FC BanÃk Ostrava
The FC Banik Ostrava is one of the most popular football clubs in the Czech Republic. The club, founded in 1922 in Ostrava ( Ostrava ) was 1976-1981 times Czechoslovak and Czech football champions for the first time in 2004. A total of five times, most recently in 2005, Ostrava won the Czechoslovak and Czech Football Cup. Largest international success in 1979 was the semi-finals in the European Cup Winners' Cup, while in 2004 in the qualifying round failed the first-time entry into the UEFA Champions League.
After Slovan Liberec (2002) Banik Ostrava was established in 2004 as the second non Prague team champion of the newly founded in 1993, the Czech football league. Together with the adjoining Cup success in 2005, Ostrava could thus building the first time in almost 25 years back to the successful times of the 1970s.
Local venue since 1959, the 17,000 -capacity stadium Bazaly.
History
Banik Ostrava was founded on September 8, 1922 Restaurant U Dubu as SK Slezská Ostrava. Slezská Ostrava was at that time the largest mining town in Czechoslovakia. The club had 20 mostly well-off little founding members, was the first chairman Karel Aniol. First, the team played in red and white striped shirts and black shorts, but switched after a short time white shirts and blue pants, today's team colors.
The first game of the new club was held on March 4, 1923. Fifteen minutes before the end, led the team against the reserve team of Slovan Ostrava 2-1 when the game was canceled due to nightfall.
Way into the State League
By 1925, the SK Slezská Ostrava had no own place, he finally found in the locality Na Kamenici the river Ostravice near the stadium today. However, the football field was strictly irregular, also lacked a fence. Already in his first season the team reached the summit of the III. třída in the II třída and 1924 straight on into the I. třída in which you played with varying success, in 1930 but had to dismount. The back in the Bundesliga in 1932, 1934 was celebrated in Slezská Ostrava promotion to the Divize, the then second highest league. To ensure that the construction of a new space was needed, the bore the designation Stara střelnice. The first game was held there on 12 August 1934 the SK Slezská Ostrava separated in a draw in a friendly match on DSV Opava 2:2. Six days later saw the official inauguration instead of a game against DSK Unie Ostrava.
The Divize brought more professional structures with it. The club undertook with fisherman and Jokutti two players from Austria, the Derby in 1935/36 against Slavia Ostravská saw 5,400 spectators. After two runner-up, the team won the Divize and also finished in the relegation to the State League the first place.
Its premiere in the highest Czechoslovak league celebrated the SK Slezská Ostrava on 22 August 1937 the first ČsŠK Bratislava was defeated 4-1. The playing time of the Twelve League ended the team in tenth place in the following season it was seventh. A year later, due to the last place of the descent, the immediate resurgence failed on in the season 1940/41, overpowering SK Olomouc ASO. Already in the coming season, the team secured the championship, but failed in the relegation. 1943 it worked, the relegation had disappeared, with the return in the first league of the existing 1939 to 1945 Reich Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The match against Slavia Prague of the season 1943/44 saw 33,000 spectators spread, creating a new record. The last season before the wartime interruption ended the team from Ostrava in seventh place.
The 1950s and 1960s
After the February Revolution in 1948, when the Communist Party took power, the club was initially in Sokol Trojice Ostrava, later renamed Trojice OKD Ostrava. As carriers operating here acted the metallurgical combine Ostravsko - karvinské doly, short OKD. In this turmoil the team in 1949 increased from the first league, but managed the 1951 revival. With the introduction of uniform club name 1953, the club name changed to Banik Ostrava.
In the 1954 season was BANIK runner-up, Miroslav Wiecek, scorer of the league in the years 1952, 1956, 1957 and 1958 scored seven goals this year. Endeavor to international exchange the team traveled to England in 1957 after it had been a decade earlier been in France and Algeria. Against Everton, Leeds United and Brighton & Hove Albion, there were defeats, only Millwall FC was defeated 5-3.
In the so-called Rappan Cup 1961/62 to Banik Ostrava prevailed in the group against SC Motor Jena, VfL Osnabrück and Grazer AK. After the quarter-finals of the Swedish representatives Örgryte IS was turned off, was in the last four against Feyenoord Rotterdam terminal.
Mid-1960s, there was a break in the team, which eventually led to the now last relegation in club history. Immediately rose BANIK back on and since then never again.
National and international success
The first title won the team 1972/73 by assuring the primacy of the Czechoslovak Cup competition. The final first leg against the Slovak Cup Winners VSS Košice lost eleven of Ostrava, although with 1:2, 3-1 in the second leg meant participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1973/74. In the first round, get two wins against the Irish of Cork Hibernians FC in the second round, a 2-0 home victory against 1 FC Magdeburg. In Magdeburg Ernst-Grube -Stadion, the home side won 3-0 and finished the Cup season of the Czechs. Nevertheless, the team had demonstrated their potential to the new coach Tomáš Pospíchal. In the UEFA Cup 1974/75 BANIK was eliminated by the eventual winners Borussia Mönchengladbach in the quarter -finals.
After a tasty second round 1975/76 Banik Ostrava won the Czechoslovak Cup, Coach was since the winter break Jiří Rubáš. In Europe Champions Cup proved in the second round of the FC Bayern Munich to strong opponents. Rubáš handed the team lead after two years at Evžen Hadamczik under which the club had the most successful period. In the season 1978/79 was BANIK runner-up, won the Czech Cup, and reached the semifinals in the European Cup Winners' Cup, where Fortuna Dusseldorf was terminus (1:3 and 2:1). 1980 and 1981 won the championship Banik, 1982, the vice-championship. By 1983, the team remained unbeaten in 65 home games.
Mid-1980s was the very large time past, there was a generational change. Under coach Milan Máčala handed it to 1989 and 1990 to qualify for the UEFA Cup. In the 1990/91 season Banik won the Czechoslovak Cup. Already in the second round of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1991/92 against Galatasaray Istanbul retired from Banik Ostrava.
For detailed statistics see Banik Ostrava European Cup / facts and figures.
Change of ownership
After the end of the communist regime, the club donors found in the privatized OKD, the Radegast brewery, and the chemical company Moravské chemické závody, short MCHZ.
At the turn of the millennium, the club got with Alois Hadamczik and Petr Lamich new owner, in turn, their shares in the corporation FC Banik Ostrava as in January 2003, sold to the former tennis player Daniel Vacek. Vacek sold its 75 percent share in 2009 to businessman Tomas Petera. The remaining 25 % is held by the club.
League and cup win
In the 2003 /04 season Banik Ostrava won under coach František Komňacký surprisingly the Czech Championship in qualifying for the UEFA Champions League divided the team against Bayer 04 Leverkusen made . Major players of the championship team were in January Laštůvka, Pavel Besta, René Bolf, Zdeněk Pospěch, Martin Čížek, Radek Slončík, Radoslav Látal, Miroslav Matušovič, Mario Lička and Marek Heinz.
The following season the team of Czech Cup winner, was in the UEFA Cup 2005/ 06 after a 2-0 and 0-5 was against the Dutch side SC Heerenveen in the very first round final.
For a list of all previous coach Banik Ostrava see / facts and figures.
Achievements
- Czechoslovakian champion: 1976, 1980, 1981.
- Czech champion: 2004.
- Czechoslovak Cup Winners: 1973, 1978, 1991.
- Czech Cup Winners: 1973, 1978, 1979, 1991, 2005.
- Mitropa Cup: 1989
- Mitropa Supercup: 1989
- UEFA Cup: quarter-finalist in 1975.
- European Cup Winners' Cup: semi-finalist in 1979.
Stadium
From 1925 to 1934, the SK Slezská Ostrava was the pitch Na Kamenici the river Ostravice near present-day stadium Bazaly. After the stadium Stara served střelnice ( German: At the old shooting range ) to 1959 as home ground. This year, the stadium Na Bazalech was completed. It pulled the old tribune of Stara střelnice ' in the new stadium has to offer. It was demolished in 1967 and replaced by a steel stand.
Since the 2009/10 season all Czech Erstligastadien must be equipped with a soil heating. Due to the underground structure of the Bazaly the installation does not make sense why the club to move to the expected completed in 2010 národné sportovní centrum Morava, NSCM short, plans. This stadium will be built in place of the municipal stadium in Vitkovice district.
Whether Banik Ostrava receives an exemption for 2009/ 10 or must deliver its home games at another ground is not yet known.
Former notable players
- Vaclav Danek
- Tomáš Galásek
- Radoslav Látal
- Marek Jankulovski
- Luděk Mikloško
- Radim Necas
- Marek Poštulka
- Libor Radimec
- Tomáš Řepka
- Radek Slončík
- Václav Svěrkoš
- Rostislav Vojáček
- Miroslav Wiecek
- Frantisek Rajtoral