Czech Republic national football team
The men's international football team representing the Czech Republic, organised by the Football Association of the Czech Republic; notable for Euro 1996 run and producing top European players.
Overview
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in international men's football. It is governed by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, which is responsible for team selection, coaching appointments and development programs. The side competes in UEFA and FIFA competitions, including qualification for the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup.
Organisation, colours and home ground
The national association administers the senior team, youth teams and women's sides. National colours reflect the flag—white, red and blue—and appear on the team's shirts and crest. Home matches are usually staged at major Czech stadiums, notably the Eden Arena in Prague and other national venues rotated for qualifiers and friendlies.
History and achievements
The modern Czech Republic team was established after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993; it carries on a strong footballing tradition that traces back to Czechoslovakia's successes. The Czech Republic's most widely remembered achievement at senior level is reaching the final of UEFA Euro 1996. Since its founding the team has remained a regular participant in European qualifying cycles and has produced competitive sides in international tournaments.
Notable players and style
The team has produced several players known across Europe for club and country performances. Notable individuals include Pavel Nedvěd, Petr Čech, Tomáš Rosický and Karel Poborský, who combined technical skill with tactical awareness. Czech teams are often praised for disciplined organisation, midfield creativity and a balance between defensive structure and attacking movement.
Competitions and significance
The national team plays qualifiers, friendlies and the finals of major tournaments when qualified, contributing to national identity and sporting culture. Matches against neighbouring countries and traditional European powers draw particular interest. The association also runs development projects to feed young talent into the senior setup.
Distinctions and continuity
While the Czech Republic is a separate entity from the former Czechoslovakia and from the Slovakia national team, it maintains historical links through personnel and football heritage. For official information, fixtures and administrative details consult the association links above.
- Governing body: Football Association of the Czech Republic
- Home country: Czech Republic
- Most recognisable achievement: UEFA European Championship final, 1996
Coach
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The post of national coach was held until October 2009 by Ivan Hašek, who was also the chairman of the Czech Football Association ČMFS. The coaching advisors were former national team coach Karel Brückner and Michal Bílek, who coached Czech record champions Sparta Prague until 2008 and then went on to coach Slovak first division side MFK Ružomberok. Hašek took over from František Straka, who coached the team from mid-May 2009 until the end of June 2009 for a friendly against Malta (result 1-0). Hašek resigned after the team failed to qualify for the World Cup. He was succeeded by Michal Bílek in October 2009.
Trainer since 1994
- Czech Republic
Dušan Uhrin (1994 - December 1997) - Czech Republic Jozef Chovanec (January 1998 - December 2001)
- Czech Republic Karel Brückner (December 2001 - June 2008)
- Czech Republic Petr Rada (July 2008 - April 2009)
- Czech Republic František Straka (May 2009 - June 2009)
- Czech Republic Ivan Hašek (August 2009 - October 2009)
- Czech Republic Michal Bílek (October 2009 - September 2013)
- Czech Republic Josef Pešice (September 2013 - January 2014)
- Czech Republic Pavel Vrba (January 2014 - June 2016)
- Czech Republic Karel Jarolím (August 2016 - September 2018)
- Czech Republic Jaroslav Šilhavý (since September 2018)
Squad
The following 26 players are in the squad for Euro 2021 and the international matches preparing for it against Italy on 4 and Albania on 8 June 2021. Due to persistent back problems, goalkeeper Jiří Pavlenka had to leave the quarters after the start of the tournament and before the Czech Republic's first match and was replaced by Tomáš Koubek.
| Name | Birthday | Games | Gates | Association | Debut | Last use | |
| Goalkeeper | |||||||
| Tomáš Koubek | 26.08.1992 | 06 | 0 | France | 2016 | 18 November 2020 | |
| Aleš Mandous | April 21, 1992 | 01 | 0 | Czech Republic | 2019 | September 7, 2020 | |
| Tomáš Vaclík | March 29, 1989 | 40 | 0 | Spain Sevilla FC | 2012 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Defense | |||||||
| Jan Bořil | 11 January 1991 | 26 | 0 | Czech Republic | 2017 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Jakub Brabec | August 6, 1992 | 21 | 1 | Czech Republic | 2016 | 4 June 2021 | |
| Ondřej Čelůstka | 18 June 1989 | 29 | 3 | Czech Republic | 2013 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Vladimír Coufal | 22 August 1992 | 19 | 1 | England | 2017 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Tomáš Holeš | 31 March 1993 | 11 | 1 | Czech Republic | 2020 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Pavel Kadeřábek | April 25, 1992 | 47 | 3 | Germany | 2014 | 30 March 2021 | |
| Tomáš Kalas | 15.05.1993 | 26 | 2 | England | 2012 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Aleš Matějů | June 3, 1996 | 04 | 0 | Italy | 2020 | 18 November 2020 | |
| David Zima | 8 November 2000 | 02 | 0 | Czech Republic | 2021 | 4 June 2021 | |
| Midfield | |||||||
| Antonín Barák | 3 December 1994 | 21 | 6 | Italy | 2016 | 18 June 2021 | |
| Vladimír Darida (C) | August 8, 1990 | 74 | 9 | Germany | 2012 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Adam Hložek | 25 July 2002 | 06 | 0 | Czech Republic | 2020 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Jakub Jankto | 19 January 1996 | 38 | 4 | Italy | 2017 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Alex Král | 19 May 1998 | 21 | 2 | Russia | 2019 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Lukáš Masopust | February 12, 1993 | 25 | 2 | Czech Republic | 2018 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Jakub Pešek | 24 June 1993 | 02 | 1 | Czech Republic | 2020 | 8 June 2021 | |
| Michal Sadílek | 31 May 1999 | 01 | 0 | Czech Republic | 2021 | 4 June 2021 | |
| Petr Ševčík | 4 May 1994 | 10 | 0 | Czech Republic | 2019 | 22 June 2020 | |
| Tomáš Souček | February 27, 1995 | 38 | 7 | England | 2016 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Storm | |||||||
| Michal Krmenčík | 15 March 1993 | 31 | 9 | Greece | 2016 | 18 June 2021 | |
| Tomáš Pekhart | May 26, 1989 | 23 | 2 | Poland | 2010 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Patrik Schick | January 24, 1996 | 29 | 140 | Germany | 2016 | 22 June 2021 | |
| Matěj Vydra | 1 May 1992 | 38 | 6 | England | 2012 | 22 June 2021 | |
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Sources
- fifa.com : "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking"
- eloratings.net : "World Football Elo Ratings"
- fifa.com : "Czech Republic – Association Information"
- uefa.com : "UEFA EURO 2016 – Czech Republic profile"