FC Tescoma Zlín
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FC Tescoma Zlín is a Czech
football club from Zlín
, in the Moravia
region. They currently play in the Czech 2. Liga
.
After gaining promotion to the First Division the team recorded a number of steady performances in the league, recording a 7th place finish twice, in 2003 and 2004, and more recently finishing 8th in the 2007–2008 season.
At the start of the 2008–09 season the team struggled and were battling relegation as the season came to a close despite a late run of good form in which they recorded five wins in a row. They needed a win in their last match of the season against FK Baumit Jablonec to avoid relegation. The team were confident however going into the match because of their great late run, and expected to win. Instead they got a 6–1 drubbing, their biggest league defeat in 62 years, and dropped out of the Gambrinus liga
after seven years in the top flight.
Czech Republic
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football club from Zlín
Zlín
Zlín , from 1949 to 1989 Gottwaldov , is a city in the Zlín Region, southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic, on the Dřevnice River. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the Bata Shoes company...
, in the Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
region. They currently play in the Czech 2. Liga
Czech 2. Liga
The 2. liga or Druhá liga is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in the Czech Republic. The top two teams are promoted to the Gambrinus liga.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the Czech 2. Liga...
.
After gaining promotion to the First Division the team recorded a number of steady performances in the league, recording a 7th place finish twice, in 2003 and 2004, and more recently finishing 8th in the 2007–2008 season.
At the start of the 2008–09 season the team struggled and were battling relegation as the season came to a close despite a late run of good form in which they recorded five wins in a row. They needed a win in their last match of the season against FK Baumit Jablonec to avoid relegation. The team were confident however going into the match because of their great late run, and expected to win. Instead they got a 6–1 drubbing, their biggest league defeat in 62 years, and dropped out of the Gambrinus liga
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
after seven years in the top flight.
Historical names
- 1919 – SK Zlín (Sportovní klub Zlín)
- 1922 – SK Baťa Zlín (Sportovní klub Baťa Zlín)
- 1948 – SK Botostroj I. Zlín (Sportovní klub Botostroj I. Zlín)
- 1958 – TJ Gottwaldov (Tělovýchovná jednota Gottwaldov) – sloučení Spartaku a Jiskry
- 1989 – SK Zlín (Sportovní klub Zlín)
- 1990 – FC Svit Zlín (Football Club Svit Zlín, a.s.)
- 1996 – FC Zlín (Football Club Zlín, a.s.)
- 1997 – FK Svit Zlín (Fotbalový klub Svit Zlín, a.s.)
- 2001 – FK Zlín (Fotbalový klub Zlín, a.s.)
- 2002 – FC Tescoma Zlín (Football Club Tescoma Zlín, a.s.)