FC Viktoria Plzeň
FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country.
As runners up in the 1970–71 Czechoslovak Cup they gained the right to play in the following season's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners Spartak Trnava also won the championship and played in the European Cup.
In 2010, they played in the UEFA Europa League after winning the 2009–10 Czech Republic Football Cup.[1]
In 2011, the club won the Czech league for the first time,[2] and participated in the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League group stage, during which they won their first Champions League match,[3] earning five points and qualifying for the Round of 32 in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
Historical names
- 1911 – SK Viktoria Plzeň (Sportovní klub Viktoria Plzeň)
- 1949 – Sokol Škoda Plzeň
- 1952 – Sokol ZVIL Plzeň (Sokol Závody Vladimíra Iljiče Lenina Plzeň)
- 1953 – DSO Spartak LZ Plzeň (Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Spartak Leninovy závody Plzeň)
- 1962 – TJ Spartak LZ Plzeň (Tělovýchovná jednota Spartak Leninovy závody Plzeň)
- 1965 – TJ Škoda Plzeň (Tělovýchovná jednota Škoda Plzeň)
- 1993 – FC Viktoria Plzeň (Football Club Viktoria Plzeň, a.s.)
Honours
History in European competitions
Viktoria Plzeň score listed first.
Current squad
- As of 28 September 2011.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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