National under-21 football team of the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the national under-21 association football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic . The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship , held every two years.
Although the breakup of Czechoslovakia occurred officially on 1 January 1993, the under-21 team continued until the end of the 1994 championship . After that, the Czech Republic and the Slovakia under-21s became separate footballing entities.
For both nations, the first matches were played in September 1994 in qualification for the 1996 championship .
The Czech Republic under-21 team reached the quarter-finals in 1996, but failed to qualify for 1998 . The team reached the final in both the 2000 and 2002 tournaments, winning the latter on penalties.
Subsequently, the team failed to qualify for the tournaments in 2004 and 2006 . They qualified for the 2007 competition but finished last in the group stage. They once again failed to qualify for the 2009 competition . In the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship , they placed fourth.
Competitive Record
Summer Olympics record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification record
Year
Round
1996
Quarter-finals
2
0
0
2
2
4
10
7
2
1
33
9
1998
did not qualify
8
3
0
5
13
13
2000
Runners-up
4
2
1
1
9
7
12
9
1
2
20
6
2002
Winners
5
2
2
1
5
5
12
9
2
1
29
6
2004
did not qualify
10
7
0
3
20
7
2006
12
6
3
3
26
11
2007
Group stage
3
0
1
2
1
4
4
3
1
0
7
3
2009
did not qualify
8
4
2
2
19
5
2011
Fourth place
5
2
0
3
4
6
10
9
1
0
30
4
2013
did not qualify
10
6
3
1
26
7
2015
Group stage
3
1
1
1
6
3
Qualified as hosts
2017
3
1
0
2
5
7
10
7
2
1
29
10
2019
did not qualify
10
5
1
4
14
15
2021
Group stage
3
0
2
1
2
4
7
4
3
0
17
2
2023
3
1
0
2
2
4
10
7
1
2
23
6
2025 Qualified
12
Total
9/15
31
9
7
15
36
44
126
82
19
25
289
100
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout .
Individual awards
In addition to team victories, Czech players have won individual awards at the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs
The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament .
All times are CEST (UTC+2 ), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2024
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs against Belgium on 15 and 19 November 2024.[ 1] [ 2]
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024 after the second match against Belgium .
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the under-21 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.WD = Withdrew due to non-injury related reasons.
Previous squads
Most appearances
As of 19 November 2024 .[ 3] Czech U21 in 2007
Top goalscorers
As of 19 November 2024 .[ 4]
#
Player
Goals
Club(s)[ a]
1 Tomáš Pekhart 17
Tottenham Hotspur , Jablonec
2 Jan Chramosta 12
Mladá Boleslav
Václav Sejk Sparta Prague , Teplice , Jablonec, Roda Kerkrade , Zagłębie Lubin
4 Patrik Schick 11
Bohemians 1905 , Sampdoria
5 Milan Baroš 9
Baník Ostrava , Liverpool
Tomáš Došek Viktoria Plzeň , Slavia Prague
Václav Černý Ajax
8 Bořek Dočkal 8
Slavia Prague, Kladno , Slovan Liberec , Konyaspor
Pavel Novotný Slavia Prague
Václav Svěrkoš Baník Ostrava, Borussia Mönchengladbach , Hertha
Daniel Fila Mladá Boleslav, Slavia Prague, Teplice
^ The club(s) during the player's time in the Under-21s.
See also
Notes
References
External links
International
League system
Domestic cups Other articles Annual tournament
