1. FC Slovácko

Slovácko

Full name	1. FC Slovácko A.S.
Founded	1927, as SK Staré Město
Ground	Městský fotbalový stadion, Uherské Hradiště
Capacity	8,121
Chairman	Vladimír Krejčí
Manager	Stanislav Levý
League	Czech First League
2015–16	8th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

1. FC Slovácko is a football club from the Czech town of Uherské Hradiště. The team was established in 1927 as SK Staré Město and on 1 July 2000 as 1. FC Synot, which was a merger of the original club with FC Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště.^[1] Since 2009 the club has played in the Czech First League. Slovácko have twice reached the final of the Czech Cup although they have never won the competition.

History

Established in 1927 as SK Staré Město, the club played exclusively in the lower levels of Czechoslovak and later Czech football.

Staré Město won the Moravian–Silesian Football League in the 1996–97 season and were promoted to the Czech 2. Liga in 1997.^[2] The club won promotion from the Czech 2. Liga in 2000, clinching promotion five matches before the end of the season.^[3] This marked the start of the club's first-ever spell in the country's top flight.^[1] The club merged with Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště in 2000, the resultant club becoming 1. FC Synot.^[1] During the club's first seasons in the Czech First League, they took part in European competition a number of times, playing in the UEFA Intertoto Cup on three occasions. In the summer of 2004, the club officially changed its name to 1. FC Slovácko.^[4] Slovácko reached the final of the 2004–05 Czech Cup, losing 2–1 to winners Baník Ostrava.

The club played for seven years in the Czech First League before being relegated in 2007.^[5] The club went on to play two years in the second division, being promoted despite finishing 10th in the 2008–09 Czech 2. Liga, as second-placed side that season, Čáslav, sold Slovácko their license for the top flight.^[6] The same season, the club again reached the final of the Czech Cup, losing the final of the 2008–09 Czech Cup to Teplice.

Historical names

• 1927–1948: SK Staré Město
• 1948–1953: Sokol Staré Město
• 1953–1993: Jiskra Staré Město
• 1993: SFK Staré Město
• 1994–1999: FC Synot Staré Město
• 1999–2000: FC Synot
• 2000–2004: 1. FC Synot (after merger with Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště)
• 2004–: 1. FC Slovácko

Players

Current squad

As of 31 July, 2016^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Vít Nemrava 3 MF Eldar Čivić 4 DF Tomáš Rada 5 MF Veliče Šumulikoski 6 DF Stanislav Hofmann 8 MF Filip Hlúpik 9 FW Jaroslav Diviš 10 MF Luboš Kalouda 11 MF Tomáš Ťok 13 MF Filip Kubala 14 MF Matěj Biolek 16 DF Patrik Simko 17 FW Tomáš Zajíc

No. Position Player TBD Agon Hani 18 MF Lukáš Sadílek 19 FW Benjamin Tetteh 20 MF Marek Havlik 21 FW Milan Kerbr 22 DF Tomáš Košút 23 DF Petr Reinberk 24 DF Petr Chyla 25 GK Michal Danek 26 FW Francis Koné 27 DF Tomáš Břečka 28 MF Vlastimil Daníček 29 GK Milan Heča

Notable former players

For all players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:1. FC Slovácko players

Managers

• František Komňacký (1997–2001)
• Dušan Radolský (2001–2002)
• Milan Bokša (2002)
• Radek Rabušic (2002–2003)
• Karel Jarolím (July 2003 – June 2005)
• Ladislav Molnár (Dec 2004 – Nov 2005)
• Stanislav Levý (Nov 2005 – June 2006)
• Jiří Plíšek (June–Nov 2006)
• Pavel Malura (Nov 2006 – Jan 2008)
• Leoš Kalvoda (Jan–July 2008)
• Ladislav Jurkemik (July–Dec 2008)
• Josef Mazura (Dec 2008 – Dec 2009)
• Miroslav Soukup (Jan 2010 – Aug 2012)
• Svatopluk Habanec (Aug 2012–present)

Honours

• Czech Cup Runners Up (2): 2005, 2009.
• Czech 2. Liga Winners (1): 1999–2000.
• Moravian–Silesian Football League Winners (1): 1996–97.

References

1. Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 184. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
2. "Czech Republic 1996/97". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
3. "Fotbalisté Synotu postupují do první ligy". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 6 May 2000. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
4. "Vazba Synot – Slovácko zůstává pevná". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
5. "Slovácko padá. Kam, to samo neví". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
6. "Slovácko se vrací do ligy, koupilo postup od Čáslavi". denik.cz (in Czech). 10 June 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
7. http://www.fcslovacko.cz/tym.asp

External links

• Official website (Czech)