SFC Opava

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Ground Capacity 7,758 Website Club home page Location Opava, Czech Republic		2015–16 11th Manager Roman Skuhravý Founded 1945

Full name Slezský fotbalový club Opava a.s. Ground Stadion v Městských sadech Arena/Stadium Stadion v Městských sadech League Czech National Football League Profiles Facebook Twitter

Slezský FC Opava is a football club from Opava, Czech Republic. Historically, the club has played in the top level of Czech football, although currently the club plays in the second-tier Czech National Football League.

History

The club were 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, but after just two seasons, they were relegated back to the Moravian–Silesian Football League (MSFL) in 2013. The club won promotion back into the second level of football in their first season in the MSFL.

Historical names

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 & Rivalries

The club has a group of fanatical fans called Opaváci who frequently produce tifos and displays, as well as travel to away games. They have a friendship with fellow Silesian team Śląsk Wrocław and have derby rivalries with FC Baník Ostrava and FC Hlučín, with the matches between them known as the Silesian Derby.

Current squad

As of 23 July, 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Notable former players

For all players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:SFC Opava players

Managers

Vlastimil Bělík (1945–?)

Jan Novák (late 1940s)

Václav Smetánka (late 1940s)

Karel Novák (1957)

Milan Pouba (1958 – April 1961)

Josef Černohorský (April 1961 – September 1961)

Milan Pouba (September 1961 – 1963), second term

Karel Čapek (1963–1964)

Milan Pouba (1964–1965), third term

Karel Čapek (1965 – September 1966), second term

Jan Balnar (September 1966 – 1967)

Milan Pouba (1967 – August 1968), fourth term

Karel Novák (September 1968 – 1970)

Anton Krásnohorský (1970)

Evžen Hadamczik (1970–1978)

Karel Větrovec (1978)

Květoslav Stříž (1978)

Milan Pouba (1978–1979), fifth term

Petr Hudec (1979–1980)

Milan Pouba (1980–1981), sixth term

Alois Sommer (1981–1990)

Petr Žemlík (1990–1992)

Petr Ondrášek (1992)

Oldřich Sedláček (1992 – April 1993)

Alois Sommer (1993), second term

Jaroslav Pindor (1993)

Jaroslav Gürtler (1993–1994)

Petr Žemlík (1994–1997), second term

Jiří Nejedlý (1997–1998)

Petr Žemlík (1998), third term

Jiří Bartl (1998–2000)

Petr Uličný (2000)

Bohuš Keler (2000–01)

Miroslav Mentel (2001–02)

Karel Jarůšek (2002–03)

Pavel Hapal (2003–04)

Vlastimil Palička (2004–05)

Radoslav Látal (2008–09)

Josef Mazura (2010–12)

David Vavruška (2012–13)

Jan Baránek (2013–16)

Roman Skuhravý (2016–still)

Honours

Czech 2. liga (second tier)

Runner-up 1994–95, 2000–01, 2002–03

Moravian–Silesian Football League (third tier)

Champions 2010–11, 2013–14

Krajský přebor Moravskoslezského kraje (fifth tier)

Champions 2005–06

References

SFC Opava Wikipedia

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