Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional

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. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in the

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since its independence in 1993. They play in the

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, the top division in the

. They play the

Prague derby The Prague derby () or Derby of the Prague S () is a football match between local Prague rivals SK Slavia Prague and AC Sparta Prague. The two clubs are considered to be the most successful in Czech football, having won league and cup titles on ...

with

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, the most prominent rivalry in Czech football. Slavia has won 22 league titles, 11 Czech cups, and the

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in 1938. The club has won eight league titles since the foundation of the Czech league in 1993. They have also reached the semi-finals of the

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and qualified for the

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for the first time in their history. In 2019, Slavia reached the quarter-finals of the

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and also qualified for the

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for the second time in their history. They once again reached the Europa League quarter-finals in

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. In the title-winning

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season the team completed an entire season undefeated and set a Czech record for the longest top-flight unbeaten league run at 54 games between 2020 and 2021. In addition to their men's squad, Slavia Prague has

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, youth, and

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teams.

History

Slavia Prague was founded on 2 November 1892 by medicine students in

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, as a sport club aimed at increasing sport activity among students. The club initially focused on

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, and expanded to football in 1896. On 25 March of that year, Slavia won their first match against AC Prague 5–0. The captain of this team was

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. Four days later, Slavia played against

, with the match finishing 0–0, this match being the start of the rivalry between these two clubs. Slavia Praha 1901

In 1905,

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manager and former

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player

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brought new tactics and views on football from his home country to the club. He managed to set up an early golden age for the club that lasted 25 years. Under Madden Slavia won 134 domestic matches out of a total of 169, and 304 internationals out of 429 between the years 1905 and 1930. In 1930, Madden retired from Slavia and professional football at the age of 66, though he remained in Prague for the rest of his life. In the

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, the Czechoslovak national team included eight Slavia players. The second golden period came when Slavia bought

Josef Bican Josef "Pepi" Bican (25 September 1913 – 12 December 2001) was an Austrians, Austrian-Czechs, Czech professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He is regarded by some to be the ...

from Admira Vienna. Slavia with Bican won titles in

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1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...

and

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 � ...

, while many football players were at war. In

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

Slavia finished in 11th position in the league. Poor results continued during the 1950s and 1960s when Slavia were relegated twice, in

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and

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

. They next played in the top level of football in

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

. In 1996, Slavia won their 14th title after 49 years. During this season, Slavia played in the semi-final of the

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and four players of this team had big importance for the silver medal-winning Czech team from

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. Slavia participated in the qualifying rounds for the

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five times (

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

and

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

), being eliminated each time until finally qualifying for the group stage in the 2007–08 season following a 3–1 aggregate victory over

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in the third qualifying round. For the group stage, Slavia were drawn in Group H along with

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, Steaua București and

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. They started with a 2–1 win at home against Steaua and a 4–2 loss to Sevilla. Next came two matches against Arsenal; Slavia lost 7–0 at the

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, but eventually draw 0–0 in the second leg. In

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came a 1–1 draw, which qualified the Czech team for the UEFA Cup round of 32, from third place in Group H, in spite of a home 0–3 defeat against Sevilla. In October 2006, the construction of the new and long-awaited stadium at Eden for 21,000 spectators began. The stadium was opened on 7 May 2008 with an

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against

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. In the 2007–08 and 2008–09, Slavia were back-to-back Czech champions, but did not play in the Champions League group stage due to elimination in the qualifying rounds by

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(0–2 on aggregate in 2008–09) and

Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff Tiraspol (), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria, that plays in the Liga, the top tier o ...

(1–1 on

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in 2009–10). In the

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, the club managed only seventh place in the league. In the autumn of 2010, the club found itself in crisis due to its economic problems. It was discovered that Slavia owed 112 million

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to the club's former owner, ENIC Sports Ltd (English National Investment Company). As a result, major cost-cutting was needed to service this debt and it was confirmed that the squad needed to be purged. In addition to the players sold, midfielder Petr Trapp left the club mid-season, claiming that Slavia had not paid his wages for three months. On 5 May 2011, the first leg of the cup semi-final against

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was suspended after the first half at a score of 1–1 due to Slavia fans invaded the pitch in protest against the deteriorating financial situation of the club. As a result of this action, Sigma were awarded a 3–0 win. In September 2015, CEFC China Energy Company bought the team. Since November 2018, the club owners have been the Sinobo Group and

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. Since December 2023, the club is owned by the Czech businessman

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, who bought the club from Chinese owners for reported 2 billion Czech crowns.

Historical names

* 1892 – SK ACOS Praha (Sportovní klub Akademický cyklistický odbor Slavia Praha) * 1893 – SK Slavia Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha) * 1948 – Sokol Slavia Praha * 1949 – ZSJ Dynamo Slavia Praha (Základní sportovní jednota Dynamo Slavia Praha) * 1953 – DSO Dynamo Praha (Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Dynamo Praha) * 1954 – TJ Dynamo Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Dynamo Praha) * 1965 – SK Slavia Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha) * 1973 – TJ Slavia Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Slavia Praha) * 1977 – TJ Slavia IPS Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Slavia Inženýrské průmyslové stavby Praha) * 1978 – SK Slavia IPS Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Inženýrské průmyslové stavby Praha) * 1991 – SK Slavia Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal, a.s.)

Club symbols

The club's colours, red and white, were chosen as standing for the heart and blood, and fair play and sportsmanship respectively. The inverted five-pointed star was intended to symbolise "new hope, forever strengthening the mind and uplifting the spirit." The name "Slavia" is a

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term used in older literature to denote the lands inhabited by

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Supporters and rivalries

Slavia's greatest rivals are

, with whom they contest the

. A local

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derby is also contested between Slavia and

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, whose stadium is situated a kilometre from Eden. Slavia is widely misconceived as being a

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club among other fans, particularly Sparta fans, and its fans and players are often subjected to anti-semitic abuse. However, the club was not founded by Jews nor did it have any Jewish history. Football historian Vladimír Zapotocký commented in an interview that were this the case, the

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would have shut the club down during the wartime occupation, as they did with DFC Prag. The association stems from a friendly match played against

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in 1922, when Slavia insured the match against adverse weather conditions, and the match was later cancelled due to rain. They then agreed with West Ham to play the fixture the next day, while also collecting money from the insurance company for cancelling the fixture. A week later in a Prague derby fixture, Slavia were greeted onto the pitch by chants of "vy židi!" ("you Jews!") from the Sparta fans. Since 2021, there is a fan coalition with Sportowe Zagłębie (

Zagłębie Sosnowiec Zagłębie Sosnowiec () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Sosnowiec. They compete in II liga in the 2025–26 II liga, 2025–26 season, following relegation from the 2023–24 I liga. The club was establishe ...

hooligans).

Cooperations

In May 2018 a strategic cooperation with Chinese club

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for both professional and youth level football started.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Reserve squad

Notable former players

The best known Slavia player of all time is perhaps forward Josef "Pepi" Bican, one of the most prolific goalscorers in the history of football. Other famous players include forward

Antonín Puč Antonín Puč (16 May 1907 – 18 April 1988) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward. He was the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovak national team. Puč's international career lasted from 1926 to 1939, during which he played 6 ...

, goalkeeper

František Plánička František Plánička (; 2 June 1904 – 20 July 1996) was a Czech football goalkeeper and one of the most honoured players in the history of Czechoslovak football. He played all his career for Slavia Prague, during which time the club won the C ...

(both of them members of the Czechoslovakia national team in two

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) and midfielder František Veselý. Other big names in club history are

Karel Jarolím Karel Jarolím (born 23 August 1956) is a Czech football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a midfielder, making 275 appearances in the Czechoslovak First League. and representing the Czechoslovakia national team internationall ...

Ivo Knoflíček Ivo Knoflíček (born 23 February 1962) is a former Czech football coach and player. He played for the Czechoslovakia national team, making 38 appearances and scoring seven goals. At club level, Knoflíček played mostly for Slavia Prague. Knof ...

Vladimír Šmicer Vladimír Šmicer (; born 24 May 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his senior career at Slavia Prague, the only Czech club he ever played for. In 1999, Šmicer moved to England where he play ...

Karel Poborský Karel Poborský (; born 30 March 1972) is a Czech former professional association football player. Poborský played as a winger, and was most noted for his technical ability and pace. Poborský began and finished his club career at Dynamo Če ...

Patrik Berger Patrik Berger (; born 10 November 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career in his own country with Slavia Prague and spent a season in Germany playing for Borussia Dortmund. He moved to ...

Vladimír Coufal Vladimír Coufal (; born 22 August 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a right-back most recently for club West Ham United and for the Czech Republic national team. He has previously played for Bílovec, Hlučín, Opava, Slo ...

and

Tomáš Souček Tomáš Souček (; born 27 February 1995) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club West Ham United and captains the Czech Republic national team. Club career Slavia Prague Souček joined Slavia Prague's youth tea ...

Player records in the Czech First League

Most appearances

Most goals

Most clean sheets

Ownership and finances

Under the Czech jurisdiction the club's legal form is a

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(updated 1 August 2020) with the largest shareholder being the Chinese real estate Sinobo Group, which has on 11 November 2018 purchased a majority stake from

CITIC CITIC Group Corporation Ltd., formerly the China International Trust Investment Corporation (CITIC), is a state-owned investment company of the People's Republic of China, established by Rong Yiren in 1979 with the approval of Deng Xiaoping. ...

, at the time holding 99.98% of the 212,074 stocks worth of CZK 1.514 billion (Annual report from 30 June 2018). CITIC remains to be a minority shareholder and the companies did not reveal the distribution of the shares. According to their chairman Jinhui Zhou, the Sinobo business model is a combination of real estate development and sports activities. In a similar business model, Sinobo owns 64% of the shares in the

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club

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where the 36% minority belongs to

. Sinobo also holds the naming rights of the arena, the Sinobo Stadium. The Chinese investment activity in Slavia has firstly started in September 2005, when a private conglomerate CEFC acquired 59.97% shares of the club through its Czech subsidiary CEFC Group (Europe) Company a.s. from

Aleš Řebíček Aleš Řebíček (; born 14 April 1967, in Kladno) is a Czech politician. In 2006 he was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies and from September 2006 to January 2009 he was the Minister of Transport. Řebíček is a graduate of the Univer ...

for CZK 27 million. Through the course of the years, the share has increased to 67% and 80%, and on 22 November 2016 CEFC has capitalized its loan into the equity and increased their shares to 99.96% which made them the sole owner. In early 2018, it turned out that CEFC had serious financial problems and CITIC bought the club and arena. In late 2018, CITIC transferred Slavia's majority stake to the Chinese company Sinobo Group. Slavia's financial results for the 2017–18 season show group revenue of CZK 837.4 million, with a profit before tax of CZK <366.7> million.

Management

The club's current manager is

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, who joined the club in December 2017 from

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. He replaced

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, who was appointed in September 2016 and moved on to manage the Czech national team. There have been 65 managers in Slavia's history. The club's first professional coach,

, was appointed in 1905, serving in that position until 1930. He remains the club's longest-serving coach in terms of both length of tenure and number of games overseen. *''Head Coach:''

*''Assistant Coach:'' Milan Kerbr *''Assistant Coach:'' Zdeněk Houštecký *''Assistant Coach:'' Pavel Řehák *''Goalkeeper Coach:''

Štěpán Kolář Štěpán Kolář (born 19 June 1979) is a Czech football goalkeeping coach a former goalkeeper, who last played for Viktoria Žižkov. He made his Gambrinus liga début on 30 May 2009 for Viktoria Žižkov against Plzeň. He is currently employ ...

*''Goalkeeper Coach:''

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*''Fitness Coach:'' Martin Třasák *''Fitness Coach:'' Aleš Píta * * * * *

Former coaches

''Only competitive matches are counted.'' *

(1905–30) * Josef Štaplík (1930–33) *

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(1933–35) * Jan Reichardt (1935–38) * Emil Seifert (1939–46) * Josef Pojar (1946–47) *

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(1947–48) * Jan Reichardt (1949) *

(1950–51) * Emil Seifert (1952–53) *

(1954–56) *

Antonín Rýgr Antonín Rýgr (15 August 1921 – 28 March 1989) was a Czech football manager and former player. As a player, Rýgr played mostly from SK Kladno before joining Sparta Prague in 1950. In 1952 and 1954 he won the Czechoslovak First League with Sp ...

(1956–58) *

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(1958) *

(1959) *

Vlastimil Kopecký Vlastimil Kopecký (14 October 1912 – 30 July 1967) was a Czech football player. He played 26 games for Czechoslovakia, scoring eight goals. He was a participant in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups. Club career There were rumours that Kopecky ...

(1959) * Karel Finek (1959–60) *

(1960) *

(1960–63) * Karel Finek (1963–64) * František Ipser (1964–66) * Vratislav Fikejz (1966) *

Mirko Paráček Mirko (Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning peace) and hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' usual in South Slavic languages, which together me ...

(1966) *

František Havránek František Havránek (11 July 1923 – 26 March 2011) was a Czech Republic, Czech football (soccer), football manager and former player. He had a daughter, Dagmar Havránková (Karakolevová). As a player, Havránek played for several lower-di ...

(1966–68) *

Jiří Nedvídek Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include: B *Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister *Jiří Baborovský, Czech physica ...

(1968–69) *

(1969–70) *

(1970–72) * Miroslav Linhart (1972) * Rudolf Vytlačil (1973) * Jaroslav Jareš (1973–79) *

Bohumil Musil Bohumil Musil (10 May 1922 – 5 December 1999) was a Czech football player and later manager. As a player, Musil played for several Czechoslovak clubs, but never gained any success with them. He was far more successful as a football coach. Aft ...

(1979–80) *

Josef Bouška Jozef Bouška (born 25 August 1945) is a former Czech association football, footballer and trainer. He competed in the Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics, men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics. His brother is the former football player ...

(1981) * Miroslav Starý (1981) *

Milan Máčala Milan Máčala (born 4 August 1943) is a Czech football coach who coached various clubs in the Czech Republic and the Middle East. He has previously coached in the area with the national teams of Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwai ...

(1982–84) * Jaroslav Jareš (1984–86) *

Vlastimil Petržela Vlastimil Petržela (born 20 July 1953 in Prostějov) is a Czech football coach and former player. He worked with Zenit Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2006, winning the silver medals of Russian Premier League in 2003 and reaching the quarterfinal ...

(1986–87) *

Tomáš Pospíchal Tomáš Pospíchal (26 June 1936 – 21 October 2003) was a Czech football player. Pospíchal played for several clubs, including TJ Vítkovice (1952–1955), Baník Ostrava (1957–1964), Sparta Prague (1964–1968) and FC Rouen (1968–1971). ...

(1987–88) * Ivan Kopecký (1988–89) *

(1990–92) * Jozef Jarabinský (1992–93) *

Jindřich Dejmal Jindřich Dejmal (born 4 July 1948) is a Czech football manager who is the current sports director of FC Písek. In the past he managed a number of Gambrinus liga teams including FK Drnovice, FK Baumit Jablonec, SK Slavia Prague and Slovak club ...

(1993–94) *

Miroslav Beránek Miroslav Beránek (born 24 April 1957) is a Czech football coach and former player who was most recently the manager of the Slavia Prague. As a player, he played over 100 matches as a defender for Slavia Prague in the 1980s. Coaching career B ...

(1994–95) *

František Cipro František Cipro (13 April 1947 – 7 February 2023) was a Czech football player and manager, known mostly for his work in Slavia Prague and České Budějovice. Playing career A midfielder, Cipro played for Slavia Prague for nine years, making ...

(1995–97) *

Pavel Tobiáš Pavel Tobiáš (born 10 January 1955) is a Czech football manager and former player. Tobiáš coached several Czech football clubs, including Slavia Prague. Most often however, he led Dynamo České Budějovice "Dynamo Electric Machine" (en ...

(1997–98) *

Petr Rada Petr Rada (born 21 August 1958) is a Czech football coach and former player. He represented Czechoslovakia internationally in the 1980s and managed the Czech Republic national football team between 2008 and 2009. He is well known for his argumen ...

(1998) *

Jaroslav Hřebík Jaroslav Hřebík (born 16 December 1948 in Benešov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional football coach and a former player. Hřebík played a total of 22 matches, scoring 4 times, in the Czechoslovak First League. Between 1973 and 1977 he ...

(1998–99) *

(1999–00) *

(2000–01) * Josef Pešice (2001) *

(2001–03) *

Josef Csaplár Josef Csaplár (born 29 October 1962) is a Czech professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach of Arsenal Česká Lípa. Playing career Born in Ostrov nad Ohří, Csaplár began playing football at the ag ...

(Jan 04–Apr 05) *

(Jul 05–Mar 10) *

(Mar 10–May 10) *

(Jul 10–Sep 10) *

Michal Petrouš Michal Petrouš (born 6 December 1969) is a Czech football manager and former player. He worked as a manager of Slavia Prague on two occasions and was in charge of Czech youth national teams. His younger brother Adam is also a former football pl ...

(Sep 10–Oct 11) *

František Straka František Straka (born 28 May 1958) is a Czech former football player and current manager of Dukla Banská Bystrica. Playing career Straka played most notably for Sparta Prague. In 1988, he moved to Germany and spent the rest of his playing c ...

(Oct 11–Mar 12) * Martin Poustka (Mar 12–Jun 12) *

(Jul 12–Apr 13) *

(Apr 13–Sep 13) *

Miroslav Koubek Miroslav Koubek (born 1 September 1951) is a Czech manager and former goalkeeper, currently managing Viktoria Plzeň. He won the Czech First League with Plzeň in the 2014–15 season. Coaching career Koubek coached several Czech clubs. He led ...

(Sep 13– Mar 14) *

Alex Pastoor Alexander Anton Aiko Pastoor (; born 26 October 1966) is a Dutch football manager and former player who is the assistant coach of the Indonesia national team. Career A former midfielder, Pastoor spent most of his career at FC Volendam, playing ...

(Mar 14–May 14) *

(Jun 14–Jun 15) *

Dušan Uhrin Jr. Dušan Uhrin Jr. (born 11 October 1967) is a Czechs, Czech Association football, football manager. He is the son of Dušan Uhrin senior who is also a football manager. Playing career Dušan Uhrin Jr. played in his youth at Meteor Prague and Boh ...

(Jun 15–Aug 16) *

(Sep 16–Dec 17) *

(Dec 2017–present)

Honours

In European football

Progress in UEFA competitions

:''Accurate as of 26 October 2023''

Club records

*Biggest win: Fenerbahçe 1–10 Slavia Prague (1923)

Czech First League records

*Best position: 1st ( 1995–96, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20) *Worst position: 13th ( 2013–14) *Biggest home win: Slavia Prague 9–1 Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště ( 1995–96) *Biggest away win:

Příbram Příbram (; or ''Przibram'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It is known for its mining history, and more recently, its new venture into economic restructuring. The town is the t ...

1–8 Slavia Prague ( 2016–17) *Biggest home defeat: Slavia Prague 0–7

Teplice Teplice (, until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; , ''Teplitz-Schönau'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 51,000 inhabitants. It is the most populous Czech spa town, followed by Karlovy Vary. The historic city cen ...

( 2013–14) *Biggest away defeat:

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 ...

5–0 Slavia Prague ( 1998–99)

Notes

References

External links

Website of the Eden Stadium
(archived 31 March 2007)
UEFA's Slavia site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Slavia Prague * Football clubs in the Czech Republic Football clubs in Prague Association football clubs established in 1892 Prague, Slavia Prague, Slavia Prague, Slavia Football clubs in Austria-Hungary 1892 establishments in Austria-Hungary