Czech Republic national football team
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| Association | Českomoravský fotbalový svaz | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Karel Brückner (2002-) | ||
| Captain | Tomáš Rosický | ||
| Most caps | Karel Poborský (118) | ||
| Top scorer | Jan Koller (55) | ||
| Home stadium | AXA Arena Na Stínadlech Stadion Eden | ||
| FIFA code | CZE | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 6 | ||
| Highest | 2 (March 1994) | ||
| Lowest | 67 (September 1999) | ||
| First international | |||
 Hungary 2 - 1 Bohemia  (Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903)  Turkey 1 - 4 Czech Republic (Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Czech Republic 8 - 1 Andorra  (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005) Czech Republic 7 - 0 San Marino  (Liberec, Czech Republic; 7 October 2006) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Bohemia 0-4 England  (Prague, Bohemia; 13 June 1908)  Switzerland 3 - 0 Czech Republic (Zürich, Switzerland; 20 April 1994) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Round 1, 2006 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1996 | ||
| FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | 3rd, 1997 | ||
The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic.
History
Before World War I, Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic), while being part of Austria-Hungary, played seven matches between 1903 and 1908, six of them against Hungary and one against England. Bohemia also played a match against Yugoslavia, Ostmark and Germany in 1939 while being the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
When the Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia, the national team had runner-up finishes in World Cups (1934, 1962) and a European Championship win in 1976. After Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the national team was reformed, and played its first match against Turkey in 1994.
Now, the Czech Republic is continuing its football tradition, finishing second in Euro 96 and making the semifinals of Euro 2004. They made their first World Cup as an independent country in 2006 and they are currently the sixth-ranked country in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings.
The Under-21 national team of Czech Republic won the European championship in 2002.
Stadia
The most important matches of the Czech national team are held in Prague´s AXA Arena, the home stadium of Sparta Prague. After the construction of Stadion Eden is finished (opened May 2008), the team will play its home matches there. Other venues include the cities of Teplice, Olomouc and Liberec. The new leaders of the Czech Football Association have announced that they will be building a new state of the art stadium for 50,000 people.
World Cup record
- 1930 to 1994 - See Czechoslovakia
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1998 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  2002 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2006 |
Round 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
European Championship record
- 1960 to 1992 - See Czechoslovakia
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 |
Runners-up | 6 | 2 | 2* | 2 | 7 | 8 |
  2000 |
Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
 2004 |
Semi-Final | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
 2008 |
Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
  2012 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 4/4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty shootout.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Notable former players
This lists players who have played most or all of their international careers in the Czech Republic era. For notable players from the Czechoslovakia era, see Czechoslovakia national football team.
- Patrik Berger (1994-2001)
- Petr Čech (2002-)
- Marek Jankulovski (2000-)
- Miroslav Kadlec (1987-1997)
- Pavel Kuka (1990-2003)
- Jan Koller (1999-)
- Pavel Nedvěd (1994-2006)
- Karel Poborský (1994-2006)
- Tomáš Rosický (2000-)
- Pavel Srníček (1994-2001)
- Vladimír Šmicer (1994-2005)
- Milan Baroš (2001-)
FIFA World Cup qualification
Template:2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3
Current players
Czech Republic national team 2008
Current Squad
The following players were included in the UEFA EURO 2008 squad announced by Karel Brückner 28/05/2008
Head coach: Karel Brückner
Recent call-up
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Jan Laštůvka | 7 July 1982 | 0 | 0 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk
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| 25 | GK | Michal Daněk | 6 July 1983 | 0 | 0 | FC Viktoria Plzeň
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| GK | Martin Vaniak | 20 October 1970 | 7 | 0 | SK Slavia Praha
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| DF | Jan Rajnoch | 30 September 1981 | 1 | 0 | FK Mladá Boleslav
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| DF | Jan Šimůnek | 20 February 1987 | 0 | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg
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| 19 | DF | Tomáš Zápotočný | 13 September 1980 | 4 | 0 |  Udinese
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| DF | Martin Jiránek | 25 May 1979 | 31 | 0 |  FC Spartak Moscow
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| MF | Mario Holek | 28 October 1986 | 0 | 0 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
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| 10 | MF | Tomáš Rosický (Captain)] 
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4 October 1980 | 67 | 18 | Arsenal FC
Rosický is injured and will miss Euro 2008. |
| MF | Jiří Kladrubský | 19 November 1985 | 1 | 0 | AC Sparta Praha
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| MF | Luboš Kalouda | 20 May 1987 | 0 | 0 | CSKA Moscow
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| MF | Daniel Pudil | 27 September 1985 | 3 | 1 | FC Slovan Liberec
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| MF | Marek Střeštík | 1 February 1987 | 0 | 0 | 1. FC Brno
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| FW | Karel Piták | 28 January 1980 | 3 | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg
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| FW | Marek Kulič | 11 October 1975 | 9 | 2 | AC Sparta Praha
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2006 World Cup Information
Czech Republic started the World Cup with an impressive victory. USA barely had a sniff of goal throughout, and the Czechs capitalized. Jan Koller opened the scoring in the 5th minute with a brilliant header after Grygera crossed in the ball. Arsenal's new signing for the summer, Tomáš Rosický hit a belter past US keeper, Kasey Keller before half time to put the Czech's 2-0 up, but it was not all good news. Jan Koller, scorer of the first goal, sustained a hamstring injury just before half time. He had to be stretchered off, and was out of the remainder of the tournament. Karel Bruckner's side emerged from the second half buoyant as before, despite losing Koller, who was replaced upfront by Lokvenc. Two thirds of the way through the second half, Rosický secured the three points with a brilliant solo effort.
Czech Republic next played Ghana on June 17th, losing 2-0 at Cologne. This match was full of excitement right from the start to the end, including a missed PK by Asamoah Gyan and a red card offense by Tomáš Ujfaluši. The game fell into Ghana's hands when Sulley Muntari scored in the 82nd minute making it 2-0.
The Czechs lost their third game as well, falling 2-0 to Italy. This loss ended their first World Cup run, with Italy and Ghana advancing to the Round of 16.
Past squads and campaigns
See also
External links
- Official web
- RSSSF archive of results 1994-
- RSSSF archive of results 1903,1906-08,1939
- Team at Euro 2008
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2006 FIFA World Cup finalists | |
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