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2022–23 AC Sparta Prague season

The 2022–23 season was the 130th in the history of AC Sparta Prague and their 30th consecutive season in the top flight. The club will participate in the Czech First League, the Czech Cup, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Sparta Prague
2022–23 season
PresidentDaniel Křetínský
Head coachBrian Priske
StadiumStadion Letná
Czech First League1st
Czech CupRunners-up
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jan Kuchta (14)
All: Jan Kuchta (16)

Players edit

As of 10 September 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CZE Matěj Kovář (on loan from Manchester United)
2 DF   CZE Martin Suchomel
3 DF   CZE Ondřej Čelůstka
4 DF   CZE Patrik Vydra
7 FW   CZE Tomáš Čvančara
8 MF   CZE David Pavelka
9 FW   CZE Jan Kuchta (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)
10 MF   CZE Adam Karabec
11 MF   BUL Martin Minchev
13 MF   CZE Kryštof Daněk
15 MF   CZE Jakub Jankto (on loan from Getafe)
16 MF   CZE Michal Sáček
17 DF   DEN Casper Højer Nielsen
18 MF   CZE Lukáš Sadílek
19 DF   CZE Jan Mejdr
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   CZE Jakub Pešek
22 MF   SVK Lukáš Haraslín
24 GK   CZE Vojtěch Vorel
25 DF   DEN Asger Sørensen
26 MF   CZE Jan Fortelný
27 DF   CZE Filip Panák
28 DF   CZE Tomáš Wiesner
29 GK   CZE Milan Heča
30 DF   CZE Jaroslav Zelený
32 DF   NOR Andreas Vindheim
37 MF   CZE Ladislav Krejčí (captain)
39 FW   CZE Lukáš Juliš
41 DF   CZE Martin Vitík
77 GK   SVK Dominik Holec
— GK   ROU Florin Niță

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   CZE Matěj Hanousek (at Gaziantep)
— GK   CZE Hugo Jan Bačkovský (at Bohemians 1905)
— FW   CZE Václav Drchal (at Bohemians 1905)
— DF   CZE Dominik Plechatý (at Slovan Liberec)
— FW   CZE Matyáš Kozák (at Slovan Liberec)
— MF   CZE Matěj Polidar (at Jablonec)
— FW   CZE Václav Sejk (at Jablonec)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   CZE Matěj Ryneš (at Hradec Králové)
— MF   CZE Filip Souček (at Zbrojovka Brno)
— MF   CZE Michal Trávník (at Slovácko)
— GK   CZE František Kotek (at Táborsko)
— GK   CZE Jan Čtvrtečka (at Dukla Prague)
— MF   CZE Filip Havelka (at Dukla Prague)
— FW   CZE Vojtěch Patrák (at Jablonec)

Other players under contract edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   CZE Ladislav Krejčí

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 June 2022 Friendly Sparta Prague   2–1   Dukla Prague Prague
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
30 June 2022 Friendly Sparta Prague   3–0   Opava Prague
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
6 July 2022 Friendly Sparta Prague   2–0   Rijeka
CEST (UTC+2)
9 July 2022 Friendly Wolfsberger AC   1–0   Sparta Prague Wolfsberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
13 July 2022 Friendly Sparta Prague   1–1   Paksi FC Völkermarkt, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Lilienberg-Arena
16 December 2022 Friendly Sparta Prague   3–1   Žilina Prague
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
16 January 2023 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg   2–1   Sparta Prague
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
21 January 2023 Friendly Sparta Prague   3–1   1. FC Nürnberg Prague
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Letná

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Czech First League 30 July 2022 May 2023 Matchday 1 16 9 5 2 30 15 +15 056.25
Czech Cup 19 October 2022 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 100.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 21 July 2022 28 July 2022 Second qualifying round Second qualifying round 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 20 11 6 3 40 20 +20 055.00

Last updated: 19 November 2022
Source: Soccerway

Czech First League edit

Main article: 2022–23 Czech First League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sparta Prague 30 20 8 2 70 29 +41 68 Qualification for the championship group
2 Slavia Prague 30 20 6 4 81 25 +56 66
3 Viktoria Plzeň 30 17 6 7 55 29 +26 57
4 Bohemians 1905 30 14 6 10 53 49 +4 48
5 Slovácko 30 13 7 10 36 38 −2 46
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]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation SPA SLA PLZ BOH SLO OLO
1 Sparta Prague (C) 35 23 9 3 76 33 +43 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round — 3–2 0–1 2–1 — —
2 Slavia Prague 35 24 6 5 98 31 +67 78 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] — — 2–1 6–0 4–0 —
3 Viktoria Plzeň 35 18 7 10 60 38 +22 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round — — — 0–2 2–2 1–3
4 Bohemians 1905 35 15 7 13 56 58 −2 52 — — — — 0–0 0–1
5 Slovácko 35 13 11 11 40 46 −6 50 0–0 — — — — 2–2
6 Sigma Olomouc 35 12 12 11 53 47 +6 48 0–1 2–3 — — — —
Source: Fortuna Liga
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Slavia Prague qualified for the Europa League as Czech Cup winners.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation OST TEP JAB PCE ZLN BRN
11 Baník Ostrava 35 11 9 15 53 50 +3 42 — 2–1 — 2–4 — 4–0
12 Teplice 35 11 9 15 45 67 −22 42 — — — 1–0 2–1 1–1
13 Jablonec 35 10 10 15 49 63 −14 40 1–1 0–2 — — — 1–0
14 Pardubice (O) 35 11 4 20 38 63 −25 37 Qualification for the relegation play-offs — — 2–0 — 1–2 —
15 Trinity Zlín (O) 35 7 13 15 43 60 −17 34 2–1 — 1–1 — — —
16 Zbrojovka Brno (R) 35 8 9 18 41 64 −23 33 Relegation to FNL — — — 0–2 0–0 —
Source: Fortuna Liga
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.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 18 7 2 64 26  +38 61 9 4 1 34 13  +21 9 3 1 30 13  +17

Last updated: 15 April 2023.
Source: Fortuna Liga

Results by round edit

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ResultLWWWDDDDDWWWLWWWDWWWWWWWWWD
Position1286235443333333333333322211
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2023. Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.[3]

31 July 2022 1 Sparta Prague 1–2 Slovan Liberec Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
7 August 2022 2 České Budějovice 0–2 Sparta Prague České Budějovice
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
14 August 2022 3 Sparta Prague 2–0 Sigma Olomouc Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
20 August 2022 4 Mladá Boleslav 1–3 Sparta Prague Mladá Boleslav
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
27 August 2022 5 Sparta Prague 1–1 Bohemians 1905 Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
30 August 2022 6 Jablonec 1–1 Sparta Prague Jablonec nad Nisou
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
3 September 2022 7 Sparta Prague 0–0 Trinity Zlín Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
10 September 2022 8 Teplice 2–2 Sparta Prague Teplice
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Na Stínadlech
17 September 2022 9 Sparta Prague 1–1 Baník Ostrava Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
1 October 2022 10 Sparta Prague 2–1 Hradec Králové Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
8 October 2022 11 Zbrojovka Brno 0–4 Sparta Prague Brno
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Wedos Arena
15 October 2022 12 Sparta Prague 5–2 Pardubice Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
23 October 2022 13 Slavia Prague 4–0 Sparta Prague Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Fortuna Arena
5 November 2022 15 Viktoria Plzeň 0–1 Sparta Prague Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Doosan Arena
9 November 2022 14 Sparta Prague 4–0 Slovácko Prague
19:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadion Letná
12 November 2022 16 Sparta Prague 1–0 České Budějovice Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadion Letná
28 January 2023 17 Sigma Olomouc 1–1 Sparta Prague Olomouc
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Navrátil   45+1'
  • Jakub Trefil   90+3'
  • Pavel Zifčák   90+9'
  • Vraštil   90+10'
 Report
Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 7,126
Referee:   Miroslav Zelinka
5 February 2023 18 Sparta Prague 4–1 Mladá Boleslav Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 10,333
Referee:   Petr Hocek

Czech Cup edit

Main article: 2022–23 Czech Cup
19 October 2022 Third Round Jiskra Domažlice 1–6 Sparta Prague Domažlice
15:00 CET Stadium: Městský stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 3,114
19 November 2022 Round of 16 Baník Ostrava 2–3 Sparta Prague Ostrava
15:00 CET Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 14,185

UEFA Europa Conference League edit

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round edit

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 15 June 2022.[4]

21 July 2022 First leg Sparta Prague   0–0   Viking Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 12,667
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
28 July 2022 Second leg Viking   2–1
(2–1 agg.)		   Sparta Prague Stavanger, Norway
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Czech First League Czech Cup Europa Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   CZE Matěj Kovář 32 0 28 0 4 0 0 0
24 GK   CZE Vojtěch Vorel 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
77 GK   SVK Dominik Holec 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
3 DF   CZE Ondřej Čelůstka 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   CZE Patrik Vydra 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   SRB Dimitrije Kamenović 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   DEN Casper Højer Nielsen 23 2 14+7 2 0+2 0 0 0
19 DF   CZE Jan Mejdr 32 0 17+9 0 4 0 1+1 0
25 DF   DEN Asger Sørensen 36 5 32 5 2+1 0 1 0
27 DF   CZE Filip Panák 20 0 12+3 0 5 0 0 0
28 DF   CZE Tomáš Wiesner 32 3 18+10 3 1+1 0 2 0
30 DF   CZE Jaroslav Zelený 41 3 30+4 1 5 1 2 1
33 DF   SVK Dávid Hancko 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
41 DF   CZE Martin Vitík 27 2 21+1 0 5 2 0 0
42 DF   CZE Ondřej Kukučka 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF   CZE Matěj Ryneš 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 MF   FIN Kaan Kairinen 18 1 14+1 1 3 0 0 0
8 MF   CZE David Pavelka 21 1 13+5 1 2+1 0 0 0
10 MF   CZE Adam Karabec 28 2 9+14 2 2+1 0 2 0
11 MF   BUL Martin Minchev 35 7 7+22 5 4 2 0+2 0
13 MF   CZE Kryštof Daněk 33 2 12+15 2 2+2 0 0+2 0
15 MF   CZE Jakub Jankto 16 1 8+7 1 0+1 0 0 0
16 MF   CZE Michal Sáček 7 0 0+5 0 1 0 0+1 0
18 MF   CZE Lukáš Sadílek 40 4 31+3 3 3+1 1 2 0
20 MF   ALB Qazim Laçi 20 0 7+10 0 1+2 0 0 0
21 MF   CZE Jakub Pešek 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
22 MF   SVK Lukáš Haraslín 28 8 21+1 7 4 1 2 0
26 MF   CZE Jan Fortelný 8 0 1+4 0 0+1 0 2 0
34 MF   CZE Daniel Kaštánek 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   CZE Ladislav Krejčí 21 13 19 13 2 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   CZE Tomáš Čvančara 30 15 20+4 12 2+2 3 0+2 0
9 FW   CZE Jan Kuchta 35 16 29 14 2+2 2 2 0
14 FW   CZE Václav Drchal 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW   CZE Tomáš Schánělec 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW   CZE Lukáš Juliš 9 1 4+4 1 0+1 0 0 0
45 FW   AUS Awer Mabil 16 2 1+13 2 0+2 0 0 0
48 FW   SVK Adam Goljan 4 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "A-tým". AC Sparta Praha.
  2. ^ "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  3. ^ "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2022/23: Mistrovská Plzeň začne v Teplicích, Brno v derby vyzve Slovácko". FORTUNA:LIGA.
  4. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round draw". UEFA. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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