FK Chmel Blšany explained

Clubname:Blšany
Nickname:Chmelaři
Fullname:FK Chmel Blšany
Founded:1946 (as Sokol Blšany)
Dissolved:2016
Ground:Městský Stadium,
Blšany
Capacity:2,300
Website:http://www.fkchmelblsany.cz
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FK Chmel Blšany was a Czech football club based in the village of Blšany. The club played in the Czech First League between 1998 and 2006 and was the first professional club of goalkeeper Petr Čech. The club disbanded in 2016 after resigning from the 2016-17 regional championship (5th tier of the Czech Republic football league system).[1]

The club was established as Sokol Blšany in 1946. The club played at the Městský Stadion with capacity of 2,300 seats. That meant that even with every citizen of Blšany village in the stand, there would be still about 1,500 free seats.

History

FK Chmel Blšany was founded in 1946 as Sokol Blšany.[2] Only amateur football was played in Blšany for a long time. In 1988, the team managed to reach the division and three years later the third Czechoslovakian league. In 1993, FK Chmel Blšany (or Chmelaři as called by their fans) reached the second league and in 1998 the first.[3] In the 1998–99 season, FK Blšany astonished the Czech Republic and achieved 6th place.[4] In 2005–06, the team ended up last and were relegated to the second league. In 2006–07, their first season back in the 2. Liga, they finished eighth but were relegated to the third-tier ČFL due to not receiving a license from the league due to financial reasons.[5] They finished last in the ČFL with just four wins in the 2007–08 season and were subsequently relegated for the third time in as many seasons. It did not get better in 2008–09 when, upon finishing 14th of 16 teams in Divize B of the Czech Fourth Division, they were relegated for the fourth time in a row, partially due to a three-point deduction due to financial concerns.[6] In 2009–10 they finished third in the fifth-tier Ústí Region championship and avoided relegation for the first time since the 2004–05 season. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Blšany gained promotion back to the Czech Fourth Division.[7]

Notable past players include Petr Čech (1999–2001), Jan Šimák (1996–2000), Jan Velkoborský (1999–2003), Jiří Němec (2002–2003), Daniel Kolář (2005), Patrik Gedeon (1995–2001 & 2007) and Štěpán Vachoušek (2001).

Historical names

Managers

History in domestic competitions

Czech Republic

SeasonLeaguePlacedPldWDLGFGAGDPtsCup
1993–19942. liga7th30127114238+431
1994–19952. liga10th34139124945+448Round of 16
1995–19962. liga11th3081392831–337
1996–19972. liga5th30111093829+943
1997–19982. liga1st3021346417+4766Round of 16
1998–19991. liga6th30126124844+442Round of 32
1999–20001. liga10th30107132845–1737Round of 16
2000–20011. liga10th301010103535040Semi-finals
2001–20021. liga14th3085173551–1629Round of 32
2002–20031. liga14th3077162839–1128Round of 64
2003–20041. liga13th3086163454–2030Quarter-finals
2004–20051. liga12th30711122538–1332Round of 64
2005–20061. liga16th30511142244–2226Round of 16
2006–20072. liga8th30115142733–638First round
2007–20083. liga[8] 18th3444262595–7016First round
2008–20094. liga14th

European record

SeasonTournamentRoundCountryClubResult
2000UEFA Intertoto Cup2RDnepr Mogilev6–2, 2–0
3RKalamata5–0, 3–0
Semi-finalSigma Olomouc1–3, 0–0
2001UEFA Intertoto Cup3RPobeda0–0, 1–0
Semi-finalBrescia1–2, 2–2

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hykl. Jaromír. Nashledanou v lepších časech. FK Chmel Blšany. 26 September 2017.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=4ErKtwjzyv8C&dq=%22Bl%C5%A1any%2C+FK+Chmel%3A&pg=PA22 Ceský a ceskoslovenský fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubu
  3. News: Opening a porthole to the world . The Prague Post . 17 November 1999 . 29 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140724222030/http://www.praguepost.cz/archivescontent/31119-opening-a-porthole-to-the-world.html. 24 July 2014.
  4. http://www.scorespro.com/soccer/czech-republic/division-1/1998-1999/standings/ Czech First League Standings 1998/1999
  5. News: Další pád. Chmel Blšany míří do divize . idnes.cz . 21 November 2007 . 9 March 2012. cs.
  6. News: Blšany spadly z první ligy až do krajského přeboru, projekt však běží dál . idnes.cz . 15 June 2009 . 21 February 2016. cs.
  7. News: Blšany se dočkaly, povýšily do divize. A s nimi i Žatec . idnes.cz . 27 June 2011 . 27 June 2011. cs.
  8. Web site: Czech Republic 2008/09. 19 August 2010. RSSSF. 21 February 2016.