SFC Opava


Slezský FC Opava is a professional football club based in Opava, Czech Republic. The club plays in the Czech National Football League, the second of Czech football after being relegated from the Czech First League at the end of the 2020–21 season.
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History

The club was in the Czech First League at the top tier of Czech football from 1995 to 2000, getting relegated in 2000 but returning to the top flight the following season in 2001. After another relegation they returned again in 2003 and had a two-year spell in the top division, but internal issues led to a slow decline of the club and relegation to the regional division. The club celebrated a return to the Second Division in 2011, but after just two seasons, they were relegated back to the Moravian–Silesian Football League in 2013. The club won promotion back into the second level of football in their first season in the MSFL. They won the Czech National Football League in 2018, securing promotion to the top flight. However they were relegated to the National League again in 2021.
On 9 January 2024, Slovak company A.I.K. spol. s.r.o. bought the team from the city of Opava. Transaction was fully completed on 18 March 2024, Andrej Krajíček become the new owner.

Historical names

  • 1907–09 – Troppauer Fussballverein
  • 1909–39 – Deutscher Sportverein Troppau
  • 1939–45 – NS Turngemeinde Troppau
  • 1945–48 – SK Slezan Opava
  • 1948–50 – Sokol Slezan Opava
  • 1950–53 – ZSJ SPJP Opava
  • 1953–58 – TJ Baník Opava
  • 1958–90 – TJ Ostroj Opava
  • 1990–94 – FK Ostroj Opava
  • 1994–98 – FC Kaučuk Opava
  • Since 1998 – ''SFC Opava''

Fans and rivalries

The club has a group of fanatical fans called Opaváci who frequently produce tifos and displays, as well as travel to away games. They have a friendship with fellow Silesian team Śląsk Wrocław and have derby rivalries with FC Baník Ostrava and FC Hlučín, with the matches between them known as the Silesian Derby.

Player records in the Czech First League

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Managers

History in domestic competitions

Honours

Club records

Czech First League records