ðə klˈʌb wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks baɪ ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv dʒˈɜːmən dʒˈuːz ɪn pɹˈɑːɡ, wˌɪtʃ æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv ɪts fˈaʊndɪŋ wʌzðə kˈæpɪɾəl ʌvðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv boʊhˈiːmiə ɪn ˈɔːstɹiəhˈʌŋɡɚɹi.
The club was founded on 25 May 1896 by a group of German Jews in Prague, which at the time of its founding was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia in Austria-Hungary.