SK Benešov explained

SK Benešov is a Czech football club located in Benešov. The team currently plays in the Bohemian Football League, the third tier of the Czech football system.

History

In the 1994–95 season the club played in the Czech First League, the top flight of Czech football.^[1] The club started with three wins and a draw from the first six matches,^[2] but was beset by financial problems. The owner and only sponsor of the club, Miroslav Švarc, was taken into police custody on charges of financial criminality,^[3] team coach Jaroslav Hřebík left after the first half of the season, and the players were not paid between October and February.^[3]

Benešov's results did not improve and club captain Tibor Mičinec cited the club's financial situation as the reason for a run of 24 games without a win.^{[2] [3]} As a result, the team were relegated to the Czech 2. Liga for the 1995–96 season, but fell further, spending the 2000s in the Czech Fourth Division.

In June 2014 the club was promoted to the Bohemian Football League under the coach Luboš Zákostelský.^[4]

Historical names

• 1913: AFK Benešov
• 1929: Benešovský SK
• ca. 1940: Slavoj Benešov
• 1948: Sokol Benešov
• 1949: Sokol ČSD Benešov
• 1953: TJ Lokomotíva Benešov
• 1971: TJ ČSAD Benešov
• 1990: FK Švarc Benešov
• 1996: FK Benešov
• 1999: SK Benešov

History in domestic competitions

1985–1991 2.ČNL (tier 3) 1991–1993 ČMFL (tier 2) 1993–1994 Czech 2. Liga 1994–1995 Czech First League 1995–1996 Czech 2. Liga 1996–1999 (inactive) 1999–2000 Regional Championship (tier 5) 2000–2007 Czech Fourth Division 2007–2008 Regional Championship (tier 5) 2008–2014 Czech Fourth Division 2014– Bohemian Football League

• Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 1
• Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 4
• Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 5
• Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 12

Notes and References

1. Book: Jeřábek, Luboš. Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů. Grada Publishing. Czech. 2007. Prague, Czech Republic. 978-80-247-1656-5. 18.
2. News: Švéd . Jan . 14 July 2003 . Rekordy: Čech nedostal gól 903 minut . Czech . Mladá fronta DNES . Czech Republic . 13 March 2012.
3. News: Bouc . Frantisek . 1 February 1995 . Accidental Amateurs Now Play for Pride and Pride Alone . The Prague Post . Czech Republic . 11 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911214318/http://www.praguepost.cz/archivescontent/18019-accidental-amateurs-now-play-for-pride-and-pride-alone.html . 11 September 2014 .
4. News: Šimáček . Pavel . 1 June 2014 . Benešov postupuje do ČFL . Czech . Deník . Czech Republic . 11 September 2014.