SK Sigma Olomouc

Sigma Olomouc, officially SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club located in the Central Moravian city of Olomouc ( Czech Olomouc ).

Club history

The early years

In the summer of 1919 decided to found a football club in Hejčín in a group around the 16 -year-old Karel Taticek. Hejčín was at that time still a separate village on the outskirts of Olomouc. The Fotbalový club Hejčín lost his first official game against a selection of students from Olomouc with 1:19. A short time later emerged in Hejčín another football team, called the Hejčínská jedenáctka. After several friendly matches between these two teams, they decided to join forces. Dispute but there was about the future club name. Eventually it was decided to stage a last meeting, the name of the winner should also take the loser. The game was won by FK Hejčín, but suggested then still a Kompriss ago. The new club was to be called SK Hejčín. Still in its first year Hejčín had been incorporated along with two cities and ten other places to Olomouc. In 1925, the SK Hejčín member of the Football Association. Until 1946, the playing in the lower leagues Club not have its own football field, only then manages the construction of a self- space in the northern neighboring district Řepčín.

Post-war period

About a year later, the club was renamed for the first time, many more names were followed. He was now called Hejčínský SK Bánské a Hutní Olomouc. Thus, the fact was taken into account that many players were employed at the local steelworks Moravské železárny short MZ, who came in a first wave of nationalization under the patronage of the Bánské a Hutní, short BaH. A little later, all sports clubs in the Sokol movement was assumed the new name was now ZSJ BaH Olomouc. It was followed by another name change to ZSJ MZ Olomouc, as the steel plant was an independent company.

In these years the club played in the I. A třída, the fourth division. The club in 1951 was considerably strengthened by players of the dissolved Sokol OD Olomouc, Olomouc formerly SK ASO. Succeeded in 1954 under the name BANIK MZ Olomouc promotion to the third division, but there you could keep only one year. 1963 galang already under the name TJ MZ Olomouc promotion to second division, there remained Olomouc only two seasons and had to go back, even to the fourth league. 1966, the club was renamed to TJ Sigma Olomouc MZ. Sigma is a major pump manufacturer from the community Lutín in the district of Olomouc. In 1965 the club moved its current stadium, the Andrův stadium, which will be called Stadium Miru ( German: Stadium of Peace) at the time wore. Under coach Karel Brückner succeeded Sigma 1974, the rise in the CNL B, the third League, Group B 1977 was the previously single-track second league split into two groups so that Sigma in his group the third division took fifth place to climb.

Promotion to the 1st League

After two third and a fourth place in the second division succeeded Sigma 1981/82 promotion to the 1st League. With only 16 points and as Table you had the top flight but again leave. 1983/84 Sigma managed in a sovereign manner, the chances of promotion, since the club is not relegated again. In 1986, the team's fourth, which entitled to participate in the UEFA Cup 1986/87. To eventual winners IFK Göteborg difference with 1:1 and 0:4 Sigma in the first round.

Achievements

The hitherto successful season in the club 's history was the game year 1990/91 dar. With only two points behind champions Sparta Prague took place three sigma. In the UEFA Cup 1991/92 the team came after beating Bangor FC Torpedo Moscow and the Hamburger SV until the quarterfinals. There you failed extremely scarce with 1:1 and 0:1 at Real Madrid. At this success players like Pavel Hapal, Milan Kerbr, Martin Kotůlek, Michal Kovar or Radoslav Látal were involved. A year later managed Sigma again in the UEFA Cup, failed here in the 3rd round at Juventus. The greatest success so far was involved, the Czech runner 1995/96, it was next to Kerbr, Kotůlek and Kovar Martin Vaniak, Miroslav Baranek and Karel Rada. Coach Karel Brückner was. 2000/ 01 moved to Olomouc in the final of the UEFA Intertoto Cup, a, is, for the extension of the second leg, however, Udinese Calcio. In 2009, the club qualified for the Europa League and reached there after victories over Fram Reykjavík and the Aberdeen FC play- off round, where you eliminated against Everton.

On 2 May 2012, the club celebrated its biggest success so far. In the Cup Final in Plzeň to Sigma Olomouc won against favorites Sparta Prague 1-0. The decisive goal came from full-back Michal Veprek in the 46th minute. Thus, in the 2011/12 season long relegation threatened club secured the participation in the UEFA Europa League 2012/13.

In the Eternal table the first Czech League SK Sigma Olomouc occupied after the 2006/07 season the fourth place behind Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague and Slovan Liberec. In the Eternal table of Czechoslovak League, the club is at 23 out of a total of 64 clubs.

Club name

  • FK Hejčín ( 1919-1920 )
  • SK Hejčín ( 1920-1947 )
  • Hejčínský SK Bánské a Hutní Olomouc ( 1947-1948 )
  • ZSJ BaH Olomouc ( 1948-1949 )
  • ZSJ MZ Olomouc ( 1949 to 1952 )
  • Sokol Hanácké Zelezarny Olomouc ( 1952-1953 )
  • DSO BANIK MZ Olomouc ( 1953-1955 )
  • TJ Spartak MZ Olomouc ( 1955-1960 )
  • TJ MZ Olomouc (1960 to 1967)
  • TJ Sigma Olomouc MZ ( 1966-1979 )
  • TJ Sigma Olomouc ZTS (1979 to 1990)
  • SK Sigma Olomouc MZ (1990 to 1996)
  • SK Sigma Olomouc (since 1996)

Achievements

  • Czech runner-up 1995/96
  • 3rd place first Czech League 1997/98 and 2000/ 01
  • 3rd place 1st Czechoslovak League 1990/91 and 1991/92
  • Czech Cup Winners 2011/12
  • Quarter-final UEFA Cup 1991/92
  • Final UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000 /01

Well-known former players

  • Jiří Balcárek
  • Alexander Bokij
  • Radek Drulák
  • Pavel Hapal
  • Marek Heinz
  • Roman Hubník
  • Leoš Kalvoda
  • Milan Kerbr
  • David Kobylík
  • Martin Kotůlek
  • Radim Kučera
  • Ladislav Kucernak
  • Radoslav Látal
  • Vladislav Lauda
  • Oldrich Machala
  • January Marosi
  • Radek Onderka
  • Roman Pivarnik
  • Miroslav Příložný
  • David Rozehnal
  • Vojtěch Schulmeister
  • Radek Špiláček
  • Zdeněk Tulis
  • Tomáš Ujfaluši
  • Petr Uličný
  • Aleš Urbánek
  • Kamil Vacek
  • Martin Vaniak
  • Stanislav Vlcek
1986–87 UEFA Cup 1991–92 UEFA Cup 2011–12 Gambrinus liga 2013–14 Gambrinus liga FK BAUMIT Jablonec 1. SC Znojmo Dukla Prague FK Teplice
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