2021–22 AC Sparta Prague season
2021–22 season | |||
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President | Daniel Křetínský | ||
Head coach | Pavel Vrba | ||
Stadium | Stadion Letná | ||
Czech First League | 3rd | ||
Czech Cup | Runners-up | ||
UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | ||
UEFA Europa League | Group stage | ||
UEFA Europa Conference League | Knockout round play-offs | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Adam Hložek (9) All: Adam Hložek (12) | ||
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The 2021–22 season was the 128th season in the existence of AC Sparta Prague and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, Sparta Prague participated in this season's editions of the Czech Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 17 January 2022[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
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Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
22 June 2021 Friendly | Sparta Prague | 8–1 | Sokol Hostouň | Prague, Czech Republic |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1) |
26 June 2021 Friendly | Sparta Prague | 7–0 | Dukla Prague | Prague, Czech Republic |
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1) |
1 July 2021 Friendly | Sparta Prague | 1–0 | Líšeň | Prague, Czech Republic |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1) | |||
Note: four halves of 30 minutes. |
6 July 2021 Friendly | Arsenal Tula | 1–4 | Sparta Prague | Austria |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
9 July 2021 Friendly | Wolfsberger AC | 3–2 | Sparta Prague | Wolfsberg, Austria |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
12 July 2021 Friendly | Sparta Prague | 2–2 | Dynamo Moscow | Austria |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Czech First League | 24 July 2021 | 15 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 62.86 |
Czech Cup | 22 September 2021 | 18 May 2022 | Third round | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 80.00 |
UEFA Champions League | 21 July 2021 | 10 August 2021 | Second qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 25.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 16 September 2021 | 9 December 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 33.33 |
UEFA Europa League | 17 February 2022 | 24 February 2022 | Knockout round play-offs | Knockout round play-offs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Total | 52 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 94 | 63 | +31 | 55.77 |
Source: Soccerway
Czech First League
[edit]Regular season
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Slavia Prague | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 19 | +52 | 73 | Qualification for the championship group |
2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 19 | +34 | 72 | |
3 | Sparta Prague | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 66 | |
4 | Slovácko | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 59 | |
5 | Baník Ostrava | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 51 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.[2]
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 73 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 |
Source: Fortuna Liga
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]24 July 2021 1 | Sparta Prague | 3–2 | Sigma Olomouc | Prague |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 7,235 Referee: Pavel Orel |
31 July 2021 2 | Slovan Liberec | 0–5 | Sparta Prague | Liberec |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
7 August 2021 3 | Sparta Prague | 2–0 | Karviná | Prague |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 5,136 Referee: Petr Hocek |
14 August 2021 4 | Bohemians 1905 | 1–1 | Sparta Prague | Prague |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 3,905 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
21 August 2021 5 | Sparta Prague | 4–0 | Hradec Králové | Prague |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 6,263 Referee: Jan Machálek |
28 August 2021 6 | Sparta Prague | 1–0 | České Budějovice | Prague |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 3,663 Referee: Pavel Franek |
11 September 2021 7 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–2 | Sparta Prague | Plzeň |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,584 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
19 September 2021 8 | Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Jablonec | Prague |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 8,115 Referee: Pavel Orel |
25 September 2021 9 | Zlín | 2–5 | Sparta Prague | Zlín |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Letná Stadion Attendance: 4,520 Referee: Jan Machálek |
3 October 2021 10 | Sparta Prague | 1–0 | Slavia Prague | Prague |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena Attendance: 17,093 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
17 October 2021 11 | Pardubice | 2–4 | Sparta Prague | Prague[note 1] |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 3,537 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
24 October 2021 12 | Sparta Prague | 1–0 | Mladá Boleslav | Prague |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena Attendance: 7,544 Referee: Pavel Julínek |
31 October 2021 13 | Baník Ostrava | 2–2 | Sparta Prague | Ostrava |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 14,572 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
7 November 2021 14 | Sparta Prague | 4–2 | Teplice | Prague |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 5,617 Referee: Jan Machálek |
21 November 2021 15 | Slovácko | 4–0 | Sparta Prague | Uherské Hradiště |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 7,701 Referee: Pavel Franěk |
28 November 2021 16 | Sparta Prague | 2–1 | Slovan Liberec | Prague |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 977 Referee: Ondrej Pechanec |
4 December 2021 17 | Karviná | 1–2 | Sparta Prague | Karviná |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
12 December 2021 18 | Sparta Prague | 5–1 | Bohemians 1905 | Prague |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pavel Orel |
18 December 2021 19 | Hradec Králové | 0–1 | Sparta Prague | Mladá Boleslav[note 2] |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Petr Hocek |
5 February 2022 20 | České Budějovice | 0–0 | Sparta Prague | České Budějovice |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dalibor Černý |
13 February 2022 21 | Sparta Prague | 2–2 | Viktoria Plzeň | Prague |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
13 February 2027 23 | Sparta Prague | 2–0 | Fastav Zlín | Prague |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 7,279 Referee: Jan Machálek |
6 March 2022 24 | Slavia Prague | 2–0 | Sparta Prague | Prague |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 19,370 Referee: Szymon Marciniak |
9 March 2022 22 | Jablonec | 1–1 | Sparta Prague | Jablonec nad Nisou |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Dalibor Černý |
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 February 2022, but was postponed due to snow.[5] |
13 March 2022 25 | Sparta Prague | 3–1 | Pardubice | Prague |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 6,132 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay |
20 March 2022 26 | Mladá Boleslav | 0–3 | Sparta Prague | Mladá Boleslav |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 4,715 Referee: Petr Hocek |
2 April 2022 27 | Sparta Prague | 2–1 | Baník Ostrava | Prague |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 15,205 Referee: Tomáš Klíma |
9 April 2022 28 | Teplice | 0–3 | Sparta Prague | Teplice |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 10,063 Referee: Jan Machálek |
17 April 2022 29 | Sparta Prague | 3–1 | Slovácko | Prague |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 14,235 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay |
20 April 2022 30 | Sigma Olomouc | 2–0 | Sparta Prague | Olomouc |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 9,157 Referee: Tomáš Klíma |
Championship group
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Viktoria Plzeň (C) | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Slavia Prague | 35 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 80 | 27 | +53 | 78 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
3 | Sparta Prague | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 73 | |
4 | Slovácko | 35 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 68 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
5 | Baník Ostrava | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 55 | |
6 | Hradec Králové | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 44 |
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Slovácko qualified for the Europa League as Czech Cup winners.
23 April 2022 31 | Sparta Prague | 3–1 | Baník Ostrava | Prague |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 8,617 Referee: Dalibor Černý |
11 May 2022 34 | Sparta Prague | 1–2 | Slovácko | Prague |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 7,093 Referee: Michal Křepský |
15 May 2022 35 | Slavia Prague | 1–2 | Sparta Prague | Prague |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 18,131 Referee: Tomas Klíma |
Czech Cup
[edit]22 September 2021 Third round | Líšeň | 0–3 | Sparta Prague | Brno |
16:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion SK Líšeň Attendance: 2,070 Referee: Petr Hocek |
27 October 2021 Fourth round | Teplice | 0–2 | Sparta Prague | Teplice |
17:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: AGC Aréna Na Stínadlech Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Pavel Franěk |
9 February 2022 Quarter-finals | Slavia Prague | 0–2 | Sparta Prague | Prague |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pavel Orel |
3 March 2022 Semi-finals | Sparta Prague | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Jablonec | Prague |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 4,986 Referee: Tomáš Klíma |
18 May 2022 Final | Slovácko | 3–1 | Sparta Prague | Uherské Hradiště |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 7,991[6] Referee: Ladislav Szikszay |
UEFA Champions League
[edit]Second qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021.[7]
21 July 2021 First leg | Rapid Wien | 2–1 | Sparta Prague | Vienna, Austria |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
28 July 2021 Second leg | Sparta Prague | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | Rapid Wien | Prague, Czech Republic |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 9,105 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
Third qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[8]
3 August 2021 First leg | Sparta Prague | 0–2 | Monaco | Prague, Czech Republic |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 10,533 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
10 August 2021 Second leg | Monaco | 3–1 (5–1 agg.) | Sparta Prague | Monaco, France |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,476 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
UEFA Europa League
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LYO | RAN | SPP | BRO | |
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1 | Lyon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Rangers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 3–4 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | Brøndby | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Matches
[edit]16 September 2021 1 | Brøndby | 0 – 0 | Sparta Prague | Brøndbyvester, Denmark |
21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 18,867 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev |
30 September 2021 2 | Sparta Prague | 1 – 0 | Rangers | Prague |
18:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena Attendance: 10,879 Referee: Ali Palabıyık |
21 October 2021 3 | Sparta Prague | 3 – 4 | Lyon | Prague |
21:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena Attendance: 12,427 Referee: Matej Jug |
4 November 2021 4 | Lyon | 3 – 0 | Sparta Prague | Décines-Charpieu, France |
18:45 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 33,934 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
25 November 2021 5 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Sparta Prague | Glasgow, Scotland |
21:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,370 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
9 December 2021 6 | Sparta Prague | 2 – 0 | Brøndby | Stadion Letná, Prague |
18:45 CET | Report | Attendance: 976[9] Referee: Craig Pawson |
UEFA Conference League
[edit]Knockout round play-offs
[edit]17 February 2022 First leg | Sparta Prague | 0–1 | Partizan Belgrade | Prague |
21:00 CET | Hložek 67' Krejčí 90' |
Report | Marković 32' Menig 78' Terzić 90' Vujačić 90' |
Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 1,000[10] Referee: Andreas Ekberg |
24 February 2022 Second leg | Partizan Belgrade | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Sparta Prague | Belgrade, Serbia |
18:45 CET | Gomes 7', 24' 6' 66' Miletić 46' Urošević 85' Popović 90+1' Holender 90+3' Jevtović 90+4' |
Report | Krejčí 35' Čvančara 48' Hložek 85' Wiesner 90+4' |
Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 15,864 Referee: Georgi Kabakov |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Pardubice continued playing their home matches in Ďolíček due to the rebuilding of their own stadium Pod Vinicí.[3]
- ^ Hradec Králové played their home matches in Mladá Boleslav due to the rebuilding of their own Všesportovní stadion.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "A-tým". AC Sparta Praha.
- ^ "Czech Liga 2021/2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Rekonstrukce Letního stadionu pokračuje" [Reconstruction of the Letní stadion continues]. fkpardubice.cz (in Czech). 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Je rozhodnuto! Hradec bude mít nový stadion" [It's decided! Hradec will have a new stadium]. denik.cz (in Czech). 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Odloženo! Sníh zavál ligový šlágr Sparty v Jablonci" [Adjourned! Snow blew away Sparta's league match in Jablonec]. sport.cz (in Czech). 20 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Slovácko - Sparta 3:1, finále rozhodli domácí za půli, závěr v nedůstojných kulisách" [Slovácko - Sparta 3:1, the final was decided by the home team in half time, the ending in undignified scenery]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Sparta Prague vs. Brøndby" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Sparta Prague vs. Partizan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.