FC Zbrojovka Brno

FC Zbrojovka Brno
Full name	Football Club Zbrojovka Brno a.s.
Nickname(s)	Flinta (The Gun); Zbrojováci (The Gunmakers); Jihomoravané (South Moravians)
Founded	1913; 108 years ago,; as SK Židenice
Ground	Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská
Capacity	12,550
Chairman	Václav Bartoněk
Manager	Richard Dostálek
League	Czech National Football League
2020–21	16th (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

FC Zbrojovka Brno is a professional football club based in the city of Brno, South Moravia, Czech Republic and named after Zbrojovka Brno, a firearms manufacturer. Founded in 1913 as SK Židenice, the club later became known as Zbrojovka Brno. Brno won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1977–78 season and finished as runners-up in 1979–80.

History[]

The club, initially known as SK Židenice, played in the top tier of Czechoslovak football from 1933 until suffering relegation in the 1946–47 Czechoslovak First League.^[1] During this period, the club entered the Mitropa Cup three times, reaching the quarter finals in 1935 as well as taking part in the competition in 1936 and 1938.

Between 1950 and 1962 the club played outside the top tier, returning in the 1962–63 Czechoslovak First League.^[1] Five seasons elapsed before the club was again relegated, in 1967.^[1] They then spent four years in the second tier of Czechoslovak football before returning to the top flight.^[1] In the 1970s the club was a strong force in the country, winning the Czechoslovak First League in 1978, finishing third the following season and being runners up in 1980.

The 1980s were less spectacular for Brno, as the club was relegated in 1983, playing until 1989 in the second tier. After just two seasons in the top tier, the club finished last in 1991 and was again relegated.^[1]

Between 1992 and 2011, Brno played in the top tier of the Czech Republic for 19 consecutive seasons, the longest such spell in the club's history.^[1] In 2011, the club was relegated to the second division.^[1] In the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga, the club only managed to finish fourth, missing out on the promotion places. However, due to the stadium requirements of the Czech First League, champions FK Ústí nad Labem as well as third-placed FK Baník Sokolov were ineligible for promotion. As a result, Brno won promotion immediately back to the top tier.^[2] In 2018, the club was relegated to the second division.^[3] In the 2018–19 Czech Second League, the club managed to finish third but lost the promotion play-off to Příbram.^[4]

Historical names[]

SK Židenice (1913–47)
Zbrojovka Židenice Brno (1947–51)
Zbrojovka Brno (1951–56)
Spartak ZJŠ Brno (1956–68)
Zbrojovka Brno (1968–92)
Boby Brno (1992–2000)
Stavo Artikel Brno (2000–02)
1. FC Brno (2002–10)
Zbrojovka Brno (2010–)

In 1962, there was an amalgamation between Rudá Hvězda Brno (1956–62) and Spartak ZJŠ Brno.

European competitions[]

Brno have competed a number of times in European competitions, reaching the second round of the 1978–79 European Cup in their only appearance to date in the competition. The club played in the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup but lost in the first round.

Brno took part in the UEFA Cup three times, reaching the quarter finals in 1979–80 and also playing in 1980–81 and 1997–98.

Because Brno was a major fairs city of Czechoslovakia, teams from Brno played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in the 1960s. It was Spartak KPS Brno who participated first, then Spartak ZJŠ Brno (Zbrojovka) played five times in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in a row, reaching the quarter finals in 1963–64.

Brno (then SK Židenice) competed in the Mitropa Cup three times before World War II, reaching the quarter finals in 1935.

Rudá Hvězda Brno played in the 1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup, reaching the quarter finals, after winning Czechoslovak Cup in 1960.

Stadium[]

Brno have played at Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská since 2001, when they moved from previous home Stadion Za Lužánkami.^[5] In the 1990s, Brno attracted record crowds to their football matches, with Za Lužánkami as the venue for all of the top ten most-attended Czech First League matches.^[6] The highest attendance for a Brno match is 44,120, set in a league match against Slavia Prague.^[6]

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 5 August 2021.^[7]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	CZE	Jakub Černín
4	DF	CZE	Jan Hlavica
6	DF	CZE	Lukáš Endl
7	MF	CZE	Pavel Zavadil (captain)
9	DF	CZE	Daniel Kosek (on loan from Slavia Praha)
11	MF	CZE	Adam Fousek
13	MF	CZE	Jiří Texl
14	FW	CZE	Jakub Přichystal
15	DF	CZE	Jan Štěrba (on loan from Sigma Olomouc)
17	DF	CZE	Jan Moravec
18	MF	CZE	Barnabáš Lacík
19	MF	CZE	Michal Ševčík
20	FW	CZE	Jan Hladík


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	CZE	Matěj Hrabina
23	DF	CZE	Jakub Šural
24	MF	SVK	Peter Štepanovský
25	DF	CZE	Lukáš Kryštůfek
27	MF	SVK	Damián Bariš
29	MF	SVK	Adrián Čermák
30	MF	CZE	Martin Sedlák
37	FW	CZE	Jakub Řezníček
53	GK	CZE	Martin Berkovec
59	GK	CZE	Jiří Floder
77	FW	CZE	Martin Zikl
90	MF	CZE	Ondřej Vaněk

Out on loan[]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	CZE	Vojtěch Marek (at Líšeň)
—	MF	CZE	Ondřej Pachlopník (at Viktoria Plzeň)
—	MF	CZE	(at Vyškov)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CZE	David Jambor (at Vyškov)
—	FW	CZE	Claude Lhotecký (at Kroměříž)

Reserve squad[]

To see Zbrojovka Brno's reserve squad, go to FC Zbrojovka Brno B

Notable former players[]

Some of the biggest Czech football legends played for Brno briefly:^[8]

Karel Pešek (at the end of career)
Josef Bican (at the end of career, as playing manager)
Ivo Viktor (at the beginning of career)

Player records[]

As of 30 May 2021.^[9]

Most appearances in First League[]

^{[citation needed]}

#	Name	Matches	Position
1	Petr Křivánek	317	Defender
2	Rostislav Václavíček	289	Defender
3	Karel Kroupa	277	Forward
4		270	Midfielder
5	Patrik Siegl	267	Midfielder
6	Marek Zúbek	261	Midfielder
7	Oldřich Rulc	249	Forward
8		247	Goalkeeper
9	Karel Jarůšek	237	Midfielder
10	Luboš Přibyl	224	Goalkeeper

Most goals in First League[]

^{[citation needed]}

#	Name	Goals	Position
1	Karel Kroupa	118	Forward
2	Oldřich Rulc	65	Forward
3		64	Forward
4	Petr Janečka	63	Forward
5		60	Forward
6	Karel Lichtnégl	58	Forward
7		56	Midfielder
8	Milan Pacanda	53	Forward
8		53	Forward
10		52	Forward

Most appearances in Czech First League[]

#	Name	Matches
1	Petr Křivánek	300
2	Patrik Siegl	267
3	Marek Zúbek	261
4	Luboš Přibyl	224
5	Milan Pacanda	188
6	Richard Dostálek	174
7	Jan Maroši	167
8	Pavel Holomek	166
9	Zdeněk Valnoha	162
10	Jan Trousil	158

Most goals in Czech First League[]

#	Name	Goals
1	Milan Pacanda	53
2	Richard Dostálek	40
3	René Wagner	34
3	Pavel Holomek	34
5	Petr Švancara	30
6	Libor Došek	29
7	Michal Škoda	26
8	Zdeněk Valnoha	25
8	Luděk Zelenka	25
10	Tomáš Došek	24

Most clean sheets in Czech First League[]

#	Name	Clean sheets
1	Luboš Přibyl	70
2	Dušan Melichárek	30
3	Martin Lejsal	27

Current technical staff[]

As of 8 October 2019

Position	Name
Manager	Richard Dostálek
Assistant manager	Petr Maléř
Goalkeeping coach	Martin Doležal
Fitness coach	Jan Cacek
Physiotherapist	Ivan Jánský
Club doctor	Petr Gál
	Jan Ulbrych
	Šimon Ondruš
Masseur	Jiří Stejskal
Masseur	Petr Doubrava
Team manager	Libor Došek
Kit manager	Jiří Havlíček
Reserves coach	Martin Maša
Reserves coach assistant	Martin Doležal
Under-19s coach	Petr Maléř
Under-19s coach assistant	Filip Duroň
Under- 16s, 17s and 19s director	Pavel Šustr
Academy director	Luděk Zajíc

Managers[]

Václav Vohralík (1926–34)
Jenö Konrád (1934–35)
Antonín Carvan (1935–38)
Josef Kuchynka (1938–41)
Vlastimil Borecký (1941–42)
Josef Smolka (1942–43)
(1943–46)
Matthias Kaburek (1947)
(1947–48)
(1948–1949)
Josef Košťálek (1950)
(1951–1952)
(1953–1957)
Josef Bican (1957)
(1958)
(1958–59)
(1960)
(1960–62)
Rudolf Krčil (1962)
(1963)
(1964)
Karel Kolský (1964–66)
(1966–67)
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
(1967–68)
Theodor Reimann (1968–69)
(1969–71)
(1972)
František Havránek (1972–76)
Josef Masopust (1976–80)
Valér Švec (1980–81)
Karel Brückner (1981–83)
Josef Bouška (1983)
(1984)
Ján Zachar (1984–85)
Ivan Hrdlička (1985–87)
(1987)
(1987–88)
(1988)
František Cipro (1989–90)
(1990)
Karol Dobiaš (1990–93)
Josef Masopust (1993)
Vladimír Táborský (1993–94)
Karel Večeřa (1994)
Petr Uličný (1994–96)
Karel Večeřa (1996–98)
Karel Jarůšek (1998–2000)
Pavel Tobiáš (2000–01)
Karel Večeřa (2001–03)
Karel Jarůšek (2004–05)
Jiří Kotrba (2005)
Josef Mazura (2005–07)
Petr Uličný (2007–08)
Aleš Křeček (2008)
Miroslav Beránek (2008–10)
Karel Večeřa (July 2010 – June 11)
René Wagner (July 2011 – Oct 11)
(Oct 2011 – Dec 11)
Petr Čuhel (Jan 2012 – Apr 13)
Ludevít Grmela (Apr 2013 – Sept 13)
Václav Kotal (Sept 2013 – June 16)
Svatopluk Habanec (June 2016 – Aug 17)
Richard Dostálek (Aug 2017 – Oct 2017)
Roman Pivarník (Oct 2017 – Aug 2018)
(Aug 2018 – Oct 2019)
Miloslav Machálek (Oct 2019 – Dec 2020)
Richard Dostálek (Dec 2020 – )

History in domestic competitions[]

1971–83: Czechoslovak First League 1983–89: Czech National League 1989–91: Czechoslovak First League 1991–92: Czech National League 1992–93: Czechoslovak First League 1993–11: Czech First League 2011–12: Czech 2. Liga 2012–18: Czech First League 2018–: Czech 2. Liga

Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 39
Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 9
Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czech Republic[]

Season	League	Placed	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Cup
1993–94	1. liga	12th	30	10	6	14	38	46	–8	36	Quarter-finals
1994–95	1. liga	3rd	30	15	9	6	52	27	+25	54	Round of 32
1995–96	1. liga	8th	30	12	7	11	39	42	–3	43	Round of 64
1996–97	1. liga	4th	30	14	10	6	44	35	+9	52	Quarter-finals
1997–98	1. liga	10th	30	10	7	13	42	42	0	37	Semi-finals
1998–99	1. liga	7th	30	11	8	11	37	33	+4	41	Quarter-finals
1999–00	1. liga	4th	30	12	6	12	3	33	+2	42	Round of 16
2000–01	1. liga	13th	30	7	9	14	24	35	–11	30	Round of 16
2001–02	1. liga	8th	30	10	10	10	34	42	–8	40	Round of 16
2002–03	1. liga	9th	30	10	9	11	35	31	+4	39	Round of 16
2003–04	1. liga	14th	30	7	9	14	33	43	–10	30	Quarter-finals
2004–05	1. liga	11th	30	9	6	15	30	42	–12	33	Round of 32
2005–06	1. liga	12th	30	7	14	9	35	36	–1	35	Semi-finals
2006–07	1. liga	5th	30	13	7	10	34	42	–8	46	Second round
2007–08	1. liga	4th	30	16	7	7	43	32	+11	55	Semi-finals
2008–09	1. liga	11th	30	9	8	13	32	36	–4	35	Round of 32
2009–10	1. liga	11th	30	9	8	13	31	40	–9	35	Round of 32
2010–11	1. liga	15th	30	7	3	20	33	55	–22	24	Quarter-finals
2011–12	2. liga	4th	30	13	10	7	37	29	+8	49	Round of 32
2012–13	1. liga	13th	30	9	5	16	34	53	–19	32	Second round
2013–14	1. liga	9th	30	10	7	13	32	42	–10	37	Semi-finals
2014–15	1. liga	14th	30	9	6	15	34	45	–11	33	Round of 32
2015–16	1. liga	6th	30	14	5	11	37	38	-1	47	Round of 16
2016–17	1. liga	11th	30	6	14	10	32	45	-13	32	Quarter-finals
2017–18	1. liga	16th	30	6	6	18	20	43	–23	24	Round of 64
2018–19	2. liga	3rd	30	17	6	7	63	31	+32	57	Round of 32
2019–20	2. liga	2nd	30	20	7	3	75	29	+46	67	Round of 32
2020–21	1. liga	16th	34	5	11	18	33	57	–24	26	Round of 16

Honours[]

Czechoslovak First League

Winners (1): 1977–78
Runners-up (1): 1979–80
3rd Place (4): 1934–35, 1937–38, 1945–46, 1978–79

Czech First League

3rd Place (1): 1994–95

Czechoslovak Amateur League

Winners (1): 1926

Czechoslovak Cup

Winners (1): 1959–60 (Rudá Hvězda)

Czech Cup

Runners-up (1): 1992–93

Club records[]

Czech First League records[]

Best position: 3rd (1994–95)
Worst position: 16th (2017–18)
Biggest home win: Brno 7–0 Slovácko (2010–11)
Biggest away win: Olomouc 0–3 Brno (1993–94), Teplice 1–4 Brno (2017–18)
Biggest home defeat: Brno 0–5 Sparta Prague (2010–11)
Biggest away defeat: Slavia Prague 6–0 Brno (1993–94), Sparta Prague 6–0 Brno (2001–02)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Krutil, Robin; Meitner, Zdeněk (25 May 2011). "Kdo zavinil pád fotbalového Brna? Chyby kupili všichni" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
^ Novák, Jaromír (6 June 2012). "Brno postupuje do první ligy, Ústí doplatilo na nevyhovující stadion" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
^ Punčochář, Jiří (20 May 2018). "Odchod zadním vchodem, zklamání, ticho. Na Brno naplno dolehl sestup". iDnes. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^ "Příbram – Brno 0:0. Středočechům stačila k ligové záchraně remíza". iSport. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^ "Fanoušci Zbrojovky oslaví století klubu u ruiny stadionu za Lužánkami". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Na Letné padl divácký rekord 21. století" [At Letna the spectator record for the 21st century was broken]. Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Czech Republic. 9 November 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "A-tým". FC Zbrojovka Brno.
^ Zabloudil, Antonín; Čapka, František (2013). 100 let fotbalového klubu FC Zbrojovka Brno. Brno: CERM. ISBN 978-80-7204-834-2.
^ "Detailed stats". Fortuna liga.

External links[]

Official website (in Czech)

[2011relegation-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Krutil, Robin; Meitner, Zdeněk (25 May 2011). "Kdo zavinil pád fotbalového Brna? Chyby kupili všichni" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

[brnopromotion-2] Novák, Jaromír (6 June 2012). "Brno postupuje do první ligy, Ústí doplatilo na nevyhovující stadion" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

[3] Punčochář, Jiří (20 May 2018). "Odchod zadním vchodem, zklamání, ticho. Na Brno naplno dolehl sestup". iDnes. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

[4] "Příbram – Brno 0:0. Středočechům stačila k ligové záchraně remíza". iSport. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

[5] "Fanoušci Zbrojovky oslaví století klubu u ruiny stadionu za Lužánkami". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

[attendancerecords-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Na Letné padl divácký rekord 21. století" [At Letna the spectator record for the 21st century was broken]. Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Czech Republic. 9 November 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

[7] "A-tým". FC Zbrojovka Brno.

[100_let_fotbalového_klubu_FC_Zbrojovka_Brno-8] Zabloudil, Antonín; Čapka, František (2013). 100 let fotbalového klubu FC Zbrojovka Brno. Brno: CERM. ISBN 978-80-7204-834-2.

[9] "Detailed stats". Fortuna liga.

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