ðə klˈʌb wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn æz ˌɛskˈeɪ slˈævɑːdʒ vˈɪtkɑːvɪs ænd plˈeɪd ðɛɹ mˈætʃᵻz ɪnðə kˈʌntʃɪtʃki dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv ɑːstɹˈɑːvə.
The club was founded in 1919 as SK Slavoj Vítkovice and played their matches in the Kunčičky district of Ostrava.