Czech Republic national under-21 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Lvíčata (Little Lions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Fotbalová asociace České republiky (FAČR) | ||
| Head coach | Karel Krejčí | ||
| Most caps | Jan Polák (46) | ||
| Top scorer | Tomáš Pekhart (17) | ||
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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 | 6 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 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, 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.
Contents
1 Competitive Record
1.1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
2 Individual awards
3 Results and fixtures 2013–2015
3.1 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
3.2 Friendly matches
4 Players
4.1 Current squad
4.2 Recent call-ups
4.3 Previous squads
4.4 Leading Appearances
4.5 Leading Goalscorers
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Competitive Record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
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 | |
Total | 7/12 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 106 | 70 | 17 | 19 | 252 | 81 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
Individual awards
In addition to team victories, Czech players have won individual awards at the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
| Year | Golden Player |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Petr Čech |
Results and fixtures 2013–2015
2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Friendly matches
Czech Republic
v 
Norway5 March 2014 | Czech Republic | 1 – 2 | Norway | FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic |
Hanousek  42' | Report | Berget 51', 90' |
Slovakia
v Czech Republic14 May 2014 | Slovakia | 3 – 1 | Czech Republic | Senica, Slovakia |
| 17:00 | Škvarka 5'Zreľák 48', 82' | Report | Trávník 52' | Attendance: 925 Referee: Markus Hameter (AUT) |
Czech Republic
v 
Austria3 June 2014 | Czech Republic | 0 – 1 | Austria | Městský stadion, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic |
| Report | Vastić 27' |
Ukraine
v Czech Republic9 October 2014 | Ukraine | 0 – 1 | Czech Republic | Bannikov Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine |
| Report | Přikryl 88' | Attendance: 100 |
Czech Republic
v Denmark14 November 2014 | Czech Republic | 2 – 2 | Denmark | Ďolíček, Prague, Czech Republic |
Czech Republic
v Germany18 November 2014 | Czech Republic | 1 – 1 | Germany | Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic |
Players
Current squad
Players born in on or after 1 January 1994 are eligible for the next UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
The following players were named in the squad the game against Latvia U21 and Malta U21 on 22 March 2016.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 29 March 2016.
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Luděk Vejmola | (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 | 2 | 0 | Mladá Boleslav |
| 16 | 1GK | Lukáš Zima | (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 | 12 | 0 |  Genoa |
| 23 | 1GK | Patrik Macej | (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 | 1 | 0 | Dunajská Streda |
| 2 | 2DF | Stefan Simić | (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 | 5 | 0 |  Royal Mouscron |
| 6 | 2DF | Michael Lüftner | (1994-03-14) 14 March 1994 | 15 | 0 | Copenhagen |
| 15 | 2DF | Patrizio Stronati | (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 | 3 | 0 | Mladá Boleslav |
| 19 | 2DF | Milan Havel | (1994-08-07) 7 August 1994 | 11 | 1 | Bohemians |
| 22 | 2DF | Filip Kaša | (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 | 5 | 0 | Žilina |
| 3 | 3MF | Marek Havlík | (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 | 9 | 2 | Slovácko |
| 4 | 3MF | Michal Sáček | (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 | 2 | 0 | Sparta Prague |
| 5 | 3MF | Tomáš Souček | (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 | 10 | 2 | Slavia Prague |
| 8 | 3MF | Antonín Barák | (1994-12-03) 3 December 1994 | 8 | 1 | Udinese |
| 10 | 3MF | Michal Trávník | (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 | 26 | 2 | Jablonec |
| 11 | 3MF | Jakub Jankto | (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 | 4 | 3 | Udinese |
| 12 | 3MF | Michal Hubínek | (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 | 8 | 0 | Bohemians |
| 13 | 3MF | Jakub Nečas | (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 | 3 | 0 | Mladá Boleslav |
| 17 | 3MF | Václav Černý | (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 | 10 | 7 | AFC Ajax |
| 18 | 3MF | Petr Ševčík | (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 | 4 | 0 | Slovan Liberec |
| 20 | 3MF | Martin Hašek | (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 | 2 | 1 | Bohemians |
| 21 | 3MF | Daniel Holzer | (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995 | 13 | 1 | Sparta Prague |
| 7 | 4FW | Lukáš Juliš | (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 | 5 | 1 | Sparta Prague |
| 9 | 4FW | Tomáš Chorý | (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 | 3 | 0 | Sigma Olomouc |
| 14 | 4FW | Patrik Schick | (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 | 9 | 10 | Sampdoria |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Czech Republic under-21 squad and remain eligible:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Josef Řehák | (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 | 0 | 0 | Slavia Prague | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
DF | Petr Chýla | (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 | 0 | 0 | Slovácko | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
DF | Stefan Simić | (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 | 0 | 0 | Milan | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
DF | Petr Rys | (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 | 0 | 0 | Jablonec | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
DF | Antonín Křapka | (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 | 0 | 0 | Ústí nad Labem | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
DF | Filip Kaša | (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 | 3 | 0 | Ostrava | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
DF | Jan Štěrba | (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 | 0 | 0 | Olomouc | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
MF | Robert Hrubý | (1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 | 6 | 2 | Ostrava | v. Red Bull Salzburg, 26 August 2014 |
MF | Petr Nerad | (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 | 1 | 0 | Vysočina Jihlava | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
MF | Laco Takács | (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 | 6 | 1 | Mladá Boleslav | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
MF | Otto Urma | (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 | 0 | 0 | Sokolov | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
MF | Daniel Tetour | (1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 | 3 | 0 | Dukla Prague | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
DF | Jakub Fulnek | (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 | 3 | 0 | Jihlava | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
DF | David Breda | (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 | 0 | 0 | Baumit Jablonec | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
FW | Stanislav Klobása | (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 | 5 | 2 | Mladá Boleslav | v. Red Bull Salzburg, 26 August 2014 |
FW | Jakub Jankto | (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 | 4 | 3 | Udinese | v. Slovakia, 14 May 2014 |
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.
Previous squads
- 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
Czech U21 in 2007
| Rank | Player | U-21 Caps |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Polák | 46 |
| 2 | David Kobylík | 32 |
| 3 | Bořek Dočkal | 28 |
| Josef Kaufman | 28 | |
| 5 | Jan Lecjaks | 27 |
| 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 Goalscorers
| 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 |
| 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.
See also
- 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
References
^ "Reprezentace do 21 let: Nominace pro zápasy s Maltou a Lotyšskem" (in Czech). Czech FA. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
External links
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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