2020–21 AC Sparta Prague season

AC Sparta Prague
2020–21 season
Chairman	Daniel Křetínský
Manager	Václav Kotal
Stadium	Generali Arena
Czech First League	3rd
Czech Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lukáš Juliš; (11 goals); All: ; Lukáš Juliš; (14 goals)
Lowest home attendance	0
Home colours	Away colours

The 2020–21 AC Sparta Prague season is the club's 126th season in existence and the sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, AC Sparta Prague will participate in this season's editions of the Czech Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Current squad

As of 17 July 2020.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ROU	Florin Niță
3	DF	CZE	Ondřej Čelůstka
4	MF	CZE	Jan Fortelný
5	DF	CZE	Dominik Plechatý
6	MF	CZE	Filip Souček
7	MF	SWE	David Moberg Karlsson
8	FW	CZE	Matěj Pulkrab
9	MF	CZE	Ladislav Krejčí
10	MF	CZE	Bořek Dočkal
11	FW	BUL	Martin Minchev
13	DF	CZE	David Lischka
15	DF	CZE	Matěj Hanousek
16	MF	CZE	Michal Sáček
18	FW	CZE	Libor Kozák


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	SVK	Lukáš Štetina
20	FW	CZE	Adam Hložek
22	MF	SRB	Srđan Plavšić
24	MF	CZE	Matěj Polidar
25	MF	CZE	Michal Trávník
27	DF	CZE	Filip Panák
29	GK	CZE	Milan Heča
32	DF	NOR	Andreas Vindheim
33	DF	SVK	Dávid Hancko (on loan from Fiorentina)
36	MF	CZE	Adam Karabec
37	MF	CZE	Ladislav Krejčí
39	FW	CZE	Lukáš Juliš
77	GK	SVK	Dominik Holec

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	CZE	Hugo Jan Bačkovský (at Bohemians 1905)
—	DF	CZE	Lukáš Hušek (at Pardubice)
—	DF	SRB	Uroš Radaković (at Astana)
—	DF	CZE	Ondřej Zahustel (at Mladá Boleslav)
—	MF	CZE	Filip Havelka (at České Budějovice)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CZE	Jiří Kulhánek (at Mladá Boleslav)
—	FW	CZE	Václav Drchal (at Mladá Boleslav)
—	FW	CZE	Matyáš Kozák (at Teplice)
—	FW	GHA	Benjamin Tetteh (at Yeni Malatyaspor)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

1 August 2020 Friendly	Sparta Prague	5–0	Táborsko	Prague, Czech Republic
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Tréninkové centrum mládeže Strahov

6 August 2020 Friendly	Gorica	1–3	Sparta Prague	Bled, Slovenia
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Športni park Bledec

12 August 2020 Friendly	Sparta Prague	2–2	Wolfsberger AC	Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportarena Bad Kleinkirchheim

12 August 2020 Friendly	SV Horn	0–4	Sparta Prague	Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportarena Bad Kleinkirchheim

3 September 2020 Friendly	Sparta Prague	1–2	Bohemians 1905	Prague, Czech Republic
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Letná

9 September 2020 Friendly	Sparta Prague	1–3	Viktoria Žižkov	Prague, Czech Republic
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hložek 46'		Sixta 14' Pázler 30' Diviš 60'	Stadium: Tréninkové centrum mládeže Strahov

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Czech First League	22 August 2020	28 May 2021	Matchday 1		16	11	2	3	33	18	+15	068.75
Czech Cup	30 September 2020		Third round		1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
UEFA Europa League	22 October 2020	10 December 2020	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	0	4	10	12	−2	033.33
Total					23	14	2	7	45	30	+15	060.87

Last updated: 24 January 2021

Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Slavia Prague	18	15	3	0	54	11	+43	48	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Sparta Prague	18	12	2	4	36	21	+15	38
3	Jablonec	17	11	2	4	33	19	+14	35	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4	Slovácko	17	9	4	4	30	17	+13	31
5	Slovan Liberec	17	8	4	5	26	17	+9	28

Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.[2]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
16	11	2	3	33	18	+15	35	5	1	2	14	10	+4	6	1	1	19	8	+11

Last updated: 24 January 2021.
Source: Fortuna Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W
Position	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 24 January 2021. Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

22 August 2020 1	Zbrojovka Brno	1–4	Sparta Prague	Brno
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pachlopník 41' Štepanovský 58' Černín 71'	Report	Vindheim 4' Juliš 11' Čelůstka 16' Dočkal 30', 35' Krejčí 44' Sáček 68' Štetina 90'	Stadium: Wedos Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Pavel Franěk

30 August 2020 2	Sparta Prague	3–0	Sigma Olomouc	Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Štetina 18' Juliš 37', 45' Kozák 89'	Report	Hála 23' Greššák 33' González 62' Radić 82'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 4,613 Referee: Pavel Orel

13 September 2020 3	Karviná	2–5	Sparta Prague	Karviná
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Papadopulos 24' Lischka 28' (o.g.)	Report	Hložek 41', 56' Dočkal 45+2' (pen.) Krejčí 53' Kozak 82'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 2,914 Referee: Zbynek Proske

20 September 2020 4	Sparta Prague	3–1	Fastav Zlín	Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lischka 24' Hložek 50' Souček 67' Dočkal Jiráček 88' (o.g.) Juliš 90+3'	Report	Jawo 3' Poznar 18' Dramé 19' Procházka 87'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 5,469 Referee: Pavel Rejžek

27 September 2020 5	Příbram	1–3	Sparta Prague	Příbram
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vávra 28' Pinc 57' Rezek 86'	Report	Juliš 24' Krejčí 45' Krejčí 69'	Stadium: Na Litavce Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka

3 October 2020 6	Sparta Prague	2–1	Jablonec	Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Juliš 30' Hložek 34' Plechatý 67' Dočkal 90+3'	Report	Štěpánek 41' Čvančara 76' Čvančara 79'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 1,931 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

8 November 2020 7	Viktoria Plzeň	3–1	Sparta Prague	Plzeň
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Bucha 7' Čermák 26' Ondrášek 34' Hejda 45+1' Kalvach 74' Bucha Káčer 90+1'	Report	Plechatý 16' Krejčí 36' Sáček 57' Vindheim 81' Krejčí 90+3'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Pavel Franek

22 November 2020 8	Sparta Prague	2–4	Dynamo České Budějovice	Prague
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karlsson 33' Krejčí 63' Pavelka 80' 90+2'	Report	Mészáros 13' Čolić 43' Brandner 57' Novák 58' Javorek 64' Javorek 75' Brandner 90'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 0 Referee: Pavel Franek

29 November 2020 9	Teplice	0–1	Sparta Prague	Teplice
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jukl 47' Radosta 61'	Report	Juliš 65' Souček 90+3'	Stadium: AGC Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Pavel Královec

6 December 2020 10	Sparta Prague	0–3	Slavia Prague	Prague
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Juliš 29' Krejčí II 44' Pavelka 75' Souček 86'	Report	Sima 32', 40' Kúdela 41' Lingr 53' Traoré 87'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 0 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka

13 December 2020 11	Slovácko	1–2	Sparta Prague	Slovácko
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jurečka 14' Kliment 37' Kalabiška 71'	Report	Juliš 16', 90+1' Karlsson 50' Pavelka 84'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Machálek

16 December 2020 12	Sparta Prague	2–0	Pardubice	Prague
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Juliš 11' Pavelka 32' Čelůstka 81' Krejčí II 86'	Report	Cadu 25' Tischler 89' Langedijk 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Denev

22 December 2020 14	Sparta Prague	1–1	Slovan Liberec	Prague
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dočkal , 62' Juliš 39', 48' Souček 72' Pavelka 75'	Report	Yusuf 4' Kacharaba 27' Mara 33' (pen.) Sadílek 57'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 0 Referee: Emanuel Marek

17 January 2021 15	Baník Ostrava	0–0	Sparta Prague	Ostrava
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pokorný 35' Jánoš 87'	Report	Krejčí 30' Dočkal 42'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka

20 January 2021 13	Opava	0–3	Sparta Prague	Opava
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Helešic 43' Březina 71' Hellebrand 90+1'	Report	Juliš 3' Vitík 61' Čvančara 73' (o.g.) Plavšić 90'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Gardens Attendance: 0 Referee: Pavel Julinek

24 January 2021 16	Sparta Prague	1–0	Mladá Boleslav	Prague
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karlsson 58' Vitík 68' Vindheim 86'	Report	Křapka 61' Matějovský 63'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 0 Referee: Zbynek Proske

30 January 2021 17	Sparta Prague	v	Bohemians	Prague
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 0

7 February 2021 18	Sigma Olomouc	v	Sparta Prague	Olomouc
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 0

Czech Cup

Results

30 September 2020 Round of 16	Sparta Prague	2–0	Blansko	Prague
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trávník 37' Kozák Karlsson (74) Souček 87'	Report	Ilko 24' Přerovský 42' Klusák 67'	Stadium: TCM Strahov Attendance: 0 Referee: Ondřej Berka

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MIL	LOSC	SPP	CEL
1	Milan	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–3	3–0	4–2
2	Lille	6	3	2	1	14	8	+6	11	Advance to knockout phase	1–1	—	2–1	2–2
3	Sparta Prague	6	2	0	4	10	12	−2	6		0–1	1–4	—	4–1
4	Celtic	6	1	1	4	10	19	−9	4		1–3	3–2	1–4	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

22 October 2020 1	Sparta Prague	1–4	Lille	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Krejčí 23' Dočkal 47' Heča 53' Sáček 55' Dočkal 64'	Report	Botman 31' Yazıcı 45+1', 60', 75' Bradarić 45+3' Sanches 53' Ikoné 66' Bamba 74'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

29 October 2020 2	Milan	3–0	Sparta Prague	Milan, Italy
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Brahim 24' Leão 57' Dalot 67'	Report	Dočkal 28' Lischka 36' Pavelka 52'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)

5 November 2020 3	Celtic	1–4	Sparta Prague	Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Griffiths 65' Christie 75'	Report	Juliš 26', 45', 77' Pavelka 51' Sáček 71' Krejčí 90', 90+2'	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

26 November 2020 4	Sparta Prague	4–1	Celtic	Prague, Czech Republic
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Hancko 26' Vindheim 29' Juliš 38', 80' Krejčí 57' Souček 89' Plavšić 90+4'	Report	Édouard 15'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

3 December 2020 5	Lille	2–1	Sparta Prague	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Bradarić 50' André 57' Yılmaz 80', 84' Botman 89'	Report	Dočkal 51' Krejčí II 55' Čelůstka 62' 65' Krejčí 71', 86'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

10 December 2020 6	Sparta Prague	0–1	Milan	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sáček 15' Polidar 45' Plechatý 77' Heča 77'	Report	Hauge 23' Krunić 35' Maldini 49' Castillejo 85'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Statistics

Goals

Rank	Position	Name	League	Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	Lukáš Juliš	11	0	3	14
2	FW	Adam Hložek	4	0	0	4
3	DF	Bořek Dočkal	3	0	0	3
	MF	Ladislav Krejčí	3	0	0	3
	FW	David Moberg Karlsson	2	1	0	3
6	FW	Libor Kozák	2	0	0	2
6	FW	Ladislav Krejčí	1	0	1	2
8	DF	Andreas Vindheim	1	0	0	1
	MF	Petr Jiráček	1	0	0	1
	MF	Filip Souček	0	1	0	1
	MF	Srđan Plavšić	1	0	0	1
TOTAL			29	2	4	35

Assists

Rank	Position	Name	League	Europa League	Total
1	DF	Andreas Vindheim	3	0	3
	MF	Bořek Dočkal	2	1	3
	MF	David Moberg Karlsson	2	1	3
	FW	Adam Hložek	2	1	3
5	MF	Bořek Dočkal	2	0	2
5	FW	Ladislav Krejčí	2	0	2
7	DF	Dávid Hancko	0	1	1
	DF	David Lischka	1	0	1
	MF	David Pavelka	1	0	1
	MF	Adam Karabec	0	1	1
	MF	Michal Sáček	1	0	1
	MF	Michal Trávník	1	0	1
	FW	Lukáš Juliš	1	0	1
TOTAL			16	5	21

Yellow cards

Rank	Position	Name	League	Cup	Europa League	Total
1	MF	Filip Souček	3	0	2	5
	MF	Bořek Dočkal	2	0	3	5
	MF	Ladislav Krejčí	1	0	4	5
4	MF	Michal Sáček	2	0	2	4
4	MF	Ladislav Krejčí II	3	0	1	4
6	MF	David Pavelka	1	0	2	3
7	DF	Dominik Plechatý	2	0	0	2
	DF	Lukáš Štetina	2	0	0	2
	DF	Andreas Vindheim	1	0	1	2
10	GK	Milan Heča	0	0	1	1
	DF	Martin Vitík	1	0	0	1
	DF	Ondřej Čelůstka	1	0	0	1
	DF	David Lischka	1	0	0	1
	MF	Michal Trávník	0	1	0	1
TOTAL			20	1	16	41

Red cards

Rank	Position	Name	League	Europa League	Total
1	MF	Čelůstka	0	1	1
	MF	Ladislav Krejčí	0	1	1
	FW	Lamin Jawo	1	0	1
TOTAL			1	2	3

References

"A-tým". AC Sparta Praha.
"Czech Liga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
"2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

External links

Official website

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[1] "A-tým". AC Sparta Praha.

[2] "Czech Liga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[3] "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

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