SK Libeň

SK Libeň
Full name	SK Libeň
Founded	1903
Dissolved	1951

Last updated February 19, 2019

SK Libeň was a Czech football club located in the cadastral area of Libeň in the city of Prague and founded in 1903. The club played seven seasons of top-flight football in the Czechoslovak era, taking part in the inaugural season of the Czechoslovak First League. The club's last season in the top flight was in the 1946–47 Czechoslovak First League.^[1] The club merged with Bratrství Sparta in 1951 and became defunct.^[1]

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Historical names

1903: SK Libeň
1948: Sokol Libeň
1949: ČKD Sokolovo Libeň
1951: Merged with Bratrství Sparta

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References

1 2 Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.

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[jerabek-1] 1 2 Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.