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Czech Republic
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association[[[Football Association of the Czech Republic|Fotbalová asociace České republiky]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (FAČR)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPavel Vrba
CaptainTomáš Rosický
Most capsKarel Poborský (118)
Top scorerJan Koller (55)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeCZE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current20 Steady (6 August 2015)
Highest2 (Sept 1999; Jan–May 2000; Apr–May 2005; Jan–May 2006)
Lowest67 (March 1994)
First international
 Turkey 1–4 Czech Republic 
(Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994)
Biggest win
 Czech Republic 8–1 Andorra 
(Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005)
 Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino 
(Liberec, Czech Republic; 7 October 2006)
 Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino 
(Uherské Hradiště, Czech Rep.; 9 Sep 2009)
Biggest defeat
  Switzerland 3–0 Czech Republic 
(Zürich, Switzerland; 20 April 1994)
 Norway 3–0 Czech Republic 
(Oslo, Norway; 10 August 2011)  Russia 4–1 Czech Republic 
(Wrocław, Poland; 8 June 2012)
 Czech Republic 0–3 Denmark 
(Olomouc, Czech Republic; 22 March 2013)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultRound 1, 2006
European Championship
Appearances5 (first in 1996)
Best resultRunners-up, 1996
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1997)
Best resultThird Place, 1997

The Czech Republic national football team (Template:Lang-cs) represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Historically the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.

The national team was founded in 1901, existing under the previously mentioned names before the separation of Czechoslovakia in 1992. Their first international competition as the Czech Republic was UEFA Euro 1996 where they finished runners-up, their best finish in any international competition. Despite their early success, they have only featured in one FIFA World Cup, the 2006 tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round of the competition. However, they have participated in each of the past five UEFA European Championships, reaching the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2004 in addition to their runner-up finish in 1996.[1]

History

See also: Czechoslovakia national football team

Before World War I, Bohemia, present–day Czech Republic, whilst part of Austria–Hungary, played seven matches between 1903 and 1908, six of them against Hungary and one against England. Bohemia also played a match against Yugoslavia, Ostmark and Germany in 1939 while being the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

Czech Republic starting lineup, February 2009

When the Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia, the national team had runner-up finishes in World Cups (1934, 1962) and a European Championship win in 1976.

The 1990s

When Czechoslovakia split and reformed into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the Czech Republic national team was formed, and they played their first friendly match away to Turkey, winning 4–1, on 23 February 1994. The newly formed team played their first home game in Ostrava, against Lithuania, in which they registered their first home win, a 5–3 victory.

Their first competitive match was part of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying campaign, in which they defeated Malta 6–1 in Ostrava. During the campaign, the Czech Republic registered six wins, three draws, and an embarrassing defeat against Luxembourg, finishing their qualifying Group 5 in first place, above favourites the Netherlands. In the final tournament, hosted by England, the Czechs progressed from the group stage, despite a 2–0 opening game defeat to Germany. They continued their good form, and progressed to the UEFA Euro 1996 final, where they lost 2–1 to the Germans at Wembley Stadium.

Given their success at Euro 1996, the Czechs were expected to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. However, they finished third in their qualifying group, behind Spain and Yugoslavia, and subsequently missed the tournament.

The 2000s

The Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2000, winning all ten of their group games and conceding just five goals.[2] In the finals the team were drawn in Group D, alongside 1998 FIFA World Cup winners France, co-hosts the Netherlands and UEFA Euro 1992 winners Denmark. This was considered to be the most difficult group to advance from in the tournament.[3] The team were unlucky in the first match against the Netherlands as they hit the woodwork multiple times before losing 1–0 to a last-minute penalty.[4] The Czechs lost their second match against eventual champions France 2-1 which eliminated them from advancing to the knockout round. Czech Republic managed a 2–0 win against Denmark in their final game courtesy of two goals from Vladimír Šmicer.[4]

Once again, the Czech Republic failed to qualify for the World Cup, this time finishing second in their group, behind Denmark, and then being beaten 1–0 in both legs by Belgium in the UEFA play-offs for a place in the finals.

However, after the disappointment of the play-off defeat to Belgium, the fortunes of the national team began to change significantly with a settled team of star players at top European clubs such as Pavel Nedvěd, Jan Koller, Tomáš Rosický, Milan Baroš, Marek Jankulovski and Tomáš Galásek together with the emergence of highly rated young goalkeeper Petr Čech. The team were unbeaten in 2002 and 2003 scoring 53 goals in 19 games, easily qualifying for Euro 2004 in the process. The Czech Republic went on a 20-game unbeaten streak, finally ended in Dublin on 31 March 2004 in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland.[5] The Czechs entered the Euro finals in Group D, dubbed the tournament's Group of Death alongside the Netherlands, Germany and Latvia.[6] Despite going behind in all three group games, the team won them all. This included trailing 2–0 to the Netherlands in a classic 3–2 win and beating Germany in the final match with a much weakened team having already qualified.[7] The Czechs convincingly beat Denmark in the quarter-finals meaning a semi-final against Greece awaited them. The Czech Republic went into the semi-final against Greece as favourites and Tomáš Rosický hit the bar after just two minutes, Jan Koller had shots saved by the Greek goalkeeper and Pavel Nedvěd left the pitch injured in the end of the first half. It was not to be as the ninety minutes finished goalless and Greece won the game in the last minute of the first half of extra-time with a silver goal.[8] Greece would go on to win the tournament.

Czech Republic (red) v Ghana (white) at the 2006 World Cup.

The Czech Republic recorded their record win during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), thrashing Andorra 8–1 in a qualification match in Liberec. In the same match, Jan Koller became the all-time top scorer for the national team with his 35th international goal.[9] At the end of the campaign, after finishing in second place in Group 1 then defeating Norway in a playoff, the Czechs qualified for their first FIFA World Cup.[10] The team was boosted prior to the play-off matches by the return of Pavel Nedvěd,[11] who had initially retired from international football after Euro 2004. The squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany included 18 of the Euro 2004 team which reached the semi-finals. With the team ranked second in the world,[12] the Czechs were expected to do well. They started the tournament in fine form with a 3–0 win over the USA. However, during the game Jan Koller had to leave with a hamstring injury,[13] putting him out of the tournament. In the next game, with the absent Koller and Milan Baros still recovering from injury, the team suffered a shock loss, having Tomáš Ujfaluši sent off and ultimately losing 2–0 to Ghana.[12] Baroš returned for the final game against Italy which the Czechs had to win to progress. Once again the team were reduced to ten men as Jan Polák was dismissed before half-time for two bookable offences.[13] Italy went on to win 2–0. Pavel Nedvěd, Karel Poborský and Vratislav Lokvenc retired from the national team after this tournament.[14]

The disappointing World Cup campaign was followed by a successful qualifying campaign for Euro 2008, where they finished top of their group, above Germany on head–to–head records. The Czechs beat co-hosts Switzerland 1–0 in their opening game, before being beaten 3–1 by Portugal, this meant that they, and Turkey carried identical records going into the final group game. The Czechs took a 2–0 lead just past the hour mark and looked set to qualify. However, the Turks scored three goals in the final 15 minutes of the game to win the game 2–3,[15] and that signalled the end of another disappointing performance at a major tournament and the final match for coach Karel Brückner.

After the failure to impress at the European Championship, the Czechs faced World Cup qualification, being drawn in Group 3, under the guidance of coach Petr Rada. They started with a 0–0 away draw against Northern Ireland, which was followed by a poor performance against Poland, losing 2–1. A late goal from Libor Sionko won the next game 1–0 against Slovenia. This was followed by an unconvincing win against San Marino, and a goalless draw in Slovenia. In their following match, against neighbours Slovakia, a disastrous 2–1 defeat at home left the Czechs in a precarious qualifying position. Manager Petr Rada was dismissed and six players were suspended.[16] Ivan Hašek took temporary charge as manager,[17] gaining four points from his first two matches, as the team drew away to group leaders Slovakia and thrashed San Marino 7–0 in Uherské Hradiště. They subsequently beat Poland in Prague but followed this result with a goalless draw against Northern Ireland, finishing third in the group and failing to qualify for the World Cup. Hašek announced his immediate resignation.[18]

The 2010s

Czech Republic in 2014

A much changed team under new manager Michal Bílek entered the Euro 2012 qualifiers. The campaign began disastrously with a home loss to Lithuania. But an important win at home to Scotland was followed by wins against Liechtenstein. World champions Spain defeated the Czechs in between the Liechtenstein games but the play-off spot was still in their hands. In the next game a controversial last minute penalty from Michal Kadlec away to Scotland grabbed a 2–2 draw.[19] Despite Scotland winning their next two games and the Czechs again being defeated by Spain the team could finish second if they could beat Lithuania away from home in the final game, assuming Spain would beat Scotland at home. Spain won 3–1 and the Czechs convincingly defeated Lithuania 4–1 to seal second spot and a place in the play-offs. The Czechs were drawn to face Montenegro in the two-legged play-off. A memorable goal from Václav Pilař and a last minute second from Tomáš Sivok helped the Czechs to a 2–0 first leg lead. In the second leg in Podgorica a late goal from Petr Jiráček sealed a 1–0 win and the Czechs ran out 3–0 aggregate winners and qualified for Euro 2012.

At the Euro 2012 tournament, the Czechs lost their opening game 4–1 to Russia, with their only goal coming from midfielder Václav Pilař. In their second match, against Greece, the Czech Republic went 2–0 up within the first six minutes thanks to goals from Petr Jiráček and a second from Pilař. Following the half-time substitution of captain Tomáš Rosický, Greece scored a second half goal following a mistake from Czech keeper Petr Čech, although there were no more goals and the Czech Republic recorded their first win of the tournament.[20] Going into their third and final group match, the Czech Republic needed at least a draw against co-hosts Poland to advance to the knock-out stage of the tournament. A second-half strike by Jiráček proved the difference between the teams as the Czechs ran out 1–0 winners. Due to Greece beating Russia in the other group game, the Czech Republic subsequently finished top of Group A,[21] becoming the first team to ever win a group at the European Championships with a negative goal difference.[22] The Czech team faced Portugal in the quarter-finals. In a tense and cagey game of few chances, Portugal eventually made the breakthrough with eleven minutes remaining through a header from Cristiano Ronaldo to win the match 1-0 and eliminate the Czechs.

Due to the improved performance over the 2008 Euro (as well as their previous World Cup qualification campaign) Bílek stayed on as coach, despite unrest amongst fans, and was tasked with qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.[23] The Czechs were drawn into UEFA Qualifying Group B along with Italy, Denmark, Bulgaria, Armenia, Malta. The beginning of the campaign was stuttering,[23] with two goalless draws with Denmark and Bulgaria, paired with a narrow win against Malta, capping off their first three games. The team then had a setback in their fourth game, losing 0–3 to Denmark at home. The team was able to win against Armenia and draw with group leaders Italy, but lost to both Armenia and Italy in the rematches, greatly dimming their qualification hopes.[23] Bílek resigned[23] after the loss and was replaced with assistant coach Josef Pešice.[24] In their last two games with their new coach the Czechs got wins over Malta and Bulgaria, but lost to Italy, leaving them in third place and ending their qualification hopes. Pešice resigned as coach following the conclusion of qualifying.

Pavel Vrba, the well known coach of Viktoria Plzeň, was appointed as the team's new coach on the first day of 2014, ahead of Euro 2016.[25] The Czech team, which was much changed from their disappointing World Cup campaign, was drawn into a tough[26] group for qualifying, namely Group A, along with 2014 World Cup quarter-finalists the Netherlands, Turkey, Iceland, Latvia, and Kazakhstan. The Czech team began with a win, defeating group favorites Netherlands 2–1, and followed up with victories over Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Iceland, leaving them as group leaders with maximum points after four matches. A draw at home against Latvia followed; nonetheless, the Czechs remained group leaders.

Record in major tournaments

World Cup

Main article: Czech Republic at the FIFA World Cup

For 1930 to 1994 records, see: Czechoslovakia

Since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic has only qualified for one FIFA World Cup, in 2006. The team went out in the first round following one victory and two defeats.

Year Results Position GP W D L GF GA
1930–1994 As  Czechoslovakia
France 1998 Did Not Qualify
South KoreaJapan 2002
Germany 2006 Group Stage 20 3 1 0 2 3 4
South Africa 2010 Did Not Qualify
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018 To be determined
Qatar 2022
Total Runners-up 9/20 3 1 0 2 3 4
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Notes:
  1. Rada managed the first six matches, Hašek managed the remainder of the qualification process.
  2. Bílek managed the first eight games, Pešice took charge for the final two games.[27]

FIFA Confederations Cup

The Czechs qualified for the 1997 Confederations Cup following their second place in the UEFA Euro 1996 Competition and Germany's subsequent refusal to take part. Given that teams only qualify for the Confederations Cup if they win either the FIFA World Cup, or regional championship (UEFA Euro) this is their only appearance.

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA Squad
Saudi Arabia1992 Did not Qualify
Saudi Arabia1995
Saudi Arabia 1997 Third Place 3rd 5 2 1 2 10 7 Squad
Mexico 1999 Did Not Qualify
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017 To Be Determined
Qatar 2021
Total Third Place 1/9 5 2 1 2 10 7 -

European Championship

Main article: Czech Republic at the UEFA European Football Championship

For records between 1960 and 1992, see: Czechoslovakia

After the split with Slovakia, Czech Republic have never failed to qualify for the European Football Championships, with their best finish being second place in the 1996 edition of the tournament. Since then, they have advanced from the first round twice, in 2004 and 2012.

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1960–1992 As  Czechoslovakia
England 1996 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 7 8
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group Stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 3
Portugal 2004 Semi Final 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 5
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group Stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 6
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter Finals 6th 4 2 0 2 4 6
France 2016 To Be Determined
Total 1 Title 8/14 29 13 5 11 40 38
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty shootout.
**Gold background colour indicates winning the tournament. Red border colour indicates hosts.

Honours

Major honours

UEFA European Championship
Runners up (1): 1996
Third place (1): 2004
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third Place (1): 1997

Managers

Czech Republic Dušan Uhrin (1994–1997)
Czech Republic Jozef Chovanec (1998–2001)
Czech Republic Karel Brückner (2001–2008)
Czech Republic Petr Rada (2008–2009)
Czech Republic František Straka (2009)
Czech Republic Ivan Hašek (2009)
Czech Republic Michal Bílek (2009–2013)
Czech Republic Josef Pešice (2013)
Czech Republic Pavel Vrba (2014–)

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Main article: Czech Republic national football team results

2014

9 September 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Czech Republic  2 – 1  Netherlands Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 (UTC+2) Dočkal 22'
Pilař 90+1'		 Report de Vrij 55' Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 17,946
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
10 October 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Turkey  1 – 2  Czech Republic Istanbul, Turkey
21:45 (UTC+3) Bulut 8' Report Sivok 15'
Dočkal 58'		 Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
13 October 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Kazakhstan  2 – 4  Czech Republic Astana, Kazakhstan
18:00
(22:00 UTC+6)		 Logvinenko 84', 90+1' Report Dočkal 13'
Lafata 44'
Krejčí 56'
Necid 88'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
16 November 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Czech Republic  2 – 1  Iceland Plzeň, Czech Republic
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)		 Kadeřábek 45+1'
Halldórsson 61' (o.g.)		 Report R. Sigurðsson 9' Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,354
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

2015

28 March 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Czech Republic  1 – 1  Latvia Prague, Czech Republic
18:00
(18:00 UTC+1)		 Pilař 90' Report A. Višņakovs 30' Stadium: Eden Arena
Attendance: 13,722
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
31 March 2015 Friendly Slovakia  1 – 0  Czech Republic Žilina, Slovakia
13:30
(13:30 UTC+2)		 Duda 49' Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 10,594
12 June 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Iceland  2 – 1  Czech Republic Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
20:45
(18:45 UTC±0)		 Gunnarsson 60'
Sigþórsson 76'		 Report Dočkal 55' Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
3 September 2015 Czech Republic  v  Kazakhstan Doosan Arena, Plzen
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)		 Report
6 September 2015 Latvia  v  Czech Republic Skonto stadions, Riga
18:00
(19:00 UTC+3)		 Report
10 October 2015 Czech Republic  v  Turkey Generali Arena, Prague
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)		 Report
13 October 2015 Netherlands  v  Czech Republic Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)		 Report

Stadia

Ten different cities hosted national team matches of the Czech Republic between 1994 and 2011.[28] The most commonly-used stadium is Generali Arena, the home stadium of AC Sparta Prague. As of 3 June 2014, the team has played 36 of 92 home matches there. Recently, most games are held at the new Eden Arena, the largest football stadium in the country.

Stadia which have hosted Czech Republic international football matches:

Number of
matches 		Stadium First international Last international
36 Generali Arena, Prague 26 April 1995 9 September 2014
20 Na Stínadlech, Teplice 18 September 1996 11 September 2012
9 Andrův stadion, Olomouc 25 March 1998 3 June 2014
6 Eden Arena, Prague 27 May 2008 28 March 2015
5 Bazaly, Ostrava 25 May 1994 16 August 2000
4 Stadion u Nisy, Liberec 4 June 2005 11 August 2010
3 Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec 4 September 1996 5 June 2009
2 Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague 24 April 1996 18 August 2004
2 Sportovní areál, Drnovice 18 August 1999 15 August 2001
2 Městský stadion, Uherské Hradiště 16 August 2006 9 September 2009
2 Doosan Arena, Plzeň 12 October 2012 16 November 2014
1 Stadion SSK Vítkovice, Ostrava 26 March 1996
1 Stadion FC Bohemia Poděbrady, Poděbrady 26 February 1997
1 Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno 8 March 1995
1 Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice 29 March 2011

Squad

Current squad

Match date: 3 September & 6 September 2015
Opposition:  Kazakhstan &  Latvia.[29] Caps and goals updated as 12 June 2015 after the game against Iceland.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Petr Čech (Captain) (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 (age 42) 114 0 England Arsenal
1GK Tomáš Vaclík (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) 3 0 Switzerland Basel
1GK Tomáš Koubek (1992-08-26) 26 August 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
2DF Tomáš Sivok (Vice-captain) (1983-09-15) 15 September 1983 (age 41) 49 4 Turkey Bursaspor
2DF David Limberský (1983-10-06) 6 October 1983 (age 41) 32 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
2DF Theodor Gebre Selassie (1986-12-24) 24 December 1986 (age 38) 30 1 Germany Werder Bremen
2DF Marek Suchý (1988-03-29) 29 March 1988 (age 36) 20 0 Switzerland Basel
2DF Václav Procházka (1984-05-08) 8 May 1984 (age 40) 10 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
2DF Pavel Kadeřábek (1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 (age 32) 8 1 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
2DF Filip Novák (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 34) 1 0 Denmark FC Midtjylland
2DF Tomáš Kalas (1993-05-22) 22 May 1993 (age 31) 1 0 England Middlesbrough
3MF Vladimír Darida (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990 (age 34) 25 0 Germany Hertha BSC
3MF Daniel Kolář (1985-10-27) 27 October 1985 (age 39) 23 2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
3MF Bořek Dočkal (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 36) 17 6 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
3MF Ladislav Krejčí (1992-07-05) 5 July 1992 (age 32) 14 2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
3MF Ondřej Vaněk (1990-07-05) 5 July 1990 (age 34) 7 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
3MF Josef Šural (1990-05-30) 30 May 1990 (age 34) 1 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
3MF Jan Kopic (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 34) 1 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
3MF Jiří Skalák (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav
3MF David Pavelka (1991-05-18) 18 May 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
4FW David Lafata (1981-09-18) 18 September 1981 (age 43) 35 8 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
4FW Milan Škoda (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38) 1 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Czech Republic squad within the last twelve months:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Aleš Hruška (1985-11-23) 23 November 1985 (age 39) 0 0 Czech Republic Příbram v.  Iceland, 12 June 2015
GK Jiří Pavlenka (1992-04-14) 14 April 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava v.  Slovakia, 31 March 2015
DF Michal Kadlec (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 40) 60 8 Turkey Fenerbahçe v.  Iceland, 12 June 2015
DF Mario Holek (1986-10-28) 28 October 1986 (age 38) 8 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague v.  Slovakia, 31 March 2015
DF Adam Hloušek (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 (age 36) 7 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart v.  Slovakia, 31 March 2015
DF Daniel Pudil (1985-09-27) 27 September 1985 (age 39) 27 2 England Watford v.  Iceland, 16 November 2014
DF Radim Řezník (1989-01-20) 20 January 1989 (age 35) 1 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Iceland, 16 November 2014
MF Tomáš Rosický (1980-10-04) 4 October 1980 (age 44) 100 22 England Arsenal v.  Iceland, 12 June 2015
MF Jaroslav Plašil (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982 (age 42) 94 6 France Bordeaux v.  Iceland, 12 June 2015
MF Václav Pilař (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 36) 22 5 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Iceland, 12 June 2015
MF Lukáš Vácha (1989-05-13) 13 May 1989 (age 35) 8 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague v.  Iceland, 12 June 2015
MF Jan Kovařík (1988-06-19) 19 June 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Iceland, 12 June 2015
MF Martin Pospíšil (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 33) 2 0 Czech Republic Baumit Jablonec v.  Slovakia, 31 March 2015
MF Milan Petržela (1983-06-19) 19 June 1983 (age 41) 16 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Iceland, 16 November 2014
MF Tomáš Hořava (1988-05-29) 29 May 1988 (age 36) 5 2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Iceland, 16 November 2014
FW Tomáš Necid (1989-08-13) 13 August 1989 (age 35) 31 8 Turkey Bursaspor v.  Iceland, 12 June 2015
FW Václav Kadlec (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 32) 11 2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt v.  Iceland, 12 June 2015
FW Matěj Vydra (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 32) 15 4 England Watford v.  Iceland, 16 November 2014
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad.
  • RET = Retired from international football.

Previous squads

Player records

See also: List of Czech Republic international footballers

Player records are accurate as of 12 June 2015.

Most capped Czech Republic players

Main article: List of Czech Republic international footballers
# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Karel Poborský 1994–2006 118 8
2 Petr Čech 2002 – present 114 0
3 Tomáš Rosický 2000 – present 100 22
4 Jaroslav Plašil 2004 – present 94 6
5 Milan Baroš 2001–2012 93 41
6 Jan Koller 1999–2009 91 55
Pavel Nedvěd 1994–2006 91 18
8 Vladimír Šmicer 1993–2005 80 27
9 Tomáš Ujfaluši 2001–2009 78 2
10 Marek Jankulovski 2000–2009 77 11

Top Czech Republic goalscorers

# Player Career Goals Caps
1 Jan Koller 1999–2009 55 91
2 Milan Baroš 2001–2012 41 93
3 Vladimír Šmicer 1993–2005 27 81
4 Pavel Kuka 1994–2001 22 63
Tomáš Rosický 2000 – present 22 100
6 Patrik Berger 1994–2001 18 44
Pavel Nedvěd 1994–2006 18 91
8 Vratislav Lokvenc 1995–2006 14 74
9 Marek Jankulovski 2000–2009 11 77
10 Karel Poborský 1994–2006 8 118
Michal Kadlec 2007 – present 8 59
David Lafata 2006 – present 8 35
Tomáš Necid 2008 – present 8 31

(Above Information in both tables taken from individual player pages, based on players from the Czech Republic international footballers page (List of Czech Republic international footballers)[30])

See also

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