1. FC Slovácko is a Czech football club based in 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 won one Czech Cup, and reached the cup final a further two times.

1. FC Slovácko
Full name1. FC Slovácko, a.s.
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927),
as SK Staré Město
GroundMěstský fotbalový stadion,
Uherské Hradiště
Capacity8,121
ChairmanPetr Pojezný
ManagerMartin Svědík
LeagueCzech First League
2022–235th of 16
WebsiteClub website

History edit

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.

In the 2021/22 season, the club finished in 4th place on 68 points ahead of FC Banik Ostrava in 5th. They also won the Czech Cup for the first time in the club's history after defeating Sparta Prague 3–1 with goals from Václav Jurečka and Petr Reinberk who scored twice, and qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[7]

Historical names edit

  • 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–present: 1. FC Slovácko

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 14 February 2024[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   NGA Abuchi Onuoha
3 DF   CZE Michal Kadlec
5 DF   CZE Tomáš Břečka
6 DF   CZE Stanislav Hofmann
7 MF   CZE Daniel Holzer
8 MF   CZE Aleš Kočí
9 FW   CZE Filip Vecheta
10 MF   CZE Michal Trávník
11 MF   CZE Milan Petržela
13 MF   CZE Michal Kohút
14 DF   IRQ Merchas Doski
15 MF   SVK Patrik Blahút (on loan from Železiarne Podbrezová)
17 FW   CZE Ondřej Mihálik
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   KOR Seung-bin Kim
19 DF   CZE Jan Kalabiška
20 MF   CZE Marek Havlík
22 FW   CUW Rigino Cicilia
23 DF   CZE Petr Reinberk
24 MF   CZE Pavel Juroška
27 FW   AUT Marko Kvasina
28 MF   CZE Vlastimil Daníček
29 GK   CZE Milan Heča
30 GK   CZE Tomáš Fryšták
31 GK   CZE Alexandr Urban
99 MF   EST Vlasiy Sinyavskiy

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   CZE Jiří Borek (at Vyškov)
DF   MNE Marko Merdović (at Radomlje)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   CZE Vojtěch Bartoš (at Prostějov)
MF   CZE Martin Kudela (at Kroměříž)

Notable former players edit

Reserves edit

As of 2023–24, the club's reserve team 1. FC Slovácko B plays in the Moravian-Silesian Football League (3rd tier of Czech football system).

Player records in the Czech First League edit

As of 18 March 2024.[9]

Highlighted players are in the current squad.

Most clean sheets edit

# Name Clean sheets
1   Petr Drobisz 56
2   Milan Heča 39
3   Matouš Trmal 22

Managers edit

History in domestic competitions edit

  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 21
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 5
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 4

Czech Republic edit

Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup
1993–94 3. liga 6th 30 14 5 11 44 38 +6 33
1994–95 3. liga 4th 30 14 8 8 44 33 +11 50
1995–96 3. liga 4th 28 13 7 8 52 40 +12 46
1996–97 3. liga 1st 28 20 6 2 61 22 +39 66
1997–98 2. liga 4th 30 14 4 10 42 34 +8 46 Round of 32
1998–99 2. liga 3rd 30 20 7 3 64 26 +38 67 Round of 64
1999–00 2. liga 1st 30 24 4 2 76 29 +47 76 Round of 64
2000–01 1. liga 11th 30 9 10 11 37 35 +2 37 Round of 16
2001–02 1. liga 11th 30 10 6 14 31 38 –7 36 Round of 32
2002–03 1. liga 8th 30 11 7 12 39 40 –1 40 Round of 32
2003–04 1. liga 5th 30 14 6 10 43 37 +6 48 Round of 32
2004–05 1. liga 13th 30 10 14 6 30 22 +8 32 Runners-up
2005–06 1. liga 7th 30 9 11 10 29 28 +1 38 Quarter-finals
2006–07 1. liga 16th 30 3 10 17 20 39 –19 19 Quarter-finals
2007–08 2. liga 5th 30 13 9 8 40 27 +13 48 Round of 32
2008–09 2. liga 10th 30 9 12 9 25 29 –4 39 Runners-up
2009–10 1. liga 14th 30 8 6 16 28 42 –14 30 Round of 64
2010–11 1. liga 12th 30 8 7 15 27 43 –16 31 Round of 64
2011–12 1. liga 7th 30 12 5 13 29 32 –3 41 Round of 16
2012–13 1. liga 9th 30 10 7 13 37 41 –4 37 Quarter-finals
2013–14 1. liga 6th 30 11 7 12 43 40 +3 40 Round of 16
2014–15 1. liga 9th 30 10 7 13 43 46 -3 37 Quarter-finals
2015–16 1. liga 8th 30 12 4 14 37 51 -14 40 Round of 64
2016–17 1. liga 12th 30 6 14 10 29 38 -9 32 Round of 32
2017–18 1. liga 12th 30 6 13 11 23 32 -9 31 Quarter-finals
2018–19 1. liga 11th 35 13 6 16 43 47 -4 45 Round of 16
2019–20 1. liga 10th 32 11 9 12 37 39 -2 42 Quarter-finals
2020–21 1. liga 4th 34 19 6 9 58 33 +25 63 Round of 16
2021–22 1. liga 4th 34 21 5 9 57 37 +20 63 Winners
2022–23 1. liga 5th 35 13 11 11 40 46 -6 50 Quarter-finals

Notes: † Twelve points were taken off from Slovácko as a result of proven corruption.

Honours edit

European record edit

Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round   Universitatea Craiova 3–2 2–2 5–4  
Third round   Rennes 4–2 0–5 4–7  
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round   Tiraspol 4–0 0–0 4–0  
Second round   Helsingborg 4–0 0–2 4–2  
Third round   Sochaux 0–3 0–0 0–3  
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round   OFK Beograd 1–0 3–3 4–3  
Third round   Wolfsburg 0–1 0–2 0–3  
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round   Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–0 0–1 1–1 (2–3 p)  
2022–23 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round   Fenerbahçe 1–1 0–3 1–4  
UEFA Europa Conference League Play-off round   AIK 3–0 1–0 4–0  
Group stage   Partizan 3–3 1–1 4th  
  1. FC Köln 0–1 2–4
  Nice 0–1 2–1

Club records edit

Czech First League records edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c 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". Deník (in Czech). 10 June 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  7. ^ Nekvinda, David (19 May 2022). "'Nadšení, emoce, slzy, radost.' Slovácko slaví po triumfu v poháru největší úspěch v klubové historii". iRozhlas.cz (in Czech). Czech Radio. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  8. ^ "A-tým – soupiska". 1.FC Slovácko.
  9. ^ "Detailed stats". Fortuna liga.

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