 It soon achieved a strong position among the Czech rural teams and also achieved good results in matches with the high quality Prague clubs.The first championship encounter took place in Kladno as early as 1908 when AFK Kolín was defeated to the tune of 5–1.The Kladno team played continually in the highest football competition between 1925 and 1947 before being expelled from the league in the 1946/47 season for the manipulation of results.