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Czech Republic national under-21 football team
National under-21 football team of the Czech Republic
National under-21 football team of the Czech Republic
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Czech Republic Under-21 |
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| Nickname | Lvíčata (Little Lions) |
| Association | *Fotbalová asociace |
| České republiky* (FAČR) | |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Coach | Michal Bílek |
| Most caps | Jan Polák (45) |
| Top scorer | Tomáš Pekhart (17) |
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| First game | 1–0 |
| (Opava, Czech Republic; 5 September 1994) | |
| Largest win | 8–0 |
| (Teplice, Czech Republic; 5 October 2001) | |
| 8–0 | |
| (Prague, Czech Republic; 11 September 2007) | |
| 8–0 | |
| (Serravalle, San Marino; 9 June 2009) | |
| 8–0 | |
| (Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic; 10 August 2011) | |
| Largest loss | 5–0 |
| (Vejle, Denmark; 10 September 2024) | |
| UEFAu21Champ apps | 9 |
| UEFAu21Champ first | 1996 |
| UEFAu21Champ best | Winners (2002) |
České republiky*](football-association-of-the-czech-republic) (FAČR) (Opava, Czech Republic; 5 September 1994) (Teplice, Czech Republic; 5 October 2001) 8–0 (Prague, Czech Republic; 11 September 2007) 8–0 (Serravalle, San Marino; 9 June 2009) 8–0 (Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic; 10 August 2011) (Vejle, Denmark; 10 September 2024)
|}} 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
| Summer Olympic record | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | Total | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain 1992 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia 2000 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece 2004 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 2028 | to be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia 2032 |
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification record | Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain 1996 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | ||
| Romania 1998 | did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||
| Slovakia 2000 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | ||
| Switzerland 2002 | Winners | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | ||
| Germany 2004 | did not qualify | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7 | ||||||||
| Portugal 2006 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | |||||||||
| Netherlands 2007 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Sweden 2009 | did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | ||||||||
| Denmark 2011 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Israel 2013 | did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| POL 2017 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | |||
| ITASMR 2019 | did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||
| HUNSVN 2021 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | ||
| ROMGEO 2023 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | |||
| Slovakia 2025 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | |||
| Total | 10/16 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 51 | 146 | 93 | 25 | 28 | 325 | 118 |
:*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
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs
Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs
The three play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.
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2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage
Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship#Group_B
Results and fixtures
2025
- Joseph
- Tárrega
- Fila
- Skogvold
- Fila
- Elliott
- Rowe
- Cresswell
- Arrey-Mbi
- Spáčil
- Tresoldi
- Nebel
- Woltemade
- Martel
- Fila
- Sejk
- Kričfaluši
- Eduardo
- Clinton
- Vojta
- Mašek
- Mašek
- Ambros
- Planka
- Iliev
- Panayotov
- Šín
- Eduardo
- Jovanović
- Mijatović
Players
Current squad
The following players are in the nomination for the friendly match against Serbia on 14 November 2025 and for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Portugal on 18 November 2025.
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2025 after the match against Portugal.
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.
Previous squads
- 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
- 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
- 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
- 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
- 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
- 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
- 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
- 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
- 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
- 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
Most appearances
References
References
- (7 November 2025). "Nominace reprezentace do 21 let na zápasy se Srbskem a Portugalskem". [[Football Association of the Czech Republic]].
- "Česko U21 - Historické statistiky - Nejvíce startů". [[Football Association of the Czech Republic]].
- "Česko U21 - Historické statistiky - Nejvíce branek". [[Football Association of the Czech Republic]].
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