Bohemia and Moravia national football team
[1] Created following the popularization of association football in Central Europe, the Bohemian-Moravian team played its first match in 1903 against Hungary.
The Bohemian federation joined FIFA in 1906, and the national team increased its matches, notably against its Hungarian neighbor.
Rejected from FIFA, the team was a founding member of the UIAFA,a competing association of which it won the 1911 European Tournament, but did not participate in the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games.
The Czechoslovakia team was re-established after the war and reached the World Cup final again in 1962 then won the European championship title in 1976.
[5] In addition, although located on Bohemian territory, DFC Prague adheres to the German federation because it was founded by students from this country.
[7] In 1907, Hungary won 5–2: coming directly from the station to Millenáris Sporttelep just before kick-off, the Hungarians considered the Bohemian-Moravians as "arrogant" and beat them by three goals,[9] despite a score 2–1 at half-time in favor of the Bohemians.
However, the legitimacy of this federation is questioned because Bohemia is only a region of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (within Cisleithania), which does not constitute an official country.
[8] In October 1909, the Bohemian and Moravian team toured matches against French clubs, with a selection of sixteen players.
Czechoslovakia is divided between the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and the Slovak Republic which also has its own team, participating in sixteen matches between 1939 and 1945.
[30] During this period, many players, such as midfielder Josef Bělka, defender Emanuel Benda or striker Jan Košek played for Slavia Prague.
[34] Defender Emanuel Benda made six caps during his career and was notably the captain of the Bohemian-Moravian team against England in 1908.
[35] Midfielder Josef Bělka is one of the team's greatest scorers, with six goals scored in three braces, two in friendly matches,[36] and a third in the final of the 1911 Grand European Tournament.
[19] In 1939, Bohemia-Moravia recovered the best elements of Czechoslovakia, including winger Antonín Puč,[3] Oldřich Nejedlý, top scorer in the 1934 World Cup[37] and striker Josef Bican,[38] who scored six goals with the selection during matches against Ostmark and Germany.
During the UIAFA “Grand European Association Football Tournament” of 1911, it was the Scotsman John William Madden, already coach of Slavia Prague and main member of the selection committee in 1908,[12] who led the Bohemian team.
[43] The Bohemia and Moravia team, both in its version of the 1900s and in that of 1939, only played friendly matches, with the exception of the UIAFA Grand International Association Football Tournament.
It mainly plays friendly matches as well as the UIAFA Grand International Association Football Tournament, on the sidelines of the 1911 Exhibition in Roubaix.
When football arrived in the 1890s in Austria-Hungary, part of the Austro-Hungarian high society was reluctant about this new sport because of its “violent” and very physical nature.
Despite this, the sport continues to be despised by Magyar high society who consider it “repugnant” because of its violent and “uncivilized” characteristics.
The region was then mainly under the domination of Austria-Hungary but this state being multi-ethnic, separate teams from Austria and Hungary were created and played their first match in 1902.
[12] However, the team was aligned in "4-3-3" by John William Madden to counter English attacks in the final of the UIAFA "Grand European Association Football Tournament" of 1911, successfully.
