The club has always been somewhat overshadowed by the town's main team FC Baník Ostrava.

The club was founded in 1919 as SK Slavoj Vítkovice and played their matches in the Kunčičky district of Ostrava.

It was supposed to be opened to the public in October 1938 but it was unable to proceed due to the German occupation of the city.

[1] Then in the 1985–1986 season the club achieved their greatest success, as Vítkovice led by manager Ivan Kopecký won the Czechoslovak First League.

On 9 February 2011, the club announced its withdrawal from the second half of the MSFL season due to insolvency.

In the season 2019/20, the club finished last 16th in the league table and relegated due to financial problems.