FK Viktoria Žižkov

FK Viktoria Zizkov The is a Czech football club from Prague's Zizkov district. The association founded in 1903 by students was before the Second World War behind city rivals Sparta Prague and Slavia Prague one of the most popular and most successful football clubs.

Club history

1903, a sports club called Victoria was founded in Prague's Zizkov by students from the Real -Gymnasium. The club led in 1925 to the professionalism and was a member of the Asociačni league. Three years later Viktoria Zizkov won for the first and so far last time the championship. 1934 rose from Zizkov from the top division just two years later succeeded to rise again. 1947 was Zizkov Table and said goodbye for a long time from the 1st league.

Once in the lowlands of football Viktoria Zizkov disappeared in 1952 through the merger with Avia Čakovice of the football map, at the same time but a successor club called Slavoj was founded and renamed in 1965 in Victoria Zizkov. Back in the 2nd League escaped Zizkov 1967, the rise of just under two was not enough room at the end. Viktoria Zizkov in 1979 rose from the Divize (4th league), the rise in the CFL (3rd League ) was not until 1989.

1992 took advantage of the club 's financial plight of the second division JZD Slušovice and took his place. Was to have Without sporty qualified for the second league table the team first. Thus Viktoria Zizkov was again first class 45 years after the descent. The Erstligapremiere on 20 August 1993, this was not successful, Zizkov defeated Union Cheb 0:1. Viktoria Zizkov in 1994 won the Czech Cup competition. After being defeated in the semifinals Slavia Prague, this was achieved in the final against Sparta Prague, but only on penalties. In qualifying for the European Cup Winners' Cup Zizkov defeated the Swedish representative IFK Norrköping 1-0 at home and taking it after a 3-3 draw away the first main round. The home game against Chelsea was held in Jablonec nad Nisou, because their own stadium was not approved for European matches. The following season, Viktoria Zizkov again reached the Cup final, but lost this time against the SK Hradec Králové. Fifth place in the league was the largest ever success in the independent Czech league. 2001 defeated the team of the Czech Cup Sparta Prague final after extra time. The first home game of the UEFA Cup round against FC Tirol Innsbruck, which had to be fought in Evžena Rošického Stadium, finished 0-0 in Innsbruck subject Zizkov 0-1 and was eliminated.

Viktoria Zizkov 2002 escaped by a hair's breadth of winning the championship. On the final day of the team ranged in the derby against Slavia a draw to triumph. Until the 86th minute was considered a 0-0, before Pavel Kuka for Slavia met, Zizkov so even referred to the third place and brought to the qualification for the Champions League. After the final whistle various bribery speculations were loud. Especially defender Tomáš Hunal had to be accused of players that he had intentionally played poorly. As it turned out two years later, Zizkov had come only through bribery of referees in a position to make predictions for the title. 2003, the team was again third, this time with 15 points behind champions Sparta.

A year later Viktoria Zizkov rose from last but one from the Gambrinus League, despite renewed referee bribery. At the beginning of the second division 2004/05 season the club was punished with twelve points deduction. The return to the Gambrinus League was achieved in the 2006/07 season, in the 2008 /09 season the team got down to the 2nd league. The renewed rise in the first division succeeded in the 2010/11 season, when the club reached the second place behind Dukla Prague from the same district. Thus play 2011/12 five teams from the capital in the Gambrinus Liga.

Championship team in 1927/28

• Goal: Jaroslav Bily, Václav Benda, Adolf Klindera
• Defense: František Stehlík, Karel Steiner, Václav Holubec, Ladislav Matuš
• Midfielders: Antonín Klicpera, Vojtěch Sybal - Mikše, Stepan Matěj - Štěpan Václav Křížek, Vilem King
• Attack: Karel Meduna, Václav Bayer, Jaroslav Srba, Karel Hromádka, Otto Novák, Karel Podrazil Jan Dvořáček, Václav Váňa, Jiri Mares
• Coach: Antonín Breburda

Club name

The club was founded in 1903 as the Viktoria Zizkov Sportovni kroužek. From 1904 he called himself SK Viktoria Zizkov. 1950 was followed by a name change to Viktoria Zizkov Sokol, 1951 in Sokol ČSAD Zizkov. 1952 merged the club with Avia Čakovice, the same year a successor club name TJ Slavoj Zizkov was founded, which was called from 1965 Viktoria Zizkov TJ. From 1973 to 1982, the club Viktoria Zizkov TJ Strojimport meant 1982-1992 TJ Viktoria Zizkov PSO. Since that is the official name of FK Viktoria Zizkov.

Well-known former players

• Tomáš Hunal, in the Club of 1996 to 2002.
• Josef Ludl, in the Club of 1934 until 1939. Cup participant in 1938.
• Antonín Mlejnský, the club from 1995 to 1998 and from 1999 to 2007. An international match in 2002.
• Aleš Pikl, in the Club of 1999 to 2004. An international match in 2002.
• Petr Pižanowski, in the Club of 2000 to 2004.
• Karel Poborský, in the Club of 1994 until 1995.
• Michal Ščasný in the Club from 2001 to 2005.
• Emil Seifert, in the Club of 1915 until 1921.

Well-known former coach

• Zdeněk Ščasný Coaches from 1999 to 2002. He won the Cup with the team in 2001 and 2002 was third in the Gambrinus League.

Achievements

• Czechoslovak champion in 1928
• Czech Cup Winners 1994 and 2001
• Charity Cup in 1913, 1914 and 1916
• Central Bohemian Cup in 1921, 1929 and 1933 and 1940

International Competitions

11:3 in decision-making in Vienna, Viktoria Zizkov had waived for financial compensation to a neutral venue 2Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou 3Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague

Venues

Viktoria Zizkov changed his story several times in the courts. By 1909, was played on " Na Baklovce " from there " Na Ohradě ". This clay court you can still visit today. 1929 the association has been terminated there, and a stadium with a capacity of 38,000 spectators was far pulled in Staré Strašnice. The stadium served as the velodrome, even today it is used by the Radabteilung the TJ Kovo Praha, Address: Na Třebešíně. The successor club Slavoj Zizkov served as the place still existing stadium at Seifertova třída. The original capacity was 15,000 spectators.

It was not until 1968 seat grandstand for 2,000 people was built. In recent years, the standing ranks were equipped with seats, whereby the original atmosphere was suffering. The capacity has been reduced by this measure just under 4,600 spectators. After promotion to the Gambrinus League in June 2007, an additional stand behind was built with 1,000 seats, so that the stadium now has 5,600 seats.