FC Zlín explained

Clubname:FC Zlín
Fullname:Football Club Zlín a.s.
Nickname:Ševci (The Cobblers)
Ground:Letná Stadion, Zlín
Capacity:5,898
Owner:Zdeněk Červenka
Manager:Bronislav Červenka
League:Czech National Football League
Season:2023–24
Position:16th of 16 (relegated)
Website:https://www.fczlin.com/
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FC Zlín is a professional football club from Zlín, Czech Republic. The club has spent a number of seasons in the top league of the country, both the Czechoslovak First League and later the Czech First League. The club currently plays in the Czech National Football League.

History

The club was founded in 1919 and played at the top level of football between 1938 and 1947, before being disqualified from the league due to manipulation of results.[1] The club then played in the top flight sporadically, just four more seasons before the establishment of a separate Czech league in 1993.[1] The club went on to spend a three-year spell in the Czech First League before returning to the second division in 1996. After regaining promotion to the First Division in 2002, the team recorded a number of steady performances in the league, recording a 7th-place finish twice, in 2003 and 2004, and later finishing 8th in the 2007–08 season.

At the start of the 2008–09 season the team struggled, scoring just 9 points from their opening 16 matches.[2] The club were battling relegation as the season came to a close despite a late run of good form in which they enjoyed an unbeaten run of six matches, including five wins.[3] They needed a win in their last match of the season against Baumit Jablonec to avoid relegation, but conceded after just two minutes, trailing 5–1 at half-time and finally losing by a 6–1 scoreline,[3] their biggest league defeat in 62 years, and dropped out of the Czech First League after seven years in the top flight. The club started the 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga with a sequence of four straight wins,[4] and began the following season with a sequence of six matches undefeated before losing to MFK Karviná in 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga,[5] although they did not manage to sustain their form on either occasion, finishing 11th and 10th respectively. The club marked the start of the 2012–13 Czech 2. Liga by changing their name, manager and captain, bringing in Aleš Křeček to manage the team, installing Tomáš Polách as club captain and signing a five-year deal with firm Fastav, replacing the former sponsorship deal with Tescoma to take the new name FC Fastav Zlín.[6] In May 2017, Zlín won the Czech Cup and subsequently qualified for the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[7] The club marked the start of the 2022–23 Czech First League by changing their name, signing a three-year deal with firm TRINITY BANK, replacing the former sponsorship deal with Fastav to take the new name FC Trinity Zlín.[8] After only one season, main sponsor left and since 1 July 2023 club take the new name FC Zlín.[9]

Historical names

Players

Current squad

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Notable former players

Reserves

As of 2024–25, the club's reserve team FC Zlín B plays in the Moravian-Silesian Football League (3rd tier of Czech football system).

Player records in the Czech First League

.[12] Highlighted players are in the current squad.

Most appearances

Name Matches
1 180
2 Stanislav Dostál 176
3 167
Antonín Fantiš
5 162
6 Vukadin Vukadinović 154
7 144
8 140
9 139
10 135

Most goals

Name Goals
1 41
2 Vukadin Vukadinović 19
3 16
Jaroslav Švach
5 14
6 13
7 12
Lukáš Železník
Jakub Janetzký
10 11
Martin Bača

Most clean sheets

Name Clean sheets
1 Stanislav Dostál 38
2 36
3 22

Managers

History in domestic competitions

Czech Republic

SeasonLeaguePlacedPldWDLGFGAGDPtsCup
1993–941. liga11th30107133748–1137Round of 16
1994–951. liga14th3086162140–1930Round of 16
1995–961. liga15th3069151738–2127Round of 32
1996–972. liga3rd30121265533+2248First round
1997–982. liga5th28101354227+1543Round of 32
1998–992. liga8th30106142633–736Round of 32
1999–002. liga8th30101193433+1141Round of 16
2000–012. liga5th30131074023+1749Round of 64
2001–022. liga2nd30181025624+3264Round of 16
2002–031. liga7th30119103441–742Semi-finals
2003–041. liga7th30125133139–841Round of 16
2004–051. liga10th30712112935–633Round of 16
2005–061. liga11th30811112733–635Round of 32
2006–071. liga13th30512132134–1327Semi-finals
2007–081. liga8th30108122831–338Round of 64
2008–091. liga15th3078152649–2329Quarter-finals
2009–102. liga3rd3017584933+1656Round of 32
2010–112. liga11th30115144645+138First round
2011–122. liga10th3099122836–836First round
2012–132. liga6th30146104937+1248Round of 32
2013–142. liga11th30107133330+337Round of 32
2014–152. liga3rd3016775332+2155Round of 32
2015–161. liga13th3079143450–1630Round of 16
2016–171. liga6th30118113435–141Winners
2017–181. liga10th3089133148–1733Semi-finals
2018–191. liga8th34143173847–945Round of 16
2019–201. liga13th3396183052–2233Round of 16
2020–211. liga14th3488183050–2032Round of 64
2021–221. liga12th3599174360–1736Round of 16
2022–231. liga15th35713154360–1734Round of 16
2023–241. liga16th35512184069–2927Semi-finals

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1970–71European Cup Winners' CupQR Bohemians2–22–14–3
1R PSV Eindhoven2–10–12–2(a)
2004UEFA Intertoto Cup1R MyPa3–21–14–3
2R Westerlo3–00–03–0
3R Atlético Madrid2–42–04–4 (a)
2005UEFA Intertoto Cup1R Neman Grodno0–01–01–0
2R Gent0–00–10–1
2017–18UEFA Europa LeagueGroup F Copenhagen1–10–34th
Sheriff Tiraspol0–00–1
Lokomotiv Moscow0–20–3

Honours

Club records

Czech First League records

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jeřábek, Luboš. Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů. Grada Publishing. cs. 2007. Prague, Czech Republic. 978-80-247-1656-5. 225.
  2. News: Pět důvodů, proč Zlín sestoupil z první ligy. cs. idnes.cz. Mladá fronta DNES. 2 June 2009. 31 March 2013.
  3. News: Po debaklu následuje pád do druhé ligy: Jablonec – Zlín 6:1. cs. idnes.cz. Mladá fronta DNES. 30 May 2009. 9 February 2013.
  4. News: Zlín zůstal bez ztráty bodu. Na čelo se dotahuje Žižkov, vyhrál potřetí za sebou. cs. idnes.cz. Mladá fronta DNES. 20 August 2010. 9 February 2013.
  5. News: Zlín poprvé ve druhé lize prohrál, Brno pokračuje v mátožných výkonech. cs. idnes.cz. Mladá fronta DNES. 16 September 2011. 9 February 2013.
  6. News: Fotbalový Zlín posílil, o postupu do první ligy ale letos nahlas nemluví. cs. iDNES.cz. Mladá fronta DNES. 3 August 2012. 9 February 2013.
  7. News: Zlín celebrates Manchester United win and Europa League qualification. Radio Prague. 25 May 2017. 3 November 2017.
  8. Web site: Fotbalový Zlín už není Fastav. Ševci si plácli s novým titulárním partnerem. cs. sport.cz. 24 June 2022. 24 June 2022.
  9. FOTBALOVÝ KLUB MĚNÍ OD 1.7. 2023 NÁZEV NA FC ZLÍN #NoveLogo #FCZlin. footballzlin . 1675451009735294976. 13 July 2023. 2 July 2023.
  10. News: Klub má nového partnera. Ševci si budou říkat FC Fastav Zlín. cs. Deník. 9 June 2012. 23 September 2021 . Štach . Robert .
  11. Web site: Soupiska. FC Zlín. cs.
  12. Web site: Detailed stats. Fortuna liga.