Czech Republic national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Czech Republic women's national football team.

The Czech Republic national football team (Czech: Česká fotbalová reprezentace), recognised by FIFA as Czechia,^[2] represents the Czech Republic in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR). Historically, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia and Czechoslovakia.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Czech Republic

Nickname(s)	Nároďák (The National Team) Repre (The Representatives)
Association	Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ivan Hašek
Captain	Tomáš Souček
Most caps	Petr Čech (124)
Top scorer	Jan Koller (55)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	CZE
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	39 3 (3 April 2025)[1]
Highest	2 (September 1999; January – May 2000; April – May 2005; January – May 2006)
Lowest	67 (March 1994)
First international
Hungary 2–1 Bohemia  (Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903) as Czech Republic  Turkey 1–4 Czech Republic  (Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994)
Biggest win
Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom of SCS  (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) as Czech Republic  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 Republic; 9 September 2009)  Czech Republic 7–0 Kuwait  (Olomouc, Czech Republic; 11 November 2021)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 8–3 Czechoslovakia  (Budapest, Hungary; 19 September 1937) as Czech Republic  England 5–0 Czech Republic  (London, England; 22 March 2019)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1934 as Czechoslovakia 2006 as Czech Republic)
Best result	As Czechoslovakia: Runners-up (1934, 1962) As Czech Republic: Group stage (2006)
European Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 1960 as Czechoslovakia 1996 as Czech Republic)
Best result	As Czechoslovakia: Champions (1976) As Czech Republic: Runners-up (1996)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1997)
Best result	Third place (1997)
Medal record FIFA World Cup 1934 Italy Team 1962 Chile Team UEFA European Championship 1976 Yugoslavia Team 1996 England Team 1960 France Team 1980 Italy Team Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team 1964 Tokyo Team

Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the first international competition of the Czech Republic was UEFA Euro 1996, where they finished runners-up. They have taken part at every European Championship since. Following the separation, they have featured at one FIFA World Cup, the 2006 tournament.

History

See also: Czechoslovakia national football team

1990s

When Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the Czech Republic team was formed. They played their first friendly match away to Turkey 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.^{[citation needed]}

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 a defeat against Luxembourg, finishing their qualifying Group 5 in first place, ahead of group 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 progressed to the UEFA Euro 1996 Final, losing 2–1 to Germany at Wembley Stadium.

The Czechs finished third in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying group, behind Spain and Yugoslavia, and subsequently missed the tournament.^{[citation needed]}

2000s

The Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2000, winning all of their group games and conceding five goals.^[8] In the finals the team were drawn in Group D, alongside France, the Netherlands and Denmark.^[9] The team lost to the Netherlands after a last-minute penalty^[10] and were defeated in second match by France, which eliminated them from advancing to the knockout round. The Czech Republic managed a 2–0 win against Denmark in their final game courtesy of two goals from Vladimír Šmicer.^[10]

Once again, the Czech Republic failed to qualify for the World Cup, this time finishing second in their 2002 qualification 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.^{[citation needed]}

A team settled with Pavel Nedvěd, Jan Koller, Tomáš Rosický, Milan Baroš, Marek Jankulovski, Tomáš Galásek together with the emergence of goalkeeper Petr Čech were unbeaten in 2002 and 2003, scoring 53 goals in 19 games and qualifying for Euro 2004 in the process. The Czech Republic went on a 20-game unbeaten streak, which finally ended in Dublin on 31 March 2004 in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland.^[11] The Czechs entered the Euro finals in Group D, alongside the Netherlands, Germany and Latvia.^[12] The team trailed 2–0 to the Netherlands before winning the game 3–2 and beat Germany in the final group match.^[13] The Czech Republic beat Denmark in the quarter-final, went into the semi-final against Greece 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. The first 90 minutes finished goalless and Greece won the game in the last minute of the first half of extra-time with a silver goal.^[14]

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

The Czech Republic achieved their record win during the 2006 World Cup qualifying, 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.^[15] At the end of the campaign, after finishing in second place in Group 1 and defeating Norway in a playoff, the Czechs qualified for their first World Cup.^[16] The team was boosted prior to the play-off matches by the return of Pavel Nedvěd,^[17] who had initially retired from international football after Euro 2004. The squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany included 18 players from the Euro 2004 team. With the team ranked second in the world,^[18] they started the tournament with a 3–0 win over the United States. During the game, however, Jan Koller was forced to leave with a hamstring injury,^[19] exiting the tournament. In the next game, with Milan Baroš still recovering from injury, the team suffered a 2–0 loss to Ghana.^[18] Baroš returned for the final game against Italy, a must-win for a round of 16 appearance. The team were reduced to ten men as Jan Polák was dismissed before half-time for two bookable offences.^[19] Italy went on to win 2–0. Pavel Nedvěd, Karel Poborský and Vratislav Lokvenc retired from the national team after the tournament.^[20]

In the qualifying campaign for Euro 2008, they finished top of their group, above Germany on head-to-head record. The Czech Republic beat co-hosts Switzerland 1–0 in their opening game of the finals, before being beaten 3–1 by Portugal. This meant the Czechs and Turkey carried identical records going into the final group game. Although the Czechs took a 2–0 lead just past the hour mark and looked set to qualify, Turkey scored three goals in the final 15 minutes of the game to win the game 3–2.^[21]

The Czechs entered 2010 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, before losing to Poland. A late goal from Libor Sionko won the next game 1–0 against Slovenia. This was followed by a win against San Marino, and a goalless draw in Slovenia. In their following match, against neighbours Slovakia, a 2–1 defeat at home left Czech Republic in a precarious qualifying position. Manager Petr Rada was dismissed and six players were suspended.^[22] Ivan Hašek took temporary charge as manager,^[23] 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.^[24]

2010s

A changed team under Michal Bílek entered the Euro 2012 qualifiers and began with a home loss to Lithuania. But a win at home to Scotland was followed by wins against Liechtenstein. Spain defeated Czech Republic in between the Liechtenstein games, but the play-off spot was still in their hands. In the next game, a last minute penalty from Michal Kadlec away to Scotland secured a 2–2 draw.^[25] 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 Czech Republic defeated Lithuania 4–1 to seal second spot and a place in the play-offs. Czech Republic were drawn to face Montenegro in the two-legged play-off. A 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.^{[citation needed]}

At the tournament, the Czechs lost their opening game 4–1 to Russia, with their only goal coming from 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 goalkeeper Petr Čech, although there were no more goals and the Czech Republic recorded their first win of the tournament.^[26] Going into their third and final group match, the Czech Republic needed at least a draw against co-hosts Poland to advance to the knockout stage. A second-half strike by Jiráček proved the difference between the teams as the Czechs ran out as 1–0 winners. Due to Greece beating Russia in the other group game, the Czech Republic subsequently finished top of Group A,^[27] becoming the first team ever to win a group at the European Championships with a negative goal difference.^[28]

Bílek stayed on as coach, despite unrest amongst fans, and was tasked with qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.^[29] The Czechs were drawn into UEFA qualifying Group B along with Italy, Denmark, Bulgaria, Armenia and Malta. The campaign started with goalless draws against Denmark and Bulgaria, paired with a narrow win against Malta. The team then lost 0–3 to Denmark at home. The Czechs were then able to beat Armenia and draw with group leaders Italy, but lost to both Armenia and Italy in the rematches.^[29] Bílek resigned^[29] after the loss and was replaced with assistant coach Josef Pešice.^[30]

Pavel Vrba was appointed as the team's new coach in 2014, ahead of Euro 2016 qualifying.^[31] The Czech team was drawn into^[32] Group A, along with Netherlands, Turkey, Iceland, Latvia and Kazakhstan. The Czech team began with a win, defeating Netherlands, 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, Czech Republic remained group leaders, and on 6 September 2015, qualified for their sixth European Championship. They only got one point from a draw with Croatia, losing to Spain and Turkey. During a friendly match against Australia on 1 June 2018, the Czechs recorded their biggest defeat losing 0–4 in Sankt Pölten, Austria.^[33] That would eventually be eclipsed during their first qualifier for Euro 2020, as they were beaten 0–5 at Wembley Stadium by England.^[34]

On the other hand, they qualified directly for Euro 2020, finishing 2nd in Group A during the qualifiers, with a record of five wins and three defeats in eight games. The team won at home against England, the group leader (2–1) and lost all three away matches, against England (0–5), Kosovo (1–2) and Bulgaria (0–1).

2020s

On 18 November 2020, the Czech Republic, then placed in Group 2 of League B in the 2020–2021 edition of the Nations League, obtained promotion to League A for the next edition thanks to a win at home against Slovakia on the last day of the group stages (2–0), allowing the National team to overtake Scotland, which was defeated in Israel (0–1) at the same time.^[35] The Czechs were drawn into Group D with qualification opponents England, along with Croatia as well as Scotland.

2021 started on a positive note for the Czech Republic, who managed to draw Belgium at home 1–1 in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Above all, the Euros, postponed to the summer of 2021 due to COVID-19, saw the Czech men advance from the group. The Czech Republic won the first game against Scotland, who were one of 12 host countries for the Euros, with a double from Patrik Schick (2–0), including a long-range goal. The Czechs then drew 1–1 against Croatia before losing to England at Wembley 1–0. The Czechs finished among the four best third-place teams. In the round of 16 the Czech Republic faced the Netherlands, surprising them with a 2–0 win with goals from Tomáš Holeš and Patrik Schick while the Dutch team finished the game with 10 players.^[36] Appearing in the quarter-finals for the first time since 2012, they were beaten by Denmark 2–1, having conceded the first Danish goal after 5 minutes of play due to a refereeing error caused by a non-existent corner.^[37]

The Czech Republic failed to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, finishing third in their group, behind Belgium and Wales, whom they failed to beat (home draw and away defeat in both cases), but they made it to the play-offs thanks to their position in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League. They were eliminated in the semi-finals of the B path, following an away defeat against Sweden in extra time (1–0).^{[citation needed]} They were then relegated to League B after finishing bottom of their group in the 2022–2023 Nations League.

The Czech Republic, without injured star striker Schick for the entire Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, had a difficult and chaotic campaign, but qualified for the Euros in Germany by finishing second in their qualifying group thanks to a 3–0 home win over Moldova on the final day. After qualifying, coach Jaroslav Šilhavý resigned in the face of criticism from fans and controversy surrounding some of the team's players.^[38]

On 4 January 2024, Ivan Hašek returned to the Czech football team as the head coach until November 2025, with an option to continue if the team qualifies for the 2026 World Cup. He went on to make his debut against Norway and Armenia, both of which were 2–1 victories. In the Euro 2024, the Czech Republic failed to qualify to the Round of 16, losing 2–1 to Portugal, which was followed by a 1–1 draw to Georgia with many opportunities missed, and a 2–1 loss to Turkey in the final match of the group after being quickly reduced to 10 players following a second yellow card for Antonín Barák, the third time that Czech Republic lost in the decisive game against Turkey after Euro 2008 and Euro 2016. They ended 4th in Group F.^[39]

Team image

Since 1994, the Czech Republic home kit has primarily been red shirts, with either blue or red shorts. While their away kit has been white shirts with white shorts. Although the team wore blue shorts for a short period between 2010 and 2011. In 2020 the team introduced a new alternate colour as the away kit for the first time.^[40]

Year	Kit supplier
1994-1996	Adidas
1996-present	Puma

Stadiums

14 different cities have hosted Czech Republic football matches between 1994 and 2023.^[41] The most commonly-used stadium was Stadion Letná, the home stadium of Sparta Prague, which was renovated in 1994. Another frequently used stadium was Na Stínadlech in Teplice. However, since the 2018 World Cup qualification, major matches are usually played at the newer Stadion Eden, the home stadium of Slavia Prague, which was built in 2008. Since 2012, competitive games have also been held Doosan Arena, Plzeň. Some matches are also played in Moravia at Andrův stadion in Olomouc and Městský stadion in Ostrava.

Stadiums which have hosted Czech Republic international football matches:

Number of matches	Stadium	W	D	L	First international	Latest international
48	Stadion Letná, Prague	29	7	12	26 April 1995	11 October 2024
20	Na Stínadlech, Teplice	18	1	1	18 September 1996	11 September 2012
20	Stadion Eden, Prague	8	7	5	27 May 2008	10 September 2024
15	Andrův stadion, Olomouc	11	0	4	25 March 1998	19 November 2024
9	Štruncovy sady Stadion, Plzeň	8	1	0	12 October 2012	15 October 2023
5	Bazaly, Ostrava	4	0	1	25 May 1994	16 August 2000
4	Stadion u Nisy, Liberec	4	0	0	4 June 2005	11 August 2010
4	Městský stadion, Ostrava	3	1	0	26 March 1996	2 September 2021
3	Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec	3	0	0	4 September 1996	5 June 2009
3	Městský stadion, Uherské Hradiště	1	0	2	16 August 2006	6 September 2018
2	Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague	1	1	0	24 April 1996	18 August 2004
2	Sportovní areál, Drnovice	2	0	0	18 August 1999	15 August 2001
2	Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav	1	1	0	31 August 2016	15 November 2016
2	Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové	2	0	0	10 June 2024	22 March 2025
1	Stadion FC Bohemia Poděbrady, Poděbrady	1	0	0	26 February 1997
1	Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno	1	0	0	8 March 1995
1	Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice	1	0	0	29 March 2011
1	Městský stadion, Ústí nad Labem	1	0	0	22 March 2017

Results and fixtures

Main article: Czech Republic national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

Czech Republic  v  Malta

7 June 2024 (2024-06-07) Friendly	Czech Republic	7–1	Malta	Grödig, Austria
17:30 UTC+2	Barák 6' (pen.) Chytil 44', 57' D. Jurásek 47' Lingr 71' M. Jurásek 85' Černý 89'	Report	P. Mbong 59'	Stadium: Untersberg-Arena Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)

Czech Republic  v  North Macedonia

10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) Friendly	Czech Republic	2–1	North Macedonia	Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
18:00 UTC+2	Schick 60' (pen.) Barák 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Alimi 65'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Referee: Michal Očenáš (Slovakia)

Portugal  v  Czech Republic

18 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F	Portugal	2–1	Czech Republic	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 UTC+2	Hranáč 69' (o.g.) Conceição 90+2'	Report	Provod 62'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 38,421 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Georgia  v  Czech Republic

22 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F	Georgia	1–1	Czech Republic	Hamburg, Germany
15:00 UTC+2	Mikautadze 45+4' (pen.)	Report	Schick 59'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 46,524 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Czech Republic  v  Turkey

26 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F	Czech Republic	1–2	Turkey	Hamburg, Germany
21:00 UTC+2	Souček 66'	Report	Çalhanoğlu 51' Tosun 90+4'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 47,683 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Georgia  v  Czech Republic

7 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Georgia	4–1	Czech Republic	Tbilisi, Georgia
20:00 UTC+4	Kvaratskhelia 33' (pen.) Chakvetadze 53' Mikautadze 63' Kochorashvili 66'	Report	Kalvach 80'	Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Attendance: 20,401 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Czech Republic  v  Ukraine

10 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Czech Republic	3–2	Ukraine	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+2	Šulc 21', 45+2' Souček 80' (pen.)	Report	Vanat 37' Sudakov 84'	Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 18,722 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

Czech Republic  v  Albania

11 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Czech Republic	2–0	Albania	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+2	Chorý 3', 63'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 17,823 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Ukraine  v  Czech Republic

14 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Ukraine	1–1	Czech Republic	Wrocław, Poland
20:45 UTC+2	Dovbyk 52' (pen.)	Report	Červ 18'	Stadium: Wrocław Stadium Attendance: 14,734 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

Albania  v  Czech Republic

16 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Albania	0–0	Czech Republic	Tirana, Albania
20:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Attendance: 20,800 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Czech Republic  v  Georgia

19 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Czech Republic	2–1	Georgia	Olomouc, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+1	Šulc 3' Hložek 24'	Report	Mikautadze 60'	Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 12,221 Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

2025

Czech Republic  v  Faroe Islands

22 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Czech Republic	2–1	Faroe Islands	Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+1	Schick 25', 85'	Report	Vatnhamar 83'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 8,978 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

Gibraltar  v  Czech Republic

25 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Gibraltar	0–4	Czech Republic	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:45 UTC+1		Report	Černý 21' Schick 50' Šulc 72' Kliment 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 583 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

Czech Republic  v  Montenegro

6 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Czech Republic	v	Montenegro	Plzeň, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Doosan Arena

Croatia  v  Czech Republic

9 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Croatia	v	Czech Republic	Croatia
20:45 UTC+2		Report

Montenegro  v  Czech Republic

5 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Montenegro	v	Czech Republic	Montenegro
20:45 UTC+2		Report

Czech Republic  v  Croatia

9 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Czech Republic	v	Croatia	Fortuna Arena, Prague
20:45 UTC+2		Report

Faroe Islands  v  Czech Republic

12 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Faroe Islands	v	Czech Republic	Faroe Islands
17:00 UTC+1		Report

Czech Republic  v  Gibraltar

17 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Czech Republic	v	Gibraltar	Letná Stadion, Zlín
20:45 UTC+1		Report

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ivan Hašek
Assistant coach	Jaroslav Veselý [cs]
Assistant coach	Jaroslav Köstl [cs]
Goalkeeping coach	Radek Černý Matúš Kozáčik

Coaching history

• Dušan Uhrin (1994–1997)
• Jozef Chovanec (1998–2001)
• Karel Brückner (2001–2008)
• Petr Rada (2008–2009)
• František Straka (2009)
• Ivan Hašek (2009)
• Michal Bílek (2009–2013)
• Josef Pešice (2013)
• Pavel Vrba (2014–2016)
• Karel Jarolím (2016–2018)
• Jaroslav Šilhavý (2018–2023)
• Ivan Hašek (2024–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against Faroe Islands on 22 March 2025 and Gibraltar on 25 March 2025.^[42]
Caps and goals updated as of 25 March 2025 after the match against  Gibraltar.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jindřich Staněk	(1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 29)	13	0	Slavia Prague
16	1GK	Matěj Kovář	(2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 25)	11	0	Bayer Leverkusen
23	1GK	Martin Jedlička	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Viktoria Plzeň
2	2DF	David Zima	(2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24)	24	1	Slavia Prague
4	2DF	Václav Jemelka	(1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29)	10	0	Viktoria Plzeň
5	2DF	Vladimír Coufal	(1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 32)	53	1	West Ham United
7	2DF	Ladislav Krejčí	(1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 26)	18	3	Girona
13	2DF	David Douděra	(1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 26)	11	1	Slavia Prague
18	2DF	Jaroslav Zelený	(1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 32)	14	0	Sparta Prague
20	2DF	David Jurásek	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24)	12	1	TSG Hoffenheim
	2DF	Tomáš Holeš	(1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 32)	35	2	Slavia Prague
6	3MF	Jiří Boula	(1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Baník Ostrava
8	3MF	Michal Sadílek	(1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 (age 25)	25	1	Twente
12	3MF	Lukáš Červ	(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 24)	8	1	Viktoria Plzeň
14	3MF	Lukáš Provod	(1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28)	30	3	Slavia Prague
15	3MF	Pavel Šulc	(2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 24)	12	4	Viktoria Plzeň
17	3MF	Václav Černý	(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 27)	24	7	Rangers
21	3MF	Alex Král	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 27)	45	2	Espanyol
22	3MF	Tomáš Souček (captain)	(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 30)	79	14	West Ham United
	3MF	Matěj Šín	(2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Baník Ostrava
3	4FW	Vasil Kušej	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Slavia Prague
9	4FW	Jan Kliment	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)	9	1	Sigma Olomouc
10	4FW	Patrik Schick	(1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 29)	44	23	Bayer Leverkusen
11	4FW	Jan Kuchta	(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 28)	28	3	Sparta Prague
19	4FW	Tomáš Chorý	(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 30)	12	4	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	Antonín Kinský	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Tottenham Hotspur	v.  Georgia, 19 November 2024
GK	Jakub Markovič	(2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Slavia Prague	v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
GK	Adam Zadražil	(2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Hradec Králové	v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
GK	Vítězslav Jaroš	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Liverpool	UEFA Euro 2024
DF	Jan Bořil	(1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 34)	31	0	Slavia Prague	v.  Georgia, 19 November 2024
DF	Milan Havel	(1994-08-07) 7 August 1994 (age 30)	5	0	Viktoria Plzeň	v.  Georgia, 19 November 2024
DF	Patrizio Stronati	(1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 30)	4	1	Puskás Akadémia	v.  Georgia, 19 November 2024
DF	Martin Vitík	(2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 22)	5	0	Sparta Prague	v.  Albania, 11 November 2024 INJ
DF	Robin Hranáč	(2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 25)	7	0	TSG Hoffenheim	v.  Ukraine, 14 October 2024
DF	Ondřej Zmrzlý	(1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 26)	2	0	Slavia Prague	v.  Ukraine, 14 October 2024
DF	Tomáš Vlček	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 24)	2	0	Slavia Prague	UEFA Euro 2024
MF	Ondřej Lingr	(1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26)	24	1	Houston Dynamo	v.  Georgia, 19 November 2024
MF	Lukáš Kalvach	(1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 29)	5	1	Viktoria Plzeň	v.  Albania, 11 November 2024 INJ
MF	Matěj Ryneš	(2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Sparta Prague	v.  Albania, 11 October 2024 INJ
MF	Matěj Jurásek	(2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 21)	4	1	Norwich City	v.  Georgia, 7 September 2024 INJ
MF	Antonín Barák	(1994-12-03) 3 December 1994 (age 30)	44	11	Kasımpaşa	UEFA Euro 2024
MF	Petr Ševčík	(1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 (age 31)	17	0	Slavia Prague	UEFA Euro 2024
FW	Adam Hložek	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 22)	40	3	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	v.  Georgia, 19 November 2024
FW	Mojmír Chytil	(1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 26)	18	6	Slavia Prague	v.  Georgia, 19 November 2024
FW	Tomáš Čvančara	(2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 24)	8	1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v.  Ukraine, 14 October 2024

• ^INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.

Player statistics

Main article: List of Czech Republic international footballers

As of 25 March 2025.^[43]

Players in bold are still active with the Czech Republic.

This list does not include players that won caps for Czechoslovakia.

Most appearances

Petr Čech, the most capped player in the history of the Czech Republic with 124 caps

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Petr Čech	124	0	2002–2016
2	Karel Poborský	118	8	1994–2006
3	Tomáš Rosický	105	23	2000–2016
4	Jaroslav Plašil	103	7	2004–2016
5	Milan Baroš	93	41	2001–2012
6	Jan Koller	91	55	1999–2009
	Pavel Nedvěd	91	18	1994–2006
8	Vladimír Šmicer	81	27	1993–2005
9	Tomáš Souček	79	14	2016–present
10	Marek Jankulovski	78	11	2000–2009
	Tomáš Ujfaluši	78	2	2001–2009

Top goalscorers

Jan Koller, the top scorer in the history of the Czech Republic with 55 goals

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Jan Koller (list)	55	91	0.6	1999–2009
2	Milan Baroš (list)	41	93	0.44	2001–2012
3	Vladimír Šmicer	27	81	0.33	1993–2005
4	Patrik Schick	23	44	0.52	2016–present
	Tomáš Rosický	23	105	0.22	2000–2016
6	Pavel Kuka	22	63	0.35	1994–2001
7	Patrik Berger	18	44	0.41	1994–2001
	Pavel Nedvěd	18	91	0.2	1994–2006
9	Vratislav Lokvenc	14	74	0.19	1995–2006
	Tomáš Souček	14	79	0.18	2016–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Czech Republic at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	—
as  Czechoslovakia											as  Czechoslovakia
1930	Did not enter										Declined invitation
1934	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	9	6	Squad		1	1	0	0	2	1	1934
1938	Quarter-finals	5th	3	1	1	1	5	3	Squad		2	1	1	0	7	1	1938
1950	Did not enter										Did not enter
1954	Group stage	14th	2	0	0	2	0	7	Squad		4	3	1	0	5	1	1954
1958	Group stage	9th	4	1	1	2	9	6	Squad		4	3	0	1	9	3	1958
1962	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1	2	7	7	Squad		5	4	0	1	20	7	1962
1966	Did not qualify										6	3	1	2	12	4	1966
1970	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	2	7	Squad		7	5	1	1	16	7	1970
1974	Did not qualify										4	2	1	1	9	3	1974
1978											4	2	0	2	4	6	1978
1982	Group stage	19th	3	0	2	1	2	4	Squad		8	4	2	2	15	6	1982
1986	Did not qualify										8	3	2	3	11	12	1986
1990	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	0	2	10	5	Squad		8	5	2	1	13	3	1990
1994	Did not qualify										10	4	5	1	21	9	1994
as  Czech Republic											as  Czech Republic
1998	Did not qualify										10	5	1	4	16	6	1998
2002											12	6	2	4	20	10	2002
2006	Group stage	20th	3	1	0	2	3	4	Squad		14	11	0	3	37	12	2006
2010	Did not qualify										10	4	4	2	17	6	2010
2014											10	4	3	3	13	9	2014
2018											10	4	3	3	17	10	2018
2022											9	4	2	3	14	10	2022
2026	Qualification in progress										2	2	0	0	6	1	2026
2030	To be determined										To be determined						2030
2034																	2034
Total	Runners-up	9/22	33	12	5	16	47	49	—		148	80	31	37	284	127	—

UEFA European Championship

Main article: Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record											Qualifying record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	—
as  Czechoslovakia											as  Czechoslovakia
1960	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	2	3	Squad		6	4	1	1	16	5	1960
1964	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	2	3	1964
1968											6	3	1	2	8	4	1968
1972											6	4	1	1	11	4	1972
1976	Champions	1st	2	1	1	0	5	3	Squad		8	5	2	1	19	7	1976
1980	Third place	3rd	4	1	2	1	5	4	Squad		6	5	0	1	17	4	1980
1984	Did not qualify										8	3	4	1	15	7	1984
1988											6	2	3	1	7	5	1988
1992											8	5	0	3	12	9	1992
as  Czech Republic											as  Czech Republic
1996	Runners-up	2nd	6	2	2	2	7	8	Squad		10	6	3	1	21	6	1996
2000	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	3	3	Squad		10	10	0	0	26	5	2000
2004	Semi-finals	3rd	5	4	0	1	10	5	Squad		8	7	1	0	23	5	2004
2008	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	4	6	Squad		12	9	2	1	27	5	2008
2012	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	4	6	Squad		10	6	1	3	15	8	2012
2016	Group stage	21st	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad		10	7	1	2	19	14	2016
2020	Quarter-finals	6th	5	2	1	2	6	4	Squad		8	5	0	3	13	11	2020
2024	Group stage	22nd	3	0	1	2	3	5	Squad		8	4	3	1	12	6	2024
2028	To be determined										To be determined						2028
2032										2032
Total	1 Title	11/17	40	15	8	17	51	52	—	132	85	24	23	263	108	—

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2018–19	B	1	2nd	4	2	0	2	4	4		20th
2020–21	B	2	1st	6	4	0	2	9	5		19th
2022–23	A	2	4th	6	1	1	4	5	13		14th
2024–25	B	1	1st	6	3	2	1	9	8		20th
Total				22	10	3	9	27	30	14th

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	10	7	Squad
1999	Did not qualify
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017
Total	Third place	1/10	5	2	1	2	10	7	—

Head-to-head record (since 1994)

As of 25 March 2025 after the match against  Gibraltar.^[44]

  Positive record   Neutral record   Negative record

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	5	2	2	1	6	5	+1
Andorra	2	2	0	0	12	1	+11
Armenia	6	5	0	1	16	4	+12
Australia	2	1	0	1	3	5	-2
Austria	5	2	1	2	9	6	+3
Azerbaijan	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1
Belarus	7	7	0	0	18	4	+14
Belgium	9	3	2	4	9	10	-1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5
Brazil	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4
Bulgaria	7	5	1	1	13	3	+10
Canada	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6
China	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Croatia	4	0	3	1	6	8	-2
Cyprus	4	4	0	0	9	4	+5
Denmark	12	3	6	3	11	10	+1
England	5	1	1	3	4	11	-7
Estonia	5	5	0	0	16	3	+13
Faroe Islands	8	8	0	0	18	1	+17
Finland	5	3	1	1	13	7	+6
France	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1
Georgia	3	1	1	1	4	6	-2
Germany	9	2	0	7	10	16	-6
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
Gibraltar	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
Greece	4	1	2	1	2	2	0
Hungary	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1
Iceland	6	4	0	2	12	8	+4
Israel	4	4	0	0	9	3	+6
Italy	7	2	2	3	6	11	-5
Japan	3	0	2	1	0	1	-1
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	6	3	+3
Kosovo	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8
Latvia	4	3	1	0	9	4	+5
Liechtenstein	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
Lithuania	7	6	0	1	20	5	+15
Luxembourg	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2
Malta	11	9	2	0	37	6	+31
Mexico	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Moldova	4	3	1	0	10	0	+10
Montenegro	5	5	0	0	13	1	+12
Morocco	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	12	6	3	3	18	14	+4
Nigeria	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2
North Macedonia	4	3	1	0	11	3	+8
Northern Ireland	7	2	3	2	6	6	0
Norway	9	5	3	1	12	9	+3
Paraguay	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Peru	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Poland	10	5	1	4	13	12	+1
Portugal	6	1	0	5	3	12	-9
Qatar	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Republic of Ireland	8	4	2	2	13	9	+4
Romania	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1
Russia	4	1	1	2	7	13	-6
San Marino	6	6	0	0	31	0	+31
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Scotland	10	5	1	4	14	11	+3
Serbia[a]	5	2	0	3	11	7	+4
Slovakia	14	9	2	3	29	12	+17
Slovenia	5	3	1	1	7	2	+5
South Africa	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
South Korea	3	1	1	1	8	4	+4
Spain	7	0	2	5	3	10	-7
Sweden	4	0	2	2	5	7	-2
Switzerland	6	4	0	2	9	7	+2
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Turkey	12	5	1	6	22	17	+5
Ukraine	7	2	3	2	10	7	+3
United Arab Emirates	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5
United States	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2
Wales	6	1	4	1	5	5	0
Total (75)	349	186	68	95	622	355	+267

1. Includes matches against  Serbia and Montenegro.

Honours

Major competitions

• FIFA World Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 1934, 1962
• FIFA Confederations Cup
  • Third place (1): 1997
• UEFA European Championship
  • Champions (1): 1976
  • Runners-up (1): 1996
  • Third place (2): 1960, 1980
• Olympic Games
  • Gold medal (1): 1980
  • Silver medal (1): 1964

Regional

• Central European International Cup
  • Champions (1): 1955–60
  • Runners-up (2): 1927-30, 1948-53

Other titles

• Interallied Games^[45]
  • Champions (1): 1919

Summary

Competition				Total
FIFA World Cup	0	2	0	2
UEFA European Championship	1	1	2	4
FIFA Confederations Cup	0	0	1	1
Olympic Games	1	1	0	2
Total	2	4	3	9

See also

• Association football portal
• Czech Republic portal

• Football in the Czech Republic
• Czech Republic national football team results (1994–2019)
• Czech Republic national under-21 football team
• Czech Republic national under-19 football team
• Czech Republic national under-18 football team
• Czech Republic national under-17 football team