Slavia Prague - 2016/17 Czech Champions!
26.5.2017, Redakce
PRAGUE/STRAHOV - Slavia are champions of 2016/2017 Czech ePojisteni.cz League! The sewn-ones confirmed their title by beating Zbrojovka Brno 4-0 and finished the competition 2 points ahead former champions Viktoria Plzeň.
The sewn-ones competed for the title till the last round with ruling champions Viktoria Plzeň. Slavia get to the first spot in round 25 and kept Plzeň at bay until the very end.After the current manager Jaroslav Šilhavý took over Slavia in September 2016 the club did not lose a single league game. The record under Šilhavý is 19-7-0.
The 2016/17 record in the Czech Premier League is 20-9-1 with score of 65:22. That means Slavia are the best attacking team in the competition.
Slavia has won fourth league titles since the foundation of the Czech league in 1993, 18th Czech or Czechoslovak title altogether. In 1996 the first Czech title marked the end of a 49-years-long waiting since the last Czechoslovak title in 1947.
In 2008 and 2009 the club seized two titles in a row under the coach Karel Jarolím. 2007/08 was also the last time Slavia took part in the UEFA Champions League. The club will now take part in 2017/18 Champions league 3rd qualifying round.
