MFK Karviná

Full name

Městský fotbalový klub Ostravsko-karvinské doly Karviná a.s.

Founded

2003

Ground

Městský stadion

Capacity

8,000 (904 seated)

Chairman

Jan Wolf

Manager

Jozef Weber

League

Czech 2. Liga

2014–15

7th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

MFK Karviná players practising before a 2009 home Czech Cup match against SK Slavia Prague

MFK OKD Karviná is a football club located in Karviná, Czech Republic. The club took part in the Czech First League on two occasions in the 1990s, never surviving for more than one season. It currently plays in Czech 2. Liga, where it has played since 2008. The team's colours are green and white.

History

Karviná as a multi-ethnic city of Cieszyn Silesia was a home to many football clubs, which were established by particular ethnic groups after World War I. At that time many football clubs of Polish, German, Czech and Jewish communities were founded. Most known and strongest Polish club was PKS Polonia Karwina founded in 1919. After World War II German and Jewish clubs were not re-established. Czech and Polish clubs still existed until the 1950s, when as a part of communist unification of sport life in Czechoslovakia Czech clubs were joined to ZSJ OKD Mír Karviná and Polish Polonia Karwina incorporated into that club.

The club played at the top national level of competition in the 1996–97 Czech First League and 1998–99 Czech First League, being relegated on each occasion.^[1]

In the 2000–01 Czech 2. Liga, Karviná were relegated to the Moravian–Silesian Football League (MSFL) after finishing 15th of 16 teams. They subsequently finished last in the MSFL in the 2001–02 season,^[2] signalling a second relegation in as many seasons. The club, playing in the Czech Fourth Division in the 2002–03 season, finished dead last and was thus relegated for a third time in succession.^[3]

The club merged with Jäkl Karviná in 2003, taking the name MFK Karviná. The 2003–04 season saw the club play in the Regional Championship, finishing fourth but being promoted to the Czech Fourth Division due to higher-finishing teams declining the opportunity to promote.^[4] The club subsequently spent two seasons in the Czech Fourth Division, finishing fifth in their first season and third in the 2005–06 season, winning promotion to the MSFL.^[4] The club finished 8th in their first season back in the MSFL in 2005–06 and went on to finish fourth in the 2006–07 season.^[4] They then bought the license for the second division from league champions Sigma Olomouc B, and thus qualified to play in the Czech 2. Liga.^[4] Since 2008, the club has played in the second division.

Historical names

1919–38: PKS Polonia Karviná
1945–48: SK Polonia Karviná
1948–51: Sokol Polonia Karviná
1951–53: Sokol OKD Mír Karviná
1953–61: Baník Karviná Mír
1961–94: Baník 1. máj Karviná
1994–95: FC Karviná–Vítkovice (after merger with FC Vítkovice Kovkor)
1995–2003: FC Karviná
2003–2008: MFK Karviná (after merger with Jäkl Karviná)
2008-present: MFK OKD Karviná

Players

Current squad

As of 24 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	Branislav Pindroch
2	DF	Pavel Moskál
4	MF	Sander Puri
5	DF	Pavel Dreksa
6	MF	Jan Šisler
7	MF	Erik Puchel
9	MF	Richard Vaněk
10	MF	Petr Glaser
11	FW	Lubomír Urgela
14	MF	Jan Moravec
15	MF	Jaroslav Zelený

No.	Position	Player
16	FW	Zbyněk Pospěch
17	DF	Pavel Eismann
18	GK	Martin Pastornický
19	FW	Václav Juřena
20	MF	Jan Sedlák (on loan from Brno)
22	DF	Jan Hošek
23	MF	Lukáš Budínský
24	MF	Matěj Fiala
25	MF	Lukáš Duda
26	DF	Marek Janečka
27	MF	Filip Panák

Notable former players

For all players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:MFK Karviná players

References

↑ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
↑ "Czech Republic 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
↑ "Czech Republic 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
1 2 3 4 Ruščin, Martin (26 June 2008). "MFK Karviná: za pět let postup do II. ligy" (in Czech). denik.cz. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
↑ http://www.mfkkarvina.cz/soupiska.asp

External links

Official website (Czech)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to MFK Karviná.

Second level Czech football league seasons

2015–16 teams	Dynamo České Budějovice Frýdek-Místek Hradec Králové Karviná Olomouc II Opava Pardubice Sokolov Táborsko Třinec Ústí nad Labem Varnsdorf Vlašim Vyšehrad Znojmo

Seasons	1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Czech First League

Seasons

Clubs

2016–17	Bohemians 1905 FK Dukla Prague Jablonec Karviná Mladá Boleslav Příbram Sigma Olomouc Slavia Prague Slovácko Slovan Liberec Sparta Prague Teplice Viktoria Plzeň Zbrojovka Brno Zlín Znojmo

Former	Baník Ostrava Benešov Blšany Bohemians (Střížkov) Cheb Drnovice Dukla Prague Dynamo České Budějovice Hradec Králové Jihlava Kladno Lázně Bohdaneč Most Opava Uherské Hradiště Ústí nad Labem Vítkovice Viktoria Žižkov

Associated competitions

Category

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