AC Sparta Prague, founded in 1893, is the most decorated club in Czech football history, with a record 37 national titles and 15 domestic cups unmatched anywhere in the country. For decades the club was also a regional powerhouse, winning the Central European (Mitropa) Cup three times and lifting the UEFA Cup in 1973.
The club's most memorable European feat, though, came in 1991/92. In the second round of that season's European Cup, trailing Olympique de Marseille 0–3 away after an hour, Sparta clawed back two goals to finish 2–3, then won the return leg in Prague 2–1 to advance on away goals. Drawn into a semi-final group with Barcelona, Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv, Sparta beat the eventual champions Barcelona 1–0 at home, finishing runners-up in the group — unofficially the third or fourth best team in Europe that season.
Sparta play their home matches at Letná Stadium, whose main stand is named after Andrej Kvašňák, widely regarded as the greatest player in the club's history.