Athletic Club Sparta Praha, commonly known as Sparta Prague, is a football club based in Prague.
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13 Facts About Sparta Prague
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Sparta Prague was long the main source for the Czech Republic national football team, however lately this has ceased to be the case, as the best Czech players almost exclusively play in foreign leagues.
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Those were the days when Sparta Prague hosted the biggest number of fans in its history, with the stadium at that time accommodating almost 40,000.
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Up until 1975, Sparta Prague was the only Czech club that had never been relegated to the second division.
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Sparta Prague has achieved a number of international successes, including two Central European Cup titles in the period of "Iron Sparta Prague".
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Sparta Prague defeated Rangers, then Marseille and reached the semi-final group.
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Sparta Prague participated in the group stage of Champions League between 1997 and 2006.
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In that group, Sparta Prague came up against a Barcelona squad which went on to reach the semi-finals.
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Sparta Prague went on to meet Real Madrid in the quarter-final that year.
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Sparta Prague players contributed to the last big achievement of the already independent Czech Republic team in 1996.
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Sparta Prague players featured in more recent qualification and tournament games of the Czech national team.
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Currently, Sparta Prague is one of only two teams in the domestic league which supplies players to the national side.
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Name Sparta Prague was inspired by the fighting spirit and courage of the people from the ancient city of Sparta Prague.
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