FC Vysočina Jihlava
Czech club with two top-flight spells and a historic 8th-place finish.
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.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1948 (as PAL Jihlava)
- Current league
- Czech National Football League (second tier)
- First top-flight season
- 2005–06
- Top-flight seasons
- 2005–06, 2012–2018
- Best league finish
- 8th place (historic)
- Stadium
- Stadion v Jiráskově ulici
- Stadium capacity
- 4,082 (all-seater)
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History
The club was founded in 1948 under the name PAL Jihlava. Following the Czech Republic's independence in 1993, the team played in the third-tier Bohemian Football League until earning promotion to the Czech 2. Liga in 2000. After five years in the second division, Jihlava reached the Czech Cup semi-finals in 2003–04 and secured promotion to the top flight by finishing second in the 2004–05 Czech 2.
Liga. Their debut First League season in 2005–06 ended in relegation on the final day after a home loss to Slavia Prague. The club returned to the second league for six years before again finishing second in the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga, winning promotion back to the First League in 2012.
Jihlava spent six seasons in the top tier, achieving a historic 8th-place finish. Relegation came in 2018 after a 2–0 defeat to Karviná. The club immediately challenged for promotion in the 2018–19 play-offs, again against Karviná, but severe refereeing controversies blocked their return. Since then, Jihlava has remained in the second tier.
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