FK Dukla Prague

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 National Football League.

This article is about the team which currently plays as Dukla Prague. For the original Dukla Prague team, see Dukla Prague and 1. FK Příbram.

FK Dukla Prague
Full nameFotbalový klub Dukla Praha, a.s.
Founded1948 (1948)[1][2]
GroundStadion Juliska
Prague 6 – Dejvice
Capacity8,150
ChairmanMichal Prokeš
ManagerPetr Rada
LeagueCzech National Football League
2022–234th of 16
WebsiteClub website

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.

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
Main article: Stadion Juliska

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 24 July 2023.[17]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Filip Rada
2 DF Czech Republic CZE David Ludvíček
6 DF Czech Republic CZE Roman Holiš
7 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Peterka
8 FW Czech Republic CZE Michal Škoda
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Marek Červenka
10 MF Czech Republic CZE Pavel Moulis
11 MF Czech Republic CZE Martin Douděra
12 MF Czech Republic CZE Jiří Hudec
13 FW Czech Republic CZE Filip Lehký
14 DF Czech Republic CZE Daniel Krch
15 MF Czech Republic CZE Štěpán Šebrle
17 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Vondrášek
18 DF Czech Republic CZE Dominik Hašek
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Ullman
20 MF Czech Republic CZE Jiří Hrubeš
21 FW Czech Republic CZE Filip Špatenka
22 FW Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Matějka (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň)
23 MF Czech Republic CZE David Kozel
25 MF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Jeřábek
26 DF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Barac
27 MF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Zeronik
28 MF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Buchvaldek
29 GK Czech Republic CZE Jan Štovíček
30 GK Czech Republic CZE Jakub Štefan
38 DF Czech Republic CZE Václav Svoboda
39 MF Czech Republic CZE Daniel Kozma
— FW Czech Republic CZE Oskar Jelínek

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. Nation Player
— DF Czech Republic CZE Filip Matoušek (at Příbram)
— FW Czech Republic CZE Jakub Hodek (at Varnsdorf)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Czech Republic CZE Jan Kozojed (at Viktoria Žižkov)

Reserves

As of 2019/20, 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 8 June 2022.[18]
Position Name
Manager Petr Rada
Coach Jiří Vágner
Goalkeeping Coach Tomáš Obermajer
Fitness Coach Michal Dragijský
Team Leader Tomáš Mejzr
Masseur Jaroslav Šefl
Doctor
Physiotherapist Kaisa Brabcová
Custodian Jan Švestka

Managers

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

History in domestic competitions
  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 8
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 6
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czech Republic
Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup
2003–2004 6. liga[5] 1st –
2004–05 5. liga[19] 2nd 30 20 4 6 90 46 +44 64 –
2005–06 5. liga[20] 13th 30 9 6 15 59 67 –8 33 –
2006–07 5. liga[21] 2nd 30 20 6 4 83 33 +50 66 –
2007–08 2. liga 14th 30 9 9 15 36 44 –8 33 Round of 32
2008–09 2. liga 5th 30 12 10 8 37 25 +12 46 Round of 64
2009–10 2. liga 6th 30 12 8 10 45 41 +4 44 Round of 32
2010–11 2. liga 1st 30 18 9 3 55 18 +37 63 Round of 32
2011–12 1. liga 6th 30 11 9 10 42 35 +7 42 Round of 16
2012–13 1. liga 6th 30 11 13 6 48 37 +11 46 Round of 16
2013–14 1. liga 7th 30 10 8 12 35 37 –2 38 Quarter-finals
2014–15 1. liga 6th 30 11 8 11 34 40 –6 41 Round of 64
2015–16 1. liga 10th 30 8 11 11 44 41 +3 35 Quarter-finals
2016–17 1. liga 7th 30 11 7 12 39 35 +4 40 Round of 16
2017–18 1. liga 11th 30 9 5 16 32 55 –23 32 Round of 32
2018–19 1. liga 16th 35 5 7 23 30 72 -42 22 Round of 16
2019–20 2. liga 3rd 30 19 2 9 62 40 +22 59 Round of 16
2020–21 2. liga 8th 26 9 7 10 36 30 +6 34 Round of 32
2021–22 2. liga 9th 30 10 9 11 40 41 -1 39 Round of 32
2022–23 2. liga 4th 30 14 5 11 51 45 +6 47 Round of 32

Honours

References
  1. "Informace o klubu FK Dukla Praha".
  2. "FK Dukla Praha | Klub | Historie klubu".
  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. 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] (in Czech). fkdukla.cz. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.
  15. "Výsledkový servis" (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  16. "Jablonec – Dukla 6:0, produktivní Severočeši dostihli vedoucí Plzeň" (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  17. "Soupiska muži 2023/2024" (in Czech). FK Dukla Prague.
  18. "Realizační tým: A-tým". fkdukla.cz (in Czech). n.d. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  19. Prague Championship 2004/05
  20. Prague Championship 2005/06
  21. Prague Championship 2006/07

Bibliography
  • Pivoda, Aleš. Legenda se vrátila Praha: MAC, 2013. 157 p. ISBN 978-80-86783-65-9
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