prague....
- Jaroslav Peřina
- Eduard NovákEduard NovákEduard Novák was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player, a bronze medalist from the 1972 Winter Olympics, and a silver medalist from the 1976 Winter Olympics. He was born in Buštěhrad, Czechoslovakia.-References:...
(July 2011-October 2011) - Zbyněk Busta (October 2011-November 2011)