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FC Baník Ostrava

FC Baník Ostravais a professionalfootballclub fromOstravain theCzech Republic.

Baník Ostrava
Full nameFootball Club Baník Ostrava, a.s.
Nickname(s)Chachaři, Baníček
Founded1922;103 years ago(1922),
asSK Slezská Ostrava
GroundMěstský stadion,Ostrava
Capacity15,123
ChairmanVáclav Brabec
ManagerPavel Hapal
LeagueCzech First League
2023–244th of 16
Websitewww.fcb.cz
Current season

Founded in 1922 asSK Slezská Ostrava,Baník has won numerous national and international trophies.

History

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Formation and history to 1937

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Squad of SK Slezská Ostrava in 1923
First emblem of the club, drawn by Karel Aniol

The club was founded on 8 September 1922 asSK Slezská Ostrava,when 20 activists signed the establishment treaty in theU Duburestaurant. The signatories were mostly poor coal miners from the Kamenec coal mining settlement in Ostrava. The founders were Karel Aniol, Arnošt Haberkiewicz, Petr Křižák, František Mruzek and Jaroslav Horák.[1]

SK Slezská Ostrava was a poor club, raising money for the functioning of the club was a common concern. It didn't have its own playing field and was forced to loan fields from wealthier clubs. The first field of its own was built in autumn of 1925 at Kamenec. It was however stony and did not meet requirements of the football officials. In 1934 club activists succeeded in renting the land atStará střelnicefrom regional wealthy industrialist Count Wilczek. During the summer of 1934 a new field was built there. Many workers volunteered to help with the construction for free. Workers and coal miners often came directly from shifts to build the field.[2]

SK Slezská Ostrava began to compete with other teams in the league system in the spring of 1923. It started in the lowest division(III. třída župy)and was promoted to the higher division the same year. It took, however, some time for the club to reach the highest divisions of football in Czechoslovakia. In 1934 the club won promotion to the Moravian-Silesian Division, one of the highest leagues in the country. The promotion made SK Slezská Ostrava a popular team in the city and public interest was rising. The 1935 derby against Slovan Ostrava was watched atStará střelniceby 5,400 spectators.[3]

From 1937 to 1952

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TheFirst Leaguein Czechoslovakia was dominated byPragueteams at that time, which were advanced in all aspects. Promotion to the First League was, therefore, a big success for SK Slezská Ostrava. In 15 years the team advanced from the obscure minnows to the highest level of football in the country. The first league match atStará střelnicewas played on 22 August 1937 against1. ČsŠK Bratislava.In the second match, the newcomer team faced famousSparta Praguein Prague. Though Sparta's roster was full ofnational teamplayers, Baník won 3–2 and caused an immediate sensation.[4]SK Slezská Ostrava survived three seasons in the First League before being relegated in 1940.[citation needed]

SK Slezská Ostrava played in the Division until 1943, when it was again promoted to the First League. Promotion to the highest league sparked even stronger interest for football in local people. Later, famed opera singerRudolf Asmuseven sang the new anthem for the club. In the 1943–44 season the home attendances of SK Slezská Ostrava reached the highest level so far. The match againstSlavia Praguewas attended by 33,000 people.[5]

From 1952 to 1967

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In 1952 the club adopted the nameDSO Baník Ostrava.Since then the name went only through slight changes. In the1954 season,Baník achieved its biggest league success so far, finishing second in the league after Sparta. In 1959 Baník played for the last time at the oldStará střelnicestadium.Stará střelnicedid not meet the requirements set by the football association. The pitch was not grassy, but covered withslag,which was also a reason to close down the stadium. The newBazalystadium was constructed in 1959 inSlezská Ostrava,and was opened on 19 April 1959.

In the1965–66 seasonBaník was weakened by the generation change. It ended 13th in the league table and was relegated to the Second League. A year later Baník was again promoted to the top division. Since then Baník has played exclusively in the top flight of football in the country.[6]

The Golden Era

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In 1972/73 and 1977/78 Baník won theCzechoslovak Cup.[7]In the1975-76 season,the club won the Czechoslovak league for the first time.

The team's squad was stable in the Golden Era years. The best players likeLičkaandVojáčekwere regularly playing for the national team. Others likeRadimec,Rygel,NěmecandŠreinerplayed also for the Olympic team. In the1979–80 seasonBaník won its second Czechoslovakian title, finishing five points ahead ofZbrojovka Brno.In the1980–81 seasonof theUEFA European CupBaník reached the quarter-finals, where it was knocked out byBayern Munich.In thesame season,Baník also won the First League again. For the next two seasons, Baník finished second in the league table. After the 1982–83 season, coach Hadamczik resigned, thus symbolically ending the Golden Era of the club.

From 1983

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In the following years, Baník was unable to reach the highest positions in the league. The team was undergoing another generation change and young players did not maintain their performance for the whole season. Baník however regularly appeared in the upper part of the league table. In the 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons it finished second in the league. In 1991, Baník won theCzechoslovak Cupby beatingSpartak Trnava6–1 in the final.[8]

In the2003–04 seasonthey won the Czech Republic league.[9]

From 2016: the Václav Brabec era

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In the2015–16 seasonthey were under financial distress and were bought by Czech millionaire Václav Brabec who originated fromKroměříž.They were relegated to the Czech Second League for the 2016–17 season. In the2016–17 seasonthey finished 2nd and started their rebuild to compete in the Czech First League for the 2017–18 season.

With no youth training facilities before the new ownership, under Václav Brabec the team began investing 150 million Kč in three facilities.

1) A partnership in 2017 with K-9 Grade School of J. Šoupal, where they have at their disposal 2 natural fields and 1 artificial field for the youth development.

2) building (expected complete early 2019) new training grounds at Vista that will enable the team to have 2 more artificial fields and 1 natural field for their youth teams.

3) The team is working with the Dvořák High School that will enable their athletes to finish a degree in sports management as well as all 20–25 individuals to train together.

Václav Brabec hired former Baník Ostrava star and home-grown playerMarek Jankulovskito take over the role ofDušan Vrťoas the teams Sport Director. Jankulovski brought in a few players such asDaniel Holzer,Patrizio StronatiandAdam Jánošfor the2018–19 season.

In the2020–21 seasonMarek Jankulovskistepped down from his role to take the Chairman Board of Directors role.Milan Barošretired. Acquisitions before the 2020–21 campaign came fromFC SlováckoinJan JuroškaandTomáš Zajíc.Puma became the new team kit provider, taking over from existing kit manufacturer Adidas.

Historical names

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  • 1922 —SK Slezská Ostrava(Sport Club Slezská Ostrava)
  • 1945 —SK Ostrava(Sport Club Ostrava)
  • 1948 —Sokol Trojice Ostrava
  • 1951 —Sokol OKD Ostrava(Sokol Ostrava-Karviná Mines Ostrava)
  • 1952 —DSO Baník Ostrava(Volunteers Sport Organisation Baník Ostrava)
  • 1961 —TJ Baník Ostrava(Physical Education Unit Baník Ostrava)
  • 1970 —TJ Baník Ostrava OKD(Physical Education Unit Baník Ostrava Ostrava-Karviná Mines)
  • 1990 —FC Baník Ostrava(Football Club Baník Ostrava, a.s.)
  • 1994 —FC Baník Ostrava Tango(Football Club Baník Ostrava Tango, a.s.)
  • 1995 —FC Baník Ostrava(Football Club Baník Ostrava, a.s.)
  • 2003 —FC Baník Ostrava(Football Club Baník Ostrava Ispat, a.s.)
  • 2005 —FC Baník Ostrava(Football Club Baník Ostrava, a.s.)

Stadiums

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In the early beginings from 1922 to 1925, the club was without its own ground or stadium. The first ground was completed in Ostrava's miner district "Kamenec" in 1925. Banik was playing there for 9 years and moved to souther part of Silesian Ostrava near by a park "Stará střelnice" (Old Shooting range). It was a special place, because a cable car with coal was running above one of the wooden stands. That was also one of the reasons, why the stadium starting to unfil league criteria in the early 50s.

The club management was looking for a new place for the new stadium and found it in the area of former basalt quarry. They then started building a new stadium for more than 30,000 spectators and named it Bazaly after the basalt. It was Banik's home from 1953 to 2015 and later had a capacity of approximately 17,500 seats. Currently, Bazaly is being transformed into a youth academy that will have 5 training fields.

Their stadium is theMěstský stadion – Vítkovice Aréna,which has a capacity of 15,275.[10]

Supporters

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Club supporters during the home match against1. FC Brno

In the late 2000s Baník had attendances higher than most within theCzech First League.[11][12][13]

Ultrasupporters of Baník call themselvesChachaři,which means "bad boys" in the local dialect.[14]Some of the ultras' songs contain lyrics proudly demonstrating willingness to not only sing, but also fight for their club. Baník's ultras have made friendships over the years, and in 2006 celebrated 10 years of partnership with 2nd divisionPolandclub,GKS Katowice.The celebration took the form of a game between the two teams, organised by the clubs' directors. The fixture took place at GKS's stadium, where throughout the 90 minutes the opposing sets of fans sung one another's songs. At the end of the game, both sets of fans climbed over metal fences in order to race onto the pitch come the final whistle to embrace and exchange scarves.[15]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 4 February 2025.[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF CZE Jiří Boula
6 DF CZE Michal Fukala
7 DF CZE Karel Pojezný
9 MF CZE David Buchta
10 MF CZE Matěj Šín
11 FW CZE David Látal
12 MF SVK Tomáš Rigo
13 MF CZE Samuel Grygar
14 MF CZE Radim Šudák
15 DF GHA Patrick Kpozo
17 DF CZE Michal Frydrych
18 DF CMR Roan Nogha(on loan from Nkufo Academy)
19 DF CZE David Lischka
21 MF CZE Michal Kohút
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW CZE Tomáš Zlatohlávek
24 DF CZE Jan Juroška
25 MF GER Dennis Owusu
28 FW CZE Filip Kubala
30 GK SVK Dominik Holec
31 DF DEN Alexander Munksgaard
32 MF BRA Ewerton
33 FW SVK Erik Prekop
35 GK CZE Jakub Trefil(on loan fromSigma Olomouc)
37 DF CZE Matěj Chaluš
41 GK CZE Mikuláš Kubný
66 DF SVK Matúš Rusnák
95 MF CZE Daniel Holzer
99 DF GRE Georgios Kornezos

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW SVK Ladislav Almási(atZalaegerszegi TE)
— DF BIH Eldar Šehić(atPardubice)
— FW CZE Jiří Klíma(atSlovácko)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF CZE Jaroslav Harušťák(atTeplice)
— GK CZE Martin Hrubý(atVyškov)
— MF GAB Guy Reteno Elekana(atHumenné)

Former players

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For a more comprehensive list, seeCategory:FC Baník Ostrava players.

Player records in the Czech First League

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As of 12 February 2025.[17]

Highlightedplayers are in the current squad.

Most clean sheets

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# Name Clean sheets
1 Jan Laštůvka 74
2 Vít Baránek 46
3 Petr Vašek 31

Managers

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[citation needed]

History in domestic competitions

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  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of thefootball league system:30
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 1
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czech Republic

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Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup
1993–94 1. liga 3rd 30 14 8 8 52 25 +27 36 Semi-finals
1994–95 1. liga 11th 30 10 8 12 36 41 –5 38 Quarter-finals
1995–96 1. liga 12th 30 10 5 15 40 46 –6 35 Round of 16
1996–97 1. liga 10th 30 8 13 9 33 35 –2 37 Semi-finals
1997–98 1. liga 4th 30 13 11 6 51 35 +16 50 Quarter-finals
1998–99 1. liga 5th 30 10 15 5 39 26 +13 45 Quarter-finals
1999–00 1. liga 11th 30 8 11 11 43 45 –2 35 Round of 32
2000–01 1. liga 14th 30 7 9 14 28 45 –17 30 Quarter-finals
2001–02 1. liga 6th 30 12 8 10 43 36 +7 44 Semi-finals
2002–03 1. liga 5th 30 13 6 11 41 38 +3 45 Quarter-finals
2003–04 1. liga 1st 30 18 9 3 60 25 +35 63 Runners-up
2004–05 1. liga 7th 30 9 10 11 33 36 –3 37 Winners
2005–06 1. liga 6th 30 10 10 10 35 32 +3 40 Runners-up
2006–07 1. liga 7th 30 12 10 8 43 33 +10 46 Round of 16
2007–08 1. liga 3rd 30 15 10 5 51 28 +23 55 Round of 64
2008–09 1. liga 9th 30 11 6 13 38 36 +2 39 Quarter-finals
2009–10 1. liga 3rd 30 17 9 4 47 25 +22 60 Round of 16
2010–11 1. liga 14th 30 7 9 14 31 46 –15 30 Round of 64
2011–12 1. liga 14th 30 7 7 16 31 48 –17 28 Quarter-finals
2012–13 1. liga 14th 30 7 8 15 34 44 –10 29 Round of 32
2013–14 1. liga 10th 30 8 11 11 33 43 –10 35 Round of 32
2014–15 1. liga 14th 30 8 9 13 23 41 –18 33 Round of 16
2015–16 1. liga 16th 30 4 2 24 27 65 −38 14 Round of 64
2016–17 2. liga 2nd 30 18 10 2 48 20 +28 64 Round of 32
2017–18 1. liga 13th 30 7 10 13 36 43 –7 31 Quarter-finals
2018–19 1. liga 5th 36 13 8 15 39 44 –5 47 Runners-up
2019–20 1. liga 6th 35 12 11 12 47 43 +4 47 Quarter-finals
2020–21 1. liga 8th 34 13 10 11 48 38 +10 49 Round of 16
2021–22 1. liga 5th 35 15 10 10 59 47 +12 55 Round of 16
2022–23 1. liga 11th 35 11 9 15 53 50 +3 42 Round of 16
2023–24 1. liga 4th 35 14 7 14 56 48 +8 49 Round of 16

History in European competitions since 1993–94

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2004–05 UEFA Champions League 3Q Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 0–5 2–6
UEFA Cup 1R Middlesbrough 1–1 0–3 1–4
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1R SC Heerenveen 2–0 0–5 2–5
2008–09 UEFA Cup 3Q Spartak Moscow 0–1 1–1 1–2
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2Q FC WIT Georgia 0–0 6–0 6–0
UEFA Europa League 3Q Dnepr Mogilev 1–2 0–1 1–3
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2Q Urartu 5–1 2–0 7–1
3Q Copenhagen 1–0 0–1 1–1(1–2p)

Honours

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Domestic

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European

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Club records

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Czech First League records

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Source:[18]

References

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  1. ^Bruzl and Šiřina 2004, 6.
  2. ^Bruzl and Šiřina 2004, 8.
  3. ^Bruzl and Šiřina 2004, 9.
  4. ^Bruzl and Šiřina 2004, 11.
  5. ^Bruzl and Šiřina 2004, 13.
  6. ^"FCB.cz: Přehled umístění v lize".Archived fromthe originalon 25 August 2011.
  7. ^Karel Stokkermans (20 July 2017)."Czechoslovakia – List of Cup Finals".RSSSF.Archivedfrom the original on 14 March 2013.Retrieved10 May2018.
  8. ^"Czechoslovak Cup Final 1960/61 – 1992/3".Archivedfrom the original on 26 June 2010.Retrieved3 July2010.
  9. ^Karel Stokkermans (24 August 2017)."Czech Republic – List of Champions".RSSSF.Archivedfrom the original on 3 March 2016.Retrieved10 May2018.
  10. ^"FC Banik Ostrava: Venue".Soccerway.Perform.Archivedfrom the original on 11 May 2018.Retrieved11 May2018.
  11. ^"Divácké statistiky 2009/2010".Archivedfrom the original on 26 April 2010.Retrieved12 May2010.
  12. ^"Divácké statistiky 2008/2009".Archivedfrom the original on 5 June 2009.Retrieved12 May2010.
  13. ^Divácké statistiky 2007/2008
  14. ^"Guachare, 26 December 2006".Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2012.Retrieved12 May2010.
  15. ^"Chachaři.cz: GKS Katowice – FC Baník Ostrava 2:1 – Ja kocham GKS".Archivedfrom the original on 18 July 2011.Retrieved12 May2010.
  16. ^"Soupiska".FC Baník Ostrava.
  17. ^"Detailed stats".Fortuna liga.
  18. ^"Detailed stats: Games".Fortuna liga.

Bibliography

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  • Bruzl, Igor; Šiřina, Petr (2004).Baníčku, my jsme s tebou!.Prague: Ottovo nakladatelství.ISBN80-7181-124-6.
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