FC Hradec Králové

Full name

Football Club Hradec Králové a.s.

Nickname(s)

Votroci (slaves)

Founded

1905

Ground

Všesportovní stadion

Capacity

7,220

Chairman

Ing. Richard Jukl

Manager

Karel Havlíček

League

Czech National Football League

2016–17

Czech First League, 15th (relegated)

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

FC Hradec Králové is a Czech football club based in the city of Hradec Králové. The club, which was founded in 1905, won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1959–60 season. The club currently plays in the Czech National Football League.

Following their domestic success, Hradec played in the 1960–61 European Cup and was eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals, Barcelona eventually becoming runners-up. In 1995 Hradec won the Czech Cup and subsequently played in the Cup Winners' Cup, where it was eliminated in the round of 16 by Dynamo Moscow. In the 2002–03 season they were relegated to the Second Division. They returned to the top flight in 2009–10 only to be relegated once more in 2012–13; however they would place second in the 2. Liga signifying a return to the top division for the 2014–15 season.

History

Hradec Králové first played in the Czechoslovak First League in 1956. They were relegated after two seasons, but returned for the 1959–60 season, winning the league that same season.^[1] They went on to compete in the 1960–61 European Cup, being eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals, a team which would go on to reach the semi-finals.

Hradec Králové were again relegated in 1963. They enjoyed four more spells in the First League, each lasting only one or two seasons. Their last promotion to the Czechoslovak top tier came in 1990. Hradec then played in the newly formed Czech First League from its inception in 1993 until being relegated at the end of the 1999–00 season. Their best league finish in this time was 8th place, which they achieved in the 1998–99 season. The 1990s also saw the club triumph in the Czech Cup, winning the competition in 1995. This achievement saw the club qualify for the Cup Winners' Cup, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Dynamo Moscow.

The club returned to the top flight in 2001 after winning the Czech 2. Liga at the first attempt, securing promotion with four games to spare.^[2] After just two seasons though, the club again finished in the relegation places and were relegated back to the second tier. This time it was seven seasons before the club would achieve promotion, winning the 2009–10 Czech 2. Liga to secure their status in the top flight once more.^[3] Hradec equalled their best Czech First League finishing position of 8th in the 2010–11 season.

Historical names

1905: SK Hradec Králové
1948: Sokol Hradec Králové
1949: Sokol Škoda
1953: DSO Spartak Hradec Králové (Dobrovolná Sportovní Organisace Spartak Hradec Králové)
1976: TJ Spartak ZVU Hradec
1989: RH Spartak ZVU Hradec Králové
1990: SKP Spartak Hradec Králové
1992: SKP Fomei Hradec Králové
1994: SK Hradec Králové
2005: FC Hradec Králové

Club records

Record League Victory: 5–0 v Benešov, 1 June 1995
Record League Defeat: 1–7 v Slavia Prague, 29 August 1997
Most League Appearances: Karel Podhajský, 208

Players

Current squad

As of 24 January 2017^[4]

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

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Jakub Chleboun
3	FW	Ladislav Martan
4	DF	Tomáš Holeš
5	DF	Martin Nosek
6	MF	Tomáš Malinský
7	MF	Filip Zorvan
8	MF	Adam Vlkanova
9	FW	Pavel Černý
10	DF	Marek Krátký
11	MF	Milan Černý
12	GK	Radim Ottmar
13	MF	Jiří Janoušek
14	MF	Igor Súkenník

No.	Position	Player
15	FW	Libor Žondra
16	MF	Petr Schwarz
18	DF	Lukáš Hůlka
19	FW	Jakub Šípek
20	GK	Jiří Lindr
21	FW	Jan Pázler
22	DF	Jiří Bederka
23	DF	Jan Mudra
24	MF	Tomáš Jirsák
25	DF	Marek Plašil
27	MF	Daniel Trubač
28	DF	Roman Polom

Out on loan

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

No.		Position	Player

Notable former players

For all players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC Hradec Králové players

Managers

Jiří Zástěra (1959–60)
Oldřich Šubrt (1961–64)
Josef "Pepi" Bican (1964)
František Havránek (1964–66)
Otto Hemele (1968–69)
Zdeněk Krejčí (1971–73)
Ladislav Moník (1977–78)
Dušan Uhrin (1980–81)
Zdeněk Krejčí (1985–86)
Karol Dobiaš (1988)
Ladislav Škorpil (1991–93)
Štefan Nadzam (1993–94)
Petr Pálka (1994–95)
Luděk Zajíc (1995–96)
Dušan Radolský (1996)

Vladimír Táborský (1996–97)
Jaroslav Hřebík (1997–98)
Ladislav Škorpil (1998)
Stanislav Kocourek (1999)
Milan Petřík (1999)
Petr Uličný (2000–03)
Leoš Kalvoda (2003)
Martin Pulpit (2004)
Juraj Šimurka (2004–05)
Oldřich Machala (July 2008 – March 09)
Václav Kotal (March 2009 – June 12)
Jiří Plíšek (July 2012 – April 13)
Luboš Prokopec (April 2013 – Oct 14)
Bohuslav Pilný (Oct 2014 – May 2017)
Karel Havlíček (Jun 2017–)

History in domestic competitions

1984–87: 1. ČNL 1987–89: Czechoslovak First League 1989–90: 1. ČNL 1990–93: Czechoslovak First League 1993–00: Czech First League 2000–01: Czech 2. Liga 2001–03: Czech First League 2003–10: Czech 2. Liga 2010–13: Czech First League 2013–14: Czech 2. Liga 2014–15: Czech First League 2015–16: Czech 2. Liga 2016–17: Czech First League 2017–

Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 19
Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 14
Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czechoslovakia

Season	League	Placed	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Cup
1990–91	1. Liga	14th	30	10	7	13	33	52	–19	27	Round of 16
1991–92	1. Liga	12th	30	7	8	15	22	39	–17	22	Round of 16
1992–93	1. Liga	9th	30	10	7	13	32	36	–4	27	Round of 32

Czech Republic

Season	League	Placed	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Cup
1993–94	1. Liga	13th	30	9	6	15	29	40	–11	33	Round of 16
1994–95	1. Liga	12th	30	10	6	14	35	45	–10	36	Winners
1995–96	1. Liga	14th	30	8	5	17	28	46	–18	29	Round of 32
1996–97	1. Liga	14th	30	5	13	12	22	39	–17	28	Round of 64
1997–98	1. Liga	11th	30	8	10	12	25	36	–11	34	Round of 64
1998–99	1. Liga	8th	30	11	6	13	33	40	–7	39	Round of 64
1999–00	1. Liga	16th	30	4	11	15	21	38	–17	23	Round of 16
2000–01	2. Liga	1st	30	19	9	2	55	28	+27	66	Round of 64
2001–02	1. Liga	12th	30	9	8	13	28	42	–14	35	Round of 16
2002–03	1. Liga	16th	30	3	13	14	23	54	–21	22	Round of 32
2003–04	2. Liga	7th	30	9	12	9	27	30	–3	39	Round of 32
2004–05	2. Liga	7th	28	9	7	12	37	38	–1	34	Round of 32
2005–06	2. Liga	4th	30	13	10	7	31	28	+3	49	Semi-finals
2006–07	2. Liga	7th	30	11	10	9	41	34	+7	43	Round of 16
2007–08	2. Liga	4th	30	13	11	6	34	24	+10	50	Round of 32
2008–09	2. Liga	13th	30	7	14	9	36	32	+4	35	Round of 16
2009–10	2. Liga	1st	30	20	8	2	47	18	+29	68	Round of 16
2010–11	1. Liga	8th	30	11	8	11	26	36	–10	41	Round of 64
2011–12	1. Liga	13th	30	8	7	15	22	38	–16	31	Round of 32
2012–13	1. Liga	16th	30	5	10	15	27	44	–17	25	Round of 16
2013–14	2. Liga	2nd	30	18	7	5	54	27	+27	61	Round of 32
2014–15	1. Liga	15th	30	6	7	17	26	52	–26	25	Round of 16
2015–16	2. Liga	2nd	28	17	8	3	45	16	+29	59	Quarterfinals
2016–17	1. Liga	15th	30	8	3	19	29	51	–22	27	Round of 16

History in European competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Score
1960–61	European Cup	Q	Steaua Bucharest	walkover
		1/8	Panathinaikos	1–0, 0–0
		1/4	Barcelona	0–4, 1–1
1995–96	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Q	Vaduz	5–0, 9–1
		1/8	Copenhagen	5–0, 2–2
		1/4	Dynamo Moscow	0–1, 1–0

Honours

Czechoslovak First League (first tier)
- Champions 1959–60
Czech Cup
- Champions 1994–95
Czech 2. Liga (second tier)
- Champions 2000–01, 2009–10

References

↑ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
↑ "Fotbalisté Hradce Králové jsou prvoligoví". idnes.cz (in Czech). 13 May 2001. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
↑ "Hradec se po sedmi letech vrací mezi elitu, Ústí na postup musí ještě počkat". idnes.cz (in Czech). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
↑ FC Hradec Králové – Soupiska

External links

(in Czech) Official website

Czech First League

Seasons

Clubs

2017–18	Baník Ostrava Bohemians 1905 FK Dukla Prague Jablonec Karviná Jihlava Mladá Boleslav Sigma Olomouc Slavia Prague Slovácko Slovan Liberec Sparta Prague Teplice Viktoria Plzeň Zbrojovka Brno Zlín
Former	Benešov Blšany Bohemians (Střížkov) Cheb Drnovice Dukla Prague Dynamo České Budějovice Hradec Králové Kladno Lázně Bohdaneč Most Opava Příbram Uherské Hradiště Ústí nad Labem Vítkovice Viktoria Žižkov Znojmo

Associated competitions

Category

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