MFK Karviná

MFK Karviná
Full name Městský fotbalový klub Karviná
Founded 2003
Ground Městský stadion
Capacity 4,833
Chairman Petr Hort
Manager Lubomír Vlk
League Czech First League
2017–18 14th
Website Club website
MFK Karviná players practising before a 2009 home Czech Cup match against SK Slavia Prague

MFK Karviná is a football club located in Karviná, Czech Republic, which plays in the Czech First League. The club took part in the Czech First League on two occasions in the 1990s, never surviving for more than one season. It played in the Czech 2. Liga between 2008 and 2016, when it was promoted to the First League. 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 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] Having played in the Second League since 2008, the club celebrated promotion to the First League after the 29th round of the 2015–16 Czech National Football League.[5]

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)
  • 1995–03: FC Karviná
  • 2003–08: MFK Karviná (after merger with Jäkl Karviná)
  • 2008–present: MFK OKD Karviná

Players

Current squad

As of 26 July, 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
1 Czech Republic GK Jiří Ciupa
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Benjamin Čolić
4 Czech Republic DF Jiri Piroch
5 Czech Republic DF Pavel Dreksa
6 Czech Republic MF Jan Šisler
7 Czech Republic MF Erik Puchel
8 Czech Republic MF Vojtěch Smrž
9 Czech Republic MF Jan Kalabiška
10 Czech Republic MF Ondřej Lingr
12 Czech Republic GK Martin Berkovec
14 Czech Republic MF Jan Moravec
15 Czech Republic FW Tomáš Wágner
No. Position Player
17 Czech Republic DF Oliver Putyera
18 Czech Republic GK Martin Pastornický
19 Czech Republic MF Petr Galuška
20 Czech Republic DF Lubos Tusjak
21 Czech Republic MF Tomáš Weber
22 Czech Republic DF Pavel Moskal
23 Czech Republic MF Lukáš Budínský
24 Venezuela FW Eric Ramírez
25 Czech Republic MF Jan Suchan
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Bojan Letić
27 Czech Republic FW Filip Panák
66 Slovakia DF Marek Janečka

Notable former players

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

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Czech Republic 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. "Czech Republic 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  4. 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.
  5. "Do první ligy postupuje i Karviná. Jistotu přinesla výhra s Pardubicemi" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. "MFK Karviná – Soupiska – muži 2016/2017". mfkkarvina.cz. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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