FC Zbrojovka Brno

FC Zbrojovka Brno

Full name	Football Club Zbrojovka Brno a.s.
Nickname(s)	Flinta (The Gun) Jihomoravané (South Moravians)
Founded	1913 (1913) as SK Židenice
Ground	Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská, Brno
Capacity	12,550
Chairman	Václav Bartoněk
Manager	Pavel Šustr
League	Czech National Football League
2017–18	Czech First League, 16th (relegated)
Website	Club website
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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 Czechoslovak 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]

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 1 September 2018.^[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 2 DF Tomáš Chyla 3 DF David Gáč 4 DF Petr Pavlík 5 DF Pavel Eismann 8 MF Jan Polák 9 MF Dan Jambor 10 MF Musefiu Ashiru 11 MF Ladislav Krejčí 13 DF Lukáš Vraštil 15 DF Jakub Šural 16 MF Jan Sedlák 17 FW Lukáš Magera (Captain) 18 MF Dominik Kříž 19 MF Milan Lutonský

No. Position Player 20 DF Francisco Gomes 21 FW Jakub Přichystal 22 DF Ondřej Vintr 23 FW Michal Škoda 24 MF Peter Štepanovský 25 DF Lukáš Kryštůfek 27 MF Damián Bariš 32 FW Antonín Růsek 33 GK Pavel Halouska 36 MF Robert Bartolomeu 59 GK Jiří Floder 66 MF Marek Vintr 73 DF Ondřej Sukup 77 FW Martin Zikl

Out on loan

As of 13 February 2018.^[6]

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

No. Position Player MF Pavel Sokol (at Pardubice) MF Jakub Kučera (at Vítkovice)

No. Position Player FW Petr Rybička (at Pardubice) FW Stanislav Vávra (at Sokolov)

Reserve squad

As of 30 September 2017^[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 Filip Vedral  — DF Tomáš Praks  — DF Lukáš Zukal  — MF Martin Krištof  — MF Jiří Koláčný

No. Position Player  — MF Erik Sedláček  — MF Patrik Šustr  — FW Miroslav Kroutil  — FW Filip Krula  — FW Jiří Tulaydan  — FW Oleh Kvych

Current technical staff

As of 26 October 2017

Position	Name
Manager	Roman Pivarník
Assistant manager	Tomáš Trucha
Goalkeeping coach	Martin Vaniak
Fitness coach	Jan Cacek
Physiotherapist	Ivan Jánský
Club doctor	Petr Gál
	Jan Ulbrych
	Šimon Ondruš
Masseur	Jiří Stejskal
	Petr Doubrava
Team manager	Libor Došek
Kit manager	Jiří Havlíček
Reserves coach	Richard Dostálek
Reserves coach assistant	Martin Doležal
Under-19s coach	Petr Maléř
Under-19s coach assistant	Filip Duroň
Under- 16s, 17s and 19s director	Pavel Šustr
Academy director	Luděk Zajíc

Managers

History in domestic competitions

• 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

Honours

Czechoslovak First League

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

Czech First League

• third placed (1): 1994–95

References

External links

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