SK Sigma Olomouc, one of the most well-known football teams of the Czech historical city of Olomouc, has become one of the symbols of the city since its foundation in 1919. Andrลฏv Stadium, which hosts the home matches of this team, is considered one of the important arenas of Czech football with a capacity of 12 thousand 541 spectators.
The club showed a resounding performance in the European arena and managed to reach the quarter-finals of the 1991-92 UEFA Cup. This success represents the brightest European adventure in the team's history. A season later, he again achieved a legendary victory in the UEFA Cup; In the second round, they beat Fenerbahรงe in the rematch with a score of 7-1 and advanced to the next round with a score of 7-2 in total. However, he ended his European journey with a defeat against the Italian giant Juventus.
The name changes of Sigma Olomouc, which has undergone many name changes over the years, since its establishment, also shed light on the political and economic history of the Czech society. Founded in 1919 under the name FK Hejฤรญn Olomouc, the team transformed into SK Hejฤรญn Olomouc in 1920. The team, which became part of Banskรฉ a Hutnรญ Olomouc through an industrial transition in 1947, became known as Moravskรฉ ลพelezรกrny (Moravian Iron Works) in the 1950s and 60s, with various name changes.
Ultimately, it adopted the name Sigma in 1966, adopting its current identity, and has been continuing under the name SK Sigma Olomouc since 1996.
