- Bohemians 1905
Football club infobox
clubname = Bohemians 1905
fullname = FC Bohemians Praha 1905
nickname = "Klokani" (Kangaroos)
founded =1905
ground =Ďolíček Stadion ,Prague
capacity = 7,167 (all seated) | chairman =Antonín Panenka
manager = Pavel Hoftych
league = 2. liga
season = 2007-2008
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leftarm2=000000|body2=000000|rightarm2=000000|shorts2=000000|socks2=000000Bohemians 1905 (previously named FC Bohemians Praha) is a
Prague -based football club with over a hundred years of history. It is one of the most popular clubs in the Czech Republic. It's most successful era came in the early 1980s when the club won the Czechoslovakian League Championship and advanced to the semifinals of theUEFA Cup (both in 1983). In the year 2005 it survived a crisis, which was a consequence of bad management. The club was relegated to the 3rd Czech division due to its financial insolvency, but later was saved by its fans who paid off portion of the club's debts. The club was able to advance back to the 1st league in 2007, but in 2008 the team was relegated again to the second league, where it will meet an old rival, theDukla Prague .Its colors are green and white. The home
stadium located inVršovice is called Ďolíček. The best known player from Bohemians' history isAntonín Panenka . Bohemian's mascot is a kangaroo, the legacy of a 1927 tour ofAustralia . Following the tour, the club was awarded two live kangaroos, which they donated to thePrague Zoo .Brief history
Historical names:
*1905 AFK Vršovice
*1927 AFK Bohemians
*1940 AFK Bohemia
*1945 AFK Bohemians
*1948 Železničáři Praha
*1952 Spartak Praha Stalingrad
*1961 ČKD Praha
*1961 Bohemians ČKD Praha
*1993 FC Bohemians Praha
*2005 Bohemians 1905Current squad
As of
January 6 ,2008 :Major trophies
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Czechoslovakia ´s Champion in 1983
*Czech Republic ´s Cup Winner in 1982
* "Weekend of Champions" Winner in 2007Major tournaments
UEFA Cup 1982-83 , Losing to eventual champions,R.S.C. Anderlecht , in the semi-finals.References
External links
* [http://www.fc-bohemians.cz/ Official website] (Czech version)
* [http://www.fc-bohemians.cz/default.aspx Official website] (English version)
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