Czech Republic national under-21 football team

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.

Czech Republic Under-21
Nickname(s)Lvíčata (Little Lions)
AssociationFotbalová asociace
České republiky (FAČR)
Head coachKarel Krejčí
Most capsJan Polák (46)
Top scorerTomáš 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
Appearances6 (first in 1996)
Best resultChampions, 2002

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, 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

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 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 Qualified 7 4 3 0 17 2
Total 7/12 25 8 5 12 32 36 116 75 18 23 266 96
*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

Results and fixtures 2013–2015

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Main article: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Friendly matches
5 March 2014 Czech Republic  1 – 2  Norway FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic
Hanousek  42' Report Berget  51', 90'
14 May 2014 Slovakia  3 – 1  Czech Republic Senica, Slovakia
17:00 Škvarka  5'
Zreľák  48', 82'		 Report Trávník  52' Attendance: 925
Referee: Markus Hameter (AUT)
9 October 2014 Ukraine  0 – 1  Czech Republic Bannikov Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine
Report Přikryl  88' Attendance: 100

Players

Current squad

Players born in on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible for the next UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[1]

The following players were named in the squad the game against San Marino U21 and Croatia U21 on 5 November 2019.[2]

Caps and goals updated as of 4 June 2020.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hugo Jan Bačkovský (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 0 0 Vlašim
16 1GK Martin Jedlička (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 6 0 Dunajská Streda
23 1GK Matouš Trmal (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 4 0 Slovácko
18 2DF Denis Granečný (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 9 0 České Budějovice
4 2DF Libor Holík (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 10 0 Jablonec
19 2DF Matěj Chaluš (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 13 0 Liberec
13 2DF Jakub Klíma (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 0 0 Mladá Boleslav
5 2DF Dominik Plechatý (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 7 0 Jablonec
15 2DF Daniel Souček (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 6 0 Dukla Prague
14 3MF Pavel Bucha (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 7 1 Plzeň
8 3MF Filip Havelka (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 7 0 České Budějovice
13 3MF Michal Hlavatý (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 1 0 Pardubice
9 3MF Dominik Janošek (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 8 2 Mladá Boleslav
12 3MF Michal Kohút (2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 1 0 Slovácko
11 3MF Ladislav Krejčí (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 6 3 Sparta Prague
17 3MF Jan Matoušek (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 12 1 Jablonec
6 3MF Michal Sadílek (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 8 0 PSV
17 3MF Pavel Šulc (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 2 0 České Budějovice
22 3MF Antonín Vaníček (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 14 1 Bohemians 1905
7 3MF Patrik Žitný (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 8 2 Teplice
20 4FW Adam Hložek (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 8 3 Sparta Prague
10 4FW Ondřej Šašinka (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 9 6 Baník Ostrava

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Czech Republic under-21 squad and remain eligible:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Josef Řehák (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 0 0 Slavia Prague v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
DF Petr Chýla (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 0 0 Slovácko v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
DF Stefan Simić (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 0 0 Milan v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
DF Petr Rys (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 0 0 Jablonec v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
DF Antonín Křapka (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 0 0 Ústí nad Labem v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
DF Filip Kaša (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 3 0 Ostrava v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
DF Jan Štěrba (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 0 0 Olomouc v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
MF Robert Hrubý (1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 6 2 Ostrava v. Red Bull Salzburg, 26 August 2014
MF Petr Nerad (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 1 0 Vysočina Jihlava v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
MF Laco Takács (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 6 1 Mladá Boleslav v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
MF Otto Urma (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 0 0 Sokolov v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
MF Daniel Tetour (1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 3 0 Dukla Prague v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
DF Jakub Fulnek (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 3 0 Jihlava v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
DF David Breda (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 0 0 Baumit Jablonec v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014
FW Stanislav Klobása (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 5 2 Mladá Boleslav v. Red Bull Salzburg, 26 August 2014
FW Jakub Jankto (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 4 3 Udinese v.  Slovakia, 14 May 2014

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.

Previous squads

Leading Appearances
Czech U21 in 2007
Rank Player U-21 Caps
1Jan Polák46
2David Kobylík32
3Bořek Dočkal28
Josef Kaufman28
5Jan Lecjaks27
Michal Papadopulos27
7Lukáš Došek26
Michal Kadlec26
Ondřej Mazuch26
Tomáš Pekhart26
Roman Týce26
Tomáš Ujfaluši26

Note: Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team at the moment. Statistics up to and including Czech Republic vs Germany, 18 November 2014.

Leading Goalscorers
Rank Player Club(s) U-21 Goals
1Tomáš PekhartTottenham Hotspur, Baumit Jablonec17
2Jan ChramostaMladá Boleslav12
3Milan BarošBaník Ostrava, Liverpool9
Tomáš DošekViktoria Plzeň, Slavia Prague9
5Bořek DočkalSlavia Prague, Slovan Liberec8
Pavel NovotnýSlavia Prague8
Václav SvěrkošBaník Ostrava, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC8
8David KobylíkSigma Olomouc, Strasbourg7
Vratislav LokvencHradec Králové, Sparta Prague7
Libor SionkoBaník Ostrava, Sparta Prague7
Štěpán VachoušekSC Xaverov, Chmel Blšany, Teplice, Slavia Prague7

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team at the moment. Statistics up to and including Czech Republic vs Andorra, 5 June 2012.

See also

References
  1. "2019-21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship regulations" (PDF). UEFA.
  2. "Nominace U21 na zápasy se San Marinem a Chorvatskem" (in Czech). Czech FA. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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