''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in

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associated mostly with

coal mining Coal mining is the process of resource extraction, extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its Energy value of coal, energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to Electricity generation, generate electr ...

regions. In

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, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''. ''Baník'' still serves as a name of various sport clubs in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

and

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

Sports clubs in the Czech Republic

FC Baník Ostrava FC Baník Ostrava is a professional association football, football club from Ostrava in the Czech Republic. The club competes in the Czech First League, the top tier of Czech football. Founded in 1922 as SK Slezská Ostrava, Baník has won the ...

, from

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

** FC Baník Ostrava (women) * FK Pelikán Děčín, known as DSO Baník Děčín 1953–1957 and TJ Baník Děčín 1957–1958, from

Děčín Děčín (; ) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the seventth largest municipality in the country by area. Děčín is an important traffic junction. Administrative division Děč ...

MFK Havířov MFK Havířov is a Czech football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' gen ...

, formerly known as Baník Havířov, from

Havířov Havířov () is a city in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 69,000 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in the region. Havířov was founded in 1955 and is the youngest Czech city. It is ...

SK Kladno Sportovní klub Kladno, commonly known as SK Kladno, is a football club from Kladno, Czech Republic. It plays in the Bohemian Football League (third tier of the Czech football system). The club was founded on 15 February 1903. The team plays at ...

, known as DSO Baník Kladno 1953–1958 and TJ Baník Kladno 1960–1961, from

Kladno Kladno (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and has a rich industrial history. Administrative division Kladno consists of six municipal parts ...

* FK Baník Most 1909, from Most *

DHK Baník Most DHK Baník Most is a professional women's handball club from Most, Czech Republic. In the 2019–20 season they made history by qualifying for the EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition ...

SK Sigma Olomouc SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech professional football club based in the city of Olomouc. The club currently competes in the Czech First League, the first tier of Czech football. The club played in the first tier league for 30 years between 1984 and 2 ...

, known as DSO Baník MŹ Olomouc 1953–1960, from

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

* SFC Opava, known as TJ Baník Opava 1953–1958, from

Opava Opava (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava (river), Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Sile ...

* FK Baník Ratíškovice, from Ratíškovice * FK Baník Sokolov, from Sokolov ** Stadion FK Baník Sokolov *

MFK Vítkovice MFK Vítkovice is a football club from Vítkovice, Ostrava, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1919 as FC Vítkovice, announced bankruptcy in 2011 and transformed to MFK Vítkovice. The club won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1985–86 sea ...

, known as Baník Vítkovice 1953–1957, from Vítkovice * HCB Karviná, or Handball Club Baník Karviná

Sports clubs in Slovakia

FC Baník Prievidza FC Baník Prievidza is a Slovak football club, playing in the town of Prievidza. Between 1993 and 2000, Prievidza played in the highest level of Slovak football, the Corgoň liga. Following the 2006–07 season, HFK Prievidza was promoted to ...

, 1954–1994 and 1998–2003, from

Prievidza Prievidza (; , ) is a city in the western Slovakia. With approximately 46,000 inhabitants it is the second biggest municipality in the Trenčín Region and 11th List of cities and towns in Slovakia, largest city in Slovakia generally. Name The ...

BC Prievidza BC Prievidza is a professional basketball club based in playing in Prievidza, Slovakia. The team plays in the Slovak Extraliga. The club plays home games in the sports hall Niké Arena. History The team was founded in 1947 under the name Sokol ...

, known as Baník Cígeľ Prievidza 1964–2004 * TJ Baník Ružiná, from Ružiná * FC Baník Veľký Krtíš * TJ Baník Kalinovo * TJ Baník Ružiná ** TJ Baník Stadium * MBK Baník Handlová

Sports clubs in the Czech Republic

Sports clubs in Slovakia

See also