FK Hvězda Cheb explained

Clubname:Hvězda Cheb
Fullname:FK Hvězda Cheb
Founded:1951 (original club)
2001 (phoenix club)
Dissolved:1996 (original club)
League:Czech Fourth Division, Divize A
Season:2013–14
Position:10th
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FK Hvězda Cheb is a Czech football club, playing in the town of Cheb. The club was founded in 1951 and refounded in 2001 after a bankruptcy in 1996. The club played for 13 consecutive seasons in the Czechoslovak First League between 1979 and 1992,[1] and played three seasons in the Czech First League, finishing fourth in the 1993–94 season. The club played in the third-tier Bohemian Football League between 2006 and 2008. After the 2007–08 season the club announced it would not take part in the following season's competition due to financial difficulties.[2] It currently plays in the Czech Fourth Division.

The club also had appearances in Europe playing the Mitropa Cup in 1980 and in Intertoto Cup 1981, in which it won its group.

The club announced a change in its name from Union Cheb to Hvězda Cheb in 2011.[3]

Club's name

Famous players

Czechoslovak and Czech international players

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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. 71.
  2. Web site: Němec: Nic nevzdáváme, chebský Union nezanikne. Deník. cs. 23 June 2008. 30 June 2024.
  3. Web site: iDNES.cz. Fotbalová revoluce letí Chebem. Nové ambice přijdou v tanečním kroku. 5 May 2011. 16 December 2011. cs.