FC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. Founded in 1922 as SK Slezská Ostrava, Baník has won numerous national and international trophies. In 1972/73,1977/78 and 1990/91 Baník won the Czechoslovak Cup. In the 1975-76 season, the club won the Czechoslovak league for the first time. In the 1979–80 season Baník won its second Czechoslovakian title, finishing five points ahead of Zbrojovka Brno. In the 1980–81 season of the UEFA European Cup Baník reached the quarter-finals. In the same season, Baník also won the First League again.