SK Dynamo České Budějovice

History

The club was founded in 1899 as Sportovní kroužek České Budějovice and in 1900 as Sportovní klub České Budějovice. Since 1993, the club has played in the top-level Czech First League almost exclusively. Despite suffering relegation three times, most recently in 2005, the club has won promotion back to the top-flight immediately on each occasion.

In 2002 České Budějovice celebrated promotion to the Czech First League, announcing a project to reconstruct their stadium in line with league requirements. The club celebrated its centenary in 2005 but were relegated from the top flight, vowing to return to the Czech First League a year later. In the 2005–06 Czech 2. Liga, the club started poorly, lying in 13th place in late September. A change in fortunes came about with the club signing former player and all-time leader in national team appearances Karel Poborský on loan from Sparta Prague. The club improved significantly and went on to win promotion back to the Czech First League at the end of the season.

Since 2011, České Budějovice have had an agreement where SK Strakonice 1908 operates as its farm team.

In 2023, sports researchers Michal Průcha and Zdeněk Zuntych found out from an edition of the former České Budějovice local newspaper "Budivoj" that the football club was founded in 1900. In response, the team changed the year in its logo.

In the 2024–25 season, Dynamo České Budějovice became the first club in history of the Czech First League not to win a single game and was relegated to the Czech National Football League with just six points. On 25 June 2025, an anonymous foreign investment company bought the club from lawyer Vladimír Koubek, with British-Nigerian businesswoman Nneka Ede acting as the transaction intermediary. On 1 August 2025, club new owner representatives, representatives of the city of České Budějovice and South Bohemian Region met, Nneka Ede introduced herself as the only owner of the club.

After the 2025–26 season, the club was administratively relegated to the Bohemian Football League, after it failed to meet the conditions for obtaining a license for professional competition.

Historical names

1899 – SK České Budějovice (Sportovní kroužek České Budějovice)

1903 – SK Slavia České Budějovice (Sportovní klub Slavia České Budějovice)

1905 – SK České Budějovice (Sportovní klub České Budějovice)

1949 – TJ Sokol JČE České Budějovice (Tělovýchovná jednota Sokol Jihočeské elektrárny České Budějovice)

1951 – TJ Slavia České Budějovice (Tělovýchovná jednota Slavia České Budějovice)

1953 – DSO Dynamo České Budějovice (Dobrovolná sportovní organizace Dynamo České Budějovice)

1958 – TJ Dynamo České Budějovice (Tělovýchovná jednota Dynamo České Budějovice)

1991 – SK Dynamo České Budějovice (Sportovní klub Dynamo České Budějovice)

1992 – SK České Budějovice JČE (Sportovní klub České Budějovice Jihočeská energetická, a.s.)

1999 – SK České Budějovice (Sportovní klub České Budějovice, a.s.)

2004 – SK Dynamo České Budějovice (Sportovní klub Dynamo České Budějovice, a.s.)

Players

Current squad

As of 8 August 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Retired numbers

8 – Karel Poborský

Player records in the Czech First League

As of 25 May 2025 (after the last club's season in the Czech First League)

History in domestic competitions

Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 26

Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 8

Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0

Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0

Honours

Czech 2. Liga (second tier)

Champions: 2001–02, 2013–14, 2018–19

Runners-up: 1998–99, 2005–06

Club records

Czech First League records

Best position: 6th (1993–94, 1996–97)

Worst position: 16th (2014–15, 2024–25)

Biggest home win: České Budějovice 5–0 Příbram (1999–2000)

Biggest away win: Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště 0–4 České Budějovice (1995–96)

Biggest home defeat: České Budějovice 0–6 Slavia (2020–21)

Biggest away defeat: Jablonec 8–0 České Budějovice (1997–98)