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6 unusual facts about Dukla Prague


1981–82 Rangers F.C. season

European participation was halted by Dukla Prague who soundedly beat the team 3-0 in Prague and a 2-1 second leg win for Rangers was not enough for the team to progress.

ATK Praha

Dukla Prague, football team competing as ATK Praha between 1948 and 1952

Barbora Špotáková

She is currently a member of the elite ASO (Armádní sportovní oddíl, Army Sport Group) of Dukla Prague.

Kamil Damašek

A member of Dukla Prague he set his personal best score (8256 points) in the men's decathlon in 1996.

ÚDA Praha

Dukla Prague, football team competing as ÚDA Praha between 1953 and 1956

Zamalek disaster

The Zamalek disaster occurred on 17 February 1974 when fans were crushed before a football friendly match at the Zamalek Stadium in Cairo between Zamalek SC of Egypt and Dukla Prague of Czechoslovakia.


Dukla Pumpherston

The name was based on the fictional team "Dukla Pumpherston Sawmill and Tannery" created by Tony Roper in 1980s comedy programme Naked Radio; the name is a comic juxtaposition of the sophisticated European-sounding name of Czech team Dukla Prague with that of tiny Scottish village Pumpherston.

John Homewood

He took charge of a number of European club ties, the most significant being a UEFA Cup third round match between Stuttgart and Dukla Prague in November 1978.


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