FC Hradec Králové

FC Hradec Králové
Full nameFootball Club Hradec Králové a.s.
NicknameVotroci (The Rascals)
Founded1905 (1905)
GroundMalšovická aréna
Capacity9,300
ChairmanRichard Jukl
ManagerDavid Horejš
LeagueCzech First League
2025–264th of 16
Websitewww.fchk.cz
Malšovická aréna

FC Hradec Králové is a Czech professional football club based in the city of Hradec Králové. The club, which was founded in 1905, won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1959–60 season. Since 2021, the club has played in the Czech First League.

Following their domestic success, Hradec played in the 1960–61 European Cup and was eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals, Barcelona eventually becoming runners-up. In 1995 Hradec won the Czech Cup and subsequently played in the Cup Winners' Cup, where it was eliminated in the round of 16 by Dynamo Moscow. In the 2002–03 season they were relegated to the Second Division. They returned to the top flight in 2009–10 only to be relegated once more in 2012–13; however they would place second in the 2. Liga signifying a return to the top division for the 2014–15 season.

History

Hradec Králové first played in the Czechoslovak First League in 1956. They were relegated after two seasons, but returned for the 1959–60 season, winning the league that same season.[1] They went on to compete in the 1960–61 European Cup, being eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals, a team which would go on to reach the final.

Hradec Králové were again relegated in 1963. They enjoyed four more spells in the First League, each lasting only one or two seasons. Their last promotion to the Czechoslovak top tier came in 1990. Hradec then played in the newly formed Czech First League from its inception in 1993 until being relegated at the end of the 1999–00 season. Their best league finish in this time was 8th place, which they achieved in the 1998–99 season. The 1990s also saw the club triumph in the Czech Cup, winning the competition in 1995. This achievement saw the club qualify for the Cup Winners' Cup, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Dynamo Moscow.

The club returned to the top flight in 2001 after winning the Czech 2. Liga at the first attempt, securing promotion with four games to spare.[2] After just two seasons though, the club again finished in the relegation places and were relegated back to the second tier. This time it was seven seasons before the club would achieve promotion, winning the 2009–10 Czech 2. Liga to secure their status in the top flight once more.[3] Hradec equalled their best Czech First League finishing position of 8th in the 2010–11 season.

Historical names

  • 1905: SK Hradec Králové
  • 1948: Sokol Hradec Králové
  • 1949: Sokol Škoda
  • 1953: DSO Spartak Hradec Králové (Dobrovolná Sportovní Organisace Spartak Hradec Králové)
  • 1976: TJ Spartak ZVU Hradec
  • 1989: RH Spartak ZVU Hradec Králové
  • 1990: SKP Spartak Hradec Králové
  • 1992: SKP Fomei Hradec Králové
  • 1994: SK Hradec Králové
  • 2005: FC Hradec Králové

Players

Current squad

As of 26 August 2026.[4]

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 Patrik Vízek
2 DF  CZE David Ludvíček
3 DF  SVK Filip Mielke
4 DF  CZE Tomáš Petrášek
5 DF  CZE Filip Čihák
6 MF  ANG Elione Fernandes Neto
7 DF  SVK Jakub Uhrinčať
8 DF  CZE Viktor Zentrich
9 MF  CZE Matěj Valenta
10 FW  NED Mick van Buren
11 MF  SVK Samuel Dancák
12 GK  CZE Adam Zadražil
14 FW  CZE Jakub Hodek
16 MF  CZE Vladimír Darida
17 FW  CZE Ondřej Mihálik
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  LVA Marko Regža
19 MF  CZE Tom Slončík
20 GK  CZE Matyáš Vágner
21 DF  CZE Tomáš Wiesner
24 FW  NGA Abdullahi Umar
25 DF  CZE František Čech
26 DF  CZE Daniel Horák
27 MF  CZE Daniel Trubač
28 MF  CZE Jakub Kučera
30 MF  SVK Juraj Chvátal
33 DF  ESP Ro Abajas
58 MF  CZE Adam Vlkanova
63 FW  BLR German Barkovsky
77 MF  CZE Lucas Kubr

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
— FW  SVK Adam Griger (at Slovan Bratislava)
— FW  CZE Lukáš Hruška (at Táborsko)
— FW  CZE Daniel Hais (at Kroměříž)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  NGA Ebuka Okeke (at Prostějov)
— MF  CZE Adam Binar (at Prostějov)

Notable former players

Reserves

As of 2025–26, the club's reserve team FC Hradec Králové B plays in the Bohemian Football League (third tier of the Czech football system).

Player records in the Czech First League

As of 25 May 2026.[5]

Highlighted players are in the current squad.

Most clean sheets

#NameClean sheets
1Czech Republic Karel Podhajský44
2Czech Republic Adam Zadražil32
3Czech Republic Jiří Lindr18

Managers

History in domestic competitions

  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 21
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 14
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czechoslovakia

Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup
1990–91 1. liga 14th 30 10 7 13 33 52 –19 27 Round of 16
1991–92 1. liga 12th 30 7 8 15 22 39 –17 22 Round of 16
1992–93 1. liga 9th 30 10 7 13 32 36 –4 27 Round of 32

Czech Republic

Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup
1993–94 1. liga 13th 30 9 6 15 29 40 –11 33 Round of 16
1994–95 1. liga 12th 30 10 6 14 35 45 –10 36 Winners
1995–96 1. liga 14th 30 8 5 17 28 46 –18 29 Round of 32
1996–97 1. liga 14th 30 5 13 12 22 39 –17 28 Round of 64
1997–98 1. liga 11th 30 8 10 12 25 36 –11 34 Round of 64
1998–99 1. liga 8th 30 11 6 13 33 40 –7 39 Round of 64
1999–00 1. liga 16th 30 4 11 15 21 38 –17 23 Round of 16
2000–01 2. liga 1st 30 19 9 2 55 28 +27 66 Round of 64
2001–02 1. liga 12th 30 9 8 13 28 42 –14 35 Round of 16
2002–03 1. liga 16th 30 3 13 14 23 54 –21 22 Round of 32
2003–04 2. liga 7th 30 9 12 9 27 30 –3 39 Round of 32
2004–05 2. liga 7th 28 9 7 12 37 38 –1 34 Round of 32
2005–06 2. liga 4th 30 13 10 7 31 28 +3 49 Semi-finals
2006–07 2. liga 7th 30 11 10 9 41 34 +7 43 Round of 16
2007–08 2. liga 4th 30 13 11 6 34 24 +10 50 Round of 32
2008–09 2. liga 13th 30 7 14 9 36 32 +4 35 Round of 16
2009–10 2. liga 1st 30 20 8 2 47 18 +29 68 Round of 16
2010–11 1. liga 8th 30 11 8 11 26 36 –10 41 Round of 64
2011–12 1. liga 13th 30 8 7 15 22 38 –16 31 Round of 32
2012–13 1. liga 16th 30 5 10 15 27 44 –17 25 Round of 16
2013–14 2. liga 2nd 30 18 7 5 54 27 +27 61 Round of 32
2014–15 1. liga 15th 30 6 7 17 26 52 –26 25 Round of 16
2015–16 2. liga 2nd 28 17 8 3 45 16 +29 59 Quarter-finals
2016–17 1. liga 15th 30 8 3 19 29 51 –22 27 Round of 16
2017–18 2. liga 4th 30 14 8 8 50 36 +14 50 Quarter-finals
2018–19 2. liga 4th 30 15 8 7 36 18 +18 53 Round of 64
2019–20 2. liga 4th 30 15 9 6 54 29 +25 54 Round of 32
2020–21 2. liga 1st 26 17 7 2 51 22 +29 58 Round of 16
2021–22 1. liga 6th 35 10 14 11 44 50 –6 44 Semi-finals
2022–23 1. liga 8th 34 13 6 15 39 46 –7 45 Round of 32
2023–24 1. liga 7th 35 13 10 12 42 43 –1 49 Round of 16
2024–25 1. liga 7th 34 14 7 13 40 32 +8 49 Round of 16
2025–26 1. liga 4th 35 16 8 11 50 41 +9 56 Quarter-finals

History in European competitions

Season Competition Round Country Club Score
1960–61 European Cup Q Romania Steaua Bucharest walkover
1/8 Greece Panathinaikos 1–0, 0–0
1/4 Spain Barcelona 0–4, 1–1
1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Q Liechtenstein Vaduz 5–0, 9–1
1/8 Denmark Copenhagen 5–0, 2–2
1/4 Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–1, 1–0
2026–27 UEFA Europa League 2QR Norway Tromsø IL 1–0, 3–1
3QR Turkey Beşiktaş 0–1, 0–1
UEFA Conference League PO Greece Panathinaikos 2–2

Honours

Club records

Czech First League records

References

  1. ↑ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  2. ↑ "Fotbalisté Hradce Králové jsou prvoligoví". idnes.cz (in Czech). 13 May 2001. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hradec se po sedmi letech vrací mezi elitu, Ústí na postup musí ještě počkat". idnes.cz (in Czech). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Soupiska". FC Hradec Králové.
  5. ↑ "Detailed stats". Chance Liga.
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