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Czechoslovak First League / Czech First League: "Sparta Praha" redirects here. In 1962, Kvašňák and Tichý played for the "silver" team in Chile. All three of the above-mentioned heroes were part of the national team that finished second at the 1962 World Cup in Chile. Sparta Soccer Club “Town” or Recreational Coaches Roles. Zdeněk Grygera, Tomáš Hübschman, Jaromír Blažek, Karel Poborský and academy products Petr Čech and Tomáš Rosický helped Czech football to become recognised as being amongst the elite in Europe and most have played for elite European clubs. The site of some of the biggest battles in the history of Sparta, is now opening its doors! Built around Chovanec, Berger, Hašek, Skuhravý and Griga, the team regained its former status and won five league titles in a row between 1986 and 1991. Other important players in these "golden years" were Josef Vojta, Vladimír Táborský and Ivan Mráz. The club only spent one year in this division, with the crucial matches for the club's comeback to the elite being sold out. Sparta Soccer Club, Inc., Sparta, WI. We would like to thank all our partners for cooperation and support of the club. The group stage in 2004–05 did not work out at all well for Sparta. The football section of the club is the most successful. In this year, however, due to a number of circumstances, the team dropped to division two. On top of that, the team was coached by Dušan Uhrin, who had spent his best years at Sparta, and Pavel Novotný came to Sparta two years later. The stadium tour will take you to those places that regular visitors cannot access. At the very beginning of the club's football history, the players used to wear black jerseys with a big "S" on the front. Lamia. Soon after that, the Athletic Club Sparta came up with its tricolour, in which blue symbolises Europe, red is the symbol of the royal city, though the reason for the yellow is not known any more. They then played for two years in black-and-white striped jerseys, which they returned to, wearing them as a reserve strip, for two years in 1996. The milestones of the first golden period of the club's history are two Central European Cup titles, which in the '20 and the '30s enjoyed the same recognition as that of today's Champions League. Head Coaches and Assistants must complete the following requirements. The name Sparta was inspired by the fighting spirit and courage of the people from the ancient city of Sparta. Sparta players also featured in more recent qualification and tournament games of the Czech national team. Sparta players also contributed to the last big achievement of the already independent Czech Republic team in 1996. Sparta Prague has three stars above its crest to signify winning 30–39 national league championships, adding a new star for every ten league titles. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Currently, Sparta is one of only two teams in the domestic league which supplies players to the national side. Shortly before this most famous era kicked off, Vlasta Burian, the man who later became the king of Czech comedians, played in goal for the club. Asteras. Athletic Club Sparta Praha (Czech pronunciation: [ˈaː ˈt͡sɛː ˈsparta ˈpraɦa]), commonly known as Sparta Prague, is a Czech football club based in Prague. Sparta play at Prague's Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena, also known as Letná Stadium. The next era culminating in the bronze medal in the Euro 2004 in Portugal saw Sparta players leaving their unmistakable mark in the national team successes. Our goal is to encourage youth participation, referee training and youth coaching, as well as to educate the participants and public in all levels of soccer techniques, fair play, team work, league rules and safety. and later renamed as Athletic Union of Sparta F.C. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Aris PAOK. Super League Greece 1. Sparta Soccer Club, Sparta, New Jersey. They sit in the sectors D33-D36, which is behind the goal in the southern stand. List of football clubs in Greece. Golden periods alternated with years when Sparta fans only nostalgically remembered the "good old times". Only the great era of the team around Andrej Kvašňák in the 1960s brought back memories of the club's golden years.