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| nickname = ''Železná Sparta'' (Iron Sparta)<br /> ''Rudí'' (The Reds/The Maroons)<ref group=note>Sparta Prague rivals, Slavia Prague, refer to themselves as "''Červenobílí''" ({{langx|en|The Red-Whites}}) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ({{langx|en|The Dark Reds/The Maroons}}).</ref><br />''[[Letná|Letenští]]''
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| capacity = 18,349
| clubname = Sparta Prague
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| fullname = Athletic Club Sparta Praha Fotbal [[Joint-stock company#Czech Republic and Slovakia|a.s.]]
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1893|11|16}}
| owner = [[J&T|J&T Credit Investments]] (60%)<br>[[Daniel Křetínský]] (40%)
| chairman = [[Daniel Křetínský]]
| chrtitle = President
| manager = [[Brian Priske]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| league = [[Czech First League]]
| season = [[2024–25 Czech First League|2024–25]]
| position = 4th of 16 
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'''Athletic Club Sparta Praha''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈaː ˈtsɛː ˈsparta ˈpraɦa}}), commonly known as '''Sparta Prague''' and '''Sparta Praha''', is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Prague]].

It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning the central European Cup (also known as the [[Mitropa Cup]]) three times and reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup (now the [[UEFA Champions League]]) in 1992 and the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] in 1973.<ref name=achievements>{{cite web |url=http://www.sparta.cz/en/club/achievements.shtml |title=Achievements&nbsp;– AC Sparta Praha |publisher=Sparta.cz |access-date=13 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118200618/http://www.sparta.cz/en/club/achievements.shtml |archive-date=18 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=50033/profile/history/index.html |title=Sparta Praha&nbsp;– |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=16 September 1964 |access-date=13 November 2013 |archive-date=4 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073350/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=50033/profile/history/index.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sparta have won a record 38 domestic league titles,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sparta Prague Win 37th Czech Title After Nine Years Wait|url=https://www.praguemorning.cz/sparta-prague-win-37th-czech-title-after-nine-years-wait/|publisher=Prague Morning|date=2023-05-23|access-date=2023-05-28|archive-date=28 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528003300/https://www.praguemorning.cz/sparta-prague-win-37th-czech-title-after-nine-years-wait/|url-status=live}}</ref> a record 16 [[Czech Cup]]s (and its predecessor [[Czechoslovak Cup]]), and two [[Czech Supercup]]s.<ref name=achievements/> Sparta was long the main source for the [[Czech Republic national football team]]; however, lately the best Czech players almost exclusively play in foreign leagues.

Sparta plays at Prague's [[Stadion Letná|Epet Arena]], also known as ''Letná Stadium''.

==History==
[[File:AC Sparta Praha logo (1993–2021).svg|thumb|140px|Club logo until 2021]]

===Early years===
At the close of 1893, a small group of young people based around three brothers&nbsp;– Václav, Bohumil and Rudolf Rudl&nbsp;– had the idea of setting up a sports club. On 16 November, the founders' meeting approved the club's articles of association and one month later, on 17 December, the first annual general meeting took place. Soon after that, the Athletic Club Sparta came up with its tricolour, in which blue symbolises Europe, red and yellow being the symbols of the (then) [[Kingdom of Bohemia|royal]] city of [[Prague]].

At the very beginning of the club's football history, the players used to wear black jerseys with a big "S" on the front. They then played for two years in black-and-white striped jerseys, which they returned to, wearing them as a reserve strip, for two years in 1896. In 1906, club president Dr. Petřík was in England where he saw the famous [[Arsenal F.C.|Woolwich Arsenal]] play with their red jerseys and decided to bring one set to Prague. At that time, he did not realise he was setting up one of the club's greatest traditions. Together with the red jerseys, Sparta players wear white shorts and black socks.

Shortly after [[World War I]], a team was put together that triggered off the famous period of the 1920s and '30s referred to as "Iron Sparta". A football league in Czechoslovakia was established in the mid-twenties and the club collected title after title. To this day, the fans still recall the names of the players of that period with admiration: Peyer, [[Antonín Hojer|Hojer]], Perner, Káďa, Kolenatý, [[Jaroslav Červený|Červený]]. A few years later, some no less famous names appeared, such as [[František Hochmann|Hochmann]], [[Jaroslav Burgr|Burgr]], Hajný, Šíma, [[Josef Silný|Silný]], [[Josef Čtyřoký|Čtyřoký]], [[Josef Košťálek|Košťálek]] and in particular [[Oldřich Nejedlý]], the top scorer at the [[1934 FIFA World Cup]]. Shortly before this most famous era kicked off, [[Vlasta Burian]], the man who later became the king of Czech comedians, played in goal for the club.

The milestones of the first golden period of the club's history are two Central European Cup titles, which in the '20 and the '30s enjoyed the same recognition as that of today's Champions League. Sparta's three titles are important milestones in the cup's history. After two triumphs in 1927 and 1935, the third came in 1964, at a time when the cup's importance was gradually falling behind that of other European cups.

According to a book about the [[Massaker von Prerau]], the mass murderer [[Karol Pazúr]] played for Sparta Prague’s B-team in 1937.<ref>Krvavá noc na Švédských šancích nedaleko Přerova 18. a 19. června 1945 = Die blutige Nacht des 18. und 19. Juni 1945 auf den Schwedenschanzen unweit der Stadt Přerov. Přerov 2018. ISBN 978-80-907231-1-5. (pp.81)</ref>

In 1946, AC Sparta toured Great Britain opening with a 2–2 draw against Arsenal on 2 October.<ref>The Times, 3 October 1946; ''Association Football Sparta Draw With Arsenal''</ref>

===Golden years===
Golden periods alternated with years when Sparta fans only nostalgically remembered the "good old times". After substantial changes driven by the socialist regime, bringing frequent changes of the club's name rather than achievements to be proud of, the title in 1954 was the last one before a long period of misery. Only the great era of the team around [[Andrej Kvašňák]] in the 1960s brought back memories of the club's golden years.

There are still many people who recollect the era of [[Andrej Kvašňák]], [[Jiří Tichý]] and [[Václav Mašek]]. Those were the days when Sparta hosted the biggest number of fans in its history, with the stadium at that time accommodating almost 40,000. All three of the above-mentioned heroes were part of the national team that finished second at the [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962 World Cup]] in Chile. Other important players in these "golden years" were [[Josef Vojta]], [[Vladimír Táborský]] and [[Ivan Mráz]].

===Relegation and comeback===
Up until 1975, Sparta was the only Czech club that had never been relegated to the second division. In this year, however, due to a number of circumstances, the team dropped to division two.<ref name=74/75>{{Cite news|last=Hašek|first=Martin|title=50 let od největšího skandálu v lize: Sparta spadla, do lstí se zapletla půlka týmů|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal/464354/50-let-od-nejvetsiho-skandalu-v-lize-sparta-spadla-do-lsti-se-zapletla-pulka-tymu.html|newspaper=[[Blesk]]|date=26 July 2025|language=cs|publisher=[[Czech News Center]]|access-date=26 July 2025}}</ref> The club only spent one year in this division,<ref name=74/75 /> with the crucial matches for the club's comeback to the elite being sold out.

Nevertheless, the club did not win another league title until the early 1980s. Built around Chovanec, Berger, Hašek, Skuhravý and Griga, the team regained its former status and won five league titles in a row between 1986 and 1991. In 1983–84, the team got as far as the [[1983–84 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup quarter-finals]], falling to [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]. In the early 1990s, this successful era was continued by the next generation of players, such as Siegl, Horňák, Němeček, Frýdek, Němec and Kouba.

===1990s to present===
Sparta has achieved a number of international successes, including two Central European Cup titles in the period of "Iron Sparta". More recent high points include Sparta's performance in the first year of the [[UEFA Champions League]], in 1991–92. Sparta defeated [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], then [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] and reached the semi-final group. Playing [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] and [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], Sparta finished second. Unlike today's system, only the group winner reached the final. Being second in the group, Sparta was unofficially Europe's third or fourth best team.

Sparta participated in the group stage of Champions League 7 times between 1997 and 2006. The club enjoyed their best Champions League performances in the [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|1999–2000]] and [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|2001–02]] seasons, reaching the now-defunct second group stage on both occasions.<ref name=drubbing>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/drubbing-in-lyon-ends-sparta-pragues-worst-ever-champions-league-campaign|title=Drubbing in Lyon ends Sparta Prague's worst ever Champions League campaign|publisher=[[Czech Radio]]|date=9 December 2004|access-date=14 February 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051143/http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/drubbing-in-lyon-ends-sparta-pragues-worst-ever-champions-league-campaign|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999–2000, it won its initial group under the management of [[Ivan Hašek]], and was then third in the quarter-final group. In that group, Sparta came up against a Barcelona squad which went on to reach the semi-finals.

In the 2001–02 season, Sparta was drawn against the eventual winners of both the European competitions during the course of its run. [[Feyenoord]] lost twice to Sparta in the champions league group stage and managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup, which it went on to win. Sparta went on to meet [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] in the quarter-final that year. Sparta did not qualify for the group stage in [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03]], when it was beaten by the Belgian club [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]] in the third round of qualifying. 2003–04 saw Sparta take on two Italian giants; initially, the club beat [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] in the group stage, but after an initial draw Sparta failed to get into the quarter-finals past [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]. The group stage in [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League|2004–05]] did not work out at all well for Sparta. After drawing with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at the sold-out [[Generali Arena|Toyota Arena]], the other matches were lost and the club finished last in the group with the club achieving their worst-ever return of just one point from the six matches.<ref name=drubbing/>

Sparta, usually along with [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]], has always been a base for the national team; Sparta players contributed to the biggest achievements of the Czechoslovak and Czech national teams. It all started in 1934, when [[Oldřich Nejedlý]] was the top scorer at the World Cup in Rome; four years later, seven Sparta players were part of the national team at the World Cup in France. In 1962, Kvašňák and Tichý played for the "silver" team in Chile. In 1990 in Italy, where the national team got as far as the quarterfinal, the team's play was mainly created by Chovanec, Bílek, Hašek and other Sparta players, such as Skuhravý, who went on to become a star of the Italian league. Sparta players also contributed to the last big achievement of the already independent Czech Republic team in 1996. Kouba, Frýdek and Horňák returned to Letná from England with silver medals. On top of that, the team was coached by Dušan Uhrin, who had spent his best years at Sparta, and Pavel Novotný came to Sparta two years later. Sparta players also featured in more recent qualification and tournament games of the Czech national team. [[Miroslav Baranek]], [[Tomáš Votava]], [[Vratislav Lokvenc]], [[Milan Fukal]], [[Martin Hašek (footballer, born 1969)|Martin Hašek]], [[Libor Sionko]], [[Jiří Novotný (footballer)|Jiří Novotný]], [[Jaromír Blažek]] and the outstanding talent of [[Tomáš Rosický]] helped the team in its [[UEFA Euro 2000]] campaign in Belgium and the Netherlands.

The next era culminating in the bronze medal in the [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] in Portugal saw Sparta players leaving their unmistakable mark in the national team successes. [[Zdeněk Grygera]], [[Tomáš Hübschman]], Jaromír Blažek, [[Karel Poborský]] and academy products [[Petr Čech]] and Tomáš Rosický helped Czech football to become recognised as being amongst the elite in Europe and most have played for elite European clubs. Currently, Sparta is one of only two teams in the domestic league which supplies players to the national side. It goes without saying that the club also supplies players to the country's various youth teams.

===Brian Priske era===
Following the departure of coach [[Pavel Vrba]], speculation about Sparta Prague's next head coach pointed to [[Adrián Guľa]]. However, on 31 May 2022, Sparta surprised the public by appointing Danish coach [[Brian Priske]]. Under Priske, several key players, including [[Adam Hložek]] and [[Dávid Hancko]] left the club.

Sparta had its worst start to a season in decades, being eliminated by [[Viking FK]] in the second qualifying round of the [[UEFA Conference League]] and losing their league opener to Liberec. A series of poor results followed, including five consecutive draws<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Palička|first1=Jan|last2=Čermák|first2=David|title=Pět remíz, pět problémů. Sparta opět ztratila, fanoušci házeli světlice|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/sparta-banik-remiza-brian-priske-jan-kuchta.A220918_132046_fotbal_mama|work=iDNES.cz|date=18 September 2022|language=cs|publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]]|access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref> and a heavy 0–4 defeat to Slavia Prague.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Slavia rozdrtila Spartu 4:0 a ovládla derby. O vítězství rozhodla gólovou smrští v prvním poločase|url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/sport/fotbal/sk-slavia-praha-ac-sparta-praha-online-derby-sledovani-fotbal-fortuna-liga_2210231800_mim|publisher=[[Czech Radio]]|date=23 October 2022|language=cs|access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref> However, a tactical shift brought immediate results, starting with a 1–0 win over [[FC Viktoria Plzeň|Viktoria Plzeň]], Sparta’s first in Plzeň since 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|title=SESTŘIH: Plzeň - Sparta 0:1. Rozhodl Pavelka, Pražané slaví po 11 letech|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-chance-liga-rocnik-2022-23/422572/sestrih-plzen-sparta-0-1-rozhodl-pavelka-prazane-slavi-po-11-letech.html|newspaper=[[Blesk]]|date=5 November 2022|language=cs|publisher=[[Czech News Center]]|access-date=25 May 2025|agency=[[Czech News Agency]]}}</ref> This turnaround led to further league victories and progression in the [[MOL Cup]].

By the end of the autumn, Sparta trailed Viktoria Plzeň by seven points. After reinforcing the squad during the winter break, Sparta dominated the spring season, securing first place at the end of the regular season. In the championship group, Sparta overcame Slavia 3–2 in a crucial derby, with [[Ladislav Krejčí (footballer, born 1999)|Ladislav Krejčí]] scoring the decisive penalty.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Čihák|first=Jiří|title=Sparta - Slavia 3:2, další pozdní penalta a titul na dosah, rozhodl Krejčí|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/sparta-slavia-307-derby-skupina-o-titul.A230512_142339_fotbal_min|work=iDNES.cz|date=13 May 2023|language=cs|publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]]|access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref> A draw against Slovácko secured their 37th league title, the first in nine years.<ref name="sport.cz 2023">{{Cite news|title=Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-sparta-v-euforii-remiza-na-slovacku-odstartovala-mistrovske-oslavy-4229432|website=Sport.cz|date=23 May 2023|language=cs|publisher=Borgis|agency=[[Czech News Agency]]|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>

Sparta's good form continued into the 2023–24 season, with strong domestic performances and a brief run in the [[UEFA Champions League]] qualifiers, where they were eliminated by [[FC Copenhagen]] after a 3–3 aggregate draw.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Novák|first=Miloslav|title=Sparta - Kodaň 3:3, 2:4 na pen. Sbohem, Ligo mistrů. Poražení dvakrát vedli|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/pohary/liga-mistru-3-predkolo-sparta-kodan-zpravodajstvi-online.A230815_102950_fot_pohary_duff|work=iDNES.cz|date=15 August 2023|language=cs|publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]]|access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref> Despite some setbacks in both domestic and European competitions, Sparta finished the year strongly, advancing to the knockout stages of the [[Europa League]] and securing key league victories. They were knocked out in the Round of 16 by [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], 11–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-13 |title=Liverpool 6-1 Sparta Prague (Agg 11-2): Reds move into Europa League quarter-finals with resounding victory |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68558445 |access-date=2024-11-06 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

===End of Priske's tenure and leadership changes===
Following the 2023–24 season, Brian Priske left to join [[Feyenoord]] and was replaced by [[Lars Friis]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lizec|first=Jiří|title=Potvrzeno. Priske míří do Feyenoordu. Spartu přebírá osvědčené jméno|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-potvrzeno-priske-miri-do-feyenoordu-spartu-prebira-friis-5030034|access-date=15 May 2025|language=cs|website=Sport.cz|publisher=Borgis|date=12 June 2024}}</ref> Sparta announced the signing of Kosovo international [[Ermal Krasniqi]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Káva|first=Michal|date=7 June 2024 |title=První posila na Letnou: Do Sparty přichází kosovské křídlo Krasniqi|url=https://prazsky.denik.cz/fotbal-prvni-liga/prvni-posila-na-letnou-do-sparty-prichazi-kosovske-kridlo-krasniqi-20240607.html |access-date=1 June 2025 |newspaper=[[Deník]] |language=cs|publisher=[[Vltava Labe Media]]}}</ref> while club captain [[Ladislav Krejčí (footballer, born 1999)|Ladislav Krejčí]] departed for Girona.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mikeš|first=Pavel|date=14 June 2024 |title=Hotovo. Krejčí opouští Spartu a míří do Girony, stal se nejdražší posilou klubu|url=https://liberecky.denik.cz/fotbal-zajimavosti/krejci-girona-sparta-prestup-rekord-nejdrazsi-posila-la-liga-spanelsko-euro-me.html |access-date=1 June 2025 |newspaper=[[Deník]] |language=cs|publisher=[[Vltava Labe Media]]}}</ref> [[Filip Panák]] was named the new captain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Káva|first=Michal|date=11 July 2024 |title=Sparta má nového kapitána. Po Krejčím převezme pásku Panák|url=https://prazsky.denik.cz/fotbal_region/sparta-fotbal-kapitan-krejci-friis-panak.html |access-date=15 May 2025 |newspaper=[[Deník]] |language=cs|publisher=[[Vltava Labe Media]]}}</ref>

Sparta's preseason saw wins against [[AIK Stockholm]] and [[Spartak Trnava]], but also a heavy defeat to [[Brøndby]]. They strengthened their squad further with the additions of [[Mathias Ross]] and [[Imanol García de Albéniz]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Novák|first=Miloslav|title=Dvě posily za večer. Sparta má beka ze země mistrů Evropy a dánského stopera|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/sparta-mathias-ross-hostovani-galatasaraym-dansko.A240716_174311_fotbal_min|work=iDNES.cz|date=16 July 2024|language=cs|publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> In the new league season, Sparta won their opener against Pardubice and advanced through the [[UEFA Champions League]] qualifiers, defeating [[Shamrock Rovers]] before facing [[FCSB]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Nussbauer|first=Michal|title=Přestřelka na Letné. Sparta se přiblížila vysněné Lize mistrů|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-liga-mistru-sparte-chybi-krucek-do-tretiho-predkola-ligy-mistru-irsky-outsider-se-pokusi-o-senzaci-5032969|access-date=1 June 2025|language=cs|website=Sport.cz|publisher=Borgis|date=30 July 2024}}</ref> After a dramatic 3–2 win over [[FCSB]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 August 2024 |title=Sparta si zdramatizovala duel v Bukurešti. Vedení ale udržela a je krok od Ligy mistrů|url=https://sport.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/fotbal/liga-mistru/sparta-si-zdramatizovala-duel-v-bukuresti-vedeni-ale-udrzela-a-je-krok-od-ligy-mistru/66bbc1ac61d8d4753459c8e4 |access-date=1 June 2025 |publisher=[[Czech Television]] |language=cs|agency=[[Czech News Agency]]}}</ref> Sparta twice defeated [[Malmö FF]] for a place in the Champions League group stage for the first time since 2005.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nussbauer|first=Michal|title=Sparta se dočkala! Letná se topí v euforii, výhra pojistila Ligu mistrů|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-liga-mistru-liga-mistru-na-dosah-sparte-zbyva-posledni-krok-5035459|access-date=1 June 2025|language=cs|website=Sport.cz|publisher=Borgis|date=27 August 2024}}</ref> 

'''Historical names:'''
* 1893&nbsp;— Athletic Club Královské Vinohrady
* 1894&nbsp;— Athletic Club Sparta
* 1948&nbsp;— Athletic Club Sparta Bubeneč
* 1949&nbsp;— Sokol Bratrství Sparta
* 1951&nbsp;— Sparta ČKD Sokolovo
* 1953&nbsp;— TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo
* 1965&nbsp;— TJ Sparta ČKD Praha
* 1990&nbsp;— TJ Sparta Praha
* 1991&nbsp;— AC Sparta Praha
* 1993&nbsp;— AC Sparta Praha fotbal, a.s.

==Club symbols==
[[Image:Flag of Sparta prague.svg|thumb|right|Colours of Sparta]]
The name ''Sparta'' was inspired by the fighting spirit and courage of the people from the ancient city of [[Sparta]]. From the very beginning, the colours of Sparta were blue (symbolizing speed, athletics and sport in general), red and yellow (the official colours of Royal City of Prague).<ref name="symbols">{{cite news|title=Colours of Sparta Prague&nbsp;– Czech Vexillological Association|url=http://www.spartaforever.cz/ukaz_clanek.php?clanek=2300|access-date=20 May 2014|newspaper=SpartaForever.CZ|date=25 December 2011|archive-date=16 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216144046/https://www.spartaforever.cz/ukaz_clanek.php?clanek=2300|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1906, one of the members of the committee brought (from his trip to England) jerseys of the [[London]] club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. From that time, Sparta has typically played in their red (or, to be more precise, dark red or maroon) colours.<ref name="symbols" />

Another symbol of Sparta is the big "S"; thus, Sparta and [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]] are usually collectively called the ''Prague "S"'' and contest the [[Prague derby]]. Sparta Prague has three [[Star (football badge)|stars]] above its crest to signify winning 30–39 national league championships, adding a new star for every ten league titles.

The Czech films ''[[Why? (film)|Why?]]'', ''[[Up and Down (2004 film)|Up and Down]]'' and ''Non Plus Ultras'' take the culture of Sparta [[fandom]] as one of their subjects.

==Club identity and supporters==
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Sparta Prague has struggled with its own support base. There is significant evidence of right-wing elements among some of its fans, which has been the subject of ongoing debate. In the 1990s, the chant "Jude Slavia" became a recurring anti-Semitic chant at Sparta Prague games in the 1990s.<ref name="Guardian 2018"/> In 2007, Sparta’s then-captain [[Pavel Horváth]] gave a [[fascist salute]] during a match, allegedly in response to chants of "[[Sieg Heil]]" from fans.<ref name="Guardian 2018">{{cite news |last=Tait |first=Robert |date=4 November 2018 |title=Racist fans get Jewish history lesson as rival Prague teams clash |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/04/sparta-prague-football-derby-slavia-czech-republic-nazi-antisemitism-chants-pavel-stingl-exhibition |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref> In May 2025 a group of Sparta fans were photographed wearing white hoods and giving Nazi salutes in [[Olomouc]], which the club condemned, issuing lifetime stadium bans to those involved.<ref name="Albert">{{cite news |last=Albert |first=Gwendolyn |date=16 May 2025 |title=Sparta Prague to ban fans from stadium for life after they photograph themselves wearing white hoods and giving the Nazi salute |url=https://romea.cz/en/czech-republic/sparta-prague-to-ban-fans-from-stadium-for-life-after-they-photograph-themselves-wearing-white-hoods-and-giving-the-nazi-salute |work=Romea.cz |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nazi Salutes at Czech Cup Final: Sparta Prague Fans Under Fire  |url=https://praguemorning.cz/sparta-fan-racism-olomouc/ |work=Prague Morning |date=16 May 2025|access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref>

The main ultras group, Letenští, is known for passionate support but has also been linked to nationalist and right-wing sentiments. Despite these issues within parts of the fanbase, Sparta Prague as a club publicly denounces racism and extremist behaviour. The club has taken steps such as banning jerseys with extremist symbols and screening anti-racism videos before matches.<ref name="Albert"/>

==Stadium==
[[Image:Spartastadium.jpg|thumb|Interior of [[Stadion Letná|Generali Arena]] on a matchday in November 2002]]
Sparta play their home matches at [[Stadion Letná|epet ARENA]] in the [[Letná]] district of Prague. For training, Sparta uses a football centre at [[Strahov Stadium]] (formerly the second largest stadium in the world) whose space was rebuilt to eight football pitches (six fields of standard sizes and two [[futsal]]-sized). These are currently used as a training facility by first team, youth academy and reserve squad.

==Players==

===Current squad===
{{updated|5 September 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sparta.cz/cs/tym/a-tym|title=A-tým|publisher=AC Sparta Prague}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=DEN|pos=GK|name=[[Peter Vindahl]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=[[Martin Suchomel]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=[[Pavel Kadeřábek]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=[[Jakub Martinec (footballer)|Jakub Martinec]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=EQG|pos=MF|name=[[Santiago Eneme]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=[[Kaan Kairinen]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ECU|pos=MF|name=[[John Mercado]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=DEN|pos=MF|name=[[Magnus Kofod Andersen]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=KOS|pos=FW|name=[[Albion Rrahmani]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=CZE|pos=FW|name=[[Jan Kuchta]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=[[Matěj Ryneš]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=SRB|pos=MF|name=[[Veljko Birmančević]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=NGA|pos=DF|name=Emmanuel Uchenna}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=[[Ángelo Preciado]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=[[Lukáš Sadílek]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=Adam Ševínský}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Sivert Mannsverk]]|other=on loan from [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=SVK|pos=MF|name=[[Dominik Hollý]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SVK|pos=MF|name=[[Lukáš Haraslín]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=DEN|pos=DF|name=[[Asger Sørensen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=[[Patrik Vydra]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=[[Filip Panák]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=CMR|pos=FW|name=Kevin-Prince Milla}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=[[Jaroslav Zelený]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=Roman Mokrovics}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=[[Elias Cobbaut]]}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=AUS|pos=FW|name=[[Garang Kuol]]}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=SVK|pos=GK|name=Jakub Surovčík}}
{{Fs player|no=61|nat=CZE|pos=GK|name=Daniel Kerl}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Imanol García de Albéniz]]|other=at [[FC Andorra]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=[[Adam Karabec]]|other=at [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=KOS|pos=MF|name=[[Ermal Krasniqi]]|other=at [[Legia Warsaw]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=[[Kryštof Daněk]]|other=at [[LASK]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=FW|name=[[Václav Sejk]]|other=at [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=ALB|pos=FW|name=[[Indrit Tuci]]|other=at [[Kayserispor]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=[[Michal Ševčík]]|other=at [[FK Mladá Boleslav|Mladá Boleslav]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=Daniel Rus|other=at [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=NGA|pos=MF|name=Nelson Okeke|other=at [[Bohemians 1905]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=Ondřej Kukučka|other=at Bohemians 1905}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=Lukáš Penxa|other=at [[FK Jablonec|Jablonec]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=GK|name=Filip Nalezinek|other=at [[SK Dynamo České Budějovice|České Budějovice]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=Daniel Kaštánek|other=at [[SFC Opava|Opava]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=Vojtěch Hranoš|other=at [[1. SK Prostějov|Prostějov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=CZE|pos=FW|name=Daniel Michl|other=at [[FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim|Vlašim]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Reserve squad===
{{for|the reserve squad|AC Sparta Prague B}}

===Women's section===
{{Main|AC Sparta Prague (women)}}

===Notable former players===
{{main list|Category:AC Sparta Prague players}}

==Player records in the Czech First League==
{{updated|26 August 2025}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Detailed stats|url=http://en.fortunaliga.cz/statistiky?unit=1&status=0&parameter=1&club=2&game_limit=0&nationality=&age=0&order=0&order_dir=0&list_number=0&season=1#stats|work=Chance Liga}}</ref>
'''Highlighted''' players are in the current squad.
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}

===Most appearances===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Name !! Matches
|-
| '''1''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jaromír Blažek]] || 240
|-
| '''2''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novotný (footballer)|Jiří Novotný]] || 235
|-
| '''3''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Řepka]] || 215
|-
| '''4''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Michal Horňák]] || 185
|-
| '''5''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Horst Siegl]]|| 179
|-
| '''6''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Bořek Dočkal]] || 171
|-
| '''7''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ladislav Krejčí (footballer, born 1992)|Ladislav Krejčí (1992)]] || 167
|-
|rowspan="2"| '''8''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Vratislav Lokvenc]] ||rowspan="2"| 163
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Zdeněk Svoboda]]
|-
| '''10''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Václav Kadlec]]|| 162
|}
{{col-2-of-2}}

===Most goals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Name !! Goals
|-
| '''1''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Horst Siegl]] || 92
|-
| '''2''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[David Lafata]] || 83
|-
| '''3''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Vratislav Lokvenc]] || 74
|-
| '''4''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Václav Kadlec]] || 50
|-
| '''5''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Jan Kuchta]]'''|| 41
|-
|rowspan="2"| '''6''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Jun]] ||rowspan="2"| 36
|-
| {{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[Lukáš Haraslín]]'''
|-
|rowspan="2"| '''8''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Adam Hložek]] ||rowspan="2"| 34
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ladislav Krejčí (footballer, born 1999)|Ladislav Krejčí (1999)]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| '''10''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Libor Sionko]] ||rowspan="2"| 33
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Josef Hušbauer]]
|}
{{col-end}}

===Most clean sheets===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Name !! Clean sheets
|-
| '''1''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jaromír Blažek]] ||111
|-
| '''2''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Poštulka]] || 40
|-
| '''3''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Kouba]] || 37
|-
| '''4''' || {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Florin Niță]] || 36
|-
| '''5''' || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Vaclík]] || 32
|}

==Coaches==
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Karel Maleček]] (1907–11)
*[[František Malý]] (1911–18)
*[[John Dick (footballer born 1876)|Johny Dick]] (1919–23)
*[[Václav Špindler]] (1924–27)
*[[John Dick (footballer born 1876)|Johny Dick]] (1928–33)
*[[František Sedlaczek]] (1933–38)
*[[Josef Kuchynka]] (1939–44)
*[[František Sedlaczek]] (1945–47)
*[[Erich Srbek]] (1948–53, 1957–58)
*[[Vlastimil Preis]]
*[[Karel Senecký]]
*[[Jiří Šimonek]]
*[[Karel Kolský]] (1959–63)
*[[Jaroslav Štumpf]]
*[[Václav Ježek]] (1964–69)
*[[Milan Navara]]
*[[Karel Kolský]] (1970–71)
*[[Tadeusz Kraus]] (1971–74)
*[[Ivan Mráz]]
*[[Zdeněk Roček]]
*[[Štefan Čambal]] (1975–76)
*[[Zdeněk Roček]] (1976)
*[[Dušan Uhrin]] (1976)
*[[Arnošt Hložek]] (1977–78)
*[[Antonín Rýgr]] (1978)
*[[Jiří Rubáš]] (1978–81)
*[[Dušan Uhrin]] (1981–82)
*[[Václav Ježek]] (1982–84)
*[[Vladimír Táborský]] (1984–85)
*[[Ján Zachar]] (1985–86)
*[[Václav Ježek]] (1986–88)
*[[Jozef Jarabinský]] (1988–90)
*[[Václav Ježek]] (1990–91)
*[[Dušan Uhrin]] (1991–93)
*[[Karol Dobiáš]] (1993–94)
*[[Jozef Chovanec]] (1994)
*[[Vladimír Borovička]] (1994)
*[[Jürgen Sundermann]] (October 1994&nbsp;– March 1995)
*[[Jozef Jarabinský]] (March 1995&nbsp;– December 1995)
*[[Vlastimil Petržela]] (1996)
*[[Jozef Chovanec]] (August 1996&nbsp;– June 1998)
*[[Zdeněk Ščasný]] (July 1998&nbsp;– June 1999)
*[[Ivan Hašek]] (July 1999&nbsp;– June 2001)
*[[Jaroslav Hřebík]] (2001–02)
*[[Vítězslav Lavička]] (April–June 2002)
*[[Jozef Jarabinský]] (July–December 2002)
*[[Jiří Kotrba]] (February 2003&nbsp;– March 2004)
*[[František Straka]] (March 2004&nbsp;– December 2004)
*[[Jaroslav Hřebík]] (December 2004&nbsp;– December 2005)
*[[Stanislav Griga]] (December 2005&nbsp;– August 2006)
*[[Michal Bílek]] (September 2006&nbsp;– June 2008)
*[[Jozef Chovanec]] (June – July 2008)
*[[Vítězslav Lavička]] (July – October 2008)
*[[Jozef Chovanec]] (October 2008&nbsp;– December 2011)
*[[Martin Hašek (footballer, born 1969)|Martin Hašek]] (December 2011&nbsp;– May 2012)
*[[Vítězslav Lavička]] (July 2012&nbsp;– April 2015)
*[[Zdeněk Ščasný]] (April 2015&nbsp;– September 2016)
*[[David Holoubek]] (September 2016&nbsp;– December 2016)
*[[Tomáš Požár]] (December 2016&nbsp;– March 2017)
*[[Petr Rada]] (March 2017&nbsp;– May 2017)
*[[Andrea Stramaccioni]] (May 2017&nbsp;– March 2018)
*[[Pavel Hapal]] (March 2018&nbsp;– July 2018)
*[[Zdeněk Ščasný]] (August 2018&nbsp;– April 2019)
*[[Michal Horňák]] (April 2019&nbsp;– June 2019)
*[[Václav Jílek]] (June 2019&nbsp;– February 2020)
*[[Václav Kotal]] (February 2020&nbsp;– February 2021)
*[[Pavel Vrba]] (February 2021&nbsp;– May 2022)
*[[Michal Horňák]] (May 2022)
*[[Brian Priske]] (June 2022&nbsp;– June 2024)
*[[Lars Friis]] (June 2024&nbsp;– May 2025)
*[[Luboš Loučka]] (May 2025)
*[[Brian Priske]] (June 2025&nbsp;– present)
{{div col end}}

==Current technical staff==
{{updated|1 July 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Teams – Men A: Staff|url=https://sparta.cz/en/tymy/1-muzi-a/realizacni-tym|publisher=AC Sparta Prague}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Name
|-
|'''Head coach'''
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Priske]]
|-
|'''Assistant coach'''
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Diarmuid O'Carroll]]<br/>{{flagicon|SCO}} Jack Wilson<br/>{{flagicon|DEN}} Lukas Babalola
|-	
|'''Goalkeeper coach'''
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Zítka]]<br/>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Ticháček]]<br/>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Aleš Hruška]]	
|-	
|'''Reserve coach'''
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Luboš Loučka]]
|-	
|'''Development coach'''
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tim Sparv]]
|-	
|'''Head of performance'''
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Coll
|-	
|'''Fitness coach'''
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Malý<br/>{{flagicon|CZE}} Radek Říha
|-	
|'''Analysts'''
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Ondřej Janda<br/>{{flagicon|SVK}} Marko Krigovský
|-	
|'''Sports scientist'''
|{{flagicon|IRL}} Ciaran O'Reilly
|-	
|'''Team manager'''
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Miroslav Baranek]]
|-	
|'''Kitman'''
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Luděk Stracený]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Majer
|}

==European statistics==
{{main|AC Sparta Prague in European football}}
The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Sparta's games in the three UEFA tournaments it has participated in, as well as the overall total. The list contains the tournament, the number of games played (Pld), won (W), drawn (D) and lost (L). The statistics include qualification matches.
:''As of 24 February 2022''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="244"|Competition
!width="35"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!width="35"|{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!width="35"|{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn}}
!width="35"|{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!width="35"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width="35"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width="35"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
|-
|scope="row" align="left"|[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup/UEFA Champions League]]
|146||54||29||63||190||204||{{nowrap|–14}}
|-
|scope="row" align="left"|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]]
|30||15||5||10||68||32||+36
|-
|scope="row" align="left"|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League]]
|124||50||34||40||175||153||+22
|-
|scope="row" align="left"|[[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
|2||0||0||2||1||3||–2
|-class="sortbottom"
! Total !! 302 !! 119 !! 68 !! 115 !! 434 !! 392 !! +42
|}

===UEFA club coefficient ranking===
{{updated|16 June 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/?year=2025 |title= Club coefficients|access-date=16 June 2025|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank !! Team !! Points
|-
|69||align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]]||32.000
|-
|70||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Legia Warsaw]]||31.000
|-
|71||align=left bgcolor="#ddffdd"|{{flagicon|CZE}} '''Sparta Prague'''||29.500
|-
|72||align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]||28.250
|-
|73||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[LASK]]||28.000
|}

==Honours==

===Domestic===
*'''Bohemian Football Union Championship'''/'''[[Czechoslovak First League]]'''/'''[[Czech First League]]:'''
**'''Winners (38):''' 1912, 1919, 1922, [[1925–26 Czechoslovak First League|1925–26]], [[Czechoslovak First League 1927|1926–27]], [[1931–32 Czechoslovak First League|1931–32]], [[1935–36 Czechoslovak First League|1935–36]], [[1937–38 Czechoslovak First League|1937–38]], [[1938–39 Czechoslovak First League|1938–39]], [[1943–44 Czechoslovak First League|1943–44]], [[1945–46 Czechoslovak First League|1945–46]], [[1947–48 Czechoslovak First League|1947–48]], [[Czechoslovak First League 1952|1952]], [[Czechoslovak First League 1954|1954]], [[1964–65 Czechoslovak First League|1964–65]], [[1966–67 Czechoslovak First League|1966–67]], [[1983–84 Czechoslovak First League|1983–84]], [[1984–85 Czechoslovak First League|1984–85]], [[1986–87 Czechoslovak First League|1986–87]], [[1987–88 Czechoslovak First League|1987–88]], [[1988–89 Czechoslovak First League|1988–89]], [[1989–90 Czechoslovak First League|1989–90]], [[1990–91 Czechoslovak First League|1990–91]], [[1992–93 Czechoslovak First League|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Czech First League|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Czech First League|1994–95]], [[1996–97 Czech First League|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Czech First League|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Czech First League|1998–99]], [[1999–2000 Czech First League|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 Czech First League|2000–01]], [[2002–03 Czech First League|2002–03]], [[2004–05 Czech First League|2004–05]], [[2006–07 Czech First League|2006–07]], [[2009–10 Czech First League|2009–10]], [[2013–14 Czech First League|2013–14]], [[2022–23 Czech First League|2022–23]], [[2023–24 Czech First League|2023–24]]
*'''[[Czechoslovak Cup]]'''/'''[[Czech Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (16):''' 1963–64, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, [[1995–96 Czech Cup|1995–96]], [[2003–04 Czech Cup|2003–04]], [[2005–06 Czech Cup|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Czech Cup|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Czech Cup|2007–08]], [[2013–14 Czech Cup|2013–14]], [[2019–20 Czech Cup|2019–20]], [[2023–24 Czech Cup|2023–24]]
*'''[[Czech Supercup]]:'''
**'''Winners (2):''' 2010, 2014

===Continental===
*'''[[Mitropa Cup]] (Central European Cup)'''
**'''Winners (3):''' [[1927 Mitropa Cup|1927]], [[1935 Mitropa Cup|1935]], [[1964 Mitropa Cup|1964]]

==Club records==
*'''Biggest home win''': Sparta Prague 12–0 [[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray SK]] ([[1921–22 Galatasaray S.K. season#Friendly Matches|1921–22]])

===Czech First League records===
*'''Best position''': 1st ''(see [[#Honours|Honours]])''
*'''Worst position''': 5th ([[2005–06 Czech First League|2005–06]], [[2017–18 Czech First League|2017–18]])
*'''Biggest home win''': Sparta 7–0 [[SK Dynamo České Budějovice|České Budějovice]] ([[1999–2000 Czech First League|1999–2000]])
*'''Biggest away win''': [[FK Viktoria Žižkov|Žižkov]] 1–6 Sparta ([[1998–99 Czech First League|1998–99]]), [[FC Hradec Králové|Hradec Králové]] 0–5 Sparta ([[2001–02 Czech First League|2001–02]]), [[FK Baník Most|Most]] 0–5 Sparta ([[2007–08 Czech First League|2007–08]]), [[FC Zbrojovka Brno|Brno]] 0–5 Sparta ([[2010–11 Czech First League|2010–11]]), [[FK Mladá Boleslav|Mladá Boleslav]] 0–5 Sparta ([[2023–24 Czech First League|2023–24]])
*'''Biggest home defeat''': Sparta 0–3 [[FK Jablonec|Jablonec]] ([[2006–07 Czech First League|2006–07]]), Sparta 1–4 [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia]] ([[2008–09 Czech First League|2008–09]]), Sparta 0–3 [[FC Slovan Liberec|Liberec]] ([[2011–12 Czech First League|2011–12]]), Sparta 0–3 [[FK Mladá Boleslav|Mladá Boleslav]] ([[2011–12 Czech First League|2011–12]]), Sparta 0–3 [[FC Viktoria Plzeň|Plzeň]] ([[2015–16 Czech First League|2015–16]]), Sparta 0–3 Slavia ([[2019–20 Czech First League|2019–20]])
*'''Biggest away defeat''': Plzeň 4–0 Sparta ([[2018–19 Czech First League|2018–19]], [[2023–24 Czech First League|2023–24]]), [[1. FC Slovácko|Slovácko]] 4–0 Sparta ([[2021–22 Czech First League|2021–22]]), [[SK Slavia Praha|Slavia]] 4–0 Sparta ([[2022–23 Czech First League|2022–23]])

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.sparta.cz/ Official website]
* [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/50033--sparta-praha/ AC Sparta Prague] at [[UEFA]]

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