1. SK Prostějov is a

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football club from the town of

Prostějov Prostějov (; german: Proßnitz) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 43,000 inhabitants. The city is known for its fashion industry. The historical city centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural ...

, currently participating in the second-level

Czech National Football League The Czech National Football League ( cs, Fotbalová národní liga, ''FNL''), currently known as Fortuna národní liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional association football league in the Czech Republic. Before 2013 it ...

. The club is most notable for their participation in the

Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League ( cs, 1. fotbalová liga, sk, 1. futbalová liga) was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who forme ...

in the 1930s and 1940s, during which time they finished in the top three three times, and also took part in European competition on two occasions.

History

The club was formed in 1904 as ''Sportovní kroužek Prostějov'', before being renamed SK Prostějov in 1907. Prostějov took part in the

for the first time in the 1934–35 season, going on to third-placed finishes in the 1935–36 and 1936–37 seasons. They reached the final of the national cup in 1940, losing 5–2 on aggregate to SK Olomouc. In the 1941–42 season, the club achieved its best domestic result, finishing second in the table behind

Slavia Prague Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in ...

. In the 1945–46 season the club was relegated from the First League. The club then appeared among the second, third and fourth levels of football in Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic. After the 2002–03 Czech 2. Liga, Prostějov were forcibly relegated, because their stadium did not meet the Football Association criteria. In the 2015–16 season, 1. SK Prostějov won the

Moravian-Silesian Football League The Moravian-Silesian Football League (MSFL) ( cs, Moravskoslezská fotbalová liga) is one of the third level football leagues in the Czech Republic (the other is the Bohemian Football League) headquartered in Olomouc. The league comprises teams ...

and were promoted to the second-tier

Historical names

* 1904 ''Sportovní kroužek Prostějov'' * 1907 ''SK Prostějov'' * 1948 ''Sokol Prostějov II'' * 1950 ''Sokol ČSSZ Prostějov'' * 1953 ''Tatran Prostějov'' * 1957 ''Slovan Prostějov'' * 1959 ''TJ Železárny Prostějov'' * 1990 ''SK Prostějov fotbal'' * 1995 ''SK LeRK Prostějov'' (following merger with

FC LeRK Brno FC LeRK Brno was a Czech football club from the city of Brno. The club existed from 1910 until 1995, playing a single season in the Czechoslovak First League in 1961/62 under the name of Spartak Brno KPS. In the same season, the club took part in ...

) * 2006 ''1.SK Prostějov''

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

European competitions

Prostějov competed in the

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and 1937 editions of the

Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European football cups for club sides. It was conducted among the successor states of the former Austria-Hunga ...

, reaching the quarter finals in 1936.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1. SK Prostejov Sport in Prostějov Association football clubs established in 1904 Prostejov, SK Prostejov, SK