The 2018–19 season was Dukla Prague's eighth consecutive season in the

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and culminated in their relegation. The club made the worst start ever by any club in the first league, losing seven consecutive matches at the beginning of the season under Pavel Drsek, who was replaced in September 2018 by Roman Skuhravý.

Players

Squad information

Transfers

In

Dukla signed four players permanently in the summer; as well as midfielder Štěpán Krunert joining from

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, three defenders arrived: Dávid Bobál signed from

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, Martin Chlumecký arrived from

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, and

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joined from

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. Midfielder David Breda and forward Ondřej Štursa joined on loan from Jablonec and

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respectively. Defenders

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and Nikola Raspopović joined in September 2018. In the winter break, Spanish midfielder Pablo González joined the club from

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. Czech striker Vojtěch Hadaščok and Czech defender Daniel Kozma also joined the club.

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and

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returned to Dukla for the second half of the season after their loans expired. Samuel Dancák returned from his loan ahead of schedule to join Dukla for the second half of the season.

Out

In the summer, defenders

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and

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, and midfielder

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left Dukla after the expiry of their contracts. Mario Holek and

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returned to

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after their loans at Dukla expired.

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joined

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on loan, while

was loaned to his previous club,

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. Samuel Dancák went out on a season-long loan to

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. Striker

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and midfielder Frederik Bilovský left in the mid-season break to join

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and

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respectively. Defender Dávid Bobál left after the expiry of his contract. David Breda and Ondřej Štursa returned to their parent clubs after the expiry of their loans. David Bezdička left to join

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on loan, while Martin Chlumecký was loaned to

Management and coaching staff

Source:

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Home attendance

The club had the lowest average attendance in the league.

Czech First League

Regular season

Results by round

Results summary

League table

Matches

Relegation group

League table

Matches

Czech Cup

As a First League team, Dukla entered the Cup at the second round stage. In the second round, Dukla travelled to

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side

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, Dukla winning 2–0 with both goals coming in the first half of the match. The third round match was away against

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of the

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. The game was decided by Frederik Bilovský's 81st minute goal. In the fourth round, Dukla hosted league rivals

and lost 3–1, concluding their cup run for another season.

References

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Dukla Prague Dukla Prague () was a Czech football club from the city of Prague. Established in 1948 as ATK Praha, the club won a total of 11 Czechoslovak league titles and eight Czechoslovak Cups, and in the 1966–67 season, reached the semi-finals of the ...

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