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| Full name | AC Sparta Praha fotbal, a. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions s. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Železná Sparta (Iron Sparta) |
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| Founded | November 16, 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | AXA Arena, Prague (Capacity 20,111) |
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| Chairman | Jozef Chovanec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Vítězslav Lavička | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Gambrinus liga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Gambrinus liga, 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sparta Prague (Czech: AC Sparta Praha) is a top Czech football club. This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The AXA Arena is a football Stadium in Prague. It is the home venue of Sparta Prague and often the home stadium of the Czech National Football Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Jozef Chovanec (born 7 March 1960 in Dolné Kočkovce, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czechoslovak football player and later a football Vítězslav Lavička (born April 30 1963 in Plzeň) is a Czech Football (soccer manager and former player The 1 Liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic. Sparta was long the main source for the Czech Republic national football team, however lately this has ceased to be the case, as the best Czech players almost all now play in higher-paying foreign leagues. The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. There are a number of outstanding players who have played for the Sparta over the years. Sparta play at Prague's AXA Arena (called Letná Stadium). Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The AXA Arena is a football Stadium in Prague. It is the home venue of Sparta Prague and often the home stadium of the Czech National Football
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Brief history
The club was founded in 1893. The following are the Association football events of the year 1893 throughout the world For the first time, in 1906, Sparta played in their typical dark, red jerseys (one of the club's symbols). The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1906 throughout the world Beginning from 1919, Sparta got its nickname "Iron Sparta". Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The only time that Sparta were relegated to a lower league was in 1975. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1975 throughout the world
Historical names:
- 1893 — Athletic Club Královské Vinohrady
- 1894 — Athletic Club Sparta
- 1948 — Athletic Club Sparta Bubeneč
- 1949 — Sokol Bratrství Sparta
- 1951 — Sparta ČKD Sokolovo
- 1953 — TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo
- 1965 — TJ Sparta ČKD Praha
- 1990 — TJ Sparta Praha
- 1991 — AC Sparta Praha
- 1993 — AC Sparta Praha fotbal, a. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) s.
Club symbols
The name Sparta was inspired by the fighting spirit and courage of the people from the ancient city of Sparta. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη From the very beginning, the colours of Sparta were blue (symbolizing Europe), red (symbolizing the royal city), and yellow (together with red, the official colours of Prague). In 1906, one of the members of the committee brought (from his trip to England) jerseys of the London club Arsenal. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland From that time, Sparta has typically played in their red (or, to be more precise, dark red or maroon) colours. Maroon is a dark Brownish Red Color. The first recorded use of Maroon as a color name in English was in 1789. Another symbol of Sparta is the big "S" (Sparta); thus, Sparta and Slavia Prague are usually collectively called the Prague "S".
Major trophies
- Mitropa Cup Winner (3 times): 1927, 1935, 1964
- Czech Champion (10 times): 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995, 1994
- Czechoslovakia's Champion (24 times): 1993, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1967, 1965, 1954, 1952, 1948, 1946, 1944, 1939, 1938, 1936, 1932, 1927, 1926, 1922, 1919 and 1912. The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides The 1 Liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition Champions 1925-1938 1945-1993 Performance by club See also Gambrinus liga Slovak
- Czech Football Cup Winner (5 times): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 1996
- Czechoslovak Football Cup Winner (12 times): 1992, 1989, 1988, 1984, 1980, 1976, 1972, 1964, 1946, 1944, 1943, 1909
Famous players
Outstanding former Sparta players include:
- Pavel Nedvěd
- Petr Čech
- Tomáš Rosický
- Jan Koller
- Karel Poborský
- Ivan Hašek
- Jan Berger
- Tomáš Řepka
- Oldřich Nejedlý
- Andrej Kvašňák
- Jozef Chovanec
- Tomáš Skuhravý
- Petr Gabriel
- Jiří Novotný
- Vratislav Lokvenc
- Milan Fukal
- Radoslav Kováč
- Raymond Braine
- Tomáš Sivok
Current squad
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Training camp
Except AXA Arena in Letná district - Sparta use a new football center in Strahov Stadium (the second largest stadium in the world) whose space was rebuilt to 8 football fields (6 fields of standard sizes and 2 futsal). In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Petr Voříšek (born 19 March 1979, Děčín, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Sparta For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Michal Kadlec (born 13 December 1984 in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech footballer who plays as a left back In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Matúš Kozáčik (born 27 December 1983 in Dolný Kubín) is a Slovak football goalkeeper currently playing for AC Sparta Praha For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Luboš Hušek (born January 26 1984 in Jablonec) is a Czech footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Miroslav Matušovič (born November 2 1980) is a Czech footballer; he is an attacking Midfielder, left winger or second Striker In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Marek Kulič (born 11 October 1975) is a footballer from the Czech Republic. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Jiří Jeslínek (born 30 September 1987 in Prague) is a Czech footballer ( Striker) playing currently for SK Kladno. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Patrik Berger (born November 10, 1973 in Prague) is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Sparta Prague. The AXA Arena is a football Stadium in Prague. It is the home venue of Sparta Prague and often the home stadium of the Czech National Football The AXA Arena is a football Stadium in Prague. It is the home venue of Sparta Prague and often the home stadium of the Czech National Football The Great Strahov Stadium ( Velký strahovský stadion in Czech) is a Stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czech
Popular culture
The Czech film Horem pádem (Up and Down) takes the culture of Sparta fandom as one of its subjects. Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, dukedom, etc
External links
- Official website (Czech)/(English)
- Fansite
- UEFA's Sparta site
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