| Full name | FK Chmel Blšany | |
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| Nickname(s) | Chmelaři | |
| Founded | 1946 | |
| Ground | Městský Stadium, Blšany (Capacity: 2,300) |
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| Chairman | Robert Janek | |
| Manager | Luboš Zákostelský | |
| League | Divize B - Czech Fourth Division | |
| 2010-11 | 5. Liga (Ústecký kraj), 3rd (promoted) | |
| Website | Club home page | |
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FK Chmel Blšany is a Czech football club based in the village of Blšany. The club plays at the Městský Stadion with capacity of 2.300 seats. That means with every citizen of Blšany village on the tribune, there will be still about 1,500 seats free. It currently plays in Divize B in the Czech Fourth Division.
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FK Chmel Blšany was founded on January 18, 1946. Only amateur football was played in Blšany for a long time. In 1988, the team managed to reach the division and three years later the third Czechoslovakian league. In 1993, FK Chmel Blšany (or Chmelaři as called by their fans) reached the second league and in 1998 the first. In the 1998–99 season, FK Blšany astonished the Czech Republic and achieved 6th place. In 2005–06, the team ended up last and were relegated to the second league. In 2006–07, their first season back in the 2. Liga, they finished eighth but were relegated to the third-tier ČFL. They finished last in the ČFL with just four wins in the 2007–08 season and were subsequently relegated for the third time in as many seasons. It didn't get better in 2008–09 when, upon finishing 14th of 16 teams in Divize B of the Czech Fourth Division, they were relegated for the fourth time in a row. In 2009–10 they finished third in the fifth-tier Ústí Region championship and avoided relegation for the first time since the 2004–05 season. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Blšany gained promotion back to the Czech Fourth Division.[1]
Most famous players of the past include Petr Čech (1999–2001) and Jan Šimák (till 2001).