FK Pardubice 1899 explained

Clubname:	Pardubice 1899
Fullname:	Fotbalový klub Pardubice 1899
Founded:	1925
Dissolved:	2017 (merged with Sokol Rosice nad Labem)
Ground:	Letní stadion

FK Pardubice 1899 was a Czech football club from the city of Pardubice, which played one season in the Czechoslovak First League, under the name of VCHZ Pardubice. It was founded as Explosia Semtín in 1925.

In 1961n then so called "VCHZ Pardubice" the club merged with "VTJ Dukla Parbubice" (this one founded as "Tankista Praha" where International goalkeeper Imre Stacho did its Military Service)

The club played in the 1968–69 Czechoslovak First League, reaching the final of the Czechoslovak Cup in the same season.^[1] The club played in the Czech 2. Liga between 1993 and 1997.

Historical names

• 1925 – Explosia Semtín
• 1947 – Synthesia Semtín
• 1948 – Sokol Synthesia Semtín
• 1952 – Sokol Chemik Semtín
• 1953 – Jiskra Semtín
• 1958 – VCHZ Pardubice (1961 – merged with "VTJ Dukla Pardubice"(former "Tankista Praha")
• 1990 – Synthesia Pardubice
• 1993 – SK Pardubice
• 1997 – FK Dropa Pardubice 1899
• 1999 – FK Pardubice 1899

Notes and References

1. Book: Jeřábek, Luboš. Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů. 2007. Vydala Grada Publishing, a.s.. Prague. Czech. 978-80-247-1656-5. 147.