{{Short description|Sports governing body in the Czech Republic}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2025}} {{National football association | Logo = Football Association of the Czech Republic logo.svg | Badge_size = 200 | Founded = 19 October 1901 | FIFA affiliation = 1907–1908 (as Bohemia), 1994–present | Region = UEFA | Region affiliation = 1954 | President = David Trunda | Website = {{URL|https://facr.fotbal.cz/}} }} The '''Football Association of the Czech Republic''' ({{langx|cs|Fotbalová asociace České republiky}}; FAČR), or colloquially the '''Czech Football Association''', is the governing body of association football in the Czech Republic based in Prague. It organizes the lower-level league competitions in the country and Czech Cup. On the other hand, the professional Czech First League and Czech Second League are organized independently.
==History== The first predecessor was established as '''Bohemian Football Union''' on 19 October 1901 in Austro-Hungarian constituency Kingdom of Bohemia. From 1922 to 1993, during the existence of Czechoslovakia, the association was known as the '''Czechoslovak Football Association''' ({{langx|cs|Československá asociace fotbalová}}; ČSAF) and controlled the Czechoslovakia national football team. After the partition of Czechoslovakia the association took the name '''Bohemian-Moravian Football Federation''' ({{langx|cs|Českomoravský fotbalový svaz}}; ČMFS) until June 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Český fotbal nyní řídí Fotbalová asociace ČR|url=https://sport.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/fotbal/cesky-fotbal-nyni-ridi-fotbalova-asociace-cr/5bdfe0ec0d663b6fe810ec42|website=ČT Sport|publisher=Czech Television|date=26 June 2011|access-date=3 January 2025|language=cs}}</ref>
On 3 May 2017, Police of the Czech Republic raided the headquarters of the association and other institutions in connection with the redistribution of state subsidies by the Ministry of Education for 2017. Chairman of the association, Miroslav Pelta, was arrested during the event.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Policie spustila razii kvůli sportovním dotacím. Zadržen Jansta, Pelta i Březina|url=https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/domaci/policie-spustila-razii-kvuli-sportovnim-dotacim-zadrzen-jansta-pelta-i-brezina-97733|website=ČT24|publisher=Czech Television|date=3 May 2017|access-date=3 January 2025|language=cs}}</ref> Another raid on the association's headquarters took place on 16 October 2020, with 20 people detained, including vice-chairman {{ill|Roman Berbr|cs}}.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Radek|last1=Nohl|first2=Luděk|last2=Mádl|first3=Ondřej|last3=Koutník|title=Policejní zásah v českém fotbale, obviněn Berbr a 19 dalších osob|url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/policie-zasahuje-ve-fotbale-mistopredseda-berbr-nejspis-zatcen-124659|website=Seznam Zprávy|publisher=Seznam.cz|date=16 October 2020|access-date=3 January 2025|language=cs}}</ref>
Petr Fousek has served as chairman of the association since 2021, been elected at the 23rd general meeting held on 3 June after defeating Karel Poborský by 15 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Luděk|last=Mádl|title=Fotbalovým předsedou je Fousek, se spojenci má ve vedení většinu|url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/poborsky-nebo-fousek-drama-vrcholi-fotbal-si-vybere-predsedu-156730|website=Seznam Zprávy|publisher=Seznam.cz|date=3 June 2021|access-date=3 January 2025|language=cs}}</ref>
David Trunda has served as chairman of the association since 2025, been elected at the general meeting held on 29 May.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Jakub|last=Martinovský|title=David Trunda se stal novým šéfem FAČR. Volby byly jednoznačnou záležitostí|url=https://tn.nova.cz/sport/clanek/615070-david-trunda-se-stal-novym-sefem-facr-volby-byly-jednoznacnou-zalezitosti|website=TV Nova|date=29 May 2025|access-date=29 May 2025|language=cs}}</ref>
==Structure== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! No. ! President ! Tenure |- ! colspan="3" | Bohemian–Moravian Football Federation |- |1. || František Chvalovský || 1993–2001 |- |2. || Jan Obst || 2001–2005 |- |3. || Pavel Mokrý || 2005–2009 |- |4. || Ivan Hašek || 2009–2011 |- ! colspan="3" | Football Association of the Czech Republic |- |5. || {{ill|Miroslav Pelta|cs}} || 2011–2017 |- |6. || {{ill|Martin Malík|cs}} || 2017–2021 |- |7. || Petr Fousek || 2021–2025 |- |8. || David Trunda || 2025–present |}
==Competitions== *Czech First League *Czech Second League *Czech Women's First League *Czech Cup *Czech Supercup *Czech Women's Cup
==Divisions== *Czech Republic national football team *Czech Republic women's national football team *Czech Republic women's national under-19 football team *Czech Republic women's national under-17 football team *National under-21 football team *National under-19 football team *National under-18 football team *National under-17 football team
==Sponsors== * Fortuna * Penny * Puma * Hyundai Motor Company * TCL Technology * Staropramen Brewery * Sportisimo * Digel * Centropol * Vinofol * Denik.cz * Czech Television * Impuls * AAA Auto * Steilmann * Alexandria
==See also== *Slovak Football Association
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website}} {{In lang|cs}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070604201651/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cze/index.html Czech Republic] at FIFA.com (archived)
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