SFC Opava

Slezský FC Opava is a professional football club based in Opava, Czech Republic. The club plays in the Czech National Football League, the second of Czech football after being relegated from the Czech First League at the end of the 2020–21 season.

SFC Opava

Full name	Slezský fotbalový club Opava a.s.
Nickname(s)	Slezský, žlutomodří
Founded	1907; 118 years ago (1907)
Ground	Stadion v Městských sadech
Capacity	7,758
Chairman	Lukáš Petřík
Manager	Roman Nádvorník
League	Czech National Football League
2023–24	6th of 16
Website	http://www.sfc.cz/
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was in the Czech First League at the top tier of Czech football from 1995 to 2000, getting relegated in 2000 but returning to the top flight the following season in 2001. After another relegation they returned again in 2003 and had a two-year spell in the top division, but internal issues led to a slow decline of the club and relegation to the regional division. The club celebrated a return to the Second Division in 2011,^[1] but after just two seasons, they were relegated back to the Moravian–Silesian Football League (MSFL) in 2013.^[2] The club won promotion back into the second level of football in their first season in the MSFL.^[3] They won the Czech National Football League in 2018, securing promotion to the top flight.^[4] However they were relegated to the National League again in 2021.^[5]

On 9 January 2024, Slovak company A.I.K. spol. s.r.o. bought the team from the city of Opava.^[6] Transaction was fully completed on 18 March 2024, Andrej Krajíček become the new owner.^[7]

Historical names

• 1907–09 – Troppauer Fussballverein
• 1909–39 – Deutscher Sportverein Troppau
• 1939–45 – NS Turngemeinde Troppau
• 1945–48 – SK Slezan Opava
• 1948–50 – Sokol Slezan Opava
• 1950–53 – ZSJ SPJP Opava
• 1953–58 – TJ Baník Opava
• 1958–90 – TJ Ostroj Opava
• 1990–94 – FK Ostroj Opava
• 1994–98 – FC Kaučuk Opava
• Since 1998 – SFC Opava

Fans and rivalries

The club has a group of fanatical fans called Opaváci ^[8] who frequently produce tifos and displays, as well as travel to away games. They have a friendship with fellow Silesian team Śląsk Wrocław^[9] and have derby rivalries with FC Baník Ostrava and FC Hlučín, with the matches between them known as the Silesian Derby.

Players

Current squad

As of 24 February 2025.^[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CZE Matěj Hafera 2 DF  SVK Šimon Mičuda 4 DF  CZE Jaromír Srubek 6 DF  CZE Jiří Janoščín 7 FW  CZE Josef Blatný 8 DF  CZE Felix Čejka 10 FW  CZE Ladislav Mužík 11 FW  CZE Tomáš Rataj 13 MF  NGA Solomon Omale 14 MF  CZE Adam Ondráček 17 MF  CZE Ondřej Strnadel 18 FW  CZE Libor Kozák 19 MF  CPV Papalélé

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  CZE Filip Blecha 22 DF  CZE Matěj Helešic (on loan from Pardubice) 23 DF  CZE Ondřej Lehoczki 26 GK  CZE Adam Richter 27 DF  CZE Matěj Hýbl 28 MF  CZE Adam Sochor 29 MF  CZE Jakub Rezek 33 DF  SVK Tomáš Jaššo (on loan from Žilina) 36 MF  CZE Michael Vladař 37 DF  GER Valentin Metgenberg 77 GK  CZE Matouš Babka 99 DF  MRI Wilson Mootoo — FW  USA Hale Lombard

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  CZE Patrik Wehovský (at Chrudim)

Notable former players

For a more comprehensive list, see Category:SFC Opava players.

Player records in the Czech First League

As of 3 June 2024 (after the last club's season in the Czech First League)^[11]

Most appearances # Name Matches 1 Jan Baránek 145 2 Jaroslav Kolínek 138 3 Alois Grussmann 131 4 Miroslav Kamas 129 5 Roman Hendrych 119 6 Tomáš Vychodil 93

Most goals # Name Goals 1 Alois Grussmann 33 2 Jan Baránek 17 3 Radomír Prasek 13 4 Roman Hendrych 12 Martin Rozhon Jiří Bartl

Most clean sheets

#	Name	Clean sheets
1	René Twardzik	22
2	Vilém Fendrich	15
3	Petr Vašek	11

Managers

• Vlastimil Bělík (1945–?)^[12]
• Jan Novák (late 1940s)^[12]
• Václav Smetánka (late 1940s)^[12]
• Karel Novák (1957)^[13]
• Milan Pouba (1958^[13] – April 1961^[14])
• Josef Černohorský (April 1961^[14] – September 1961^[15])
• Milan Pouba (September 1961^[15] – 1963^[16]), second term
• Karel Čapek (1963–1964)^[17]
• Milan Pouba (1964^[18]–1965^[19])
• Karel Čapek (1965^[19] – September 1966^[20])
• Jan Balnar (September 1966^[20] – 1967^[21])
• Milan Pouba (1967^[21] – August 1968^[22])
• Karel Novák (September 1968^[22] – 1970^[23])
• Anton Krásnohorský (1970)^[24]
• Evžen Hadamczik (1970^[24]–1978^[25])
• Karel Větrovec (1978)^[25]
• Květoslav Stříž (1978)^[26]
• Milan Pouba (1978–1979)^[26]
• Petr Hudec (1979–1980)^[27]
• Milan Pouba (1980^[28]–1981^[29])
• Alois Sommer (1981^[29]–1990^[30])
• Petr Žemlík (1990^[31]–1992^[32])
• Petr Ondrášek (1992)^[33]
• Oldřich Sedláček (1992 – April 1993^[33])
• Alois Sommer (1993)^[33]
• Jaroslav Pindor (1993)^[34]
• Jaroslav Gürtler (1993^[34]–1994^[35])
• Petr Žemlík (1994^[35]–1997^[36])
• Jiří Nejedlý (1997–1998)^[37]
• Petr Žemlík (1998)^[37]
• Jiří Bartl (1998–2000)
• Petr Uličný (2000)
• Bohuš Keler (2000–01)
• Miroslav Mentel (2001–02)
• Karel Jarůšek (2002–03)
• Pavel Hapal (2003–04)
• Vlastimil Palička (2004–05)
• Radoslav Látal (2008–09)
• Josef Mazura (2010–12)
• David Vavruška (2012–13)
• Jan Baránek (2013–16)
• Roman Skuhravý (2016–2018)
• Ivan Kopecký (2018–2019)
• Josef Dvorník (2019)
• Jiří Balcárek (2019–2020)
• Radoslav Kováč (2020–2021)
• Roman West (2021–2022)
• Peter Hlinka (2023)
• Miloslav Brožek (2023–2024)
• Tomáš Zápotočný (2024–2025)
• Roman Nádvorník (2025–)

History in domestic competitions

1993–1995 Czech 2. Liga 1995–2000 Czech First League 2000–2001 Czech 2. Liga 2001–2002 Czech First League 2002–2003 Czech 2. Liga 2003–2005 Czech First League 2005–2006 Krajský přebor 2006–2010 Czech 2. Liga 2010–2011 Moravian-Silesian Football League 2011–2013 Czech National Football League 2013–2014 Moravian-Silesian Football League 2014–2018 Czech National Football League 2018–2021 Czech First League 2021– Czech National Football League

• Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 11
• Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 17
• Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 2
• 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
1993–94	2. liga	3rd	30	16	9	5	43	21	+22	41	Round of 64
1994–95	2. liga	2nd	34	18	6	10	77	45	+32	60	Round of 32
1995–96	1. liga	6th	30	13	7	10	40	34	+6	46	Quarter-finals
1996–97	1. liga	9th	30	10	10	10	34	35	–1	40	Round of 16
1997–98	1. liga	12th	30	8	10	12	33	37	–4	34	Round of 16
1998–99	1. liga	14th	30	8	8	14	40	54	–14	32	Quarter-finals
1999–00	1. liga	15th	30	6	10	14	31	39	–8	28	Round of 16
2000–01	2. liga	2nd	30	17	9	4	57	20	+37	60	Round of 16
2001–02	1. liga	16th	30	5	3	22	23	58	–35	18	Round of 64
2002–03	2. liga	2nd	30	17	9	4	51	26	+25	60	First round
2003–04	1. liga	12th	30	8	7	15	34	55	–21	31	Round of 16
2004–05	1. liga	16th	30	5	9	16	25	42	–17	24[a]	Round of 32
2005–06	5. liga	1st	30	28	2	0	105	11	+94	86	First round
2006–07	2. liga	4th	30	15	8	7	47	28	+19	53	Round of 16
2007–08	2. liga	3rd	30	15	5	10	46	31	+15	50	Round of 64
2008–09	2. liga	7th	30	12	7	11	44	38	+6	43	Round of 32
2009–10	2. liga	15th	30	6	11	13	30	37	–7	29	Round of 32
2010–11	3. liga	1st	28	21	6	1	62	13	+49	69	Round of 16
2011–12	2. liga	8th	30	11	8	11	46	36	+10	41	Round of 32
2012–13	2. liga	16th	30	5	6	19	34	60	–26	21	Round of 64
2013–14	3. liga	1st	30	18	8	4	48	21	+27	62	Round of 64
2014–15	2. liga	9th	30	11	9	10	36	35	+1	42	Round of 16
2015–16	2. liga	11th	28	6	14	8	34	37	–3	32	Round of 32
2016–17	2. liga	3rd	30	19	6	5	61	33	+28	63	Runners-up
2017–18	2. liga	1st	30	18	9	3	76	33	+43	63	Round of 32
2018–19	1. liga	12th	35	12	7	16	47	57	−10	43	Round of 16
2019–20	1. liga	15th	33	5	10	18	17	50	–33	25	Round of 16
2020–21	1. liga	18th	34	3	8	23	23	71	–48	17	Round of 32
2021–22	2. liga	3rd	30	14	9	7	47	33	+14	51	Round of 32
2022–23	2. liga	13th	30	8	10	12	26	29	–3	34	Round of 64
2023–24	2. liga	6th	30	11	7	12	36	36	0	40	Semi-finals

1. Excluding the six point deduction for corruption.

Honours

• Czech National Football League (second tier)
  • Champions (1): 2017–18
• Moravian–Silesian Football League (third tier)
  • Champions (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
• Czech Cup:
  • Runners-up (1): 2016–17

Club records

Czech First League records

• Best position: 6th (1995–96)
• Worst position: 18th (2020–21)
• Biggest home win: Opava 5–0 Příbram (2018–19)
• Biggest away win: Slovácko 0–2 Opava (2018–19)
• Biggest home defeat: Opava 0–6 Slavia Prague (2020–21)
• Biggest away defeat: Jablonec 5–0 Opava (2001–02), Mladá Boleslav 6–1 Opava (2018–19)