FK Dukla Prague () is a Czech association football club located in the

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area of

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. It currently plays in the

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. The club played in local competitions between 2001 and 2007, when it gained entry to the country's second league. A four-year spell in the second league followed, culminating in the club winning the league in 2011 and being promoted to the Czech First League, where it remained until relegation in 2019. In 2024, they were promoted to the first league again.

History

The club was founded in 1958 as FK Dukla Dejvice and advanced to the

Prague Championship The Veolia Pražská Teplárenská Men Championship (Czech: Veolia Pražská Teplárenská Přebor Mužů) is a football competition for teams in the Prague metropolitan area of the Czech Republic. The competition is organized by the Prague Footba ...

in the 1983–84 season. Prior to 2001, the club's best finish in a season had been second in the Prague Championship in the 1984–85 season. In 2001 the club became known as FK Dukla Prague, but not the legal successor of the original

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 ...

team, which had merged in 1996 to finally become

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. The club finished 14th in the 2001–02 Prague Championship and in the same position the following season.Pivoda 2013, p. 128. It then had a season in the sixth level of Czech football, the '. Petr Benetka led the club to the league title in 2003–04, signalling a return for the club to the Prague Championship. The club finished in second place in the 2004–05 season but 13th the following season. In April 2006, Dukla's president Milan Doruška promised that the club would rise up the league system. In November 2006, Dukla Prague management announced that it had agreed to a takeover of second league rights of the Jakubčovice team and in 2007 Dukla took Jakubčovice's place in the Czech 2. Liga, having finished the 2006–07 season in second place. Dukla Prague played in the

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from the 2007–08 season, playing their first 2. Liga match on 4 August 2007, which they lost to

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by a 2–1 scoreline. After four seasons they won the division and gained promotion to the top flight for the 2011–12 season. Dukla then spent eight years in the First League. They were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Club symbols and references

The club wear yellow and red, the traditional colours of the club. In October 2008, the club wore black shirts in a league match against Most to commemorate the death of Josef Hájek, the man responsible for the return of league football to Dukla. In 1986, British band

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released "All I Want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" as a

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to their single "The Trumpton Riots." The song has since become a favourite of fans, later appearing on The Trumpton Riots EP and reissues of

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, creating both a demand for Dukla Prague kits and a group of supporters of the club amongst the band's fanbase.

Stadium

Dukla play home matches at

Stadion Juliska Stadion Juliska is a multi-use stadium in Prague-Dejvice, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Dukla Prague. The stadium is also used for athletics events, including the annual Josef Odlo ...

in the

area of Prague. Occasionally the club has used other stadiums, for example in 2011 Dukla used nearby

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for two matches due to redevelopment work at Juliska.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable former players

Reserves

As of 2024–25, Dukla's reserve team FK Dukla Prague B plays in the

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(3rd tier of Czech football system).

Current technical staff

Managers

The following individuals have managed the club since 2001. * Eduard Jůza (2001–2002) * Jaromír Jarůšek (2002) * Jan Nový (2002) * Radomír Sokol (2002–2003) * Pavel Korejčík (2003) * Radomír Sokol (2003) * Petr Benetka (2003–2005) * Jan Berger (2005) * Salem Hebousse (2005–2006) *

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(2006–2009) *

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(2009–2016) *

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(2016) * Jaroslav Hynek (2016–2018) * Pavel Drsek (2018) * Roman Skuhravý (2018–2021) *

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(2021–2022) *

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(2022–2025) *

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(2025–present)

History in domestic competitions

* Seasons spent at Level 1 of the

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: 9 * Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 6 * Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0 * Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czech Republic

Honours

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**Champions:

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, 2023–24

Club records

''Competitive matches only. Records are for professional matches only (

and higher).'' *Record victory: 6–0 v

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, 13 March 2009; 6–0 v Sparta Prague B,

, 25 May 2024 *Record defeat: 0–6 v Jablonec,

, 3 October 2014

References

Bibliography

*Pivoda, Aleš. ''Legenda se vrátila'' Praha: MAC, 2013. 157 p.

External links

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