The Czech Republic national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of the Czech Republic and is governed by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, held every year. As of June 2011, their biggest achievement is second place in the 2000 UEFA European Under-16 Championship and the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[1]
| Association | Fotbalová asociace České republiky (FAČR) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Pavel Drsek | ||
| Most caps | Michal Sadílek (30) | ||
| Top scorer | Václav Kadlec (18) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Italy 2–0 Czech Republic  (Savignone, Italy; 19 January 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 United States 0–9 Czech Republic (Turkey; 20 January 2012) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Spain 4–0 Czech Republic (Cádiz, Spain; 27 March 2004) Records are for competitive matches only | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2011) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2000, 2006) | ||
Competitive record edit
FIFA U-17 World Cup edit
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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 1995 |
did not qualify | ||||||
 1997
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 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2007
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 2009
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 2011 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 2013 |
did not qualify | ||||||
 2015
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 2017
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 2019
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 2023
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 2025 |
to be determined | ||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Football Championship edit
Under-16 era edit
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1995 |
Quarter-final | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
 1996 |
did not qualify | ||||||
 1997
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 1998
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| 1999 |
Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
 2000 |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
 2001 |
did not qualify | ||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Under-17 era edit
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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 2002 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
 2003 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2004
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 2005
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 2006 |
Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2007 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2008
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| 2009
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 2010 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
 2011 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 2012 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2013
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 2014
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 2015 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
 2016 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2017
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| 2018
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 2019 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | |||||||
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| 2022 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2023
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| 2024 |
Quarter-final | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | |
 2025 |
to be determined | |||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship matches.[4]
- Match dates: 20 May – 7 June 2024
- Opposition:
Cyprus, 
Ukraine and 
Serbia - Caps and goals correct as of: 24 May 2024, after the match against Ukraine
Recent call-ups edit
The following list of players have also been called up to the Czech U17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Leading appearances edit
- As of 21 May 2024.[5]
| # | Player | Caps |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michal Sadílek | 30 |
| 2 | Jáchym Šíp | 29 |
| 3 | Václav Černý | 27 |
| 4 | Václav Kadlec | 26 |
| Dominik Mašek | ||
| 6 | Pavel Malchárek | 20 |
| Jan Polák | ||
| Josef Koželuh | ||
| Lukáš Hroník | ||
| 10 | Michal Parys | 19 |
| Jakub Heidenreich | ||
| Martin Holek | ||
| Lukáš Vácha | ||
| David Pech |
Leading goalscorers edit
- As of 24 May 2024.[6]
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Václav Kadlec | 18 |
| 2 | Tomáš Necid | 11 |
| 3 | Pavel Malchárek | 10 |
| Jan Blažek | ||
| Lukáš Moudrý | ||
| 6 | Jakub Štourač | 9 |
| Michal Sadílek | ||
| 8 | Václav Černý | 8 |
| 9 | Tomáš Jun | 7 |
| Michal Papadopulos | ||
| Tomáš Pekhart | ||
| Dominik Mašek | ||
| Patrik Schick | ||
| Jiří Klíma |
See also edit
- Czech Republic men's national football team
- Czech Republic men's national under-21 football team
- Czech Republic men's national under-19 football team
- Czech Republic men's national under-18 football team
- Czech Republic women's national football team
- Czech Republic women's national under-19 football team
- Czech Republic women's national under-17 football team
References edit
- ^ NEJVĚTŠÍ ÚSPĚCHY at ČMFS website (in Czech)
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Nominace reprezentace hráčů do 17 let na mistrovství Evropy 2024" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Česko U17 – Historické statistiky – Nejvíce startů". Football Association of the Czech Republic.
- ^ "Česko U17 – Historické statistiky – Nejvíce branek". Football Association of the Czech Republic.