FC Viktoria Plzeň
Football Club Viktoria Plzeň (pronounced [ˈvɪktorja ˈpl̩zɛɲ]) is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They play in the Czech First League, the top division of football in the country.
| Full name | Football Club Viktoria Plzeň a.s. | |||
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| Founded | 11 June 1911 | |||
| Ground | Doosan Arena | |||
| Capacity | 11,700 | |||
| President | Adolf Šádek | |||
| Head coach | Miroslav Koubek | |||
| League | Czech First League | |||
| 2022–23 | 3rd of 16 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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As runners-up in the 1970–71 Czechoslovak Cup, the club gained the right to play in the following season's Cup Winners' Cup, as winners Spartak Trnava also won the championship and played in the European Cup. In 2010, they played in the UEFA Europa League after winning the 2009–10 Czech Cup.
The club won the Czech league for the first time in 2011, and participated in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage, during which they won their first Champions League match, earning five points and qualifying for the Round of 32 in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. The club won their second Czech league title in the 2012–13 season.
In 2013–14, the club participated in the UEFA Champions League group stage and finished third. They then reached the round of 16 in UEFA Europa League before being eliminated by Lyon.