National under-21 football team of the Czech Republic
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
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification record
Year
Round
*
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
*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.
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
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).
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage
Results and fixtures
Win
Draw
Loss
2023
2024
Players
Current squad
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.
INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.
Previous squads
Leading appearances
As of 26 March 2024 .[2]
Czech U21 in 2007
Leading goalscorers
As of 26 March 2024 .[3]
#
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
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
^ The club(s) during the player's time in the Under-21s.
See also
Notes
References
External links
International
League system
Domestic cups Other articles Annual tournament