The 2019–20 AC Sparta Prague season was the club's 125th season in existence and the 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, AC Sparta Prague participated in this season's editions of the Czech Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 8 July 2020.
| 2019–20 season | |||
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| President | Daniel Křetínský | ||
| Head coach | Václav Kotal | ||
| Stadium | Generali Arena | ||
| Czech First League | 3rd | ||
| Czech Cup | Winners | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Guélor Kanga (12) All: Guélor Kanga (15) | ||
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Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 18 January 2020.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Czech First League | 14 July 2019 | 8 July 2020 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 48.57 |
| Czech Cup | 25 September 2019 | 1 July 2020 | Third round | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 100.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 8 August 2019 | 15 August 2019 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 52.38 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Czech First League edit
Regular stage edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Slavia Prague | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 10 | +48 | 72 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 66 | |
| 3 | Sparta Prague | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 50 | |
| 4 | Jablonec | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 49 | |
| 5 | Slovan Liberec | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 47 |
Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.[2]
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 |
Source: See results
Results by round edit
Matches edit
| 14 July 2019 1 | Sparta Prague | 0–2 | Slovácko | Prague |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 14,155 Referee: Jiří Houdek |
| 20 July 2019 2 | Sparta Prague | 2–0 | Jablonec | Prague |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 10,864 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka |
| 29 July 2019 3 | Dynamo České Budějovice | 2–2 | Sparta Prague | České Budějovice |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 6,681 Referee: Karel Hrubeš |
| 4 August 2019 4 | Sparta Prague | 3–0 | 1. FK Příbram | Prague |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 11,007 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
| 11 August 2019 5 | Mladá Boleslav | 4–3 | Sparta Prague | Mladá Boleslav |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pavel Franěk |
| 18 August 2019 6 | Sparta Prague | 2–0 | Baník Ostrava | Prague |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 14,123 Referee: Ondřej Ginzel |
| 25 August 2019 7 | Slovan Liberec | 3–1 | Sparta Prague | Liberec |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 8,765 Referee: Pavel Julínek |
| 1 September 2019 8 | Sparta Prague | 3–3 | Sigma Olomouc | Prague |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 9,407 Referee: Zbyněk Proske |
| 15 September 2019 9 | Fastav Zlín | 0–2 | Sparta Prague | Zlín |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 5,650 Referee: Jiří Houdek |
| 22 September 2019 10 | Sparta Prague | 0–3 | Slavia Prague | Prague |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 17,292 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka |
| 29 September 2019 11 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–0 | Sparta Prague | Plzeň |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,536 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
| 5 October 2019 12 | Sparta Prague | 4–0 | Karviná | Prague |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 7,181 Referee: Pavel Franěk |
| 20 October 2019 13 | Teplice | 1–1 | Sparta Prague | Teplice |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 12,362 Referee: Jan Machálek |
| 26 October 2019 14 | Sparta Prague | 4–0 | Bohemians 1905 | Prague |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 12,157 Referee: Zbyněk Proske |
| 3 November 2019 15 | Opava | 0–1 | Sparta Prague | Opava |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion v Městských sadech Attendance: 4,566 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka |
| 9 November 2019 16 | Jablonec | 2–2 | Sparta Prague | Jablonec nad Nisou |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 4,103 Referee: Pavel Královec |
| 22 November 2019 17 | Sparta Prague | 3–3 | Dynamo České Budějovice | Prague |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 10,057 Referee: Emanuel Marek |
| 30 November 2019 18 | 1. FK Příbram | 0–1 | Sparta Prague | Příbram |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Na Litavce Attendance: 4,865 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
| 8 December 2019 19 | Sparta Prague | 5–2 | Mladá Boleslav | Prague |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 9,573 Referee: Pavel Rejžek |
| 14 December 2019 20 | Baník Ostrava | 0–0 | Sparta Prague | Ostrava |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 13,535 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka |
| 15 February 2020 21 | Sparta Prague | 0–2 | Slovan Liberec | Prague |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 12,236 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
| 23 February 2020 22 | Sigma Olomouc | 1–0 | Sparta Prague | Olomouc |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 7,456 Referee: Pavel Královec |
| 29 February 2020 23 | Sparta Prague | 2–2 | Fastav Zlín | Prague |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 9,007 Referee: Pavel Orel |
| 8 March 2020 24 | Slavia Prague | 1–1 | Sparta Prague | Prague |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 19,370 Referee: Pavel Franek |
| 27 May 2020 25 | Sparta Prague | 1–2 | Viktoria Plzeň | Prague |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 0 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
| 31 May 2020 26 | Karviná | 1–4 | Sparta Prague | Karviná |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 25 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka |
| 3 June 2020 27 | Sparta Prague | 3–0 | Teplice | Prague |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 120 Referee: Petr Hocek |
| 6 June 2020 28 | Bohemians 1905 | 0–1 | Sparta Prague | Prague |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 125 Referee: Zbyněk Proske |
| 10 June 2020 29 | Sparta Prague | 2–0 | Opava | Prague |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 300 Referee: Emanuel Marek |
| 14 June 2020 30 | Slovácko | 0–2 | Sparta Prague | Uherské Hradiště |
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Report | Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 300 Referee: Pavel Franek |
Championship group edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Slavia Prague (C) | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 69 | 12 | +57 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Sparta Prague | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 4 | Jablonec | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Slovan Liberec (O) | 35 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs final |
| 6 | Baník Ostrava | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 47 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Source: See results
Results by round edit
Matches edit
| 20 June 2020 1 | Sparta Prague | 4–1 | Slovan Liberec | Prague |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 1,870 Referee: Petr Ardeleánu |
| 23 June 2020 2 | Sparta Prague | 3–2 | Baník Ostrava | Prague |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 3,728 Referee: Tomáš Klíma |
| 28 June 2020 3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 2–1 | Sparta Prague | Plzeň |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 2,925 Referee: Pavel Orel |
| 5 July 2020 4 | Sparta Prague | 3–0 | Jablonec | Prague |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Pavel Rejžek |
| 8 July 2020 5 | Slavia Prague | 0–0 | Sparta Prague | Prague |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Ondej Berka |
Czech Cup edit
| 25 September 2019 Third round | Vysočina Jihlava | 1–2 | Sparta Prague | Jihlava |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion v Jiráskově ulici Attendance: 3,676 Referee: Pavel Rejžek |
| 30 October 2019 Fourth round | Dynamo České Budějovice | 0–4 | Sparta Prague | České Budějovice |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 6,117 Referee: Pavel Orel |
| 4 March 2020 Quarter-finals | Sparta Prague | 5–0 | Baník Ostrava | Prague |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 9,097 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
| 17 June 2020 Semi-finals | Sparta Prague | 2–1 | Viktoria Plzeň | Prague |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 1,951 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
| 1 July 2020 Final | Slovan Liberec | 1–2 | Sparta Prague | Liberec |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 2,351 Referee: Pavel Královec |
UEFA Europa League edit
Qualifying rounds edit
Third qualifying round edit
| 8 August 2019 First leg | Sparta Prague  | 2–2 |  Trabzonspor | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 0[4] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain) |
| 15 August 2019 Second leg | Trabzonspor | 2–1 (4–3 agg.) | Sparta Prague | Trabzon, Turkey |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Şenol Güneş Stadium Attendance: 34,462[4] Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
References edit
- ^ "A-tým". AC Sparta Praha.
- ^ "Czech Liga 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Herní model". Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ a b "Summary UEFA Europa League – Round 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2019.