FC Hradec Králové

FC Hradec Králové
Full name	Football Club Hradec Králové a.s.
Nickname(s)	Votroci (slaves)
Founded	1905; 119 years ago
Ground	Malšovická aréna
Capacity	9,300
Chairman	Richard Jukl
Manager	David Horejš
League	Czech First League
2023–24	7th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

FC Hradec Králové is a Czech football club based in the city of Hradec Králové. The club, which was founded in 1905, won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1959–60 season. The club currently plays in the Czech First League.

Following their domestic success, Hradec played in the 1960–61 European Cup and was eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals, Barcelona eventually becoming runners-up. In 1995 Hradec won the Czech Cup and subsequently played in the Cup Winners' Cup, where it was eliminated in the round of 16 by Dynamo Moscow. In the 2002–03 season they were relegated to the Second Division. They returned to the top flight in 2009–10 only to be relegated once more in 2012–13; however they would place second in the 2. Liga signifying a return to the top division for the 2014–15 season.

History edit

Hradec Králové first played in the Czechoslovak First League in 1956. They were relegated after two seasons, but returned for the 1959–60 season, winning the league that same season.^[1] They went on to compete in the 1960–61 European Cup, being eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals, a team which would go on to reach the semi-finals.

Hradec Králové were again relegated in 1963. They enjoyed four more spells in the First League, each lasting only one or two seasons. Their last promotion to the Czechoslovak top tier came in 1990. Hradec then played in the newly formed Czech First League from its inception in 1993 until being relegated at the end of the 1999–00 season. Their best league finish in this time was 8th place, which they achieved in the 1998–99 season. The 1990s also saw the club triumph in the Czech Cup, winning the competition in 1995. This achievement saw the club qualify for the Cup Winners' Cup, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Dynamo Moscow.

The club returned to the top flight in 2001 after winning the Czech 2. Liga at the first attempt, securing promotion with four games to spare.^[2] After just two seasons though, the club again finished in the relegation places and were relegated back to the second tier. This time it was seven seasons before the club would achieve promotion, winning the 2009–10 Czech 2. Liga to secure their status in the top flight once more.^[3] Hradec equalled their best Czech First League finishing position of 8th in the 2010–11 season.

Historical names edit

1905: SK Hradec Králové
1948: Sokol Hradec Králové
1949: Sokol Škoda
1953: DSO Spartak Hradec Králové (Dobrovolná Sportovní Organisace Spartak Hradec Králové)
1976: TJ Spartak ZVU Hradec
1989: RH Spartak ZVU Hradec Králové
1990: SKP Spartak Hradec Králové
1992: SKP Fomei Hradec Králové
1994: SK Hradec Králové
2005: FC Hradec Králové

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 9 February 2024.^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CZE	Patrik Vízek
2	DF	CZE	Vojtěch Baloun
5	DF	CZE	Filip Čihák (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň)
6	MF	CZE	Václav Pilař
7	MF	CZE	Ladislav Krejčí
8	DF	CZE	David Heidenreich
9	MF	SVK	Lukáš Čmelík
10	MF	CZE	Petr Pudhorocký
11	MF	SVK	Samuel Dancák (on loan from Mladá Boleslav)
12	GK	CZE	Adam Zadražil
13	MF	CZE	Karel Spáčil
14	DF	CZE	Jakub Klíma
15	FW	CZE	Daniel Vašulín
16	FW	CZE	Daniel Hais


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	CZE	Petr Juliš
18	DF	CZE	Michal Leibl
19	MF	CZE	Daniel Kaštánek (on loan from Sparta Prague)
21	DF	CZE	Štěpán Harazim
22	MF	CZE	Petr Kodeš
23	MF	CZE	Jakub Rada
24	DF	CZE	Martin Hlaváč
25	DF	CZE	František Čech
26	DF	CZE	Daniel Horák
27	FW	CZE	Ondřej Šašinka
28	MF	CZE	Jakub Kučera
29	FW	CZE	Matěj Koubek
34	GK	CZE	Milan Knobloch

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SVK	Pavol Bajza (at Viktoria Žižkov)
—	DF	CZE	Daniel Kutík (at Chrudim)
—	DF	CZE	Ondřej Ševčík (at Prostějov)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CZE	Denny Samko (at Varnsdorf)
—	MF	CZE	Jakub Kosař (at Varnsdorf)

Notable former players edit

Player records in the Czech First League edit

As of 26 May 2024.^[5]

Highlighted players are in the current squad.

Most appearances edit

#	Name	Matches
1	Pavel Černý sr.	162
2	Karel Podhajský	136
3	Pavel Dvořák	135
4	Richard Jukl	117
4	David Zoubek	117
6	David Kalousek	112
7	Miroslav Zemánek	111
8	Karel Urbánek	106
8	David Homoláč	106
10	Pavel Černý jr.	97
10	Michal Šmarda	97

Most goals edit

#	Name	Goals
1	Pavel Černý sr.	29
1	Pavel Dvořák	29
3	Richard Jukl	22
4	Daniel Vašulín	20
5	František Koubek	16
6	David Breda	12
6	Filip Kubala	12
8	Jakub Rada	11

Most clean sheets edit

#	Name	Clean sheets
1	Karel Podhajský	44
2	Jiří Lindr	18
3	Tomáš Poštulka	16
3	Tomáš Koubek	16

Managers edit

Jiří Zástěra (1959–60)
Oldřich Šubrt (1961–64)
Josef "Pepi" Bican (1964)
František Havránek (1964–66)
Otto Hemele (1968–69)
Zdeněk Krejčí (1971–73)
Ladislav Moník (1977–78)
Dušan Uhrin (1980–81)
Zdeněk Krejčí (1985–86)
Karol Dobiaš (1988)
Ladislav Škorpil (1991–93)
Štefan Nadzam (1993–94)
Petr Pálka (1994–95)
Luděk Zajíc (1995–96)
Dušan Radolský (1996)
Vladimír Táborský (1996–97)
Jaroslav Hřebík (1997–98)
Ladislav Škorpil (1998)
Stanislav Kocourek (1999)
Milan Petřík (1999)
Petr Uličný (2000–03)
Leoš Kalvoda (2003)
Martin Pulpit (2004)
Juraj Šimurka (2004–05)
Oldřich Machala (July 2008 – March 2009)
Václav Kotal (March 2009 – June 2012)
Jiří Plíšek (July 2012 – April 2013)
Luboš Prokopec (April 2013 – Oct 2014)
Bohuslav Pilný (Oct 2014 – May 2017)
Karel Havlíček (Jun 2017 – May 2018)
Zdenko Frťala (Jun 2018 – Jun 2021)
Miroslav Koubek (Jun 2021 – Jun 2023)
Jozef Weber (Jun 2023 – Sept 2023)
Václav Kotal (Sept 2023 – Feb 2024)
David Horejš (Feb 2024 – present)

History in domestic competitions edit

1984–87: 1. ČNL 1987–89: Czechoslovak First League 1989–90: 1. ČNL 1990–93: Czechoslovak First League 1993–00: Czech First League 2000–01: Czech 2. Liga 2001–03: Czech First League 2003–10: Czech 2. Liga 2010–13: Czech First League 2013–14: Czech 2. Liga 2014–15: Czech First League 2015–16: Czech 2. Liga 2016–17: Czech First League 2017–21 Czech 2. Liga 2021–22: Czech First League

Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 20
Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 16
Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czechoslovakia edit

Season	League	Placed	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Cup
1990–91	1. Liga	14th	30	10	7	13	33	52	–19	27	Round of 16
1991–92	1. Liga	12th	30	7	8	15	22	39	–17	22	Round of 16
1992–93	1. Liga	9th	30	10	7	13	32	36	–4	27	Round of 32

Czech Republic edit

Season	League	Placed	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Cup
1993–94	1. Liga	13th	30	9	6	15	29	40	–11	33	Round of 16
1994–95	1. Liga	12th	30	10	6	14	35	45	–10	36	Winners
1995–96	1. Liga	14th	30	8	5	17	28	46	–18	29	Round of 32
1996–97	1. Liga	14th	30	5	13	12	22	39	–17	28	Round of 64
1997–98	1. Liga	11th	30	8	10	12	25	36	–11	34	Round of 64
1998–99	1. Liga	8th	30	11	6	13	33	40	–7	39	Round of 64
1999–00	1. Liga	16th	30	4	11	15	21	38	–17	23	Round of 16
2000–01	2. Liga	1st	30	19	9	2	55	28	+27	66	Round of 64
2001–02	1. Liga	12th	30	9	8	13	28	42	–14	35	Round of 16
2002–03	1. Liga	16th	30	3	13	14	23	54	–21	22	Round of 32
2003–04	2. Liga	7th	30	9	12	9	27	30	–3	39	Round of 32
2004–05	2. Liga	7th	28	9	7	12	37	38	–1	34	Round of 32
2005–06	2. Liga	4th	30	13	10	7	31	28	+3	49	Semi-finals
2006–07	2. Liga	7th	30	11	10	9	41	34	+7	43	Round of 16
2007–08	2. Liga	4th	30	13	11	6	34	24	+10	50	Round of 32
2008–09	2. Liga	13th	30	7	14	9	36	32	+4	35	Round of 16
2009–10	2. Liga	1st	30	20	8	2	47	18	+29	68	Round of 16
2010–11	1. Liga	8th	30	11	8	11	26	36	–10	41	Round of 64
2011–12	1. Liga	13th	30	8	7	15	22	38	–16	31	Round of 32
2012–13	1. Liga	16th	30	5	10	15	27	44	–17	25	Round of 16
2013–14	2. Liga	2nd	30	18	7	5	54	27	+27	61	Round of 32
2014–15	1. Liga	15th	30	6	7	17	26	52	–26	25	Round of 16
2015–16	2. Liga	2nd	28	17	8	3	45	16	+29	59	Quarter-finals
2016–17	1. Liga	15th	30	8	3	19	29	51	–22	27	Round of 16
2017–18	2. Liga	4th	30	14	8	8	50	36	+14	50	Quarter-finals
2018–19	2. Liga	4th	30	15	8	7	36	18	+18	53	Round of 64
2019–20	2. Liga	4th	30	15	9	6	54	29	+25	54	Round of 32
2020–21	2. Liga	1st	26	17	7	2	51	22	+29	58	Round of 16
2021–22	1. Liga	6th	35	10	14	11	44	50	–6	44	Semi-finals
2022–23	1. Liga	8th	34	13	6	15	39	46	–7	45	Round of 32
2023–24	1. liga	7th									Round of 16

History in European competitions edit

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Score
1960–61	European Cup	Q	Steaua Bucharest	walkover
		1/8	Panathinaikos	1–0, 0–0
		1/4	Barcelona	0–4, 1–1
1995–96	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Q	Vaduz	5–0, 9–1
		1/8	Copenhagen	5–0, 2–2
		1/4	Dynamo Moscow	0–1, 1–0

Honours edit

Czechoslovak First League (tier-I)
- Champions: 1959–60
Czech Cup
- Winners: 1994–95
Czech 2. Liga (tier-II)
- Winners: 2000–01, 2009–10

Club records edit

Czech First League records edit

Best position: 6th (2021–22)
Worst position: 16th (1999–2000, 2002–03)
Biggest home win: Hradec Králové 5–0 Benešov (1994–95)
Biggest away win: České Budějovice 0–3 Hradec Králové (1995–96), Plzeň 0–3 Hradec Králové (1998–99), Teplice 0–3 Hradec Králové (2011–12), Slovácko 0–3 Hradec Králové (2011–12), Bohemians 1905 0–3 Hradec Králové (2016–17), České Budějovice 0–3 Hradec Králové (2022–23)
Biggest home defeat: Hradec Králové 0–5 Sparta (2001–02)
Biggest away defeat: Jablonec 7–0 Hradec Králové (2010–11)

References edit

^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
^ "Fotbalisté Hradce Králové jsou prvoligoví". idnes.cz (in Czech). 13 May 2001. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
^ "Hradec se po sedmi letech vrací mezi elitu, Ústí na postup musí ještě počkat". idnes.cz (in Czech). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
^ "Soupiska – A tým 2023/24". FC Hradec Králové.
^ "Detailed stats". Fortuna liga.

External links edit

Official website

[1] Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.

[2] "Fotbalisté Hradce Králové jsou prvoligoví". idnes.cz (in Czech). 13 May 2001. Retrieved 30 March 2013.

[3] "Hradec se po sedmi letech vrací mezi elitu, Ústí na postup musí ještě počkat". idnes.cz (in Czech). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2013.

[4] "Soupiska – A tým 2023/24". FC Hradec Králové.

[stats-5] "Detailed stats". Fortuna liga.

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