AFK Union Žižkov
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| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | AFK Union Žižkov | ||
| Seat | Prague | ||
| founding | 1907 | ||
| Colours | black-and-white | ||
| Website | unionzizkov.estranky.cz ( Memento from August 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Venue | Na Balkaně | ||
| Places | 1000 | ||
| league | Pražská I. B třída (7th division) | ||
| 2006/07 | 11th place | ||
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The AFK Union Žižkov is a Czech football club from the Prague district of Žižkov . Founded in 1907, the club was one of the best clubs in the country , especially in the early years of Czechoslovakia , which was founded in 1918 . When professionalism was introduced in 1925, Union opted for amateur status and became the first amateur champion in Czechoslovakia in the same year .
Club history
The club was founded in 1907 as AFK Union Žižkov in Žižkov , which was incorporated into Prague in 1922 . The team took part in the championships of the Czech Football Association ČSF in 1912, 1913, 1915 and 1917.
In 1911, 1913, 1914, 1915 and 1916 the Union, playing in black and white jerseys, took part in the so-called Charity Cup , the most important competition in Bohemia at the time . After the establishment of Czechoslovakia , Union belonged to the Central Bohemian League, which was considered to be the strongest in the country. The best placement was second place in the 1921 season behind Sparta and ahead of Slavia Prague .
In 1925, professional football was introduced in Czechoslovakia . While around a dozen clubs opted for professionalism, Union Žižkov remained in the amateur field, which played its own championship. Over the SK Prostějov (3-1) and Rapid Vinohrady (3-2) Union came to the final, where AFK Čechoslovan Košíře was defeated 3-2.
The championship team was composed as follows:
Václav Hroneš; Čech, Knot; Teisinger, Malý, Soukenka; Otto Fleischmann, Jan Knobloch-Madelon, Koráb, Antonín Šindelář, František Císař
At this point, the team was almost past its zenith, local rival Viktoria Žižkov , who played in the professional league, had overtaken her. Union was never able to build on this success. Although she also took part in the following final round of the amateur championship, but was eliminated in the 1st round (quarter-finals) against SK Sparta Košíře.
Union was still in second class in the years 1935/36 to 1938/39, 1940/41 and 1942/43 and 1943/44. After the Second World War , the club was renamed several times and disappeared into sporting insignificance.
Stages
- Biskupcova ulice (approximately until World War I )
- Well Khmelnici
- Na Balkaně
National player
- František Císař , six international matches, one goal between 1922 and 1924
- Jan Dvořáček , twelve international matches, ten goals between 1921 and 1927, moved to Sparta Prague in 1924
- Antonín Kaliba , goalkeeper, six international matches between 1922 and 1926, moved to Sparta Prague in 1924
- Antonín Šindelář , two international matches between 1928 and 1929, moved to Bohemians Prague in 1929
Other well-known former players
- Vlasta Burian : The well-known actor and goalkeeper moved to Sparta Prague in 1914
- Antonín Carvan
- František Cvetler
- Otto Fleischmann
- Jan Knobloch-Madelon
- Ladislav Šimůnek
Club names
- 1907 AFK Union Žižkov
- 19 ?? ASK Union Žižkov
- 1948 Sokol Union Žižkov
- 1950 Sokol Žižkov B.
- 1952 ZSJ Pošta Žižkov
- 1953 TJ Dynamo Žižkov Spoje
- 1956 TJ Spoje Žižkov
- 19 ?? TJ Union Žižkov
- 19 ?? AFK Union Žižkov
Others
The club should not be confused with the less successful and now non-existent SK Union Žižkov .
Web links and sources
- Karel Vaněk a kol. (Ed.): Malá encyklopedie fotbalu. Olympia, Prague 1984.
- Igor Mráz, Jindřich Pejchar, Josef Pondělík, František Žemla: Svět devadesáti minut. Z dějin Československé kopané. 1. díl / 1901–1945. Olympia, Prague 1976.
- Jindřich Horák, Lubomír Král: Encyclopedie našeho fotbalu. Sto let českého a slovenského fotbalu. Domací soutěže. Libri, Prague 1997.