FC Zbrojovka Brno

FC Zbrojovka Brno

Full name	Football Club Zbrojovka Brno a.s.
Nickname(s)	Flinta (The Gun)
Founded	1913 as SK Židenice
Ground	Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská, Brno
Capacity	12,550
Chairman	Václav Bartoněk
Manager	Václav Kotal
League	Czech First League
2014–15	14th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

FC Zbrojovka Brno is a professional football club based in the city of Brno, Moravia, Czech Republic. Founded in 1913 as SK Židenice, the club later became known as Zbrojovka Brno. Brno won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1977–78 season and finished as runners-up in 1979–80.

History

The club, initially known as SK Židenice, played in the top tier of Czechoslovakian football from 1933 until suffering relegation in the 1946–47 Czechoslovak First League.^[1] During this period, the club entered the Mitropa Cup three times, reaching the quarter finals in 1935 as well as taking part in the competition in 1936 and 1938.

Between 1950 and 1962 the club played outside the top tier, returning in the 1962–63 Czechoslovak First League.^[1] Five seasons elapsed before the club was again relegated, in 1967.^[1] They then spent four years in the second tier of Czechoslovak football before returning to the top flight.^[1] In the 1970s the club was a strong force in the country, winning the Czechoslovak First League in 1978, finishing third the following season and being runners up in 1980.

The 1980s were less spectacular for Brno, as the club was relegated in 1983, playing until 1989 in the second tier. After just two seasons in the top tier, the club finished last in 1991 and was again relegated.^[1]

Between 1992 and 2011, Brno played in the top tier of the Czech Republic for 19 consecutive seasons, the longest such spell in the club's history.^[1] In 2011, the club was relegated to the second division.^[1] In the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga, the club only managed to finish fourth, missing out on the promotion places. However, due to the stadium requirements of the Czech First League, champions FK Ústí nad Labem as well as third-placed FK Baník Sokolov were ineligible for promotion. As a result, Brno won promotion immediately back to the top tier.^[2]

Historical names

• SK Židenice (1913–47)
• Zbrojovka Brno (1951–56)
• Spartak ZJŠ Brno (1956–68)
• Zbrojovka Brno (1968–92)
• Boby Brno (1992–2000)
• Stavo Artikel Brno (2000–02)
• 1.FC Brno (2002–10)
• FC Zbrojovka Brno (2010–)

In 1962, there was an amalgamation between Rudá Hvězda Brno (1956–1962) and Spartak ZJŠ Brno.

European competitions

Brno have competed a number of times in European competitions, reaching the second round of the 1978–79 European Cup in their only appearance to date in the competition. The club played in the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup but lost in the first round.

Brno took part in the UEFA Cup three times, reaching the quarter finals in 1979/80 and also playing in 1980/81 and 1997/98.

Brno played five times in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, reaching the quarter finals in 1963–64. They competed in the Mitropa Cup three times before World War II, reaching the quarter finals in 1935.

Stadium

Brno have played at Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská since 2001, when they moved from previous home Stadion Za Lužánkami.^[3] In the 1990s, Brno attracted record crowds to their football matches, with Za Lužánkami as the venue for all of the top ten most-attended Czech First League matches.^[4] The highest attendance for a Brno match is 44,120, set in a league match against Slavia Prague.^[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 8 February, 2016.^[5]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Dušan Melichárek 3 DF Petr Buchta 6 DF Mihailo Jovanović 7 MF Pavel Zavadil (captain) 8 DF Jan Malík 9 FW Tomáš Brigant 10 MF Lukáš Zoubele 11 FW Stanislav Vávra 14 DF Pavel Košťál 15 DF Jakub Šural 17 GK Martin Doležal 18 MF Martin Chrien (on loan from Plzeň)

No. Position Player 19 MF Milan Lutonský 20 GK Pavel Halouska 22 DF Aleš Schuster 23 FW Michal Škoda 24 MF Alois Hyčka 25 MF David Pašek 26 MF Radek Buchta 27 MF Jakub Kučera 28 MF Matúš Lacko 30 DF Miroslav Keresteš 37 FW Jakub Řezníček

Out on loan

As of 4 March, 2016.^[6]

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

No. Position Player GK Vlastimil Veselý (at Znojmo) DF Jan Sedlák (at Karviná) DF Martin Sedlo (at Břeclav) DF Boštjan Frelih (at Zaprešić) DF David Pazourek (at Vyškov) MF Daniel Přerovský (at Vyškov) MF David Krška (at Kroměříž) MF Tomáš Weber (at Znojmo) MF Petr Fojtík (at Břeclav)

No. Position Player DF Jiří Janoščin (at Třinec) MF Fabián Slančík (at Zlaté Moravce) FW Mohamed Traoré (at Blansko) FW Josef Čtvrtníček (at Nowy Sącz) FW Majid Defallah Jbran (at Líšeň) FW David Štrombach (at Skalica) FW Jakub Přichystal (at Opava) FW Jindřich Stehlík (at Znojmo)

Reserve squad

As of 28 January 2016^[7]

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

No. Position Player — GK David Záleský — GK Jiří Floder — DF Michal Bednář — DF Nemanja Gajic — DF Tomáš Jura — DF Martin Krejčíř — DF Daniel Pospíšil — DF Lukáš Zukal — DF Freek Langermans

No. Position Player — MF Martin Krištof — MF Lukáš Čambal — MF Jiří Koláčný — MF Erik Sedláček — MF Pavel Sokol — FW Michal Šembera — FW Antonín Jakeš — FW Marek Vintr — FW Ondřej Vintr

Notable former players

For all players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC Zbrojovka Brno players

Vlastimil Bubník Karel Burkert Antonín Carvan Richard Dostálek Karel Dvořák Josef Hron Petr Janečka Karel Jarůšek Karel Kohlík Karel Kopecký Vítězslav Kotásek Petr Křivánek Karel Kroupa Roman Kukleta

Antonín Laštovička Karel Lichtnégl Josef Mazura Karel Nepala Josef Novák Milan Pacanda Karel "Káďa" Pešek Jan Polák Luboš Přibyl Oldřich Rulc František Schmucker Jan Šimek Jindřich Svoboda Rostislav Václavíček

Eduard Vaněk Ivo Viktor René Wagner Marek Zúbek Jozef Bomba Ján Novák Ján Popluhár Marián Had Stefan Mitrović Vladica Brdarovski Petr Švancara Jan Trousil Tomáš Polách

Current technical staff

As of 25 July 2013

Position	Name
Manager	Václav Kotal
Assistant manager	Michal Šmarda
Goalkeeping coach	Luboš Přibyl
Fitness coach	Jan Cacek
Physiotherapist	Ivan Jánský
Club doctor	Petr Gál
	Jan Ulbrych
	Šimon Ondruš
Masseur	Jiří Stejskal
	Petr Doubrava
Kit manager	Jiří Havlíček
Reserves coach	Richard Dostálek
Under-19s coach	René Wagner
Academy director	Luděk Zajíc

Managers

Václav Vohralík (1933–34) Jenö Konrád (1934–35) Antonín Carvan (1935–36), (1937–38) Josef Kuchynka (1939) Josef Eremiáš (1943–46) Matthias Kaburek (1947) Josef Bican (1959–60) Rudolf Krčil (1962) Karel Kolský (1964–66) Karel Nepala (1966–67) František Čejka (1967) Zdeněk Hajský (1971–72) Alfréd Sezemský (1971–72) František Havránek (1972–76) Josef Masopust (1976–80) Valér Švec (1980–81)

Karel Brückner (1981–82) Viliam Padúch (1982–83) Ján Zachar (1984–85) Ivan Hrdlička (1985–86) Ferko Mikloš Petr Pálka (1987–88) František Harašta (1988) František Cipro (1989–90) Viliam Padúch (1990) Karol Dobiaš (1990–93) Josef Masopust (1993) Vladimír Táborský (1993–94) Karel Večeřa (1994) Petr Uličný (1994–96) Karel Večeřa (1996–98) Karel Jarůšek (1998–00)

Pavel Tobiáš (2000–01) Karel Večeřa (2001–03) Karel Jarůšek (2004–05) Jiří Kotrba (2005) Josef Mazura (2005–07) Petr Uličný (2007–Nov 2008) Miroslav Beránek (2008–09) Aleš Křeček (2009) Karel Večeřa (July 2010–June 2011) René Wagner (July 2011–Oct 2011) Róbert Kafka (Oct 2011–Dec 2011) Petr Čuhel (Jan 2012–April 2013) Ludevít Grmela (April 2013–Sept 2013) Václav Kotal (Sept 2013–)

History in domestic competitions

1971–1983 Czechoslovak First League 1983–1989 Czech National League 1989–1991 Czechoslovak First League 1991–1992 Czech National League 1992–1993 Czechoslovak First League 1993–2011 Czech First League 2011–2012 Czech 2. Liga 2012– Czech First League

• Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 36
• Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 8
• Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
• Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czech Republic

Season	League	Placed	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Cup
1993–1994	1. liga	12th	30	10	6	14	38	46	–8	36	Quarterfinals
1994–1995	1. liga	3rd	30	15	9	6	52	27	+25	54	Round of 32
1995–1996	1. liga	8th	30	12	7	11	39	42	–3	43	Round of 64
1996–1997	1. liga	4th	30	14	10	6	44	35	+9	52	Quarterfinals
1997–1998	1. liga	10th	30	10	7	13	42	42	0	37	Semifinals
1998–1999	1. liga	7th	30	11	8	11	37	33	+4	41	Quarterfinals
1999–2000	1. liga	4th	30	12	6	12	3	33	+2	42	Round of 16
2000–2001	1. liga	13th	30	7	9	14	24	35	–11	30	Round of 16
2001–2002	1. liga	8th	30	10	10	10	34	42	–8	40	Round of 16
2002–2003	1. liga	9th	30	10	9	11	35	31	+4	39	Round of 16
2003–2004	1. liga	14th	30	7	9	14	33	43	–10	30	Quarterfinals
2004–2005	1. liga	11th	30	9	6	15	30	42	–12	33	Round of 32
2005–2006	1. liga	12th	30	7	14	9	35	36	–1	35	Semifinals
2006–2007	1. liga	5th	30	13	7	10	34	42	–8	46	Second Round
2007–2008	1. liga	4th	30	16	7	7	43	32	+11	55	Semifinals
2008–2009	1. liga	11th	30	9	8	13	32	36	–4	35	Round of 32
2009–2010	1. liga	11th	30	9	8	13	31	40	–9	35	Round of 32
2010–2011	1. liga	15th	30	7	3	20	33	55	–22	24	Quarterfinals
2011–2012	2. liga	4th	30	13	10	7	37	29	+8	49	Round of 32
2012–2013	1. liga	13th	30	9	5	16	34	53	–19	32	Second Round
2013–2014	1. liga	9th	30	10	7	13	32	42	–10	37	Semifinals
2014–2015	1. liga	14th	30	9	6	15	34	45	–11	33	Round of 32
2015–2016	1. liga										Round of 16

Honours

Czechoslovak First League

• Winners (1): 1977–78
• Runners-up (1): 1979–80

Czech First League

• third placed (1): 1994–95

External links

• Official team website (Czech)
• Website of the team FC Zbrojovka Brno – year-class '98 (Czech)

References

1. Krutil, Robin; Meitner, Zdeněk (25 May 2011). "Kdo zavinil pád fotbalového Brna? Chyby kupili všichni" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
2. Novák, Jaromír (6 June 2012). "Brno postupuje do první ligy, Ústí doplatilo na nevyhovující stadion" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
3. "Fanoušci Zbrojovky oslaví století klubu u ruiny stadionu za Lužánkami". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
4. "Na Letné padl divácký rekord 21. století" [At Letna the spectator record for the 21st century was broken]. Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech) (Czech Republic). 9 November 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
5. http://www.fczbrno.cz/soupiska.asp
6. http://fczbrno.cz/clanek.asp?id=Zbrojovaci-na-hostovani-koho-a-kde-na-jare-sledovat-3399
7. http://fczbrno.cz/clanek.asp?id=Juniori-odjeli-na-soustredeni-do-Uherskeho-Brodu-3329