SK Slavia Prague
Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, pronounced [ˈslaːvɪja ˈpraɦa]), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in the Czech Republic since its independence in 1993.
| Full name | Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal a.s. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Červenobílí (The Red and Whites) Sešívaní (The Stitched) Slávisté (The Slavists) | ||
| Founded | 1892 as ACOS (Akademický cyklistický odbor Slavia) | ||
| Ground | Fortuna Arena | ||
| Capacity | 20,800 | ||
| Owner | Pavel Tykač | ||
| President | Jaroslav Tvrdík | ||
| Head coach | Jindřich Trpišovský | ||
| League | Czech First League | ||
| 2022–23 | 2nd of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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They play in the Czech First League, the top division in the Czech Republic. They play the Prague derby with Sparta Prague, the most prominent rivalry in Czech football. Slavia has won 21 league titles, 11 Czech cups, and the Mitropa Cup in 1938. The club has won seven league titles since the foundation of the Czech league in 1993. They have also reached the semi-finals of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup and qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in their history. In 2019, Slavia reached the quarter-finals of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League and also qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage for the second time in their history. They once again reached the Europa League quarter-finals in 2020–21. In the title-winning 2020–21 Czech First League season the team completed an entire season undefeated and set a Czech record for the longest top-flight unbeaten league run at 54 games between 2020 and 2021.
In addition to their men's squad, Slavia Prague has reserve, youth, and women's teams.