SK Slavia Praha
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| Full name | Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal a.s. |
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| Nickname(s) |
Červenobílí (The red and whites) Sešívaní (The sewn-ones) Věčná Slavia (The Eternal Slavia) |
| Founded | 2 November 1892, as ACOS (Akademický cyklistický odbor Slavia) |
| Ground |
Eden Arena, Vršovice, Prague 10, Prague |
| Capacity | 20,800 |
| Chairman | Jaroslav Tvrdík |
| Manager | Jaroslav Šilhavý |
| League | Czech First League |
| 2015–16 | 5th |
| Website | Club home page |
SK Slavia Prague (Czech: SK Slavia Praha, pronounced [ˈsla:vja ˈpraɦa]) is a Czech professional football club founded in 1892 in the city of Prague. They are the second most successful club in the Czech Republic since its independence in 1993.
They play in the Czech First League, the highest competition in the Czech Republic. They play the Prague derby with Sparta Prague, an important rivalry in Czech football. Slavia has won 16 titles, several Czech cups and the Mitropa Cup in 1938. The club has won three league titles since the foundation of the Czech league in 1993. The club 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 addition to their men's squad, Slavia Prague also has reserve, youth, women's, and futsal teams.
Slavia was founded on 2 November 1892 by medicine students in Vinohrady, Prague, as a sport club aimed at increasing sport activity among students. Initially the club focused on cycling, and expanded to football in 1896. On 25 March of that year, Slavia won their first match against AC Prague 5–0. Four days later, Slavia played against Sparta Prague, with the match finishing 0–0, this match being the start of the rivalry between these two clubs. In 1905, Scottish manager and former Celtic player John Madden brought new tactics and views on football from his home country to the club. He managed to set up an early golden age for the club that lasted 25 years. Under Madden Slavia won 134 domestic matches out of a total of 169, and 304 internationals out of 429 between the years 1905 and 1930. In 1930, Madden retired from Slavia and professional football at the age of 66, though he remained in Prague for the rest of his life.
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