With a support from municipality

In the first season of the second league (1998-99) Boleslav fought to 9th and 11th place one year later and in the season of 2001-2 even fought for an advance with trainer Josef Hloušek but remained in third place after the advance of České Budějovice and Zlín.

At that time, changes in the management of FK Mladá Boleslav headed by Josef Dufek already took effect, and the club gained substantial sponsorship from the city and companies Gema s.r.o. and Realstav.

The reconstruction of the city stadium started, soccer moved to ground no. 2, from which a cosy soccer area for 4,000 spectators sitting under the roof of two new stands has been created. The club was transformed into a joint-stock company.