Czech Republic–Slovakia ice hockey rivalry

Czech Republic – Slovakia vs.

Other names| Federal derby
Location| Central Europe
Teams| Czech Republic & Slovakia
First meeting| 26 February 1994
Latest meeting| Czech Republic 5–3 Slovakia
Olympic Games, Play-off
(February 18, 2014)
Next meeting| 9 May 2014 at 2014 IIHF World Championship
Statistics
Meetings total| 57
Most wins| Czech Republic (37)
All-time series| 37–7–13
Largest victory| 8–0 for Czech Republic
(May 2, 2009)

The Czech Republic–Slovakia ice hockey rivalry is a highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national ice hockey teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. Games between the two teams, even those that are only friendly matches, are often marked by notable and sometimes controversial incidents. These matches are also called "Federal derby."[1][2][3][4]

## List of matches

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### Statistics

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(as of February 2014)[5]

Matches  | Czech Republic
wins  | Draws  | Slovakia
wins  | Goal
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57 | 37 | 7 | 13 | 205:124

### Games

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This list contains only Ice Hockey World Championships and Olympic Games encounters.

26 February 1994| Czech Republic | 7–1|  Slovakia|

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30 April 1997| Czech Republic | 3–1|  Slovakia|

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7 May 1998| Slovakia | 0–1|  Czech Republic|

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08 May 1999| Czech Republic | 8–2|  Slovakia|

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8 May 2000
20:30| Czech Republic | 6–2
( 1 - 0 , 3 - 2 , 2 - 0 )|  Slovakia| Yubileyny
Attendance: 3,999

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14 May 2000
18:30| Slovakia | 3–5
( 0 - 3 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 2 )|  Czech Republic| Ice Palace
Attendance: 12,350

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10 May 2001
16:00| Czech Republic | 2–0
( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 )|  Slovakia| Preussag Arena
Attendance: 3,681

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5 May 2003
20:00| Slovakia | 3–3
(0-1, 2-2, 1-0)|  Czech Republic|
Attendance: 12,860

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10 May 2003
17:00| Czech Republic | 2–4
(1-2, 1-1, 0-1)|  Slovakia| Hartwall Areena
Attendance: 13,324

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7 May 2005
20:15| Slovakia | 1–5
(0-2, 1-3, 0-0)|  Czech Republic| Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna
Attendance: 7,614

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Game reference

| Rastislav Staňa
Ján Lašák| Goalies| Tomáš Vokoun| Referee:
Thomas Andersson
| | 0 - 1| 1:49 - P. Sýkora (J. Hlaváč, J. Fischer)

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| 0 - 2| 14:24 - S. Straka (V. Prospal, T. Kaberle)
27:23 - M. Štrbák (Ľ. Višňovský, Ž. Pálffy) (PP1)| 1 - 2|
| 1 - 3| 30:51 - T. Kaberle (D. Výborný, J. Jágr) (PP1)
| 1 - 4| 31:31 - A. Hemský, Hlaváč, P. Čajánek
| 1 - 5| 32:23 - P. Kubina (J. Jágr, M. Straka) (PP1)
8 min| Penalties| 12 min
29| Shots| 28
22 February 2006
21:35| Slovakia | 1–3
(0-1, 0-1, 1-1)|  Czech Republic| Palasport Olimpico
Attendance: 6,893

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Game reference

| Peter Budaj| Goalies| Milan Hnilička| Referee:
Don Van Massenhoven
| | 0 - 1| 12:51 - M. Ručínský (SH)

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| 0 - 2| 28:41 - M. Hejduk (F. Kaberle, M. Ručínský)
M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa) - 43:38| 1 - 2|
| 1 - 3| 59:57 - M. Straka (EN)
8 min| Penalties| 14 min
21| Shots| 28
5 May 2007
20:15 (MSD)| Czech Republic | 2–3
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 2 , 1 - 1 )|  Slovakia| Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 3,400

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Game reference

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| T. Plekanec 08:02 (PP)
R. Klesla 54:03 (ES)| Goals| 22:24 (ES) P. Demitra
30:44 (ES) R. Kapuš
53:18 (ES) M. Gáborík

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2 May 2009
16:15| Czech Republic | 8–0
( 4–0, 4–0, 0–0)|  Slovakia| Schluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,165

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Game reference

| | | | Referees:
Brent Reiber
Thomas Sterns
| J. Jágr 06:35
J. Jágr 09:08
M. Blaťák (PP2) 12:48
R. Červenka 15:25
A. Kotalík 25:07
R. Červenka 29:08
M. Michálek 30:12
P. Eliáš 38:14| Goals|

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17 February 2010
21:00| Czech Republic | 3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)|  Slovakia| Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,924

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Game reference

| Tomáš Vokoun| Goalies| Jaroslav Halák| Referees:
Brent Reiber
Brad Watson
| P. Eliáš (M. Havlát, M. Blaťák) - 09:02| 1 – 0|

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| 1 – 1| 20:47 - M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa, P. Demitra)
J. Jágr (R. Červenka) - 37:56| 2 – 1|
T. Plekanec (J. Jágr, M. Židlický) - 39:58| 3 – 1|
8 min| Penalties| 12 min
24| Shots| 35
6 May 2011
20:15| Czech Republic | 3–2
(1–0, 0–1, 2–1)|  Slovakia| Orange Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,313

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Game reference

| Ondřej Pavelec| Goalies| Jaroslav Halák| Referees:
Darcy Burchell
Danny Kurmann
| M. Židlický (P. Eliáš, J. Marek) (PP) – 17:48| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 22:54 – L. Nagy (Ľ Višňovský, J. Stümpel)
M. Havlát (P. Eliáš) – 41:06| 2–1|
M. Michálek (P. Eliáš , M. Havlát) – 44:28| 3–1|
| 3–2| 58:41 – T. Surový (B. Radivojevič, M. Cibák)
6 min| Penalties| 4 min
37| Shots| 22
19 May 2012
18:30| Czech Republic | 1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)|  Slovakia| Hartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,355

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Game reference

| Jakub Kovář
Jakub Štěpánek| Goalies| Ján Laco| Referees:
Lars Brüggemann
Jari Levonen
Linesmen:
Sirko Schulz
Jesse Wilmot
| | 0–1| 15:52 – M. Šatan (A. Sekera, I. Baranka)

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M. Frolík (T. Plekanec) – 30:45| 1–1|
| 1–2| 40:56 – M. Šatan (M. Handzuš) (SH)
| 1–3| 44:23 – L. Hudáček (T. Surový)
0 min| Penalties| 6 min
37| Shots| 28
18 February 2014
21:00| Czech Republic | 5–3
(3–0, 1–1, 1–2)|  Slovakia| Shayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 3,628

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Game reference

| Ondřej Pavelec| Goalies| Ján Laco| Referees:
Tim Peel
Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Lonnie Cameron
Sakari Suominen
| A. Hemský (T. Kaberle, J. Voráček) (PP) – 06:53| 1–0|

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R. Červenka (J. Jágr, T. Plekanec) – 07:22| 2–0|
D. Krejčí (T. Kaberle, R. Gudas) (PP) – 17:03| 3–0|
R. Červenka – 35:41| 4–0|
| 4–1| 38:57 – M. Hossa (A. Sekera, M. Handzuš)
| 4–2| 47:20 – M. Hossa (T. Tatar, M. Handzuš)
| 4–3| 48:51 – T. Surový (A. Sekera, M. Bartovič)
T. Plekanec (D. Krejčí) (ENG, PP) – 59:21| 5–3|
2 min| Penalties| 10 min
29| Shots| 32
9 May 2014
20:45| Slovakia | 2–3 OT
(0–1, 2–0, 0–1)
(OT 0–1)|  Czech Republic| Čyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,920

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Game reference

| Ján Laco| Goalies| Alexander Salák| Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Ivan Dedyulya
Stanislav Raming
| | 0–1| 06:24 – O. Němec (J. Hudler, R. Červenka)

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M. Miklík (T. Tatar) – 25:17| 1–1|
M. Viedenský (M. Miklík, M. Réway) – 35:45| 2–1|
| 2–2| 57:53 – J. Jágr (O. Němec, T. Hertl)
| 2–3| 61:50 – J. Klepiš (M. Ševc, O. Vitásek)
10 min| Penalties| 10 min
16| Shots| 33
5 May 2018
18:15| Czech Republic | 3–2 OT|  Slovakia| Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

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1 June 2021
16:15| Czech Republic | 7–3|  Slovakia| Olympic Sports Centre, Riga

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12 May 2023
16:20| Slovakia | 2–3|  Czech Republic| Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 7,800

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## See also

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* Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team
* Czech Republic national ice hockey team
* Slovakia national ice hockey team
* Czech Republic–Slovakia football rivalry

## References

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1. ^ "Story #22". webarchive.iihf.com. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
2. ^ "Story #75". webarchive.iihf.com. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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4. ^ "IIHF - Brotherly but divided". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
5. ^ "Slov?ci dosiahli proti ?echom doteraz 11 v?hier - bilancia - HOKEJ.sk". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2013-05-02.