2023–24 FC Baník Ostrava season

FC Baník Ostrava

2023–24 season
Manager	Pavel Hapal
Stadium	Městský stadion
Czech First League	4th
Czech Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Abdullahi Tanko (9) All: Abdullahi Tanko (9)
Average home league attendance	9,360

The 2023–24 season was FC Baník Ostrava's 102nd season in existence and seventh consecutive in the Czech First League. They also competed in the Czech Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 September 2023.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CZE Martin Hrubý 5 MF  CZE Jiří Boula 6 MF  CZE Daniel Tetour 7 DF  CZE Karel Pojezný 9 MF  CZE David Buchta 10 MF  CZE Matěj Šín 11 DF  BIH Eldar Šehić 12 MF  SVK Tomáš Rigo 13 MF  CZE Samuel Grygar 15 MF  GHA Patrick Kpozo 17 DF  CZE Michal Frydrych 18 MF  CRO Robert Mišković 19 DF  CZE David Lischka 20 FW  NGA Abdullahi Tanko

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  CZE Jiří Klíma 22 MF  CZE Filip Kaloč 24 DF  CZE Jan Juroška 26 DF  SVK Filip Blažek 28 FW  CZE Filip Kubala 29 MF  CZE Ladislav Takács 30 GK  CZE Jiří Letáček 32 MF  BRA Ewerton (on loan from Slavia Prague) 35 GK  CZE Jakub Markovič 37 DF  SVK Matej Madleňák (on loan from Ružomberok) 77 DF  ANG Gigli Ndefe 99 FW  SVK Ladislav Almási — MF  NGA David Fadairo (on loan from Lagos Islanders)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  CZE Daniel Smékal (at Skalica) — DF  CZE Jiří Fleišman (at Karviná) — DF  CZE Lukáš Cienciala (at Prostějov) — MF  CZE Petr Jaroň (at Prostějov) — DF  GAM Muhammed Sanneh (at Vlašim)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  CZE Jan Fulnek (at Kroměříž) — MF  CZE Marek Jaroň (at Kroměříž) — GK  CZE Michael Gergela (at Kroměříž) — DF  CZE David Stoklásek (at Kroměříž) — MF  NGA Stanley Charles (at Kroměříž)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Baník Ostrava v MFK Skalica

24 June 2023 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	1–2	MFK Skalica
17:00

Baník Ostrava v Spartak Myjava

28 June 2023 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	8–1	Spartak Myjava
17:00

Baník Ostrava v Farul Constanța

2 July 2023 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	5–0	Farul Constanța	Poland
11:00

Cracovia v Baník Ostrava

5 July 2023 Friendly	Cracovia	0–1	Baník Ostrava
16:30

Lech Poznań v Baník Ostrava

8 July 2023 Friendly	Lech Poznań	1–1	Baník Ostrava
11:00

MŠK Žilina v Baník Ostrava

15 July 2023 Friendly	MŠK Žilina	0–0	Baník Ostrava
16:00

Baník Ostrava v Vyškov

20 January 2024 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	0–0	Vyškov	Ostrava
11:00				Stadium: SC Vista UMT

Baník Ostrava v Obolon Kyiv

27 January 2024 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	3–1	Obolon Kyiv	Belek, Turkey
11:00				Stadium: Susesi Sport Center A

Baník Ostrava v Olimpija Ljubljana

27 January 2024 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	3–2	Olimpija Ljubljana	Belek, Turkey
17:30				Stadium: Titanic Sports Center - Field 1

Baník Ostrava v Dynamo Kyiv

30 January 2024 Friendly	Baník Ostrava	3–1	Dynamo Kyiv	Turkey
11:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Czech First League	23 July 2023	27 April 2024	Matchday 1	4th	35	14	7	14	56	48	+8	040.00
Czech Cup	29 August 2023	1 November 2023	Second round	Fourth round	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	066.67
Total					38	16	7	15	60	50	+10	042.11

Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

Main article: 2023–24 Czech First League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
35	14	7	14	56	48	+8	49	6	5	6	30	17	+13	8	2	8	26	31	−5

Source: Fortuna Liga

Regular season

Main article: 2023–24 Czech First League regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Slavia Prague	30	22	6	2	62	23	+39	72	Qualification for the Championship group
3	Viktoria Plzeň	30	19	5	6	67	33	+34	62
4	Baník Ostrava	30	13	6	11	48	39	+9	45
5	Mladá Boleslav	30	12	8	10	50	46	+4	44
6	Slovácko	30	11	8	11	39	40	−1	41

Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.[2]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	D
Position	12	12	14	11	12	11	6	7	6	5	6	5	6	4	6	7	7	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.[3]

Slovan Liberec v Baník Ostrava

23 July 2023 1	Slovan Liberec	3–1	Baník Ostrava	Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kpozo 19' (o.g.) Červ 41',  60' Pourzitidis  49' Doumbia 64' Ghali  73'	Report	Almási  25' Tetour  29', 47' (pen.) Ewerton  73'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 3,338 Referee: Jan Petřík

Baník Ostrava v Slovácko

29 July 2023 2	Baník Ostrava	0–0	Slovácko	Ostrava
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 9,016 Referee: Tomáš Klíma

Viktoria Plzeň v Baník Ostrava

6 August 2023 3	Viktoria Plzeň	3–1	Baník Ostrava	Plzeň
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bucha 19' Chorý 45+1' (pen.) Traoré 77'	Report	Šín 45+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,088 Referee: Dominik Starý

Baník Ostrava v Hradec Králové

12 August 2023 4	Baník Ostrava	2–0	Hradec Králové	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Buchta 90+2' Tanko 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 7,040 Referee: Vít Zaoral

Slavia Prague v Baník Ostrava

20 August 2023 5	Slavia Prague	1–0	Baník Ostrava	Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tijani 47'	Report		Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 19,164 Referee: Jan Všetečka

Baník Ostrava v České Budějovice

26 August 2023 6	Baník Ostrava	2–0	České Budějovice	Ostrava
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tanko 64', 73'	Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 6,458 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

Baník Ostrava v Mladá Boleslav

2 September 2023 7	Baník Ostrava	2–0	Mladá Boleslav	Ostrava
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 49' Karafiát 59' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 7,218 Referee: Ondřej Berka

Bohemians 1905 v Baník Ostrava

16 September 2023 8	Bohemians 1905	1–1	Baník Ostrava	Prague
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Křapka 80'	Report	Šín 87'	Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 6,079 Referee: Karel Rouček

Baník Ostrava v Zlín

23 September 2023 9	Baník Ostrava	5–1	Zlín	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 12' Kubala 50', 64' Rigo 57' Tanko 82'	Report	Simerský 38'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 7,786 Referee: Marek Radina

Sigma Olomouc v Baník Ostrava

30 September 2023 10	Sigma Olomouc	0–3	Baník Ostrava	Olomouc
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Tanko 11' Ewerton 29' Buchta 78'	Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 10,015 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

Baník Ostrava v Pardubice

7 October 2023 11	Baník Ostrava	1–1	Pardubice	Ostrava
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 50'	Report	Daněk 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 9,108 Referee: Jan Petřík

Teplice v Baník Ostrava

22 October 2023 12	Teplice	0–1	Baník Ostrava	Teplice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Almási 76'	Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

Baník Ostrava v Jablonec

28 October 2023 13	Baník Ostrava	0–1	Jablonec	Ostrava
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Buchta  69' Ewerton  79' Fadairo  90'	Report	Houska  79' Chramosta 84' Polidar  86' Souček  90' Štěpánek  90+2' Chanturishvili  90+4' Hanuš  90+7'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 8,330 Referee: Tomáš Klíma

Karviná v Baník Ostrava

5 November 2023 14	Karviná	1–3	Baník Ostrava	Karviná
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Budínský 25'	Report	Ewerton 49' Buchta 53', 59'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 4,838 Referee: Karel Rouček

Baník Ostrava v Sparta Prague

12 November 2023 15	Baník Ostrava	0–1	Sparta Prague	Ostrava
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ewerton  27' Kubala  32' Lischka  32' Bernady (head of department)  64' Ndefe  76'	Report	Kuchta  34' Priske (coach)  45' Panák 49' Loučka (assistant coach)  64' Jensen  90+9'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 15,081 Referee: Jan Petřík

Slovácko v Baník Ostrava

26 November 2023 16	Slovácko	2–0	Baník Ostrava	Uherské Hradiště
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Havlík 30' Cicilia 71'	Report		Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 6,632 Referee: Dalibor Černý

Hradec Králové v Baník Ostrava

9 December 2023 18	Hradec Králové	2–3	Baník Ostrava	Hradec Králové
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Horák 14' Pilař 45+2' (pen.)	Report	Ewerton 7' Tanko 82', 89'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

Baník Ostrava v Slavia Prague

17 December 2023 19	Baník Ostrava	2–3	Slavia Prague	Ostrava
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Buchta 27' Rigo 29'	Report	Jurečka 26' van Buren 45+1' Bořil 59'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 12,735 Referee: Karel Rouček

České Budějovice v Baník Ostrava

10 February 2024 20	České Budějovice	3–0	Baník Ostrava	České Budějovice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Šigut 56' Králik 66' Alli 69'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 2,457 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

Baník Ostrava v Viktoria Plzeň

13 February 2024 17	Baník Ostrava	0–1	Viktoria Plzeň	Ostrava
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Cadu 90+3'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 7,717 Referee: Jan Všetečka
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 3 December 2023, but was postponed due to snow.[4]

Mladá Boleslav v Baník Ostrava

17 February 2024 21	Mladá Boleslav	1–3	Baník Ostrava	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fulnek 28'	Report	Rigo 17' Adediran 42' Ewerton 45+2'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 3,829 Referee: Dominik Starý

Baník Ostrava v Bohemians 1905

24 February 2024 22	Baník Ostrava	1–1	Bohemians 1905	Ostrava
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Buchta 32'	Report	Huf 83'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 8,419 Referee: Stanislav Volek

Zlín v Baník Ostrava

3 March 2024 23	Zlín	0–1	Baník Ostrava	Zlín
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Juroška 33'	Stadium: Letná Stadion Attendance: 5,465 Referee: Dalibor Černý

Baník Ostrava v Sigma Olomouc

9 March 2024 24	Baník Ostrava	1–2	Sigma Olomouc	Ostrava
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ewerton 82'	Report	Juliš 20', 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 9,751 Referee: Dominik Starý

Pardubice v Baník Ostrava

17 March 2024 25	Pardubice	0–1	Baník Ostrava	Pardubice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Blažek 69'	Stadium: CFIG Arena Attendance: 4,107 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

Baník Ostrava v Teplice

31 March 2024 26	Baník Ostrava	4–1	Teplice	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tanko 6' Rusnák 22' Ewerton 51' Adediran 88'	Report	Audinis 76'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 9,440 Referee: Adam Trska

Jablonec v Baník Ostrava

7 April 2024 27	Jablonec	2–3	Baník Ostrava	Jablonec nad Nisou
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hollý 45+1',  67' Kratochvíl  58' Souček  68' Černák 79' Martinec  90+2'	Report	Klíma 11' Boula  18' Kpozo 24',  30' Tekijaški 61' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 2,518 Referee: Ondřej Berka

Baník Ostrava v Karviná

14 April 2024 28	Baník Ostrava	2–2	Karviná	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 19', 74' (pen.)	Report	Regáli 63' Ražnatovič 80'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 12,296 Referee: Jan Machálek

Sparta Prague v Baník Ostrava

20 April 2024 29	Sparta Prague	4–3	Baník Ostrava	Prague
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Birmančević 41' Kuchta 47', 52' Haraslín 63'	Report	Krejčí 54' (pen.) Klíma 79' Kubala 85'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,706 Referee: Dalibor Černý

Baník Ostrava v Slovan Liberec

28 April 2024 30	Baník Ostrava	2–2	Slovan Liberec	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 20' (pen.) Kpozo 46' Adediran  85' Tanko  88'	Report	Preisler  34' Tupta  55' Prebsl 68' Tetour  68' Čech (goalkeeper coach)  88'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Karel Rouček

Championship group

Main article: 2023–24 Czech First League championship group

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		SPA	SLA	PLZ	OST	MLA	SLO
1	Sparta Prague (C)	35	27	6	2	82	30	+52	87	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round		—	0–0	1–1	2–1	—	—
2	Slavia Prague	35	26	7	2	76	24	+52	85	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a]		—	—	3–0	5–0	4–0	—
3	Viktoria Plzeň	35	21	7	7	76	40	+36	70	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round		—	—	—	1–1	3–0	4–2
4	Baník Ostrava	35	14	7	14	56	48	+8	49	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round		—	—	—	—	0–1	6–0
5	Mladá Boleslav (O)	35	13	8	14	51	59	−8	47	Qualification for the Conference League play-off final		0–5	—	—	—	—	0–1
6	Slovácko	35	12	8	15	45	56	−11	44			2–4	1–2	—	—	—	—

Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:

1. Since the Europa League winners, Atalanta qualified for the Champions League via league position, Slavia Prague were promoted from the Champions League second qualifying round to the third qualifying round as one of the two teams with the highest coefficient in the second qualifying round.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5
Ground	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	W
Position	4	5	5	5	4

Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Slavia Prague v Baník Ostrava

4 May 2024 31	Slavia Prague	5–0	Baník Ostrava	Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Schranz 28' Chytil 48', 58' Jurečka 55' Jurásek 78'	Report		Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 18,028 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

Baník Ostrava v Mladá Boleslav

11 May 2024 32	Baník Ostrava	0–1	Mladá Boleslav	Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Helal 3'	Report		Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 8,627 Referee: Ondřej Berka

Sparta Prague v Baník Ostrava

14 May 2024 33	Sparta Prague	2–1	Baník Ostrava	Prague
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Birmančević 30', 60'	Report	Frydrych 54'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,057 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

Viktoria Plzeň v Baník Ostrava

18 May 2024 34	Viktoria Plzeň	1–1	Baník Ostrava	Plzeň
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vydra 49'	Report	Buchta 67'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 7,714 Referee: Marek Radina

Baník Ostrava v Slovácko

26 May 2024 35	Baník Ostrava	6–0	Slovácko	Ostrava
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ewerton 28' (pen.), 50' Kubala 30', 36' Buchta 55' Ndefe 55' Tanko 71' Kpozo 80'	Report	Mihálik  26' Šumulikoski (head of department)  31' Juroška  62'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 10,190 Referee: Jan Machálek

Czech Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Czech Cup

References

1. "Soupiska". FC Baník Ostrava.
2. "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
3. "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2023/24: Šampioni ze Sparty začnou s Olomoucí, Slavia bude hostit Hradec". FORTUNA:LIGA.
4. "Viktoria v Ostravě hrát nebude, zápas na Baníku byl kvůli sněhu odložený" [Viktoria will not play in Ostrava, the game at Baník was postponed due to snow]. denik.cz (in Czech). 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

External links

• Official website