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FK Viktoria Žižkov – season 2029/30 For the first time we finished in the middle group and were officially safe from relegation after 30 games. Actually we even underperformed, being fifth in xG table, so could hope for European places with a slightly higher quality of players. Winning this mid-table playoff only gives a higher seeding in the next season’s cup, so I’m not too concerned about the final loss. Still the semi-final comeback against our local rivals was impressive, we were 0-4 behind in the first game! Cup Our best cup performance as well, thanks to easy draws in first rounds and two penalty saves from our reserve keeper Ciupa in quarter-final. Slavia destroyed us as expected though. Squad stats M.Muxel *23a – set our new goalscoring record in the top flight and became the first player to earn a senior cap (6 minutes in a friendly, but still)! Unfortunately he doesn’t want to extend a contract and may leave for free T.Malý *24g – started the season as a backup striker, but eventually became our second goalscorer and the best rated player. D.Klinka *26d – matched his own assisting record from the previous season (still waiting for someone to make 10 assists) and won the talent of the year award. L.Petržílka *26g – our best defender, I hope no one will activate his release clause and he’ll sign a new contract after the transfer window. B.Varga *26i – returned from loan and immediately won the competition for the second center-back spot. P.Kodr *26c – set the new club record in clean sheets and became second best young player in the league. Transfers – no departures from the first team. Youth intake (preview) Jambor *30a | Zakostelský *30b | Hřídel *30c | Hanzlík *30d | Verner *30e | Vágner *30f This was only an average intake, but Jambor looks like a great winger potentially. Another improvement for the youth facilities is on the way. And one funny thing to mention - isn't it a bit early to get this trait at the age of 16?

FK Viktoria Žižkov – season 2028/29 We lost three first team players from last season – Macek moved to PSG, Križmanić was sold to Benfica by the board, setting our new transfer record (I only could negotiate a future sale clause), and Ellison missed around half a year with injury. So, predictably it was a worse performance this time, though still enough to stay clear of danger in the final stage. Also got this achievement on the last matchday. This game didn't decide anything and we lost it 3-4, still a nice milestone for our academy. Cup Had not enough squad depth to be competitive here as well. Squad stats M.Muxel *23a – our only player to have an average rating over 7… and most likely the next one to leave with a transfer request and one year under a contract Probably I’ll try to postpone this transfer for the end of next season, like I did with Macek. O.Sedláček *27a – unfortunately he isn’t developing at all, but became our top goalscorer this season. D.Klinka *26d – matched the club record in assists, playing on both wings and becoming our primary set piece taker. V.Matejka *24a – became a leading central midfielder after Macek’s departure, and what’s really important, signed a new three-year contract. P.Kodr *26c – yes, Ciupa is still a good goalkeeper, but I felt that it was time to trust in our youngster. Transfers – guess I made a mistake agreeing to sell Tsiaras before that forced transfer of Križmanić. It left us without a decent backup winger, but I just gave up trying to develop a casual player. Worst in training, unhappy with everything and never reacting well. Youth intake (preview) Vaněk *29a | Wiesner *29b | Volešák *29c | Skuhravý *29d | Bureš *29e | Stracený *29f | Beneš *29g Vanek can become a new key midfielder for us, defense and winger positions also got some improvement. The money we got from Benfica were used to improve all our infrastructure (the youth facilities are on the way and will be completed in July).

My player just improved his jumping with a broken leg, I wonder which training can do this?

These African names

FK Viktoria Žižkov – season 2027/28 After three seasons of struggle we finally improved our position and finished only one point short from the middle group. Falling to the playoff spots is still possible, but shouldn’t happen if we continue playing on the same level. Stayed on top of this group despite losing to Mlada, and of course it’s our best season in the top division so far! Cup The best cup run as well, we reached quarter-final for the first time after a surprise shootout win over Slavia. Squad stats D.Macek *25a – with an interest from PSG there were no chances to keep our best player in the club, still I made the best available move – agreed a transfer for the end of season (for a small fee, but including 50% from next sale) before he could be signed for free. M.Muxel *23a – once again became our best goalscorer. Waiting for him to score an overhead kick though, as he has this trait O.Sedláček *27a – managed to score 11 goals in his first full senior season, a really good debut. Jiří Ciupa – probably his last season as an undoubted first choice in goal, but he played it well. Ondřej Žežulka – still our best center-back who now set the new club record with 243 games played. A.Križmanić *26a – stats are not so impressive, but he is our first ever player to be included into NXGN top 50 list. L.Petržílka *26g – I was trying different players as the second center-back, no one really impressed but this youngster made a nice progress during the season and became a regular starter. M.Krátký *25h – the weirdest selection, he was playing on loan in Portuguese lower leagues (like a lot of our youngsters), didn’t have any outstanding stats there and somehow became the Czech talent of the year. Don’t know, maybe his real potential is higher than my staff’s assessment. Transfers – Macek's departure leaves us with one good central midfielder in the squad, hopefully some younger players would develop quickly. Youth intake (preview) Šmíd *28a | Akbaş *28b | Piško *28c | Čupr *28d | Krátký *28e | Cabadaj *28f | Procházka *28g | Trapp *28h | Kavka *28i We got a full defensive line with five star potential, though I would prefer more central midfielders now. Despite the youth facilities downgrade, I had to invest into training facilities instead as promising this was the only way to convince Muxel signing a new contract.

FK Viktoria Žižkov – season 2026/27 Struggle continued after the winter break. We almost caught Pardubice with a head-to-head win, but they had a better run in April so we need to win at least three of five last games and hope for other results going in our favor. Well, that was madness. After winning four games in a row (three of them with late decisive goals) and setting the new club record with 5-0 thrashing of Slovan we only needed a draw against Pardubice… and failed completely. At this point I was sure that we are relegated, Slovan had the same amount of points, better goal difference but… I was totally sure that goal difference was the first tiebreaker in previous seasons! Or did the latest patch also change league rules in older saves? Playoffs against lower league teams aren’t a problem for us. Survived again, and hopefully this season becomes a turning point as our core is now young and developing (though there are some serious concerns about keeping them around now). Cup Our former leaders now couldn’t even defeat a second tier team. Squad stats D.Macek *25a – our best player right now, but it may be his last season here. He wants to leave with one year left under contract, so it's a tough choice - let him go now, earning some money for future development but weakening the midfield even more, or lose him for free in a season. M.Muxel *23a – saved us from relegation, scoring 7 of his 13 goals in May. Also he won the talent of the year award and played in the U19 Euros (Czech Republic lost all three games in the group). Dawser Ben Yahmed – Tunisian striker got a first eleven spot after we had to change our formation to 4-4-2 (simply had not enough central midfielders anymore) and became our second goalscorer. Jiří Ciupa – entered the god mode in some games, conceded almost every shot in others (Sparta beat us 8-0 with 9 shots on target ) P.Ellison *23b – agreed to a new contract, so we can be confident in our left-back position so far. A.Križmanić *26a and D.Klinka *26d – two wingers from the last season’s intake have already become regular starters. V.Matejka *24a – didn’t play as well as last season, but still remains one of our key players. Transfers – more loans, mostly to Portuguese clubs with better facilities. Youth intake (preview) Sedláček *27a | Hubínek *27b | Rothe *27c | Hrdlička *27d | Klán *27e | Čepelák *27f Sedláček is unambitious, but good enough to be a backup striker in the senior team right now! Getting a potentially good center-back and a pair of central midfielders will also help (can’t say the same about wingers though, we are getting too many of them). What’s even funnier is our HOYD having 4-4-2 narrow diamond as a preferred formation, though I’ve never seen any connection between this and youngsters’ positions actually Another small drop in attendance, can’t blame the fans though, a lot of games were really tough to watch. Also we got our first affiliate - Znojmo, a 3rd tier team with quite decent facilities.

Probably that's going to be the last season here. Veterans can't keep this level anymore, youngsters are progressing but not good enough yet We are predicted last of course, but not sure if the board would keep me in the club after relegation.

FK Viktoria Žižkov – season 2025/26 We struggled most part of the season, but had two really good months. First was November, when we had three wins in a row, including an incredible away victory over Sparta, which won three latest titles and almost secured the fourth one now! Also there was an absolute rollercoaster against Slovan which sadly didn't end in our favor, but I still was impressed with our attack. The second peak of form happened in April, we were unbeaten (avoided a defeat from Sparta again!) and finished this stage with a solid eight points advantage over the relegation spot. We almost avoided playoffs, just needed one more goal! Took some time to break their defense, but we survived with a confident overall win. Two of three goals were scored by our youngsters, that’s a good sign for future. Cup Our best cup performance so far ended with a late penalty. Squad stats Michal Petráň – despite declining in attributes a bit, he kept a good form and even scored one more than in previous season. Jiří Ciupa – our defending certainly wasn’t good if a goalkeeper had the highest rating, but he really saved some games for us. P.Ellison *23b – our biggest star at the moment, requested to leave earlier but still has two years under contract so hopefully would change his mind. V.Matejka *24a – our top assistant and second best Czech young player. D.Macek *25a – promoted to the first team during winter break and really helped us in the final stages. Selected third in another youth nomination. M.Muxel *23a – finding it hard to fit him in our tactics, still the end of the season was quite good. M.Bílek *24b – became a starting right winger during the season and didn’t disappoint. Transfers – several loans for our first season youngsters. Youth intake (preview) Križmanić *26a | Tsiaras *26b | Kodr *26c | Klinka *26d | Trpišovský *26e | Meric *26f | Petržílka *26g | Basa *26h | Varga *26i Four of the five best prospects here are left-footed wingers, but between them there’s a really promising goalkeeper who goes directly to the senior squad as a backup! And it’s surely our best intake so far, also including six foreign nationalities. No idea why our attendances dropped, hopefully that will be improved next season.

Well done And of course, who else could score the winning goal in the final against Inter?

FK Viktoria Žižkov – season 2024/25 I knew this season would be a struggle, but the start was just ridiculous. We weren’t hopeless and sometimes had better stats and xG than our opponents, but got our first points only in tenth game, defeating Brno with a last minute strike from Voltr! After this we started scoring points more often and eventually left the bottom place at the end of first stage, but bad finishing and awful goalkeeping (both our goalies were worst in the league in goals conceded above xG) didn’t let us feel fully safe. Mlada had an impressive winning run in this group, overtaking both us and Bohemians before the final matchday. Three relegation contenders played against three top teams and none could get any points, which meant a playoff spot for us. Staying up! Petráň surely knows how to destroy the second tier teams Not sure if next season is going to be better though, our aging core isn't getting stronger and youngers aren't fully ready to replace them. Cups The only cup game fell into this awful start as well. Squad stats Michal Petráň – had a slow start (like all our team actually) but found his goalscoring form in spring. Took half of his last season’s goals to a higher level, that’s a good result for sure. Augusto Batioja – another player who had an average rating over 7, age doesn’t affect him so far. Radek Voltr – same as last season, became our second goalscorer from the left wing. Milan Jirásek – still indispensable in midfield. P.Ellison *23b – not so impressive season, but he is now assessed as our key player and gets U21 caps for Scotland. Jiří Ciupa – despite struggling at start our goalkeeper had a decent end of the season, hopefully will take this form further. Transfers – nothing happened at all. Youth intake (preview) D.Macek *25a | Dvořák *25b | Hofmann *25c | P.Macek *25d | Šťovíček *25e The new HOYD Mazinho Patrao brought us another top prospect in midfield. Other high rated players have worse personalities, though better than nothing, and we are still searching for a good goalkeeper. We had first facilities downgrade (though immediately agreed to repair it) and two more upgrades. @Winski keeping Kadlec is a really good start, hope he will guide you to promotion

FK Viktoria Žižkov – season 2023/24 Well, that was quite easy, we had a couple of winless runs in October and April but gave no chances to our opponents elsewhere. Now the toughest part starts – surviving in the top tier with this aging squad. Cup Defeated two lower league teams before a late goal from a top tier side Bohemians knocked us out in an overall even game. Squad stats Michal Petráň – was clinical in front of goal, setting the new Czech second tier record and winning the MVP award. Augusto Batioja – I don't remember if I ever played with regista, but Ecuadorian veteran fits perfectly to this role. Radek Voltr – mostly played on the left wing and became our second goalscorer. Milan Jirásek – did a good job in midfield, as expected. Josef Bazal – unfortunately his good season ended with a cruciate ligaments injury, which is a blow for our next season as well Ondřej Žežulka – clearly lacks strength for a center-back, but played well and eventually was selected into the team of the year. And he’s only 25, almost a youth player here P.Ellison *23b – I said that young defenders could get some playing time, but certainly didn’t expect that kind of progress! No surprise that he became a regular starter even before the winter break. Transfers – two backup players left in winter. Youth intake (preview) Matejka *24a | Bílek *24b | Pulec *24c | Plechatý *24d I hoped that our best prospect would be a goalkeeper as the current first choice is close to retirement, however almost every position in our squad needs some refreshment (maybe except a left-back, we already had three high potential players in two years). In other news, we got first academy improvements and two coaching courses for myself.

FK Viktoria Žižkov Founded in the Žižkov district of Prague in 1903, Viktoria had its best time a century later, winning the national cup in 2001 and finishing third in two next league seasons, but after this immediately relegated from the top tier, came back several times whout any success and eventually appeared in regional leagues. Manager profile The legendary striker from my FM22 Njardvik career. Facilities Quite decent for our current level. Senior squad Our top players are over 30, almost everyone had a contract expiring in a few days, and the most famous player here – a former FM wonderkid Vaclav Kadlec already agreed to leave the team. The first week could actually end this challenge but no one else was poached except a third choice striker. Milan Jirasek, who played for Inter youth teams long ago, will be our leader for now, hopefully he and other veterans won’t decline too fast. While searching for backroom replacements I found a Brazilian coach Lemos Filho who could have become a perfect assistant manager or HOYD, but he only wants to be a fitness coach, what a waste of talent Youth intake 2023 Muxel *23a | Ellison *23b | Vojtíšek *23c We already got the first intake, three players have some potential but they all have to improve physically. Though defenders may have a chance to play in the first team already due to lack of depth on their positions. Judging from the odds, we are the promotion contenders (champions are promoted directly, 2nd and 3rd teams qualify for playoffs). @darren1983 for the opening post - reset date for Czech Republic is June 30, the last fixtures are played on May 28.

Not sure if it works in FM23, but in all previous editions you could just move first 30 trialists to the reserves and invite new ones