FK Ústí nad Labem is a Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Ústí nad Labem

Ústí nad Labem

Ústí nad Labem is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is the 7th-most populous in the country.Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and the Elbe Rivers, and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction...

. Currently the club plays 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...

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The club, established after World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 in 1945, played in the Czechoslovak First League

Czechoslovak First League

The Czechoslovak First League was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories...

 in 1952 and 1958-1959 seasons. After a 59-year absence, the club returned to the top flight (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,...

) in 2010, albeit for a single season as they were immediately relegated.

Stadium

Ústí nad Labem's home stadium is Městský stadion

Městský stadion (Ústí nad Labem)

Městský stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. It is mainly used for football matches and is the home ground of FK Ústí nad Labem. The stadium has a capacity of 3,000 people . When Ústí were promoted to the Gambrinus liga in 2010, it was ruled that the stadium did not...

. However, the stadium has a seated capacity of just 555, and as such does not meet the league requirements for the Gambrinus liga. Therefore during the 2010–11 season

2010–11 Gambrinus liga

The 2010–11 Gambrinus liga was the 18th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011. Sparta Prague were the defending champions, having won their 11th Czech Republic championship the previous season.-Teams:FK Bohemians and SK Kladno...

, the team played its home matches at Na Stínadlech

Na Stínadlech

Na Stinadlech is a multi-purpose stadium in Teplice, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Teplice. The stadium holds 18,221 and was built in 1973. The Czech Republic national football team often plays qualification games at the stadium and...

 in Teplice.

Historical names

• 1945 - SK Ústí nad Labem
• 1947 - SK Slavia Ústí nad Labem
• 1949 - Sokol Armaturka Ústí nad Labem
• 1950 - ZSJ Armaturka Ústí nad Labem
• 1953 - DSO Spartak Ústí nad Labem
• 1962 - TJ Spartak Ústí nad Labem
• 1977 - TJ Spartak Armaturka Ústí nad Labem
• 1983 - TJ Spartak PS Ústí nad Labem
• 1984 - TJ Spartak VHJ PS Ústí nad Labem
• 1991 - FK Armaturka Ústí nad Labem
• 1994 - FK GGS Arma Ústí nad Labem
• 1999 - Fusion mit FK NRC Všebořice
• 2001 - MFK Ústí nad Labem
• 2006 - FK Ústí nad Labem

Current squad

External links

Official website