Czech Republic national under-21 football team

Czech Republic Under-21
Nickname(s)	Lvíčata (Little Lions)
Association	Fotbalová asociace; České republiky (FAČR)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jan Suchopárek
Most caps	Jan Polák (46)
Top scorer	Tomáš Pekhart (17)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Czech Republic 1–0 Malta ; (Opava, Czech Republic; 5 September 1994)
Biggest win
	Czech Republic 8–0 Bulgaria ; (Teplice, Czech Republic; 5 October 2001); Czech Republic 8–0 Liechtenstein ; (Prague, Czech Republic; 11 September 2007); Czech Republic 8–0 San Marino ; (Serravalle, San Marino; 9 June 2009); Czech Republic 8–0 Andorra ; (Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic; 10 August 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Spain 4–0 Czech Republic ; (Burgos, Spain; 7 June 1997); Records are for competitive; matches only
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1996)
Best result	Winners (2002)

The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the national under-21 association football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

Although the breakup of Czechoslovakia occurred officially on 1 January 1993, the under-21 team continued until the end of the 1994 championship. After that, the Czech Republic and the Slovakia under-21s became separate footballing entities.

For both nations, the first matches were played in September 1994 in qualification for the 1996 championship.

The Czech Republic under-21 team reached the quarter-finals in 1996, but failed to qualify for 1998. The team reached the final in both the 2000 and 2002 tournaments, winning the latter on penalties.

Subsequently, the team failed to qualify for the tournaments in 2004 and 2006. They qualified for the 2007 competition but finished last in the group stage. They once again failed to qualify for the 2009 competition. In the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, they placed fourth.

Competitive RecordEdit

Summer Olympics recordEdit

Summer Olympic record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad
1992	did not qualify
1996	did not qualify
2000	Group stage	14th	3	0	2	1	5	6	Squad
2004	did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	to be determined
2028
2032
Total	Group stage	14th	3	0	2	1	5	6

UEFA European Under-21 Championship RecordEdit

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record								UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Quarter-finals	2	0	0	2	2	4	10	7	2	1	33	9
1998	did not qualify							8	3	0	5	13	13
2000	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	9	7	12	9	1	2	20	6
2002	Winners	5	2	2	1	5	5	12	9	2	1	29	6
2004	did not qualify							10	7	0	3	20	7
2006	did not qualify							12	6	3	3	26	11
2007	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	4	4	3	1	0	7	3
2009	did not qualify							8	4	2	2	19	5
2011	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	4	6	10	9	1	0	30	4
2013	did not qualify							10	6	3	1	26	7
2015	Group stage	3	1	1	1	6	3	Qualified as hosts
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	7	10	7	2	1	29	10
2019	did not qualify							10	5	1	4	14	15
2021	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	4	7	4	3	0	17	2
2023	Qualified (play-offs)							9	6	1	2	16	10
Total	9/14	28	8	7	13	34	40	125	81	19	25	282	106

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Individual awardsEdit

In addition to team victories, Czech players have won individual awards at the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Year	Golden Player	Golden Boot
2002	Petr Čech
2015		Jan Kliment

UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipEdit

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualificationEdit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	10	8	1	1	26	7	+19	25	Final tournament	—	3–1	1–2	2–0	3–0	4–1
2	Czech Republic	10	7	1	2	23	6	+17	22	Play-offs	1–2	—	1–0	3–0	4–0	7–0
3	Slovenia	10	4	4	2	11	7	+4	16		2–2	1–1	—	0–0	3–0	2–0
4	Kosovo	10	3	3	4	8	13	−5	12		0–5	0–1	0–0	—	2–1	2–0
5	Albania	10	3	1	6	9	17	−8	10		0–3	0–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–0
6	Andorra	10	0	0	10	1	28	−27	0		0–1	0–3	0–1	0–3	0–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offsEdit

The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.

All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Croatia	3–3 (5–4 p)	Denmark	2–1	1–2 (a.e.t.)
Slovakia	3–5	Ukraine	3–2	0–3
Republic of Ireland	1–1 (1–3 p)	Israel	1–1	0–0 (a.e.t.)
Iceland	1–2	Czech Republic	1–2	0–0

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stageEdit

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification	CZE	ENG	GER	ISR
1	Czech Republic	Advance to knockout stage	—
2	England	Advance to knockout stage		—
3	Germany				—
4	Israel					—

First match(es) will be played on 22 June 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results and fixturesEdit

Win Draw Loss

2021Edit

24 March 2021 UEFA U21 Euro Group B	Czech Republic	1–1	Italy	Celje, Slovenia
18:00 CET	Maggiore 75' (o.g.)	Report	Scamacca 31' Marchizza 74' 90+4' Tonali 84'	Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

27 March 2021 UEFA U21 Euro Group B	Slovenia	1–1	Czech Republic	Celje, Slovenia
18:00 CEST	Matko 32'	Report	Prelec 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

30 March 2021 UEFA U21 Euro Group B	Spain	2–0	Czech Republic	Celje, Slovenia
21:00 CEST	Gómez 69', 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

2 September 2023 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group G	Czech Republic	1–0	Slovenia	České Budějovice, Czech Republic
18:00 CEST	Vitík 89'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)

6 September 2023 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group G	Czech Republic	4–0	Albania	České Budějovice, Czech Republic
18:00 CEST	Ostrák 7' Fila 13' Danek 32' Šulc 83'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 1,784 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

7 October 2023 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group G	Kosovo	0–1	Czech Republic	Pristina, Kosovo
19:00 CEST	Gabriel 38'	Report		Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)

12 October 2023 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group G	Czech Republic	3–0	Kosovo	České Budějovice, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST	Sejk 10' Gabriel 38' Šulc 57'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 2,439 Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)

11 November 2023 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group G	England	3–1	Czech Republic	Burnley, England
19:00 GMT	Gordon 4', 11' Balogun 30'	Report	Karabec 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 6,507 Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)

16 November 2023 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group G	Slovenia	1–1	Czech Republic	Koper, Slovenia
18:00 CET	Zec 32'	Report	Čvančara 59'	Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 320 Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)

2022Edit

25 March 2023 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group G	Albania	0–1	Czech Republic	Elbasan, Albania
19:00 CET		Report	Kalaj 35' (o.g.)	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Antonio Emanuel Carvalho Nobre (Portugal)

29 March 2023 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group G	Andorra	0–3	Czech Republic	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
18:00 CEST		Report	Karabec 6' Fila 10', 56'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)

3 June 2023 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group G	Czech Republic	1–2	England	České Budějovice, Czech Republic
18:00 CEST	Fila 88'	Report	Smith Rowe 22' Ramsey 46'	Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

13 June 2023 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group G	Czech Republic	7–0	Andorra	Brno, Czech Republic
18:00 CEST	Karabec 12', 34' Gabriel 16' Sejk 25', 31' Ševčík 27' Daněk 55'	Report		Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)

23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifier – Play-off	Iceland	1–2	Czech Republic	Reykjavík, Iceland
18:00 (16:00 UTC±0)	Magnússon 26' (pen.)	Report	Valenta 33' Sejk 70'	Stadium: Víkingsvöllur Attendance: 725 Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifier – Play-off	Czech Republic	0–0	Iceland	České Budějovice, Czech Republic
18:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 5,721 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

2023Edit

22 June 2023 (2023-06-22) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage	Czech Republic	–	England	Batumi, Georgia
20:00		Report		Stadium: Batumi Stadium

25 June 2023 (2023-06-25) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage	Czech Republic	–	Germany	Batumi, Georgia
20:00		Report		Stadium: Batumi Stadium

28 June 2023 (2023-06-28) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage	Israel	–	Czech Republic	Kutaisi, Georgia
20:00		Report		Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

The following players were called up for the friendly matches.^[1]
Match dates: 24 and 27 March 2023
Opposition: Belgium and Netherlands
Caps and goals correct as of: 24 March 2023, after the match against Belgium

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Matěj Kovář	(2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 23)	11	0	Sparta Prague
1GK	Vítězslav Jaroš	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Stockport County
1GK	Antonín Kinský	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Vyškov

2DF	Adam Gabriel	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 22)	11	3	Hradec Králové
2DF	Robin Hranáč	(2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 23)	9	0	Pardubice
2DF	Martin Cedidla	(2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 21)	4	0	Trinity Zlín
2DF	Tomáš Vlček	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Pardubice
2DF	Jakub Kolář	(2000-01-16) 16 January 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Trinity Zlín
2DF	Filip Prebsl	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Slovan Liberec

3MF	Pavel Šulc	(2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 22)	16	3	Jablonec
3MF	Adam Karabec	(2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 19)	13	4	Sparta Prague
3MF	Filip Kaloč	(2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 23)	11	0	Baník Ostrava
3MF	Lukáš Červ	(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 22)	10	0	Slovan Liberec
3MF	Kryštof Daněk	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 20)	9	2	Sparta Prague
3MF	Michal Ševčík	(2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 20)	5	1	Zbrojovka Brno
3MF	Matěj Valenta	(2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 23)	5	1	Slovan Liberec
3MF	David Pech	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Slavia Prague
3MF	Ondřej Pachlopník	(2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Zbrojovka Brno

4FW	Václav Sejk	(2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 21)	14	4	Jablonec
4FW	Matěj Koubek	(2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Hradec Králové
4FW	Vasil Kušej	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Mladá Boleslav
4FW	Matěj Ryneš	(2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Hradec Králové

Recent call-upsEdit

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-21 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jakub Markovič	(2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Pardubice	v. Norway, 22 November 2022
GK	Jakub Trefli	(2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Sigma Olomouc	v. Norway, 22 November 2022

DF	Michal Fukala	(2000-10-22) 22 October 2000 (age 22)	9	0	Slovan Liberec	v. Norway, 22 November 2022
DF	Jakub Elbel	(2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Prostějov	v. Norway, 22 November 2022
DF	David Heidenreich	(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Jablonec	v. Norway, 22 November 2022
DF	Martin Vitík	(2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 20)	10	1	Sparta Prague	v. Iceland, 27 September 2022
DF	Lukáš Endl	(2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Zbrojovka Brno	v. Iceland, 27 September 2022

MF	Jan Žambůrek	(2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 22)	10	0	Viborg	v. Norway, 22 November 2022
MF	Marek Icha	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Pardubice	v. Norway, 22 November 2022
MF	Petr Pudhorocký	(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Sparta Prague	v. Norway, 22 November 2022

FW	Matyáš Kozák	(2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Slovan Liberec	v. Norway, 22 November 2022
FW	Lukáš Vorlický	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Atalanta	v. Norway, 22 November 2022
FW	Daniel Fila	(2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 20)	8	4	Teplice	v. Iceland, 27 September 2022

Previous squadsEdit

Leading AppearancesEdit

Czech U21 in 2007

Rank	Player	U-21 Caps
1	Jan Polák	46
2	David Kobylík	32
3	Bořek Dočkal	28
3	Josef Kaufman	28
5	Jan Lecjaks	27
5	Michal Papadopulos	27
7	Lukáš Došek	26
	Michal Kadlec	26
	Ondřej Mazuch	26
	Tomáš Pekhart	26
	Roman Týce	26
	Tomáš Ujfaluši	26

Note: Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team at the moment. Statistics up to and including Czech Republic vs Germany, 18 November 2014.

Leading GoalscorersEdit

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Goals
1	Tomáš Pekhart	Tottenham Hotspur, Baumit Jablonec	17
2	Jan Chramosta	Mladá Boleslav	12
3	Milan Baroš	Baník Ostrava, Liverpool	9
3	Tomáš Došek	Viktoria Plzeň, Slavia Prague	9
5	Bořek Dočkal	Slavia Prague, Slovan Liberec	8
	Pavel Novotný	Slavia Prague	8
	Václav Svěrkoš	Baník Ostrava, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC	8
8	David Kobylík	Sigma Olomouc, Strasbourg	7
	Vratislav Lokvenc	Hradec Králové, Sparta Prague	7
	Libor Sionko	Baník Ostrava, Sparta Prague	7
	Štěpán Vachoušek	SC Xaverov, Chmel Blšany, Teplice, Slavia Prague	7

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team at the moment. Statistics up to and including Czech Republic vs Andorra, 5 June 2012.

NotesEdit

^ ^a ^b ^c Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

ReferencesEdit

^ "Nominace U21: březnová příprava s Belgií a Nizozemskem generálkou na EURO" (in Czech). Fotbalová Asociace České Republiky. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

External linksEdit

UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
- Czech Republic Under-21s at uefa.com
Official ČMFS Czech Republic Under-21 website Contains listings and statistics of current and past Czech Republic U-21 players. (in Czech)
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21 Championships.

[Behind_closed_doors-1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

[2] "Nominace U21: březnová příprava s Belgií a Nizozemskem generálkou na EURO" (in Czech). Fotbalová Asociace České Republiky. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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