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Stadium:
Strahov, Stadion Evzena Rosickeho
Ground Capacity: 19 032
Floodlight: 1400 lux
Size of pitch: 105m x 68m

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The tradition of Slavia Prague, one of the oldest sports club on the European continent, goes back to the 19th century. It was founded as a soccer club in 1892 mainly on the initiative of Czech students. Slavia soon became a very successful popularizer of soccer in Bohemia and one of the leading teams on the European continent. The club was allocated the FIFA serial number 21. The Czech national team which in the year 1911 won the title of amateur European Champion - when it beat England 2:1 in the final match in Roubaix (France) - included nine Slavia players. Slavia Prague is one of the few continental honorable members of the Football Association of England.
In the years between the world wars Slavia held its leading position in Czechoslovak and European soccer. It regularly played in the legendary Central European Cup, was many times the runner-up in the final matches and in 1938 won the Cup. The history of Slavia Prague is closely linked with the greatest successes of Czechoslovak soccer. There were eight Slavia players on the Czechoslovak national team which in 1934 reached the finals of the World Championships where it met Italy (1:2).
A number of Slavia players are great personalities of European and world soccer, among them the absolutely best-known is forward Josef Bican (1916 - 2001), who scored more than five thousand goals and reached the average league rate of 1.75 goal per a league match.

Slavia Prague is holder of a world record: since 1892 the players of the club have traditionally been wearing the red and white colors. Since the first match on March 25, 1896 the team have always played in the same dress: a red-white jersey, on the left side of the chest with a point positioned red star.
After a second world war the team was persecuted by a communist regime and in the sixth decade was relegated to the second league for two times. But Slavia came back soon and in 1965 placed third having an equal number of points with the winner.

The greatest successes in post-war period Slavia achieved in last ten years - in 1996 became a Czech League Champion. It was its fourteenth title and first title after 49 years. In 1996 Slavia was also a participant of UEFA Cup semi-final, in 1997 participant of quarter final of UEFA Cup Winner's Cup and in 1999 participant of quarter final of UEFA Cup. Slavia won the Czech National Cup in 1997, 1999 and in 2002 when it beat its traditional rival Sparta Prague in final match.

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Stadion Evzena Rosickeho Zatopkova 2 Strahov  show me everything in Strahov Prague 6 169 00 Czech Republic (google maps)

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