SK Sigma Olomouc

Sigma Olomouc
Basic data
Surname	SK Sigma Olomouc, as
Seat	Olomouc
founding	1919
Colours	Blue White
president	Josef Lébr Chairman of the Board
Website	sigmafotbal.cz
First soccer team
Head coach	Radoslav Látal
Venue	Andrův stadium
Places	12,541 seats
league	1st League
2019/20	7th place
home Away Alternatively

Sigma Olomouc , officially SK Sigma Olomouc , is a Czech football club , based in the Central Moravian town of Olomouc ( Olomouc in Czech ).

Club history

Founding years

In the summer of 1919, a group around 16-year-old Karel Tatíček decided to found a football club in Hejčín. At that time Hejčín was still an independent village on the outskirts of Olomouc. The Fotbalový klub Hejčín lost their first official game against a selection of students from Olomouc with 1:19. A short time later, another football team, the so-called Hejčínská jedáctka , was formed in Hejčín . After several friendlies between these two teams, it was decided to join forces. But there was a dispute about the future club name. Finally it was decided to have one last encounter, the name of the winner should also be adopted by the loser. The game won the FK Hejčín, but this then suggested a compromise. The new club should be called SK Hejčín. In the founding year, Hejčín was incorporated into Olomouc along with two towns and ten other places. It was not until 1925 that the SK Hejčín became a member of the football association. The club, which played in the lower leagues, did not have its own football field until 1946, when it was only possible to build its own field in the neighboring district of Řepčín to the north.

post war period

About a year later the club was renamed for the first time, and many other name changes followed. It was now called Hejčínský SK Bánské a Hutní Olomouc . This took account of the fact that numerous players were employed by the local steelworks Moravské železárny , MŽ for short , which came under the patronage of the Bánské a Hutní , BaH for short , in a first wave of nationalization . A little later, all sports clubs were subordinated to the Sokol movement , the new name was now ZSJ BaH Olomouc . Another renaming to ZSJ MŽ Olomouc followed when the steelworks became an independent company.

During these years the club played in the I. A třída, the fourth division. The club was significantly strengthened in 1951 by players from the dissolved Sokol OD Olomouc, formerly SK Olomouc ASO . 1954 succeeded under the name Baník MŽ Olomouc the promotion to the third division, but there you could only hold one year. In 1963 he succeeded under the name TJ MŽ Olomouc promotion to the second division, where Olomouc only stayed two seasons and had to relegate again, even up to the fourth division. In 1966 the club was renamed TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc . Sigma is a large pump manufacturer from the Lutín commune in the Olomouc district. In 1965 the club moved into its current stadium, the Andrův stadium , which was then called the Stadion Míru (German: Stadium of Peace). Under coach Karel Brückner , Sigma was promoted to the ČNL B, the third division, group B in 1974. In 1977, the previously single-track second division was divided into two groups, so that Sigma reached a fifth place in his third division group for promotion.

Promotion to the 1st division

After two third places and a fourth place in the second division, Sigma was promoted to the first division in 1981/82. With only 16 points you had to leave the top division as the bottom of the table. In 1983/84, Sigma managed to regain promotion immediately, and the club has not been relegated since then. In 1986 the team finished fourth, which entitles them to participate in the 1986/87 UEFA Cup . Against the eventual winner IFK Göteborg Sigma was eliminated in the first round with 1: 1 and 0: 4.

successes

The most successful season in the club's history up to that point was the 1990/91 season. With only two points behind champions Sparta Prague , Sigma took third place. In the 1991/92 UEFA Cup , the team reached the quarter-finals after victories over Bangor FC , Torpedo Moscow and Hamburger SV . There they only narrowly failed 1: 1 and 0: 1 at Real Madrid . Players such as Pavel Hapal , Milan Kerbr , Martin Kotůlek , Michal Kovář and Radoslav Látal were involved in this success . A year later, Sigma made it into the UEFA Cup again, failing in the third round to Juventus Turin . The greatest success up to that point was the Czech runner-up in 1995/96, in addition to Kerbr, Kotůlek and Kovář, Martin Vaniak , Miroslav Baranek and Karel Rada were also involved. The coach was Karel Brückner. 2000/01 moved Sigma Olomouc to the final of the UEFA Intertoto Cup , but lost to Udinese Calcio in the extension of the second leg . In 2009, the club qualified for the Europa League and reached there after victories over Fram Reykjavík and FC Aberdeen the play-off round, where they were eliminated against Everton .

On May 2, 2012, the club celebrated its greatest success to date. In the cup final in Plzeň , Sigma Olmütz was able to prevail 1-0 against the favorites Sparta Prague . The decisive goal came -back Michal Veprek in the 46th minute. However, UEFA banned the club from participating in the 2012/13 UEFA Europa League for bribery .

Club names

• FK Hejčín (1919 to 1920)
• SK Hejčín (1920 to 1947)
• Hejčínský SK Bánské a Hutní Olomouc (1947 to 1948)
• ZSJ BaH Olomouc (1948 to 1949)
• ZSJ MŽ Olomouc (1949 to 1952)
• Sokol Hanácké železárny Olomouc (1952 to 1953)
• DSO Baník MŽ Olomouc (1953 to 1955)
• TJ Spartak MŽ Olomouc (1955 to 1960)
• TJ MŽ Olomouc (1960 to 1967)
• TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc (1966 to 1979)
• TJ Sigma ZTS Olomouc (1979 to 1990)
• SK Sigma MŽ Olomouc (1990 to 1996)
• SK Sigma Olomouc (since 1996)

successes

• Czech runner-up (1): 1996
• 3rd place 1st Czech League (2): 1998 and 2001
• 3rd place 1st Czechoslovak League (2): 1991 and 1992
• Czech Cup Winner (1): 2012
• Czech Supercup winner (1): 2012
• 1991/92 UEFA Cup quarter-finals
• 2000/01 UEFA Intertoto Cup final

In the all-time table of the 1st Czech league, SK Sigma Olmütz is currently fifth. In the all-time table of the Czechoslovak League , the club is 23rd out of a total of 64 clubs.

European Cup balance sheet

season	competition	round	opponent	total	To	Back
1986/87	Uefa cup	1 round	IFK Gothenburg	1: 5	1: 1 (H)	0: 4 (A)
1991/92	Uefa cup	1 round	Bangor FC	6-0	3: 0 (A)	3: 0 (H)
		2nd round	Torpedo Moscow	2-0	2: 0 (H)	0: 0 (A)
		3rd round	Hamburger SV	6: 2	2: 1 (A)	4: 1 (H)
		Quarter finals	real Madrid	1: 2	1: 1 (H)	0: 1 (A)
1992/93	Uefa cup	1 round	FC Universitatea Craiova	3: 1	1: 0 (H)	2: 1 (A)
		2nd round	Fenerbahçe Istanbul	7: 2	0: 1 (A)	7: 0 (H)
		3rd round	Juventus Turin	1: 7	1: 2 (H)	0: 5 (A)
1996/97	Uefa cup	1 round	Hutnik Krakow	2: 3	1: 0 (H)	1: 3 (A)
1998/99	Uefa cup	2nd qualifying round	FC Kilmarnock	4-0	2: 0 (H)	2: 0 (A)
		1 round	Olympique Marseille	2: 6	2: 2 (H)	0: 4 (A)
1999/2000	Uefa cup	qualification	Sheriff Tiraspol	( a ) 1: 1(a)	1: 1 (A)	0: 0 (H)
		1 round	RCD Mallorca	1: 3	1: 3 (H)	0: 0 (A)
2000	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	Araks Ararat	3: 1	2: 1 (A)	1: 0 (H)
		2nd round	Welbaschd Kjustendil	8: 2	0: 2 (A)	8: 0 (H)
		3rd round	NK Slaven Belupo	2: 1	1: 1 (A)	1: 0 (H)
		Semifinals	FK Chmel Blšany	3: 1	3: 1 (H)	0: 0 (A)
		final	Udinese Calcio	4: 6	2: 2 (H)	2: 4 a.d. (A)
2001/02	Uefa cup	2nd qualifying round	Celta Vigo	4: 7	0: 4 (A)	4: 3 (H)
2002/03	Uefa cup	qualification	FK Sarajevo	3: 3 (3: 5  in good condition )	2: 1 (H)	1: 2 a.d. (A)
2004/05	Uefa cup	2nd qualifying round	Nistru Otaci	6: 1	2: 1 (A)	4: 0 (H)
		1 round	Real Zaragoza	2: 4	0: 1 (H)	2: 3 (A)
2005	UEFA Intertoto Cup	2nd round	Pogoń Szczecin	1-0	1: 0 (H)	0: 0 (A)
		3rd round	Borussia Dortmund	( a ) 1: 1(a)	1: 1 (A)	0: 0 (H)
		Semifinals	Hamburger SV	0: 4	0: 1 (H)	0: 3 (A)
2009/10	UEFA Europa League	2nd qualifying round	Fram Reykjavík	3: 1	1: 1 (H)	2: 0 (A)
		3rd qualifying round	Aberdeen FC	8: 1	5: 1 (A)	3: 0 (H)
		Play-offs	Everton FC	1: 5	0: 4 (H)	1: 1 (A)
2018/19	UEFA Europa League	3rd qualifying round	FK Qairat Almaty	4: 1	2: 0 (H)	2: 1 (A)
		Play-offs	Sevilla FC	0: 4	0: 1 (H)	0: 3 (A)

Legend: (H) - home game, (A) - away game, (N) - neutral place, (a) - away goal rule , (i. E.) - on penalties , (n. V.) - after extra time

Overall record : 60 games, 26 wins, 15 draws, 19 defeats, 90:75 goals (goal difference +15)

Trainer

• Milan Máčala (1980-1981)
• Vlastimil Palička (1993–1994, 1997–1999) assistant coach, (2006) coach,
• Dušan Radolský (1994–1996)
• Petr Uličný (2002–2006, 2011–2012)
• Martin Pulpit (2007-2008)
• Zdeněk Psotka (2008)
• Roman Pivarník (2012-2013)

player

• Petr Uličný (1977-1983)
• Radoslav Látal (1977–1987) youth, (1987–1989, 1991–1994, 2001) player,
• Oldřich Machala (1981–1982) youth, (1984–1991, 1993–2001) player,
• Leoš Kalvoda (1982–1990)
• Vladislav Lauda (1983–1986)
• Pavel Hapal (1983–1986) youth, (1986–1988, 1990–1992, 1998–1999, 2000–2001) player,
• Martin Kotůlek (1986–1989, 1990–2000)
• Radek Drulák (1987–1990, 1997–1998)
• David Kobylík (1987–1999) youth, (1999–2002, 2004–2005, 2009) player,
• Jiří Balcárek (1988–1990) youth, (1991, 1993–1995, 1995–1999) player,
• David Rozehnal (1989–1997) youth, (1999–2003) player,
• Tomáš Ujfaluši (1991–1996) youth, (1996–2000) player,
• Marek Heinz (1991–1996) youth, (1996, 1997–2000, 2011–2013) player,
• Milan Kerbr (1991–1997)
• Martin Vaniak (1991–1997, 2001–2005)
• Radek Onderka (1994–1996)
• Vojtěch schoolmaster (1994–2001) youth, (2003–2004, 2006–2008) player,
• Stanislav Vlček (1997-2003)
• Roman Hubník (1998–2002) youth, (2002–2007, 2015) player,
• Radim Kučera (1998-2005, 2010)
• Aleš Urbánek (1999-2003)
• Radek Špiláček (2000-2006)

literature

• Adolf Růžička among others: SK Sigma Olomouc . Brno, Computer Press, 2004, ISBN 80-251-0201-7

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ban by UEFA