SK Benešov

SK Benešov is a Czech football club located in Benešov. The team currently plays in the Bohemian Football League, the third tier of the Czech football system.

SK Benešov
Full nameSportovní klub Benešov
Founded1913; 111 years ago (1913)
GroundMěstský stadion
Capacity8,000
ChairmanTomáš Novák
ManagerPetr Mikolanda
LeagueCzech Fourth Division
2023–24Czech Fourth Division - Divize C, 8th
WebsiteClub website

History

In the 1994–95 season the club played in the Czech First League, the top flight of Czech football.[1] The club started with three wins and a draw from the first six matches,[2] but was beset by financial problems. The owner and only sponsor of the club, Miroslav Švarc, was taken into police custody on charges of financial criminality,[3] team coach Jaroslav Hřebík left after the first half of the season, and the players were not paid between October and February.[3]

Benešov's results did not improve and club captain Tibor Mičinec cited the club's financial situation as the reason for a run of 24 games without a win.[2][3] As a result, the team were relegated to the Czech 2. Liga for the 1995–96 season, but fell further, spending the 2000s in the Czech Fourth Division.[citation needed]

In June 2014 the club was promoted to the Bohemian Football League under the coach Luboš Zákostelský.[4]

Historical names

  • 1913: AFK Benešov
  • 1929: Benešovský SK
  • ca. 1940: Slavoj Benešov
  • 1948: Sokol Benešov
  • 1949: Sokol ČSD Benešov
  • 1953: TJ Lokomotíva Benešov
  • 1971: TJ ČSAD Benešov
  • 1990: FK Švarc Benešov
  • 1996: FK Benešov
  • 1999: SK Benešov

History in domestic competitions

  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 1
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 4
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 5
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 12

References