Nickname(s) | Lvíčata (Little Lions) | ||
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Association | Fotbalová asociace České republiky (FAČR) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Jan Suchopárek | ||
Most caps | Jan Polák (45) | ||
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 | 9 (first in 1996 ) | ||
Best result | Winners (2002) |
The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the national under-21 association football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.
Although the breakup of Czechoslovakia occurred officially on 1 January 1993, the under-21 team continued until the end of the 1994 championship. After that, the Czech Republic and the Slovakia under-21s became separate footballing entities.
For both nations, the first matches were played in September 1994 in qualification for the 1996 championship.
The Czech Republic under-21 team reached the quarter-finals in 1996, but failed to qualify for 1998. The team reached the final in both the 2000 and 2002 tournaments, winning the latter on penalties.
Subsequently, the team failed to qualify for the tournaments in 2004 and 2006. They qualified for the 2007 competition but finished last in the group stage. They once again failed to qualify for the 2009 competition. In the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, they placed fourth.
Summer Olympic record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | |
1992 | did not qualify | |||||||||
1996 | ||||||||||
2000 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Squad | |
2004 | did not qualify | |||||||||
2008 | ||||||||||
2012 | ||||||||||
2016 | ||||||||||
2020 | ||||||||||
2024 | ||||||||||
2028 | to be determined | |||||||||
2032 | ||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1996 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | |
1998 | did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
2000 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | |
2002 | Winners | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | |
2004 | did not qualify | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7 | |||||||
2006 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | ||||||||
2007 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
2009 | did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | |||||||
2011 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
2013 | did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | |||||||
2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
2017 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | |
2019 | did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |||||||
2021 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | |
Total | 9/15 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 44 | 126 | 82 | 19 | 25 | 289 | 100 |
In addition to team victories, Czech players have won individual awards at the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Year | Golden Player | Golden Boot |
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2002 | Petr Čech | |
2015 | Jan Kliment | |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | England | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 25 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | Czech Republic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 22 | Play-offs | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | |
3 | Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 16 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Kosovo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 12 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Albania | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 10 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
6 | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Croatia | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Denmark | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Slovakia | 3–5 | Ukraine | 3–2 | 0–3 |
Republic of Ireland | 1–1 (1–3 p) | Israel | 1–1 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Iceland | 1–2 | Czech Republic | 1–2 | 0–0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ENG | ISR | CZE | GER | |
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1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | ||||
2 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | — | |||||
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | — | |||||
4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | — |
Win Draw Loss
22 June 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage | Czech Republic | 0–2 | England | Batumi, Georgia |
20:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Adjarabet Arena Attendance: 8,168 Referee: Horațiu Feşnic (Romania) |
25 June 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage | Czech Republic | 2–1 | Germany | Batumi, Georgia |
20:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Adjarabet Arena Attendance: 5,023 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
28 June 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage | Israel | 1–0 | Czech Republic | Kutaisi, Georgia |
20:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia) |
7 September 2023 Friendly | Czech Republic | 2–0 | Slovakia | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic |
18:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 4,158 Referee: Tomasz Musial (Poland) |
12 September 2023 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I | Iceland | 2–1 | Czech Republic | Reykjavík, Iceland |
18:30 (16:30 UTC±0) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Víkingsvöllur Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia) |
13 October 2023 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I | Czech Republic | 1–1 | Wales | České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
18:00 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia) |
17 October 2023 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I | Czech Republic | 0–0 | Denmark | České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
18:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg) |
20 November 2023 Friendly | Czech Republic | 2–1 | Slovakia | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic |
18:00 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 4,568 Referee: Tomasz Musial (Poland) |
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) |
The following players have previously been called up to the under-21 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Radek Vítek | 24 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | Manchester United U21 | v. Denmark, 17 October 2023 |
GK | Adam Stejskal | 23 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | Tirol | v. Iceland, 12 September 2023 |
DF | Lukáš Endl | 17 June 2003 | 2 | 0 | Zbrojovka Brno | v. Slovakia, 20 November 2023 |
DF | Adam Kadlec | 6 July 2003 | 1 | 0 | Bohemians 1905 | v. Slovakia, 20 November 2023 |
DF | Martin Suchomel | 11 September 2002 | 6 | 0 | Mladá Boleslav | v. Slovakia, 20 November 2023 |
MF | Adam Kronus | 29 July 2002 | 0 | 0 | Zbrojovka Brno | v. Slovakia, 20 November 2023 |
MF | Martin Šubert | 13 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | Vlašim | v. Slovakia, 20 November 2023 |
MF | David Tkáč | 6 July 2002 | 3 | 1 | Zlín | v. Slovakia, 20 November 2023 |
MF | Kryštof Daněk | 5 January 2003 | 15 | 2 | Pardubice | v. Denmark, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Matěj Jurásek | 30 August 2003 | 8 | 1 | Slavia Prague | v. Denmark, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Samuel Šigut | 31 October 2002 | 0 | 0 | České Budějovice | v. Denmark, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Lukáš Ambros | 5 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | Freiburg II | v. Iceland, 12 September 2023 |
MF | Sebastian Boháč | 27 July 2002 | 1 | 0 | Karviná | v. Iceland, 12 September 2023 |
MF | Petr Juliš | 17 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | Hradec Králové | v. Iceland, 12 September 2023 |
MF | Daniel Kaštánek | 12 March 2003 | 2 | 0 | Sparta Prague | v. Iceland, 12 September 2023 |
FW | Filip Vecheta | 15 February 2003 | 6 | 0 | Slovácko | v. Slovakia, 20 November 2023 |
# | Player | Caps |
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1 | Jan Polák | 45 |
2 | David Kobylík | 31 |
3 | Michal Trávník | 30 |
4 | Bořek Dočkal | 28 |
Josef Kaufman | ||
6 | Jan Lecjaks | 27 |
Michal Papadopulos | ||
8 | Lukáš Došek | 26 |
Michal Kadlec | ||
Ondřej Mazuch | ||
Tomáš Pekhart | ||
Roman Týce | ||
Tomáš Ujfaluši |
# | Player | Club(s) [lower-alpha 1] | Goals |
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1 | Tomáš Pekhart | Tottenham Hotspur, Jablonec | 17 |
2 | Jan Chramosta | Mladá Boleslav | 12 |
3 | Patrik Schick | Bohemians 1905, Sampdoria | 11 |
4 | Milan Baroš | Baník Ostrava, Liverpool | 9 |
Tomáš Došek | Viktoria Plzeň, Slavia Prague | ||
Václav Černý | Ajax | ||
Václav Sejk | Sparta Prague, Teplice, Jablonec, Roda Kerkrade | ||
8 | Bořek Dočkal | Slavia Prague, Kladno, Slovan Liberec, Konyaspor | 8 |
Pavel Novotný | Slavia Prague | ||
Václav Svěrkoš | Baník Ostrava, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha |
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