Czech Republic–Slovakia football rivalry

Czech Republic–Slovakia football rivalry
Other namesFederal derby
LocationEurope (UEFA)
Teams Czech Republic
 Slovakia
First meetingSlovakia 1–1 Czech Republic
Friendly
(8 May 1995)
Latest meetingCzech Republic 2–0 Slovakia
2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
(11 November 2020)
Statistics
Meetings total14
Most winsCzech Republic (9)
Most player appearancesFilip Hološko (5)
Top scorerJan Koller and Tomáš Rosický (3)
All-time seriesCzech Republic: 9
Draw: 2
Slovakia: 3
Largest victoryCzech Republic 3–0 Slovakia
1998 FIFA World Cup Q
(11 October 1997)
Czech Republic 4–1 Slovakia
Friendly
(21 August 2002)
Slovakia 0–3 Czech Republic
UEFA Euro 2008 Q
(6 September 2006)
Czech Republic 3–0 Slovakia
Friendly
(14 November 2012)
Czech Republic–Slovakia football rivalry is located in Europe
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Slovakia

The Czech Republic–Slovakia football rivalry is a highly competitive sports rivalry exists between the national football teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. Games between the two teams, even those that are only friendly matches, are often marked by notable and sometimes controversial incidents; though the rivalry is mostly described as friendly and closeness because of historical tie. These matches are also called "Federal derby" or lesser extent, "Brother derby", due to cultural common between both countries.

Czechoslovakia national football team

The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name Representation of Czechs and Slovaks (RCS). Both the Czech Republic and Slovakia are recognized by FIFA and UEFA as the successors of the Czechoslovakia team.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The Czechoslovakia team was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association. The team had two runner-up finishes in World Cups (1934, 1962) and a European Championship win in 1976. Czechoslovakia qualified for the final stages of the 1990 World Cup and shortly afterwards their national coach Jozef Vengloš moved to England to become Aston Villa manager.

List of matches

Statistics

Matches Total Czech Republic
wins 		Draws Slovakia
wins 		Goal
difference
All 14 9 2 3 29:12
Competitive 10 7 1 2 21:9
Friendly 4 2 1 1 8:3

Games

8 May 1995 Friendly Slovakia 1–1  Czech Republic Bratislava
Timko 58' Šmejkal 32' Stadium: Tehelne pole
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
24 August 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia 2–1 Czech RepublicBratislava
Jančula 45'
Majoroš 55'		 Report Šmicer 15' Stadium: Tehelne pole
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)
11 October 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Czech Republic 3–0 SlovakiaPrague
Šmicer 54'
Siegl 70'
Novotný 73'		 Report Stadium: Sparta
Attendance: 5,428
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
21 August 2002 Friendly Czech Republic 4–1 SlovakiaOlomouc
Koller 32', 65'
Rosický 71', 79'		 Sz. Németh 16' Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 11,986
Referee: Georgios Douros (Greece)
6 September 2006 UEFA Euro 2008 qualificationSlovakia 0–3  Czech Republic Bratislava
Report
Stadium: Tehelne pole
Attendance: 27,683
Referee: Steve Bennett (England)
17 November 2007 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification Czech Republic 3–1 SlovakiaPrague
 Report Kadlec 79' (o.g.) Stadium: AXA Arena
Attendance: 15,681
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)
1 April 2009 2010 FIFA World Cup qualificationCzech Republic 1–2  Slovakia Prague
Jankulovski 30' Report
Stadium: AXA Arena
Attendance: 14,956
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
5 September 2009 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia 2–2  Czech Republic Bratislava
 Report
Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 23,800
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
14 November 2012 Friendly Czech Republic 3–0 SlovakiaOlomouc
 Report Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 11,464
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
31 March 2015 Friendly Slovakia 1–0 Czech RepublicŽilina
Duda 49' Report Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 10,524
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
13 October 2018 2018–19 Nations League BSlovakia 1–2  Czech Republic Trnava
Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
Attendance: 17,251
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
19 November 2018 2018–19 Nations League B Czech Republic 1–0 SlovakiaPrague
Schick 32' Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 16,623
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
4 September 2020 2020–21 Nations League BSlovakia 1–3  Czech Republic Bratislava
Schranz 88'
Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
18 November 2020 2020–21 Nations League B Czech Republic 2–0 SlovakiaPrague
 Report Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

See also

References

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  2. ^ Holt, Nick (2014-03-20). Mammoth Book Of The World Cup. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4721-1051-0.
  3. ^ UEFA.com (2015-11-17). "UEFA EURO 2016: How all the teams qualified | UEFA EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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  5. ^ UEFA.com (2021-03-03). "UEFA EURO 2020 contenders in focus: Slovakia | UEFA EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
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