# 2023–24 FC Zbrojovka Brno season

The 2023–24 FC Zbrojovka Brno season is the club's 5th season in the Fortuna národní liga. The team was relegated from the first league for the third time in six years and is competing in Fortuna národní liga and the Czech Cup.

## Changes
### Ownership structure

Before the start of the season, the investment group PORTIVA a.s. joined Zbrojovka. It currently has a minority share in the club, which will gradually increase to a majority of 61 percent. 5 percent of the shares were also acquired by the Brno Regional Chamber of Commerce. The current owner and chairman of the board of directors, Václav Bartoněk, will remain at the club in the position of advisor. A new position of executive director was introduced in the club, to which Ladislav Valášek was appointed. He previously worked in executive positions in Bohemians 1905, Viktoria Plzeň, Fastav Zlín or FAČR.

### Technical staff

On 9 June 2023, Luděk Klusáček was appointed as the new head coach, his assistants are Tomáš Polách and Josef Mucha. The goalkeeper coach Martin Doležal remained in his position. The sports manager is Zdeněk Psotka who previously worked as a technical director at FAČR. On October 24, 2023, Luděk Klusáček was sacked after unsatisfactory results. The role of head coach was temporarily taken over by Tomáš Polách in cooperation with Josef Mucha. On November 14, the board of directors of FC Zbrojovka Brno decided to keep Tomáš Polách in the position of head coach. Polách signed a two-year contract with a one-year option.

### Others

To mark 110 years since its foundation, the club has unveiled a new anniversary logo that will take them into the upcoming season. The new kit supplier will be Puma, which returns to the club after 29 years.

## First team squad

    As of 29 February 2024.
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 | Michal Hložánek |
| 3 | DF | GHA | Foster Gyamfi (on loan from Esbjerg) |
| 4 | DF | CZE | Luděk Pernica |
| 5 | DF | CZE | Jiří Hamza |
| 6 | DF | CZE | Lukáš Endl |
| 7 | MF | CZE | Ondřej Pachlopník |
| 8 | DF | CZE | Zdeněk Toman |
| 9 | FW | CZE | Denis Alijagić |
| 11 | MF | CZE | Adam Fousek |
| 13 | MF | CZE | Jiří Texl |
| 16 | FW | CZE | Adam Kronus (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň) |
| 17 | MF | GUI | Kamso Mara |
| 18 | DF | CZE | Denis Granečný |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | DEN | Kristoffer Jørgensen (on loan from Sønderjyske) |
| 23 | DF | CZE | Jakub Šural |
| 24 | GK | CZE | Dominik Sváček (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň) |
| 25 | MF | CZE | Roman Potočný (on loan from České Budějovice) |
| 26 | DF | CZE | Martin Nový (on loan from Bohemians 1905) |
| 29 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Smejkal |
| 31 | MF | CZE | David Jambor |
| 32 | MF | CZE | Jan Hellebrand |
| 35 | DF | CZE | Josef Koželuh (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň) |
| 37 | FW | CZE | Jakub Řezníček |
| 53 | GK | CZE | Martin Berkovec |
| 92 | DF | GUI | Simon Falette |

### 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 |
| — | MF | NGA | Wale Musa Alli (at České Budějovice) |
| — | DF | CZE | Jan Štěrba (at Prostějov) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SVK | Nicolas Martinek (at Kroměříž) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Window | Date |
| MF | Oldřich Pragr | Znojmo | Loan return | Summer | 19 June 2023 |
| MF | David Jambor | Vyškov | Loan return | Summer | 19 June 2023 |
| DF | Jiří Hamza | Zbrojovka Brno | Youth team | Summer | 19 June 2023 |
| DF | Zdeněk Toman | Zbrojovka Brno | Youth team | Summer | 19 June 2023 |
| GK | Michal Hložánek | Zbrojovka Brno | Youth team | Summer | 19 June 2023 |
| MF | Tomáš Kopr | Zbrojovka Brno | Youth team | Summer | 19 June 2023 |
| DF | Martin Nový | Bohemians | Loan $^{(withoutoption)}$ | Summer | 23 June 2023 |
| DF | Martin Toml | Zlaté Moravce | Free transfer | Summer | 3 July 2023 |
| MF | Roman Potočný | České Budějovice | Loan $^{(withoutoption)}$ | Summer | 12 July 2023 |
| MF | Nicolas Martinek | Dubnica n. Váhom | Undisclosed | Summer | 17 July 2023 |
| FW | Adam Kronus | Viktoria Plzeň | Loan $^{(withoutoption)}$ | Summer | 19 July 2023 |
| MF | Pavel Gaszczyk | Viktoria Plzeň | Loan $^{(withoutoption)}$ | Summer | 19 July 2023 |
| DF | Tomáš Smejkal | Jablonec | Undisclosed | Summer | 20 July 2023 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Window | Date | Source |
| MF | Michal Ševčík | Sparta Prague | Undisclosed | Summer | 19 June 2023 | |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Fortuna národní liga | 3 August 2023 | 25 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | TBA | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 044.44 |
| MOL Cup | 9 August 2023 | 27 September 2023 | First round | Third round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 047.62 |
Last updated: 15 March 2024 Source: Competitions

### Fortuna národní liga
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2024. Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | D |
| Position | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Vlašim | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 40 |
| 8 | Viktoria Žižkov | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 39 |
| 9 | Zbrojovka Brno | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 39 |
| 10 | Líšeň | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 39 |
| 11 | Sparta Prague B | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 37 |

#### Results
### Czech Cup
#### Results
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Fortuna národní liga | Fortuna národní liga | MOL Cup | MOL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | CZE | Michal Hložánek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | GK | CZE | Martin Berkovec | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | GK | CZE | Jakub Šiman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | CZE | Jiří Hamza | 13 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CZE | Lukáš Endl | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | CZE | Zdeněk Toman | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CZE | Jan Štěrba | 12 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | CZE | Denis Granečný | 17 | 1 | 12+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | CZE | Jakub Šural | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | CZE | Josef Divíšek | 8 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | CZE | Martin Nový | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | CZE | Josef Koželuh | 16 | 1 | 10+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 42 | DF | CZE | Ondřej Šlapanský | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | CZE | Ondřej Pachlopník | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | CZE | Adam Fousek | 11 | 1 | 7+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | CZE | Jiří Texl | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GUI | Kamso Mara | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | CZE | Pavel Gaszczyk | 12 | 1 | 0+10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Kopr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | CZE | Roman Potočný | 18 | 3 | 11+4 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Smejkal | 18 | 1 | 8+7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | CZE | David Jambor | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | CZE | Jan Hellebrand | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | SVK | Peter Štepanovský | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | MF | SVK | Nicolas Martinek | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | CZE | Denis Alijagić | 9 | 4 | 6+2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | CZE | Adam Kronus | 18 | 2 | 11+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 37 | FW | CZE | Jakub Řezníček | 16 | 12 | 15+1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | CZE | Filip Večeřa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred/loaned out during the season ||||||||||
| | DF | CZE | Martin Toml | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | NGA | Wale Musa Alli | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | CZE | Jan Hladík | 10 | 1 | 2+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
Last updated: 12 November 2023 Source: Competitions

#### Notes
### Goal Scorers

| Place | Pos. | Name | Fortuna národní liga | MOL Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Jakub Řezníček | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | Denis Alijagić | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | Roman Potočný | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Adam Kronus | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | Jiří Texl | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Tomáš Smejkal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Jan Štěrba | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Jakub Šural | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Josef Koželuh | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Pavel Gaszczyk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Denis Granečný | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Adam Fousek | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Josef Divíšek | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Wale Musa Alli | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | Jan Hladík | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 22 | 10 | 32 |
Last updated: 5 November 2023 Source: Competitions

#### Notes
### Assists

| Place | Pos. | Name | Fortuna národní liga | MOL Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | Adam Fousek | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | MF | Roman Potočný | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | MF | Tomáš Smejkal | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | DF | Jan Hladík | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | FW | Jakub Řezníček | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | Lukáš Endl | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | Adam Kronus | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | Wale Musa Alli | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | Martin Nový | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | Pavel Gaszczyk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | Kamso Mara | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Josef Koželuh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | Jiří Texl | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | Nicolas Martinek | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 19 | 9 | 28 |
Last updated: 5 November 2023 Source: Competitions

#### Notes
### Clean sheets

| Place | Pos. | Name | Fortuna národní liga | MOL Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | Martin Berkovec | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | GK | Jakub Šiman | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | GK | Michal Hložánek | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Last updated: 5 November 2023 Source: Competitions

#### Notes
### Disciplinary record

| Position | Name | Fortuna národní liga | Fortuna národní liga | MOL Cup | MOL Cup | Total | Total |
| FW | Jakub Řezníček | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Roman Potočný | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Jiří Hamza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Denis Granečný | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | David Jambor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||
| Players who left Zbrojovka during the season: ||||||||
| | TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Last updated: 10 August 2023 Source: Competitions