At the turn of the millennium, Drnovice was one of the leading teams in the Czech league; in 2000, after third place, they qualified for the then UEFA Cup, in which they lost to Munich in 1860.
However, he left the club as the owner of Chemapol and after the financial difficulties of the founder of the “Drnovice miracle” Jan Gottvald, the club went bankrupt.
Professional football was last played there in the second league 15 years ago. The stadium was acquired by the municipality and kept in such a serviceable condition that now, after several minor modifications, it has met the licensing conditions for the second league.
Vyškov will be led to the competition by coach Jan Trousil, a former Brno or Slovácko stopper. He will be assisted by Josef Mazura, who as a coach experienced part of the famous Drnovice era twenty years ago. “We are a newcomer and our goal is to save,” Trousil said at today’s meeting with journalists.
His team has not played a championship match for almost a year, but is ready for the season. “We are still waiting for some guest appearances from the first league clubs, so the staff is not closed,” said the general manager of the club, Zbyněk Zbořil.
Vyškov will enter the second league this Saturday at 5 pm in Prague at Dukla.