Representatives of Viktoria and the city of Pilsen met in the representative premises of TROPHY VIP, evaluated the past year and discussed the possibilities of further cooperation for the next period.

At the traditional New Year´s meeting, representatives of FC Viktoria Plzeň thanked representatives of the city of Plzeň for their support in the education of talented youth, which is one of the key pillars of the club. They also discussed the needs of the club and the football academy, whose goal is to continue to educate top players in the future.

"It gives us all great joy when players from our academy manage to make it to the first team, where Pavel Šulc, Robin Hranáč, Jan Paluska and Viktor Baier are currently playing. And this is the direction we intend to take in the future. These are some of the results of cooperation in the field of youth development. We greatly appreciate and thank the support of the City of Pilsen," said Adolf Šádek, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Viktoria.

"The support of the City of Pilsen is extremely important for our youth and over the past years we have managed to build the necessary infrastructure and offer our players adequate training conditions for their growth. We have further plans and visions in this area for the next period, which we discussed at the meeting," said Petr Žitek, chairman of VIKTORIA PLZEŇ - fotbal, z.s., which is responsible for the entire youth department.

"We can be rightly proud of Viktoria in Pilsen. The management has done a tremendous job over the last few years, and thanks to that the club is now one of the top Czech clubs and a constant on the European football scene. The good name of FC Viktoria Plzeň in the world is of great importance for the city, so I see the partnership as very valuable and I consider the support of the city as a matter of course. Personally, I wish the whole club many more successes in the Czech league and European cups and I promise that we will blow the whole team in the back. I have not missed a single home game so far and I will continue to do so as a loyal fan," said Roman Zarzycký, the Mayor of Pilsen.

Both sides also agreed at the meeting that the long-term partnership is extremely valuable and thanks to it the club is achieving great results not only in domestic competitions but also on the European stage, where it proudly represents our city.

Future plans were also discussed, such as possible modifications to the stadium premises, closer cooperation in the field of marketing or the subsequent building of facilities for youth training. At the end, the Mayor Roman Zarzycký and his deputies and councillors wished Viktoria good luck for the spring part of the league, the knockout stage of the domestic cup and of course for the eighth round of the European Conference League.