FK Hvězda Cheb
FK Hvězda Cheb is a Czech football club, playing in the town of Cheb. The club was founded in 1951 and refounded in 2001 after a bankruptcy in 1996. The club played for 13 consecutive seasons in the Czechoslovak First League between 1979 and 1992,[1] and played three seasons in the Czech First League, finishing fourth in the 1993–94 season. The club played in the third-tier Bohemian Football League between 2006 and 2008. It currently plays in the Czech Fourth Division.
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| Full name | FK Hvězda Cheb | |
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| Founded | 1951 (original club) 2001 (phoenix club) | |
| Dissolved | 1996 (original club) | |
| Ground | Stadion Lokomotiva, Cheb, Czech Republic | |
| League | Czech Fourth Division, Divize A | |
| 2013–14 | 10th | |
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The club also had appearances in Europe playing the Mitropa Cup in 1980 and in Intertoto Cup 1981, in which it won its group.
The club announced a change in its name from Union Cheb to Hvězda Cheb in 2011.[2]
Club's name
- 1951 : VSJ Sokolovo Cheb
- 1952 : DSO Rudá Hvězda Cheb
- 1966 : VTJ Dukla Hraničář Cheb
- 1972 : TJ Rudá Hvězda Cheb (RH Cheb)
- 1990 : SKP Union Cheb
- 1994 : FC Union Cheb
- 1996 : defunct
- 2001 : founded a phoenix club
- 2011 : FK Hvězda Cheb
Famous players
Czechoslovak and Czech international players
- Jozef Chovanec, 1979–1981, 52 caps, 4 goals
- Vladimír Hruška, 1979–1981, 3 caps, 1 goal
- Zdeněk Koubek, 1979–1983, 5 caps
- Pavel Kuka, 1987–1989, 89 caps
- Radim Nečas, 1995–2000, 4 caps
- Lubomír Pokluda 1979 – 1984, 4 caps, 1980 olympic gold medalist
- Petr Samec, 1992–1995, 9 Caps, 2 goals
- Horst Siegl, 1989–1990, 23 caps, 7 goals
- Jaroslav Šilhavý, 1990–1991, 4 caps
References
- Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
- "Fotbalová revoluce letí Chebem. Nové ambice přijdou v tanečním kroku" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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