HC Sparta Praha
| HC Sparta Praha | |
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| City: | Prague, Czech Republic |
| League: | Czech Extraliga |
| Founded: | 1903 |
| Home Arena: | Tipsport Arena (Capacity: 13,995) |
| Colors: | blue, yellow, red |
Hockey Club Sparta Praha (eng: HC Sparta Prague) is a Prague based Czech ice hockey team playing in the Czech Extraliga.
History
Former names:
- 1909 - AC Sparta Praha
- 1948 - Sokol Sparta
- 1949 - Sokol Bratrství Sparta
- 1951 - Sokol Sparta Sokolovo
- 1953 - Spartak Praha Sokolovo
- 1965 - Sparta ČKD Praha
- 1990 - HC Sparta Praha
The Sparta Praha hockey club is one of the most successful and famous clubs in Czechoslovakian and later Czech ice hockey history. It was originally formed in 1903 as a bandy club but the hockey section was not created until 1909.
Sparta’s great successes were reached in the years following World War II as it won two national titles in a row - 1952/54 and 1953/54—under the name Spartak Sokolovo. The next highly successful period came much more recently, when Sparta won the national league in 1989/90 and in 1992/93. Another recent achievement (along with two third place finishes in 1995/96 and 1996/97) was Sparta’s participation in the final group of the European League (EHL) in 1996/97.
After a few years of bad luck and less success, Sparta returned to the top of the Czech Extraliga in 1999/00 when they were crowned league champions. That victory was the first of four championships they would win over seven seasons, adding Extraliga titles in 2002, 2006 and 2007. In addition to those achievements, Sparta managed to be part of the Top Four in the European League (EHL) again in 1999/2000 and achieved the greatest result in Czech hockey history: second place.
Present
HC Sparta Praha has regularly been one of the best teams in the Czech Extraliga, making the playoffs almost every year. HC Sparta Praha's home games are played at Tipsport Arena which is the second-largest hockey arena in the Czech Republic with a capacity of 13,150 spectators.
Pre-1918 Match Results
| Date | Location | Teams | Score | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26. December 1906 | Prague | Sparta - CLTC | 7:7 | hry-Pokal | |
| 25/26. December 1906 | Prague | Sparta - Akademicky SK | 32:0 | hry-Pokal | |
| 30. December 1906 | Prague | Sparta - CLTK | 8:2 | hry-Pokal | |
| 1. January 1907 | Prague | Sparta - Slavia | 5:4(1-1,4-3) | hry-Pokal | |
| 6. January 1907 | Prague | Sparta - Jungbunzlau | 5:5 | ||
| 6. January 1908 | Prague | Sparta - DEHG | 4:5 | Official: Mariau Aus-Hun Champ | |
| 26. January 1908 | Jungbunzlau | Sparta - SK MI Boleslav | 6:4 | 1908 Boh. Champ | |
| 26. January 1908 | Jungbunzlau | Sparta - Slavia | NP | Sparta rejected official | |
| 3. January 1909 | Prague | Sparta - Rovum | 18:1 | hry-Pokal | |
| 14. February 1909 | Prague | Sparta - Horimyr | 8:0 | ||
| 14. February 1909 | Prague | Sparta - Akademicky | 1:1 | ||
| 28. February 1909 | Prague | Sparta - Novomestsky | 5:0 | 1909 Boh. Champ | |
| 28. February 1909 | Prague | Sparta - Akademicky | 4:1 | 1909 Boh. Champ | |
| 28. February 1909 | Prague | Sparta - Slavia | 0:4 | 1909 Boh. Champ | |
| 15. January 1911 | Prague | Sparta II - DEHG | 2:4(0-2,2-2) | ||
| 11. February 1912 | Prague | Sparta - Union | 14:1 | ||
| 11. February 1912 | Prague | Sparta - DFC | 6:0(0-0,6-0) | ||
| 19. January 1913 | Prague | Sparta - Spolecnost | 4:3 | ||
| 18. January 1914 | Prague | Sparta - Slavia II | 6:1 | ||
| 18. January 1914 | Prague | Sparta - DFC | 7:1 | ||
| 25. January 1914 | Prague | Sparta - DFC | 1:1(0-0,1-1) | ||
| 25. January 1914 | Prague | Sparta II - Polabam Nimburg | 6:10 | ||
| 8. February 1914 | Prague | Sparta - Slavia | 5:0(3-0,2-0) | ||
| 1. January 1915 | Prague | Sparta - Spolecnost | 7:1 | ||
| 7. January 1915 | Prague | Sparta II - Horymir | 2:5 | ||
| 31. January 1915 | Prague | Sparta - Pedestr. Weinberge | 21:0 | Prague Ch. | |
| 31. January 1915 | Prague | Sparta II - Spolecnost | 2:2 | Prague Ch. | |
| 31. January 1915 | Prague | Sparta - Cechie III | 3:0 | Prague Ch. | |
| 31. January 1915 | Prague | Sparta - Sparta II | 2:1 | Prague Ch. | |
| 31. January 1915 | Prague | Sparta - Spolecnost | 3:1(1-1,2-0) | Prague Ch. | |
| 3. February 1915 | Prague | Sparta - Slavia | 3:0(0-0,3-0) | 1915 Boh. Champ | |
| 3. February 1915 | Prague | Sparta - Spolecnost | 1:0(0-0,1-0) | 1915 Boh. Champ | |
| 28. January 1917 | Prague | Sparta - Viktoria Vysehrad | 17:0(6-0,11-0) | ||
| 28. January 1917 | Prague | Sparta Jug. - Lawn Tennis Cercle | 1:22(1-8,0-14) | ||
| 28. January 1917 | Prague | Sparta - Spolecnost | 1:5 | Sparta left after 30 min | |
| 11. February 1917 | Prague | Sparta - Spolecnost | 20:4(7-1,13-3) | Bandy 2x30Min. |
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