FK Baník Most

Historical names

1909 — SK Most (full name: Sportovní klub Most) 1948 — ZSJ Uhlomost Most (full name: Základní sportovní jednota Uhlomost Most) 1953 — DSO Baník Most (full name: Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Baník Most) 1961 — TJ Baník Most (full name: Tělovýchovná jednota Baník Most) 1979 — TJ Baník SHD Most (full name: Tělovýchovná jednota Baník Severočeské hnědouhelné doly Most) 1993 — FK Baník SHD Most (full name: Fotbalový klub Baník Severočeské hnědouhelné doly Most) 1995 — FC MUS Most 1996 (full name: Football Club Mostecká uhelná společnost Most 1996, a.s.) 2003 — FK SIAD Most (full name: Fotbalový klub SIAD Most, a.s.) 2008 — FK Baník Most 2013 — FK Baník Most 1909

Early history and Lower League Football

The club was founded on 19 May 1909, and there were very basic beginnings. Football activity in Most would be interrupted for significant periods of time during World War I and World War II, but even long thereafter, the quality of football in Most remained modest, as Most would play in the lower Czechoslovak leagues from the 1950s all the way through to the 1980s. In the 1990s though, Most earned two promotions – first to the Bohemian Football League, the third-highest league in the country, then, in the 1996/97 season, to the Czech 2. Liga.

SIAD ownership and First Division Football

In spring 2003, Italian industrial-gas company SIAD acquired the club. Their investment marked the start of a gradually more successful era. The club…

Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 3 Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 15 Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 7 Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 1

Czech Republic

Notes

Czech 2. Liga Winners (1): 2004–05 Czech Cup Semifinals: 2001–02