FC Vysočina Jihlava is a football club from Jihlava, Czech Republic, which plays in the Czech National Football League (second tier). The club played in the Czech First League for the first time in its history in the 2005–06 season, and also played in the league for six seasons between 2012 and 2018.

History

The club was founded under the name PAL Jihlava in 1948. After the Czech Republic became independent in 1993, the club played in the third-tier Bohemian Football League until promotion in 2000 to the Czech 2. Liga. The club went on to take part in the second division for five years, reaching the semi-finals of the Czech Cup in 2003–04 and winning promotion to the top flight after finishing second in the 2004–05 Czech 2. Liga. Jihlava played in the top flight for the first time in their history in 2005–06, being relegated back to the second league on the last day of the season, after a loss at home against Slavia Prague. Following another spell in the second league, this time of six years, the club won back a place in the top flight having finished second in the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga. Returning to the First League in 2012, Jihlava spent six seasons in the top tier, peaking with a historic 8th-place finish. After bowing out in 2018 after a 2–0 loss against Karviná, the club instantly challenged for promotion in the 2018–19 play-offs again against Karviná. The fierce battle, however, became infamous for severe refereeing controversies that blocked Vysočina's path back to the top flight. Since then, Jihlava has remained in the second tier.

Historical names 1948–49 – PAL Jihlava 1949–53 – Sokol Motorpal Jihlava 1953–93 – Spartak Jihlava 1993–95 – Spartak PSJ Jihlava 1995–97 – PSJ Motorpal Jihlava (merger with SK Jihlava) 1997–00 – FC PSJ Jihlava Since 2000 – FC Vysočina Jihlava

Stadium

Jihlava play home matches at the Stadion v Jiráskově ulici, which boasts a 4,082 all-seater capacity. The club undertook major reconstruction each time the club was promoted to the Czech First League, in 2005 and 2012, in order for the stadium to meet league criteria. The stadium features two main stands for the crowd (sectors A and B), while the away fans are catered for with 229 seats behind one of the goals (sector D). The remaining side, sector C, is reserved for VIP guests.

Players Current squad .

Out on loan

Notable former players

Managers

Tibor Duda (June 1999 – June 2000) Miloslav Machálek (July 2000 – September 2002) Roman Pivarník (October 2002 – July 2003) Jaroslav Netolička (July 2003 – June 2004) Karel Večeřa (July 2004 – June 2006) Milan Bokša (June 2006 – June 2007) Luboš Zákostelský (July 2007 – September 2007) Karol Marko (September 2007 – June 2009) Luboš Urban (July 2009 – March 2011) Roman Pivarník (July 2011 – June 2012) František Komňacký (May 2012 – December 2013) Petr Rada (December 2013 – September 2014) Roman Kučera (September 2014 – December 2014) Luděk Klusáček (December 2014 – September 2015) Milan Bokša (September 2015 – January 2016) Michal Hipp (January 2016 – September 2016) Michal Bílek (September 2016 – April 2017) Josef Jinoch (April 2017 – June 2017) Ivan Kopecký (June 2017 – December 2017) Martin Svědík (December 2017 – November 2018) Radim Kučera (December 2018 – July 2020) Aleš Křeček (July 2020 – June 2021) Jan Kameník (June 2021 – Oct 2022) Ondřej Smetana (October 2022 – April 2023) David Oulehla (May 2023 – August 2024) Marek Jarolím (Sept 2024 – Oct 2025) Jiří Lerch (Oct 2025 – March 2026) Marek Nikl (March 2026 –present)

History in domestic competitions 1993–00 Moravian–Silesian Football League 2000–05 Czech National Football League 2005–06 Czech First League 2006–12 Czech National Football League 2012–18 Czech First League 2018– Czech National Football League

Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 7 Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 18 Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 7 Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Czech Republic Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup1993–943. liga7th30128104941+832Round of 641994–953. liga7th30126124336+742First round1995–963. liga13th2885154260–1829Quarter-finals1996–973. liga12th2895142950–2132First round1997–983. liga11th30108123844–638Round of 321998–993. liga3rd3015785134+1752Round of 641999–003. liga2nd2816754823+2555Round of 642000–012. liga6th3013893831+747Round of 322001–022. liga7th30126124746+142Round of 322002–032. liga2nd30164104328+1552Round of 642003–042. liga5th3013984032+848Semi-finals2004–052. liga2nd2813964630+1648Round of 322005–061. liga15th30611132036–1629Round of 322006–072. liga5th3014974926+2351Round of 642007–082. liga7th30111094235+743Round of 322008–092. liga3rd3015693627+951Round of 322009–102. liga4th3015785737+2052Round of 642010–112. liga3rd3015874929+2053First round2011–122. liga2nd3016774529+1655Round of 322012–131. liga10th3071583642–636Round of 162013–141. liga8th30107134550–537Quarter-finals2014–151. liga10th30106143338–536Round of 642015–161. liga11th3087153154–2331Round of 162016–171. liga14th3069152647–2127Round of 162017–181. liga15th3086163048–1830Round of 162018–192. liga2nd3017765033+1758Round of 322019–202. liga6th3014795846+1249Round of 322020–212. liga7th269894444035Round of 322021–222. liga7th30119102934–542Round of 162022–232. liga14th3097143751–1434Round of 322023–242. liga14th3098134246–435Round of 322024–252. liga10th3081393539–437First round2025–262. liga15th3078153239–729Round of 32

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