AC Sparta Prague (women)

Sparta Prague
Full nameAthletic Club Sparta Praha Fotbal a.s.
NicknamesSparťanky
(Spartan women)
Founded1967 (1967)
GroundStadion SK Prosek,
Prague[1]
Capacity2,600 (1,000 seated)
ChairmanDaniel Křetínský
ManagerMichael Steiner
LeagueCzech Women's First League
2024–252nd
Websitehttps://sparta.cz/en/tymy/3-women-a/hraci

The women's section of AC Sparta Prague is a women's football club from Prague, Czech Republic. Together with their local neighbour Slavia, Sparta dominates the national league having won 21 of the 32 titles while Slavia has won the other eleven. They have taken part in UEFA competitions several times and got their best result in the 2005–06 UEFA Women's Cup when they reached the quarter-finals, losing over two legs to Djurgården.[2]

Ahead of the 2024–25 season, it was announced that Sparta players would be becoming full professionals for the first time.[3]

On 4 October 2025, Sparta Prague signed a memorandum about cooperation with Prague 9 and 18. Sparta would build a new stadium for women's football academy on the grounds of Stadion SK Prosek.[4]

Honours

Leagues

In Czechoslovakia

In the Czech Republic

Cups

Invitational

European Record

Season Qualifying round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
UEFA Women's Cup
2001–02 Umeå 1
2002–03 Umeå 1
2005–06 Universitet 1 Luzern 1 Djurgården
2006–07 Saestum 1
2007–08 Clujana 1 Olympique 1
2008–09 Levante 1
UEFA Women's Champions League
2009–10 Alma Arsenal
2010–11 Sint-Truidense Linköping
2011–12 Apollon Olympique
2012–13 Sarajevo Rossiyanka
2013–14 Zürich
2014–15 Gintra
2016–17 Twente
2017–18 P.A.O.K. Linköping
2018–19 Ajax
2019–20 Breiðablik
2020–21 Glasgow City Paris Saint-Germain
  • 1 Group stage. Highest-ranked eliminated team in case of qualification, lowest-ranked qualified team in case of elimination.
UEFA Women's Champions League
Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Group stage Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2021–22 Køge
2022–23 Roma
2023–24 Frankfurt
2024–25 Linköping
Paris
2025–26 Nordsjælland
Roma
UEFA Women's Europa Cup
Season Round 1 Round 2 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2025–26 Ferencvárosi Young Boys Austria Wien Hammarby

Players

Current squad

As of 4 February 2026.[16]

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  NED Lisan Alkemade (on loan from PSV)
3 DF  CZE Dominika Huvarová
4 FW  USA Hallie Bergford
5 DF  CZE Kateřina Kotrčová
7 MF  CZE Antonie Stárová
8 MF  SVK Sára Kerešová
9 DF  CZE Eva Bartoňová (captain)
10 DF  CZE Aneta Pochmanová
11 MF  CZE Michaela Khýrová
12 DF  CZE Eliška Sonntagová
13 DF  USA Reagan Bridges
15 FW  GEO Tinatin Ambalia
16 DF  USA Tori Hansen
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  CZE Radka Paulenová
19 MF  SVK Laura Retkesová
20 DF  CZE Alena Pěčková
21 FW  CZE Adéla Trachtová
22 MF  CZE Franny Černá
23 FW  USA Ellie Ospeck
25 FW  SVK Victoria Havalec
26 DF  CZE Denisa Rancová
28 MF  SVK Sára Straková
32 GK  CZE Zuzana Kožuriková
42 GK  SRB Jovana Dukič
44 GK  CZE Nikola Harantová

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  LVA Anastasija Poļuhoviča (at Pogoń Szczecin)
DF  CZE Aneta Dědinová (at Slovan Liberec)
DF  CZE Aneta Svobodová (at Slovan Liberec)

Former players

Staff

As of 12 August 2025.[17]

Women's section manager

  • Pavla Satrapová

Team Manager

Manager

Assistant

  • Marian Nincz

Goalkeeper Coach

Doctor

  • Petr Čechal
  • Filip Jašek

Physiotherapist

  • Daniel Baťha
  • Adéla Kynclová
  • Petra Sklenářová

Fitness Coach

  • Martin Čurda
  • Simona Smolková

Masseur

  • Miroslav Český
  • Adam Lešuk

Managers

References

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