TheFootball Association of the Czech Republic (Czech:Fotbalová asociace České republiky; FAČR), or colloquially theCzech Football Association, is the governing body ofassociation football in theCzech Republic based inPrague. It organizes the lower-level league competitions in the country andCzech Cup. On the other hand, the professionalCzech First League andCzech Second League are organized independently.
The first predecessor was established asBohemian Football Union on 19 October 1901 in Austro-Hungarian constituencyKingdom of Bohemia. From 1922 to 1993, during the existence ofCzechoslovakia, the association was known as theCzechoslovak Football Association (Czech:Československá asociace fotbalová; ČSAF) and controlled theCzechoslovakia national football team. After the partition of Czechoslovakia the association took the nameBohemian-Moravian Football Federation (Czech:Českomoravský fotbalový svaz; ČMFS) until June 2011.[1]
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.[2] Another raid on the association's headquarters took place on 16 October 2020, with 20 people detained, including vice-chairmanRoman Berbr [cs].[3]
Petr Fousek has served as chairman of the association since 2021, been elected at the 23rd general meeting held on 3 June after defeatingKarel Poborský by 15 votes.[4]
David Trunda has served as chairman of the association since 2025, been elected at the general meeting held on 29 May.[5]
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