On Wednesday and Thursday Viktorians underwent physical tests and on Friday they had the first training. The team as a whole, with all signigns and players back from loan, met for the first time, only the national team members were missing at the time.

The team welcomed some new signings, such as Luděk Pernica, Ubong Moses Ekpai and Roman Procházka. Michal Hlavatý, Jakub Řezníček and the goalkeeper Jakub Šiman came back from loan spell. The junior midfielder Pavel Šulc will also join the A team as well as the author of the last 2017/18 goal Ondřej Štursa and the centre-back Filip Čihák. Jaroslav Navrátil, who spent the last 5 years in Dutch Heracles Almelo, will also participate in the pre-season trainings in Plzeň on a try-out.

The coach Pavel Vrba misses the national team members Michael Krmenčík, Tomáš Hořava, Jan Kopic and Patrik Hrošovský who will join the team on 20th June.

Andreas Ivanschitz will not continue with the team in the next season because his contract expired as well as Diego Živulić. "We would like to thank Andreas and Diego for their work here. They were a part of the champion team and contributed to the 5th title," club GM Adolf Šádek said. The club is currently discussing the future of Tomáš Poznar, Erik Janža, Václav Pilař and Petr Bolek.

The club also deals with a loan spell for Jiří Piroch who spent the last 6 months in Jablonec. Jan Suchan, who was on loan in Slovakian Senica, will start the pre-season trainings in Karviná and there will solve his possible future in A-team, too.

Viktorians had the first training on programme yesterday and in upcoming days they will have the two-phase trainings. They will play 7 friendly matches out of which the last 3 will be played in Austria where they travel on 4th July.

Team transfers

Out: Andreas Ivanschitz (contract expired), Miloš Kratochvíl (Jablonec), Jiří Piroch (loan, ?), Jan Suchan (Karviná, try-out), Diego Živulić.
In: Luděk Pernica (Jablonec/comeback from loan), Ubong Moses Ekpai (Zlín), Roman Procházka (Levski Sofia), Jaroslav Navrátil (Heracles Almelo/try-out), Michal Hlavatý (Sokolov/comeback from loan), Jakub Řezníček (Olomouc/comeback from loan), Jakub Šiman (Domažlice/comeback from loan), Pavel Šulc (U19 team).

Out/in progress: Tomáš Poznar, Erik Janža, Václav Pilař, Petr Bolek.

Viktoria´s team for pre-season 2018/2019

Goalkeepers: Aleš Hruška, Matúš Kozáčik, Dominik Sváček, Jakub Šiman.
Defenders: Tomáš Hájek, Milan Havel, Lukáš Hejda, Roman Hubník, David Limberský, Radim Řezník, Luděk Pernica, Filip Čihák.

Midfielders: Aleš Čermák, Tomáš Hořava*, Patrik Hrošovský*, Daniel Kolář, Jan Kopic*, Jan Kovařík, Milan Petržela, Ondřej Štursa, Martin Zeman, Ubong Moses Ekpai, Roman Procházka, Pavel Šulc, Michal Hlavatý.

Forwards: Marek Bakoš, Tomáš Chorý, Michael Krmenčík*, Jaroslav Navrátil, Jakub Řezníček.

*national team members will join the team on 20th June

Friendly matches before 2018/2019 season

Tue 19. 6.: Doubravka – Plzeň (17:00)
Sat 23. 6.: Klatovy – Plzeň (14:30)
Wed 27. 6.: Sokolov – Plzeň (17:00, in Mariánské Lázně)
Sun 1. 7.: České Budějovice – Plzeň (10:30, in Přeštice)

4. 7. – 14. 7.: pre-season camp in Westendorf, Austria
- friendly matches: 6. 7., 10. 7. and 14. 7.
- opponents TBD