FC Zbrojovka Brno

FC Zbrojovka Brno
Full name	Football Club Zbrojovka Brno a.s.
Nickname(s)	Flinta (The Gun); Jihomoravané (South Moravians)
Founded	1913; 111 years ago as SK Židenice
Ground	Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská, Brno
Capacity	12,550
Chairman	Václav Bartoněk
Manager	Svatopluk Habanec
League	Czech First League
2015–16	6th
Website	Club website
	Current season

FC Zbrojovka Brno is a professional football club based in the city of Brno, Moravia, Czech Republic. Founded in 1913 as SK Židenice, the club later became known as Zbrojovka Brno. Brno won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1977–78 season and finished as runners-up in 1979–80.

History

The club, initially known as SK Židenice, played in the top tier of Czechoslovakian football from 1933 until suffering relegation in the 1946–47 Czechoslovak First League.^[1] During this period, the club entered the Mitropa Cup three times, reaching the quarter finals in 1935 as well as taking part in the competition in 1936 and 1938.

Between 1950 and 1962 the club played outside the top tier, returning in the 1962–63 Czechoslovak First League.^[1] Five seasons elapsed before the club was again relegated, in 1967.^[1] They then spent four years in the second tier of Czechoslovak football before returning to the top flight.^[1] In the 1970s the club was a strong force in the country, winning the Czechoslovak First League in 1978, finishing third the following season and being runners up in 1980.

The 1980s were less spectacular for Brno, as the club was relegated in 1983, playing until 1989 in the second tier. After just two seasons in the top tier, the club finished last in 1991 and was again relegated.^[1]

Between 1992 and 2011, Brno played in the top tier of the Czech Republic for 19 consecutive seasons, the longest such spell in the club's history.^[1] In 2011, the club was relegated to the second division.^[1] In the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga, the club only managed to finish fourth, missing out on the promotion places. However, due to the stadium requirements of the Czech First League, champions FK Ústí nad Labem as well as third-placed FK Baník Sokolov were ineligible for promotion. As a result, Brno won promotion immediately back to the top tier.^[2]

Historical names

SK Židenice (1913–47)
Zbrojovka Brno (1951–56)
Spartak ZJŠ Brno (1956–68)
Zbrojovka Brno (1968–92)
Boby Brno (1992–00)
Stavo Artikel Brno (2000–02)
1.FC Brno (2002–10)
FC Zbrojovka Brno (2010–)

In 1962, there was an amalgamation between Rudá Hvězda Brno (1956–62) and Spartak ZJŠ Brno.

European competitions

Brno have competed a number of times in European competitions, reaching the second round of the 1978–79 European Cup in their only appearance to date in the competition. The club played in the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup but lost in the first round.

Brno took part in the UEFA Cup three times, reaching the quarter finals in 1979–80 and also playing in 1980–81 and 1997–98.

Brno played five times in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, reaching the quarter finals in 1963–64. They competed in the Mitropa Cup three times before World War II, reaching the quarter finals in 1935.

Stadium

Brno have played at Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská since 2001, when they moved from previous home Stadion Za Lužánkami.^[3] In the 1990s, Brno attracted record crowds to their football matches, with Za Lužánkami as the venue for all of the top ten most-attended Czech First League matches.^[4] The highest attendance for a Brno match is 44,120, set in a league match against Slavia Prague.^[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 30 October, 2016.^[5]

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	Dušan Melichárek
20	GK	CZE	Vlastimil Veselý

2	DF	LTU	Tadas Kijanskas
6	DF	SRB	Mihailo Jovanović
13	DF	CZE	Lukáš Vraštil
15	DF	CZE	Jakub Šural
16	DF	CZE	Jan Sedlák
24	DF	CZE	Alois Hyčka

7	MF	CZE	Pavel Zavadil (Captain)
8	MF	CZE	Jan Polák (Vice-captain)
10	MF	CZE	Tomáš Weber
11	MF	CZE	Ladislav Krejčí


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	CZE	Jan Štohanzl
19	MF	CZE	Milan Lutonský
25	MF	CZE	David Pašek
26	MF	CZE	Radek Buchta
28	MF	SVK	Matúš Lacko
29	MF	CGO	Francis Litsingi (on loan from Sparta)

9	FW	CZE	Stanislav Vávra
21	FW	CZE	Jakub Přichystal
23	FW	CZE	Michal Škoda
27	FW	CZE	Antonín Růsek
37	FW	CZE	Jakub Řezníček (3rd captain)

Out on loan

As of 16 September, 2016.^[6]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	CZE	Pavel Halouska (at Znojmo)
—	GK	CZE	Jiří Floder (at Blansko)
—	DF	CZE	Daniel Pospíšil (at Blansko)
—	MF	CZE	Jakub Kučera (at Blansko)
—	FW	CZE	David Štrombach (at Prostějov)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SVK	Tomáš Brigant (at Myjava)
—	FW	GUI	Mohamed Traoré (at Blansko)
—	FW	CZE	Petr Rybička (at Znojmo)
—	FW	CZE	Václav Klán (at Žižkov)
—	FW	CZE	Josef Čtvrtníček (at Banská Bystrica) Template:Fs blank column

Reserve squad

As of 28 November 2016^[7]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	CZE	David Záleský
—	GK	CZE	Jiří Floder
—	DF	CZE	Filip Vedral
—	DF	CZE	Tomáš Praks
—	DF	CZE	Lukáš Zukal
—	MF	CZE	Martin Krištof
—	MF	CZE	Jiří Koláčný
—	MF	CZE	Erik Sedláček
—	MF	CZE	Pavel Sokol


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CZE	Patrik Šustr
—	MF	CZE	Tomáš Ulbrich
—	FW	CZE	Antonín Růsek
—	FW	CZE	Antonín Jakeš
—	FW	CZE	Marek Vintr
—	FW	CZE	Ondřej Vintr
—	FW	NGA	Prince Obus Aggreh
—	FW	CZE	Martin Fenin

Notable former players

Current technical staff

As of 26 May 2016

Position	Name
Manager	Svatopluk Habanec
Assistant manager	Richard Dostálek
Assistant manager	Lukáš Přerost
Goalkeeping coach	Martin Doležal
Fitness coach	Jan Cacek
Physiotherapist	Ivan Jánský
Club doctor	Petr Gál
	Jan Ulbrych
	Šimon Ondruš
Masseur	Jiří Stejskal
Masseur	Petr Doubrava
Team manager	Libor Došek
Kit manager	Jiří Havlíček
Reserves coach	Vladimír Michal
Reserves coach assistant	Daniel Břežný
Under-19s coach	Petr Maléř
Under-19s coach assistant	Filip Duroň
Under- 16s, 17s and 19s director	Pavel Šustr
Academy director	Luděk Zajíc

Managers

Václav Vohralík (1933–34)
Jenö Konrád (1934–35)
Antonín Carvan (1935–36), (1937–38)
Josef Kuchynka (1939)
Josef Eremiáš (1943–46)
Matthias Kaburek (1947)
Josef Bican (1959–60)
Rudolf Krčil (1962)
Karel Kolský (1964–66)
Karel Nepala (1966–67)
František Čejka (1967)
Zdeněk Hajský (1971–72)
Alfréd Sezemský (1971–72)
František Havránek (1972–76)
Josef Masopust (1976–80)
Valér Švec (1980–81)
Karel Brückner (1981–82)
Viliam Padúch (1982–83)
Ján Zachar (1984–85)
Ivan Hrdlička (1985–86)
Ferko Mikloš
Petr Pálka (1987–88)
František Harašta (1988)
František Cipro (1989–90)
Viliam Padúch (1990)
Karol Dobiaš (1990–93)
Josef Masopust (1993)
Vladimír Táborský (1993–94)
Karel Večeřa (1994)
Petr Uličný (1994–96)
Karel Večeřa (1996–98)
Karel Jarůšek (1998–00)
Pavel Tobiáš (2000–01)
Karel Večeřa (2001–03)
Karel Jarůšek (2004–05)
Jiří Kotrba (2005)
Josef Mazura (2005–07)
Petr Uličný (2007 – Nov 08)
Miroslav Beránek (2008–09)
Aleš Křeček (2009)
Karel Večeřa (July 2010 – June 11)
René Wagner (July 2011 – Oct 11)
Róbert Kafka (Oct 2011 – Dec 11)
Petr Čuhel (Jan 2012 – April 13)
Ludevít Grmela (April 2013 – Sept 13)
Václav Kotal (Sept 2013 – June 16)
Svatopluk Habanec (June 2016–)

History in domestic competitions

1971–83: Czechoslovak First League 1983–89: Czech National League 1989–91: Czechoslovak First League 1991–92: Czech National League 1992–93: Czechoslovak First League 1993–11: Czech First League 2011–12: Czech 2. Liga 2012–: Czech First League

Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 36
Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 8
Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czech Republic

Season	League	Placed	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Cup
1993–94	1. liga	12th	30	10	6	14	38	46	–8	36	Quarter-finals
1994–95	1. liga	3rd	30	15	9	6	52	27	+25	54	Round of 32
1995–96	1. liga	8th	30	12	7	11	39	42	–3	43	Round of 64
1996–97	1. liga	4th	30	14	10	6	44	35	+9	52	Quarter-finals
1997–98	1. liga	10th	30	10	7	13	42	42	0	37	Semi-finals
1998–99	1. liga	7th	30	11	8	11	37	33	+4	41	Quarter-finals
1999–00	1. liga	4th	30	12	6	12	3	33	+2	42	Round of 16
2000–01	1. liga	13th	30	7	9	14	24	35	–11	30	Round of 16
2001–02	1. liga	8th	30	10	10	10	34	42	–8	40	Round of 16
2002–03	1. liga	9th	30	10	9	11	35	31	+4	39	Round of 16
2003–04	1. liga	14th	30	7	9	14	33	43	–10	30	Quarter-finals
2004–05	1. liga	11th	30	9	6	15	30	42	–12	33	Round of 32
2005–06	1. liga	12th	30	7	14	9	35	36	–1	35	Semi-finals
2006–07	1. liga	5th	30	13	7	10	34	42	–8	46	Second Round
2007–08	1. liga	4th	30	16	7	7	43	32	+11	55	Semi-finals
2008–09	1. liga	11th	30	9	8	13	32	36	–4	35	Round of 32
2009–10	1. liga	11th	30	9	8	13	31	40	–9	35	Round of 32
2010–11	1. liga	15th	30	7	3	20	33	55	–22	24	Quarter-finals
2011–12	2. liga	4th	30	13	10	7	37	29	+8	49	Round of 32
2012–13	1. liga	13th	30	9	5	16	34	53	–19	32	Second Round
2013–14	1. liga	9th	30	10	7	13	32	42	–10	37	Semi-finals
2014–15	1. liga	14th	30	9	6	15	34	45	–11	33	Round of 32
2015–16	1. liga	6th	30	14	5	11	37	38	-1	47	Round of 16

Honours

Czechoslovak First League

Winners (1): 1977–78
Runners-up (1): 1979–80

Czech First League

third placed (1): 1994–95

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Krutil, Robin; Meitner, Zdeněk (25 May 2011). "Kdo zavinil pád fotbalového Brna? Chyby kupili všichni" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
^ Novák, Jaromír (6 June 2012). "Brno postupuje do první ligy, Ústí doplatilo na nevyhovující stadion" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
^ "Fanoušci Zbrojovky oslaví století klubu u ruiny stadionu za Lužánkami". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Na Letné padl divácký rekord 21. století". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Czech Republic. 9 November 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ http://www.fczbrno.cz/soupiska.asp
^ http://fczbrno.cz/clanek.asp?id=Zbrojovaci-na-hostovani-koho-a-kde-na-jare-sledovat-3399
^ http://fczbrno.cz/clanek.asp?id=Juniori-odjeli-na-soustredeni-do-Uherskeho-Brodu-3329

External links

[2011relegation-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Krutil, Robin; Meitner, Zdeněk (25 May 2011). "Kdo zavinil pád fotbalového Brna? Chyby kupili všichni" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

[brnopromotion-2] Novák, Jaromír (6 June 2012). "Brno postupuje do první ligy, Ústí doplatilo na nevyhovující stadion" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

[3] "Fanoušci Zbrojovky oslaví století klubu u ruiny stadionu za Lužánkami". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

[attendancerecords-4] "Na Letné padl divácký rekord 21. století". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Czech Republic. 9 November 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[5] ttp://www.fczbrno.cz/soupiska.asp

[6] ttp://fczbrno.cz/clanek.asp?id=Zbrojovaci-na-hostovani-koho-a-kde-na-jare-sledovat-3399

[7] ttp://fczbrno.cz/clanek.asp?id=Juniori-odjeli-na-soustredeni-do-Uherskeho-Brodu-3329

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