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Czech Republic national under-21 football team

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Czech Republic Under-21
Nickname(s)Lvíčata (Little Lions)
AssociationFotbalová asociace
České republiky
(FAČR)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJan Suchopárek
Most capsJan Polák (45)
Top scorerTomáš 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
 Denmark 5–0 Czech Republic 
(Vejle, Denmark; 10 September 2024)
Records are for competitive
matches only
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1996)
Best resultWinners (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

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Summer Olympics record

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

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

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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
Spain 1996 Quarter-finals 2 0 0 2 2 4 10 7 2 1 33 9
Romania 1998 did not qualify 8 3 0 5 13 13
Slovakia 2000 Runners-up 4 2 1 1 9 7 12 9 1 2 20 6
Switzerland 2002 Winners 5 2 2 1 5 5 12 9 2 1 29 6
Germany 2004 did not qualify 10 7 0 3 20 7
Portugal 2006 12 6 3 3 26 11
Netherlands 2007 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 4 4 3 1 0 7 3
Sweden 2009 did not qualify 8 4 2 2 19 5
Denmark 2011 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 4 6 10 9 1 0 30 4
Israel 2013 did not qualify 10 6 3 1 26 7
Czech Republic 2015 Group stage 3 1 1 1 6 3 Qualified as hosts
Poland 2017 3 1 0 2 5 7 10 7 2 1 29 10
ItalySan Marino 2019 did not qualify 10 5 1 4 14 15
HungarySlovenia 2021 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 4 7 4 3 0 17 2
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023 3 1 0 2 2 4 10 7 1 2 23 6
Slovakia 2025 Qualified 12
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

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

Year Golden Player Golden Boot
Switzerland 2002 Petr Čech
Czech Republic 2015 Jan Kliment

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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Pos Team 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-offs

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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
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification  ENG  ISR  CZE  GER
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

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2024

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21 March 2024 Friendly Czech Republic  3–0  Northern Ireland Pardubice, Czech Republic
17:30 CEST
Stadium: CFIG Arena
Attendance: 2,892
Referee: Peter Kráľovič (Slovakia)
26 March 2024 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I Czech Republic  4–1  Iceland Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
17:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Malšovická aréna
Attendance: 9,126
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)
6 September 2024 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I Lithuania  1–2  Czech Republic Jonava, Lithuania
14:30 CEST (15:30 EEST) Report
Stadium: Central Stadium of Jonava
Attendance: 328
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)
10 September 2024 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I Denmark  5–0  Czech Republic Vejle, Denmark
18:00 CEST Report Stadium: Vejle Stadium
Attendance: 2,595
Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)
11 October 2024 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I Wales  1–2  Czech Republic Newport, Wales
18:30 CEST (17:30 BST)
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,386
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
15 October 2024 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I Czech Republic  3–0  Lithuania Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
18:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Malšovická aréna
Attendance: 8,915
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
15 November 2024 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualification play-offs Belgium  0–2  Czech Republic Leuven, Belgium
20:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)
19 November 2024 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualification play-offs Czech Republic  1–1  Belgium Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
17:30 CEST Report Stadium: Malšovická aréna
Attendance: 9,019
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs against Belgium on 15 and 19 November 2024.[1][2]

Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024 after the second match against  Belgium.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jiří Borek (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Czech Republic Vyškov
1GK Lukáš Horníček (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 22) 9 0 Portugal Braga
1GK Tadeáš Stoppen (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc

2DF Štěpán Chaloupek (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21) 10 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
2DF Lukáš Endl (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Czech Republic Karviná
2DF Adam Kadlec (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Czech Republic Bohemians 1905
2DF Jaroslav Harušťák (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Czech Republic Teplice
2DF Matěj Mikulenka (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc
2DF Filip Prebsl (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21) 11 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
2DF Karel Spáčil (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Czech Republic Hradec Králové
2DF Martin Suchomel (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 22) 10 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague

3MF Kryštof Daněk (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) 21 3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
3MF Petr Juliš (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Czech Republic Hradec Králové
3MF Matěj Jurásek (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 21) 12 2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
3MF Adam Karabec (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 21) 27 5 Germany Hamburger SV
3MF Ondřej Kričfaluši (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20) 6 0 Czech Republic Teplice
3MF Daniel Langhamer (2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav
3MF Alexandr Sojka (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
3MF Patrik Vydra (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21) 14 0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav

4FW Daniel Fila (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 22) 18 8 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
4FW David Látal (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Czech Republic Chrudim
4FW Václav Sejk (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 22) 31 12 Poland Zagłębie Lubin
4FW Filip Vecheta (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 21) 9 0 Czech Republic Karviná

Recent call-ups

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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
GK Antonín Kinský (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague v.  Lithuania, 15 October 2024
GK Matyáš Vágner (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Czech Republic Hradec Králové v.  Iceland, 26 March 2024

DF Matěj Hadaš (2003-11-25) 25 November 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc v.  Belgium, 15 November 2024INJ
DF Tomáš Král (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav v.  Belgium, 15 November 2024INJ
DF Josef Koželuh (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec v.  Lithuania, 15 October 2024
DF Denis Halinský (2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 21) 4 1 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec v.  Denmark, 10 September 2024
DF Albert Labík (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20) 4 0 Czech Republic Teplice v.  Denmark, 10 September 2024
DF Adam Ševínský (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec v.  Denmark, 10 September 2024
DF Martin Vitík (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21) 15 1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague v.  Iceland, 26 March 2024

MF Marek Icha (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 22) 9 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec v.  Belgium, 15 November 2024INJ
MF Matěj Šín (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava v.  Belgium, 15 November 2024WD
MF Alexandr Bužek (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague v.  Lithuania, 15 October 2024
MF Denis Višinský (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) 5 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec v.  Lithuania, 15 October 2024
MF Michal Ševčík (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 22) 8 1 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg v.  Denmark, 10 September 2024
MF Tom Slončík (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19) 3 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Denmark, 10 September 2024
MF Lukáš Vorlický (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague v.  Lithuania, 6 September 2024INJ
MF Michal Černák (2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Czech Republic Jablonec v.  Iceland, 26 March 2024
MF Jakub Křišťan (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) 7 0 Czech Republic Teplice v.  Iceland, 26 March 2024

FW Denis Alijagić (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) 5 2 Slovakia Žilina v.  Denmark, 10 September 2024
FW Christophe Kabongo (2003-08-27) 27 August 2003 (age 21) 6 4 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Iceland, 26 March 2024
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.
  • WD = Withdrew due to non-injury related reasons.

Previous squads

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Most appearances

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As of 19 November 2024.[3]
The team standing together before a match.
Czech U21 in 2007
# Player Caps
1 Jan Polák 45
2 David Kobylík 31
Václav Sejk
4 Michal Trávník 30
5 Bořek Dočkal 28
Josef Kaufman
7 Jan Lecjaks 27
Michal Papadopulos
Adam Karabec
10 Lukáš Došek 26
Michal Kadlec
Ondřej Mazuch
Tomáš Pekhart
Roman Týce
Tomáš Ujfaluši

Top goalscorers

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As of 19 November 2024.[4]
# Player Goals Club(s)[a]
1 Tomáš Pekhart 17 Tottenham Hotspur, Jablonec
2 Jan Chramosta 12 Mladá Boleslav
Václav Sejk Sparta Prague, Teplice, Jablonec, Roda Kerkrade, Zagłębie Lubin
4 Patrik Schick 11 Bohemians 1905, Sampdoria
5 Milan Baroš 9 Baník Ostrava, Liverpool
Tomáš Došek Viktoria Plzeň, Slavia Prague
Václav Černý Ajax
8 Bořek Dočkal 8 Slavia Prague, Kladno, Slovan Liberec, Konyaspor
Pavel Novotný Slavia Prague
Václav Svěrkoš Baník Ostrava, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha
Daniel Fila Mladá Boleslav, Slavia Prague, Teplice
  1. ^ The club(s) during the player's time in the Under-21s.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Nominace reprezentace do 21 let na baráž o ME 2025" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Šína v jedenadvacítce nahradil Mikulenka. A tři další Suchopárkovy změny". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 11 November 2024.
  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.
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