FK Teplice is a football club based in the city of Teplice, located in the north of the Czech Republic, approximately 80 kilometers from Prague. In 1945, World War II. Founded after World War II, the club started to compete at the highest level by being promoted to the Czechoslovakian 1st League within three years. Since its establishment, it has largely participated in the Czechoslovakian 1st and 2nd Leagues; After the division of the country, the Czech Republic continued to compete in the 1st League and 2nd League.
In 1996, the team was promoted to the Czech Republic 1st League with an important sponsor named Glaverbel, and achieved great success by winning the Czech Republic Football Cup in the following season. Participating in the UEFA Cup in the 1997-1998 season, FK Teplice attracted attention by beating teams such as Feyenoord and 1.
FCKaiserslautern, which were among the strongest teams of that period; but were eliminated against Celtic in the last round.
The club finished third in the league in the 2004-05 season, sharing the same points with Slavia Praha. In its participation in the UEFA Cup, after eliminating Belarusian FCMTZโRIPOMinsk in the first qualifying round, it faced the Spanish representative Espanyol; After drawing 1โ1 in the first match, they lost 0โ2 in the second match and left the tournament early.
The following season, 2005-06, they finished the league in fourth place and were considered one of the strongest teams in Czech football.
The club's name has undergone several changes since its foundation. The club, which emerged as SKTepliceโล anov in 1945, became SokolTeplice in 1948, ZSJTechnomatTeplice in 1949, ZSJVodotechnaTeplice in 1951, ZSJIngstavTeplice in 1952, DSOTatranTeplice in 1953 and 1960. TJSlovanTeplice was renamed TJSkloUnionTeplice in 1966, TFKVTJTeplice in 1991, FKFrydrychTeplice in 1993, and finally its current name was fixed as FKTeplice in 1994.
