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| fullname = Football Club Slovan Liberec, a.s.
| nickname = ''Modrobílí'' (Blue-whites)
| founded = {{Start date and age|1958|df=yes}}
| ground = [[Stadion u Nisy]], [[Liberec]]
| capacity = 9,900
| chairman = Petra Kania
| manager = [[Radoslav Kováč]]
| league = [[Czech First League]]
| season = [[2024–25 Czech First League|2024–25]]
| position = 9th of 16
| current = 2024–25 FC Slovan Liberec season
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'''FC Slovan Liberec''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈslovan ˈlɪbɛrɛts}}), commonly referred to as '''Slovan Liberec''' or simply '''Slovan''', is a Czech professional [[association football|football]] club based in the city of [[Liberec]]. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won three league titles and the [[Czech Cup|domestic cup]] since 1993. Glass-making company [[Preciosa (corporation)|Preciosa a.s.]] is the current main sponsor of the club.

==History==
===Early years===
The first predecessor of the Liberec football club was the Reichenberger Fussballklub (RFK) which was founded in 1899 (renamed to Reichenberger Sportklub [RSK] in 1904).<ref>{{Cite web|title=History Before 1958|url=https://en.fcslovanliberec.cz/zobraz.asp?t=history|website=FC Slovan Liberec|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref> Because Liberec was a city where the majority of inhabitants were of German nationality, until 1945, it was [[Germans]] who first established clubs and played their own league. The first Czech football club, SK Liberec, was established after [[World War I]] on 11 May 1919. In 1922, the original German club FK Rapid Ober Rosenthal became the Czech club [[Jiskra Liberec|SK Rapid Horní Růžodol]]. In the same year, another Liberec-based club&nbsp;– SK Doubí&nbsp;– was established, followed by AFK Stráž bezpečnosti in 1931. On 27 February 1934, SK Liberec took on the new name of Slavia Liberec so that the [[Czech (people)|Czech]] footballers could affirm their club's [[Slavic peoples|Slavic]] character at a time when the [[Nazi]] regime in neighbouring Germany already represented a serious threat to the former [[Czechoslovakia]] as well as all of Europe.

The rivalry that once existed in Liberec between Rapid and Slavia can be compared to a smaller version of the rivalry between [[Prague]]'s two most famous clubs, [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta]] and [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia]]. In 1938, the [[Munich Agreement]] was signed, in which representatives of the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany forced Czechoslovakia to withdraw from their border area and surrender it to Germany. After the city of Liberec was incorporated into the [[Third Reich]], Czech football in the city came to a halt for a full seven years.

===Post-War era===
At the end of [[World War II]] and with the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945, Liberec took on the character of a Czech city. The first post-war match was played in [[Turnov]] on 10 June 1945 by Liberec's football club Slavia. On 15 July 1945, representatives of Czech football clubs from the border areas that had started up again met at the Radnice hotel. The result of the meeting was the verdict that each border-area club continue in the same league that it had played in up until 1938. After seven years of forced inactivity, Slavia Liberec was again included in Class I A and Rapid Horní Růžodol in Class II. In February 1948, the [[Communists]] seized power in Czechoslovakia. Under the new name of Kolora, Rapid Liberec, formerly Horní Růžodol, fought its way to be promoted to the [[Czechoslovak First League]]. Due to the poor restructuring of Czechoslovak physical education and sports, Kolora remained in the second league – yet an administrative decision placed Slavoj Liberec, originally established as Čechie, in the First League. At the time, Slavoj had only played in the regional league. This reorganization created a lot of  bad blood in Liberec. After one season, Slavoj was relegated to the second league. Three years later, Kolora once again fought its way up to be promoted to the First League, but the team could not manage to save themselves from relegation the following season.

===Establishment of Slovan===
In 1958, the decision was taken to close the Jiskra and Slavoj clubs and merge the two into a single team that would have the potential to win a spot in the First League.<ref>{{cite book|first=Luboš|last=Jeřábek|title=Český a československý fotbal {{!}} lexikon osobností a klubů|publisher=Grada Publishing|language=cs|year=2007|location=Prague, Czech Republic|isbn=978-80-247-1656-5|page=111}}</ref> Although this plan stirred up very negative reactions among footballers and fans alike and despite the fact that members of Slavoj originally declared that they reject the plan, in the end they changed their minds. As a result, '''TJ Slovan Liberec''' was formed on 12 July 1958. With this name, the football club affirmed the Czech character of the club as well as the region where it played. The first competitor the newly created team faced was Spartak Praha Sokolovo, as the famous team Sparta Prague was called at the time. Slovan lost 0–3. Despite all its efforts, for a long time Slovan Liberec was unsuccessful in its fight for a place in the First League. At certain stages of its history, it was even relegated to the regional division or third league.

In the 1970s, Slovan managed to be promoted back to the second league, which at the time included five [[Bohemia]]n, one [[Moravians (ethnic group)|Moravian]] and ten [[Slovaks|Slovak]] teams. Due to the vast distances, the [[soccer|footballers]] from Liberec even had to board planes to play against teams in [[Bardejov]] or [[Michalovce]], located in the eastern parts of the country. In 1971, Slovan again failed in its attempt to be promoted to the First League. Following this were two relegations and promotions back to the second league.

===Modern times===
[[File:FC Slovan Liberec team, May 2008.jpg|thumb|260px|Slovan Liberec starting eleven before the [[Czech Cup]] final match against [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]], May 2008]]
After overcoming the financial crisis the club found itself in following the 1989 [[Velvet Revolution]], Slovan Liberec finally had the chance to gain promotion to the top league. Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the six best teams in the second league were elevated to the newly created [[Czech First League]]. Slovan ascended to the first league with the formation of the [[Czech First League]] in 1993, and has maintained this position ever since. In the 1990s, the club achieved a series of mid-table finishes.

In 2002, under the management of [[Ladislav Škorpil]], Slovan Liberec became the first champions of the Czech Republic outside Prague. As Czech champions, the club entered the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|UEFA Champions League third qualifying round]], but lost their first tie to that season's eventual tournament winners [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] (0–1, 2–1). Subsequently, the team finished fourth in the league in [[2002–03 Czech First League|2002–03]]. Due to a league-wide corruption scandal in the [[2004–05 Czech First League|2004–05 season]], the club was penalised with a six-point deduction and finished in fifth position with 46 points. In the [[2005–06 Czech First League|2005–06 season]], Slovan won their second league title.

In June 2007, popular coach [[Vítězslav Lavička]] resigned amidst problems with club management and disappointment with the team's [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|Champions League qualification]] loss to [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]. Liberec entered the [[2006–07 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup first round]], where they defeated Serbian champions [[Red Star Belgrade]] before being eliminated in the [[2006–07 UEFA Cup group stage#Group C|group stage]]. Performances next season under coach [[Michal Zach]] would not meet the expectations of the club owners, and Slovan experienced one of the worst seasons in its modern history. Zach's replacement by former coach Ladislav Škorpil failed to remedy the situation, as the club finished sixth in the league. In the same season, the team reached the final of the Czech Cup, but lost in a penalty shootout against Sparta Prague.

The [[2008–09 Czech First League|2008–09 season]] began with bitter European defeat in the UEFA Cup, as Slovan lost their [[2008-09 UEFA Cup#Second qualifying round|second qualifying round]] tie to Slovak club [[MŠK Žilina]]. By contrast, the club began their domestic league season with positive results against both of the dominant Prague sides, beating champions Slavia Prague 2–1 and Sparta Prague 3–0. However, a series of poor results against average opposition left the club down in fifth place by the fall. The spring saw Slovan opt for a more offensive approach and brought an improvement in results, with the club winning a derby against local rival [[FK Baumit Jablonec|Baumit Jablonec]] and beating an ambitious [[FK Mladá Boleslav|Mladá Boleslav]] side by three goals. Croatian striker [[Andrej Kerić]] scored 15 goals and became the league's top scorer as the club finished third, qualifying for the newly rebranded [[UEFA Europa League]] for the [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|2009–10 season]]. In the [[2011–12 Czech First League|2011–12 season]], Slovan became league champions for the third time in club history.

On 2 April 2024, businessman {{ill|Ondřej Kania|cs}} bought 75.65 percent of the club from businessman Ludvík Karl and became his new owner. Former football player [[Jan Nezmar]] became the new general director <ref>{{cite news |title=Kania už oficiálně vlastní Liberec. Novým ředitelem se stal Nezmar|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2023-24/445501/kania-uz-oficialne-vlastni-liberec-novym-reditelem-se-stal-nezmar.html|website=[[Blesk]]|publisher=[[Czech News Center]]|agency=[[Czech News Agency]]|date=2 April 2024|access-date=2 April 2024|language=cs}}</ref> and another former player, [[Theodor Gebre Selassie]], became the new sporting director.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gebre Selassie bude novým sportovním ředitelem Liberce|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-gebre-selassie-bude-novym-sportovnim-reditelem-liberce-5025744|website=[[Seznam.cz|Sport.cz]]|publisher=Borgis|agency=[[Czech News Agency]]|date=4 April 2024|access-date=4 April 2024|language=cs}}</ref>

==Names and crest==
[[File:Slovan Liberec logo.svg|thumb|140px|Club crest used until 2024]]
Since TJ (''Tělovýchovná jednota'') Slovan Liberec was created in 1958, the club's name has been changed on numerous occasions, reflecting changes in sponsorship. In the 1980s, Slovan Liberec used the name TJ Slovan Elitex (a textile company) Liberec. In 1993, the name FC (Football Club) Slovan Liberec was announced, to be replaced later the same year with FC Slovan WSK Liberec (WSK was an abbreviation for ''Wimpey Severokámen''). Only one year later in 1994, it became FC Slovan WSK Vratislav (''Vratislav'' – a beer brand) Liberec. In 1995, Slovan returned to its former name, FC Slovan Liberec.

The crest represents the colours of [[Liberec]] (blue & white) and the mountain [[Ještěd]] near Liberec with its famous [[Ještěd Tower|television tower]] on top.<ref>{{cite news|first=Hynek|last=Preisler|title=Liberec představil nové logo s Ještědem. Naším cílem je získat fanoušky z celého Česka, řekl Kania|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-liberec-predstavil-nove-logo-s-jestedem-nasim-cilem-je-ziskat-fanousky-z-celeho-ceska-rekl-kania-5028960|website=Sport.cz|publisher=Borgis|date=24 May 2024|access-date=31 May 2024|language=cs}}</ref>

==Players==
===Current squad===
{{updated|30 June 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Soupiska A-tým 2024/2025|url=https://www.fcslovanliberec.cz/soupiska.asp|website=FC Slovan Liberec}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=SVK|pos=GK|name=[[Ivan Krajčírik]]|other=on loan from [[Widzew Łódź]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=[[Dominik Plechatý]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=[[Jan Mikula]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=SVK|pos=DF|name=Martin Rýzek}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=Petr Hodouš}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=UKR|pos=MF|name=[[Ivan Varfolomeyev]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=NGA|pos=MF|name=Soliu Afolabi}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=Marek Icha}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=CZE|pos=FW|name=[[Lukáš Mašek]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=CZE|pos=FW|name=Filip Špatenka}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=[[Vojtěch Stránský]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=Matěj Strnad}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=Hynek Hruška}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=[[Josef Koželuh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=[[Michal Hlavatý]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=AUT|pos=MF|name=Ermin Mahmic}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=SVK|pos=FW|name=Lukáš Letenay}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=Jan Knapík}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=SVK|pos=MF|name=Patrik Dulay}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=NGA|pos=MF|name=[[Ahmad Ghali]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=[[Lukáš Masopust]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=UGA|pos=DF|name=[[Aziz Kayondo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=Benjamin Nyarko}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=Dominik Mašek}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=CZE|pos=GK|name=Hugo Jan Bačkovský}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=[[Šimon Gabriel]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=CZE|pos=GK|name=Lukáš Pešl}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=KOS|pos=MF|name=[[Qëndrim Zyba]]}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=CZE|pos=GK|name=[[Tomáš Koubek]]}}
{{Fs player|no=47|nat=CZE|pos=GK|name=Jindřich Musil}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=LVA|pos=FW|name=[[Raimonds Krollis]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=Milan Lexa}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=SVK|pos=FW|name=[[Ľubomír Tupta]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs end}}

===Notable former players===
{{Main list|Category:FC Slovan Liberec players}}

==Player records in the Czech First League==
{{updated|11 May 2025}}.<ref name=stats>{{Cite web|title=Detailed stats|url=http://en.fortunaliga.cz/statistiky?unit=1&status=0&parameter=1&season=1&club=7&game_limit=0&nationality=&age=0&list_number=0&order=5&order_dir=2#stats|work=Chance Liga}}</ref>
'''Highlighted''' players are in the current squad.
{{col-start}}
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===Most appearances===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Name !! Matches
|-
| '''1''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Janů]] || 310
|-
| '''2''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Nezmar]] || 241
|-
| '''3''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Jan Mikula]]''' || 226
|-
| '''4''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Papoušek]] || 219
|-
| '''5''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Michael Rabušic]] || 200
|-
| '''6''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Miroslav Holeňák]] || 184
|-
| '''7''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Libor Janáček]] || 183
|-
| '''8''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Josef Lexa]] || 175
|-
| '''9''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ladislav Maier]] || 148
|-
|rowspan="3"| '''10''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Štajner]] ||rowspan="3"| 143
|-
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Ivan Hodúr]]
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Theodor Gebre Selassie]]
|}
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===Most goals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Name !! Goals
|-
| '''1''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Nezmar]] || 62
|-
| '''2''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Štajner]] || 57
|-
| '''3''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Michael Rabušic]] || 44
|-
| '''4''' || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Andrej Kerić]] || 32
|-
|rowspan="2"| '''5''' || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Leandro Lázzaro]] ||rowspan="2"| 30
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Josef Šural]]
|-
| '''7''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Josef Obajdin]] || 26
|-
| '''8''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Papoušek]] || 24
|-
| '''9''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Blažek]] || 23
|-
| '''10''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Barbarič]] || 22
|}
{{col-end}}

===Most clean sheets===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Name !! Clean sheets
|-
| '''1''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ladislav Maier]] || 50
|-
| '''2''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Zbyněk Hauzr]] || 49
|-
| '''3''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Antonín Kinský (footballer, born 1975)|Antonín Kinský]] || 43
|-
|}

==Managers==
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Vlastimil Petržela]] (1992–95)
* [[Ladislav Škorpil]] (1998–04)
* [[Josef Csaplár]] (2001–03)
* [[Stanislav Griga]] (Jan 2003&nbsp;– June 2005)
* [[Vítězslav Lavička]] (2004–07)
* [[Michal Zach]] (July 2007&nbsp;– Oct 2007)
* [[Ladislav Škorpil]] (Oct 2007&nbsp;– Nov 2009)
* [[Josef Petřík]] (Nov 2009&nbsp;– Nov 2010)
* [[Petr Rada]] (Nov 2010&nbsp;– June 2011)
* [[Jaroslav Šilhavý]] (July 2011&nbsp;– April 2014)
* [[David Vavruška]] (April 2014&nbsp;– June 2014)
* [[Samuel Slovák]] (June 2014&nbsp;– Dec 2014)
* [[Jiří Kotrba]], [[Josef Csaplár]] (Dec 2014&nbsp;– March 2015)
* [[David Vavruška]] (March 2015&nbsp;– May 2015)
* [[Jindřich Trpišovský]] (June 2015 – Dec 2017)
* [[David Holoubek]] (Dec 2017 – May 2018)
* [[Zsolt Hornyák]] (June 2018 – May 2019)
* [[Pavel Hoftych]] (June 2019 – August 2021)
* [[Luboš Kozel]] (August 2021 – May 2024)
* [[Radoslav Kováč]] (June 2024 – present)
{{div col end}}

==History in domestic competitions==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
* 1993– [[Czech First League]]
|}

* Seasons spent at Level 1 of the [[Football in the Czech Republic|football league system]]: 32
* Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 0
* Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
* Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

===Czech Republic===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Season
! League
! Placed
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! GF
! GA
! GD
! Pts
! Cup
|-
|1993–94
|[[1993–94 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |9th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |11
|style="text-align:center" |11
|style="text-align:center" |8
|style="text-align:center" |32
|style="text-align:center" |26
|style="text-align:center" |+6
|style="text-align:center" |44
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 16
|-
|1994–95
|[[1994–95 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |4th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |16
|style="text-align:center" |3
|style="text-align:center" |11
|style="text-align:center" |49
|style="text-align:center" |46
|style="text-align:center" |+3
|style="text-align:center" |51
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 32
|-
|1995–96
|[[1995–96 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |7th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |12
|style="text-align:center" |8
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |34
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |+4
|style="text-align:center" |44
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 32
|-
|1996–97
|[[1996–97 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |5th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |12
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |8
|style="text-align:center" |33
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |+3
|style="text-align:center" |46
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 16
|-
|1997–98
|[[1997–98 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |5th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |13
|style="text-align:center" |8
|style="text-align:center" |9
|style="text-align:center" |39
|style="text-align:center" |32
|style="text-align:center" |+7
|style="text-align:center" |47
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 64
|-
|1998–99
|[[1998–99 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |9th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |9
|style="text-align:center" |11
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |33
|style="text-align:center" |34
|style="text-align:center" |–1
|style="text-align:center" |38
|style="text-align:center; background:silver" |Runners-up
|-
|1999–00
|[[1999–2000 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |8th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |9
|style="text-align:center" |11
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |21
|style="text-align:center" |24
|style="text-align:center" |–3
|style="text-align:center" |38
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |'''Winners'''
|-
|2000–01
|[[2000–01 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |6th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |12
|style="text-align:center" |9
|style="text-align:center" |9
|style="text-align:center" |39
|style="text-align:center" |31
|style="text-align:center" |+8
|style="text-align:center" |45
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 16
|-
|2001–02
|[[2001–02 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |'''1st'''
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |30
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |19
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |7
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |4
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |55
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |26
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |+29
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |64
|style="text-align:center" |Quarter-finals
|-
|2002–03
|[[2002–03 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |4th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |14
|style="text-align:center" |8
|style="text-align:center" |8
|style="text-align:center" |43
|style="text-align:center" |36
|style="text-align:center" |+7
|style="text-align:center" |50
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 16
|-
|2003–04
|[[2003–04 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |6th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |12
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |8
|style="text-align:center" |38
|style="text-align:center" |27
|style="text-align:center" |+11
|style="text-align:center" |46
|style="text-align:center" |Semi-finals
|-
|2004–05
|[[2004–05 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |5th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |14
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |6
|style="text-align:center" |45
|style="text-align:center" |26
|style="text-align:center" |+19
|style="text-align:center" |46[[#Notes|†]]
|style="text-align:center" |Semi-finals
|-
|2005–06
|[[2005–06 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |'''1st'''
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |30
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |16
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |11
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |3
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |43
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |22
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |+21
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |59
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 32
|-
|2006–07
|[[2006–07 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |4th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |16
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |4
|style="text-align:center" |44
|style="text-align:center" |22
|style="text-align:center" |+22
|style="text-align:center" |58
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 16
|-
|2007–08
|[[2007–08 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |6th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |12
|style="text-align:center" |8
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |35
|style="text-align:center" |31
|style="text-align:center" |+4
|style="text-align:center" |44
|style="text-align:center; background:silver" |Runners-up
|-
|2008–09
|[[2008–09 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |3rd
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |30
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |14
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |10
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |6
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |41
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |28
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |+13
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |52
|style="text-align:center" |Quarter-finals
|-
|2009–10
|[[2009–10 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |9th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |7
|style="text-align:center" |13
|style="text-align:center" |34
|style="text-align:center" |39
|style="text-align:center" |–5
|style="text-align:center" |37
|style="text-align:center" |Quarter-finals
|-
|2010–11
|[[2010–11 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |7th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |12
|style="text-align:center" |7
|style="text-align:center" |11
|style="text-align:center" |45
|style="text-align:center" |36
|style="text-align:center" |+9
|style="text-align:center" |43
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 32
|-
|2011–12
|[[2011–12 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |'''1st'''
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |30
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |20
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |6
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |4
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |68
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |29
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |+39
|style="background:gold; text-align:center" |66
|style="text-align:center" |Quarter-finals
|-
|2012–13
|[[2012–13 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |3rd
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |30
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |16
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |6
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |8
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |46
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |34
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |+12
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |54
|style="text-align:center" |Semi-finals
|-
|2013–14
|[[2013–14 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |4th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |14
|style="text-align:center" |6
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |37
|style="text-align:center" |46
|style="text-align:center" |-9
|style="text-align:center" |48
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 32
|-
|2014–15
|[[2014–15 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |12th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |7
|style="text-align:center" |12
|style="text-align:center" |11
|style="text-align:center" |39
|style="text-align:center" |43
|style="text-align:center" |-4
|style="text-align:center" |33
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;" |'''Winners'''
|-
|2015–16
|[[2015–16 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |3rd
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |30
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |17
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |7
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |6
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |51
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |35
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |+16
|style="background:#c96; text-align:center" |58
|style="text-align:center" |Quarter-finals
|-
|2016–17
|[[2016–17 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |9th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |9
|style="text-align:center" |11
|style="text-align:center" |31
|style="text-align:center" |28
|style="text-align:center" |+3
|style="text-align:center" |39
|style="text-align:center" |Quarter-finals
|-
|2017–18
|[[2017–18 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |6th
|style="text-align:center" |30
|style="text-align:center" |13
|style="text-align:center" |7
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |37
|style="text-align:center" |35
|style="text-align:center" |+2
|style="text-align:center" |46
|style="text-align:center" |Quarter-finals
|-
|2018–19
|[[2018–19 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |6th
|style="text-align:center" |35
|style="text-align:center" |12
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |13
|style="text-align:center" |34
|style="text-align:center" |32
|style="text-align:center" |+2
|style="text-align:center" |46
|style="text-align:center" |Quarter-finals
|-
|2019–20
|[[2019–20 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |5th
|style="text-align:center" |36
|style="text-align:center" |16
|style="text-align:center" |6
|style="text-align:center" |14
|style="text-align:center" |57
|style="text-align:center" |51
|style="text-align:center" |+6
|style="text-align:center" |54
|style="text-align:center; background:silver;" |Runners-up
|-
|2020–21
|[[2020–21 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |6th
|style="text-align:center" |34
|style="text-align:center" |14
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |44
|style="text-align:center" |32
|style="text-align:center" |+12
|style="text-align:center" |52
|style="text-align:center" |Quarter-finals
|-
|2021–22
|[[2021–22 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |9th
|style="text-align:center" |32
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |7
|style="text-align:center" |15
|style="text-align:center" |29
|style="text-align:center" |41
|style="text-align:center" |-12
|style="text-align:center" |37
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 64
|-
|2022–23
|[[2022–23 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |7th
|style="text-align:center" |34
|style="text-align:center" |12
|style="text-align:center" |8
|style="text-align:center" |14
|style="text-align:center" |51
|style="text-align:center" |49
|style="text-align:center" |+2
|style="text-align:center" |44
|style="text-align:center" |Quarter-finals
|-
|2023–24
|[[2023–24 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |9th
|style="text-align:center" |32
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |10
|style="text-align:center" |12
|style="text-align:center" |47
|style="text-align:center" |50
|style="text-align:center" |-3
|style="text-align:center" |40
|style="text-align:center" |Quarter-finals
|-
|2024–25
|[[2024–25 Czech First League|1. liga]]
|style="text-align:center" |9th
|style="text-align:center" |32
|style="text-align:center" |12
|style="text-align:center" |9
|style="text-align:center" |11
|style="text-align:center" |47
|style="text-align:center" |35
|style="text-align:center" |+12
|style="text-align:center" |45
|style="text-align:center" |Round of 32
|}
<span id="Notes" ></span>'''Notes:'''
† six points deducted

==History in European competitions==
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Country
! Club
! Score
|-
|rowspan=2|2000–01
|rowspan=2|[[2000–01 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|1st Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|[[IFK Norrköping]]
|2–2, 2–1
|-
|2nd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|0–1, 2–3
|-
|rowspan=5|2001–02
|rowspan=5|[[2001–02 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|1st Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Slovakia}}
|[[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
|2–0, 0–1
|-
|2nd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Spain}}
|[[Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]]
|1–3, 3–0
|-
|3rd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Spain}}
|[[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]]
|3–1, 1–2
|-
|4th Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|France}}
|[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
|1–1, 4–1
|-
|1/4 Finals
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|[[Borussia Dortmund]]
|0–0, 0–4
|-
|rowspan=4|2002–03
|[[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|3rd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|0–1, 2–1
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2002–03 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|1st Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Georgia}}
|[[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]
|3–2, 1–0
|-
|2nd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|0–1, 1–0 (4–2 pen)
|-
|3rd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]
|2–2, 0–1
|-
|rowspan=3|2003
|rowspan=3|[[2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]
|2nd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Ireland}}
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|2–0, 2–0
|-
|3rd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Spain}}
|[[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]]
|1–0, 2–1
|-
|Semi-finals
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
|1–2, 0–0
|-
|rowspan=4|2004
|rowspan=4|[[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]
|2nd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Slovakia}}
|[[MFK Dubnica|FK ZTS Dubnica]]
|2–1, 5–0
|-
|3rd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|[[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]]
|1–0, 1–1
|-
|Semi-finals
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|France}}
|[[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
|1–0, 1–2
|-
|Finals
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
|1–2, 0–1
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|rowspan=2|[[2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]
|2nd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Israel}}
|[[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem]]
|5–1, 2–1
|-
|3rd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|The Netherlands}}
|[[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]]
|0–0, 1–1
|-
|rowspan=6|2006–07
|[[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|3rd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Russia}}
|[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
|0–0, 1–2
|-
|rowspan=5|[[2006–07 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|1st Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Serbia}}
|[[Red Star Belgrade]]
|2–0, 2–1
|-
|rowspan=4|Group C
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Spain}}
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|0–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Portugal}}
|[[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
|0–4
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Switzerland}}
|[[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]]
|4–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|The Netherlands}}
|[[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]]
|2–2
|-
|2007
|[[2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]
|2nd Round
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}}
|[[FC Tobol|Tobol]]
|1–1, 0–2
|-
|2008–09
|[[2008–09 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|2nd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Slovakia}}
|[[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]]
|1–2, 1–2
|-
|rowspan=2|2009–10
|rowspan=2|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|3rd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Liechtenstein}}
|[[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]]
|1–0, 2–0
|-
|Play-off
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Romania}}
|[[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
|3–0 (c), 0–3 (8–9 pen)
|-
|rowspan=3|2012–13
|rowspan=2|[[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|2nd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}}
|[[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakhter Karagandy]]
|1–0, 1–1 a.e.t.
|-
|3rd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Romania}}
|[[CFR Cluj]]
|0–1, 1–2
|-
|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|Play-off
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Ukraine}}
|[[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]]
|2–2, 2–4
|-
|rowspan=7|2013–14
|rowspan=7|[[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|2nd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Latvia}}
|[[Skonto FC|Skonto]]
|1–2, 1–0
|-
|3rd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Switzerland}}
|[[FC Zürich|Zürich]]
|2–1, 2–1
|-
|Play-off
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
|3–1, 1–1
|-
|rowspan=3|Group H
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|[[SC Freiburg]]
|2–2, 1–2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Portugal}}
|[[G.D. Estoril Praia|Estoril]]
|2–1, 2–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Spain}}
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|1–1, 1–1
|-
|Round of 32
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|[[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]]
|0–1, 1–1
|-
|rowspan=2|2014–15
|rowspan=2|[[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|2nd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Slovakia}}
|[[FC VSS Košice|MFK Košice]]
|1–0, 3–0
|-
|3rd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Romania}}
|[[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]]
|0–3, 2–3
|-
|rowspan=5|2015–16
|rowspan=5|[[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|3rd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ISR}}
|[[Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.|Ironi Kiryat Shmona]]
|2–1, 3–0
|-
|Play-off
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Croatia}}
|[[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]
|1–0, 1–0
|-
|rowspan=3|Group F
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Portugal}}
|[[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
|0–1, 1–2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|France}}
|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|1–0, 2–4
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|[[FC Groningen|Groningen]]
|1–1, 1–0
|-
|rowspan=5|2016–17
|rowspan=5|[[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|3rd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Austria}}
|[[FC Admira Wacker Mödling|Admira Wacker Mödling]]
|2–1, 2–0
|-
|Play–off
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Cyprus}}
|[[AEK Larnaca FC|AEK Larnaca]]
|1–0, 3–0
|-
|rowspan=3|Group J
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
|1–3, 0–3
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|[[PAOK FC|PAOK]]
|1–2, 0–2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}}
|[[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]]
|2–2, 3–0
|-
|rowspan=6|2020–21
|rowspan=6|[[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|2nd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Lithuania}}
|[[FK Riteriai|Riteriai]]
|5−1
|-
|3rd Qual.
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Romania}}
|[[FCSB]]
|2−0
|-
|Play-off
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Cyprus}}
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|1–0
|-
|rowspan=3|Group L
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|BEL}}
|[[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]
|1–0, 2–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|SRB}}
|[[Red Star Belgrade]]
|1–5, 0–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|GER}}
|[[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]]
|0–5, 0–2
|}

==Honours==
* '''[[Czech First League]]'''
** '''Winners (3):''' [[2001–02 Czech First League|2001–02]], [[2005–06 Czech First League|2005–06]], [[2011–12 Czech First League|2011–12]]
* '''[[Czech Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (2):''' [[1999–2000 Czech Cup|1999–2000]], [[2014–15 Czech Cup|2014–15]]
* '''[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]'''
** '''Runners-up:''' [[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2004]]

==Club records==
===Czech First League records===
*'''Best position''': 1st ([[2001–02 Czech First League|2001–02]], [[2005–06 Czech First League|2005–06]], [[2011–12 Czech First League|2011–12]])
*'''Worst position''': 12th ([[2014–15 Czech First League|2014–15]])
*'''Biggest home win''': Liberec 6–0 [[FC Baník Ostrava|Ostrava]] ([[2014–15 Czech First League|2014–15]])
*'''Biggest away win''': [[SK Benešov|Benešov]] 0–5 Liberec ([[1994–95 Czech First League|1994–95]])
*'''Biggest home defeat''': Liberec 0–5 [[SK Sigma Olomouc|Olomouc]] ([[2009–10 Czech First League|2009–10]]), Liberec 0–5 [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta]] ([[2021–22 Czech First League|2021–22]])
*'''Biggest away defeat''': [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta]] 7–1 Liberec ([[1994–95 Czech First League|1994–95]]), [[FC Viktoria Plzeň|Plzeň]] 6–0 Liberec ([[2013–14 Czech First League|2013–14]])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{official|https://www.fcslovanliberec.cz/}} {{in lang|cs}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/slovantv Official channel] on [[YouTube]] {{in lang|cs}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100411075012/http://www.supras-unisono.info/ Official fans' website] {{in lang|cs}} (archived 11 April 2010)

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