Czech Republic national under-21 football team

National under-21 football team of the Czech Republic

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 (45)
Top scorer| Tomáš Pekhart (17)

First colours

Second colours

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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 Record[edit]

### Summer Olympics record[edit]

Summer Olympic record

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

### UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record[edit]

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record |  | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification record

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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 | 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 | Group stage  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 23  | 6
Total | 9/15 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 44 | 126 | 82 | 19 | 25 | 289 | 100

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

## Individual awards[edit]

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

Year  | Golden Player  | Golden Boot

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2002 | Petr Čech |
2015 |  | Jan Kliment

## UEFA European Under-21 Championship[edit]

### 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification[edit]

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group G

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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-offs[edit]

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs

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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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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 stage[edit]

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship § Group_C

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1  |  England | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 0  | +6  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- |  |  |
2  |  Israel | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 4  |  |  | -- |  |
3  |  Czech Republic | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 3  |  |  |  |  | -- |
4  |  Germany | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 5  | −3  | 1  |  |  |  |  | --

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

## Results and fixtures[edit]

Win Draw Loss

### 2023[edit]

Czech Republic v  England 22 June 2023 (2023-06-22) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage|  Czech Republic | 0–2|  England | Batumi, Georgia

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20:00 |  | Report |

* Ramsey 47'
* Smith Rowe 90+4'

| Stadium: Adjarabet Arena
Attendance: 8,168
Referee: Horațiu Feşnic (Romania)

Czech Republic v  Germany 25 June 2023 (2023-06-25) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage|  Czech Republic | 2–1|  Germany | Batumi, Georgia

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20:00 |

* Sejk 33'
* Vitík 87'

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* Stiller 70'

| Stadium: Adjarabet Arena
Attendance: 5,023
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Israel v  Czech Republic 28 June 2023 (2023-06-28) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage|  Israel | 1–0|  Czech Republic | Kutaisi, Georgia

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20:00 |

* Gandelman 82'

| Report |  | Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium
Attendance: 2,175
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Czech Republic v  Slovakia 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) Friendly|  Czech Republic | 2–0|  Slovakia | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic

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18:00 CEST |

* Tkáč 47'
* Kabongo 66'

| Report |  | Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty
Attendance: 4,158
Referee: Tomasz Musial (Poland)

Iceland v  Czech Republic 12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I|  Iceland | 2–1|  Czech Republic | Reykjavík, Iceland

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18:30 (16:30 UTC±0) |

* Guðjohnsen 44'
* Baldursson 90+4'

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* Kabongo 87'

| Stadium: Víkingsvöllur
Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia)

Czech Republic v  Wales 13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I|  Czech Republic | 1–1|  Wales | České Budějovice, Czech Republic

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18:00 CEST |

* Jurásek 38'

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* Ashford 90+6'

| Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

Czech Republic v  Denmark 17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I|  Czech Republic | 0–0|  Denmark | České Budějovice, Czech Republic

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18:00 CEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)

Czech Republic v  Slovakia 20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) Friendly|  Czech Republic | 2–1|  Slovakia | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

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18:00 CEST |

* Alijagić 13'
* Kabongo 60'

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* Gajdoš 22'

| Stadium: Malšovická aréna
Attendance: 4,568
Referee: Tomasz Musial (Poland)

Czech Republic v  Iceland 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I|  Czech Republic | v|  Iceland | Czech Republic

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## Players[edit]

### Current squad[edit]

* The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[1][2]
* Match dates: 20 November 2023
* Opposition: Slovakia (friendly match)
* Caps and goals correct as of: 20 November 2023, after the match against  Slovakia

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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| 1GK | Lukáš Horníček |  (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 21) | 4  | 0  |  Braga
| 1GK | Antonín Kinský |  (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Pardubice
| 1GK | Matyáš Vágner |  (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 21) | 1  | 0  |  Vlašim

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| 2DF | Michal Černák |  (2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 (age 20) | 3  | 0  |  Jablonec
| 2DF | Lukáš Endl |  (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Zbrojovka Brno
| 2DF | Denis Halinský |  (2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Pardubice
| 2DF | Adam Kadlec |  (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Bohemians 1905
| 2DF | Josef Koželuh |  (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) | 2  | 0  |  Zbrojovka Brno
| 2DF | Albert Labík |  (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 19) | 2  | 0  |  Vlašim
| 2DF | Filip Prebsl |  (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 20) | 3  | 0  |  Slovan Liberec
| 2DF | Martin Suchomel |  (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 21) | 6  | 0  |  Mladá Boleslav

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| 3MF | Marek Icha |  (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 21) | 3  | 0  |  Pardubice
| 3MF | Jakub Křišťan |  (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 21) | 6  | 0  |  Teplice
| 3MF | Adam Kronus |  (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  Zbrojovka Brno
| 3MF | Martin Šubert |  (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  Vlašim
| 3MF | David Tkáč |  (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 21) | 3  | 1  |  Zlín
| 3MF | Denis Višinský |  (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Slovan Liberec
| 3MF | Patrik Vydra |  (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 20) | 6  | 0  |  Sparta Prague

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| 4FW | Denis Alijagić |  (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 20) | 2  | 1  |  Zbrojovka Brno
| 4FW | Christophe Kabongo |  (2003-08-27) 27 August 2003 (age 20) | 4  | 3  |  Podbrezová
| 4FW | Václav Sejk |  (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 21) | 23  | 6  |  Sparta Prague
| 4FW | Filip Vecheta |  (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 21) | 6  | 0  |  Slovácko

### Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have previously been called up to the 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

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GK | Radek Vítek |  (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Manchester United U21 | v.  Denmark, 17 October 2023
GK | Adam Stejskal |  (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  Tirol | v.  Iceland, 12 September 2023

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DF | Štěpán Chaloupek |  (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 20) | 4  | 0  |  Teplice | v.  Slovakia, 20 November 2023INJ
DF | Martin Vitík |  (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21) | 14  | 1  |  Sparta Prague | v.  Iceland, 12 September 2023

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MF | Adam Karabec |  (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 20) | 20  | 4  |  Sparta Prague | v.  Slovakia, 20 November 2023INJ
MF | Michal Ševčík |  (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21) | 5  | 1  |  Zbrojovka Brno | v.  Slovakia, 20 November 2023INJ
MF | Kryštof Daněk |  (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) | 15  | 2  |  Pardubice | v.  Denmark, 17 October 2023
MF | Matěj Jurásek |  (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 20) | 8  | 1  |  Slavia Prague | v.  Denmark, 17 October 2023
MF | Samuel Šigut |  (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  České Budějovice | v.  Denmark, 17 October 2023
MF | Lukáš Ambros |  (2004-06-05) 5 June 2004 (age 19) | 1  | 0  |  Freiburg II | v.  Iceland, 12 September 2023
MF | Sebastian Boháč |  (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 21) | 1  | 0  |  Karviná | v.  Iceland, 12 September 2023
MF | Petr Juliš |  (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Hradec Králové | v.  Iceland, 12 September 2023
MF | Daniel Kaštánek |  (2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Sparta Prague | v.  Iceland, 12 September 2023

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FW | Daniel Fila |  (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 21) | 15  | 5  |  Teplice | v.  Denmark, 17 October 2023

* INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.

### Previous squads[edit]

* 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
* 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
* 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
* 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
* 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
* 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
* 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
* 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
* 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic

### Leading appearances[edit]

As of 15 June 2023.[3]
Czech U21 in 2007 # | Player | Caps

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1 | Jan Polák | 45
2 | David Kobylík | 31
3 | Michal Trávník | 30
4 | Bořek Dočkal | 28
Josef Kaufman
6 | Jan Lecjaks | 27
Michal Papadopulos
8 | Lukáš Došek | 26
Michal Kadlec
Ondřej Mazuch
Tomáš Pekhart
Roman Týce
Tomáš Ujfaluši

### Leading goalscorers[edit]

As of 15 June 2023.[4]
# | Player | Club(s)[a] | Goals

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1 | Tomáš Pekhart | Tottenham Hotspur, Jablonec | 17
2 | Jan Chramosta | Mladá Boleslav | 12
3 | Patrik Schick | Bohemians 1905, Sampdoria | 11
4 | Milan Baroš | Baník Ostrava, Liverpool | 9
Tomáš Došek | Viktoria Plzeň, Slavia Prague
Václav Černý | Ajax
7 | Bořek Dočkal | Slavia Prague, Kladno, Slovan Liberec, Konyaspor | 8
Pavel Novotný | Slavia Prague
Václav Svěrkoš | Baník Ostrava, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha
10 | 6 players |  | 7

1. ^ The club(s) during the player's time in the Under-21s.

## See also[edit]

* Czech Republic national football team
* Czech Republic national under-19 football team
* Czech Republic national under-18 football team
* Czech Republic national under-17 football team

## Notes[edit]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Nominace reprezentace do 21 let na přípravné utkání se Slovenskem" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
2. ^ "Opět zdravotní problémy. Reprezentaci opustili další hráči Sparty" (in Czech). Sport.cz. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
3. ^ "Česko U21 - Historické statistiky - Nejvíce startů". Football Association of the Czech Republic.
4. ^ "Česko U21 - Historické statistiky - Nejvíce branek". Football Association of the Czech Republic.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Czech Republic national under-21 association football team.

* 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.

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