MFK Karviná is a football club located in Karviná, Czech Republic. It plays in the Czech First League. The team's colours are green and white.

MFK Karviná
Full nameMěstský fotbalový klub Karviná
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
GroundMěstský stadion
Capacity4,833
ChairmanPetr Hort
ManagerMarek Bielan
LeagueCzech First League
2022–23National Football League, 1st of 16 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
MFK Karviná players practising before a 2009 home Czech Cup match against SK Slavia Prague

History edit

Karviná as a multi-ethnic city of Cieszyn Silesia was a home to many football clubs, which were established by particular ethnic groups after World War I. At that time many football clubs of Polish, German, Czech and Jewish communities were founded. Most known and strongest Polish club was Polonia Karwina founded in 1919. After World War II German and Jewish clubs were not re-established. Czech and Polish clubs still existed until the 1950s, when as a part of communist unification of sport life in Czechoslovakia Czech clubs were joined to ZSJ OKD Mír Karviná and Polish Polonia Karwina incorporated into that club.

The club played at the top national level of competition in the 1996–97 Czech First League and 1998–99 Czech First League, being relegated on each occasion.[1]

In the 2000–01 Czech 2. Liga, Karviná were relegated to the Moravian–Silesian Football League (MSFL) after finishing 15th of 16 teams. They subsequently finished last in the MSFL in the 2001–02 season,[2] signalling a second relegation in as many seasons. The club, playing in the Czech Fourth Division in the 2002–03 season, finished dead last and was thus relegated for a third time in succession.[3]

The club merged with Jäkl Karviná in 2003, taking the name MFK Karviná. The 2003–04 season saw the club play in the Regional Championship, finishing fourth but being promoted to the Czech Fourth Division due to higher-finishing teams declining the opportunity to promote.[4] The club subsequently spent two seasons in the Czech Fourth Division, finishing fifth in their first season and third in the 2005–06 season, winning promotion to the MSFL.[4] The club finished 8th in their first season back in the MSFL in 2006–07 and went on to finish fourth in the 2007–08 season.[4] They then bought the license for the second division from league champions Sigma Olomouc B, and thus qualified to play in the Czech 2. Liga.[4] Having played in the Second League since 2008, the club celebrated promotion to the First League after the 29th round of the 2015–16 Czech National Football League.[5]

Historical names edit

  • 1919–38: PKS Polonia Karwina
  • 1945–48: SK Polonia Karwina
  • 1948–51: Sokol Polonia Karviná
  • 1951–53: Sokol OKD Mír Karviná
  • 1953–61: Baník Karviná Mír
  • 1961–94: Baník 1. máj Karviná
  • 1994–95: FC Karviná–Vítkovice (after merger with FC Vítkovice Kovkor)
  • 1995–03: FC Karviná
  • 2003–08: MFK Karviná (after merger with Jäkl Karviná)
  • 2008–present: MFK OKD Karviná

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 2 March 2024[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF   NGA David Moses
3 MF   NGA Emmanuel Ayaosi
4 DF   CIV Aboubacar Traore
6 MF   CZE Sebastian Boháč
7 MF   SVK Alex Iván
9 MF   CZE Pavel Kačor
10 MF   CPV Papalélé
11 DF   MNE Andrija Ražnatović
12 MF   CZE Dominik Žák
15 DF   MKD Filip Antovski
16 DF   MNE Momčilo Raspopović
17 FW   SVK Martin Regáli
18 DF   CZE Jiří Bederka
19 FW   NGA Adeleke Akinyemi
20 FW   BRA Kahuan Vinicius
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   SWE Doug Bergqvist
22 DF   CZE Jaroslav Svozil
23 MF   CZE Lukáš Budínský
24 DF   SVK Matej Čurma
25 DF   CZE Jiří Fleišman (on loan from Baník Ostrava)
26 FW   NGA Lucky Ezeh
28 MF   CZE Patrik Čavoš
29 MF   SVK Rajmund Mikuš
30 GK   CZE Jakub Lapeš
31 GK   CZE Jiří Ciupa
33 DF   BRA Kauan Carneiro
37 DF   SVK Dávid Krčík
51 FW   CZE Martin Doležal
77 GK   SVK Dominik Holec
99 MF   BIH Amar Memić

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
GK   CZE Vladimír Neuman (at Spišská Nová Ves)
DF   SVK Juraj Teplan (at Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   SVK Matej Franko (at Humenné)

Notable former players edit

References edit

  1. ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  2. ^ "Czech Republic 2001/02". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Czech Republic 2002/03". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Ruščin, Martin (26 June 2008). "MFK Karviná: za pět let postup do II. ligy" (in Czech). denik.cz. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Do první ligy postupuje i Karviná. Jistotu přinesla výhra s Pardubicemi" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Soupiska – muži 2023/2024". MFK Karviná.

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