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FC Viktoria Plzeň 
Full name FC Viktoria Plzeň Founded 1911 Ground Štruncovy Sady Stadion
(Capacity: 8,500)Chairman Adolf Šádek Manager Pavel Vrba League Gambrinus liga 2010–11 Gambrinus liga, 1st Website Club home page 
Home colours
Away coloursFC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country.
As runners up in the 1970–71 Czechoslovak Cup they gained the right to play in the following season's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners Spartak Trnava also won the championship and played in the European Cup.
In 2010, they played in the UEFA Europa League after winning the 2009–10 Czech Republic Football Cup.[1]
In 2011, the club won the Czech league for the first time,[2] and will participate in the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League group stage when due to UEFA stadium requirements they will play their home fixtures at Synot Tip Arena in Prague.
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Historical names
- 1911 – SK Viktoria Plzeň (Sportovní klub Viktoria Plzeň)
- 1949 – Sokol Škoda Plzeň
- 1952 – Sokol ZVIL Plzeň (Sokol Závody Vladimíra Iljiče Lenina Plzeň)
- 1953 – DSO Spartak LZ Plzeň (Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Spartak Leninovy závody Plzeň)
- 1962 – TJ Spartak LZ Plzeň (Tělovýchovná jednota Spartak Leninovy závody Plzeň)
- 1965 – TJ Škoda Plzeň (Tělovýchovná jednota Škoda Plzeň)
- 1993 – FC Viktoria Plzeň (Football Club Viktoria Plzeň, a.s.)
Honours
- Gambrinus liga Winners 2010–11
- Czech Republic Football Cup Winners 1970–71, 2009–10.
- Czech 2. Liga Winners 2002–03
- Czech Republic Football Supercup Winners 2011
European Cups History
Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 
Bayern Munich 0–1 1–6 1–7 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Q3 
Beşiktaş 1–1 0–3 1–4 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Q2 
Pyunik Yerevan 5–1 4–0 9–1 Q3 
Rosenborg BK 3–2 1–0 4–2 PO 
FC Copenhagen 2–1 3–1 5–2 Group 
Barcelona 0-4 0–2 
Milan 0–2 
BATE Borisov 1–1 Current squad
- As of 28 September 2011.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 5 
FW Michal Ďuriš 6 
MF Václav Pilař 7 MF Petr Trapp 8 DF David Limberský 9 MF Martin Fillo 10 MF Pavel Horváth (captain) 11 MF Milan Petržela 12 FW Michal Krmenčík 14 DF Radim Řezník 15 DF František Ševinský 16 MF Vladimír Darida 17 FW Jakub Hora No. Position Player 18 DF David Bystroň 20 MF Petr Jiráček 22 MF Martin Sladký 23 FW Marek Bakoš 24 GK Marek Čech 25 GK Michal Daněk 26 MF Daniel Kolář 27 DF František Rajtoral 28 DF Marián Čišovský 29 MF David Štípek 30 GK Martin Ticháček 33 GK Roman Pavlík Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player GK Lukáš Krbeček (at Baník Ostrava) References
- ^ "Plzeň prevail in Czech Cup final". UEFA. 19 May 2010. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=cze/news/newsid=1490006.html. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Viktoria Plzeň seal maiden Czech crown". UEFA. 21 May 2011. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=cze/news/newsid=1633617.html. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.fcviktoria.cz/cs/tymy/muzi-a
External links
2011–12 UEFA Champions League Currently playing in the
group stageGroup A: Bayern Munich · Manchester City · Napoli · Villarreal
Group B: CSKA Moscow · Internazionale · Lille · Trabzonspor
Group C: Basel · Benfica · Manchester United · Oțelul Galați
Group D: Ajax · Dinamo Zagreb · Lyon · Real Madrid
Group E: Bayer Leverkusen · Chelsea · Genk · Valencia
Group F: Arsenal · Borussia Dortmund · Marseille · Olympiacos
Group G: APOEL · Porto · Shakhtar Donetsk · Zenit St. Petersburg
Group H: BATE Borisov · Barcelona · Milan · Viktoria PlzeňEliminated in the
play-off roundChampions: Copenhagen · Maccabi Haifa · Malmö FF · Sturm Graz · Wisła Kraków
Non-champions: Odense · Rubin Kazan · Twente · Udinese · ZürichEliminated in the
third qualifying roundChampions: Ekranas · HJK Helsinki · Litex Lovech · Maribor · Partizan · Rangers · Rosenborg · Shamrock Rovers · Slovan Bratislava · Zestafoni
Non-champions: Dynamo Kyiv · Panathinaikos · Standard Liège · VasluiEliminated in the
second qualifying roundBangor City · Breiðablik · Borac Banja Luka · Dacia Chişinău · F91 Dudelange · HB Tórshavn · Linfield · Mogren · Neftchi Baku · Pyunik · Skënderbeu Korçë · Škendija · Skonto · Tobol Kostanay · Valletta · VideotonEliminated in the
first qualifying roundFC Santa Coloma · Tre FioriRound and draw dates · Qualifying phase and play-off round · Group stage · Knockout phase · FinalGambrinus liga · 2011–12 Baník Ostrava · Bohemians 1905 · Dukla Prague · Dynamo České Budějovice · Jablonec · Hradec Králové · Mladá Boleslav · Příbram · Sigma Olomouc · Slavia Prague · Slovácko · Slovan Liberec · Sparta Prague · Teplice · Viktoria Plzeň · Viktoria ŽižkovCzechoslovak First League · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12Categories:- Czech football clubs
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