FC Zlín

Professional football club

Football club

FC Zlín

Full name| Football Club Zlín a.s.
Nickname(s)| Ševci (The Cobblers)
Founded| 1919; 106 years ago (1919)
Ground| Letná Stadion, Zlín
Capacity| 5,898
Owner| Zdeněk Červenka
Manager| Bronislav Červenka
League| Czech National Football League
2023–24| 16th of 16 (relegated)
Website| www.fczlin.com

Home colours

Away colours

|

FC Zlín is a professional football club from Zlín, Czech Republic. The club has spent a number of seasons in the top league of the country, both the Czechoslovak First League and later the Czech First League. The club currently plays in the Czech National Football League.

## History

[edit]

The club was founded in 1919 and played at the top level of football between 1938 and 1947, before being disqualified from the league due to manipulation of results.[1] The club then played in the top flight sporadically, just four more seasons before the establishment of a separate Czech league in 1993.[1] The club went on to spend a three-year spell in the Czech First League before returning to the second division in 1996. After regaining promotion to the First Division in 2002, the team recorded a number of steady performances in the league, recording a 7th-place finish twice, in 2003 and 2004, and later finishing 8th in the 2007–08 season.

At the start of the 2008–09 season the team struggled, scoring just 9 points from their opening 16 matches.[2] The club were battling relegation as the season came to a close despite a late run of good form in which they enjoyed an unbeaten run of six matches, including five wins.[3] They needed a win in their last match of the season against Baumit Jablonec to avoid relegation, but conceded after just two minutes, trailing 5–1 at half-time and finally losing by a 6–1 scoreline,[3] their biggest league defeat in 62 years, and dropped out of the Czech First League after seven years in the top flight. The club started the 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga with a sequence of four straight wins,[4] and began the following season with a sequence of six matches undefeated before losing to MFK Karviná in 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga,[5] although they did not manage to sustain their form on either occasion, finishing 11th and 10th respectively. The club marked the start of the 2012–13 Czech 2. Liga by changing their name, manager and captain, bringing in Aleš Křeček to manage the team, installing Tomáš Polách as club captain and signing a five-year deal with firm Fastav, replacing the former sponsorship deal with Tescoma to take the new name FC Fastav Zlín.[6] In May 2017, Zlín won the Czech Cup and subsequently qualified for the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[7] The club marked the start of the 2022–23 Czech First League by changing their name, signing a three-year deal with firm TRINITY BANK, replacing the former sponsorship deal with Fastav to take the new name FC Trinity Zlín.[8] After only one season, main sponsor left and since 1 July 2023 club take the new name FC Zlín.[9]

## Historical names

[edit]

* 1919 – SK Zlín (Sportovní klub Zlín)
* 1922 – SK Baťa Zlín (Sportovní klub Baťa Zlín)
* 1948 – SK Botostroj I. Zlín (Sportovní klub Botostroj I. Zlín)
* 1958 – TJ Gottwaldov (Tělovýchovná jednota Gottwaldov) – merger of Spartak and Jiskra
* 1989 – SK Zlín (Sportovní klub Zlín)
* 1990 – FC Svit Zlín (Football Club Svit Zlín, a.s.)
* 1996 – FC Zlín (Football Club Zlín, a.s.)
* 1997 – FK Svit Zlín (Fotbalový klub Svit Zlín, a.s.)
* 2001 – FK Zlín (Fotbalový klub Zlín, a.s.)
* 2002 – FC Tescoma Zlín (Football Club Tescoma Zlín, a.s.)
* 2012 – FC Fastav Zlín (Football Club Fastav Zlín, a.s.)[10]
* 2022 – FC Trinity Zlín (Football Club Trinity Zlín, a.s.)[8]
* 2023 – FC Zlín (Football Club Zlín, a.s.)[9]

## Players

[edit]

### Current squad

[edit]

As of 22 February 2025.[11]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

1  | GK |  SVK | Matej Rakovan
2  | DF |  CZE | Dominik Simerský
4  | DF |  CZE | Petr Hönig
6  | MF |  CMR | Joss Didiba
7  | MF |  CZE | Rudolf Reiter
8  | MF |  CZE | David Machalík
9  | FW |  CZE | Patrik Brandner
10  | FW |  CZE | Lukáš Buchvaldek
11  | MF |  GEO | Zviad Natchkebia
12  | MF |  CZE | David Tkáč
14  | FW |  NGA | Stanley Kanu
17  | GK |  CZE | Stanislav Dostál
18  | DF |  CZE | Matěj Slouk
19  | MF |  GHA | Cletus Nombil
21  | DF |  SVN | Tilen Ščernjavič
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

23  | DF |  CZE | Miloš Kopečný
24  | DF |  CZE | Jakub Černín
25  | MF |  CZE | Marek Švach
26  | FW |  SEN | El Hadji Ndiaye
27  | DF |  CZE | Patrik Kulíšek
28  | DF |  CZE | Jakub Kolář
29  | MF |  CZE | Adam Číž
30  | FW |  CZE | Lukáš Bránecký
31  | DF |  CZE | Lukáš Bartošák
33  | MF |  CZE | Dalyn Červinka
64  | GK |  CZE | Štěpán Bachůrek
77  | FW |  SRB | Vukadin Vukadinović
79  | DF |  CZE | Šimon Polášek
88  | FW |  CZE | Tomáš Poznar
-- | FW |  CZE | Matěj Koubek

### Out on loan

[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

-- | MF |  CZE | Radek Ovesný (at Púchov)

### Notable former players

[edit]

For a more comprehensive list, see Category:FC Zlín players.

## Reserves

[edit]

As of 2024–25, the club's reserve team FC Zlín B plays in the Moravian-Silesian Football League (3rd tier of Czech football system).

## Player records in the Czech First League

[edit]

As of 26 May 2024.[12]

Highlighted players are in the current squad.

### Most appearances

[edit]

| # | Name | Matches

|
|

1 |  Jaroslav Švach | 180
2 |  Stanislav Dostál | 176
3 |  Róbert Matejov | 167
Antonín Fantiš
5 |  Zdeněk Kroča | 162
6 |  Vukadin Vukadinović | 154
7 |  Tomáš Janíček | 144
8 |  Jakub Janetzký | 140
9 |  Martin Cedidla | 139
10 |  Vlastimil Vidlička | 135

### Most goals

[edit]

| # | Name | Goals

|
|

1 |  Tomáš Poznar | 41
2 |  Vukadin Vukadinović | 19
3 |  Igor Klejch | 16
Jaroslav Švach
5 |  Jean-David Beauguel | 14
6 |  Edvard Lasota | 13
7 |  Václav Činčala | 12
Lukáš Železník
Jakub Janetzký
10 |  Josef Mucha | 11
Martin Bača

### Most clean sheets

[edit]

# | Name | Clean sheets

|
|

1 |  Stanislav Dostál | 38
2 |  Vít Baránek | 36
3 |  František Ondrůšek | 22

## Managers

[edit]

* Petr Uličný (1990–94)
* Jozef Adamec (1994–95)
* Igor Štefanko (1995)
* Verner Lička (1995–96)
* Igor Štefanko (1996–98)
* František Mikulička (1998–99)
* Antonín Juran (1999)
* Lubomír Jegla (1999–00)
* Bohumil Páník (2000–01)
* František Komňacký (2001–02)
* Vlastislav Mareček (2002–04)
* Vlastimil Palička (2004)
* Pavel Hapal (2004–05)
* Lubomír Blaha (2005–06)
* Petr Uličný (2006)
* Pavel Hoftych (2006–08)
* Josef Mazura (2008)
* Ladislav Minář (2008)
* Stanislav Levý (2008)
* Ladislav Minář (2008–10)
* Marek Kalivoda (2010–11)
* Alois Skácel (2011–12)
* Aleš Křeček (2012)
* Marek Kalivoda (2012–13)
* Alois Skácel (2013)
* Martin Pulpit (2013–14)
* Bohumil Páník (2014–18)
* Vlastimil Petržela (2018)
* Michal Bílek (2018–19)
* Roman Pivarník (2019)
* Jan Kameník (2019)
* Josef Csaplár (2019)
* Jan Kameník (2019–20)
* Bohumil Páník (2020–21)
* Jan Jelínek (2021–22)
* Pavel Vrba (2022–23)
* Bronislav Červenka (2023–)

## History in domestic competitions

[edit]

* 1993–1996: Czech First League
* 1996–2002: Czech 2. Liga
* 2002–2009: Czech First League
* 2009–2015: Czech National Football League
* 2015–2024: Czech First League
* 2024–present: Czech National Football League

* Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 19
* Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 12
* Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
* Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

### Czech Republic

[edit]

Season  | League  | Placed  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts  | Cup

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1993–94  | 1\. liga | 11th  | 30  | 10  | 7  | 13  | 37  | 48  | –11  | 37  | Round of 16
1994–95  | 1\. liga | 14th  | 30  | 8  | 6  | 16  | 21  | 40  | –19  | 30  | Round of 16
1995–96  | 1\. liga | 15th  | 30  | 6  | 9  | 15  | 17  | 38  | –21  | 27  | Round of 32
1996–97  | 2\. liga | 3rd  | 30  | 12  | 12  | 6  | 55  | 33  | +22  | 48  | First round
1997–98  | 2\. liga | 5th  | 28  | 10  | 13  | 5  | 42  | 27  | +15  | 43  | Round of 32
1998–99  | 2\. liga | 8th  | 30  | 10  | 6  | 14  | 26  | 33  | –7  | 36  | Round of 32
1999–00  | 2\. liga | 8th  | 30  | 10  | 11  | 9  | 34  | 33  | +11  | 41  | Round of 16
2000–01  | 2\. liga | 5th  | 30  | 13  | 10  | 7  | 40  | 23  | +17  | 49  | Round of 64
2001–02  | 2\. liga | 2nd  | 30  | 18  | 10  | 2  | 56  | 24  | +32  | 64  | Round of 16
2002–03  | 1\. liga | 7th  | 30  | 11  | 9  | 10  | 34  | 41  | –7  | 42  | Semi-finals
2003–04  | 1\. liga | 7th  | 30  | 12  | 5  | 13  | 31  | 39  | –8  | 41  | Round of 16
2004–05  | 1\. liga | 10th  | 30  | 7  | 12  | 11  | 29  | 35  | –6  | 33  | Round of 16
2005–06  | 1\. liga | 11th  | 30  | 8  | 11  | 11  | 27  | 33  | –6  | 35  | Round of 32
2006–07  | 1\. liga | 13th  | 30  | 5  | 12  | 13  | 21  | 34  | –13  | 27  | Semi-finals
2007–08  | 1\. liga | 8th  | 30  | 10  | 8  | 12  | 28  | 31  | –3  | 38  | Round of 64
2008–09  | 1\. liga | 15th  | 30  | 7  | 8  | 15  | 26  | 49  | –23  | 29  | Quarter-finals
2009–10  | 2\. liga | 3rd  | 30  | 17  | 5  | 8  | 49  | 33  | +16  | 56  | Round of 32
2010–11  | 2\. liga | 11th  | 30  | 11  | 5  | 14  | 46  | 45  | +1  | 38  | First round
2011–12  | 2\. liga | 10th  | 30  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 28  | 36  | –8  | 36  | First round
2012–13  | 2\. liga | 6th  | 30  | 14  | 6  | 10  | 49  | 37  | +12  | 48  | Round of 32
2013–14  | 2\. liga | 11th  | 30  | 10  | 7  | 13  | 33  | 30  | +3  | 37  | Round of 32
2014–15  | 2\. liga | 3rd  | 30  | 16  | 7  | 7  | 53  | 32  | +21  | 55  | Round of 32
2015–16  | 1\. liga | 13th  | 30  | 7  | 9  | 14  | 34  | 50  | –16  | 30  | Round of 16
2016–17  | 1\. liga | 6th  | 30  | 11  | 8  | 11  | 34  | 35  | –1  | 41  | Winners
2017–18  | 1\. liga | 10th  | 30  | 8  | 9  | 13  | 31  | 48  | –17  | 33  | Semi-finals
2018–19  | 1\. liga | 8th  | 34  | 14  | 3  | 17  | 38  | 47  | –9  | 45  | Round of 16
2019–20  | 1\. liga | 13th  | 33  | 9  | 6  | 18  | 30  | 52  | –22  | 33  | Round of 16
2020–21  | 1\. liga | 14th  | 34  | 8  | 8  | 18  | 30  | 50  | –20  | 32  | Round of 64
2021–22  | 1\. liga | 12th  | 35  | 9  | 9  | 17  | 43  | 60  | –17  | 36  | Round of 16
2022–23  | 1\. liga | 15th  | 35  | 7  | 13  | 15  | 43  | 60  | –17  | 34  | Round of 16
2023–24  | 1\. liga | 16th  | 35  | 5  | 12  | 18  | 40  | 69  | –29  | 27  | Semi-finals

## European record

[edit]

Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

|
|
|
|
|
|

1970–71 | European Cup Winners' Cup | QR |  Bohemians | 2–2  | 2–1  | 4–3
1R |  PSV Eindhoven | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–2(a)
2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R |  MyPa | 3–2  | 1–1  | 4–3
2R |  Westerlo | 3–0  | 0–0  | 3–0
3R |  Atlético Madrid | 2–4  | 2–0  | 4–4 (a)
2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R |  Neman Grodno | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0
2R |  Gent | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–1
2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | Group F |  Copenhagen | 1–1  | 0–3  | 4th
Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–0  | 0–1
Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–2  | 0–3

## Honours

[edit]

* Czechoslovak Cup/Czech Cup
* Winners: 1969–70, 2016–17
* Czech-Slovak Supercup
* Winners: 2017

## Club records

[edit]

### Czech First League records

[edit]

* Best position: 6th (2016–17)
* Worst position: 16th (2023–24)
* Biggest home win: Zlín 4–0 Kladno (2007–08), Zlín 5–1 České Budějovice (2022–23)
* Biggest away win: Slovácko 0–4 Zlín (2018–19)
* Biggest home defeat: Zlín 1–7 Viktoria Plzeň (2023–24)
* Biggest away defeat: Slavia 7–1 Zlín (2007–08)

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 225\. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
2. ^ "Pět důvodů, proč Zlín sestoupil z první ligy". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
3. ^ a b "Po debaklu následuje pád do druhé ligy: Jablonec – Zlín 6:1". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
4. ^ "Zlín zůstal bez ztráty bodu. Na čelo se dotahuje Žižkov, vyhrál potřetí za sebou". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
5. ^ "Zlín poprvé ve druhé lize prohrál, Brno pokračuje v mátožných výkonech". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
6. ^ "Fotbalový Zlín posílil, o postupu do první ligy ale letos nahlas nemluví". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
7. ^ "Zlín celebrates Manchester United win and Europa League qualification". Radio Prague. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
8. ^ a b "Fotbalový Zlín už není Fastav. Ševci si plácli s novým titulárním partnerem". sport.cz (in Czech). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
9. ^ a b @footballzlin (2 July 2023). "🆕 FOTBALOVÝ KLUB MĚNÍ OD 1.7. 2023 NÁZEV NA 💛 FC ZLÍN 💙 #NoveLogo #FCZlin" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 July 2023 - via Twitter.
10. ^ Štach, Robert (9 June 2012). "Klub má nového partnera. Ševci si budou říkat FC Fastav Zlín". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
11. ^ "Soupiska" (in Czech). FC Zlín.
12. ^ "Detailed stats". Fortuna liga.

## External links

[edit]

* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Czech First League

Seasons|

* Czechoslovak First League
* 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
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Clubs|

| 2024–25|

* Bohemians 1905
* Dukla Prague
* Dynamo České Budějovice
* Hradec Králové
* Jablonec
* Karviná
* Slovan Liberec
* Mladá Boleslav
* Sigma Olomouc
* Baník Ostrava
* Pardubice
* Viktoria Plzeň
* Slavia Prague
* Slovácko
* Sparta Prague
* Teplice

|

Former (active)|

* Benešov
* Hvězda Cheb
* Jihlava
* Kladno
* Opava
* Příbram
* Ústí nad Labem
* Vítkovice
* Znojmo
* Viktoria Žižkov
* Zbrojovka Brno
* Zlín

Former (defunct)|

* Blšany
* Bohemians (Střížkov)
* Drnovice
* Dukla Prague (1948–1996)
* FC Karviná
* Lázně Bohdaneč
* Baník Most
* Uherské Hradiště

Statistical data|

* Records and statistics

Associated competitions|

* Czech Supercup
* Czech Cup
* Czech National Football League
* UEFA Champions League
* UEFA Europa League
* UEFA Conference League

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Moravian-Silesian Football League (3rd tier)

* Blansko
* Frýdek-Místek
* Hlubina
* Hlučín
* Hodonín
* Karviná B
* Kroměříž
* Slovan Rosice
* Slovácko B
* Start Brno
* Strání
* Třinec
* Uherský Brod
* Uničov
* Zbrojovka Brno B
* Zlín B
* Zlínsko
* Znojmo

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Czech Republic

*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template