Czech Republic national under-21 football team

Czech Republic Under-21
Nickname(s)	Lvíčata (Little Lions)
Association	Fotbalová asociace; České republiky (FAČR)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jan Suchopárek
Most caps	Jan Polák (45)
Top scorer	Tomáš 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
	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.

Competitive Record

Summer Olympics record

Summer Olympic record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad
1992	did not qualify
1996	did not qualify
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	to be determined
Total	Group stage	14th	3	0	2	1	5	6

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

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
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	did not qualify							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

*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	Golden Boot
2002	Petr Čech
2015		Jan Kliment

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage		—
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

Win Draw Loss

2023

22 June 2023 (2023-06-22) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage	Czech Republic	0–2	England	Batumi, Georgia
20:00		Report	Ramsey 47' Smith Rowe 90+4'	Stadium: Adjarabet Arena Attendance: 8,168 Referee: Horațiu Feşnic (Romania)

25 June 2023 (2023-06-25) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage	Czech Republic	2–1	Germany	Batumi, Georgia
20:00	Sejk 33' Vitík 87'	Report	Stiller 70'	Stadium: Adjarabet Arena Attendance: 5,023 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

28 June 2023 (2023-06-28) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage	Israel	1–0	Czech Republic	Kutaisi, Georgia
20:00	Gandelman 82'	Report		Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) Friendly	Czech Republic	2–0	Slovakia	Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
18:00 CEST	Tkáč 47' Kabongo 66'	Report		Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 4,158 Referee: Tomasz Musial (Poland)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I	Iceland	2–1	Czech Republic	Reykjavík, Iceland
18:30 (16:30 UTC±0)	Guðjohnsen 44' Baldursson 90+4'	Report	Kabongo 87'	Stadium: Víkingsvöllur Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia)

13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I	Czech Republic	1–1	Wales	České Budějovice, Czech Republic
18:00 CEST	Jurásek 38'	Report	Ashford 90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) 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 (2023-11-20) Friendly	Czech Republic	2–1	Slovakia	Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
18:00 CEST	Alijagić 13' Kabongo 60'	Report	Gajdoš 22'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 4,568 Referee: Tomasz Musial (Poland)

2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying Group I	Czech Republic	v	Iceland	Czech Republic
		Report

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.^[1]^[2]
Match dates: 20 November 2023
Opposition: Slovakia (friendly match)
Caps and goals correct as of: 20 November 2023, after the match against Slovakia

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Lukáš Horníček	(2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Braga
1GK	Antonín Kinský	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Pardubice
1GK	Matyáš Vágner	(2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Vlašim

2DF	Michal Černák	(2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Jablonec
2DF	Lukáš Endl	(2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Zbrojovka Brno
2DF	Denis Halinský	(2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Pardubice
2DF	Adam Kadlec	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Bohemians 1905
2DF	Josef Koželuh	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Zbrojovka Brno
2DF	Albert Labík	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Vlašim
2DF	Filip Prebsl	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Slovan Liberec
2DF	Martin Suchomel	(2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Mladá Boleslav

3MF	Marek Icha	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Pardubice
3MF	Jakub Křišťan	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Teplice
3MF	Adam Kronus	(2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Zbrojovka Brno
3MF	Martin Šubert	(2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Vlašim
3MF	David Tkáč	(2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 21)	3	1	Zlín
3MF	Denis Višinský	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Slovan Liberec
3MF	Patrik Vydra	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Sparta Prague

4FW	Denis Alijagić	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 20)	2	1	Zbrojovka Brno
4FW	Christophe Kabongo	(2003-08-27) 27 August 2003 (age 20)	4	3	Podbrezová
4FW	Václav Sejk	(2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 21)	23	6	Sparta Prague
4FW	Filip Vecheta	(2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Slovácko

Recent call-ups

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	Radek Vítek	(2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Manchester United U21	v. Denmark, 17 October 2023
GK	Adam Stejskal	(2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Tirol	v. Iceland, 12 September 2023

DF	Štěpán Chaloupek	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Teplice	v. Slovakia, 20 November 2023^INJ
DF	Martin Vitík	(2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21)	14	1	Sparta Prague	v. Iceland, 12 September 2023

MF	Adam Karabec	(2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 20)	20	4	Sparta Prague	v. Slovakia, 20 November 2023^INJ
MF	Michal Ševčík	(2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21)	5	1	Zbrojovka Brno	v. Slovakia, 20 November 2023^INJ
MF	Kryštof Daněk	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21)	15	2	Pardubice	v. Denmark, 17 October 2023
MF	Matěj Jurásek	(2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 20)	8	1	Slavia Prague	v. Denmark, 17 October 2023
MF	Samuel Šigut	(2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 21)	0	0	České Budějovice	v. Denmark, 17 October 2023
MF	Lukáš Ambros	(2004-06-05) 5 June 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Freiburg II	v. Iceland, 12 September 2023
MF	Sebastian Boháč	(2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Karviná	v. Iceland, 12 September 2023
MF	Petr Juliš	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Hradec Králové	v. Iceland, 12 September 2023
MF	Daniel Kaštánek	(2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Sparta Prague	v. Iceland, 12 September 2023

FW	Daniel Fila	(2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 21)	15	5	Teplice	v. Denmark, 17 October 2023

^INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.

Previous squads

Leading appearances

As of 15 June 2023.^[3]

#	Player	Caps
1	Jan Polák	45
2	David Kobylík	31
3	Michal Trávník	30
4	Bořek Dočkal	28
4	Josef Kaufman	28
6	Jan Lecjaks	27
6	Michal Papadopulos	27
8	Lukáš Došek	26
	Michal Kadlec
	Ondřej Mazuch
	Tomáš Pekhart
	Roman Týce
	Tomáš Ujfaluši

Leading goalscorers

As of 15 June 2023.^[4]

#	Player	Club(s)^[a]	Goals
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
7	Bořek Dočkal	Slavia Prague, Kladno, Slovan Liberec, Konyaspor	8
	Pavel Novotný	Slavia Prague
	Václav Svěrkoš	Baník Ostrava, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha
10	6 players		7

^ The club(s) during the player's time in the Under-21s.

Notes

References

^ "Nominace reprezentace do 21 let na přípravné utkání se Slovenskem" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^ "Opět zdravotní problémy. Reprezentaci opustili další hráči Sparty" (in Czech). Sport.cz. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^ "Česko U21 - Historické statistiky - Nejvíce startů". Football Association of the Czech Republic.
^ "Česko U21 - Historické statistiky - Nejvíce branek". Football Association of the Czech Republic.

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.

[5] The club(s) during the player's time in the Under-21s.

[1] "Nominace reprezentace do 21 let na přípravné utkání se Slovenskem" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

[2] "Opět zdravotní problémy. Reprezentaci opustili další hráči Sparty" (in Czech). Sport.cz. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

[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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