The club was in the Czech First League at the top tier of Czech football from 1995 to 2000, getting relegated in 2000 but returning to the top flight the following season in 2001. After another relegation they returned again in 2003 and had a two-year spell in the top division, but internal issues led to a slow decline of the club and relegation to the regional division. The club celebrated a return to the Second Division in 2011,[1] but after just two seasons, they were relegated back to the Moravian–Silesian Football League (MSFL) in 2013.[2] The club won promotion back into the second level of football in their first season in the MSFL.[3] They won the Czech National Football League in 2018, securing promotion to the top flight. However they were relegated to the National League again in 2021.
Historical namesedit
1907–09 – Troppauer Fussballverein
1909–39 – Deutscher Sportverein Troppau
1939–45 – NS Turngemeinde Troppau
1945–48 – SK Slezan Opava
1948–50 – Sokol Slezan Opava
1950–53 – ZSJ SPJP Opava
1953–58 – TJ Baník Opava
1958–90 – TJ Ostroj Opava
1990–94 – FK Ostroj Opava
1994–98 – FC Kaučuk Opava
Since 1998 – SFC Opava
Fans and rivalriesedit
The club has a group of fanatical fans called Opaváci[4] who frequently produce tifos and displays, as well as travel to away games. They have a friendship with fellow Silesian team Śląsk Wrocław[5] and have derby rivalries with FC Baník Ostrava and FC Hlučín, with the matches between them known as the Silesian Derby.
^"U fotbalistů Opavy skončil kouč West". Sport.cz. Czech News Agency. 6 December 2022.
^"Trenéra Hlinku u fotbalistů druholigové Opavy střídá Brožek". Sport.cz. Czech News Agency. 24 April 2023.
External linksedit
Official website(in Czech)
December 15, 2023
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Slezsky FC Opava is a professional football club based in Opava Czech Republic The club plays in the Czech National Football League the second of Czech football after being relegated from the Czech First League at the end of the 2020 21 season SFC OpavaFull nameSlezsky fotbalovy club Opava a s Nickname s Slezsky zlutomodriFounded1907 116 years ago 1907 GroundStadion v Mestskych sadechCapacity7 758ChairmanLukas PetrikManagerMiloslav BrozekLeagueCzech National Football League2022 2313th of 16WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird colours Contents 1 History 2 Historical names 3 Fans and rivalries 4 Players 4 1 Current squad 4 2 Out on loan 4 3 Notable former players 5 Player records in the Czech First League 5 1 Most appearances 5 2 Most goals 5 3 Most clean sheets 6 Managers 7 Honours 8 Club records 8 1 Czech First League records 9 References 10 External linksHistory editThe club was in the Czech First League at the top tier of Czech football from 1995 to 2000 getting relegated in 2000 but returning to the top flight the following season in 2001 After another relegation they returned again in 2003 and had a two year spell in the top division but internal issues led to a slow decline of the club and relegation to the regional division The club celebrated a return to the Second Division in 2011 1 but after just two seasons they were relegated back to the Moravian Silesian Football League MSFL in 2013 2 The club won promotion back into the second level of football in their first season in the MSFL 3 They won the Czech National Football League in 2018 securing promotion to the top flight However they were relegated to the National League again in 2021 Historical names edit1907 09 Troppauer Fussballverein 1909 39 Deutscher Sportverein Troppau 1939 45 NS Turngemeinde Troppau 1945 48 SK Slezan Opava 1948 50 Sokol Slezan Opava 1950 53 ZSJ SPJP Opava 1953 58 TJ Banik Opava 1958 90 TJ Ostroj Opava 1990 94 FK Ostroj Opava 1994 98 FC Kaucuk Opava Since 1998 SFC OpavaFans and rivalries editThe club has a group of fanatical fans called Opavaci 4 who frequently produce tifos and displays as well as travel to away games They have a friendship with fellow Silesian team Slask Wroclaw 5 and have derby rivalries with FC Banik Ostrava and FC Hlucin with the matches between them known as the Silesian Derby Players editCurrent squad edit As of 10 September 2023 6 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp CZE Lumir Ciz6 DF nbsp CZE Jiri Janoscin9 FW nbsp CZE Florian Visna10 FW nbsp CZE David Vanecek11 FW nbsp CZE Tomas Rataj12 MF nbsp CZE Adam Gorcica13 MF nbsp NGA Solomon Omale14 MF nbsp CZE Adam Ondracek15 DF nbsp CZE Tomas Vincour16 MF nbsp CZE Radim Dostal17 DF nbsp CZE Adam Rychly18 FW nbsp CZE Bohdan Velicka19 DF nbsp CZE Matej Helebrand No Pos Nation Player20 MF nbsp CZE Filip Blecha21 DF nbsp CZE Jan Kadlec22 DF nbsp CZE Patrik Haitl23 DF nbsp CZE Milos Kopecny24 MF nbsp CZE Matej Hybl25 MF nbsp CZE Adam Scudla32 MF nbsp AUS Thomas Whiffen33 GK nbsp CZE Alex Fojticek51 GK nbsp CZE Adam Richter97 FW nbsp NGA Mohammed Yahaya MF nbsp CZE Jakub Rezek MF nbsp CZE Jaroslav MalekOut on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation PlayerNotable former players edit For a more comprehensive list see Category SFC Opava players Player records in the Czech First League editAs of 18 July 2023 7 Most appearances edit Name Matches1 nbsp Jan Baranek 1452 nbsp Jaroslav Kolinek 1383 nbsp Alois Grussmann 1314 nbsp Miroslav Kamas 1295 nbsp Roman Hendrych 1196 nbsp Tomas Vychodil 93 Most goals edit Name Goals1 nbsp Alois Grussmann 332 nbsp Jan Baranek 173 nbsp Radomir Prasek 134 nbsp Roman Hendrych 12 nbsp Martin Rozhon nbsp Jiri Bartl Most clean sheets edit Name Clean sheets1 nbsp Rene Twardzik 222 nbsp Vilem Fendrich 153 nbsp Petr Vasek 11Managers editVlastimil Belik 1945 8 Jan Novak late 1940s 8 Vaclav Smetanka late 1940s 8 Karel Novak 1957 9 Milan Pouba 1958 9 April 1961 10 Josef Cernohorsky April 1961 10 September 1961 11 Milan Pouba September 1961 11 1963 12 second term Karel Capek 1963 1964 13 Milan Pouba 1964 14 1965 15 Karel Capek 1965 15 September 1966 16 Jan Balnar September 1966 16 1967 17 Milan Pouba 1967 17 August 1968 18 Karel Novak September 1968 18 1970 19 Anton Krasnohorsky 1970 20 Evzen Hadamczik 1970 20 1978 21 Karel Vetrovec 1978 21 Kvetoslav Striz 1978 22 Milan Pouba 1978 1979 22 Petr Hudec 1979 1980 23 Milan Pouba 1980 24 1981 25 Alois Sommer 1981 25 1990 26 Petr Zemlik 1990 27 1992 28 Petr Ondrasek 1992 29 Oldrich Sedlacek 1992 April 1993 29 Alois Sommer 1993 29 Jaroslav Pindor 1993 30 Jaroslav Gurtler 1993 30 1994 31 Petr Zemlik 1994 31 1997 32 Jiri Nejedly 1997 1998 33 Petr Zemlik 1998 33 Jiri Bartl 1998 2000 Petr Ulicny 2000 Bohus Keler 2000 01 Miroslav Mentel 2001 02 Karel Jarusek 2002 03 Pavel Hapal 2003 04 Vlastimil Palicka 2004 05 Radoslav Latal 2008 09 Josef Mazura 2010 12 David Vavruska 2012 13 Jan Baranek 2013 16 Roman Skuhravy 2016 2018 Ivan Kopecky 2018 2019 Josef Dvornik 2019 Jiri Balcarek 2019 2020 Radoslav Kovac 2020 2021 Roman West 2021 2022 34 Peter Hlinka 2023 Miloslav Brozek 2023 present 35 Honours editCzech 2 liga second tier Runners up 3 1994 95 2000 01 2002 03 Moravian Silesian Football League third tier Champions 2 2010 11 2013 14 Czech Cup Runners up 1 2016 17Club records editCzech First League records edit Best position 6th 1995 96 Worst position 18th 2020 21 Biggest home win Opava 5 0 Pribram 2018 19 Biggest away win Slovacko 0 2 Opava 2018 19 Biggest home defeat Opava 0 6 Slavia Prague 2020 21 Biggest away defeat Jablonec 5 0 Opava 2001 02 Mlada Boleslav 6 1 Opava 2018 19 References edit MSFL Fotbaliste Slezskeho FC pod drobnohledem denik cz in Czech 2 July 2011 Retrieved 18 June 2013 Opavsti fotbaliste museji po sestupu najit kostru tymu idnes cz 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Klub Historie sfc cz a b Slezsky FC Opava Klub Historie sfc cz Slezsky FC Opava Klub Historie sfc cz Slezsky FC Opava Klub Historie sfc cz Slezsky FC Opava Klub Historie sfc cz a b c Slezsky FC Opava Klub Historie sfc cz a b Slezsky FC Opava Klub Historie sfc cz a b Slezsky FC Opava Klub Historie sfc cz Slezsky FC Opava Klub Historie sfc cz a b Slezsky FC Opava Klub Historie sfc cz U fotbalistu Opavy skoncil kouc West Sport cz Czech News Agency 6 December 2022 Trenera Hlinku u fotbalistu druholigove Opavy strida Brozek Sport cz Czech News Agency 24 April 2023 External links editOfficial website nbsp in Czech Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SFC Opava amp oldid 1177032655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
