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	19,032
Chairman	Petr Doležal
Manager	Karel Jarolím
League	Gambrinus liga
2006-07	Gambrinus liga, 2nd
Home colours	Away colours

"Slavia Praha" redirects here; for the ice hockey team, see HC Slavia Praha.

SK Slavia Praha (English: 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.

Today

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 18-year old Marek Suchý (U-19), 23-year old Slovak goalkeeper Matuš Kozáčik who represents Slovakia in the U-21 team, and Dušan Švento (21yrs), also Slovak U-21 representative.

Slavia Prague were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the first round of the 2006-07 UEFA Cup. In the first leg, played in Prague on 14 September 2006, Slavia lost 1-0, with Jermaine Jenas scoring the only goal of the game in the 37th minute. In the second leg, played in London on 28 September 2006, Slavia again lost 1-0, this time Tottenham Hotspur striker Robbie Keane smashing home an 80th minute winner. Slavia lost the tie 2-0 on aggregate and were knocked out of the UEFA Cup.

The Slavia coach had previously said that his side would have needed "a small miracle" in order to progress to the UEFA Cup Group Stages.

In October 2006, the construction of new and long-awaited stadium at Eden for 21,000 spectators has started. The stadium is to be finished in March 2008.

Ownership

The club are 96.2% owned by ENIC Sports Ltd, who also have significant or controlling stakes in Tottenham Hotspur and AEK Athens. Despite ENIC managing director Daniel Levy being chairman of Tottenham and the registered address of ENIC at Tottenham Hotspur's ground, UEFA have not raised any question of a potential conflict in their 1st round UEFA Cup match. [1]

Notable players

The best known Slavia player of all time is perhaps forward Josef "Pepi" Bican, one of the most prolific goalscorers in the history of football. Other famous players include forward Antonín Puč, goalkeeper František Plánička (both of them members of the Czech national team in two World Cups) and midfielder František Veselý.

Players for Slavia in the 1990s include Patrik Berger, Karel Poborský and Pavel Kuka, who closed his career in 2005. Among current notable players are forwards Vladimír Šmicer (2005 UEFA Champions League winner) and Stanislav Vlček.

Major trophies

Mitropa Cup winner 1938
Czechoslovakia league – 1913, 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, 1995/96
Czech championship – 1897 spring, 1897 fall, 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 Football Cup (Pohár ČMFS) – 1941, 1942, 1945, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2002
Intercup – 1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1992, 1993

Club symbols

White colour - the symbol of fair play and olympic idea.
Red colour - 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.

Historical names

1892 - SK ACOS Praha (Sportovní klub Akademický cyklistický odbor Slavia Praha)
1893 - SK Slavia Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha)
1948 – Sokol Slavia Praha
1949 – ZSJ Dynamo Slavia Praha (Základní sportovní jednota Dynamo Slavia Praha)
1953 – DSO Dynamo Praha (Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Dynamo Praha)
1954 – TJ Dynamo Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Dynamo Praha)
1965 – SK Slavia Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha)
1973 – TJ Slavia Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Slavia Praha)
1977 – TJ Slavia IPS Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Slavia Inženýrské průmyslové stavby Praha)
1978 – SK Slavia IPS Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Inženýrské průmyslové stavby Praha)
1991 – SK Slavia Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha - fotbal, a.s.)

Current squad

As of June 29, 2007: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CZE	Michal Vorel
2	MF	FRA	Mickaël Tavares
3	DF	CZE	Erich Brabec
4	DF	CZE	David Hubáček
5	MF	CZE	Michal Švec
5	MF	CZE	Marcel Gecov
6	DF	CZE	Martin Latka
7	FW	CZE	Stanislav Vlček
8	FW	CZE	Petr Janda
9	MF	CZE	Milan Černý
10	FW	BRA	Rogério Márcio Botelho Gaúcho
11	MF	CZE	Vladimír Šmicer
12	DF	CZE	František Dřížďal
13	DF	CZE	Ondřej Šourek


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	CZE	Zdeněk Šenkeřík
15	MF	BRA	Fernando Michel Costa
16	MF	CZE	Tomáš Jablonský
17	DF	CZE	Marek Suchý
18	MF	SVK	Dušan Švento
19	MF	SVK	Matej Krajčík
20	FW	SVK	Milan Ivana
21	MF	TUN	Tijani Belaid
21	MF	CZE	Lukáš Vácha
22	GK	CZE	Jakub Diviš
23	MF	CZE	Ladislav Volešák
24	FW	CZE	Tomáš Necid
25	MF	CZE	David Kalivoda
27	DF	CRO	Ante Aračić
28	GK	CZE	Martin Vaniak
29	GK	SVK	Matúš Kozáčik

2007–2008 transfers

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