2023–24 FC Hradec Králové season

FC Hradec Králové
2023–24 season
Manager	Jozef Weber; (until 18 September); Václav Kotal; (from 18 September)
Stadium	Malšovická aréna
Czech First League	9th
Czech Cup	Fourth round
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was FC Hradec Králové's 119th season in existence and third consecutive in the Czech First League. They also competed in the Czech Cup.

Players

First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CZE	Patrik Vízek
6	MF	CZE	Václav Pilař
7	MF	CZE	Ladislav Krejčí
8	DF	CZE	David Heidenreich
9	MF	SVK	Lukáš Čmelík
10	MF	CZE	Petr Pudhorocký
11	MF	SVK	Samuel Dancák (on loan from Mladá Boleslav)
12	GK	CZE	Adam Zadražil
14	DF	CZE	Jakub Klíma
15	FW	CZE	Daniel Vašulín
16	DF	CZE	Vojtěch Baloun
17	FW	CZE	Petr Juliš
18	DF	CZE	Michal Leibl


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	CZE	Ondřej Ševčík
20	GK	SVK	Pavol Bajza
21	DF	CZE	Štěpán Harazim
22	MF	CZE	Petr Kodeš
23	MF	CZE	Jakub Rada
24	DF	CZE	Martin Hlaváč
25	DF	CZE	František Čech
26	DF	CZE	Daniel Horák
27	FW	CZE	Ondřej Šašinka
28	MF	CZE	Jakub Kučera
29	FW	CZE	Matěj Koubek
—	FW	CZE	Daniel Hais

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CZE	Daniel Kutík (at Chrudim)
—	FW	CZE	David Jurčenko (at Chrudim)
—	FW	CZE	Lukáš Hájek (at Chrudim)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CZE	Denny Samko (at Varnsdorf)
—	FW	CZE	Filip Firbacher (at Varnsdorf)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

21 June 2023 Friendly	SK Libčany	0–4	Hradec Králové
18:00			Vašulín 21' Harazim 54' Ševčík 63' Horák 71'

24 June 2023 Friendly	Hradec Králové	1–1	Sellier & Bellot Vlašim
17:00

28 June 2023 Friendly	Hradec Králové	3–1	Vyškov
17:00

8 July 2023 Friendly	Hradec Králové	3–0	Táborsko
10:30

12 July 2023 Friendly	Viktoria Žižkov	2–2	Hradec Králové	Trutnov
10:30				Stadium: UMT FK Trutnov

15 July 2023 Friendly	Hradec Králové	5–1	Sparta Prague B	Opatovice nad Labem
17:00				Stadium: Hřište Opatovice nad Labem

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Czech First League	23 July 2023	27 April 2024	Matchday 1	9th	30	9	10	11	32	38	−6	030.00
Czech Cup	6 September 2023	6 December 2023	Second round	Fourth round	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	066.67
Total					33	11	10	12	37	42	−5	033.33

Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	9	10	11	32	38	−6	37	7	4	4	23	17	+6	2	6	7	9	21	−12

Source: Fortuna Liga

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Slovan Liberec	30	10	10	10	46	46	0	40	Qualification for the Play-off
8	Sigma Olomouc	30	10	7	13	40	45	−5	37
9	Hradec Králové	30	9	10	11	32	38	−6	37
10	Teplice	30	9	9	12	31	40	−9	36
11	Bohemians 1905	30	8	11	11	29	40	−11	35	Qualification for the Relegation group

Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.^[2]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	L
Position	14	14	7	10	9	10	11	11	11	10	10	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	12	12	11	12	11	9	9	9	9

Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.^[3]

22 July 2023 1	Slavia Prague	2–0	Hradec Králové	Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Buren 4' Chytil 70'	Report		Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 17,311 Referee: Jan Všetečka

30 July 2023 2	Viktoria Plzeň	1–1	Hradec Králové	Plzeň
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hejda 81'	Report	Šašinka 90+6'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 8,071 Referee: Jan Machálek

5 August 2023 3	Hradec Králové	5–1	České Budějovice	Hradec Králové
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vašulín 19' Horák 21' Krejčí 31' Kučera 49' Pilař 54' (pen.)	Report	Hora 48'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 9,058 Referee: Dalibor Černý

12 August 2023 4	Baník Ostrava	2–0	Hradec Králové	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Buchta 90+2' Tanko 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 7,040 Referee: Vít Zaoral

20 August 2023 5	Hradec Králové	2–0	Zlín	Hradec Králové
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gabriel 45+1' Horák 74'	Report		Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 8,567 Referee: Dominik Starý

27 August 2023 6	Bohemians 1905	2–1	Hradec Králové	Prague
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kovařík 8', 74'	Report	Kučera 67'	Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 4,579 Referee: Tomáš Batík

3 September 2023 7	Hradec Králové	1–3	Sigma Olomouc	Hradec Králové
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Krejčí 13'	Report	Zmrzlý 41' Vodháněl 76' Juliš 90+5'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 9,150 Referee: Jan Petřík

16 September 2023 8	Mladá Boleslav	5–1	Hradec Králové	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mareček 5', 21' Karafiát 14' Kušej 48' Suchý 80'	Report	Juliš 57'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Dalibor Černý

24 September 2023 9	Hradec Králové	1–0	Jablonec	Hradec Králové
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Horák 17' Leibl 44' Harazim 82' Dancák 84'	Report	Souček 56' Polidar 58' Kratochvíl 68' Hurtado 72' Jovović 74'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 7,762 Referee: Jan Machálek

1 October 2023 10	Pardubice	1–1	Hradec Králové	Pardubice
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Černý 44' (pen.)	Report	Harazim 61'	Stadium: CFIG Arena Attendance: 4,530 Referee: Ondřej Berka

8 October 2023 11	Hradec Králové	1–3	Sparta Prague	Hradec Králové
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pilař 64'	Report	Olatunji 11' Karabec 15', 34' Friis (assistant coach) 20' Wiesner 69' Kuchta 71'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 9,300 Referee: Petr Hocek

21 October 2023 12	Karviná	1–0	Hradec Králové	Karviná
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ezeh 78'	Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 2,270 Referee: Stanislav Volek

28 October 2023 13	Hradec Králové	1–0	Teplice	Hradec Králové
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Čmelík 41'	Report		Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 6,412 Referee: Jan Všetečka

4 November 2023 14	Slovácko	0–0	Hradec Králové	Uherské Hradiště
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 4,093 Referee: Vít Zaoral

11 November 2023 15	Hradec Králové	1–1	Slovan Liberec	Hradec Králové
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vašulín 27' Kučera 48' Čihák 63' Pilař 73' Pudhorocký 73' Sabou (sporting Director) 84'	Report	Frýdek 30' Fukala 73' Bačkovský 90+5'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 6,318 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

25 November 2023 16	Hradec Králové	1–1	Viktoria Plzeň	Hradec Králové
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Leibl 11'	Report	Cadu 73'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 7,818 Referee: Ondřej Berka

9 December 2023 18	Hradec Králové	2–3	Baník Ostrava	Hradec Králové
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Horák 14' Pilař 45+2' (pen.)	Report	Ewerton 7' Tanko 82', 89'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

13 December 2023 17	České Budějovice	0–2	Hradec Králové	České Budějovice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Čmelík 4' Kučera 45+1'	Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 783 Referee: Karel Rouček

16 December 2023 19	Zlín	4–0	Hradec Králové	Zlín
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Žák 13', 25' Janetzký 40' Bartošák 42'	Report		Stadium: Letná Stadion Attendance: 1,987 Referee: Michael Kvítek

11 February 2024 20	Hradec Králové	2–2	Bohemians 1905	Hradec Králové
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Čihák 32' Vašulín 74'	Report	Shejbal 80', 83'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 6,118 Referee: Marek Radina

17 February 2024 21	Sigma Olomouc	0–0	Hradec Králové	Olomouc
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 2,683 Referee: Dalibor Černý

24 February 2024 22	Hradec Králové	0–0	Mladá Boleslav	Hradec Králové
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 5,509 Referee: Vít Zaoral

2 March 2024 23	Jablonec	1–1	Hradec Králové	Jablonec nad Nisou
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chramosta 35' (pen.) Černák 45+2' Nebyla 55' Hurtado 65' Krob (head of department) 75' Tekijaški 87' Kanakimana 90+5'	Report	Spáčil 5' Kučera 56' Kodeš 65' Horejš (coach) 89'	Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 1,832 Referee: Jan Petřík

9 March 2024 24	Hradec Králové	2–0	Pardubice	Hradec Králové
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Čihák 57' Vašulín 73'	Report		Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 8.519 Referee: Karel Rouček

17 March 2024 25	Sparta Prague	2–1	Hradec Králové	Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Birmančević 16' Kuchta 47'	Report	Koubek 90+5'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 16,666 Referee: Ondřej Berka

31 March 2024 26	Hradec Králové	2–1	Karviná	Hradec Králové
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Harazim 25' Spáčil 65'	Report	Klíma 35' (o.g.)	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 5,508 Referee: Petr Hocek

7 April 2024 27	Teplice	0–1	Hradec Králové	Teplice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Vašulín 6'	Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 4,621 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

13 April 2024 28	Hradec Králové	1–0	Slovácko	Hradec Králové
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Harazim 77'	Report		Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

21 April 2024 29	Slovan Liberec	0–0	Hradec Králové	Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pourzitidis 49' Bačkovský 55' Kozel (coach) 56' Čech (goalkeeper coach) 59' Prebsl 60'	Report	Vašulín 46'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 2,611 Referee: Ondřej Berka

28 April 2024 30	Hradec Králové	1–2	Slavia Prague	Hradec Králové
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Spáčil 90+1'	Report	Provod 41' Zmrzlý 43'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 9,300 Referee: Dalibor Černý

Play-off

First round

5 May 2024 First leg	Hradec Králové	3–1	Sigma Olomouc	Hradec Králové
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Chvátal 20' (o.g.) Vašulín 42' Horák 44'	Report	Šíp 13'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 6,529 Referee: Marek Radina

12 May 2024 Second leg	Sigma Olomouc	1–3 (2–6 agg.)	Hradec Králové	Olomouc
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Juliš 57'	Report	Vašulín 43' Pilař 45+2' Kučera 70'	Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 3,619 Referee: Dominik Starý
Note: Hradec Králové won 6–2 on aggregate.

Second round

19 May 2024 First leg	Teplice	0–1	Hradec Králové	Teplice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Koubek 87'	Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 6,287 Referee: Stanislav Volek

25 May 2024 Second leg	Hradec Králové	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Teplice	Hradec Králové
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pilař 50', 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 7,199 Referee: Dominik Starý
Note: Hradec Králové won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

31 May 2024 Final	Mladá Boleslav	3–1	Hradec Králové	Mladá Boleslav
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mareček 13' Kostka 45+1' Matějovský 54' (pen.)	Report	Čmelík 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 4,173 Referee: Ondřej Berka

Czech Cup

References

^ "Soupiska – A tým 2023/24". FC Hradec Králové.
^ "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
^ "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2023/24: Šampioni ze Sparty začnou s Olomoucí, Slavia bude hostit Hradec". FORTUNA:LIGA.

External links

Official website

[1] "Soupiska – A tým 2023/24". FC Hradec Králové.

[2] "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.

[3] "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2023/24: Šampioni ze Sparty začnou s Olomoucí, Slavia bude hostit Hradec". FORTUNA:LIGA.

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