FK Chmel Blšany

The FK Chmel Blšany is a Czech football club.

He 's in town Blšany ( German: Flöhau at Podersam ) in a hop-growing area ( Chmel, Czech hops ) native to the Okres Louny. From 1998 /99 to 2005/ 06 Blšany played within the League 1. With the rise of the club 's name František Chvalovský is inextricably linked. The goalkeeper and later President of the Association and of the Czech Football Association CMFs was a successful entrepreneur and patron of the club responsible for the rise of.

Club history

Even 1972/73 played Sokol Blšany in the 8th League ( okresní přebor ) of the former Czechoslovakia. The next decade, the club spent in the 7th League ( 1.B třída ) before 1982/83, the rise in the 6th League (1.A třída ) succeeded. Then it went uphill. Rises 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1998 brought the small village club to the highest Czech league, the Gambrinus Liga.

In the first year in the House of the hops farmer reached a surprising 6th place. This success was the early 90s in Chmel Blšany renamed club never repeat and played in the last few years against relegation, he was able to avoid every year, before the game in 2005/ 06 but the transition to the 2nd League had to compete.

For the 2007/2008 season the club was denied a license for the second division, he joined then in the third Czech league, the CFL, and got off at the end of the season. In the 2008 /09 season the club played in the fourth Czech league, but could not keep this class and slipped into the 5.Liga from. For the 2011/12 season, however, succeeded again the rise in the 4.Liga.

International Competitions

Well-known former players

• Petr Čech, 1999-2001
• Roman Hogen 1991 to 1993, 1995 to 1997, 1998 to 2000, 2000 to 2002
• Martin Horáček, 2002-2006
• Jiří Němec, 2002-2003
• Tomáš Pešír, 2001-2004
• January Velkoborský, 1999-2002
• January Šimák, 1996-2000
• Pavel Drsek, 1997-1999

Club name

The club was founded in 1946 as Sokol Blšany. In 1966, the renamed TJ Sokol Blšany. More name changes, there were 1985 in TJ JZD Blšany, 1991 SK Chmel Blšany and 1992 in FK Chmel Blšany.