FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech professional football club based in the city of Mladá Boleslav. Since 2004, the club has been participating in the Czech First League.

Mladá Boleslav
Full nameFotbalový klub Mladá Boleslav a.s.
Nickname(s)Bolka
Founded1902; 122 years ago (1902)
GroundLokotrans Aréna,
Mladá Boleslav
Capacity5,000
ChairmanDavid Trunda
ManagerAndreas Brännström
LeagueCzech First League
2023–245th of 16
Websitehttps://www.fkmb.cz/
Current season

Mladá Boleslav were runners up in the 2005–06 Czech First League and went on to play in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, winning their opening tie against Vålerenga although they were eliminated in the third qualifying round by Galatasaray. The club won the Czech Cup in 2011.

History

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Recent times

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The team was promoted to Czech First League for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place.[1] The club's greatest success was achieved in the 2005–06 season, as they finished runners-up in the Czech First League, earning a place in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League. They came through their first tie, defeating Vålerenga (3–1 and 2–2), then lost against Galatasaray (2–5 away, 1–1 home), dropping into the UEFA Cup first round. The club went on to achieve a surprising 4–3 aggregate victory over Marseille (1st leg: 0–1, 2nd leg 4–2). However, the team was eliminated after reaching the group stage, taking just 3 points from 4 matches (Panathinaikos 0–1, Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1, Paris Saint-Germain 0–0, Rapid București 1–1).[citation needed]

The following season, the club qualified directly for the first round of the UEFA Cup after finishing 3rd in the league. (Luboš Pecka was the top goalscorer in the league that year.) Qualification for the group stage was only narrowly secured by beating Palermo 4–2 on penalties after a nail biting 1–1 aggregate scoreline. On the verge of being eliminated with the score reading 1–0 Palermo, (with their goal in the first leg still standing) in the 2nd leg, Tomáš Sedláček scored the winner in the 2nd leg with only seconds to spare. In their group Mladá Boleslav defeated IF Elfsborg 3–1, but again failed to reach the knockout stages of the competition after losing matches against Villarreal 1–2, AEK Athens 0–1 and Fiorentina 1–2. The club subsequently achieved a 7th place league finish in the 2007–08 season, missing out on European qualification.[citation needed] Boleslav won the 2011 Czech Cup and qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, although they were defeated over two legs by AEK Larnaca in their first fixture.

The major sponsor of the club is Škoda Auto.[2]

Historical names

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  • 1902 – SSK Mladá Boleslav (Studentský sportovní klub Mladá Boleslav)
  • 1910 – Mladoboleslavský SK (Mladoboleslavský Sportovní klub)
  • 1919 – Aston Villa Mladá Boleslav
  • 1948 – Sokol Aston Villa Mladá Boleslav
  • 1949 – ZSJ AZNP Mladá Boleslav (Základní sportovní jednota Automobilové závody národní podnik Mladá Boleslav) – merged with Sokol Slavoj Mladá Boleslav and Sokol Meteor Čejetičky
  • 1950 – merged with Sokol Mladoboleslavský
  • 1959 – TJ Spartak Mladá Boleslav AZNP (Tělovýchovná jednota Spartak Mladá Boleslav Automobilové závody národní podnik)
  • 1965 – TJ Škoda Mladá Boleslav (Tělovýchovná jednota Škoda Mladá Boleslav)
  • 1971 – TJ AŠ Mladá Boleslav (Tělovýchovná jednota Auto Škoda Mladá Boleslav)
  • 1990 – FK Mladá Boleslav (Fotbalový klub Mladá Boleslav)
  • 1992 – FK Slavia Mladá Boleslav (Fotbalový klub Slavia Mladá Boleslav)
  • 1994 – FK Bohemians Mladá Boleslav (Fotbalový klub Bohemians Mladá Boleslav)
  • 1995 – FK Mladá Boleslav (Fotbalový klub Mladá Boleslav)

Players

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Current squad

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As of 5 September 2024.[4]

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 Matouš Trmal
3 DF   SVK Martin Králik
5 MF   ZAM Benson Sakala
6 MF   CZE Daniel Langhamer
7 MF   CZE Patrik Žitný
8 MF   CZE Marek Matějovský
9 FW   CZE Matyáš Vojta
10 FW   CZE Tomáš Ladra
11 MF   CZE Jakub Fulnek
12 MF   CZE Vojtěch Stránský
13 DF   CZE Denis Donát
14 DF   CZE Tomáš Král
15 MF   CZE Nicolas Penner
17 DF   CZE Marek Suchý
18 FW   CZE Matěj Pulkrab
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   CZE David Kozel
20 MF   NGA John Solomon
21 MF   CZE Lukáš Fila
23 FW   CZE Vasil Kušej
26 DF   SVK Andrej Kadlec
28 MF   CZE Lukáš Mašek
30 MF   CZE Daniel Mareček
31 DF   CZE Dominik Kostka
32 FW   GAM Lamin Jawo
33 GK   CZE Jan Šeda
59 GK   CZE Jiří Floder
66 DF   CZE Patrik Vydra (on loan from Sparta Prague)
70 FW   CZE Jan Buryán
99 GK   CZE Petr Mikulec

Out on loan

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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 Kryštof Lichtenberg (at Varnsdorf)
DF   CZE Matěj Vlk (at Varnsdorf)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   CZE Ladislav Dufek (at Varnsdorf)
MF   CZE Antonín Vaníček (at Viktoria Žižkov)

Notable former players

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Player records in the Czech First League

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As of 30 September 2024.[5]

Highlighted players are in the current squad.

Most clean sheets

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# Name Clean sheets
1   Miroslav Miller 64
2   Jan Šeda 51
3   Jakub Diviš 14

Current technical staff

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Managers

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History in domestic competitions

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  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 20
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 6
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 3
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 2

Czech Republic

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Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup
1993–94 3. liga 9th 34 7 17 10 38 46 –8 31 Round of 32
1994–95 3. liga 15th 34 7 12 15 34 53 –19 33 Round of 64
1995–96 4. liga 9th 30 11 7 12 41 38 +3 40 First round
1996–97 4. liga 1st 30 23 6 1 67 16 +51 75 First round
1997–98 3. liga 1st 34 19 7 8 41 26 +15 64 Round of 32
1998–99 2. liga 10th 30 9 7 14 23 30 –7 34 Round of 16
1999–00 2. liga 13th 30 7 12 11 31 40 –9 33 Round of 64
2000–01 2. liga 11th 30 9 9 12 34 42 –8 36 First round
2001–02 2. liga 3rd 30 15 7 8 40 29 +11 52 Quarter-finals
2002–03 2. liga 3rd 30 13 11 6 37 22 +15 50 First round
2003–04 2. liga 1st 30 16 7 7 50 24 +26 55 Round of 64
2004–05 1. liga 14th 30 6 13 11 26 35 –9 31 Round of 16
2005–06 1. liga 2nd 30 16 6 8 50 36 +14 54 Round of 64
2006–07 1. liga 3rd 30 17 7 6 48 27 +21 58 Quarter-finals
2007–08 1. liga 7th 30 11 9 10 37 36 +1 42 Round of 16
2008–09 1. liga 6th 30 12 10 8 39 38 +1 46 Round of 64
2009–10 1. liga 8th 30 11 6 13 47 41 +6 39 Round of 64
2010–11 1. liga 5th 30 13 7 10 49 40 +9 46 Winners
2011–12 1. liga 4th 30 15 5 10 49 34 +15 50 Quarter-finals
2012–13 1. liga 8th 30 10 8 12 34 43 –9 38 Runners-up
2013–14 1. liga 3rd 30 14 8 8 54 38 +16 50 Quarter-finals
2014–15 1. liga 4th 30 13 7 10 43 34 +9 46 Semi-finals
2015–16 1. liga 4th 30 16 9 5 63 37 +26 57 Winners
2016–17 1. liga 4th 30 13 10 7 47 37 +10 49 Semi-finals
2017–18 1. liga 9th 30 9 7 14 31 43 –12 34 Semi-finals
2018–19 1. liga 7th 35 14 10 11 66 48 +18 52 Round of 32
2019–20 1. liga 7th 35 14 7 14 56 57 –1 49 Quarter-finals
2020–21 1. liga 11th 34 10 9 15 49 54 –5 39 Quarter-finals
2021–22 1. liga 7th 34 14 6 14 53 53 0 48 Quarter-finals
2022–23 1. liga 9th 32 9 11 12 39 44 –5 38 Round of 16
2023–24 1. liga 5th 36 14 8 14 54 60 –6 50 Round of 16

History in European competitions

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 2Q   Vålerenga 3–1 2–2 5–3
3Q   Galatasaray 1–1 2–5 3–6
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1R   Marseille 4–2 0–1 4–3
Group G   Panathinaikos 0–1 5th
  Rapid București 1–1
  Paris Saint-Germain 0–0
  Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1R   Palermo 0–1 1–0 (a.e.t.) 1–1 (4–2 p)
Group C   Villarreal 1–2 4th
  Elfsborg 3–1
  AEK Athens 0–1
  Fiorentina 1–2
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 3Q   AEK Larnaca 2–2 0–3 2–5
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Þór Akureyri 3–0 1–0 4–0
3Q   Twente 0–2 0–2 0–4
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Široki Brijeg 2–1 4–0 6–1
3Q   Lyon 1–4 1–2 2–6
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Strømsgodset 1–2 1–0 2–2 (a.g.)
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 3Q   Shkëndija 1–0 0–2 1–2
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Shamrock Rovers 2–0 3–2 5–2
3Q   Skënderbeu 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.) 3–3 (2–4 p)
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Ordabasy 1–1 3–2 4–3
3Q   FCSB 0–1 0–0 0–1
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2Q   TransINVEST 2–0 1–0 3–0
3Q   Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 4–2 5–3
PO   Paks 2–2 3–0 5–2
LP   Noah 0–2
  Lugano 0–1
  Vitória de Guimarães
  Real Betis
  Jagiellonia Białystok
  Molde
Notes
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

Honours

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Club records

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Czech First League records

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In the 2023–24 season, the highest number of goals in one game in the history of the Czech First League was seen in the match Zlín–Mladá Boleslav, which ended 5–9.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  2. ^ "FK Mladá Boleslav". Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Club history". FK Mladá Boleslav. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Soupiska". FK Mladá Boleslav.
  5. ^ "Detailed stats". Fortuna liga.
  6. ^ "Čtrnáct tref ve Zlíně! Liga zažila nejgólovější duel, Liberec zaskočil Plzeň" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. 21 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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