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 .
15-642: (Redirected from Vitkovice ) Vítkovice may refer to places in the Czech Republic: Vítkovice (Semily District) , a municipality and village in the Liberec Region Vítkovice (Ostrava) , a district of Ostrava in the Moravian-Silesian Region MFK Vítkovice , a football club HC Vítkovice Ridera , an ice hockey club Vítkovice, a village and part of Klatovy in
30-594: A year later, which meant the club was relegated to the Third Division in 1995, and although the club returned to the Second Division in 1996, Vítkovice struggled in the middle of the table. After persistent financial problems, the club dropped back to the Third Division (MSFL) in 2010. On 9 February 2011, the club announced its withdrawal from the second half of the MSFL season due to insolvency. The club's results from
45-619: 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. Czech 2. Liga The Czech National Football League ( Czech : Fotbalová národní liga , FNL ), known as Chance Národní Liga due to sponsorship reasons,
60-606: Is the second level professional association football league in the Czech Republic . Before 2013 it was known as 2. liga or Druhá liga . The top two teams each season are eligible for promotion to the Czech First League . The league replaced the I.ČNL (I. Česká národní liga; First Czech National League), which had been established following the end of the nationwide Czechoslovak Second League in 1977. The league became known as simply II. liga (Second League) in 1993 following
75-606: The Bohemian Football League or the Moravian-Silesian Football League , based on geographical criteria. In turn, the champions of each of these regional divisions are promoted to the FNL. In the 1993–94 season the league was played with 16 teams, before expanding to 18 teams in the 1994–95 season. Since 1995, the league is usually played with 16 teams, but on two occasions a team did not fulfil its fixtures and
90-615: The Kunčičky district of Ostrava. The club however vanished due to financial problems and was succeeded in 1922 by SK Vítkovice . The club then became one of the strongest teams in the Ostrava region. In 1937–1938 a new stadium was constructed in the district of Vítkovice. It was supposed to be opened to the public in October 1938 but it was unable to proceed due to the German occupation of the city. Instead,
105-570: The European cup for the first time in their history. The club was strongly financially supported by local iron and steel works which unfortunately fell into a financial crisis after the Velvet Revolution of 1989. The industry withdrew some of its support and the club was forced to merge with FC Karviná in 1994. Afterwards the club was relegated to the Second Division . The merger was overturned
120-480: The Plzeň Region Vítkovice, a village and part of Lubenec in the Ústí nad Labem Region See also [ edit ] Vítkov (disambiguation) Witkowski [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
135-428: The end of each season, the top-ranked team is promoted to the Czech First League , providing they obtain a license and meet league requirements, and is replaced by the team that finished 16th in that league. The two teams positioned 2nd and 3rd play a play-out with two teams from the first league positioned 14th and 15th in a home and away format. The two teams that finished at the bottom of the FNL are relegated to either
150-501: The establishment of the Czech Republic as an independent state. There are 16 clubs in the FNL. During the season, which runs from August to May or June, with a winter break between November and February or March, each club plays each of the other clubs twice (once at home, once away) and is awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference and then goals scored. At
165-551: The first half of the season were annulled, with the club's debts reported to be more than 15 million Czech koruna . They finished 2nd in the Regional Championship in the 2013–14 season and were promoted to Moravian Division E. 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. Městský stadion
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#1732858978008180-416: The full 30 rounds were not completed. Firstly in the 1997–98 Czech 2. Liga as Ústí nad Labem did not fulfil their fixtures and their results were cancelled, and secondly in the 2004–05 Czech 2. Liga as Bohemians' results were expunged after playing only the first half of the season. In the 2020–21 season , only 14 teams competed because of the suspension of the first league in the previous season due to
195-400: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vítkovice&oldid=1169979773 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages MFK V%C3%ADtkovice The club has always been somewhat overshadowed by
210-523: The stadium was opened a few years later. The club played in the highest division from 1950 to 1952. In 1952 the league underwent reorganization and Vítkovice were forcibly relegated to a lower division. However the club won promotion to the top flight again in 1981. Then in the 1985–1986 season the club achieved their greatest success, as Vítkovice led by manager Ivan Kopecký won the Czechoslovak First League . Vítkovice subsequently played in
225-515: 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 FK Fotbal Třinec from Třinec . The club was founded in 1919 as SK Slavoj Vítkovice and played their matches in
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