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Successful [[football]] ([[soccer]]) team in the former [[Czechoslovakia]]. |
Successful [[football]] ([[soccer]]) team in the former [[Czechoslovakia]]. |
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The club that ultimately became Dukla Prague were originally formed by the Czech army in 1947 and were initially known as A.T.K. |
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In time for the start of the 1953 season the club began to play under the name U.D.A. Finally in 1956 the club were renamed "Dukla" in honour of the Czech village that withstood a German onslaught during [[World War Two]]. |
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The club were one of the most successful team in Czech footballing history, winning the league title eleven times while finishing runners-up on a further seven occasions. |
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By the end of the 1980's the club had fallen on increasingly hard times. Their major rivals, such as [[Sparta Prague]], had started to acquire major sponsorship deals. Dukla found it hard to acquire the same level of sponsorship, mail due to the [[communist]] past which tainted the club. |
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By the end of the 1993-4 season the club had slipped into the Czech Third Division and were forced into selling many of their players. |
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Czech entrepreneur [[Bohumil Duricko]] finally took the plunge and agreed to save the ailing former giants. Duricko's first move was to buy [[FC Pribram]], who at the time were in the Czech Second Division both clubs were merged and took the place of [[FC Pribram]] in the Second Division. |
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Dukla Pribram, as they were known, eventually managed to rise back to the top level of Czech football in the mid to late 1990’s. |
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The club are now known as [[FC Marila Pribram]] |
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== Former Players of Note == |
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[[Pavel Nedved]] |
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[[Josef Masopust]] |
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[[Zdenek Nehoda]] |
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== Honours == |
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Czechoslovakian League Championships - 1982, 1979, 1977, 1966, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1958, 1956 |
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Czechoslovak Cup - 1952, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1990. |
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== Links == |
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http://www.fkmarila.cz/ |
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Revision as of 21:09, 25 August 2004
Successful football (soccer) team in the former Czechoslovakia.
The club that ultimately became Dukla Prague were originally formed by the Czech army in 1947 and were initially known as A.T.K.
In time for the start of the 1953 season the club began to play under the name U.D.A. Finally in 1956 the club were renamed "Dukla" in honour of the Czech village that withstood a German onslaught during World War Two.
The club were one of the most successful team in Czech footballing history, winning the league title eleven times while finishing runners-up on a further seven occasions.
By the end of the 1980's the club had fallen on increasingly hard times. Their major rivals, such as Sparta Prague, had started to acquire major sponsorship deals. Dukla found it hard to acquire the same level of sponsorship, mail due to the communist past which tainted the club.
By the end of the 1993-4 season the club had slipped into the Czech Third Division and were forced into selling many of their players.
Czech entrepreneur Bohumil Duricko finally took the plunge and agreed to save the ailing former giants. Duricko's first move was to buy FC Pribram, who at the time were in the Czech Second Division both clubs were merged and took the place of FC Pribram in the Second Division.
Dukla Pribram, as they were known, eventually managed to rise back to the top level of Czech football in the mid to late 1990’s.
The club are now known as FC Marila Pribram
The club was immortalized was imortalised by British band Half Man, Half Biscuit with their song All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit
Former Players of Note
Honours
Czechoslovakian League Championships - 1982, 1979, 1977, 1966, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1958, 1956
Czechoslovak Cup - 1952, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1990.