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FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice (80 km north of Prague).
The club was founded after the World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the 1st Czechoslovak division in just 3 years after being founded and played mostly in the 1st and 2nd Czechoslovak division and after split of Czechoslovakia in the 1st and 2nd Czech division. After the Velvet Revolution and comeback of rich sponsor, Glaverbel (spun out of glassworks Sklo Union in 1991), the club returned to the 1st division in 1996 and had a big success winning the Czech Football Cup and beating Feyenoord Rotterdam, 1. FC Kaiserslautern but were eventually defeated by Glasgow Celtic in the UEFA Cup.
[edit] Recent situation
The club's best recent position was second in the 1998/99 season. In the 2004/05 season the team ended third, with the same number of points as second-place Slavia Prague. The finish allowed them to play in the third round of the UEFA Cup qualification, which Teplice won against FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk from Belarus. In the first round of the UEFA Cup Teplice faced RCD Espanyol from Spain. They were eliminated after drawing 1:1 in the first leg and losing 0:2 in the second leg.
FK Teplice is considered to be one of the best Czech football clubs, and in the 2007/08 season the team finished in fifth place in the Czech Premier league, the Gambrinus Liga. The result earned them a berth in the second round of the 2008 Intertoto Cup. There, the lost 1:3 at home against Hungarian side Budapest Honvéd FC. They recovered with a 2:0 away win, but were still eliminated on away goals. As of November 2009, they are leading the Gambrinus Liga.
[edit] Historical names
- 1945 — SK Teplice-Šanov (Sportovní klub Teplice-Šanov)
- 1948 — Sokol Teplice
- 1949 — ZSJ Technomat Teplice (Základní sportovní jednota Technomat Teplice)
- 1951 — ZSJ Vodotechna Teplice (Základní sportovní jednota Vodotechna Teplice)
- 1952 — ZSJ Ingstav Teplice (Základní sportovní jednota Ingstav Teplice)
- 1953 — DSO Tatran Teplice (Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Tatran Teplice)
- 1960 — TJ Slovan Teplice (Tělovýchovná jednota Slovan Teplice)
- 1966 — TJ Sklo Union Teplice (Tělovýchovná jednota Sklo Union Teplice)
- 1991 — TFK VTJ Teplice (Tělovýchovný fotbalový klub Vojenská tělovýchovná jednota Teplice)
- 1993 — FK Frydrych Teplice (Fotbalový klub Frydrych Teplice)
- 1994 — FK Teplice (Fotbalový klub Teplice, a.s.)
[edit] Current squad
- As of 10 October 2009.
[edit] Out on loan
[edit] Former Players
[edit] Honours
Local
International
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