Czech Republic national football team

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Czech Republic
Czech Republic national football team logo.svg
Nickname(s) Nároďák (The National Team)
Repre (The Representatives)
Association Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Ivan Hašek
Captain Tomáš Souček
Most caps Petr Čech (124)
Top scorer Jan Koller (55)
Home stadium Various
FIFA code CZE
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First colours
Kit left arm cze24a.png
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Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 39 Increase2.svg 3 (3 April 2025) [1]
Highest2 (September 1999; January – May 2000; April – May 2005; January – May 2006)
Lowest67 (March 1994)
First international
Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg  Hungary 2–1 Bohemia  Flag of Bohemia.svg
(Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903)
as Czech Republic
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–4 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
(Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994)
Biggest win
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom of SCS  Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg
(Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
as Czech Republic
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 8–1 Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg
(Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino  Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg
(Liberec, Czech Republic; 7 October 2006)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino  Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg
(Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic; 9 September 2009)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7–0 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
(Olomouc, Czech Republic; 11 November 2021)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary 8–3 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
(Budapest, Hungary; 19 September 1937)
as Czech Republic
Flag of England.svg  England 5–0 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
(London, England; 22 March 2019)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1934 as Czechoslovakia
2006 as Czech Republic)
Best resultAs Czechoslovakia: Runners-up (1934, 1962)
As Czech Republic: Group stage (2006)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1960 as Czechoslovakia
1996 as Czech Republic)
Best resultAs Czechoslovakia: Champions (1976)
As Czech Republic: Runners-up (1996)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1997 )
Best resultThird place (1997)

The Czech Republic national football team (Czech : Česká fotbalová reprezentace), recognised by FIFA as Czechia, [2] represents the Czech Republic in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR). Historically, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia and Czechoslovakia. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the first international competition of the Czech Republic was UEFA Euro 1996, where they finished runners-up. They have taken part at every European Championship since. Following the separation, they have featured at one FIFA World Cup, the 2006 tournament.

History

1990s

When Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the Czech Republic team was formed. They played their first friendly match away to Turkey on 23 February 1994. The newly formed team played their first home game in Ostrava, against Lithuania, in which they registered their first home win.[ citation needed ]

Their first competitive match was part of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying campaign, in which they defeated Malta 6–1 in Ostrava. During the campaign, the Czech Republic registered six wins, three draws, and a defeat against Luxembourg, finishing their qualifying Group 5 in first place, ahead of group favourites the Netherlands. In the final tournament, hosted by England, the Czechs progressed from the group stage, despite a 2–0 opening game defeat to Germany. They progressed to the UEFA Euro 1996 Final, losing 2–1 to Germany at Wembley Stadium.

The Czechs finished third in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying group, behind Spain and Yugoslavia, and subsequently missed the tournament.[ citation needed ]

2000s

The Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2000, winning all of their group games and conceding five goals. [8] In the finals the team were drawn in Group D, alongside France, the Netherlands and Denmark. [9] The team lost to the Netherlands after a last-minute penalty [10] and were defeated in second match by France, which eliminated them from advancing to the knockout round. The Czech Republic managed a 2–0 win against Denmark in their final game courtesy of two goals from Vladimír Šmicer. [10]

Once again, the Czech Republic failed to qualify for the World Cup, this time finishing second in their 2002 qualification group, behind Denmark, and then being beaten 1–0 in both legs by Belgium in the UEFA play-offs for a place in the finals. [11]

A team settled with Pavel Nedvěd, Jan Koller, Tomáš Rosický, Milan Baroš, Marek Jankulovski, Tomáš Galásek together with the emergence of goalkeeper Petr Čech were unbeaten in 2002 and 2003, scoring 53 goals in 19 games and qualifying for Euro 2004 in the process. The Czech Republic went on a 20-game unbeaten streak, which finally ended in Dublin on 31 March 2004 in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland. [12] The Czechs entered the Euro finals in Group D, alongside the Netherlands, Germany and Latvia. [13] The team trailed 2–0 to the Netherlands before winning the game 3–2 and beat Germany in the final group match. [14] The Czech Republic beat Denmark in the quarter-final, went into the semi-final against Greece and Tomáš Rosický hit the bar after just two minutes, Jan Koller had shots saved by the Greek goalkeeper and Pavel Nedvěd left the pitch injured in the end of the first half. The first 90 minutes finished goalless and Greece won the game in the last minute of the first half of extra-time with a silver goal. [15]

Czech Republic (red) vs Ghana (white) at the 2006 World Cup Closeup Czech Republic versus Ghana at 2006 World Cup.jpg
Czech Republic (red) vs Ghana (white) at the 2006 World Cup

The Czech Republic achieved their record win during the 2006 World Cup qualifying, thrashing Andorra 8–1 in a qualification match in Liberec. In the same match, Jan Koller became the all-time top scorer for the national team with his 35th international goal. [16] At the end of the campaign, after finishing in second place in Group 1 and defeating Norway in a playoff, the Czechs qualified for their first World Cup. [17] The team was boosted prior to the play-off matches by the return of Pavel Nedvěd, [18] who had initially retired from international football after Euro 2004. The squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany included 18 players from the Euro 2004 team. With the team ranked second in the world, [19] they started the tournament with a 3–0 win over the United States. During the game, however, Jan Koller was forced to leave with a hamstring injury, [20] exiting the tournament. In the next game, with Milan Baroš still recovering from injury, the team suffered a 2–0 loss to Ghana. [19] Baroš returned for the final game against Italy, a must-win for a round of 16 appearance. The team were reduced to ten men as Jan Polák was dismissed before half-time for two bookable offences. [20] Italy went on to win 2–0. Pavel Nedvěd, Karel Poborský and Vratislav Lokvenc retired from the national team after the tournament. [21]

In the qualifying campaign for Euro 2008, they finished top of their group, above Germany on head-to-head record. The Czech Republic beat co-hosts Switzerland 1–0 in their opening game of the finals, before being beaten 3–1 by Portugal. This meant the Czechs and Turkey carried identical records going into the final group game. Although the Czechs took a 2–0 lead just past the hour mark and looked set to qualify, Turkey scored three goals in the final 15 minutes of the game to win the game 3–2. [22]

The Czechs entered 2010 World Cup qualification, being drawn in Group 3, under the guidance of coach Petr Rada. They started with a 0–0 away draw against Northern Ireland, before losing to Poland. A late goal from Libor Sionko won the next game 1–0 against Slovenia. This was followed by a win against San Marino, and a goalless draw in Slovenia. In their following match, against neighbours Slovakia, a 2–1 defeat at home left Czech Republic in a precarious qualifying position. Manager Petr Rada was dismissed and six players were suspended. [23] Ivan Hašek took temporary charge as manager, [24] gaining four points from his first two matches, as the team drew away to group leaders Slovakia and thrashed San Marino 7–0 in Uherské Hradiště. They subsequently beat Poland in Prague but followed this result with a goalless draw against Northern Ireland, finishing third in the group and failing to qualify for the World Cup. Hašek announced his immediate resignation. [25]

2010s

A changed team under Michal Bílek entered the Euro 2012 qualifiers and began with a home loss to Lithuania. But a win at home to Scotland was followed by wins against Liechtenstein. Spain defeated Czech Republic in between the Liechtenstein games, but the play-off spot was still in their hands. In the next game, a last minute penalty from Michal Kadlec away to Scotland secured a 2–2 draw. [26] Despite Scotland winning their next two games and the Czechs again being defeated by Spain, the team could finish second if they could beat Lithuania away from home in the final game, assuming Spain would beat Scotland at home. Spain won 3–1 and Czech Republic defeated Lithuania 4–1 to seal second spot and a place in the play-offs. Czech Republic were drawn to face Montenegro in the two-legged play-off. A goal from Václav Pilař and a last minute second from Tomáš Sivok helped the Czechs to a 2–0 first leg lead. In the second leg in Podgorica, a late goal from Petr Jiráček sealed a 1–0 win and the Czechs ran out 3–0 aggregate winners and qualified for Euro 2012. [27]

At the tournament, the Czechs lost their opening game 4–1 to Russia, with their only goal coming from Václav Pilař. In their second match, against Greece, the Czech Republic went 2–0 up within the first six minutes thanks to goals from Petr Jiráček and a second from Pilař. Following the half-time substitution of captain Tomáš Rosický, Greece scored a second-half goal following a mistake from Czech goalkeeper Petr Čech, although there were no more goals and the Czech Republic recorded their first win of the tournament. [28] Going into their third and final group match, the Czech Republic needed at least a draw against co-hosts Poland to advance to the knockout stage. A second-half strike by Jiráček proved the difference between the teams as the Czechs ran out as 1–0 winners. Due to Greece beating Russia in the other group game, the Czech Republic subsequently finished top of Group A, [29] becoming the first team ever to win a group at the European Championships with a negative goal difference. [30]

Bílek stayed on as coach, despite unrest amongst fans, and was tasked with qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. [31] The Czechs were drawn into UEFA qualifying Group B along with Italy, Denmark, Bulgaria, Armenia and Malta. The campaign started with goalless draws against Denmark and Bulgaria, paired with a narrow win against Malta. The team then lost 0–3 to Denmark at home. The Czechs were then able to beat Armenia and draw with group leaders Italy, but lost to both Armenia and Italy in the rematches. [31] Bílek resigned [31] after the loss and was replaced with assistant coach Josef Pešice. [32]

Pavel Vrba was appointed as the team's new coach in 2014, ahead of Euro 2016 qualifying. [33] The Czech team was drawn into [34] Group A, along with Netherlands, Turkey, Iceland, Latvia and Kazakhstan. The Czech team began with a win, defeating Netherlands, and followed up with victories over Turkey, Kazakhstan and Iceland, leaving them as group leaders with maximum points after four matches. A draw at home against Latvia followed; nonetheless, Czech Republic remained group leaders, and on 6 September 2015, qualified for their sixth European Championship. They only got one point from a draw with Croatia, losing to Spain and Turkey. During a friendly match against Australia on 1 June 2018, the Czechs recorded their biggest defeat losing 0–4 in Sankt Pölten, Austria. [35] That would eventually be eclipsed during their first qualifier for Euro 2020, as they were beaten 0–5 at Wembley Stadium by England. [36]

On the other hand, they qualified directly for Euro 2020, finishing 2nd in Group A during the qualifiers, with a record of five wins and three defeats in eight games. The team won at home against England, the group leader (2–1) and lost all three away matches, against England (0–5), Kosovo (1–2) and Bulgaria (0–1).

2020s

On 18 November 2020, the Czech Republic, then placed in Group 2 of League B in the 2020–2021 edition of the Nations League, obtained promotion to League A for the next edition thanks to a win at home against Slovakia on the last day of the group stages (2–0), allowing the National team to overtake Scotland, which was defeated in Israel (0–1) at the same time. [37] The Czechs were drawn into Group D with qualification opponents England, along with Croatia as well as Scotland.

2021 started on a positive note for the Czech Republic, who managed to draw Belgium at home 1–1 in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Above all, the Euros, postponed to the summer of 2021 due to COVID-19, saw the Czech men advance from the group. The Czech Republic won the first game against Scotland, who were one of 12 host countries for the Euros, with a double from Patrik Schick (2–0), including a long-range goal. The Czechs then drew 1–1 against Croatia before losing to England at Wembley 1–0. The Czechs finished among the four best third-place teams. In the round of 16 the Czech Republic faced the Netherlands, surprising them with a 2–0 win with goals from Tomáš Holeš and Patrik Schick while the Dutch team finished the game with 10 players. [38] Appearing in the quarter-finals for the first time since 2012, they were beaten by Denmark 2–1, having conceded the first Danish goal after 5 minutes of play due to a refereeing error caused by a non-existent corner. [39]

The Czech Republic failed to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, finishing third in their group, behind Belgium and Wales, whom they failed to beat (home draw and away defeat in both cases), but they made it to the play-offs thanks to their position in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League. They were eliminated in the semi-finals of the B path, following an away defeat against Sweden in extra time (1–0). [40] They were then relegated to League B after finishing bottom of their group in the 2022–2023 Nations League.

The Czech Republic, without injured star striker Schick for the entire Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, had a difficult and chaotic campaign, but qualified for the Euros in Germany by finishing second in their qualifying group thanks to a 3–0 home win over Moldova on the final day. After qualifying, coach Jaroslav Šilhavý resigned in the face of criticism from fans and controversy surrounding some of the team's players. [41]

On 4 January 2024, Ivan Hašek returned to the Czech football team as the head coach until November 2025, with an option to continue if the team qualifies for the 2026 World Cup. He went on to make his debut against Norway and Armenia, both of which were 2–1 victories. In the Euro 2024, the Czech Republic failed to qualify to the Round of 16, losing 2–1 to Portugal, which was followed by a 1–1 draw to Georgia with many opportunities missed, and a 2–1 loss to Turkey in the final match of the group after being quickly reduced to 10 players following a second yellow card for Antonín Barák, the third time that Czech Republic lost in the decisive game against Turkey after Euro 2008 and Euro 2016. They ended 4th in Group F. [42]

Team image

Since 1994, the Czech Republic home kit has primarily been red shirts, with either blue or red shorts. While their away kit has been white shirts with white shorts. Although the team wore blue shorts for a short period between 2010 and 2011. In 2020 the team introduced a new alternate colour as the away kit for the first time. [43]

YearKit supplier
1994-1996 Flag of Germany.svg Adidas
1996-present Flag of Germany.svg Puma

Stadiums

14 different cities have hosted Czech Republic football matches between 1994 and 2023. [44] The most commonly-used stadium was Stadion Letná, the home stadium of Sparta Prague, which was renovated in 1994. Another frequently used stadium was Na Stínadlech in Teplice. However, since the 2018 World Cup qualification, major matches are usually played at the newer Stadion Eden, the home stadium of Slavia Prague, which was built in 2008. Since 2012, competitive games have also been held Doosan Arena, Plzeň. Some matches are also played in Moravia at Andrův stadion in Olomouc and Městský stadion in Ostrava.

Stadiums which have hosted Czech Republic international football matches:

Number of
matches
StadiumWDLFirst internationalLatest international
48 Stadion Letná, Prague 2971226 April 199511 October 2024
20 Na Stínadlech, Teplice 181118 September 199611 September 2012
20 Stadion Eden, Prague 87527 May 200810 September 2024
15 Andrův stadion, Olomouc 110425 March 199819 November 2024
10 Štruncovy sady Stadion, Plzeň 91012 October 20126 June 2025
5 Bazaly, Ostrava 40125 May 199416 August 2000
4 Stadion u Nisy, Liberec 4004 June 200511 August 2010
4 Městský stadion, Ostrava 31026 March 19962 September 2021
3 Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec 3004 September 19965 June 2009
3 Městský stadion, Uherské Hradiště 10216 August 20066 September 2018
2 Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague 11024 April 199618 August 2004
2 Sportovní areál, Drnovice 20018 August 199915 August 2001
2 Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav 11031 August 201615 November 2016
2 Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové 20010 June 202422 March 2025
1Stadion FC Bohemia Poděbrady, Poděbrady 10026 February 1997
1 Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno 1008 March 1995
1 Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice 10029 March 2011
1 Městský stadion, Ústí nad Labem 10022 March 2017

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

18 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Leipzig, Germany
21:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 38,421
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
22 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg1–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Hamburg, Germany
15:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 46,524
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
26 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Hamburg, Germany
21:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 47,683
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
7 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg4–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Tbilisi, Georgia
20:00  UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Attendance: 20,401
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
10 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Prague, Czech Republic
20:45  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 18,722
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
11 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–0Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Prague, Czech Republic
20:45  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 17,823
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
14 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Wrocław, Poland
20:45  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Wrocław Stadium
Attendance: 14,734
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
16 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Tirana, Albania
20:45  UTC+1 Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
19 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Olomouc, Czech Republic
20:45  UTC+1
Report Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 12,221
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

2025

22 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–1Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
20:45  UTC+1
Report Stadium: Malšovická aréna
Attendance: 8,978
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
25 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg0–4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:45  UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 583
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
6 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–0Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Plzeň, Czech Republic
20:45  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,889
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
9 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg5–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Osijek, Croatia
20:45  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Opus Arena
Attendance: 12,207
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
9 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Prague, Czech Republic
20:45  UTC+2 Report Stadium: Fortuna Arena
17 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Zlín, Czech Republic
20:45  UTC+1 Report Stadium: Letná Stadion

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Hašek
Assistant coach Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Veselý  [ cs ]
Assistant coach Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Köstl  [ cs ]
Goalkeeping coach Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Černý
Flag of Slovakia.svg Matúš Kozáčik

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Montenegro and Croatia on 6 and 9 June 2025, respectively. [45]
Caps and goals updated as of 9 June 2025 after the match against Croatia.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Jindřich Staněk (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 29)130 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague
161 GK Matěj Kovář (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 25)130 Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen
231 GK Martin Jedlička (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 27)00 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň

22 DF David Zima (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24)241 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague
32 DF Tomáš Holeš (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 32)372 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague
42 DF Václav Jemelka (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29)100 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň
52 DF Vladimír Coufal (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 32)551 Flag of England.svg West Ham United
62 DF Martin Vitík (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 22)50 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague
72 DF Ladislav Krejčí (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 26)203 Flag of Spain.svg Girona
132 DF David Douděra (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 27)121 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague
182 DF Jan Bořil (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 34)310 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague
202 DF Jaroslav Zelený (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 32)160 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague

83 MF Michal Sadílek (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 (age 26)271 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Twente
93 MF Filip Zorvan (1996-04-07) 7 April 1996 (age 29)00 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sigma Olomouc
123 MF Lukáš Červ (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 24)91 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň
143 MF Lukáš Provod (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28)323 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague
153 MF Pavel Šulc (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 24)144 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň
173 MF Václav Černý (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 27)267 Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers
213 MF Alex Král (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 27)472 Flag of Spain.svg Espanyol
223 MF Tomáš Souček (captain) (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 30)8115 Flag of England.svg West Ham United

104 FW Patrik Schick (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 29)4624 Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen
114 FW Vasil Kušej (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 25)40 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague
194 FW Tomáš Chorý (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 30)144 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague
4 FW Adam Hložek (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 22)414 Flag of Germany.svg TSG Hoffenheim

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Czech Republic squad within the last twelve months:

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Antonín Kinský (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 22)00 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur v. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia , 19 November 2024
GK Jakub Markovič (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23)00 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague v. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine , 10 September 2024
GK Adam Zadražil (2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 (age 24)00 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hradec Králové v. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine , 10 September 2024

DF David Jurásek (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24)121 Flag of Germany.svg TSG Hoffenheim v. Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar , 25 March 2025
DF Milan Havel (1994-08-07) 7 August 1994 (age 30)50 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň v. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia , 19 November 2024
DF Patrizio Stronati (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 30)41 Flag of Hungary.svg Puskás Akadémia v. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia , 19 November 2024
DF Robin Hranáč (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 25)70 Flag of Germany.svg TSG Hoffenheim v. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine , 14 October 2024
DF Ondřej Zmrzlý (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 26)20 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague v. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine , 14 October 2024

MF Matěj Šín (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 21)10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Baník Ostrava v. Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar , 25 March 2025
MF Jiří Boula (1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 (age 26)00 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Baník Ostrava v. Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar , 25 March 2025
MF Ondřej Lingr (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26)241 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo v. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia , 19 November 2024
MF Lukáš Kalvach (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 29)51 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň v. Flag of Albania.svg  Albania , 11 November 2024 INJ
MF Matěj Ryneš (2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 24)10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague v. Flag of Albania.svg  Albania , 11 October 2024 INJ
MF Matěj Jurásek (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 21)41 Flag of England.svg Norwich City v. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia , 7 September 2024 INJ

FW Jan Kuchta (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 28)283 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague v. Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar , 25 March 2025
FW Jan Kliment (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)91 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sigma Olomouc v. Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar , 25 March 2025
FW Mojmír Chytil (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 26)186 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague v. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia , 19 November 2024
FW Tomáš Čvančara (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 24)81 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach v. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine , 14 October 2024

Player statistics

As of 6 June 2025. [46]
Players in bold are still active with the Czech Republic.
This list does not include players that won caps for Czechoslovakia.

Most appearances

Petr Cech, the most capped player in the history of the Czech Republic with 124 caps Petr Cech National.JPG
Petr Čech, the most capped player in the history of the Czech Republic with 124 caps
RankNameCapsGoalsCareer
1 Petr Čech 12402002–2016
2 Karel Poborský 11881994–2006
3 Tomáš Rosický 105232000–2016
4 Jaroslav Plašil 10372004–2016
5 Milan Baroš 93412001–2012
6 Jan Koller 91551999–2009
Pavel Nedvěd 91181994–2006
8 Tomáš Souček 81152016–present
Vladimír Šmicer 81271993–2005
10 Marek Jankulovski 78112000–2009
Tomáš Ujfaluši 7822001–2009

Top goalscorers

Jan Koller, the top scorer in the history of the Czech Republic with 55 goals Koller.jpg
Jan Koller, the top scorer in the history of the Czech Republic with 55 goals
RankNameGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1 Jan Koller (list)55910.61999–2009
2 Milan Baroš (list)41930.442001–2012
3 Vladimír Šmicer 27810.331993–2005
4 Patrik Schick 24460.522016–present
5 Tomáš Rosický 231050.222000–2016
6 Pavel Kuka 22630.351994–2001
7 Patrik Berger 18440.411994–2001
Pavel Nedvěd 18910.21994–2006
9 Tomáš Souček 15810.192016–present
10 Vratislav Lokvenc 14740.191995–2006

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGASquadPldWDLGFGA
as Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia as Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Did not enterDeclined invitation
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934 Runners-up 2nd430196 Squad 110021 1934
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1938 Quarter-finals5th311153 Squad 211071 1938
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1950 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954 Group stage14th200207 Squad 431051 1954
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958 Group stage9th411296 Squad 430193 1958
Flag of Chile.svg 1962 Runners-up 2nd631277 Squad 5401207 1962
Flag of England.svg 1966 Did not qualify6312124 1966
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970 Group stage15th300327 Squad 7511167 1970
Flag of Germany.svg 1974 Did not qualify421193 1974
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978 420246 1978
Flag of Spain.svg 1982 Group stage19th302124 Squad 8422156 1982
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986 Did not qualify83231112 1986
Flag of Italy.svg 1990 Quarter-finals6th5302105 Squad 8521133 1990
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Did not qualify10451219 1994
as Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic as Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998 Did not qualify10514166 1998
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002 126242010 2002
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 Group stage20th310234 Squad 1411033712 2006
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 Did not qualify10442176 2010
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 10433139 2014
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 104331710 2018
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 94231410 2022
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 Qualification in progress430196 2026
Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg 2030 To be determinedTo be determined 2030
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2034 2034
TotalRunners-up9/2233125164749150813138287132

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGASquadPldWDLGFGA
as Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia as Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1960 Third place3rd210123 Squad 6411165 1960
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1964 Did not qualify201123 1964
Flag of Italy.svg 1968 631284 1968
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1972 6411114 1972
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1976 Champions 1st211053 Squad 8521197 1976
Flag of Italy.svg 1980 Third place3rd412154 Squad 6501174 1980
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1984 Did not qualify8341157 1984
Flag of Germany.svg 1988 623175 1988
Flag of Sweden.svg 1992 8503129 1992
as Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic as Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of England.svg 1996 Runners-up 2nd622278 Squad 10631216 1996
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2000 Group stage10th310233 Squad 101000265 2000
Flag of Portugal.svg 2004 Semi-finals3rd5401105 Squad 8710235 2004
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2008 Group stage11th310246 Squad 12921275 2008
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg 2012 Quarter-finals6th420246 Squad 10613158 2012
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2016 Group stage21st301225 Squad 107121914 2016
Flag of Europe.svg 2020 Quarter-finals6th521264 Squad 85031311 2020
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Group stage22nd301235 Squad 8431126 2024
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2028 To be determinedTo be determined2028
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Turkey.svg 2032 2032
Total1 Title11/1740158175152132852423263108

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
SeasonDivisionGroupPosPldWDLGFGAP/RRK
2018–19 B 1 2nd420244Steady3.svg20th
2020–21 B 2 1st640295Green Arrow Up Darker.svg19th
2022–23 A 2 4th6114513Red Arrow Down.svg14th
2024–25 B 1 1st632198Green Arrow Up Darker.svg20th
Total221039273014th

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGASquad
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1992 Did not qualify
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1995
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1997 Third place3rd5212107 Squad
Flag of Mexico.svg 1999 Did not qualify
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Japan.svg 2001
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2003
Flag of Germany.svg 2005
Flag of South Africa.svg 2009
Flag of Brazil.svg 2013
Flag of Russia.svg 2017
TotalThird place1/105212107

Head-to-head record (since 1994)

As of 9 June 2025 after the match against Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia . [47]

  Positive record  Neutral record  Negative record

  1. Includes matches against Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro .

Honours

Major competitions

Regional

Other titles

Summary

CompetitionGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
FIFA World Cup 0202
UEFA European Championship 1124
FIFA Confederations Cup 0011
Olympic Games 1102
Total2439

See also

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