FC Vysočina Jihlava

FC Vysočina Jihlava
Full name Football Club Vysočina Jihlava a.s.
Founded 1948
Ground Stadion v Jiráskově ulici
Ground Capacity 4,082
Chairman Zdeněk Tulis
Manager Ivan Kopecký
League Czech First League
2015–16 11th
Website Club website

FC Vysočina Jihlava is a football club from Jihlava, Czech Republic, which currently plays in the Czech First League, the top football competition in the Czech Republic. Jihlava played in the top flight for the first time in its history in the 2005–06 season. The club has taken part in the Czech 2. Liga more than 10 times and has also played in the Czech First League.

History

The club was founded under the name PAL Jihlava in 1948.[1] After the Czech Republic became independent in 1993, the club played in the third-tier Bohemian Football League until promotion in 2000 to the Czech 2. Liga. The club went on to take part in the second division for five years, reaching the semi-finals of the Czech Cup in 2003–04 and winning promotion to the top flight after finishing second in the 2004–05 Czech 2. Liga.[2] Jihlava played in the top flight for the first time in their history in 2005–06,[1] being relegated back to the second league on the last day of the season, after a loss at home against Slavia Prague.[3] Following another spell in the second league, this time of six years, the club won back a place in the top flight having finished second in the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga.[4]

Historical names

Stadium

Jihlava play home matches at the Stadion v Jiráskově ulici, which boasts a 4,082 all-seater capacity. The club undertook major reconstruction each time the club was promoted to the Czech First League, in 2005 and 2012, in order for the stadium to meet league criteria. The stadium features two main stands for the crowd (sectors A and B), while the away fans are catered for with 229 seats behind one of the goals (sector D). The remaining side, sector C, is reserved for VIP guests.

Players

Current squad

As of 9 August, 2017.[5]

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

No. Position Player
1 Czech Republic GK Jan Hanuš
4 Czech Republic DF Michal Pecháček
5 Czech Republic DF Jiří Krejčí
7 Czech Republic MF Petr Hronek
8 Czech Republic MF Filip Novotný
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Marin Popović
10 Czech Republic MF Jan Záviška
11 Czech Republic MF Lukáš Vaculík
12 Czech Republic MF David Štěpánek
13 Czech Republic GK Pavel Soukup
14 Czech Republic FW Michael Rabušic
15 Czech Republic DF Lukáš Kryštůfek
No. Position Player
16 Czech Republic MF Nikolas Daníček
17 Czech Republic DF Petr Tlustý
19 Czech Republic MF Lukáš Zoubele
20 Czech Republic FW Jiří Klíma
22 Czech Republic MF Jakub Fulnek
23 Czech Republic DF Milan Mišůn
24 Latvia FW Dāvis Ikaunieks
25 Czech Republic DF Antonín Rosa
26 Czech Republic DF Martin Nový
28 Czech Republic FW Pavel Dvořák
30 Slovakia MF Jozef Urblík
34 Slovakia GK Matej Rakovan
Czech Republic MF Petr Nerad

Notable former players

For all players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC Vysočina Jihlava players

Managers

History in domestic competitions

Czech Republic

Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup
1993–94 3. liga 7th 30 12 8 10 49 41 +8 32 Round of 64
1994–95 3. liga 7th 30 12 6 12 43 36 +7 42 First Round
1995–96 3. liga 13th 28 8 5 15 42 60 –18 29 Quarter-finals
1996–97 3. liga 12th 28 9 5 14 29 50 –21 32 First Round
1997–98 3. liga 11th 30 10 8 12 38 44 –6 38 Round of 32
1998–99 3. liga 3rd 30 15 7 8 51 34 +17 52 Round of 64
1999–00 3. liga 2nd 28 16 7 5 48 23 +25 55 Round of 64
2000–01 2. liga 6th 30 13 8 9 38 31 +7 47 Round of 32
2001–02 2. liga 7th 30 12 6 12 47 46 +1 42 Round of 32
2002–03 2. liga 2nd 30 16 4 10 43 28 +15 52 Round of 64
2003–04 2. liga 5th 30 13 9 8 40 32 +8 48 Semi-finals
2004–05 2. liga 2nd 28 13 9 6 46 30 +16 48 Round of 32
2005–06 1. liga 15th 30 6 11 13 20 36 –16 29 Round of 32
2006–07 2. liga 5th 30 14 9 7 49 26 +23 51 Round of 64
2007–08 2. liga 7th 30 11 10 9 42 35 +7 43 Round of 32
2008–09 2. liga 3rd 30 15 6 9 36 27 +9 51 Round of 32
2009–10 2. liga 4th 30 15 7 8 57 37 +20 52 Round of 64
2010–11 2. liga 3rd 30 15 8 7 49 29 +20 53 First Round
2011–12 2. liga 2nd 30 16 7 7 45 29 +16 55 Round of 32
2012–13 1. liga 10th 30 7 15 8 36 42 –6 36 Round of 16
2013–14 1. liga 8th 30 10 7 13 45 50 –5 37 Quarter-finals
2014–15 1. liga 10th 30 10 6 14 33 38 –5 36 Second Round
2015–16 1. liga 11th 30 8 7 15 31 54 –23 31 Round of 16

References

  1. 1 2 Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů. Prague: Vydala Grada Publishing, a.s. p. 79. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  2. "Jihlava slaví postup do první ligy". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  3. "Tři góly Slavii nepomohly a Jihlavu poslaly dolů". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. "Jihlava po postupu do ligy začala s přípravou vyhřívaného trávníku". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. "Soupiska muži 2014/2015" (in Czech). fcvysocina.cz (Vysočina Jihlava). Retrieved 11 September 2014.
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