Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship

As the Czech Republic along with Slovakia are considered to be the successor team of Czechoslovakia by FIFA and UEFA, they have participated in ten UEFA European Championships; three as Czechoslovakia and seven as the Czech Republic, as well as an upcoming eighth appearance in 2024. As Czechoslovakia, they became European champions in 1976. As the Czech Republic, they have qualified for every European Championship that they have played qualifiers for and were runners-up at Euro 1996.

Overall record edit

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
as   Czechoslovakia as   Czechoslovakia
  1960 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 2 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5
  1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3
  1968 6 3 1 2 8 4
  1972 6 4 1 1 11 4
  1976 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3 Squad 8 5 2 1 19 7
  1980 Third place 3rd 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad 6 5 0 1 17 4
  1984 Did not qualify 8 3 4 1 15 7
  1988 6 2 3 1 7 5
  1992 8 5 0 3 12 9
as   Czech Republic as   Czech Republic
  1996 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 7 8 Squad 10 6 3 1 21 6
    2000 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 3 Squad 10 10 0 0 26 5
  2004 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 5 Squad 8 7 1 0 23 5
    2008 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 6 Squad 12 9 2 1 27 5
    2012 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 4 6 Squad 10 6 1 3 15 8
  2016 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad 10 7 1 2 19 14
  2020 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 1 2 6 4 Squad 8 5 0 3 13 11
  2024 Qualified 8 4 3 1 12 6
    2028 To be determined To be determined
    2032
Total 1 Title 11/17 37 15 7 15 48 47 132 85 24 23 263 108

Participations as Czechoslovakia edit

1960 European Nations' Cup edit

Final tournament edit

Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia  0–3  Soviet Union
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Attendance: 25,184
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Third place play-off
Czechoslovakia  2–0  France
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Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Euro 1976 edit

Final tournament edit

Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands
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Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Final
Czechoslovakia  2–2 (a.e.t.)  West Germany
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Positions[1]
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 30,790

Euro 1980 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to final
2   Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to third place play-off
3   Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4   Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Czechoslovakia  0–1  West Germany
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Attendance: 10,500

Greece  1–3  Czechoslovakia
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Attendance: 7,614

Netherlands  1–1  Czechoslovakia
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Attendance: 11,889
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Knockout stage edit

Third place play-off
Czechoslovakia  1–1  Italy
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Penalties
9–8
Attendance: 24,652

Participations as Czech Republic edit

Euro 1996 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4[a]
3   Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
4   Russia 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 2–1 Italy.
Germany  2–0  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 37,300

Czech Republic  2–1  Italy
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Attendance: 37,320

Russia  3–3  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 21,128
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage edit

Quarter-finals
Czech Republic  1–0  Portugal
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Attendance: 26,832[2]
Semi-finals
France  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Czech Republic
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Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 43,877[3]
Final
Czech Republic  1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.)  Germany
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Attendance: 73,611

Euro 2000 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3   Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4   Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands  1–0  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 50,800

Czech Republic  1–2  France
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Attendance: 27,243
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Denmark  0–2  Czech Republic
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Euro 2004 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 7 4 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Netherlands 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3   Germany 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4   Latvia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Czech Republic  2–1  Latvia
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Netherlands  2–3  Czech Republic
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Germany  1–2  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 46,849
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Knockout stage edit

Quarter-finals
Czech Republic  3–0  Denmark
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Attendance: 41,092
Semi-finals
Greece  1–0 (a.e.t./s.g.)  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 42,449

Euro 2008 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout phase
2   Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a]
3   Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3[b]
4    Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3[b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Switzerland  0–1  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 39,730[4]

Czech Republic  1–3  Portugal
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Attendance: 29,016[5]

Turkey  3–2  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 29,016[6]

Euro 2012 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Advance to knockout phase
2   Greece 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3   Russia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4[a]
4   Poland (H) 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia.
Russia  4–1  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 40,803[7]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Greece  1–2  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 41,105[8]

Czech Republic  1–0  Poland
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Attendance: 41,480[9]

Knockout phase edit

Quarter-finals
Czech Republic  0–1  Portugal
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Attendance: 55,590[10]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Euro 2016 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2   Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3   Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  1–0  Czech Republic
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Czech Republic  2–2  Croatia
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Czech Republic  0–2  Turkey
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Euro 2020 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England (H) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2   Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4[a]
3   Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a]
4   Scotland (H) 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Croatia 1–1 Czech Republic) and overall goal difference (+1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Scotland  0–2  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 9,847[14]

Croatia  1–1  Czech Republic
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Czech Republic  0–1  England
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Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F   Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 D   Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 A    Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 C   Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
5 B   Finland 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
6 E   Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Knockout phase edit

Round of 16
Netherlands  0–2  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 52,834[17]

Quarter-finals

Czech Republic  1–2  Denmark
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Attendance: 16,306[18]

Euro 2024 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2   Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4   Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Portugal  Match 12  Czech Republic
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Georgia  Match 24  Czech Republic
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Czech Republic  Match 36  Turkey
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Goalscorers edit

Player Goals 1960 1976 1980 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Milan Baroš 5 5
Patrik Schick 5 5
Vladimír Šmicer 4 1 2 1
Jan Koller 3 2 1
Zdeněk Nehoda 3 1 2
Karel Poborský 2 1 1
Marek Heinz 2 2
Petr Jiráček 2 2
Václav Pilař 2 2
Patrik Berger 1 1
Vlastimil Bubník 1 1
Karol Dobiáš 1 1
Tomáš Holeš 1 1
Ladislav Jurkemik 1 1
Pavel Nedvěd 1 1
Anton Ondruš 1 1
Antonín Panenka 1 1
Pavel Kuka 1 1
Tomáš Necid 1 1
Radek Bejbl 1 1
Ladislav Pavlovič 1 1
Jaroslav Plašil 1 1
Libor Sionko 1 1
Milan Škoda 1 1
Jan Suchopárek 1 1
Ján Švehlík 1 1
Václav Svěrkoš 1 1
František Veselý 1 1
Ladislav Vízek 1 1
Total 48 2 5 5 7 3 10 4 4 2 6 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kier 2018, pp. 396–399.
  2. ^ Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ Shaw, Phil (27 June 1996). "France are sent home by Kadlec". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of Football European Associations. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full-time report Turkey-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Full-time report Russia-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Full Time Summary – Scotland v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Full Time Summary – Croatia v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

Bibliography edit

  • Kier, Richard (2018). The European Championship – A Complete History (Part 1: 1960–1976). Rowanvale Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9115-6967-1.