2023–24 FC Baník Ostrava season

FC Baník Ostrava
2023–24 season
Manager	Pavel Hapal
Stadium	Městský stadion
Czech First League	4th
Czech Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Abdullahi Tanko (9); All: ; Abdullahi Tanko (9)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was FC Baník Ostrava's 102nd season in existence and seventh consecutive in the Czech First League. They also competed in the Czech Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 September 2023.^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CZE	Martin Hrubý
5	MF	CZE	Jiří Boula
6	MF	CZE	Daniel Tetour
7	DF	CZE	Karel Pojezný
9	MF	CZE	David Buchta
10	MF	CZE	Matěj Šín
11	DF	BIH	Eldar Šehić
12	MF	SVK	Tomáš Rigo
13	MF	CZE	Samuel Grygar
15	MF	GHA	Patrick Kpozo
17	DF	CZE	Michal Frydrych
18	MF	CRO	Robert Mišković
19	DF	CZE	David Lischka
20	FW	NGA	Abdullahi Tanko


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	CZE	Jiří Klíma
22	MF	CZE	Filip Kaloč
24	DF	CZE	Jan Juroška
26	DF	SVK	Filip Blažek
28	FW	CZE	Filip Kubala
29	MF	CZE	Ladislav Takács
30	GK	CZE	Jiří Letáček
32	MF	BRA	Ewerton (on loan from Slavia Prague)
35	GK	CZE	Jakub Markovič
37	DF	SVK	Matej Madleňák (on loan from Ružomberok)
77	DF	ANG	Gigli Ndefe
99	FW	SVK	Ladislav Almási
—	MF	NGA	David Fadairo (on loan from Lagos Islanders)

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	CZE	Daniel Smékal (at Skalica)
—	DF	CZE	Jiří Fleišman (at Karviná)
—	DF	CZE	Lukáš Cienciala (at Prostějov)
—	MF	CZE	Petr Jaroň (at Prostějov)
—	DF	GAM	Muhammed Sanneh (at Vlašim)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CZE	Jan Fulnek (at Kroměříž)
—	MF	CZE	Marek Jaroň (at Kroměříž)
—	GK	CZE	Michael Gergela (at Kroměříž)
—	DF	CZE	David Stoklásek (at Kroměříž)
—	MF	NGA	Stanley Charles (at Kroměříž)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

24 June 2023 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	1–2	MFK Skalica
17:00

28 June 2023 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	8–1	Spartak Myjava
17:00

2 July 2023 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	5–0	Farul Constanța	Poland
11:00

5 July 2023 Friendly	Cracovia	0–1	Baník Ostrava
16:30

8 July 2023 Friendly	Lech Poznań	1–1	Baník Ostrava
11:00

15 July 2023 Friendly	MŠK Žilina	0–0	Baník Ostrava
16:00

20 January 2024 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	0–0	Vyškov	Ostrava
11:00				Stadium: SC Vista UMT

27 January 2024 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	3–1	Obolon Kyiv	Belek, Turkey
11:00				Stadium: Susesi Sport Center A

27 January 2024 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	3–2	Olimpija Ljubljana	Belek, Turkey
17:30				Stadium: Titanic Sports Center - Field 1

30 January 2024 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	3–1	Dynamo Kyiv	Turkey
11:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Czech First League	23 July 2023	27 April 2024	Matchday 1	4th	35	14	7	14	56	48	+8	040.00
Czech Cup	29 August 2023	1 November 2023	Second round	Fourth round	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	066.67
Total					38	16	7	15	60	50	+10	042.11

Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
35	14	7	14	56	48	+8	49	6	5	6	30	17	+13	8	2	8	26	31	−5

Source: Fortuna Liga

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Slavia Prague	30	22	6	2	62	23	+39	72	Qualification for the Championship group
3	Viktoria Plzeň	30	19	5	6	67	33	+34	62
4	Baník Ostrava	30	13	6	11	48	39	+9	45
5	Mladá Boleslav	30	12	8	10	50	46	+4	44
6	Slovácko	30	11	8	11	39	40	−1	41

Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.^[2]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	D
Position	12	12	14	11	12	11	6	7	6	5	6	5	6	4	6	7	7	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.^[3]

23 July 2023 1	Slovan Liberec	3–1	Baník Ostrava	Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kpozo 19' (o.g.) Červ 41', 60' Pourzitidis 49' Doumbia 64' Ghali 73'	Report	Almási 25' Tetour 29', 47' (pen.) Ewerton 73'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 3,338 Referee: Jan Petřík

29 July 2023 2	Baník Ostrava	0–0	Slovácko	Ostrava
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 9,016 Referee: Tomáš Klíma

6 August 2023 3	Viktoria Plzeň	3–1	Baník Ostrava	Plzeň
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bucha 19' Chorý 45+1' (pen.) Traoré 77'	Report	Šín 45+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,088 Referee: Dominik Starý

12 August 2023 4	Baník Ostrava	2–0	Hradec Králové	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Buchta 90+2' Tanko 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 7,040 Referee: Vít Zaoral

20 August 2023 5	Slavia Prague	1–0	Baník Ostrava	Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tijani 47'	Report		Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 19,164 Referee: Jan Všetečka

26 August 2023 6	Baník Ostrava	2–0	České Budějovice	Ostrava
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tanko 64', 73'	Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 6,458 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

2 September 2023 7	Baník Ostrava	2–0	Mladá Boleslav	Ostrava
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 49' Karafiát 59' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 7,218 Referee: Ondřej Berka

16 September 2023 8	Bohemians 1905	1–1	Baník Ostrava	Prague
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Křapka 80'	Report	Šín 87'	Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 6,079 Referee: Karel Rouček

23 September 2023 9	Baník Ostrava	5–1	Zlín	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 12' Kubala 50', 64' Rigo 57' Tanko 82'	Report	Simerský 38'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 7,786 Referee: Marek Radina

30 September 2023 10	Sigma Olomouc	0–3	Baník Ostrava	Olomouc
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Tanko 11' Ewerton 29' Buchta 78'	Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 10,015 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

7 October 2023 11	Baník Ostrava	1–1	Pardubice	Ostrava
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 50'	Report	Daněk 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 9,108 Referee: Jan Petřík

22 October 2023 12	Teplice	0–1	Baník Ostrava	Teplice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Almási 76'	Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

28 October 2023 13	Baník Ostrava	0–1	Jablonec	Ostrava
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Buchta 69' Ewerton 79' Fadairo 90'	Report	Houska 79' Chramosta 84' Polidar 86' Souček 90' Štěpánek 90+2' Chanturishvili 90+4' Hanuš 90+7'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 8,330 Referee: Tomáš Klíma

5 November 2023 14	Karviná	1–3	Baník Ostrava	Karviná
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Budínský 25'	Report	Ewerton 49' Buchta 53', 59'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 4,838 Referee: Karel Rouček

12 November 2023 15	Baník Ostrava	0–1	Sparta Prague	Ostrava
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ewerton 27' Kubala 32' Lischka 32' Bernady (head of department) 64' Ndefe 76'	Report	Kuchta 34' Priske (coach) 45' Panák 49' Loučka (assistant coach) 64' Jensen 90+9'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 15,081 Referee: Jan Petřík

26 November 2023 16	Slovácko	2–0	Baník Ostrava	Uherské Hradiště
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Havlík 30' Cicilia 71'	Report		Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 6,632 Referee: Dalibor Černý

9 December 2023 18	Hradec Králové	2–3	Baník Ostrava	Hradec Králové
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Horák 14' Pilař 45+2' (pen.)	Report	Ewerton 7' Tanko 82', 89'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

17 December 2023 19	Baník Ostrava	2–3	Slavia Prague	Ostrava
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Buchta 27' Rigo 29'	Report	Jurečka 26' van Buren 45+1' Bořil 59'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 12,735 Referee: Karel Rouček

10 February 2024 20	České Budějovice	3–0	Baník Ostrava	České Budějovice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Šigut 56' Králik 66' Alli 69'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 2,457 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

13 February 2024 17	Baník Ostrava	0–1	Viktoria Plzeň	Ostrava
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Cadu 90+3'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 7,717 Referee: Jan Všetečka
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 3 December 2023, but was postponed due to snow.^[4]

17 February 2024 21	Mladá Boleslav	1–3	Baník Ostrava	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fulnek 28'	Report	Rigo 17' Adediran 42' Ewerton 45+2'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 3,829 Referee: Dominik Starý

24 February 2024 22	Baník Ostrava	1–1	Bohemians 1905	Ostrava
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Buchta 32'	Report	Huf 83'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 8,419 Referee: Stanislav Volek

3 March 2024 23	Zlín	0–1	Baník Ostrava	Zlín
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Juroška 33'	Stadium: Letná Stadion Attendance: 5,465 Referee: Dalibor Černý

9 March 2024 24	Baník Ostrava	1–2	Sigma Olomouc	Ostrava
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ewerton 82'	Report	Juliš 20', 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 9,751 Referee: Dominik Starý

17 March 2024 25	Pardubice	0–1	Baník Ostrava	Pardubice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Blažek 69'	Stadium: CFIG Arena Attendance: 4,107 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

31 March 2024 26	Baník Ostrava	4–1	Teplice	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tanko 6' Rusnák 22' Ewerton 51' Adediran 88'	Report	Audinis 76'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 9,440 Referee: Adam Trska

7 April 2024 27	Jablonec	2–3	Baník Ostrava	Jablonec nad Nisou
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hollý 45+1', 67' Kratochvíl 58' Souček 68' Černák 79' Martinec 90+2'	Report	Klíma 11' Boula 18' Kpozo 24', 30' Tekijaški 61' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 2,518 Referee: Ondřej Berka

14 April 2024 28	Baník Ostrava	2–2	Karviná	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 19', 74' (pen.)	Report	Regáli 63' Ražnatovič 80'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 12,296 Referee: Jan Machálek

20 April 2024 29	Sparta Prague	4–3	Baník Ostrava	Prague
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Birmančević 41' Kuchta 47', 52' Haraslín 63'	Report	Krejčí 54' (pen.) Klíma 79' Kubala 85'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,706 Referee: Dalibor Černý

28 April 2024 30	Baník Ostrava	2–2	Slovan Liberec	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 20' (pen.) Kpozo 46' Adediran 85' Tanko 88'	Report	Preisler 34' Tupta 55' Prebsl 68' Tetour 68' Čech (goalkeeper coach) 88'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Karel Rouček

Championship group

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	SPA	SLA	PLZ	OST	MLA	SLO
1	Sparta Prague (C)	35	27	6	2	82	30	+52	87	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round	—	0–0	1–1	2–1	—	—
2	Slavia Prague	35	26	7	2	76	24	+52	85	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round^[a]	—	—	3–0	5–0	4–0	—
3	Viktoria Plzeň	35	21	7	7	76	40	+36	70	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round	—	—	—	1–1	3–0	4–2
4	Baník Ostrava	35	14	7	14	56	48	+8	49	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round	—	—	—	—	0–1	6–0
5	Mladá Boleslav (O)	35	13	8	14	51	59	−8	47	Qualification for the Conference League play-off final	0–5	—	—	—	—	0–1
6	Slovácko	35	12	8	15	45	56	−11	44		2–4	1–2	—	—	—	—

Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ Since the Europa League winners, Atalanta qualified for the Champions League via league position, Slavia Prague were promoted from the Champions League second qualifying round to the third qualifying round as one of the two teams with the highest coefficient in the second qualifying round.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5
Ground	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	W
Position	4	5	5	5	4

Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

4 May 2024 31	Slavia Prague	5–0	Baník Ostrava	Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Schranz 28' Chytil 48', 58' Jurečka 55' Jurásek 78'	Report		Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 18,028 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

11 May 2024 32	Baník Ostrava	0–1	Mladá Boleslav	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Helal 3'	Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 8,627 Referee: Ondřej Berka

14 May 2024 33	Sparta Prague	2–1	Baník Ostrava	Prague
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Birmančević 30', 60'	Report	Frydrych 54'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,057 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

18 May 2024 34	Viktoria Plzeň	1–1	Baník Ostrava	Plzeň
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vydra 49'	Report	Buchta 67'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 7,714 Referee: Marek Radina

26 May 2024 35	Baník Ostrava	6–0	Slovácko	Ostrava
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 28' (pen.), 50' Kubala 30', 36' Buchta 55' Ndefe 55' Tanko 71' Kpozo 80'	Report	Mihálik 26' Šumulikoski (head of department) 31' Juroška 62'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 10,190 Referee: Jan Machálek

Czech Cup

References

^ "Soupiska". FC Baník Ostrava.
^ "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
^ "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2023/24: Šampioni ze Sparty začnou s Olomoucí, Slavia bude hostit Hradec". FORTUNA:LIGA.
^ "Viktoria v Ostravě hrát nebude, zápas na Baníku byl kvůli sněhu odložený" [Viktoria will not play in Ostrava, the game at Baník was postponed due to snow]. denik.cz (in Czech). 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_CL3Q0.31205841820317-5] Since the Europa League winners, Atalanta qualified for the Champions League via league position, Slavia Prague were promoted from the Champions League second qualifying round to the third qualifying round as one of the two teams with the highest coefficient in the second qualifying round.

[1] "Soupiska". FC Baník Ostrava.

[2] "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.

[3] "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2023/24: Šampioni ze Sparty začnou s Olomoucí, Slavia bude hostit Hradec". FORTUNA:LIGA.

[4] "Viktoria v Ostravě hrát nebude, zápas na Baníku byl kvůli sněhu odložený" [Viktoria will not play in Ostrava, the game at Baník was postponed due to snow]. denik.cz (in Czech). 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

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