FC Vysočina Jihlava

FC Vysočina Jihlava
Full name	Football Club Vysočina Jihlava a.s.
Founded	1948; 76 years ago
Ground	Stadion v Jiráskově ulici
Capacity	4,500
Chairman	Jan Staněk
Manager	David Oulehla
League	Czech National Football League
2022–23	14th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

FC Vysočina Jihlava is a football club from Jihlava, Czech Republic, which currently plays in the Czech National Football League, after relegated from the Czech First League, the top football competition in the Czech Republic in 2017–18 season. Jihlava played in the top flight for the first time in its history in the 2005–06 season. The club has taken part in the Czech 2. Liga more than 10 times and has also played in the Czech First League.

History edit

Former logo

The club was founded under the name PAL Jihlava in 1948.^[1] After the Czech Republic became independent in 1993, the club played in the third-tier Bohemian Football League until promotion in 2000 to the Czech 2. Liga. The club went on to take part in the second division for five years, reaching the semi-finals of the Czech Cup in 2003–04 and winning promotion to the top flight after finishing second in the 2004–05 Czech 2. Liga.^[2] Jihlava played in the top flight for the first time in their history in 2005–06,^[1] being relegated back to the second league on the last day of the season, after a loss at home against Slavia Prague.^[3] Following another spell in the second league, this time of six years, the club won back a place in the top flight having finished second in the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga.^[4]

Historical names edit

1948–49 – PAL Jihlava
1949–53 – Sokol Motorpal Jihlava
1953–93 – Spartak Jihlava
1993–95 – Spartak PSJ Jihlava
1995–97 – PSJ Motorpal Jihlava (merger with SK Jihlava)
1997–00 – FC PSJ Jihlava
Since 2000 – FC Vysočina Jihlava

Stadium edit

Jihlava play home matches at the Stadion v Jiráskově ulici, which boasts a 4,082 all-seater capacity. The club undertook major reconstruction each time the club was promoted to the Czech First League, in 2005 and 2012, in order for the stadium to meet league criteria. The stadium features two main stands for the crowd (sectors A and B), while the away fans are catered for with 229 seats behind one of the goals (sector D). The remaining side, sector C, is reserved for VIP guests.

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 22 February 2024.^[5]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	CZE	Jan Chytrý
5	DF	CZE	Martin Sládek
6	DF	CZE	Filip Vedral
7	DF	TUR	Emir Tombul
8	MF	CZE	Filip Šancl
10	MF	CZE	Jakub Selnar
11	DF	CZE	Jaroslav Peřina
12	MF	CZE	Miroslav Tureček
14	DF	CZE	Tomáš Svoboda
15	FW	SEN	Landing Sagna (on loan from Košice)
16	MF	NGA	Marvis Ogiomade
17	DF	CZE	Milan Piško


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	CZE	Tomáš Franěk
19	FW	TRI	Justin Araujo-Wilson
20	DF	CZE	Dominik Farka
21	MF	CZE	Radek Křivánek
22	MF	SVK	Matúš Lacko
24	MF	CZE	Miroslav Křehlík
25	MF	CZE	Fares Shudeiwa
26	MF	CZE	Adam Pešek
30	MF	SVK	Michal Zahradník
32	GK	CZE	Pavel Soukup
33	FW	FRA	Mame Tall
66	GK	CZE	Ondřej Mastný

Out on loan edit

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CZE	Adam Jágrik (at Slovan Rosice)
23	MF	CZE	Jan Vítek (at TJ Tatran Bohunice)

Notable former players edit

Managers edit

Tibor Duda (June 1999 – June 2000)
Miloslav Machálek (July 2000 – September 2002)
Roman Pivarník (October 2002 – July 2003)
Jaroslav Netolička (July 2003 – June 2004)
Karel Večeřa (July 2004 – June 2006)
Milan Bokša (June 2006 – June 2007)
Luboš Zákostelský (July 2007 – September 2007)
Karol Marko (September 2007 – June 2009)
Luboš Urban (July 2009 – March 2011)
Roman Pivarník (July 2011 – June 2012)
František Komňacký (May 2012 – December 2013)
Petr Rada (December 2013 – September 2014)
Roman Kučera (September 2014 – December 2014)
Luděk Klusáček (December 2014 – September 2015)
Milan Bokša (September 2015 – January 2016)
Michal Hipp (January 2016 – September 2016)
Michal Bílek (September 2016 – April 2017)
Josef Jinoch (April 2017 – June 2017)
Ivan Kopecký (June 2017 – December 2017)
Martin Svědík (December 2017 – November 2018)
Radim Kučera (December 2018 – July 2020)
Aleš Křeček (July 2020 – June 2021)
Jan Kameník (June 2021 – Oct 2022)
Ondřej Smetana (October 2022 – April 2023)
David Oulehla (May 2023 –present)

History in domestic competitions edit

1993–00 Moravian–Silesian Football League 2000–05 Czech 2. Liga 2005–06 Czech First League 2006–12 Czech 2. Liga 2012–18 Czech First League 2018– Czech 2. Liga

Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 6
Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 17
Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 7
Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czech Republic edit

Season	League	Placed	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Cup
1993–94	3. liga	7th	30	12	8	10	49	41	+8	32	Round of 64
1994–95	3. liga	7th	30	12	6	12	43	36	+7	42	First round
1995–96	3. liga	13th	28	8	5	15	42	60	–18	29	Quarter-finals
1996–97	3. liga	12th	28	9	5	14	29	50	–21	32	First round
1997–98	3. liga	11th	30	10	8	12	38	44	–6	38	Round of 32
1998–99	3. liga	3rd	30	15	7	8	51	34	+17	52	Round of 64
1999–00	3. liga	2nd	28	16	7	5	48	23	+25	55	Round of 64
2000–01	2. liga	6th	30	13	8	9	38	31	+7	47	Round of 32
2001–02	2. liga	7th	30	12	6	12	47	46	+1	42	Round of 32
2002–03	2. liga	2nd	30	16	4	10	43	28	+15	52	Round of 64
2003–04	2. liga	5th	30	13	9	8	40	32	+8	48	Semi-finals
2004–05	2. liga	2nd	28	13	9	6	46	30	+16	48	Round of 32
2005–06	1. liga	15th	30	6	11	13	20	36	–16	29	Round of 32
2006–07	2. liga	5th	30	14	9	7	49	26	+23	51	Round of 64
2007–08	2. liga	7th	30	11	10	9	42	35	+7	43	Round of 32
2008–09	2. liga	3rd	30	15	6	9	36	27	+9	51	Round of 32
2009–10	2. liga	4th	30	15	7	8	57	37	+20	52	Round of 64
2010–11	2. liga	3rd	30	15	8	7	49	29	+20	53	First round
2011–12	2. liga	2nd	30	16	7	7	45	29	+16	55	Round of 32
2012–13	1. liga	10th	30	7	15	8	36	42	–6	36	Round of 16
2013–14	1. liga	8th	30	10	7	13	45	50	–5	37	Quarter-finals
2014–15	1. liga	10th	30	10	6	14	33	38	–5	36	Round of 64
2015–16	1. liga	11th	30	8	7	15	31	54	–23	31	Round of 16
2017–18	1. liga	15th	30	8	6	16	30	48	–18	30	Round of 16
2018–19	2. liga	2nd	30	17	7	6	50	33	+17	58	Round of 32
2019–20	2. liga	6th	30	14	7	9	58	46	+12	49	Round of 32
2020–21	2. liga	7th	26	9	8	9	44	44	0	35	Round of 32
2021–22	2. liga	7th	30	11	9	10	29	34	–5	42	Round of 16
2022–23	2. liga	14th	30	9	7	14	37	51	–14	34	Round of 32

References edit

^ ^a ^b Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů. Prague: Vydala Grada Publishing, a.s. p. 79. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
^ "Jihlava slaví postup do první ligy". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
^ "Tři góly Slavii nepomohly a Jihlavu poslaly dolů". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Jihlava po postupu do ligy začala s přípravou vyhřívaného trávníku". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Soupiska muži 2023/2024". FC Vysočina Jihlava.

External links edit

Official website (in Czech)

[jerabek-1] Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů. Prague: Vydala Grada Publishing, a.s. p. 79. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.

[2] "Jihlava slaví postup do první ligy". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

[3] "Tři góly Slavii nepomohly a Jihlavu poslaly dolů". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[4] "Jihlava po postupu do ligy začala s přípravou vyhřívaného trávníku". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[5] "Soupiska muži 2023/2024". FC Vysočina Jihlava.

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