The club was founded in 1919 as
SK Slavoj Vítkovice and played their matches in the
Kunčičky district of Ostrava. The club however vanished due to financial problems and was succeeded in 1922 by
SK Vítkovice. The club then became one of the strongest teams in the Ostrava region. In 1937–1938 a new stadium was constructed in the district of Vítkovice. It was supposed to be opened to the public in October 1938 but it was unable to proceed due to the
German occupation of the city. Instead, the stadium was opened a few years later. The club played in the highest division from 1950 to 1952. In 1952 the league underwent reorganization and Vítkovice were forcibly relegated to a lower division. However the club won promotion to the top flight again in 1981. and although the club returned to the Second Division in 1996, Vítkovice struggled in the middle of the table. After persistent financial problems, the club dropped back to the
Third Division (MSFL) in 2010. On 9 February 2011, the club announced its withdrawal from the second half of the MSFL season due to insolvency. The club's results from the first half of the season were annulled, with the club's debts reported to be more than 15 million
Czech koruna. They finished 2nd in the Regional Championship in the 2013–14 season and were promoted to Moravian Division E. They finished 2nd in Division E and won promotion to the MSFL in 2014–15. In the season 2019/20, the club finished last 16th in the league table and relegated due to financial problems. ==Stadium==