AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč

AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč was a Czech football club from the town of Lázně Bohdaneč, which played one season in the Czech First League. It was founded in 1918.

AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč

Full name	AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč
Founded	1918
Dissolved	2000
Ground	Na Bašte

Bohdaneč won promotion to the country's top flight, the Czech First League, after finishing second in the 1996–97 Czech 2. Liga.^[1] The club subsequently featured in the 1997–98 Czech First League, finishing bottom of the league and winning only two of their thirty matches.^[1]

During a 1999 Czech 2. Liga away match against Prostějov, club owner Jiří Novák ordered his players to walk off the pitch, with 43 minutes played and the score 2–1 to the hosts, citing the poor performance of referee Michal Paták as the reason.^[2] According to a spokesman from the ČMFS, this was the first time a professional team had abandoned a game in the league.^[3] The club was subsequently fined 300,000 CZK by the football association and the match was awarded 3–0 to Prostějov.^[4] The club ceased to exist in 2000, following a merger with Slovan Pardubice.^[5]

Historical names

• 1918 – AFK Lázně Bohdaneč
• 1948 – Sokol Lázně Bohdaneč
• 1994 – AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč
• 2000 – merged with Slovan Pardubice

History in domestic competitions

1994–95 Czech Fourth Division – Divize C 1995–96 Bohemian Football League 1996–97 Czech 2. Liga 1997–98 Czech First League 1998–00 Czech 2. Liga

• Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 1
• Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 3
• Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 1
• Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 1

Czech Republic

Season	League	Placed	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Cup
1994–1995	4. liga	1st	30	24	5	1	68	19	+49	77
1995–1996	3. liga	1st	34	25	7	2	82	21	+61	82	Round of 16
1996–1997	2. liga	2nd	30	14	10	6	39	21	+18	52	Round of 16
1997–1998	1. liga	15th	30	2	5	23	18	61	–43	11	Round of 32
1998–1999	2. liga	7th	30	9	10	11	25	32	–7	37	Round of 32
1999–2000	2. liga	6th	30	11	10	9	36	33	+3	43	First Round

Notable former players

For a more comprehensive list, see Category:AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč players.

Honours

• Czech 2. Liga (second tier)
  • Runners-up 1996–97
• Bohemian Football League (third tier)
  • Champions 1995–96

References

1. "Sportovní stálice na Pardubicku zůstaly". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 12 April 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
2. "Bohdaneč potrestána, teď čeká rozhodčí". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 15 October 1999. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
3. "Are you watching the same game?". Prague Post. 20 October 1999. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
4. "Bohdaneč dostala maximální trest". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 14 October 1999. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
5. Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague: Vydala Grada Publishing, a.s. pp. 109–110. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5. Retrieved 10 March 2012.