[5][6] In 1905, Scottish manager and former Celtic player Johnny Madden brought new tactics and views on football from his home country to the club.

In 1930, Madden retired from Slavia and professional football at the age of 66, though he remained in Prague for the rest of his life.

In Bucharest came a 1–1 draw, which qualified the Czech team for the UEFA Cup round of 32, from third place in Group H, in spite of a home 0–3 defeat against Sevilla.

It was discovered that Slavia owed 112 million Czech koruna to the club's former owner, ENIC Sports Ltd (English National Investment Company).

[10] In addition to the players sold, midfielder Petr Trapp left the club mid-season, claiming that Slavia had not paid his wages for three months.

[15] The club's colours, red and white, were chosen as standing for the heart and blood, and fair play and sportsmanship respectively.

The inverted five-pointed star was intended to symbolise "new hope, forever strengthening the mind and uplifting the spirit.

"[4] The name "Slavia" is a Latin term used in older literature to denote the lands inhabited by Slavs.

Football historian Vladimír Zapotocký commented in an interview that were this the case, the Nazis would have shut the club down during the wartime occupation, as they did with DFC Prag.

[19] In May 2018 a strategic cooperation with Chinese club Beijing Sinobo Guoan for both professional and youth level football started.

[20] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

The best known Slavia player of all time is perhaps forward Josef "Pepi" Bican, one of the most prolific goalscorers in the history of football.

Under the Czech jurisdiction the club's legal form is a joint-stock company (updated 1 August 2020) with the largest shareholder being the Chinese real estate Sinobo Group,[25] which has on 11 November 2018 purchased a majority stake from CITIC, at the time holding 99.98% of the 212,074 stocks worth of CZK 1.514 billion (Annual report from 30 June 2018).

According to their chairman Jinhui Zhou, the Sinobo business model is a combination of real estate development and sports activities.

[26] In a similar business model, Sinobo owns 64% of the shares in the Chinese club Beijing Guoan where the 36% minority belongs to CITIC.

He replaced Jaroslav Šilhavý, who was appointed in September 2016 and moved on to manage the Czech national team.