Slavia Prague 896034 225553411 2008-07-14T07:57:03Z AlleborgoBot 3813685 robot Modifying: [[it:SK Slavia Praha]] {{Redirect6|Slavia Praha|the ice hockey team|HC Slavia Praha|the basketball team|BC Slavia Prague}} {{Football club infobox | clubname = Slavia Prague | image = [[Image:Logo slavia.gif|120px|logo]] | fullname = SK Slavia Praha | nickname = ''Sešívaní'' (The Sewns) | founded = [[1892 in football (soccer)|1892]]/ [[1896]] | ground = [[Stadion Eden]],<br/>[[Prague]] | capacity = 21 000 | chairman = {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Petr Doležal]] | manager = {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Karel Jarolím]] | league = [[Gambrinus liga]] | season = 2007-08 | position = Gambrinus liga, 1st | pattern_la1=_whiteshoulders|pattern_b1=_slavia|pattern_ra1=_redshoulders| leftarm1=FF0000|body1=|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FFFFF| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=0054A6|body2=0054A6|rightarm2=0054A6|shorts2=0054A6|socks2=0054A6| }} '''Slavia Prague''' ({{lang-cs|SK Slavia Praha}}) is a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] professional [[association football|football]] [[football team|club]] founded in [[1892]] in the city of [[Prague]]. They play in the [[Gambrinus liga]] - the highest competition in the Czech Republic. Alongside [[Sparta Prague]], they are considered one of the top Czech club and the rivalry between the two clubs is important in Czech football. Slavia has won 14 titles, several Czech cups and the [[Mitropa Cup]] (Central European Cup) in [[1938]]. Their latest success was winning the Gambrinus liga in the [[Gambrinus liga 2007-08|2007-08 season]]. Slavia won Gambrinus liga also in the [[Gambrinus liga 1995-96|1995-96 season]], when they also advanced to the [[UEFA Cup]] semi-finals. In [[2007]] they qualified for [[UEFA Champions League]] group stage for the first time in their history. In addition to their men's squad, Slavia Prague also has youth and women's clubs. ==History== Slavia were founded in 1892 in [[Vinohrady]], [[Prague]] as a [[sport]] club, where dominated [[cycling]]. In January 1896 came a new way to the club - football. On 25th of March in 1896 Slavia won their first match ever 6-0. The rivals were [[AC Sparta Praha]]. Big era for Slavia started in 1905, when [[Scotland|Scottish]] manager and former [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] player [[Johny William Madden]] brought new tactics and views on football from his homecountry. He managed to set up an early golden age for the club for long 25 years. Johny was the first Slavia manager. Before him there was only team captain who had something like managers rights. Under Maden Slavia won 134 domestic matches from possible 169 and 304 internationals from 429 between years 1905-1930. In the year of 1930 Maden left Slavia and professional football. In [[1934 FIFA World Cup]] [[Czechoslovakia national football team]] included 8 Slavia players, which means that Slavia were top Czech club in that age. The second gold period came when Slavia bought [[Josef Bican]] from [[VfB Admira Wacker Mödling|Admira Vienna]]. With this famous footballer Slavia won titles in years 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943. In 1951 Slavia finished at 11th. position and it was a big break. Poor results continued during nineteen-fifties and sixties when Slavia relegated twice. They promoted back in 1965. New age and comeback to the top began in 1990, when lots of young, budding players, including [[Vladimír Šmicer]] and [[Patrik Berger]], have been brought to the club. In 1996 Slavia won the fourteenth title after 49 years.<ref>[http://www.slavia.cz/statika.asp?typ=hEsej SK Slavia Praha - oficiální stránky<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.slavia.cz/statika.asp?typ=historie SK Slavia Praha - oficiální stránky<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===Today=== Slavia have suffered from financial problems in recent years, mainly because their repeated failure, until [[2007]], to qualify for the [[UEFA Champions League]]. Slavia has built a team of young players, many of whom represent their countries in "Under-21" teams. The brightest young hopes are [[Marek Suchý]] (U-19) and [[Dušan Švento]]. Slavia qualified for the [[UEFA Champions League 2007-08|2007-08 UEFA Champions League]] following a 3-1 aggregate victory over [[AFC Ajax|Ajax Amsterdam]] in the Third Qualifying Round. On August 30 in [[Monaco]], they were drawn in Group H along with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[FC Steaua Bucureşti|Steaua Bucharest]] and [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]. They started with a 2-1 win at home against Steaua and a 4-2 loss to Sevilla. Next came two matches against Arsenal; Slavia was dismantled 7-0 at [[Emirates Stadium]], but in the second leg they managed to steal a point for 0-0 draw. In [[Bucharest]] came 1-1 draw, which qualified this Czech team to [[UEFA Cup]] round of 32, from 3rd place in group H, in spite of home 0-3 defeat against Sevilla. [[Image:StadiumEden.jpg|thumb|Eden stadium]] In October 2006, the construction of new and long-awaited stadium at [[Stadion Eden|Eden]] for 21,000 spectators has started. The stadium was opened on [[May 7]], [[2008 in football (soccer)|2008]]. ===Ownership=== Until May of 2006 31% of the club owned [[ENIC Group|ENIC Sports Ltd]], who also have significant or controlling stakes in [[Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[AEK Athens FC|AEK Athens]]. 61% is owned by a Czech company Key Investments, who does not own the share itself, but manages it for an unknown owner. The remaining 8% are held by minor stockholders. From that date the club has been controlled by two Czech businessmen [[Tomáš Rosen]] and [[Petr Doležal]]. ==Notable players== The best known Slavia player of all time is perhaps forward [[Josef Bican|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 [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czech national team]] in two [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]]) and midfielder [[František Veselý]]. Other big names in club history are: [[Čestmír Vycpálek]], [[Jan Košek]], [[Alexander Bokšay]], [[Vlasta Kopecký]], [[Ota Hemele]], [[Jiří Hildebrandt]], [[Jan Lála]], [[František Veselý]], [[Luboš Kubík]] or [[Ivo Knoflíček]]. Players for Slavia in the 1990s include [[Patrik Berger]], [[Karel Poborský]] and [[Pavel Kuka]], who closed his career in [[2005 in football (soccer)|2005]]. Notable players of 2000s include [[Radek Černý]] and [[Stanislav Vlček]]. Among current notable players are forwards [[Vladimír Šmicer]] ([[2005 UEFA Champions League Final|2005 UEFA Champions League winner]]), [[Matej Krajčík]] and [[Martin Vaniak]]. ==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, 2007/08 * '''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 6]], [[2008]]: {{Football squad start}} {{Football squad player|no=1|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Michal Vorel]]|pos=GK}} {{Football squad player|no=2|nat=Cape Verde|name=[[Mickaël Tavares]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=3|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Erich Brabec]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=4|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[David Hubáček]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=6|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Martin Latka]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=8|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Petr Janda]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=9|nat=Macedonia|name=[[Goce Toleski]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=10|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Marek Jarolím]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=11|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Vladimír Šmicer]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=12|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[František Dřížďal]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Zdeněk Šenkeřík]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=17|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Marek Suchý]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad mid}} {{Football squad player|no=18|nat=Slovakia|name=[[Dušan Švento]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=20|nat=Slovakia|name=[[Milan Ivana]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=21|nat=Tunisia|name=[[Tijani Belaid]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=22|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Martin Abraham]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=23|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Ladislav Volešák]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=24|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Tomáš Necid]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=26|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Jaroslav Černý]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=28|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Martin Vaniak]]|pos=GK}} {{Football squad player|no=32|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Theodor Gebre Selassie]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Jakub Diviš]]|pos=GK}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Tomáš Jablonský]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Croatia|name=[[Ronald Šiklić]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad end}} ===Dual Nationality=== *{{flagicon|Tunisia}} {{flagicon|France}} [[Tijani Belaid]] *{{flagicon|Cape Verde}} {{flagicon|France}} [[Mickael Tavares]] === Summer 2008 transfers=== '''In''' {| {{Fs player|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Tomáš Necid]]|pos=FW|other=the end of loan in [[FK Jablonec 97]]}} |} {| {{Fs player|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Tomáš Jablonský]]|pos=MF|other=the end of loan in [[SK Kladno]]}} |} {| {{Fs player|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Jakub Diviš]]|pos=GK|other=the end of loan in [[SK Sparta Krč]]}} |} {| {{Fs player|nat=Croatia|name=[[Ronald Šiklić]]|pos=DF|other=[[NK Slaven Belupo]]}} |} '''Out''' {| {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Jan Blažek]]|pos=FW|other=the end of loan from [[FC Slovan Liberec]]}} |} {| {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Daniel Pudil]]|pos=MF|other=the end of loan from [[FC Slovan Liberec]]}} |} {| {{Fs player|no=|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Bořek Dočkal]]|pos=MF|other=[[FC Slovan Liberec]]}} |} {| {{Fs player|no=31|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Josef Kubásek]]|pos=GK|other=the end of loan from [[FK Baník Sokolov]]; signed to [[FK Mladá Boleslav]]}} |} {| {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[David Střihavka]]|pos=FW|other=the end of loan from [[FC Viktoria Plzeň]]}} |} {| {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[Ondřej Šourek]]|pos=DF|other=[[MŠK Žilina]]}} |} {| {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Czech Republic|name=[[David Kalivoda]]|pos=MF|other=[[1. FC Brno]]}} |} ==Trivia== Slavia have qualified for the [[UEFA Champions League]] six times (1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007). They had been eliminated five times until finally qualifying for the group stage in the 2007/2008 season. ==Managers== ''As of June, [[2008]]. Only competitive matches are counted.'' {| class="prettytable" | valign="top" width="33%" | *[[Jake Madden|John William Madden]] (1905-30) *[[Josef Štaplík]] (1930-33) *[[Kálmán Konrád]] (1933-35) *[[Jan Reichert]] (1935-38, 1949) *[[Emil Seifert]] (1939-46, 1952-53) *[[Josef Pojar]] (1946-47) *[[Viliam König]] (1947-48, 1950-51) *[[Josef Bican]] (1954-56) *[[Antonín Rýgr]]<small> (1956-58, 59, 1960-63, 1970-72)</small> *[[Josef Forejt]] (1958, 1960, 1969-70) *[[Vlastimil Kopecký]] (1959) *[[Karel Finek]] (1959-60, 1963-64) *[[František Ipser]] (1964-66) | valign="top" width="33%" | *[[Vratislav Fikejz]] (1966) *[[Mirko Paráček]] (1966) *[[František Havránek]] (1966-68) *[[Jiří Nedvídek]] (1968-69) *[[Miroslav Linhart]] (1972) *[[Rudolf Vytlačil]] (1973) *[[Jaroslav Jareš]] (1973-79, 1984-86) *[[Bohumil Musil]] (1979-80) *[[Josef Bouška]] (1981) *[[Miroslav Starý]] (1981) *[[Milan Máčala]] (1982-84) *[[Vlastimil Petržela]] (1986-87,1990-92) | valign="top" width="33%" | *[[Tomáš Pospíchal]] (1987-88) *[[Ivan Kopecký]] (1988-89) *[[Jozef Jarabinský]] (1992-93) *[[Jindřich Dejmal]] (1993-94) *[[Miroslav Beránek]] (1994-95, 2001-03) *[[František Cipro]] (1995-97, 1999-00) *[[Pavel Tobiáš]] (1997-98) *[[Petr Rada]] (1998) *[[Jaroslav Hřebík]] (1998-99) *[[Karel Jarolím]] (2000-01, 2005-present) *[[Josef Pešice]] (2001) *[[Josef Csaplár]] (2004-05) |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.slavia.cz/ Official website] * [http://www.stadioneden.cz/webmagazine/home.asp?idk=269 Website of the Eden Stadium] * [http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=52498/domestic.html UEFA´s Slavia Site] {{fb start}} {{1. 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