a series of poor results against average opposition left the club down in fifth place by the fall. The spring saw Slovan opt for a more offensive approach and brought an improvement in results, with the club winning a derby against local rival Baumit Jablonec and beating an ambitious Mladá Boleslav side by three goals. Croatian striker Andrej Kerić scored 15 goals and became the league's top scorer as the club finished third, qualifying for the newly rebranded UEFA Europa League for the 2009–10 season. In the 2011–12 season, Slovan became league champions for the third time in club history. Names and crest TJ (Tělovýchovná Jednota) Slovan Liberec was created in 1958. Since then the club's name has been changed on numerous occasions, reflecting changes in sponsorship. In the 1980s the club used the name TJ Slovan Elitex (a textile company) Liberec. In 1993 the name FC (Football Club) Slovan Liberec was announced, to be replaced later the same year with FC Slovan WSK Liberec (WSK was an abbreviation for Wimpey Severokámen). Only one year later in 1994, it became FC Slovan WSK Vratislav (Vratislav – a beer brand) Liberec. In 1995 Slovan returned to its former name, FC Slovan Liberec. The crest represents the colours of Liberec (blue & white) and the mountain Ještěd near Liberec with its famous television tower on top. Players Current squad Out on loan Notable former players Player records in the Czech First League . Highlighted players are in the current squad. Most appearances Most goals Most clean sheets Managers Vlastimil Petržela (1992–95) Ladislav Škorpil (1998–04) Josef Csaplár (2001–03) Stanislav Griga (Jan 2003 – June 2005) Vítězslav Lavička (2004–07) Michal Zach (July 2007 – Oct 2007) Ladislav Škorpil (Oct 2007 – Nov 2009) Josef Petřík (Nov 2009 – Nov 2010) Petr Rada (Nov 2010 – June 2011) Jaroslav Šilhavý (July 2011 – April 2014) David Vavruška (April 2014 – June 2014) Samuel Slovák (June 2014 – Dec 2014) Jiří Kotrba, Josef Csaplár (Dec 2014 – March 2015) David Vavruška (March 2015 – May 2015) Jindřich Trpišovský (June 2015 – Dec 2017) David Holoubek (Dec 2017 – May 2018) Zsolt Hornyák (June 2018 – May 2019) Pavel Hoftych (June 2019 – August 2021) Luboš Kozel (August 2021 – present) History in domestic competitions Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 28 Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 0