FK Jablonec () is a Czech professional football club based in Jablonec nad Nisou. The club has played in the top league of Czech football, Czech First League, since 1994.
History Jablonec played its first season of top league football in the 1974–75 Czechoslovak First League, remaining in the top league for two seasons before relegation in 1976. The club won the 1993–94 Czech 2. Liga and returned to the top league, now of the Czech Republic, in 1994. Jablonec finished third in the 1996–97 Czech First League, at the time its best-ever finish. As a result, the club qualified for European competition in the form of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup, winning two and drawing two matches. The same season, the club won the Czech Cup, thus ensuring another season of European football, this time in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The club reached the final of the 2006–07 Czech Cup, winning the right to play in European competition once more as opponents in the final and winners Sparta Prague qualified for the Champions League that season. As a result, the club played in the second qualifying round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.
The club finished a best-ever second place in the 2009–10 Czech First League, just a point behind league champions Sparta Prague and qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. 2010–11 saw Jablonec striker David Lafata finish as the league's top scorer with 19 goals, helping the team to a third-place finish and qualification for another season of European football. In 2011–12, Lafata set a new scoring record in the Czech First League as he scored an unprecedented 25 goals in a single season again being the league's top scorer, although the club finished eighth. Lafata would go on to score 13 goals in 16 league appearances for Jablonec in the first half of the 2012–13 season before signing for Sparta Prague.
Historical names
1945 — ČSK Jablonec nad Nisou (Český sportovní klub Jablonec nad Nisou) 1948 — SK Jablonec nad Nisou (Sportovní klub Jablonec nad Nisou) 1955 — Sokol Preciosa Jablonec nad Nisou 1960 — TJ Jiskra Jablonec nad Nisou (Tělovýchovná jednota Jiskra Jablonec nad Nisou) 1963 — TJ LIAZ Jablonec nad Nisou (Tělovýchovná jednota Liberecké automobilové závody Jablonec nad Nisou) 1993 — TJ Sklobižu Jablonec nad Nisou (Tělovýchovná jednota Sklobižu Jablonec nad Nisou) 1994 — FK Jablonec nad Nisou (Fotbalový klub Jablonec nad Nisou, a.s.) 1998 — FK Jablonec 97 (Fotbalový klub Jablonec 97, a.s.) 2008 — FK Baumit Jablonec (Fotbalový klub BAUMIT Jablonec, a.s.) 2015 — FK Jablonec (Fotbalový klub Jablonec, a.s.)
Players Current squad .
Out on loan
Notable former players
Player records in the Czech First League . Highlighted players are in the current squad.
Most appearances # Name Matches 1 Tomáš Hübschman 285 2 Michal Špit 262 3 Luboš Loučka 239 4 Martin Doležal 225 5 Jozef Weber 208 6 Jakub Považanec 200 7 Jan Chramosta 191 8 Jan Hanuš 190 9 Tomáš Michálek 182 10 Vojtěch Kubista 181
Most goals # Name Goals 1 David Lafata 88 2 Martin Doležal 69 3 Jan Chramosta 56 4 Tomáš Michálek 34 5 Radim Holub 30 6 Radovan Hromádko 27 7 Jan Kopic 23 8 Karel Piták 22 9 Jaromír Navrátil 21 10 Tomáš Čížek 20
Most clean sheets # Name Clean sheets 1 Michal Špit 84 2 Vlastimil Hrubý 57 3 Jan Hanuš 54 4 Zdeněk Jánoš 53
Managers
Jiří Kotrba (1993) Josef Pešice (1993–95) Jiří Kotrba (1995–98) Jaroslav Dočkal (1998) Július Bielik (1999) Zdeněk Klucký (1999–2000) Jindřich Dejmal (2000) Jaroslav Hřebík (2000–01) Vlastimil Palička (2001–03) Petr Rada (Oct 2003 – June 2007) Luboš Kozel (2007) František Komňacký (Oct 2007 – June 2012) Václav Kotal (July 2012 – May 2013) Roman Skuhravý (May 2013 – May 2014) Jaroslav Šilhavý (June 2014 – Dec 2015) Zdenko Frťala (Dec 2015 – Oct 2016) Zdeněk Klucký (Oct 2016 – Dec 2017) Petr Rada (Dec 2017 – April 2022) Jiří Vágner (April 2022 – May 2022) David Horejš (May 2022 – May 2023) Radoslav Látal (June 2023 – June 2024) Luboš Kozel (June 2024 –present)
History in domestic competitions 1993–1994 Czech 2. Liga 1994– Czech First League
Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 31 Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 1 Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0 Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0
Czech Republic Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup1993–942. liga1st3022716217+4551Round of 321994–951. liga10th30116133733+439Round of 641995–961. liga3rd3016594526+1953Semi-finals1996–971. liga3rd3017584029+1156Quarter-finals1997–981. liga6th30121084733+1446Winners1998–991. liga12th3098133746–935Round of 161999–001. liga14th30711122436–1232Quarter-finals2000–011. liga12th3088142640–1432Quarter-finals2001–021. liga9th301010103533+240Round of 322002–031. liga12th30713102939–1034Runners-up2003–041. liga10th3081482732–538Round of 162004–051. liga6th3012993327+645Quarter-finals2005–061. liga8th30107133539–437Round of 642006–071. liga9th30911103132–138Runners-up2007–081. liga12th3089132432–833Quarter-finals2008–091. liga5th30144124337+646Round of 162009–101. liga2nd3018754224+1861Runners-up2010–111. liga3rd3017766534+3158Quarter-finals2011–121. liga8th30117125443+1140Semi-finals2012–131. liga4th30131074941+849Winners2013–141. liga11th3097144353–1034Semi-finals2014–151. liga3rd3019745822+3664Runners-up2015–161. liga7th30101194639+741Runners-up2016–171. liga8th3091294338+539Round of 322017–181. liga3rd3016864927+2256Runners-up2018–191. liga4th35176125832+2657Round of 162019–201. liga4th35149124852–451Quarter-finals2020–211. liga3rd3421675933+2669Quarter-finals2021–221. liga13th35616132748–2134Semi-finals2022–231. liga13th351010154963–1440Round of 322023–241. liga11th35914124550–541Quarter-finals2024–251. liga5th35196106033+2763Quarter-finals2025–261. liga5th35167124547–255Runners-up
History in European competitions Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1997–98 UEFA Cup 1Q Qarabağ FK 5–0 3–0 8–0 2Q Örebro SK 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a) 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Apollon Limassol 2–1 1–2 3–3 2007–08 UEFA Cup 2Q Austria Wien 1–1 3–4 4–5 2010–11 UEFA Europa League 3Q APOEL 1–3 0–1 1–4 2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Flamurtari 5–1 2–0 7–1 3Q AZ 1–1 0–2 1–3 2013–14 UEFA Europa League 3Q Strømsgodset 2–1 3–1 5–2 PO Real Betis 1–2 0–6 1–8 2015–16 UEFA Europa League 3Q Copenhagen 0–1 3–2 3–3 (a) PO Ajax 0–0 0–1 0–1 2018–19 UEFA Europa League GS Rennes 0–1 1–2 4th place Dynamo Kyiv 2–2 1–0 Astana 1–1 1–2 2019–20 UEFA Europa League 2Q Pyunik 0–0 1–2 1–2 2020–21 UEFA Europa League 2Q DAC Dunajská Streda 3–5 2021–22 UEFA Europa League 3Q Celtic 2–4 0–32–7 UEFA Europa Conference League PO Žilina 5–1 3–08–1 GS AZ 1–1 0–1 3rd place CFR Cluj 1–0 0–2 Randers 2–2 2–2 2026–27 UEFA Conference League 2Q Varaždin 2–0 2–34–3 3Q RFS 2–0 2–14–1 PO Rangers 1-0 0–1 1–1
Honours Czech Cup Winners (2): 1997–98, 2012–13 Runners-up (7): 2002–03, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2025–26 Czech Supercup Winners (1): 2013 Czech 2. Liga (2nd tier) Winners (1): 1993–94
Club records Czech First League records Best position: 2nd (2009–10) Worst position: 14th (1999–2000) Biggest home win: Jablonec 8–0 České Budějovice (1997–98) Biggest away win: Příbram 0–6 Jablonec (2018–19) Biggest home defeat: Jablonec 1–5 Sparta (2023–24) Biggest away defeat: Sparta 6–0 Jablonec (1996–97)
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