FK Pardubice 1899 was a Czech football club from the city of Pardubice, which played one season in the Czechoslovak First League, under the name of VCHZ Pardubice. It was founded as Explosia Semtín in 1925.

Pardubice 1899
Full nameFotbalový klub Pardubice 1899
Founded1925
Dissolved2017 (merged with Sokol Rosice nad Labem)
GroundLetní stadion

In 1961, then called "VCHZ Pardubice", the club merged with "VTJ Dukla Parbubice" (this one founded as "Tankista Praha" where International goalkeeper Imrich Stacho did his military service).

The club played in the 1968–69 Czechoslovak First League, reaching the final of the Czechoslovak Cup in the same season.[1] The club played in the Czech 2. Liga between 1993 and 1997.

Historical names

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  • 1925 – Explosia Semtín
  • 1947 – Synthesia Semtín
  • 1948 – Sokol Synthesia Semtín
  • 1952 – Sokol Chemik Semtín
  • 1953 – Jiskra Semtín
  • 1958 – VCHZ Pardubice (1961 – merged with "VTJ Dukla Pardubice"(former "Tankista Praha")
  • 1990 – Synthesia Pardubice
  • 1993 – SK Pardubice
  • 1997 – FK Dropa Pardubice 1899
  • 1999 – FK Pardubice 1899

References

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  1. ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague: Vydala Grada Publishing, a.s. p. 147. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.