ðə mˈɜːdʒɚ wʌz ˌoʊvɚtˈɜːnd ɐ jˈɪɹ lˈeɪɾɚ, wˌɪtʃ mˈɛnt ðə klˈʌb wʌz ɹˈɛlᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə θˈɜːd dᵻvˈɪʒən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə klˈʌb ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə sˈɛkənd dᵻvˈɪʒən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, vˈɪtkɑːvɪs stɹˈʌɡəld ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ʌvðə tˈeɪbəl.
The merger was overturned a year later, which meant the club was relegated to the Third Division in 1995, and although the club returned to the Second Division in 1996, Vítkovice struggled in the middle of the table.