# FK Dukla Prague

FK Dukla Prague (Czech: FK Dukla Praha) is a Czech association football club located in the Dejvice area of Prague. It currently plays in the Czech First League.
The club played in local competitions between 2001 and 2007, when it gained entry to the country's second league. A four-year spell in the second league followed, culminating in the club winning the league in 2011 and being promoted to the Czech First League, where it remained until relegation in 2019. In 2024, they were promoted to the first league again.

## History

The club was founded in 1958 as FK Dukla Dejvice and advanced to the Prague Championship in the 1983–84 season. Prior to 2001, the club's best finish in a season had been second in the Prague Championship in the 1984–85 season. In 2001 the club became known as FK Dukla Prague, but not the legal successor of the original Dukla Prague team, which had merged in 1996 to finally become 1. FK Příbram.
The club finished 14th in the 2001–02 Prague Championship and in the same position the following season. It then had a season in the sixth level of Czech football, the 1.A třída. Petr Benetka led the club to the league title in 2003–04, signalling a return for the club to the Prague Championship. The club finished in second place in the 2004–05 season but 13th the following season. In April 2006, Dukla's president Milan Doruška promised that the club would rise up the league system. In November 2006, Dukla Prague management announced that it had agreed to a takeover of second league rights of the Jakubčovice team and in 2007 Dukla took Jakubčovice's place in the Czech 2. Liga, having finished the 2006–07 season in second place.
Dukla Prague played in the Czech 2. Liga from the 2007–08 season, playing their first 2. Liga match on 4 August 2007, which they lost to Opava by a 2–1 scoreline. After four seasons they won the division and gained promotion to the top flight for the 2011–12 season.

## Club symbols and references

The club wear yellow and red, the traditional colours of the club. In October 2008, the club wore black shirts in a league match against Most to commemorate the death of Josef Hájek, the man responsible for the return of league football to Dukla.
In 1986, British band Half Man Half Biscuit released "All I Want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" as a B-side to their single "The Trumpton Riots." The song has since become a favourite of fans, later appearing on The Trumpton Riots EP and reissues of Back in the DHSS, creating both a demand for Dukla Prague kits and a group of supporters of the club amongst the band's fanbase.

## Stadium

Dukla play home matches at Stadion Juliska in the Dejvice area of Prague. Occasionally the club has used other stadiums, for example in 2011 Dukla used nearby Stadion Evžena Rošického for two matches due to redevelopment work at Juliska.

## Club records

Competitive matches only. Records are for professional matches only (Czech 2. Liga and higher).
* Record victory: 6–0 v Fulnek, Czech 2. Liga, 13 March 2009; 6–0 v Sparta Prague B, Czech 2. Liga, 25 May 2024
* Record defeat: 0–6 v Jablonec, Czech First League, 3 October 2014

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 21 February 2025.
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 |
| 2 | DF | CZE | David Ludvíček |
| 3 | DF | POR | Jorginho |
| 4 | DF | ALB | Masimiliano Doda |
| 5 | DF | SVK | Michal Svoboda (on loan from SPAL) |
| 6 | DF | CZE | Roman Holiš |
| 7 | MF | CZE | Jan Peterka |
| 8 | MF | COL | Jhon Mosquera |
| 9 | FW | BIH | Muris Mešanović |
| 10 | MF | SVK | Rajmund Mikuš (on loan from Karviná) |
| 12 | DF | CZE | Martin Ambler |
| 14 | FW | CZE | Jakub Hodek |
| 15 | MF | CZE | Štěpán Šebrle |
| 16 | MF | CZE | Jakub Hora |
| 17 | DF | CZE | Tomáš Vondrášek |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | CZE | Dominik Hašek |
| 19 | MF | CZE | Marcel Čermák |
| 20 | MF | SVK | Filip Lichý (on loan from Slovan Bratislava) |
| 21 | FW | CZE | Filip Špatenka |
| 22 | FW | CMR | Kevin-Prince Milla (on loan from Grazer AK) |
| 25 | DF | CZE | Jaroslav Svozil |
| 26 | MF | SVK | Christián Bačinský |
| 27 | MF | CZE | Jakub Zeronik |
| 28 | GK | SVK | Matúš Hruška |
| 29 | GK | CZE | Jan Štovíček |
| 33 | DF | GRE | Marios Pourzitidis (on loan from Slovan Liberec) |
| 37 | FW | CZE | Jakub Řezníček |
| 39 | MF | CZE | Daniel Kozma |

### 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 |
| — | DF | CZE | Ondřej Ullman (at FS Jelgava) |
| — | MF | JPN | Shoya Atsuta (at Vyškov) |
| — | DF | CZE | Jan Kozojed (at Chrudim) |
| — | MF | CZE | Jiří Hrubeš (at Chrudim) |
| — | FW | CZE | Lukáš Matějka (at Skalica) |
| — | MF | CZE | Pavel Moulis (at Ústí nad Labem) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | CZE | Daniel Spilka (at Vlašim) |
| — | DF | CZE | Filip Matoušek (at Vlašim) |
| — | MF | CZE | Jakub Jeřábek (at Vlašim) |
| — | FW | CZE | Filip Lehký (at Vlašim) |
| — | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Magdi (at Vlašim) |

### Notable former players
## Reserves

As of 2024–25, Dukla's reserve team FK Dukla Prague B plays in the Bohemian Football League (3rd tier of Czech football system).

## Current technical staff

    As of 13 June 2024.
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Petr Rada |
| Assistant coach | TBA |
| Goalkeeper coach | Filip Rada |

## Managers

The following individuals have managed the club since 2001.

## History in domestic competitions

* 2004–2007: Prague Championship
* 2007–2011: Czech 2. Liga
* 2011–2019: Czech First League
* 2019–2024: Czech 2. Liga
* 2024–present: Czech First League
* Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 8
* Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 6
* Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
* Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

### Czech Republic

| Season | League | Placed | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Cup |
| 2003–04 | 6. liga | 1st | | | | | | | | | – |
| 2004–05 | 5. liga | 2nd | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 90 | 46 | +44 | 64 | – |
| 2005–06 | 5. liga | 13th | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 67 | –8 | 33 | – |
| 2006–07 | 5. liga | 2nd | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 83 | 33 | +50 | 66 | – |
| 2007–08 | 2. liga | 14th | 30 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 44 | –8 | 33 | Round of 32 |
| 2008–09 | 2. liga | 5th | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 46 | Round of 64 |
| 2009–10 | 2. liga | 6th | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 44 | Round of 32 |
| 2010–11 | 2. liga | 1st | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 63 | Round of 32 |
| 2011–12 | 1. liga | 6th | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 42 | Round of 16 |
| 2012–13 | 1. liga | 6th | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 46 | Round of 16 |
| 2013–14 | 1. liga | 7th | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 37 | –2 | 38 | Quarter-finals |
| 2014–15 | 1. liga | 6th | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 40 | –6 | 41 | Round of 64 |
| 2015–16 | 1. liga | 10th | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 35 | Quarter-finals |
| 2016–17 | 1. liga | 7th | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 40 | Round of 16 |
| 2017–18 | 1. liga | 11th | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 55 | –23 | 32 | Round of 32 |
| 2018–19 | 1. liga | 16th | 35 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 72 | -42 | 22 | Round of 16 |
| 2019–20 | 2. liga | 3rd | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 59 | Round of 16 |
| 2020–21 | 2. liga | 8th | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 34 | Round of 32 |
| 2021–22 | 2. liga | 9th | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 39 | Round of 32 |
| 2022–23 | 2. liga | 4th | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 47 | Round of 32 |
| 2023–24 | 2. liga | 1st | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 60 | Quarter-finals |

## Honours

* Czech National Football League
** Champions: 2010–11, 2023–24