FK Dukla Prague

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FK Dukla Prague
FK Dukla Praha logo.png
Full nameFotbalový klub Dukla Praha, a.s.
Founded1948;76 years ago (1948) (ATK Prague) [1] [2]
1958;66 years ago (1958) (FK Dukla Dejvice) [3]
Ground Stadion Juliska
Prague 6-Dejvice
Capacity8,150
ChairmanMichal Prokeš
Manager Petr Rada
League Czech First League
2023–24 1st of 16 (CNFL, champions)
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

FK Dukla Prague (Czech : FK Dukla Praha) is a Czech association football club located in the Dejvice area of Prague. It currently plays in the Czech First League.

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The club played in local competitions between 2001 and 2007, when it gained entry to the country's second league. A four-year spell in the second league followed, culminating in the club winning the league in 2011 and being promoted to the Czech First League, where it remained until relegation in 2019. In 2024, they were promoted to the first league again.

History

The club was founded in 1958 as FK Dukla Dejvice and advanced to the Prague Championship in the 1983–84 season. [3] Prior to 2001, the club's best finish in a season had been second in the Prague Championship in the 1984–85 season. [3] In 2001 the club became known as FK Dukla Prague, but not the legal successor of the original Dukla Prague team, which had merged in 1996 to finally become 1. FK Příbram. [4]

The club finished 14th in the 2001–02 Prague Championship and in the same position the following season. [5] It then had a season in the sixth level of Czech football, the 1.A třída. [5] Petr Benetka led the club to the league title in 2003–04, signalling a return for the club to the Prague Championship. [5] The club finished in second place in the 2004–05 season but 13th the following season. [5] In April 2006, Dukla's president Milan Doruška promised that the club would rise up the league system. [6] In November 2006, Dukla Prague management announced that it had agreed to a takeover of second league rights of the Jakubčovice team [7] and in 2007 Dukla took Jakubčovice's place in the Czech 2. Liga, [8] having finished the 2006–07 season in second place. [5]

Dukla Prague played in the Czech 2. Liga from the 2007–08 season, playing their first 2. Liga match on 4 August 2007, which they lost to Opava by a 2–1 scoreline. [9] After four seasons they won the division and gained promotion to the top flight for the 2011–12 season. [10]

Club symbols and references

The club wear yellow and red, the traditional colours of the club. In October 2008, the club wore black shirts in a league match against Most to commemorate the death of Josef Hájek, the man responsible for the return of league football to Dukla. [11]

In 1986, British band Half Man Half Biscuit released "All I Want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" as a B-side to their single "The Trumpton Riots." [12] The song has since become a favourite of fans, later appearing on The Trumpton Riots EP and reissues of Back in the DHSS, creating both a demand for Dukla Prague kits and a group of supporters of the club amongst the band's fanbase.

Stadium

Dukla play home matches at Stadion Juliska in the Dejvice area of Prague. Occasionally the club has used other stadiums, for example in 2011 Dukla used nearby Stadion Evžena Rošického for two matches due to redevelopment work at Juliska. [13]

Club records

Competitive matches only. Records are for professional matches only (Czech 2. Liga and higher).

Players

Current squad

As of 5 September 2024. [18]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Filip Rada
2 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE David Ludvíček
4 DF Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Masimiliano Doda
5 DF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Michal Svoboda(on loan from SPAL)
6 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Roman Holiš
7 MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jan Peterka
8 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE David Pech (on loan from Slavia Prague)
9 FW Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Muris Mešanović
10 MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Pavel Moulis
11 MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Martin Douděra
12 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Martin Ambler
15 MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Štěpán Šebrle
16 MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jakub Hora
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Tomáš Vondrášek
18 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Dominik Hašek
19 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Ondřej Ullman
20 MF Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Filip Lichý (on loan from Slovan Bratislava)
21 FW Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Filip Špatenka
22 FW Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lukáš Matějka
27 MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jakub Zeronik
28 GK Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Matúš Hruška
29 GK Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jan Štovíček
37 FW Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jakub Řezníček
39 MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Daniel Kozma
— MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shoya Atsuta

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Daniel Spilka(at Vlašim)
— MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jakub Jeřábek(at Vlašim)
— FW Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jakub Hodek(at Vlašim)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— FW Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Filip Lehký(at Vlašim)
— DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jan Kozojed(at Chrudim)
— MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jiří Hrubeš(at Chrudim)

Notable former players

Reserves

As of 2024–25, Dukla's reserve team FK Dukla Prague B plays in the Bohemian Football League (3rd tier of Czech football system).

Current technical staff

As of 13 June 2024. [19]
PositionName
Head coach Petr Rada
Assistant coachTBA
Goalkeeper coach Filip Rada

Managers

The following individuals have managed the club since 2001. [5]

History in domestic competitions

Czech Republic

SeasonLeaguePlacedPldWDLGFGAGDPtsCup
2003–046. liga [5] 1st–
2004–055. liga [20] 2nd3020469046+4464–
2005–065. liga [21] 13th3096155967–833–
2006–075. liga [22] 2nd3020648333+5066–
2007–08 2. liga 14th3099153644–833Round of 32
2008–09 2. liga 5th30121083725+1246Round of 64
2009–10 2. liga 6th30128104541+444Round of 32
2010–11 2. liga 1st3018935518+3763Round of 32
2011–12 1. liga 6th30119104235+742Round of 16
2012–13 1. liga 6th30111364837+1146Round of 16
2013–14 1. liga 7th30108123537–238Quarter-finals
2014–15 1. liga 6th30118113440–641Round of 64
2015–16 1. liga 10th30811114441+335Quarter-finals
2016–17 1. liga 7th30117123935+440Round of 16
2017–18 1. liga 11th3095163255–2332Round of 32
2018–19 1. liga 16th3557233072-4222Round of 16
2019–20 2. liga 3rd3019296240+2259Round of 16
2020–21 2. liga 8th2697103630+634Round of 32
2021–22 2. liga 9th30109114041-139Round of 32
2022–23 2. liga 4th30145115145+647Round of 32
2023–24 2. liga 1st3018665529+2660Quarter-finals

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Informace o klubu FK Dukla Praha". Fortuna liga (in Czech).
  2. ↑ "Historie klubu". FK Dukla Prague (in Czech). n.d. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Pivoňka, Vladislav (April 2001). "Fotbalová Dukla hraje stále dál..." [Dukla Football still plays on...] (in Czech). Praha 6. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Vlček, Petr (21 May 2011). "Slavný název Dukla se vrací do ligy. Komu vlastně patří?" [Famous name Dukla returns to the league. Who does it belong to?] (in Czech). tyden.cz. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pivoda 2013, p. 128.
  6. ↑ Trusina, Radim (12 April 2006). "Padlé sportovní bašty: kde je jim konec?" [Fallen bastions of sport: where are they now?]. Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Bouc, František (6 December 2006). "Dukla Returns". The Prague Post. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  8. ↑ Včeliš, Michal (9 November 2010). "Fotbalová Dukla má namířeno do první ligy. Získá zpět ztracenou slávu?" [Dukla football heads to the first league. Will they win back their lost glory?] (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  9. ↑ Pivoda 2013, p. 104.
  10. ↑ "Dukla opět slaví, uspěla v Sezimově Ústí" [Dukla celebrate again, succeeded in Sezimovo Ústí] (in Czech). iSport.cz. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  11. ↑ Trusina, Radim (17 October 2008). "Dukla dnes bude mít černé dresy. Drží smutek" [Dukla have black shirts today. In mourning] (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  12. ↑ " Half Man Half Biscuit –The Trumpton Riots " at Discogs
  13. ↑ "Juliska dostane vyhřívaný trávník, Dukla přivítá Jablonec jinde". idnes.cz (in Czech). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  14. ↑ "Rekordní výhra – 6:0 nad Fulnekem" [Record win: 6–0 over Fulnek]. FK Dukla Prague (in Czech). Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.
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  16. ↑ Jedlička, Karel (25 May 2024). "Dukla smetla Spartu B a po postupu se stala i mistrem FORTUNA:NÁRODNÍ LIGY". Czech National Football League (in Czech). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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  19. ↑ "Realizační tým: A-tým". FK Dukla Prague (in Czech). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  20. ↑ Prague Championship 2004/05
  21. ↑ Prague Championship 2005/06
  22. ↑ Prague Championship 2006/07

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