FK Fotbal Třinec is a football club based in Třinec, Czech Republic. It plays in the Czech 2. Liga. It is sponsored by the Třinec Iron and Steel Works, in the past the club bore the name of the company. Their current home ground is Stadion Rudolfa Labaje which has a capacity of just over 2000, after moving from Lesní Stadion which is now mainly used for Athletics.
The club's highest achievement was the presence in the Czechoslovak First League, where the club was present for six seasons in the 1960s and 1970s.
They had a mid-table finish in the 2nd division in the 2008/09 season, coming 9th in the table. The team finished in the same position at the end of the 2009/2010 season.
[edit] History
In 1921 Polish population of the town of Třinec (Trzyniec) founded KS Siła Trzyniec, ethnically Polish sport club. In the same year local German population founded DSV Trzynietz. Two years later Czechs founded their own club SK Třinec. After the communist coup d'état of 1948, communists began to curb the number of organizations in Czechoslovakia and the Polish club was fused to the Czech one in 1952. The football stadium in the town is named after former famous local Polish footballer, Rudolf Łabaj.
[edit] Historic names
- KS Siła Trzyniec (1921-1923)
- SK Třinec (1923-1937)
- SK TŽ Třinec (1937-1950)
- Sokol Železárny Třinec (1950-1952)
- TŽ Třinec (1952-1953) (merged with KS Siła Trzyniec)
- DSO Baník Třinec (1953-1958)
- TJ TŽ Třinec (1958-1993)
- SK Železárny Třinec (1993-2000)
- FK Fotbal Třinec (2000-)
[edit] Current squad
- As of 17 August, 2011.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Notable former players
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