AMK Zlatá Přilba Pardubice

Automotoklub Zlatá Přilba Pardubice is a Czech motorcycle speedway team based in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The club take its name Zlatá Přilba after the prestigious competition known as the Golden Helmet of Pardubice.^[1]

AMK Zlatá Přilba Pardubice
Club information
Track address	Svítkov Stadium
Country	Czech Republic
Founded	1956
League	Czech Extraliga
Website	www.zlataprilba.cz
Club facts
Nickname	Golden Helmet
Track size	400 metres
Major team honours
Extraliga champion (x11) 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 Czechoslovakian league champion (x4) 1978, 1982, 1984, 1989 Extraliga runner-up (x13) 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2020 Czechoslovakian league runner-up (x10) 1957, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991

History

The team race at the Svítkov Stadium and were four-times champions of the former Czechoslovakia.^[2] The team started life known as KAMK Pardubice before taking the Golden Helmet name.

However, in 1983 the stadium became a centre for the Svazarm and the site was known as a centre of professional sports. The team raced as SVS (Středisko vrcholového sportu) Pardubice from 1983 to 1990 before reverting to their chosen name.

Pardubice and Rudá Hvězda Praha (Red Star Prague) dominated Czechoslovak speedway from 1978 until the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

AMK Zlatá Přilba Pardubice continued to compete in the Extraliga and became eleven-times champions of the Czech Republic at the end of 2023.^[3]