Czechoslovakia women's national football team

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Czechoslovakia
Association Československý fotbalový svaz/Československý futbalový zväz
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA code TCH
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First colours
First international
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
(Viareggio, Italy; 23 February 1968)
Last International
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2–2 Czechoslovakia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
(Italy; 12 September 1992)
Biggest win
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 3–0 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg
(Czechoslovakia; 23 October 1988)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 3–0 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg
(Czechoslovakia; 29 September 1990)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 3–0 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg
(Czechoslovakia; 28 June 1992)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 5–0 Czechoslovakia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
(West Germany; 22 November 1989)
World Cup
AppearancesNone

The Czechoslovakia women's national football team was the national women's association football representing Czechoslovakia. It was established in 1968, in the midst of the Prague Spring, making it one of the pioneering women's football national teams.

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Czechoslovakia's first game was played on February 23 that year in Viareggio, Italy against the also debuting Italian team, and resulted in a 2–1 loss.[ citation needed ] In 1970 Czechoslovakia registered in the first unofficial attempt at a World Cup,[ citation needed ] and it was scheduled to make its debut on July 7 in Bologna against Denmark. However, the team was not granted a visa to travel to the Western Bloc and had to withdraw.[ citation needed ] The same happened the following year. [1]

Czechoslovakia's first official women's match took place in the Bratislava's Stadium Petržalka in 1985, ending in a 2–2 draw against Hungary. [2] The team then went two years without a victory in its next seven games. [2]

From October 1987 to November 1988 Czechoslovakia took part for the first time in the qualifying of the still unofficial European Championship. In the mid-time it took part in June 1988 in the China-based 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, an essay for the first official World Cup three years later, where it failed to progress to the quarter-finals despite defeating Japan and drawing with impending powerhouse United States. [3] In the European Championship Czechoslovakia was defeated by West Germany in the last qualifying round.

Through 1989 and 1990 Czechoslovakia played the first official European Championship's qualification, which also served as a qualifying for the 1991 World Cup. This time the team didn't make qualify past the first qualifying stage, ranking third in its group behind Germany and Hungary. In 1991–92 it didn't make it either, losing this time to Italy. This was the team's last appearance as Czechoslovakia was dissolved at the end of 1992. The following saw the foundation of the Czech and Slovak national teams, both serving as the Czechoslovak team's successor.

Competition record

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship recordQualifying record
YearResultGPWDLGSGAGPWDLGSGA
Flag of England.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 1984 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Norway.svg 1987
Flag of Germany.svg 1989 Did not qualify10451116
Flag of Denmark.svg 1991 6303810
Flag of Italy.svg 1993 421176
Total-------209652622

Match History

CompetitionStageResultOpponentPositionNotes
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1988 FIFA Invitation Tournament Round 10–1 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
2–1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
0–0 Flag of the United States.svg United States 3 / 4
1989 European Competition qualification Round 11–1 0–0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
1–0 2–0 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
1–0 3–0 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria
2–2 0–0 Flag of France.svg France 2 / 5
Quarterfinals1–1 0–2 Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
1991 European Championship qualification Round 12–0 3–2 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria
0–5 0–1 Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
0–2 3–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 3 / 4
1993 European Championship qualification Round 12–1 3–0 Flag of Poland.svg Poland
0–3 2–2 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2 / 3

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References

  1. Results in RSSSF.com
  2. 1 2 Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Ceský a ceskoslovenský fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubu (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 228. ISBN   978-80-247-1656-5.
  3. Results in RSSSF.com