Czech Republic national under-21 football team
National under-21 football team of the Czech Republic
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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.
NicknameLvíčata (Little Lions)
AssociationFotbalová asociace
České republiky (FAČR)
České republiky (FAČR)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMichal Bílek
| Nickname | Lvíčata (Little Lions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Fotbalová asociace České republiky (FAČR) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Michal Bílek | ||
| Most caps | Jan Polák (45) | ||
| Top scorer | Tomáš Pekhart (17) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Czech Republic 1–0 Malta  (Opava, Czech Republic; 5 September 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Czech Republic 8–0 Bulgaria  (Teplice, Czech Republic; 5 October 2001) Czech Republic 8–0 Liechtenstein  (Prague, Czech Republic; 11 September 2007) Czech Republic 8–0 San Marino  (Serravalle, San Marino; 9 June 2009) Czech Republic 8–0 Andorra  (Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic; 10 August 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Denmark 5–0 Czech Republic (Vejle, Denmark; 10 September 2024) Records are for competitive matches only | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Winners (2002) | ||
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
- 1978 to 1994 - see Czechoslovakia
| 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 | |
 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 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | |
 2023 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 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.
| Year | Golden Player | Golden Boot |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 |
Petr Čech | |
| 2015 |
Jan Kliment | |
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 17 | Final tournament | — | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14[a] | Play-offs | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Wales |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14[a] | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Iceland |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | ||
| 5 | Lithuania |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Czech Republic 4, Wales 1
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs
The three play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GER |
 ENG |
CZE |
SVN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | ||||
| 2 | England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | — | |||||
| 3 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | — | |||||
| 4 | Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2025
| 12 June 2025 2025 UEFA U21 Euro group stage | Czech Republic | 1−3 | England | Dunajská Streda, Slovakia |
| 21:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: MOL Aréna Attendance: 8,087 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 15 June 2025 2025 UEFA U21 Euro group stage | Czech Republic | 2–4 | Germany | Dunajská Streda, Slovakia |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: MOL Aréna Attendance: 7,870 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
| 18 June 2025 2025 UEFA U21 Euro group stage | Slovenia | 0–2 | Czech Republic | Dunajská Streda, Slovakia |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: MOL Aréna Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy) |
| 5 September 2025 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Czech Republic | 2–0 |  Scotland | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 5,819 Referee: Florian Badstübner (Germany) |
| 9 September 2025 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Gibraltar  | 1–2 | Czech Republic | Europa Point, Gibraltar |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Europa Point Stadium Attendance: 204 Referee: Michele Beltrano (San Marino) |
| 10 October 2025 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Czech Republic | 5–0 |  Azerbaijan | Karviná, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia) |
| 14 October 2025 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Bulgaria | 2–1 | Czech Republic | Pazardzhik, Bulgaria |
| 18:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski Attendance: 401 Referee: Ion Orlic (Moldova) |
| 14 November 2025 Friendly | Czech Republic | 1–2 |  Serbia | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Stadion Arnošta Košťála |
| 18 November 2025 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Czech Republic | 0–0 | Portugal | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 7,618 Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France) |
2026
| 27 March 2026 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Scotland | 0–0 | Czech Republic | Dundee, Scotland |
| 20:00 (19:00 UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 1,268 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Spain) |
| 31 March 2026 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Czech Republic | 5–0 | Gibraltar | Chomutov, Czech Republic |
| 17:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Letní stadion Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Peiman Simani (Finland) |
Players
Current squad
The following players are in the nomination for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Scotland and Gibraltar on 27 and 31 March 2026.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 31 March 2026 after the match against Gibraltar.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Colin Andrew | 25 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | Zbrojovka Brno | |
| GK | Adam Dvořák | 28 July 2004 | 0 | 0 |  FS Jelgava | |
| GK | Jan Koutný | 14 October 2004 | 7 | 0 | Sigma Olomouc | |
| DF | Jan Chytrý | 13 May 2004 | 5 | 0 | Karviná | |
| DF | Ondřej Čoudek | 25 October 2004 | 3 | 0 | Artis Brno | |
| DF | Eric Hunal | 21 January 2005 | 5 | 0 | Dukla Prague | |
| DF | Tomáš Král | 26 October 2004 | 3 | 0 | Ružomberok | |
| DF | Albert Labík | 13 May 2004 | 13 | 0 | Karviná | |
| DF | Filip Lissah | 8 December 2004 | 2 | 0 | Falkirk | |
| DF | Sebastian Pech | 5 January 2009 | 0 | 0 | Sparta Prague | |
| MF | Lukáš Ambros | 5 June 2004 | 9 | 1 | Górnik Zabrze | |
| MF | Roman Horák | 25 February 2005 | 2 | 0 | Sparta Prague | |
| MF | Tomáš Jelínek | 27 December 2005 | 7 | 0 | Slavia Prague | |
| MF | Pavel Kačor | 12 September 2006 | 2 | 0 | Karviná | |
| MF | Ondřej Kričfaluši | 9 March 2004 | 17 | 2 | Baník Ostrava | |
| MF | Dominik Pech | 4 September 2006 | 3 | 0 | Young Boys | |
| MF | Lukáš Penxa | 6 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | Dukla Prague | |
| MF | David Planka | 28 July 2005 | 8 | 1 | Baník Ostrava | |
| MF | Matěj Šín | 2 June 2004 | 9 | 1 | AZ Alkmaar | |
| MF | Matěj Žitný | 6 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | Dukla Prague | |
| FW | Yannick Eduardo | 23 January 2006 | 7 | 2 | Dordrecht | |
| FW | Matěj Mikulenka | 5 February 2004 | 5 | 3 | Sigma Olomouc | |
| FW | Radek Šiler | 10 September 2004 | 1 | 1 | Podbrezová | |
| FW | Matyáš Vojta | 26 February 2004 | 10 | 1 | Sparta Prague | |
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.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Viktor Baier | 16 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | Viktoria Plzeň |
v. Portugal, 18 November 2025 |
| DF | Mikuláš Konečný | 2 June 2006 | 2 | 0 | Pardubice |
v. Scotland, 27 March 2026INJ |
| DF | Adam Ševínský | 19 June 2004 | 7 | 0 | Sparta Prague |
v. Scotland, 27 March 2026INJ |
| DF | Jiří Hamza | 8 July 2005 | 1 | 0 | Slovácko |
v. Portugal, 18 November 2025 |
| DF | Patrik Měkota | 21 March 2004 | 1 | 0 | Baník Ostrava |
v. Portugal, 18 November 2025 |
| DF | Jan Trédl | 6 July 2004 | 1 | 0 | Pardubice |
v. Portugal, 18 November 2025 |
| DF | Jan Paluska | 23 June 2005 | 4 | 0 | Viktoria Plzeň |
v. Bulgaria, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Daniel Kutík | 12 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | Zbrojovka Brno |
v. Gibraltar, 9 September 2025 |
| MF | Alexandr Bužek | 2 August 2004 | 5 | 0 | Karviná |
v. Portugal, 18 November 2025 |
| MF | Tom Slončík | 21 December 2004 | 7 | 0 | Viktoria Plzeň |
v. Portugal, 18 November 2025 |
| MF | Marek Havran | 7 October 2006 | 0 | 0 | Baník Ostrava |
v. Bulgaria, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | Lukáš Mašek | 8 May 2004 | 6 | 4 | Slovan Liberec |
v. Scotland, 27 March 2026INJ |
| FW | Jan Buryán | 11 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | Mladá Boleslav |
v. Portugal, 18 November 2025 |
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
- As of 19 June 2025.[2]
| # | Player | Caps |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Polák | 45 |
| 2 | Václav Sejk | 36 |
| 3 | David Kobylík | 31 |
| 4 | Michal Trávník | 30 |
| Adam Karabec | ||
| 6 | Bořek Dočkal | 28 |
| Josef Kaufman | ||
| 8 | Jan Lecjaks | 27 |
| Michal Papadopulos | ||
| 10 | Lukáš Došek | 26 |
| Michal Kadlec | ||
| Ondřej Mazuch | ||
| Tomáš Pekhart | ||
| Roman Týce | ||
| Tomáš Ujfaluši |
Top goalscorers
- As of 19 June 2025.[3]
| # | Player | Goals | Clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomáš Pekhart | 17 | Tottenham Hotspur, Jablonec |
| 2 | Václav Sejk | 13 | Sparta Prague, Teplice, Jablonec, Roda Kerkrade, Zagłębie Lubin, Famalicão |
| 3 | Jan Chramosta | 12 | Mladá Boleslav |
| Daniel Fila | Mladá Boleslav, Slavia Prague, Teplice, Venezia | ||
| 5 | Patrik Schick | 11 | Bohemians 1905, Sampdoria |
| 6 | Milan Baroš | 9 | Baník Ostrava, Liverpool |
| Tomáš Došek | Viktoria Plzeň, Slavia Prague | ||
| Václav Černý | Ajax | ||
| 9 | Bořek Dočkal | 8 | Slavia Prague, Kladno, Slovan Liberec, Konyaspor |
| Pavel Novotný | Slavia Prague | ||
| Václav Svěrkoš | Baník Ostrava, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha |
