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professional
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club based in the city of
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 ...
. The club currently competes in the
Czech First League The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...
, the first tier of Czech football. The club played in the first tier league for 30 years between 1984 and 2014, winning the
Czech Cup The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association. The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...
and Czech Supercup in 2012. Being relegated to the
Czech National Football League The Czech National Football League (, ''FNL''), known as Chance Národní Liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional association football league in the Czech Republic. Before 2013 it was known as 2. liga or Druhá liga. The ...
in 2014, the club won the league the subsequent season and were promoted back to the First League in 2015, but failed to stay in the top division and were relegated after only one season.


History

The club was founded as FK Hejčín Olomouc in 1919, playing in the national top league for the first time in the 1982–83 season as Sigma ZTS Olomouc. The club next played in the
Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League (, ) was the premier football (soccer), football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Ga ...
in the 1984–85 season, remaining in the top level of football for the rest of the Czechoslovak era. Olomouc reached the quarterfinals of the
1991–92 UEFA Cup The 1991–92 UEFA Cup was the 21st season of Europe's then-tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin, Italy, and at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands. The compe ...
, their best result in the competition. In the following season's competition, the club beat Turkish side Fenerbahçe 7–1 in the second leg of their second round tie and 7–2 on aggregate, before going out of the competition at the hands of Italian team
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. The club qualified to play European football in 1996 after finishing as runners-up in the 1995–96 Czech First League. Olomouc finished fourth in the 1998–99 Czech First League, again qualifying for European competition. The club was fined 5,000
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s in October 1999 for racist chanting in a UEFA Cup match against Real Mallorca's black players. In August 2011, the club was fined 4 million
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and deducted nine points as a result of a corruption enquiry by the
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. Olomouc won the
Czech Cup The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association. The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...
that season, but were banned by UEFA from competing in the subsequent
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due to the corruption sanctions. In 2014 the club finished 15th in the league, resulting in their relegation after 30 years in the top level of competition.


Historical names

* 1919 – FK Hejčín Olomouc (Fotbalový klub Hejčín Olomouc) * 1949 – Sokol MŽ Olomouc (Sokol Moravské železárny Olomouc) * 1953 – DSO Baník MŹ Olomouc (Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Baník Moravské železárny Olomouc) * 1960 – TJ MŽ Olomouc (Tělovýchovná jednota Moravské železárny Olomouc) * 1966 – TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc (Tělovýchovná jednota Sigma Moravské železárny Olomouc) * 1979 – TJ Sigma ZTS Olomouc (Tělovýchovná jednota Sigma ZTS Olomouc) * 1990 – SK Sigma MŽ Olomouc (Sportovní klub Sigma Moravské železárny Olomouc, a.s.) * 1996 – SK Sigma Olomouc (Sportovní klub Sigma Olomouc, a.s.)


Players


Current squad


Out on loan


Notable former players


Player records in the Czech First League

. Highlighted players are in the current squad.


Most appearances


Most goals


Most clean sheets


Managers

* Karel Brückner (1973–79) * Milan Máčala (1980–81) * Jaroslav Dočkal (1982–83) * Karel Brückner (1983–87) * Jiří Dunaj (1987–89) * Erich Cviertna (1989–90) * Karel Brückner (1990–93) * Vlastimil Palička (1993–94) * Dušan Radolský (1994–95) * Vítězslav Kolda (1995) * Karel Brückner (1995–97) * Milan Bokša (1997–99) *
Leoš Kalvoda Leoš Kalvoda (born 26 March 1958) is a Czech football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of MFK Frýdek-Místek in the Czech First League. As a player, he played in the Czechoslovak First League for Sigma Olomouc. As a man ...
''(caretaker)'' (1999) * Dan Matuška (1999) * Petr Žemlík (1999–00) *
Leoš Kalvoda Leoš Kalvoda (born 26 March 1958) is a Czech football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of MFK Frýdek-Místek in the Czech First League. As a player, he played in the Czechoslovak First League for Sigma Olomouc. As a man ...
(2000–01) * Jiří Vaďura (2001–02) * Bohumil Páník (2002) * Jiří Kotrba (Nov 2002) * Petr Uličný (2003 – 2006) * Vlastimil Palička (June 2006 – Aug 2006) * Vlastimil Petržela (Aug 2006 – June 2007) * Martin Pulpit (2007–08) * Jiří Fryš (2008) * Zdeněk Psotka (July 2008 – Dec 2011) * Petr Uličný (2011–12) * Roman Pivarník (July 2012 – May 2013) * Martin Kotůlek (May 2013) * Zdeněk Psotka (2013–14) * Ladislav Minář (2014) *
Leoš Kalvoda Leoš Kalvoda (born 26 March 1958) is a Czech football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of MFK Frýdek-Místek in the Czech First League. As a player, he played in the Czechoslovak First League for Sigma Olomouc. As a man ...
(2014–15) * Václav Jílek (2015–19) * Radoslav Látal (2019–21) * Václav Jílek (2021–24) * Jiří Saňák ''(caretaker)'' (Feb 2024 – May 2024) * Tomáš Janotka (May 2024 –present)


History in domestic competitions

* Seasons spent at Level 1 of the
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: 30 * Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 2


Czech Republic

;Notes


European record


Overall record

:''Accurate as of 23 August 2018'' Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.


Honours

*
Czech Cup The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association. The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...
**Winners: 2011–12, 2024–25 **Runners-up:
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* Czech Supercup **Winners: 2012 * 2. Liga **Winners: 2014–15, 2016–17 *
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**Runners-up:
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Club records


Czech First League records

*Best position: 2nd ( 1995–96) *Worst position: 15th ( 2013–14, 2015–16) *Biggest home win: Olomouc 6–0
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( 2014–15) *Biggest away win:
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0–4 Olomouc ( 2009–10),
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0–4 Olomouc ( 2018–19),
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6–0 Olomouc ( 1999–2000)


References


External links

*
SK Sigma Olomouc
on Soccerway
Club profile
on official Czech First League website {{DEFAULTSORT:Olomouc Football clubs in the Czech Republic Association football clubs established in 1919 Czechoslovak First League clubs Czech First League clubs