MFK Vítkovice
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| Full name | Městský fotbalový klub Vítkovice, a.s. | ||
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| Founded | 1919 | ||
| Ground | Městský stadion | ||
| Capacity | 15,163 | ||
| Chairman | Oldřich Jakubek | ||
| Manager | Robert Pištěk | ||
| League | Moravian-Silesian Football League | ||
| 2022–23 | 18th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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MFK Vítkovice is a football club from Vítkovice, Ostrava, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1919 as FC Vítkovice, announced bankruptcy in 2011 and transformed to MFK Vítkovice. The club won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1985–86 season.
The club has always been somewhat overshadowed by the town's main team FC Baník Ostrava. The teams have a mutual rivalry, as Baník is based in the Silesian part of the city, while Vítkovice are located in the Moravian part of Ostrava. MFK Vítkovice however still maintain a small local fan base.
They also hold a rivalry with regional side
History
The club was founded in 1919 as SK Slavoj Vítkovice and played their matches in the
The club played in the highest division from 1950 to 1952.
On 9 February 2011, the club announced its withdrawal from the second half of the MSFL season due to insolvency.[3][4] The club's results from the first half of the season were annulled, with the club's debts reported to be more than 15 million Czech koruna.[5] They finished 2nd in the Regional Championship in the 2013–14 season and were promoted to Moravian Division E.[6] They finished 2nd in Division E and won promotion to the MSFL in 2014–15.
In the season 2019/20, the club finished last 16th in the league table and relegated due to financial problems.
Stadium
Městský stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic. Used primarily for football, it is the home stadium of FC Vítkovice, and from the year 2015, even FC Baník Ostrava. In 2014-2015 it has been reconstructed. It also hosts the annual Golden Spike Ostrava athletic event. The stadium holds 15,275 spectators, for football matches 15,163. It hosted the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup.
Historical names
- 1919 — SK Slavoj Vítkovice
- 1922 — SK Vítkovice
- 1923 — SSK Vítkovice
- 1937 — SK Železárny Vítkovice
- 1939 — ČSK Vítkovice
- 1945 — SK Vítkovice Železárny
- 1948 – Sokol Vítkovice Železárny
- 1953 — Baník Vítkovice
- 1957 — TJ VŽKG Ostrava
- 1979 — TJ Vítkovice
- 1993 — FC Vítkovice Kovkor
- 1994 — merger with Kovona Karviná => FC Karviná-Vítkovice
- 1995 — split => FC Vítkovice
- 2012 — MFK Vítkovice
Honours and achievements
- Czechoslovak First League (first tier)
- Champions: 1985–86
- Moravian–Silesian Football League(third tier)
- Champions: 1995–96
- UEFA Cup
- Quarter-finals: 1987–88
References
- ^ ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
- ^ Seidl, Jiří (10 February 2011). "Rozhodnuto: fotbalové jaro bude už bez Vítkovic. Klub zkrachoval". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ A je konec......, Press release of the club Archived 2011-02-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)
- ^ Maceček, Martin (9 February 2011). "Je konec. Fotbalové Vítkovice třetí ligu už nedohrají". denik.cz (in Czech). Vltava-Labe-Press. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ Seidl, Jiří (25 March 2011). "Konec nadějí, fotbalisté Vítkovic na jaře už hrát MSFL nebudou". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Archív soutěží: Sezóna 2013/2014 : Tabulka Krajský přebor Muži | MSKFS".
External links
- Official website (in Czech)
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