SK Slavia Prague

SK Slavia Praha
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Full name	SK Slavia Praha
Nickname(s)	Sešívaní (seweds)
Founded	1892
Ground	Stadion Evžena Rošického,; Prague
Capacity	19,500
Chairman	Vladimír Leška
Manager	Karel Jarolím
League	Gambrinus liga
2004-2005	Gambrinus liga, 2nd
Home colours	Away colours

SK Slavia Praha (en:Slavia Prague) is a Czech football club founded 1892 in Prague. Together with Sparta Prague it is the most traditional Czech football club.

History and current situation

Slavia Prague was founded in 1892 in Vinohrady, Prague. From the very beginning it was the elite Czech club (together with Sparta Prague) and their matches (derby) were the most famous in Czech football. Slavia won 17 titles, lot of Czech cups and one time Mitropa Cup (Central European Cup). The latest big success is almost 10 years old: in 1996 Slavia managed to win the Czech 1st League and they also advanced to the UEFA Cup semi-finals.

Currently there are economic problems in Slavia, mainly because their repeated failures to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. Slavia is building on young players, many of them are representing their countries in "Under-21" teams. Biggest young hopes are now 17-year old Marek Suchý (U-19), 21-year old Slovak goalkeeper Matus Kozacik who represents Slovakia in the U-21 team, and Dusan Svento (20yrs), also Slovak U-21 representative.

Famous players

Several famous players played for Slavia in the 1990s, for example: Vladimír Šmicer, Patrik Berger, Karel Poborský and Pavel Kuka, who closed his career in 2005. Currently the best players are midfielders Karel Pitak and Patrik Gedeon, both members of the Czech Republic national team. The best known Slavia player of all time is undoubtedly Josef "Pepi" Bican, the best marksman in the history of football. Other famous players include Antonín Puč and František Plánička.

Mayor trophies

Mitropa Cup winner 1938
Czechoslovakia league – 1925, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1930/31, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1936/37, 1946/47
Czech League – 1939/40, 1940/41, 1941/42, 1942/43, 1948, 1995/96
Czech championship – 1897 jaro, 1897 podzim, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901
Bohemia championship – 1918, 1924
Championship ČSF – 1913, 1915
Bohemia cup – 1922, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1941
Charity cup – 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912
Czech cup (Pohár ČMFS) – 1941, 1942, 1945, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2002
Intercup – 1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1992, 1993

Club symbols

White color - the symbol of fair play and olympic idea.
Red color - the symbol of heart.
Red star - the symbol of hope and good mind.
The fact that the jersey is half white and half red should symbolize the dichotomy of life.

Current Squad

As of November 27, 2005: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	GK	SVK	Matuš Kozáčik (U-21 team)
30	GK	CZE	Martin Slavík
35	GK	SVN	Alexander Šeliga
11	DF	CZE	Miroslav Holeňák (national team)
4	DF	CZE	David Hubáček
12	DF	SVK	Ivan Kováč
2	DF	CZE	Karel Kratochvíl
6	DF	CZE	Martin Latka (U-21 team)
3	DF	CZE	Jiří Studík
24	DF	CZE	Petr Zábojník
9	MF	CZE	Milan Černý
14	MF	CZE	Patrik Gedeon (national team)
28	MF	CZE	Tomáš Hrdlička
20	MF	CZE	Lukáš Jarolím
19	MF	SVK	Matej Krajčík (national team)
23	MF	CZE	Karel Piták
17	MF	CZE	Marek Suchý (U-19 team)
5	MF	CZE	Michal Švec
18	MF	SVK	Dušan Švento (U-21 team)
10	MF	MEX	Césareo Victorino
21	MF	CZE	Martin Zbončak
26	FW	CZE	Martin Černoch
16	FW	CZE	Pavel Fořt (U-21 team)
25	FW	CZE	Tomáš Pešír
7	FW	CZE	Stanislav Vlček
36	FW	BRA	Evandro Adauto da Silva