2023–24 FK Mladá Boleslav season

FK Mladá Boleslav
2023–24 season
Manager	Marek Kulič
Stadium	Lokotrans Aréna
Czech First League	5th
Czech Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Vasil Kušej; Daniel Mareček; (6 each); All: ; Daniel Mareček (8)
Average home league attendance	2,759

The 2023–24 season was FK Mladá Boleslav's 122nd season in existence and 20th consecutive in the Czech First League. They also competed in the Czech Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 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	Matouš Trmal
2	DF	CZE	Martin Suchomel (on loan from Sparta Prague)
4	DF	CZE	David Šimek
5	MF	ZAM	Benson Sakala
6	MF	CZE	Ladislav Kodad
7	MF	CZE	Patrik Žitný
8	MF	CZE	Marek Matějovský
9	FW	BHR	Abdulla Yusuf Helal
10	MF	CZE	Tomáš Ladra
11	MF	CZE	Jakub Fulnek
14	DF	CZE	Tomáš Král
15	DF	UKR	Mykola Yarosh
17	DF	CZE	Marek Suchý


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	CZE	Matěj Pulkrab
20	MF	NGA	Solomon John
23	FW	CZE	Vasil Kušej
26	DF	SVK	Andrej Kadlec
27	MF	CZE	Vojtěch Kubista
28	MF	CZE	Lukáš Mašek
30	MF	CZE	Daniel Mareček
31	DF	CZE	Dominik Kostka
32	FW	GAM	Lamin Jawo
33	GK	CZE	Jan Šeda
44	DF	CZE	Ondřej Karafiát
84	DF	MTQ	Florent Poulolo
99	GK	CZE	Petr Mikulec

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
—	MF	SVK	Samuel Dancák (at Hradec Králové)
—	DF	CZE	Denis Donát (at Pardubice)
—	MF	CZE	Daniel Langhamer (at Chrudim)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CZE	Ladislav Dufek (at Varnsdorf)
—	FW	CZE	Vojtěch Stránský (at Varnsdorf)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Abdulla Yusuf Helal	Persija Jakarta	Free	1 July 2023
FW	Matěj Pulkrab	SV Sandhausen	Free	1 July 2023
GK	Matouš Trmal	Vitória de Guimarães	Undisclosed	7 July 2023	^[2]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

23 June 2023 Friendly	Mladá Boleslav	3–2	Táborsko
17:45

24 June 2023 Friendly	Slovan Liberec	0–2	Mladá Boleslav
13:30

1 July 2023 Friendly	Mladá Boleslav	4–4	Dukla Prague
10:15

8 July 2023 Friendly	Mladá Boleslav	2–3	Sellier & Bellot Vlašim
11:00

11 July 2023 Friendly	Cracovia	1–1	Mladá Boleslav
16:30

14 July 2023 Friendly	Warta Poznań	0–1	Mladá Boleslav
11:00

8 September 2023 Friendly	Mladá Boleslav	Cancelled	Jihlava
11:00

11 October 2023 Friendly	RB Leipzig	2–4	Mladá Boleslav
13:00

13 January 2024 Friendly	Mladá Boleslav	2–0	Táborsko
11:00

27 January 2024 Friendly	Mladá Boleslav	5–1	LNZ Cherkasy	Side, Turkey
17:30				Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Spor Kompleksi Stadyumu

31 January 2024 Friendly	Mladá Boleslav	2–0	Budućnost Podgorica	Turkey
15:00

3 February 2024 Friendly	Mladá Boleslav	1–1	Ludogorets Razgrad	Belek, Turkey
17:30				Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Czech First League	23 July 2023	27 April 2024	Matchday 1		29	12	7	10	49	45	+4	041.38
Czech Cup	30 August 2023	1 November 2023	Second round	Fourth round	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	066.67
Total					32	14	7	11	57	50	+7	043.75

Last updated: 21 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Viktoria Plzeň	30	19	5	6	67	33	+34	62	Qualification for the Championship group
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
7	Slovan Liberec	30	10	10	10	46	46	0	40	Qualification for the Play-off

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.^[3]

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
29	12	7	10	49	45	+4	43	8	2	5	29	22	+7	4	5	5	20	23	−3

Last updated: 21 April 2024.
Source: Fortuna Liga

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	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	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	W
Position	3	5	3	5	5	7	9	6	7	6	7	6	5	6	4	6	6	7	7	5	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.^[4]

23 July 2023 1	Mladá Boleslav	3–1	Jablonec	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kušej 8' Kostka 47' Jawo 57'	Report	Alégué 75'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 3,431 Referee: Pavel Orel

30 July 2023 2	Mladá Boleslav	2–2	Slovan Liberec	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pulkrab 78' Suchý 88'	Report	Chaluš 8' Kulenović 42'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 4,112 Referee: Daniel Vokoun

5 August 2023 3	Karviná	1–2	Mladá Boleslav	Karviná
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mikuš 70'	Report	Jawo 6' Helal 19'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 3,226 Referee: Jan Petřík

13 August 2023 4	Mladá Boleslav	0–1	Slavia Prague	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Poulolo 59' (o.g.)	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jan Machálek

19 August 2023 5	Slovácko	2–2	Mladá Boleslav	Uherské Hradiště
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vecheta 11' Kalabiška 90+2'	Report	Mareček 45+2', 53'	Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 3,992 Referee: Karel Rouček

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

16 September 2023 8	Mladá Boleslav	5–1	Hradec Králové	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mareček 5', 21' Karafiát 14' Kušej 48' Suchý 80'	Report	Juliš 57'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Dalibor Černý

23 September 2023 9	České Budějovice	1–2	Mladá Boleslav	České Budějovice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ondrášek 75'	Report	Kostka 8' Suchomel 83'	Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 2,698 Referee: Karel Rouček

1 October 2023 10	Mladá Boleslav	2–1	Bohemians 1905	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Helal 29' Pulkrab 84'	Report	Matoušek 60'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 3,331 Referee: Petr Hocek

7 October 2023 11	Sigma Olomouc	4–0	Mladá Boleslav	Olomouc
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Chvátal 26' Zmrzlý 63' Pokorný 66' Beneš 89'	Report		Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 2,939 Referee: Tomáš Klíma

21 October 2023 12	Zlín	5–9	Mladá Boleslav	Zlín
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fantiš 13' Janetzký 15' Reiter 42' Bartošák 46' Vukadinović 64' (pen.) Kovinić 68', 85'	Report	Mareček 11', 60' Kušej 49', 87', 62' Jawo 51', 53' Pulkrab 63' Matějovský 78' Helal 83' Poulolo 90+4' John 90+5', 90+5'	Stadium: Letná Stadion Attendance: 2,523 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

29 October 2023 13	Mladá Boleslav	3–1	Sparta Prague	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kušej 24' Matějovský 45' Jawo 87'	Report	Pešek 29'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dalibor Černý

4 November 2023 14	Teplice	1–0	Mladá Boleslav	Teplice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Knapík 89'	Report		Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 3,387 Referee: Ondřej Berka

11 November 2023 15	Mladá Boleslav	1–0	Pardubice	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kušej 47'	Report		Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 1,510 Referee: Petr Hocek

25 November 2023 16	Slovan Liberec	2–1	Mladá Boleslav	Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ghali 7', 70'	Report	Pulkrab 10'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 1,415 Referee: Karel Rouček

6 December 2023 6	Mladá Boleslav	1–3	Viktoria Plzeň	Mladá Boleslav
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Suchomel 45+3'	Report	Šulc 5', 51' Hranáč 90+5'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 1,121 Referee: Jan Všetečka
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 27 August 2023, but was postponed due to Viktoria Plzeň's participation in European competition.^[5]

10 December 2023 18	Slavia Prague	2–0	Mladá Boleslav	Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Holeš 49' Jurečka 53' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 16,064 Referee: Stanislav Volek

13 December 2023 17	Mladá Boleslav	2–2	Karviná	Mladá Boleslav
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ladra 25' Helal 64'	Report	Memić 7' Doležal 13'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 960 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 5 December 2023, but was postponed due to snow.^[6]

16 December 2023 19	Mladá Boleslav	0–1	Slovácko	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Valenta 59'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Ondřej Berka

10 February 2024 20	Viktoria Plzeň	1–1	Mladá Boleslav	Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chorý 63'	Report	Ladra 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 9,086 Referee: Dalibor Černý

Czech Cup

26 September 2023 Second round	Mladá Boleslav	4–2	Ústí nad Labem	Mladá Boleslav
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mašek 6', 88' Mareček 44', 52'	Report	A. Tarasenko 83' M. Trenda 84'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 357^[7] Referee: Jan Petřík

26 September 2023 Third round	Mladá Boleslav	4–2	Prostějov	Mladá Boleslav
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Helal 39', 45+2' (pen.) Poulolo 73' Pulkrab 87'	Report	M. Zapletal 17' P. Slaměna 88'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 516 Referee: Tomáš Ulrich

1 November 2023 Fourth round	Slovan Liberec	1–0	Mladá Boleslav	Liberec
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Horský 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 1,227 Referee: Stanislav Volek

References

^ "Soupiska týmu". FK Mladá Boleslav.
^ "Brankář Trmal po konci v Portugalsku posílil Boleslav | ČeskéNoviny.cz".
^ "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
^ "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2023/24: Šampioni ze Sparty začnou s Olomoucí, Slavia bude hostit Hradec". FORTUNA:LIGA.
^ "Plzeň si odložila zápas s Boleslaví kvůli evropským pohárům. Nově na to má právo" [Plzeň postponed the match with Boleslav due to the European Cup. They now have the right to do so]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^ "Tři odložená utkání 17. kola první fotbalové ligy znají náhradní termín" [Three postponed matches of the 17th round of the First Football League have alternative dates]. sport.cz (in Czech). 5 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ "Mladá Boleslav | 4–2 | Ústí nad Labem | MOL Cup - 2nd round". isport.blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 19 January 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "Soupiska týmu". FK Mladá Boleslav.

[2] "Brankář Trmal po konci v Portugalsku posílil Boleslav | ČeskéNoviny.cz".

[3] "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.

[4] "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2023/24: Šampioni ze Sparty začnou s Olomoucí, Slavia bude hostit Hradec". FORTUNA:LIGA.

[5] "Plzeň si odložila zápas s Boleslaví kvůli evropským pohárům. Nově na to má právo" [Plzeň postponed the match with Boleslav due to the European Cup. They now have the right to do so]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

[6] "Tři odložená utkání 17. kola první fotbalové ligy znají náhradní termín" [Three postponed matches of the 17th round of the First Football League have alternative dates]. sport.cz (in Czech). 5 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[7] "Mladá Boleslav | 4–2 | Ústí nad Labem | MOL Cup - 2nd round". isport.blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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