Archive for May, 2009

Saturday’s Results; Zlin Relegated, Sparta Second

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

GAMBRINUS LIGA 2008/09
30TH ROUND
SATURDAY, MAY 30TH, 2009
A 6-1 thrashing in Jablonec means Tescoma Zlin are relegated along with Viktoria Zizkov.
Sparta Praha will join rivals Slavia in the Champions League’s third qualifying round after guaranteeing themselves second place with a 3-0 win in Mlada Boleslav.
Along with cup-winners Teplice, third-placed Slovan Liberec and fourth-placed Sigma Olomouc will [...]

Weekend Fixtures

Friday, May 29th, 2009

GAMBRINUS LIGA 2008/09
30TH ROUND
A Champions League place, two Europa League places and one relegation spot remain undecided ahead of the final day of the Gambrinus liga season.
If two teams end on the same number of points, it’s their record in games against each other that’s the decisive factor and not goal difference. (If more than [...]

Bohemians 1905 Win Sole Rights to Bohemians Name and Logo

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

The Urad prumysloveho vlastnictvi (Industrial Property Office) has ruled that Bohemians 1905 have the sole rights to the Bohemians name and kangaroo logo, ending a four-year dispute with Bohemians Praha (formerly FC Strizkov Praha 9).
The dispute arose when the original Bohemians Praha football club went bankrupt in 2005 and the Bohemians Praha sports club attempted [...]

CMFS Cup Final: Slovacko 0, Teplice 1

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

POHAR CMFS (CMFS CUP) 2008/09
FINAL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH, 2009
Slovacko 0, Teplice 1
Half Time: 0-0
Goal: 49th Mahmutovic
Attendance: 4,820
Bosnian forward Aidin Mahmutovic scored the only goal of the game to give Teplice their first Czech cup win since 2003 and a place in the Europa League’s fourth qualifying round.

Slovacko Team: Filipko — Randa, Nemcicky (86th Sladek), Formanek, Kuban [...]

Czech Squad for Malta Friendly

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

New Czech national team coach Frantisek Straka has named a startlingly unfamiliar squad for June 5th’s friendly against Malta.
With Milan Baros, Radoslav Kovac, Martin Fenin, Marek Matejovsky and Vaclav Sverkos all suspended from the national team, Tomas Ujfalusi retired from international football and many other regular starters recovering from a long club season, Straka has [...]

CMFS Cup Final: Slovacko vs. Teplice

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

POHAR CMFS (CMFS CUP) 2008/09
FINAL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH, 2009
Slovacko vs. Teplice (5pm)
Venue: Stadion Evzena Rosickeho, Prague 6-Strahov (Capacity: 19,032)
Czech TV Coverage: Live on CT2
Slovacko take on Teplice this evening in Prague in the Czech cup final.
Uherske Hradiste-based Slovacko (formerly known as Synot) go into the game hoping to become the first second-division side to win the [...]

All Stars Media – 29th Round

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

The Gambrinus liga team of the round, as chosen by 10 Czech media outlets:

GOALKEEPER
Antonin Bucek (Banik Ostrava), 9 nominations
DEFENDERS
Ivo Zbozinek (Tescoma Zlin), 8 nominations
Jakub Navratil (Viktoria Plzen), 5 nominations
Pavel Kostal (Slovan Liberec), 6 nominations
Manuel Pamic (Sparta Praha), 4 nominations
MIDFIELDERS
Michal Klesa (Pribram), 6 nominations
Patrik Berger (Sparta Praha), 9 nominations
Jaroslav Cerny (Slavia Praha), 6 nominations
FORWARDS
Andrej Keric (Slovan [...]

Weekend Results; Zizkov Relegated

Monday, May 25th, 2009

GAMBRINUS LIGA 2008/09
29TH ROUND
Needing a win to have any hope of avoiding the drop, Viktoria Zizkov lost 3-0 to relegation rivals Pribram on Saturday and will play in the second division next season.
At the top, Sparta Praha and Slovan Liberec remain in the hunt for the Czech Republic’s second Champions League place while Mlada Boleslav, [...]

All Stars Media – 28th Round

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

The Gambrinus liga team of the round, as chosen by 10 Czech media outlets:
GOALKEEPER
Jaroslav Belan (Bohemians Praha (Strizkov)), 8 nominations
DEFENDERS
Ivo Zbozinek (Tescoma Zlin), 5 nominations
Petr Pavlik (Baumit Jablonec), 7 nominations
David Limbersky (Viktoria Plzen), 7 nominations
MIDFIELDERS
Pavel Mezlik (Dynamo Ceske Budejovice), 5 nominations
Milan Petrzela (Viktoria Plzen), 5 nominations
Pavel Horvath (Viktoria Plzen), 4 nominations
Adam Hlousek (Baumit Jablonec), 8 [...]

Kladrubsky Faces Long Layoff + News

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

KLADRUBSKY FACES LONG LAYOFF
Sparta Praha midfielder Jiri Kladrubsky is thought to have suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury and could be out of action for between seven and 12 months.
The 23-year-old Czech international injured his left knee during Sunday’s Gambrinus liga game against Bohemians Praha (Strizkov).
An initial MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan has proved inconclusive, [...]