Teplitzer FK

Not to be confused with FK Teplice.
Teplitzer FK
Full name Teplitzer FK
Founded 1903
Dissolved 1940

Teplitzer FK was a Czechoslovak football club from the town of Teplice, which played seven seasons in the Czechoslovak First League. It was founded in 1903.[1] The club was the first from Czechoslovakia to travel to the New World, making a 1922 trip to Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, where the team played six matches, including one against Santos.[2] The club's best result was finishing fourth in the 1933–34 Czechoslovak First League. Teplitzer also took part in the 1934 Mitropa Cup, losing both of their matches against Juventus.[3] Rudolf Zosel was the club's top league scorer, amassing 26 goals.[1] The club later played under the German association, as Teplice became a part of Reichsgau Sudetenland in accordance with the Munich Agreement. The club ceased to exist in 1940.

References

  1. 1 2 Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague: Vydala Grada Publishing, a.s. p. 203. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  2. ↑ Jelínek, Radovan; Jenšík, Miloslav (2005). Atlas českého fotbalu od roku 1890 (PDF) (in Czech). Prague. p. 100. ISBN 80-903645-1-9. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mitropa Cup 1934". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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