FK Jablonec

Jablonec
Full nameFotbalový Klub Jablonec, a.s.
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945)
GroundStadion Střelnice
Capacity6,108
ChairmanPetr Flodrman
ManagerLuboš Kozel
LeagueCzech First League
2023–2411th of 16
Websitewww.fkjablonec.cz
Current season

FK Jablonec ([ˈjablonɛts]) is a Czech professional football club based in Jablonec nad Nisou. The club has played in the top league of Czech football, Czech First League, since 1994.[1]

History

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Jablonec played its first season of top league football in the 1974–75 Czechoslovak First League, remaining in the top league for two seasons before relegation in 1976. The club won the 1993–94 Czech 2. Liga and returned to the top league, now of the Czech Republic, in 1994.[1] Jablonec finished third in the 1996–97 Czech First League, at the time its best-ever finish.[2] As a result, the club qualified for European competition in the form of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup, winning two and drawing two matches. The same season, the club won the Czech Cup, thus ensuring another season of European football, this time in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The club reached the final of the 2006–07 Czech Cup, winning the right to play in European competition once more as opponents in the final and winners Sparta Prague qualified for the Champions League that season. As a result, the club played in the second qualifying round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

The club finished a best-ever second place in the 2009–10 Czech First League, just a point behind league champions Sparta Prague and qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. 2010–11 saw Jablonec striker David Lafata finish as the league's top scorer with 19 goals, helping the team to a third-place finish and qualification for another season of European football. In 2011–12, Lafata set a new scoring record in the Czech First League as he scored an unprecedented 25 goals in a single season again being the league's top scorer, although the club finished eighth. Lafata would go on to score 13 goals in 16 league appearances for Jablonec in the first half of the 2012–13 season before signing for Sparta Prague.

Historical names

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  • 1945 — ČSK Jablonec nad Nisou (Český sportovní klub Jablonec nad Nisou)
  • 1948 — SK Jablonec nad Nisou (Sportovní klub Jablonec nad Nisou)
  • 1955 — Sokol Preciosa Jablonec nad Nisou
  • 1960 — TJ Jiskra Jablonec nad Nisou (Tělovýchovná jednota Jiskra Jablonec nad Nisou)
  • 1963 — TJ LIAZ Jablonec nad Nisou (Tělovýchovná jednota Liberecké automobilové závody Jablonec nad Nisou)
  • 1993 — TJ Sklobižu Jablonec nad Nisou (Tělovýchovná jednota Sklobižu Jablonec nad Nisou)
  • 1994 — FK Jablonec nad Nisou (Fotbalový klub Jablonec nad Nisou, a.s.)
  • 1998 — FK Jablonec 97 (Fotbalový klub Jablonec 97, a.s.)
  • 2008 — FK Baumit Jablonec (Fotbalový klub BAUMIT Jablonec, a.s.)
  • 2015 — FK Jablonec (Fotbalový klub Jablonec, a.s.)

Players

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Current squad

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As of 17 August 2024.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Jan Hanuš
2 DF Colombia COL Haiderson Hurtado
4 DF Serbia SRB Nemanja Tekijaški (captain)
5 DF Czech Republic CZE David Štěpánek
6 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Beran
7 MF Georgia (country) GEO Vakhtang Chanturishvili
8 MF Brazil BRA Dudu Nardini
10 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Suchan
11 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Fortelný
14 DF Czech Republic CZE Daniel Souček
18 DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Cedidla
19 FW Czech Republic CZE Jan Chramosta
20 FW Burundi BDI Bienvenue Kanakimana
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Polidar (on loan from Sparta Prague)
22 DF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Martinec
24 FW Czech Republic CZE David Puškáč
25 MF Slovakia SVK Sebastian Nebyla
26 MF Slovakia SVK Dominik Hollý
32 FW Czech Republic CZE Oliver Velich
33 GK Czech Republic CZE Albert Kotlín
36 FW Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Schánělec (on loan from Sparta Prague)
37 FW Czech Republic CZE Matouš Krulich
77 FW Cameroon CMR Alexis Alégué
95 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Černák
99 GK Slovenia SVN Klemen Mihelak

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Czech Republic CZE David Nykrín (at Varnsdorf)
— MF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Kubín (at Varnsdorf)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Podzimek (at Varnsdorf)
— GK Czech Republic CZE Vilém Fendrich (at České Budějovice)

Notable former players

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For a more comprehensive list, see Category:FK Jablonec players.

Player records in the Czech First League

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As of 16 December 2024.[4]

Highlighted players are in the current squad.

Most clean sheets

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# Name Clean sheets
1 Czech Republic Michal Špit 84
2 Czech Republic Vlastimil Hrubý 57
3 Czech Republic Zdeněk Jánoš 53

Managers

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History in domestic competitions

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  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 30
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 1
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czech Republic

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Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup
1993–94 2. liga 1st 30 22 7 1 62 17 +45 51 Round of 32
1994–95 1. liga 10th 30 11 6 13 37 33 +4 39 Round of 64
1995–96 1. liga 3rd 30 16 5 9 45 26 +19 53 Semi-finals
1996–97 1. liga 3rd 30 17 5 8 40 29 +11 56 Quarter-finals
1997–98 1. liga 6th 30 12 10 8 47 33 +14 46 Winners
1998–99 1. liga 12th 30 9 8 13 37 46 –9 35 Round of 16
1999–00 1. liga 14th 30 7 11 12 24 36 –12 32 Quarter-finals
2000–01 1. liga 12th 30 8 8 14 26 40 –14 32 Quarter-finals
2001–02 1. liga 9th 30 10 10 10 35 33 +2 40 Round of 32
2002–03 1. liga 12th 30 7 13 10 29 39 –10 34 Runners-up
2003–04 1. liga 10th 30 8 14 8 27 32 –5 38 Round of 16
2004–05 1. liga 6th 30 12 9 9 33 27 +6 45 Quarter-finals
2005–06 1. liga 8th 30 10 7 13 35 39 –4 37 Round of 64
2006–07 1. liga 9th 30 9 11 10 31 32 –1 38 Runners-up
2007–08 1. liga 12th 30 8 9 13 24 32 –8 33 Quarter-finals
2008–09 1. liga 5th 30 14 4 12 43 37 +6 46 Round of 16
2009–10 1. liga 2nd 30 18 7 5 42 24 +18 61 Runners-up
2010–11 1. liga 3rd 30 17 7 6 65 34 +31 58 Quarter-finals
2011–12 1. liga 8th 30 11 7 12 54 43 +11 40 Semi-finals
2012–13 1. liga 4th 30 13 10 7 49 41 +8 49 Winners
2013–14 1. liga 11th 30 9 7 14 43 53 –10 34 Semi-finals
2014–15 1. liga 3rd 30 19 7 4 58 22 +36 64 Runners-up
2015–16 1. liga 7th 30 10 11 9 46 39 +7 41 Runners-up
2016–17 1. liga 8th 30 9 12 9 43 38 +5 39 Round of 32
2017–18 1. liga 3rd 30 16 8 6 49 27 +22 56 Runners-up
2018–19 1. liga 4th 35 17 6 12 58 32 +26 57 Round of 16
2019–20 1. liga 4th 35 14 9 12 48 52 –4 51 Quarter-finals
2020–21 1. liga 3rd 34 21 6 7 59 33 +26 69 Quarter-finals
2021–22 1. liga 13th 35 6 16 13 27 48 –21 34 Semi-finals
2022–23 1. liga 13th 35 10 10 15 49 63 –14 40 Round of 32
2023–24 1. liga 11th 35 9 14 12 45 50 –5 41 Quarter-finals

History in European competitions

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1997–98 UEFA Cup 1Q Azerbaijan Qarabağ FK 5–0 3–0 8–0
2Q Sweden Örebro SK 1–1 0–0 1–1
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Cyprus Apollon Limassol 2–1 1–2 3–3 (3–4 p)
2007–08 UEFA Cup 2Q Austria Austria Wien 1–1 3–4 4–5
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 3Q Cyprus APOEL 1–3 0–1 1–4
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Albania Flamurtari 5–1 2–0 7–1
3Q Netherlands AZ 1–1 0–2 1–3
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 3Q Norway Strømsgodset 2–1 3–1 5–2
PO Spain Real Betis 1–2 0–6 1–8
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 3Q Denmark Copenhagen 0–1 3–2 3–3
PO Netherlands Ajax 0–0 0–1 0–1
2018–19 UEFA Europa League GS France Rennes 0–1 1–2 4th place
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–2 1–0
Kazakhstan Astana 1–1 1–2
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 2Q Armenia Pyunik 0–0 1–2 1–2
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 2Q Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda — 3–5 (aet) —
2021–22 UEFA Europa League 3Q Scotland Celtic 2–4 0–3 2–7
UEFA Europa Conference League PO Slovakia Žilina 5–1 3–0 8–1
GS Netherlands AZ 1–1 0–1 3rd place
Romania CFR Cluj 1–0 0–2
Denmark Randers 2–2 2–2

Honours

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Club records

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Czech First League records

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  2. ^ Bouc, Frantisek (30 July 1997). "First division soccer kicks off". Prague Post. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. ^ "A-tým". FK Jablonec.
  4. ^ "Detailed stats". Fortuna liga.
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