Czechoslovakia national football team

National football team of Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1992

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Czechoslovakia women's national football team.

Czechoslovakia1919–1993

Association| Czechoslovak Football Association
Most caps| Zdeněk Nehoda (91)
Top scorer| Antonín Puč (34)
Home stadium| Stadion Evžena Rošického (1926–1993)
FIFA code| TCH

First colours

Second colours

Third colours

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First international
Hungary 2–1 Bohemia
(Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903)[a]
Post-independence
Czechoslovakia 4–1 Belgium
(Paris, France; 24 June 1919)
Last international
Belgium 0–0 Representation of Czechs and Slovaks
(Brussels, Belgium; 17 November 1993)
Biggest win
Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom of SCS
(Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom of SCS
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 October 1925)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 8–3 Czechoslovakia
(Budapest, Hungary; 19 September 1937)
Scotland 5–0 Czechoslovakia
(Glasgow, Scotland; 8 December 1937)
Hungary 5–0 Czechoslovakia
(Hungary; 30 April 1950)
Hungary 5–0 Czechoslovakia
(Hungary; 19 October 1952)
Austria 5–0 Czechoslovakia
(Zürich, Switzerland; 19 June 1954)
World Cup
Appearances| 8 (first in 1934)
Best result| Runners-up (1934, 1962)
European Championship
Appearances| 3 (first in 1960)
Best result| Champions (1976)

Medal record

FIFA World Cup
| 1934 Italy | Team
| 1962 Chile | Team
UEFA European Championship
| 1976 Yugoslavia | Team
| 1960 France | Team
| 1980 Italy | Team
Olympic Games
| 1980 Moscow | Team
| 1964 Tokyo | Team

The Czechoslovakia national football team (Czech: Československá fotbalová reprezentace, Slovak: Česko-slovenské národné futbalové mužstvo) represented Czechoslovakia in men's international football from 1919 to 1993. The team was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association, and the team qualified for eight World Cups and three European Championships. It had two runner-up finishes in World Cups, in 1934 and 1962, and won the European Championship in the 1976 tournament.

At the time of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed the remainder of this campaign under the name Representation of Czechs and Slovaks (RČS, Czech: Reprezentace Čechů a Slováků, Slovak: Reprezentácia Čechov a Slovákov) before it was disbanded. Both the Czech and Slovak national teams are considered to be the joint successors of the Czechoslovak record.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

## History

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### Bohemia

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While part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bohemia played its first international on 5 April 1903, a 2–1 loss for Hungary in Budapest. On 7 October, Hungary came to Prague for a 4–4 draw. The two countries played three more matches up to 1908, including Bohemia's only victory on 6 October 1907. Bohemia played its last match on 13 June 1908, losing 4–0 at home to England.[8]

After being expelled from FIFA due to objections from the Austrian Football Association, the ČSF founded the UIAFA along with French USFSA and English Amateur Football Association in March 1909. Bohemia won the UIAFA Great European football tournament in 1911, defeating the AFA England team 2–1 in the final.[9][10][11][12]

### Inter-war

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After World War I, an independent Czechoslovakia made its first appearance in 1919 in the Inter-Allied Games in Paris, a large sports competition organized in celebration of the Allied victory in the War.[13] However, the matches of the tournament are not included in the official FIFA register.[14] Czechoslovakia topped their group with three wins over Belgium, United States, and Canada, thus reaching the final, where they defeated the hosts France with a dramatic 3–2 win, thanks to two late goals from Antonín Janda.[13]

In the following year, Czechoslovakia participated in the 1920 Olympic event in Antwerp, opening with a 7–0 win over Yugoslavia on 28 August. This squad, which had thirteen players from the Inter-Allied roster, then beat Norway 4–0 the next day in the quarter-finals and France 4–1 in the semi-finals on the 31st. However, in the final against Belgium on 2 September, the Czechoslovaks left the field 2–0 down after 40 minutes in protest with the English referee John Lewis, and were ejected from the tournament.[15] Czechoslovakia returned for the 1924 Olympics in Paris and defeated Turkey 5–2 in the first round, but was eliminated in the second 1–0 against Switzerland in a replay after a 1–1 draw.[8]

The nation entered the World Cup for the first time in 1934, and won its qualifier against Poland after its neighbor withdrew following a 2–1 Czechoslovak win in the first leg. At the finals in Italy, Czechoslovakia advanced past Romania, Switzerland, and Germany to reach the final, where it lost 2–1 to the host country after extra time. Oldřich Nejedlý won the Golden Shoe with five goals in the tournament.[16]

Czechoslovakia qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France with a 7–1 aggregate victory over Bulgaria, and reached the quarter-finals with a 3–0 win over the Netherlands in Le Havre. In the quarter-final against Brazil, known as the Battle of Bordeaux for its rough play, Czechoslovakia lost the replay 2–1.[17]

In 1939, under the German occupation name of "Bohemia", the team played three matches, defeating Yugoslavia 7–3 and drawing with both Ostmark (occupied Austria) and Germany itself.[8]

### Post-World War II

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Josef Masopust won the Ballon d'Or for his performance in the Czechoslovakia side which reached the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final

After an absence from the 1950 qualification campaign, Czechoslovakia qualified for 1954 by topping its qualifying group unbeaten against Bulgaria and Romania with three wins and a draw. However, in the finals in Switzerland, it was eliminated from a strong group after defeats to Uruguay and Austria.[8]

It also topped its qualifying group for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, ahead of Wales and East Germany. They opened their finals campaign on 8 June with a 1–0 defeat to Northern Ireland in Halmstad, followed by a 2–2 draw with reigning champions West Germany and a 6–1 win over Argentina. On 17 June, Czechoslovakia lost a play-off to advance into the knockout stages 2–1 to Northern Ireland in Malmö.[8]

### Modern age

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On 5 April 1959, Czechoslovakia played the first ever qualifying match in a UEFA European Championship, losing 2–0 away to the Republic of Ireland but eventually advancing 4–2 on aggregate. Subsequent victories over Denmark (7–3 aggregate) and Romania (5–0 aggregate) put the country into the four-team finals in France. It lost 3–0 to the Soviet Union in the semi-final but gained third place with a 2–0 win over the hosts at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille.[18]

Czechoslovakia qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile by defeating Scotland 4–2 after extra time in a play-off in Brussels, Belgium, after finishing level in their qualifying group. In the group at the finals, Czechoslovakia opened with a 1–0 win over Spain from a Jozef Štibrányi goal, and then drew 0–0 with holders Brazil. In the last group game on 7 June, Václav Mašek put Czechoslovakia ahead against Mexico in 12 seconds; the team lost 3–1 but advanced nonetheless.[19]

After goalkeeper Viliam Schrojf's performance, a goal from Adolf Scherer in Rancagua was enough to beat Hungary in the quarter-final, and two more late goals by him against Yugoslavia put Czechoslovakia into their second World Cup final. In the final at the Estadio Nacional de Chile in Santiago, Josef Masopust put Czechoslovakia ahead after 15 minutes by finishing Scherer's pass, but Brazil soon equalised and exploited Schrojf's errors to win 3–1. Masopust's inspiration was awarded with the 1962 Ballon d'Or.[20]

Czechoslovakia v Santos FC friendly match in Chile, 1965

Czechoslovakia did not go to the 1966 FIFA World Cup, with Portugal topping their qualifying group, nor did they qualify for the European Championships of 1964 and 1968. On 3 December 1969, they defeated Hungary 4–1 in Marseille in a play-off to reach the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, having finished joint top of their qualifying group. Czechoslovakia lost all three of their matches in the 1970 World Cup, in a group featuring holders England and eventual winners Brazil.[8]

After missing out on the 1972 European Championship and the 1974 World Cup, Czechoslovakia reached the 1976 European Championship in Yugoslavia, topping a group featuring England, Portugal, and Cyprus, before defeating the Soviet Union 4–2 in a play-off. In the semi-final in Zagreb, they advanced after beating the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time. In the final on 20 June at Crvena Zvezda Stadium in Belgrade, Czechoslovakia led 2–0 before the game went to penalties at a 2–2 draw. Antonin Panenka scored the winning penalty with a chip,[21] subsequently referred to by his name when executed by other players.[22] In that squad, 16 of 22 players in the squad were Slovak and in both matches in the final tournament, 9 of 13 players were Slovak.[23]

Czechoslovakia playing C.A. Belgrano during their tour on Argentina in 1979

Czechoslovakia did not qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, as Scotland won their group.[24] The country did qualify for Euro 1980, and by coming second in its group behind West Germany faced the hosts Italy in a third-place play-off, which it won on sudden-death penalties at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples.[25] At the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, Czechoslovakia was eliminated in the group stage after draws with Kuwait and France and losing 2–0 to England. The country's last major tournament was the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, where in the group it opened with a 5–1 victory against the United States before defeating Austria with a penalty from Michal Bilek, enough to advance despite losing 2–0 to the hosts at the Stadio Olimpico. In the last 16 at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari, a hat-trick from Tomáš Skuhravý featured in a 4–1 in over Costa Rica. Czechoslovakia was eliminated on 1 July in a quarter-final at the San Siro, losing 1–0 from a Lothar Matthäus penalty against eventual winners West Germany. Later that month, manager Jozef Vengloš who had led Czechoslovakia in the tournament was appointed as the first foreign manager in English football, at Aston Villa.[26] Czechoslovakia (RCS) played their last qualifier for the USA 1994 FIFA World Cup in the no longer existing common republic, where they played their last match on 17 November 1993 against Belgium in Brussels. Since the game was for direct advancement from the group stage, RCS did not advance after a goalless draw. The RCS top scorer with six goals was Peter Dubovský, who scored a hat-trick in the match against Romania in Všešportový areál on 2 June 1993.

## Kit history

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1934–1976

1950–1967 (away)

1980–1989

1990 Home

1990 Away

1991-93 Home

1992–93 Away

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## Coaching history

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## Results and fixtures (1908–1993)

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Main article: Czechoslovakia national football team results

## Competitive record

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### FIFA World Cup

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Main articles: Czech Republic at the FIFA World Cup and Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record  |  | Qualification record

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Year  | Result  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | —
1930 | Did not enter | Declined invitation
1934 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | Squad | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1934
1938 | Quarter-finals  | 5th  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 3  | Squad | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 1  | 1938
1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter
1954 | Group stage  | 14th  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 7  | Squad | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 1  | 1954
1958 | Group stage  | 9th  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 6  | Squad | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 3  | 1958
1962 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 20  | 7  | 1962
1966 | Did not qualify | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 4  | 1966
1970 | Group stage  | 15th  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 7  | Squad | 7  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 16  | 7  | 1970
1974 | Did not qualify | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 9  | 3  | 1974
1978 | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 6  | 1978
1982 | Group stage  | 19th  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 4  | Squad | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 15  | 6  | 1982
1986 | Did not qualify | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 11  | 12  | 1986
1990 | Quarter-finals  | 6th  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 5  | Squad | 8  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 13  | 3  | 1990
1994 | Did not qualify | 10  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 21  | 9  | 1994
Total  | Runners-up  | 8/15  | 30  | 11  | 5  | 14  | 44  | 45  | —  | 71  | 40  | 16  | 15  | 144  | 63  | —

### UEFA European Championship

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Main article: Czechoslovakia at the UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record  |  | Qualifying record

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Year  | Result  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | —
1960 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 16  | 5  | 1960
1964 | Did not qualify | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 1964
1968 | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 4  | 1968
1972 | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 4  | 1972
1976 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | Squad | 8  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 19  | 7  | 1976
1980 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Squad | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 17  | 4  | 1980
1984 | Did not qualify | 8  | 3  | 4  | 1  | 15  | 7  | 1984
1988 | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 7  | 5  | 1988
1992 | 8  | 5  | 0  | 3  | 12  | 9  | 1992
Total  | 1 Title  | 3/9  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 12  | 10  | —  | 56  | 31  | 13  | 12  | 107  | 48  | —

### Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record

Year  | Result  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad
1908 | Withdrew
1912 | Did not enter
1920 | Disqualified | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | Squad
1924 | Second round | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad
1928 | Did not enter
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960 | Did not qualify
1964 | Silver medal | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | Squad
1968 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | Squad
1972 | Did not enter
1976
1980 | Gold medal | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Squad
1984 | Withdrew
1988 | Did not qualify
Total | 1 Gold medal | 5/17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 16 | —

## Player records

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Zdeněk Nehoda Most capped players[27] Rank  | Player  | Caps  | Goals  | Career

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1\.  | Zdeněk Nehoda | 90  | 31  | 1971–1987
2\.  | Marián Masný | 75  | 18  | 1974–1982
Ladislav Novák | 75  | 1  | 1952–1966
4\.  | František Plánička | 73  | 0  | 1926–1938
5\.  | Karol Dobiaš | 67  | 6  | 1967–1980
6\.  | Josef Masopust | 63  | 10  | 1954–1966
Ivo Viktor | 63  | 0  | 1966–1977
8\.  | Ján Popluhár | 62  | 1  | 1958–1967
9\.  | Antonín Puč | 60  | 34  | 1926–1938
10\.  | Antonín Panenka | 59  | 17  | 1973–1982
Antonín Puč Top goalscorers[27] Rank  | Player  | Goals  | Caps  | Ratio  | Career

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1\.  | Antonín Puč | 34  | 60  | 0.57  | 1926–1938
2\.  | Zdeněk Nehoda | 31  | 90  | 0.34  | 1971–1987
3\.  | Oldřich Nejedlý | 28  | 43  | 0.65  | 1931–1938
Josef Silný | 28  | 50  | 0.56  | 1925–1934
5\.  | Adolf Scherer | 22  | 36  | 0.61  | 1958–1964
František Svoboda | 22  | 43  | 0.51  | 1927–1937
7\.  | Marián Masný | 18  | 75  | 0.24  | 1974–1982
8\.  | Antonín Panenka | 17  | 59  | 0.29  | 1973–1982
9\.  | Jozef Adamec | 14  | 44  | 0.32  | 1960–1971
Tomáš Skuhravý[b] | 14  | 43  | 0.33  | 1985–1993

## Head to head record (1908–1993)

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Albania | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2
Argentina | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2
Australia | 8  | 6  | 2  | 0
Austria | 37  | 18  | 11  | 8
Belgium | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3
Brazil | 17  | 2  | 6  | 9
Bulgaria | 14  | 4  | 3  | 7
Chile | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Costa Rica | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0
Cyprus | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0
Denmark | 14  | 9  | 5  | 0
East Germany | 15  | 4  | 4  | 7
Egypt | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2
England | 13  | 2  | 3  | 8
Faroe Islands | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0
Finland | 5  | 2  | 2  | 1
France | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7
Germany | 18  | 3  | 5  | 10
Greece | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0
Hungary | 44  | 11  | 12  | 21
Iceland | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0
Iran | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0
Italy | 26  | 8  | 9  | 9
Kuwait | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
Latvia | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0
Luxembourg | 7  | 6  | 1  | 0
Malaysia | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Malta | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0
Mexico | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1
Netherlands | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2
Northern Ireland | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2
Norway | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0
Poland | 19  | 10  | 5  | 4
Portugal | 9  | 3  | 3  | 3
Republic of Ireland | 12  | 7  | 1  | 4
Romania | 29  | 17  | 7  | 5
Scotland | 10  | 4  | 1  | 5
Soviet Union | 12  | 2  | 4  | 6
Spain | 12  | 7  | 1  | 4
Sweden | 16  | 9  | 4  | 3
Switzerland | 27  | 14  | 6  | 7
Turkey | 10  | 7  | 2  | 1
UEFA  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0
United States | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0
Uruguay | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2
Wales | 12  | 6  | 3  | 3
Yugoslavia | 31  | 18  | 4  | 9

## Honours

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### Major competitions

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* FIFA World Cup
* Runners-up (2): 1934, 1962
* UEFA European Championship
* Champions (1): 1976
* Third place (2): 1960, 1980
* Olympic Games
* Gold medal (1): 1980
* Silver medal (1): 1964

### Regional

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* Central European International Cup
* Champions (1): 1955–60
* Runners-up (2): 1927–30, 1948–53

### Other titles

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* Interallied Games[28]
* Champions (1): 1919

### Summary

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Competition |  |  |  | Total

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World Cup | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2
European Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3
Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
Total | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7

## See also

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* Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team
* Czechoslovakia women's national football team
* Czech Republic national football team
* Slovakia national football team

## Notes

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1. ^ A meeting on 1 April 1906 is regarded as the first official game for Bohemia by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR), with the meeting between Hungary and Bohemia on 5 April 1903 subsequently being recognised as a Prague representative team by the FAČR. The Hungarian Football Federation recognises the April 1903 meeting as official for Bohemia.[1]
2. ^ Tomáš Skuhravý also played for Representation of Czechs and Slovaks during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification and then the Czech Republic national football team until 1995, for whom he scored three further goals.

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1972 West Germany

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1980 West Germany

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* Manchukuo
* North Vietnam

For teams that have undergone name changes but no border alterations see here
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Czechoslovakia national football team – managers

* Fanta (1920)
* Žabokrtský & Kalina (1922)
* Fanta (1922–23)
* Bezecný (1924)
* Pelikán (1924)
* Henčl (1925)
* Katz (1926)
* Kraus (1926–27)
* Henčl (1927–29)
* Kraus (1929)
* Henčl (1929)
* Pelikán & Valoušek (1930)
* Přecechtěl (1930)
* Fanta (1930–31)
* Pelikán & Petrů (1931)
* Fanta (1931–32)
* Petrů (1932)
* Fanta (1932)
* Pelikán (1933)
* Petrů (1933)
* Bezecný (1933)
* Petrů (1933–34)
* Pelikán (1935)
* Bezecný (1935–37)
* Tesař (1937)
* Meissner (1938)
* Blažej (1939)
* Myška (1946)
* Pichler (1946–47)
* Valoušek & Gürtler (1947)
* Pichler (1947)
* Vodička (1948)
* Knobloch (1948)
* Bokšay (1948)
* Vodička (1948)
* Daučík (1948)
* Čambal (1949)
* Bokšay (1949)
* Ženíšek (1950–51)
* Musil (1951–52)
* Lanhaus (1952–1953)
* Luka (1953)
* Luka & Borhy (1953)
* Borhy (1953)
* Luka & Borhy (1953)
* Borhy (1953–54)
* Rýgr (1954–55)
* Bokšay (1955)
* Rýgr (1955)
* Rýgr & Kolský (1956)
* Rýgr (1956–57)
* Rýgr & Bejbl (1957)
* Bejbl (1957)
* Rýgr & Bejbl (1957)
* Rýgr (1957)
* Kolský (1958)
* Kolský & Vytlačil (1958)
* Vytlačil (1959–63)
* Jíra (1963–64)
* Vytlačil (1964)
* Jíra (1964–65)
* Marko (1965–70)
* Rýgr (1970)
* Novák & Kačáni (1971–72)
* Ježek (1972–78)
* Vengloš (1978–82)
* Havránek (1982–83)
* Hadamczik (1984)
* Havránek (1984)
* Masopust (1984–87)
* Vengloš (1988–90)
* Máčala (1990–93)
* Ježek (1993)

Squads

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Czechoslovakia football squad – 1924 Summer Olympics

* GK Hochmann
* GK Sloup-Štaplík
* DF A. Hojer
* DF F. Hojer
* DF Kuchynka
* DF Seifert
* MF Červený
* MF Kolenatý
* MF Krombholz
* MF Mahrer
* MF Pešek
* MF Pleticha
* FW Čapek
* FW Jelínek
* FW Kratochvíl
* FW Ja. Novák
* FW Jo. Novák
* FW O. Novák
* FW Řehák
* FW Sedláček
* FW Sloup-Štapl
* FW Vlček
* Coach: Bezecný

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Czechoslovakia football squad – 1964 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists

* 1 Schmucker
* 2 Urban
* 3 Weiss
* 4 Pičman
* 5 Vojta
* 6 Geleta
* 7 Cvetler
* 8 Mráz
* 9 Lichtnégl
* 10 Masný
* 11 Valošek
* 12 Knesl
* 13 Matlák
* 14 Nepomucký
* 15 Knebort
* 16 Brumovský
* 21 Švajlen
* Coach: Vytlačil

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Czechoslovakia football squad – 1968 Summer Olympics

* 1 Kramerius
* 2 Večerek
* 3 Jarábek
* 4 Mutkovič
* 5 Bouška
* 6 Linhart
* 7 Štrunc
* 8 Petráš
* 9 Bartovič
* 10 Stratil
* 11 Boroš
* 12 Findejs
* 13 Pajerchin
* 14 Kráľ
* 15 Krnáč
* 16 Jarabinský
* 17 Herbst
* 18 Holeš
* Coach: Blažejovský

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Czechoslovakia football squad – 1980 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists

* 1 Seman
* 2 Macela
* 3 Mazura
* 4 Radimec
* 5 Rygel
* 6 Němec
* 7 Vízek
* 8 Berger
* 9 Svoboda
* 10 Pokluda
* 11 Lička
* 12 Václavíček
* 13 Netolička
* 14 Rott
* 15 Štambachr
* 16 Kunzo
* Coach: Havránek

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Czechoslovakia squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup runners-up

* GK Patzel
* GK Plánička (c)
* DF Burgr
* DF Čtyřoký
* DF Daučík
* DF Ženíšek
* MF Bouček
* MF Čambal
* MF Kopecký
* MF Košťálek
* MF Krčil
* MF Šimperský
* MF Srbek
* MF Šterc
* MF Vodička
* FW Junek
* FW Kalocsay
* FW Nejedlý
* FW Puč
* FW Silný
* FW Sobotka
* FW Svoboda
* Coach: Petrů

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Czechoslovakia squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup

* GK Burkert
* GK Plánička (c)
* DF Burgr
* DF Černý
* DF Daučík
* DF Orth
* MF Bouček
* MF Kolský
* MF Kopecký
* MF Košťálek
* MF Nožíř
* FW Bradáč
* FW Horák
* FW Kreuz
* FW Ludl
* FW Nejedlý
* FW Puč
* FW Říha
* FW Rulc
* FW Senecký
* FW Šimůnek
* FW Zeman
* Coach: Meissner

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Czechoslovakia squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Reimann
* 2 Šafránek
* 3 Pluskal
* 4 Novák (c)
* 5 Trnka
* 6 Benedikovič
* 7 Hlaváček
* 8 Hemele
* 9 Malatinský
* 10 Pažický
* 11 Pešek
* 12 Krásnohorský
* 13 Hledík
* 14 Hertl
* 15 Kačáni
* 16 Procházka
* 17 Kraus
* 18 Majer
* 19 Košnar
* 20 Gajdoš
* 21 Stacho
* 22 Schrojf
* Coach: Borhy

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Czechoslovakia squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Stacho
* 2 Mráz
* 3 Čadek
* 4 Novák (c)
* 5 Masopust
* 6 Pluskal
* 7 Gajdoš
* 8 Dvořák
* 9 Molnár
* 10 Borovička
* 11 Kraus
* 12 Zikán
* 13 Hovorka
* 14 Feureisl
* 15 Hertl
* 16 Popluhár
* 17 Buberník
* 18 Scherer
* 19 Dolejší
* 20 Moravčík
* 21 Šafránek
* 22 Schrojf
* Coach: Kolský

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Czechoslovakia squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup runners-up

* 1 Schrojf
* 2 Lála
* 3 Popluhár
* 4 Novák (c)
* 5 Pluskal
* 6 Masopust
* 7 Štibrányi
* 8 Scherer
* 9 Molnár
* 10 Adamec
* 11 Jelínek
* 12 Tichý
* 13 Schmucker
* 14 Mašek
* 15 Kos
* 16 Buberník
* 17 Pospíchal
* 18 Kadraba
* 19 Kvašňák
* 20 Borovička
* 21 Bomba
* 22 Kouba
* Coach: Vytlačil

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Czechoslovakia squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Viktor
* 2 Dobiaš
* 3 Migas
* 4 Hagara
* 5 Horváth (c)
* 6 Kvašňák
* 7 B. Veselý
* 8 Petráš
* 9 Kuna
* 10 Adamec
* 11 Jokl
* 12 Pivarník
* 13 Flešár
* 14 Hrivnák
* 15 Zlocha
* 16 Hrdlička
* 17 Pollák
* 18 F. Veselý
* 19 Jurkanin
* 20 Albrecht
* 21 Čapkovič
* 22 Vencel
* Coach: Marko

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Czechoslovakia squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Seman
* 2 Jakubec
* 3 Fiala
* 4 Jurkemik
* 5 Barmoš
* 6 Vojáček
* 7 Kozák
* 8 Panenka
* 9 Vízek
* 10 Kříž
* 11 Nehoda (c)
* 12 Bičovský
* 13 Berger
* 14 Radimec
* 15 Kukučka
* 16 Chaloupka
* 17 Štambachr
* 18 Janečka
* 19 Masný
* 20 Petržela
* 21 Hruška
* 22 Stromšík
* Coach: Vengloš

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Czechoslovakia squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Stejskal
* 2 Bielik
* 3 Kadlec
* 4 Hašek (c)
* 5 Kocian
* 6 Straka
* 7 Bílek
* 8 Chovanec
* 9 Kubík
* 10 Skuhravý
* 11 Moravčík
* 12 Fieber
* 13 Němec
* 14 Weiss
* 15 Kinier
* 16 Hýravý
* 17 Knoflíček
* 18 Luhový
* 19 Griga
* 20 Němeček
* 21 Mikloško
* 22 Palúch
* Coach: Vengloš

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Czechoslovakia squad – 1960 European Nations' Cup third place

* GK Javorek
* GK Schrojf
* DF Novák (c)
* DF Popluhár
* DF Šafránek
* DF Tichý
* MF Buberník
* MF Masopust
* MF Moravčík
* MF Pluskal
* FW Bubník
* FW Dolinský
* FW Kvašňák
* FW Molnár
* FW Pavlovič
* FW Vacenovský
* FW Vojta
* Coach: Vytlačil

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Czechoslovakia squad – UEFA Euro 1976 winners (1st title)

* 1 Viktor
* 2 Dobiaš
* 3 Čapkovič
* 4 Ondruš (c)
* 5 Pivarník
* 6 Jurkemik
* 7 Panenka
* 8 Móder
* 9 Pollák
* 10 Masný
* 11 Nehoda
* 12 Gögh
* 13 Barmoš
* 14 Biroš
* 15 Herda
* 16 Veselý
* 17 Švehlík
* 18 Galis
* 19 Petráš
* 20 Štambachr
* 21 Bičovský
* 22 Vencel
* Coach: Ježek

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Czechoslovakia squad – UEFA Euro 1980 third place

* 1 Netolička
* 2 Barmoš
* 3 Jurkemik
* 4 Ondruš (c)
* 5 Gögh
* 6 Štambachr
* 7 Kozák
* 8 Panenka
* 9 Gajdůšek
* 10 Masný
* 11 Nehoda
* 12 Vojáček
* 13 Lička
* 14 Fiala
* 15 Vízek
* 16 Rott
* 17 Pollák
* 18 Berger
* 19 Dobiaš
* 20 Němec
* 21 Seman
* 22 Keketi
* Coach: Vengloš

Finalists

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1934 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions|

* Italy

Runners-up|

* Czechoslovakia

Third place|

* Germany

Fourth place|

* Austria

Quarter-finals|

* Hungary
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland

First round|

* Argentina
* Belgium
* Brazil
* Egypt
* France
* Netherlands
* Romania
* United States

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1938 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions|

* Italy

Runners-up|

* Hungary

Third place|

* Brazil

Fourth place|

* Sweden

Quarter-finals|

* Cuba
* Czechoslovakia
* France
* Switzerland

First round|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Dutch East Indies
* Germany
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Romania

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1954 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions|

* West Germany

Runners-up|

* Hungary

Third place|

* Austria

Fourth place|

* Uruguay

Quarter-finals|

* Brazil
* England
* Switzerland
* Yugoslavia

Group stage|

* Belgium
* Czechoslovakia
* France
* Italy
* Mexico
* Scotland
* South Korea
* Turkey

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1958 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions|

* Brazil

Runners-up|

* Sweden

Third place|

* France

Fourth place|

* West Germany

Quarter-finals|

* Northern Ireland
* Soviet Union
* Wales
* Yugoslavia

Group stage|

* Argentina
* Austria
* Czechoslovakia
* England
* Hungary
* Mexico
* Paraguay
* Scotland

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1962 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions|

* Brazil

Runners-up|

* Czechoslovakia

Third place|

* Chile

Fourth place|

* Yugoslavia

Quarter-finals|

* England
* Hungary
* Soviet Union
* West Germany

Group stage|

* Argentina
* Bulgaria
* Colombia
* Italy
* Mexico
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Uruguay

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1970 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions|

* Brazil

Runners-up|

* Italy

Third place|

* West Germany

Fourth place|

* Uruguay

Quarter-finals|

* England
* Mexico
* Peru
* Soviet Union

Group stage|

* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* El Salvador
* Israel
* Morocco
* Romania
* Sweden

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1982 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions|

* Italy

Runners-up|

* West Germany

Third place|

* Poland

Fourth place|

* France

Second group stage|

* Argentina
* Austria
* Belgium
* Brazil
* England
* Northern Ireland
* Soviet Union
* Spain

First group stage|

* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Chile
* Czechoslovakia
* El Salvador
* Honduras
* Hungary
* Kuwait
* New Zealand
* Peru
* Scotland
* Yugoslavia

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1990 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions|

* West Germany

Runners-up|

* Argentina

Third place|

* Italy

Fourth place|

* England

Quarter-finals|

* Cameroon
* Czechoslovakia
* Republic of Ireland
* Yugoslavia

Round of 16|

* Belgium
* Brazil
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Netherlands
* Romania
* Spain
* Uruguay

Group stage|

* Austria
* Egypt
* Scotland
* South Korea
* Soviet Union
* Sweden
* United Arab Emirates
* United States

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1960 European Nations' Cup finalists

Champions|

* Soviet Union

Runners-up|

* Yugoslavia

Third place|

* Czechoslovakia

Fourth place|

* France

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UEFA Euro 1976 finalists

Champions|

* Czechoslovakia

Runners-up|

* West Germany

Third place|

* Netherlands

Fourth place|

* Yugoslavia

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UEFA Euro 1980 finalists

Champions|

West Germany

Runners-up|

Belgium

Third place|

Czechoslovakia

Fourth place|

Italy

Eliminated in the
group stage|

| Group 1|

* Greece
* Netherlands

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Group 2|

* England
* Spain

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