FK Mladá Boleslav


FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club based in the city of Mladá Boleslav. The club currently plays in the Czech First League.
Mladá Boleslav were runners up in the 2005–06 Czech First League and went on to play in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, winning their opening tie against Vålerenga although they were eliminated in the third qualifying round by Galatasaray. The club won the Czech Cup in 2011 and qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, although they were defeated over two legs by AEK Larnaca.

History

Recent times

The team was promoted to Czech First League for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place. The club's greatest success was achieved in the 2005–06 season, as they finished runners-up in the Czech First League, earning a place in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League. They came through their first tie, defeating Vålerenga, then lost against Galatasaray, dropping into the UEFA Cup first round. The club went on to achieve a surprising 4–3 aggregate victory over Marseille. However, the team was eliminated after reaching the group stage, taking just 3 points from 4 matches.
The following season, the club qualified directly for the first round of the UEFA Cup after finishing 3rd in the league. Qualification for the group stage was only narrowly secured by beating Palermo 4–2 on penalties after a nail biting 1–1 aggregate scoreline. On the verge of being eliminated with the score reading 1–0 Palermo, in the 2nd leg, Tomáš Sedláček scored the winner in the 2nd leg with only seconds to spare. In their group Mladá Boleslav defeated IF Elfsborg 3–1, but again failed to reach the knockout stages of the competition after losing matches against Villarreal 1–2, AEK Athens 0–1 and Fiorentina 1–2. The club subsequently achieved a 7th place league finish in the 2007–08 season, missing out on European qualification.
The major sponsor of the club is Škoda Auto.

Historical names

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable former players

Player records

Highlighted players are in the current squad.

Most appearances in [Czech First League]

Most goals in [Czech First League]

Most clean sheets in [Czech First League]

Current technical staff

History in European competitions

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Czech First League records