2023–24 AC Sparta Prague season

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The 2023–24 season was Athletic Club Sparta Praha's 130th season in existence and 31st consecutive in the Czech First League. They also competed in the Czech Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The club were eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League by Copenhagen.

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Players

First-team squad

As of 25 July 2023[1]

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Out on loan

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Transfers

In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Czech Republic Michal Ševčík Czech Republic Zbrojovka Brno Undisclosed 19 June 2023 [2]
MF Serbia Veljko Birmančević France Toulouse Loan 22 June 2023 [3]
FW Nigeria Victor Olatunji Czech Republic Slovan Liberec Undisclosed 17 July 2023 [4]
DF The Gambia James Gomez Denmark AC Horsens Undisclosed 19 July 2023 [5]
GK Denmark Peter Vindahl Jensen Netherlands AZ Loan 25 July 2023 [6]
DF Ecuador Ángelo Preciado Belgium Genk €2,500,000 4 September 2023 [7]
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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Czech Republic Tomáš Čvančara Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach €10,500,000 14 July 2023 [8]
MF Czech Republic Michal Trávník Czech Republic Slovácko Undisclosed 17 July 2023 [9]
DF Norway Andreas Vindheim Czech Republic Teplice Loan 7 September 2023 [10]
MF Czech Republic Kryštof Daněk Czech Republic Pardubice Loan 8 September 2023 [11]
DF Denmark Casper Højer Turkey Çaykur Rizespor Undisclosed 10 September 2023 [12]
FW Bulgaria Martin Minchev Turkey Çaykur Rizespor Undisclosed 10 September 2023 [13]
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Pre-season and friendlies

30 June 2023 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–2 Czech Republic Vysočina Jihlava Prague
14:00 UTC+2 Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
7 July 2023 Friendly Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Kranj, Slovenia
16:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Nacionalni Nogometni Center Brdo
11 July 2023 Friendly Čukarički Serbia 1–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Seeboden, Austria
16:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Sportarena Seeboden

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Czech First League 23 July 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 22 19 2 1 55 15 +40 086.36
Czech Cup 27 September 2023 Third round 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
UEFA Champions League 8 August 2023 15 August 2023 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00
UEFA Europa League 24 August 2023 Play-off round 12 5 1 6 22 26 −4 041.67
Total 38 26 5 7 83 45 +38 068.42
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Last updated: 25 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sparta Prague 30 24 4 2 70 26 +44 76 Qualification for the Championship group
2 Slavia Prague 30 22 6 2 62 23 +39 72
3 Viktoria Plzeň 30 19 5 6 67 33 +34 62
4 Baník Ostrava 30 13 6 11 48 39 +9 45
5 Mladá Boleslav 30 12 8 10 50 46 +4 44
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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.[14]

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation SPA SLA PLZ OST MLA SLO
1 Sparta Prague (C) 35 27 6 2 82 30 +52 87 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 0–0 1–1 2–1
2 Slavia Prague 35 26 7 2 76 24 +52 85 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a] 3–0 5–0 4–0
3 Viktoria Plzeň 35 21 7 7 76 40 +36 70 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round 1–1 3–0 4–2
4 Baník Ostrava 35 14 7 14 56 48 +8 49 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round 0–1 6–0
5 Mladá Boleslav (O) 35 13 8 14 51 59 8 47 Qualification for the Conference League play-off final 0–5 0–1
6 Slovácko 35 12 8 15 45 56 11 44 2–4 1–2
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Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. Since the Europa League winners, Atalanta qualified for the Champions League via league position, Slavia Prague were promoted from the Champions League second qualifying round to the third qualifying round as one of the two teams with the highest coefficient in the second qualifying round.

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation JAB PCE BOH KAR CBU ZLN
11 Jablonec 35 9 14 12 45 50 5 41 3–0 3–2 1–0
12 Pardubice 35 11 7 17 39 47 8 40 4–0 3–2 2–0
13 Bohemians 1905 35 9 12 14 34 48 14 39 1–1 0–1 1–3
14 Karviná (O) 35 8 8 19 38 62 24 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 1–0 2–2
15 České Budějovice (O) 35 7 8 20 41 70 29 29 2–2 2–1
16 Zlín (R) 35 5 12 18 40 69 29 27 Relegation to FNL 1–2 1–1
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Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 19 2 1 55 15  +40 59 11 0 0 32 6  +26 8 2 1 23 9  +14
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Last updated: 25 February 2024.
Source: FORTUNA:LIGA

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWDWWWDWWWLWWWWWWWWW
Position521121111
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Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2023. Source: FORTUNA:LIGA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.[15]

23 July 2023 1 Sparta Prague 2–0 Sigma Olomouc Prague
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 17,153
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay
29 July 2023 2 Zlín 0–1 Sparta Prague Zlín
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Letná Stadion
Attendance: 5,521
Referee: Dalibor Černý
5 August 2023 3 Sparta Prague 5–2 Pardubice Prague
15:00 UTC+2
Report
  • Surzyn Yellow card 45+4'
  • Darmovzal 65'
  • Krobot 73'
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 16,911
Referee: Tomáš Klíma
12 August 2023 4 Jablonec 1–5 Sparta Prague Jablonec nad Nisou
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 5,684
Referee: Tomáš Batík
19 August 2023 5 Teplice 1–1 Sparta Prague Teplice
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Na Stínadlech
Attendance: 15,840
Referee: Stanislav Volek
27 August 2023 6 Sparta Prague 3–1 Karviná Prague
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 16,256
Referee: Jan Machálek
3 September 2023 7 Slovan Liberec 0–2 Sparta Prague Liberec
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 7,627
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay
17 September 2023 8 Sparta Prague 5–0 Slovácko Prague
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 17,039
Referee: Jan Všetečka
24 September 2023 9 Slavia Prague 1–1 Sparta Prague Prague
18:00 UTC+2
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Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 19,370
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay
30 September 2023 10 Sparta Prague 2–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 17,791
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
8 October 2023 11 Hradec Králové 1–3 Sparta Prague Hradec Králové
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Malšovická aréna
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Petr Hocek
22 October 2023 12 Sparta Prague 4–0 České Budějovice Prague
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 16,537
Referee: Ondřej Berka
29 October 2023 13 Mladá Boleslav 3–1 Sparta Prague Mladá Boleslav
15:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dalibor Černý
4 November 2023 14 Sparta Prague 2–0 Bohemians 1905 Prague
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 17,411
Referee: Marek Radina
12 November 2023 15 Baník Ostrava 0–1 Sparta Prague Ostrava
15:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 15,081
Referee: Jan Petřík
26 November 2023 16 Sparta Prague 2–0 Zlín Prague
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 16,877
Referee: Jan Všetečka
3 December 2023 17 Pardubice 1–2 Sparta Prague Pardubice
15:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: CFIG Arena
Attendance: 4,620
Referee: Dalibor Černý
9 December 2023 18 Sparta Prague 3–0 Jablonec Prague
15:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 16,111
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
17 December 2023 19 Sparta Prague 2–1 Teplice Prague
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 16,530
Referee: Dominik Starý
10 February 2024 20 Karviná 0–3 Sparta Prague Karviná
15:00 UTC+1
  • Holec Yellow card 60'
  • E. Muryc (not on pitch) Yellow card 69'
  • Bederka Yellow card 90+2'
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 4,238
Referee: Karel Rouček
18 February 2024 21 Sparta Prague 2–1 Slovan Liberec Prague
18:00 UTC+1
Report
  • Horský 68', Yellow card 79'
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 16,829
Referee: Jan Všetečka
25 February 2024 22 Slovácko 1–3 Sparta Prague Uherské Hradiště
18:00 UTC+1
  • Juroška 21'
Report Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty
3 March 2024 23 Sparta Prague 0–0 Slavia Prague Prague
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: epet ARENA
10 March 2024 24 Viktoria Plzeň 4–0 Sparta Prague Plzeň
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
16 March 2024 25 Sparta Prague 2–1 Hradec Králové Prague
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: epet ARENA
30 March 2024 26 České Budějovice 0–1 Sparta Prague České Budějovice
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
7 April 2024 27 Sparta Prague 1–1 Mladá Boleslav Prague
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: epet ARENA
13 April 2024 28 Bohemians 1905 1–3 Sparta Prague Prague
15:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ďolíček
20 April 2024 29 Sparta Prague 4–3 Baník Ostrava Prague
15:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: epet ARENA
28 April 2024 30 Sigma Olomouc 1–4 Sparta Prague Olomouc
15:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Andrův stadion

Czech Cup

27 September 2023 (2023-9-27) Third round Líšeň 0–1 Sparta Prague Brno
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion SK Líšeň
Attendance: 1,735
Referee: Jan Petřík
1 November 2023 (2023-11-1) Fourth round Bohemians 1905 1–2 Sparta Prague Prague
16:30
  • Kadlec Yellow card 16', 22'
  • Vondra Yellow card 25'
  • Hybš Yellow card 78'
Report
Stadium: Ďolíček
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Jan Petřík
28 February 2024 (2024-2-28) Quarter-finals Slavia Prague 2–3 (a.e.t.) Sparta Prague Prague
16:00 Stadium: Fortuna Arena

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

8 August 2023 (2023-8-8) First leg Copenhagen Denmark 0–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Copenhagen, Denmark
20:00 Report[16] Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 27,170[17]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
15 August 2023 (2023-8-15) Second leg Sparta Prague Czech Republic 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(2–4 p)
Denmark Copenhagen Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 Report[18]
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 18,109[19]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Penalties

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

24 August 2023 (2023-8-24) First leg Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Zagreb, Croatia
20:00 Report[20]
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 12,170[21]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
31 August 2023 (2023-8-31) Second leg Sparta Prague Czech Republic 4–1
(5–4 agg.)
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 Report[22] Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 17,953[23]
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAN SPP BET ALI
1 Scotland Rangers 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advance to round of 16 2–1 1–0 1–1
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–0 1–0 3–2
3 Spain Real Betis 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9 Transfer to Europa Conference League 2–3 2–1 4–1
4 Cyprus Aris Limassol 6 1 1 4 7 13 6 4 2–1 1–3 0–1
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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2023 (2023-9-21) 1 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 3–2 Cyprus Aris Limassol Prague, Czech Republic
21:00
Report[24]
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 17,371[25]
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
5 October 2023 (2023-10-5) 2 Real Betis Spain 2–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Seville, Spain
18:45
Report[26]
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 45,037[27]
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) 3 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–0 Scotland Rangers Prague, Czech Republic
18:45
Report[28]
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 18,250[29]
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
9 November 2023 (2023-11-9) 4 Rangers Scotland 2–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 (20:00 GMT)
Report[30]
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,838[31]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 5 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–0 Spain Real Betis Prague, Czech Republic
18:45 Report[32]
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 18,095[33]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) 6 Aris Limassol Cyprus 1–3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Limassol, Cyprus
21:00 (22:00 EET)
Report[34]
Stadium: Alphamega Stadium
Attendance: 2,859[35]
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs
15 February 2024 (2024-2-15) First leg Galatasaray Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 (20:45 TRT)
Report
Stadium: Rams Park
Attendance: 46,583[36]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
22 February 2024 (2024-2-22) Second leg Sparta Prague Czech Republic 4–1
(6–4 agg.)
Turkey Galatasaray Prague, Czech Republic
21:00
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 18,205[37]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Round of 16
7 March 2024 First leg Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–5 England Liverpool Prague, Czech Republic
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
14 March 2024 Second leg Liverpool England 6–1
(11–2 agg.)
Czech Republic Sparta Prague Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 26 May 2024
More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalCzech First LeagueCzech CupChampions LeagueEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Denmark DEN Peter Vindahl Jensen 4703300020120
24 GK Czech Republic CZE Vojtěch Vorel 7020500000
Defenders
17 DF Ecuador ECU Ángelo Preciado 26311+2130009+12
19 DF Czech Republic CZE Jan Mejdr 1004+20201+1000
25 DF Denmark DEN Asger Sørensen 39223+211+1020101
26 DF Czech Republic CZE Patrik Vydra 1413+512+10000+30
27 DF Czech Republic CZE Filip Panák 42227+3130206+11
28 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Wiesner 39318+1030+20104+40
30 DF Czech Republic CZE Jaroslav Zelený 38114+814+10207+20
41 DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Vitík 42522+543+100+2091
Midfielders
4 MF Norway NOR Markus Solbakken 1805+701+20002+10
6 MF Finland FIN Kaan Kairinen 44221+721+1020120
8 MF Czech Republic CZE David Pavelka 1014+2120000+20
10 MF Czech Republic CZE Adam Karabec 30510+1141+11002+50
14 MF Serbia SRB Veljko Birmančević 482229+31631219+24
18 MF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Sadílek 48124+813+10202+80
20 MF Albania ALB Qazim Laçi 43216+111200+219+30
21 MF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Pešek 3027+1321+100+200+60
22 MF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Haraslín 441622+7121+10208+34
29 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Ševčík 830+512+120000
32 MF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Ryneš 40121+713+20005+20
33 MF Czech Republic CZE Roman Horák 10000+100000
37 MF Czech Republic CZE Ladislav Krejčí 391125+18202093
Forwards
7 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Olatunji 4787+2332+330+115+61
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Jan Kuchta 492128+4172+112011+13
11 FW Albania ALB Indrit Tuci 1413+6020000+31
39 FW Czech Republic CZE Václav Sejk 1611+11021000+20
49 FW Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Schánělec 20000+200000
Players transferred out during the season
5 DF The Gambia GAM James Gomez 803+20200010
11 FW Bulgaria BUL Martin Minchev 612+11000+200+10
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