FC Zlín

Professional football club

FC Zlín is a professional football club from Zlín, Czech Republic. The club has spent a number of seasons in the top league of the country, both the Czechoslovak First League and later the Czech First League. They currently play in the Czech First League.

The club was founded in 1919 and played at the top level of football between 1938 and 1947, before being disqualified from the league due to manipulation of results. The club then played in the top flight sporadically, just four more seasons before the establishment of a separate Czech league in 1993. The club were battling relegation as the season came to a close despite a late run of good form in which they enjoyed an unbeaten run of six matches, including five wins. They needed a win in their last match of the season against Baumit Jablonec to avoid relegation, but conceded after just two minutes, trailing 5–1 at half time and finally losing by a 6–1 scoreline, and began the following season with a sequence of six matches undefeated before losing to MFK Karviná in 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga, although they did not manage to sustain their form on either occasion, finishing 11th and 10th respectively. The club marked the start of the 2012–13 Czech 2. Liga by changing their name, manager and captain, bringing in Aleš Křeček to manage the team, installing Tomáš Polách as club captain and signing a five year deal with firm Fastav, replacing the former sponsorship deal with Tescoma to take the new name FC Fastav Zlín. In May 2017, Zlín won the Czech Cup and subsequently qualified for the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. The club marked the start of the 2022–23 Czech First League by changing their name, signing a three year deal with firm TRINITY BANK, replacing the former sponsorship deal with Fastav to take the new name FC Trinity Zlín. After only one season, main sponsor left and since 1 July 2023 club take the new name FC Zlín.

As of 2023/24, the club's reserve team FC Zlín B plays in the Moravian Silesian Football League (3rd tier of Czech football system).

. Highlighted players are in the current squad.

Season League Placed Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cup1993–941. liga11th30107133748–1137Round of 161994–951. liga14th3086162140–1930Round of 161995–961. liga15th3069151738–2127Round of 321996–972. liga3rd30121265533+2248First round1997–982. liga5th28101354227+1543Round of 321998–992. liga8th30106142633–736Round of 321999–002. liga8th30101193433+1141Round of 162000–012. liga5th30131074023+1749Round of 642001–022. liga2nd30181025624+3264Round of 162002–031. liga7th30119103441–742Semi finals2003–041. liga7th30125133139–841Round of 162004–051. liga10th30712112935–633Round of 162005–061. liga11th30811112733–635Round of 322006–071. liga13th30512132134–1327Semi finals2007–081. liga8th30108122831–338Round of 642008–091. liga15th3078152649–2329Quarter finals2009–102. liga3rd3017584933+1656Round of 322010–112. liga11th30115144645+138First round2011–122. liga10th3099122836–836First round2012–132. liga6th30146104937+1248Round of 322013–142. liga11th30107133330+337Round of 322014–152. liga3rd3016775332+2155Round of 322015–161. liga13th3079143450–1630Round of 162016–171. liga6th30118113435–141Winners2017–181. liga10th3089133148–1733Semi finals 2018–191. liga8th34143173847–945Round of 162019–201. liga13th3396183052–2233Round of 162020–211. liga14th3488183050–2032Round of 642021–221. liga12th3599174360–1736Round of 162022–231. liga15th35713154360–1734Round of 16