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AC Sparta Prague

professional football club based in Prague, Czechia

Athletic Club Sparta Praha (Czech pronunciation: [ˈaː ˈt͡sɛː ˈsparta ˈpraɦa]), commonly known as Sparta Prague, is a Soccer club from the Czech Republic. It is the most successful football club in the Czech Republic. Its nickname is Iron Sparta. Its biggest rival is Slavia Prague.

Sparta Prague
Full nameAthletic Club Sparta Praha Fotbal a.s.
Nickname(s)Železná Sparta (Iron Sparta)
Rudí (The Reds/The Maroons)[note 1]
Letenští
Founded16 November 1893; 131 years ago (1893-11-16)
GroundGenerali Česká pojišťovna Arena
Capacity19,416
OwnerJ&T Credit Investments (60%)
Daniel Křetínský (40%)
PresidentDaniel Křetínský
Head coachBrian Priske
LeagueCzech First League
2022–231:t
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Accomplishments

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The A.C. Sparta Prague has:

History

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In 1991, Sparta came in third place in the Champions League. The other finalists were F.C. Barcelona, F.C. Porto, and F.C. Spartak Moscow.

Sparta last won a title in the Czech Republic during the 2013/2014 season. Sparta also won the Czech League Cup and the Super Cup that season. Because of this, Sparta fans call the 2013/2014 season the "Sparta treble season."

In the 2015/2016 season of the Europa League, Sparta made it to the quarterfinals but lost to Villarreal C.F.

Famous players

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Famous players who have played for Sparta include Pavel Nedvěd, Jan Koller, Andrej Kvašňák, Jan Berger, Tomáš Rosický, Horst Siegl, Václav Mašek, Jiří Novotný, Jiří Jarošík, Libor Sionko, Wilfried Bony, and Leonard Kweuke.

Sparta's most famous coach was Václav Ježek.

European cups all-time statistics

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The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Sparta's games in the three UEFA tournaments it has participated in, as well as the overall total. The list contains the tournament, the number of seasons (S), games played (P), won (W), drawn (D), and lost (L). The statistics include qualification matches.

As of 10 August 2021
Competition P W D L GF GA GD
Champions League 146 54 29 63 190 204 –14
Cup Winners' Cup 30 15 5 10 68 32 +36
Europa League 118 48 33 37 169 144 +25
Total 294 117 67 110 427 380 +47

UEFA club coefficient ranking

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As of 12.02.2021, Source: [1]

Rank Team Points
40 England  West Ham United 17.713
41 Israel  Hapoel Be'er Sheva 17.500
42 Czech Republic  AC Sparta Prague 17.500
43 Belarus  BATE Borisov 17.500
44 Austria  Rapid Wien 17.000

References

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Notes

  1. Sparta Prague rivals, Slavia Prague, refer to themselves as "Červenobílí" (English: The Red-Whites) but refer to Spartans as "Rudí" (English: The Dark Reds/The Maroons).