# SFC Opava

Slezský FC Opava is a professional football club based in Opava, Czech Republic. The club plays in the Czech National Football League, the second of Czech football after being relegated from the Czech First League at the end of the 2020–21 season.

## History

The club was in the Czech First League at the top tier of Czech football from 1995 to 2000, getting relegated in 2000 but returning to the top flight the following season in 2001. After another relegation they returned again in 2003 and had a two-year spell in the top division, but internal issues led to a slow decline of the club and relegation to the regional division. The club celebrated a return to the Second Division in 2011, but after just two seasons, they were relegated back to the Moravian–Silesian Football League (MSFL) in 2013. The club won promotion back into the second level of football in their first season in the MSFL. They won the Czech National Football League in 2018, securing promotion to the top flight. However they were relegated to the National League again in 2021.
On 9 January 2024, Slovak company A.I.K. spol. s.r.o. bought the team from the city of Opava. Transaction was fully completed on 18 March 2024, Andrej Krajíček become the new owner.

## Historical names

* 1907–09 – Troppauer Fussballverein
* 1909–39 – Deutscher Sportverein Troppau
* 1939–45 – NS Turngemeinde Troppau
* 1945–48 – SK Slezan Opava
* 1948–50 – Sokol Slezan Opava
* 1950–53 – ZSJ SPJP Opava
* 1953–58 – TJ Baník Opava
* 1958–90 – TJ Ostroj Opava
* 1990–94 – FK Ostroj Opava
* 1994–98 – FC Kaučuk Opava
* Since 1998 – SFC Opava

## Fans and rivalries

The club has a group of fanatical fans called Opaváci who frequently produce tifos and displays, as well as travel to away games. They have a friendship with fellow Silesian team Śląsk Wrocław and have derby rivalries with FC Baník Ostrava and FC Hlučín, with the matches between them known as the Silesian Derby.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 24 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 |
| 1 | GK | CZE | Matěj Hafera |
| 2 | DF | SVK | Šimon Mičuda |
| 4 | DF | CZE | Jaromír Srubek |
| 6 | DF | CZE | Jiří Janoščín |
| 7 | FW | CZE | Josef Blatný |
| 8 | DF | CZE | Felix Čejka |
| 10 | FW | CZE | Ladislav Mužík |
| 11 | FW | CZE | Tomáš Rataj |
| 13 | MF | NGA | Solomon Omale |
| 14 | MF | CZE | Adam Ondráček |
| 17 | MF | CZE | Ondřej Strnadel |
| 18 | FW | CZE | Libor Kozák |
| 19 | MF | CPV | Papalélé |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | CZE | Filip Blecha |
| 22 | DF | CZE | Matěj Helešic (on loan from Pardubice) |
| 23 | DF | CZE | Ondřej Lehoczki |
| 26 | GK | CZE | Adam Richter |
| 27 | DF | CZE | Matěj Hýbl |
| 28 | MF | CZE | Adam Sochor |
| 29 | MF | CZE | Jakub Rezek |
| 33 | DF | SVK | Tomáš Jaššo (on loan from Žilina) |
| 36 | MF | CZE | Michael Vladař |
| 37 | DF | GER | Valentin Metgenberg |
| 77 | GK | CZE | Matouš Babka |
| 99 | DF | MRI | Wilson Mootoo |
| — | FW | USA | Hale Lombard |

### 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 | CZE | Patrik Wehovský (at Chrudim) |

### Notable former players
## Player records in the Czech First League

    As of 3 June 2024 (after the last club's season in the Czech First League)

### Most clean sheets

| # | Name | Clean sheets |
| 1 | René Twardzik | 22 |
| 2 | Vilém Fendrich | 15 |
| 3 | Petr Vašek | 11 |

## Managers

* Vlastimil Bělík (1945–?)
* Jan Novák (late 1940s)
* Václav Smetánka (late 1940s)
* Karel Novák (1957)
* Milan Pouba (1958 – April 1961)
* Josef Černohorský (April 1961 – September 1961)
* Milan Pouba (September 1961 – 1963), second term
* Karel Čapek (1963–1964)
* Milan Pouba (1964–1965)
* Karel Čapek (1965 – September 1966)
* Jan Balnar (September 1966 – 1967)
* Milan Pouba (1967 – August 1968)
* Karel Novák (September 1968 – 1970)
* Anton Krásnohorský (1970)
* Evžen Hadamczik (1970–1978)
* Karel Větrovec (1978)
* Květoslav Stříž (1978)
* Milan Pouba (1978–1979)
* Petr Hudec (1979–1980)
* Milan Pouba (1980–1981)
* Alois Sommer (1981–1990)
* Petr Žemlík (1990–1992)
* Petr Ondrášek (1992)
* Oldřich Sedláček (1992 – April 1993)
* Alois Sommer (1993)
* Jaroslav Pindor (1993)
* Jaroslav Gürtler (1993–1994)
* Petr Žemlík (1994–1997)
* Jiří Nejedlý (1997–1998)
* Petr Žemlík (1998)
* Jiří Bartl (1998–2000)
* Petr Uličný (2000)
* Bohuš Keler (2000–01)
* Miroslav Mentel (2001–02)
* Karel Jarůšek (2002–03)
* Pavel Hapal (2003–04)
* Vlastimil Palička (2004–05)
* Radoslav Látal (2008–09)
* Josef Mazura (2010–12)
* David Vavruška (2012–13)
* Jan Baránek (2013–16)
* Roman Skuhravý (2016–2018)
* Ivan Kopecký (2018–2019)
* Josef Dvorník (2019)
* Jiří Balcárek (2019–2020)
* Radoslav Kováč (2020–2021)
* Roman West (2021–2022)
* Peter Hlinka (2023)
* Miloslav Brožek (2023–2024)
* Tomáš Zápotočný (2024–2025)

## History in domestic competitions

* 1993–1995 Czech 2. Liga
* 1995–2000 Czech First League
* 2000–2001 Czech 2. Liga
* 2001–2002 Czech First League
* 2002–2003 Czech 2. Liga
* 2003–2005 Czech First League
* 2005–2006 Krajský přebor
* 2006–2010 Czech 2. Liga
* 2010–2011 Moravian-Silesian Football League
* 2011–2013 Czech National Football League
* 2013–2014 Moravian-Silesian Football League
* 2014–2018 Czech National Football League
* 2018–2021 Czech First League
* 2021– Czech National Football League
* Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 11
* Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 17
* Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 2
* 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 |
| 1993–94 | 2. liga | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 41 | Round of 64 |
| 1994–95 | 2. liga | 2nd | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 60 | Round of 32 |
| 1995–96 | 1. liga | 6th | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 46 | Quarter-finals |
| 1996–97 | 1. liga | 9th | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 35 | –1 | 40 | Round of 16 |
| 1997–98 | 1. liga | 12th | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 37 | –4 | 34 | Round of 16 |
| 1998–99 | 1. liga | 14th | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 54 | –14 | 32 | Quarter-finals |
| 1999–00 | 1. liga | 15th | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 39 | –8 | 28 | Round of 16 |
| 2000–01 | 2. liga | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 20 | +37 | 60 | Round of 16 |
| 2001–02 | 1. liga | 16th | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 58 | –35 | 18 | Round of 64 |
| 2002–03 | 2. liga | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 60 | First round |
| 2003–04 | 1. liga | 12th | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 55 | –21 | 31 | Round of 16 |
| 2004–05 | 1. liga | 16th | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 42 | –17 | 24 | Round of 32 |
| 2005–06 | 5. liga | 1st | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 11 | +94 | 86 | First round |
| 2006–07 | 2. liga | 4th | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 53 | Round of 16 |
| 2007–08 | 2. liga | 3rd | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 50 | Round of 64 |
| 2008–09 | 2. liga | 7th | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 43 | Round of 32 |
| 2009–10 | 2. liga | 15th | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 37 | –7 | 29 | Round of 32 |
| 2010–11 | 3. liga | 1st | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 13 | +49 | 69 | Round of 16 |
| 2011–12 | 2. liga | 8th | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 41 | Round of 32 |
| 2012–13 | 2. liga | 16th | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 60 | –26 | 21 | Round of 64 |
| 2013–14 | 3. liga | 1st | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 62 | Round of 64 |
| 2014–15 | 2. liga | 9th | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 42 | Round of 16 |
| 2015–16 | 2. liga | 11th | 28 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 37 | –3 | 32 | Round of 32 |
| 2016–17 | 2. liga | 3rd | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 63 | Runners-up |
| 2017–18 | 2. liga | 1st | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 63 | Round of 32 |
| 2018–19 | 1. liga | 12th | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 43 | Round of 16 |
| 2019–20 | 1. liga | 15th | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 50 | –33 | 25 | Round of 16 |
| 2020–21 | 1. liga | 18th | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 71 | –48 | 17 | Round of 32 |
| 2021–22 | 2. liga | 3rd | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 51 | Round of 32 |
| 2022–23 | 2. liga | 13th | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 29 | –3 | 34 | Round of 64 |
| 2023–24 | 2. liga | 6th | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 40 | Semi-finals |
* ↑ Excluding the six point deduction for corruption.

## Honours

* Czech National Football League (second tier)
** Champions (1): 2017–18
* Moravian–Silesian Football League (third tier)
** Champions (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
* Czech Cup:
** Runners-up (1): 2016–17

## Club records
### Czech First League records

* Best position: 6th (1995–96)
* Worst position: 18th (2020–21)
* Biggest home win: Opava 5–0 Příbram (2018–19)
* Biggest away win: Slovácko 0–2 Opava (2018–19)
* Biggest home defeat: Opava 0–6 Slavia Prague (2020–21)
* Biggest away defeat: Jablonec 5–0 Opava (2001–02), Mladá Boleslav 6–1 Opava (2018–19)