| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Chairman: | Michal Prokeš |
| League Result: | 11th |
| Cup1 Result: | Third Round |
| League Topscorer: | Jan Holenda (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jan Holenda (9) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,324 v Slavia Prague (14 May 2018) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 827 v Jablonec (23 February 2018) |
| Average Attendance: | 2,819 |
| Pattern So1: | _color_3_stripes_red |
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| Pattern La2: | _gold_lines |
| Pattern Ra2: | _gold_lines |
| Pattern Sh2: | _Gold_Stripes_adidas |
| Pattern So2: | _color_3_stripes_gold |
| Leftarm2: | E22F33 |
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The 2017–18 season was Dukla Prague's seventh consecutive season in the Czech First League.
Over the summer, forwards Ivan Schranz arrived from Slovak outfit Trnava,[2] and Uroš Đuranović signed from FK Dečić.[3]
The defence was strengthened with Ivan Ostojić signing a two-year deal, arriving from Cypriot side Karmiotissa,[4] as well as Martin Jiránek arriving from Příbram.[5] Ladislav Vopat returned to the club after his loan at České Budějovice. There were further arrivals in September: midfielder Lukáš Holík joined from Zlín[6] and former national team defender Mario Holek joined on loan from Sparta Prague.[7]
In January 2018 Ivorian midfielder Mohamed Doumbia joined the club from Finnish second-tier side Ekenäs IF, signing a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] Former Dukla striker Néstor Albiach joined the club on a short-term loan from Sparta Prague in February 2018.[9]
Three defenders left the club over the summer: Lukáš Štetina left to join Sparta Prague,[2] Jan Šimůnek moved to Vasas SC in Hungary,[10] while Michal Smejkal finished his professional career.[11] Midfielder Jan Juroška joined league rivals Slovácko.[2] Emmanuel Edmond also left the club.[2] Striker Peter Olayinka returned to Ghent after the end of his year-long loan.[2]
In the winter break, midfielder Zinedin Mustedanagić returned to Sparta Prague after the expiry of his loan. Róbert Kovaľ, also a midfielder, went out on loan to former club Zemplín Michalovce.
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Jaroslav Hynek | |
| Coach | Pavel Drsek | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Tomáš Obermajer | |
| Fitness Coach | Lukáš Stránský | |
| Team Leader | Petr Malý | |
| Masseur | Radek Havala, Daniel Kotek | |
| Doctor | Ladislav Šindelář | |
| Custodian | Jan Švestka |
The club had the lowest average attendance in the league.[13]
| Competition | Average Attendance | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Czech First League | 15 | |
| Cup | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 15 | |
See main article: 2017–18 Czech First League.
See main article: 2017–18 Czech Cup.
As a First League team, Dukla entered the Cup at the second round stage. In the second round, Dukla faced Bohemian Football League side Převýšov, the same opponent at the same stage in the previous season. Dukla won the match 2–0 away from home. The third round match was away against Jiskra Domažlice, a team which had beaten Dukla in the second round of the 2014–15 competition. Despite taking a 1–0 lead into half time, Dukla conceded three goals in the second half and lost 3–2, signalling the end of this season's cup run.