[1] During the pre-season, Dukla gave trials to a number of players including midfielder Antonín Holub and Spaniard Juan Carlos Carretero Rodríguez.

In a bid to bring in a replacement, Serb Miroslav Marković, who had just finished the season as second-highest goalscorer behind Chigou, was signed on a three-year deal.

[8] Players joining the club during the winter transfer window included forwards Vojtěch Engelmann and Josef Marek from FK Kunice, the latter on loan, and Croatian defender Tomislav Božić.

In the second round, it took until second half injury time in the away game at Sokol Brozany for Dukla to get on the scoresheet, courtesy of a Martin Jirouš strike, and thus avoid a potentially embarrassing penalty shootout.

In the fourth round, up against Gambrinus liga competition for the first time in the form of Jablonec, Dukla lost by a single goal in the away game before winning 3-2 in the return leg at Juliska.