FC Hradec Králové

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.

FC Hradec Králové

Full name	Football Club Hradec Králové a.s.
Nickname(s)	Votroci (The Rascals)
Founded	1905; 120 years ago (1905)
Ground	Malšovická aréna
Capacity	9,300
Chairman	Richard Jukl
Manager	David Horejš
League	Czech First League
2024–25	7th of 16
Website	www.fchk.cz
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Malšovická aréna

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 semi-finals.

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 15 July 2025.^[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 4 DF  CZE Tomáš Petrášek 5 DF  CZE Filip Čihák 6 MF  CZE Václav Pilař 7 DF  SVK Jakub Uhrinčať 8 MF  CZE Alexandr Sojka 9 MF  SVK Lukáš Čmelík 10 FW  NED Mick van Buren 11 MF  SVK Samuel Dancák 12 GK  CZE Adam Zadražil 14 FW  CZE Jakub Hodek 15 DF  UKR Daniil Holovatskyi

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  CZE Vladimír Darida 20 GK  CZE Matyáš Vágner 21 DF  CZE Štěpán Harazim 22 DF  CZE Petr Kodeš 24 DF  CZE Martin Hlaváč 25 DF  CZE František Čech 26 DF  CZE Daniel Horák 27 FW  CZE Ondřej Šašinka 28 MF  CZE Jakub Kučera 37 MF  CZE Ondřej Mihálik 38 FW  SVK Adam Griger 58 MF  CZE Adam Vlkanova

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 — DF  CZE David Heidenreich (at Tatran Prešov) — MF  CZE Petr Pudhorocký (at Skalica)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  CZE Filip Firbacher (at České Budějovice) — FW  CZE Daniel Hais (at Prostějov)

Notable former players

For a more comprehensive list, see Category:FC Hradec Králové players.

Player records in the Czech First League

As of 25 May 2025.^[5]

Highlighted players are in the current squad.

Most appearances # Name Matches 1 Pavel Černý sr. 162 2 Karel Podhajský 136 3 Pavel Dvořák 135 4 Petr Kodeš 124 5 Jakub Klíma 122 6 Richard Jukl 117 David Zoubek 8 David Kalousek 112 9 Miroslav Zemánek 111 10 Karel Urbánek 106 David Homoláč

Most goals # Name Goals 1 Pavel Černý sr. 29 Pavel Dvořák 3 Richard Jukl 22 4 Daniel Vašulín 20 5 Adam Vlkanova 17 6 František Koubek 16 7 Václav Pilař 13 8 David Breda 12 Filip Kubala Jakub Kučera

Most clean sheets

#	Name	Clean sheets
1	Karel Podhajský	44
2	Adam Zadražil	20
3	Jiří Lindr	18

Managers

• Jiří Zástěra (1959–60)
• Oldřich Šubrt (1961–64)
• Josef "Pepi" Bican (1964)
• František Havránek (1964–66)
• Otto Hemele (1968–69)
• Zdeněk Krejčí (1971–73)
• Ladislav Moník (1977–78)
• Dušan Uhrin (1980–81)
• Zdeněk Krejčí (1985–86)
• Karol Dobiaš (1988)
• Ladislav Škorpil (1991–93)
• Štefan Nadzam (1993–94)
• Petr Pálka (1994–95)
• Luděk Zajíc (1995–96)
• Dušan Radolský (1996)
• Vladimír Táborský (1996–97)
• Jaroslav Hřebík (1997–98)
• Ladislav Škorpil (1998)
• Stanislav Kocourek (1999)
• Milan Petřík (1999)
• Petr Uličný (2000–03)
• Leoš Kalvoda (2003)
• Martin Pulpit (2004)
• Juraj Šimurka (2004–05)
• Oldřich Machala (July 2008 – March 2009)
• Václav Kotal (March 2009 – June 2012)
• Jiří Plíšek (July 2012 – April 2013)
• Luboš Prokopec (April 2013 – Oct 2014)
• Bohuslav Pilný (Oct 2014 – May 2017)
• Karel Havlíček (Jun 2017 – May 2018)
• Zdenko Frťala (Jun 2018 – Jun 2021)
• Miroslav Koubek (Jun 2021 – Jun 2023)
• Jozef Weber (Jun 2023 – Sept 2023)
• Václav Kotal (Sept 2023 – Feb 2024)
• David Horejš (Feb 2024 – present)

History in domestic competitions

1984–87: 1. ČNL 1987–89: Czechoslovak First League 1989–90: 1. ČNL 1990–93: Czechoslovak First League 1993–00: Czech First League 2000–01: Czech 2. Liga 2001–03: Czech First League 2003–10: Czech 2. Liga 2010–13: Czech First League 2013–14: Czech 2. Liga 2014–15: Czech First League 2015–16: Czech 2. Liga 2016–17: Czech First League 2017–21 Czech 2. Liga 2021–22: Czech First League

• 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

History in European competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Score
1960–61	European Cup	Q		Steaua Bucharest	walkover
		1/8		Panathinaikos	1–0, 0–0
		1/4		Barcelona	0–4, 1–1
1995–96	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Q		Vaduz	5–0, 9–1
		1/8		Copenhagen	5–0, 2–2
		1/4		Dynamo Moscow	0–1, 1–0

Honours

• Czechoslovak First League (tier-I)
  • Champions: 1959–60
• Czech Cup
  • Winners: 1994–95
• Czech 2. Liga (tier-II)
  • Winners: 2000–01, 2009–10

Club records

Czech First League records

• Best position: 6th (2021–22)
• Worst position: 16th (1999–2000, 2002–03)
• Biggest home win: Hradec Králové 5–0 Benešov (1994–95)
• Biggest away win: Slovácko 1–5 Hradec Králové (2024–25)
• Biggest home defeat: Hradec Králové 0–5 Sparta (2001–02)
• Biggest away defeat: Jablonec 7–0 Hradec Králové (2010–11)