2024–25 AC Sparta Prague season

AC Sparta Prague
2024–25 season
Manager	Lars Friis
Stadium	Stadion Letná
Czech First League	2nd
Czech Cup	Pre-season
UEFA Champions League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: ; Veljko Birmančević; Lukáš Haraslín; Ermal Krasniqi; Victor Olatunji; Martin Vitík; (3 each); All: ; Veljko Birmančević; Victor Olatunji; (6 each)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24

The 2024–25 season is the 131st season in the history of AC Sparta Prague, and the club's 32nd consecutive season in Czech First League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Czech Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Jakub Uhrinčať	Dukla Banská Bystrica	Undisclosed	1 July 2024
MF	Ermal Krasniqi	FC Rapid București	€2,000,000	1 July 2024	^[1]
GK	Peter Vindahl Jensen	AZ Alkmaar	€1,500,000	1 July 2024	^[2]
MF	Veljko Birmančević	Toulouse FC	€3,300,000^[3]^[†]	1 July 2024	^[4]
DF	Mathias Ross	Galatasaray	Loan	16 July 2024	^[5]
DF	Imanol García de Albéniz	Athletic Bilbao	Undisclosed	16 July 2024	^[6]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Ladislav Krejčí	Girona	€12,000,000^[7]	1 July 2024
MF	Michal Ševčík	1. FC Nürnberg	Loan	1 July 2024	^[8]
FW	Václav Sejk	Zagłębie Lubin	Loan	3 July 2024	^[9]
MF	Adam Karabec	Hamburger SV	Loan	4 July 2024	^[10]
DF	Patrik Vydra	Mladá Boleslav	Loan	9 July 2024	^[11]

Notes

^† Loan transfer made permanent

Friendlies

Pre-season

29 June 2024 Friendly	Sparta Prague	3–1	AIK	Prague
15:00	Tuci 27' Kúdela 48' Mejdr 80' Solbakken 89'	Report	Nordfeldt 69' Guidetti 85'	Stadium: Stadion Letná

5 July 2024 Friendly	Sparta Prague	3–0	Spartak Trnava	Prague
15:00	Wiesner 62' Olatunji 80' Schánělec 89'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Letná

10 July 2024 Friendly	Brøndby IF	5–2	Sparta Prague	Kössen, Austria
16:00	Vallys 6', 44' Lauritsen 22' Bundgaard 27' Suzuki 75'	Report	Schánělec 68' Sadílek 69'	Stadium: Kaiserwinkl Arena

13 July 2024 Friendly	Red Bull Salzburg	2–2	Sparta Prague	St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
18:00	Gloukh 7' Nene 25'	Report	Daněk 15' Olatunji 80'	Stadium: Koasastadion St. Johann

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Czech First League	19 July 2024	19 April 2025	Matchday 1	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Czech Cup				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Champions League	23 July 2024		Second qualifying round	6	5	1	0	14	5	+9	083.33
Total				7	6	1	0	16	6	+10	085.71

Last updated: 23 July 2024
Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Viktoria Plzeň	14	9	3	2	24	9	+15	30	Qualification for the championship group
3	Baník Ostrava	14	8	3	3	25	14	+11	27
4	Sparta Prague	14	8	2	4	26	18	+8	26
5	Jablonec	14	6	3	5	18	9	+9	21
6	Hradec Králové	14	5	4	5	12	11	+1	19

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: Chance Liga
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.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)^[12]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3	1	0	0	2	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 19 July 2024.
Source: Chance Liga

Results by round

Round	1
Ground	H
Result	W
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 19 July 2024. Source: Chance Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 20 June 2024.^[13]

19 July 2024 1	Sparta Prague	2–1	Pardubice	Prague
19:00	Ryneš 45+3' Olatunji 59'		Kalabiška 25'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Referee: Jan Všetečka

Czech Cup

UEFA Champions League

As the Czech First League champions, Sparta entered the competition in the second qualifying round.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Second qualifying round

The second qualifying round draw was held on 19 June 2024, Sparta were drawn against League of Ireland Premier Division champions Shamrock Rovers.^[14]

23 July 2024 First leg	Shamrock Rovers	0–2	Sparta Prague	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:00 IST	Burns 79'	Report	Birmančević 38' Solbakken 58' Wiesner 65'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 9,684 Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)

30 July 2024 Second leg	Sparta Prague	4–2 (6–2 agg.)	Shamrock Rovers	Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST	Sadílek 2' Laçi 18' Olatunji 29' Ross 41' Sørensen 48' Daněk 62' Tuci 71'	Report	Cleary 26' Greene 32', 47' Nugent 38'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 17,367 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

Third qualifying round

The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2024, Sparta were drawn against Liga I champions FCSB.^[15]

6 August 2024 First leg	Sparta Prague	1–1	FCSB	Prague, Czech Republic
20:00 CEST	Vitík 65' Olatunji 78' Krasniqi 84'	Report	Crețu 41' Târnovanu 43' Popa 43' Dawa 55', 61' Phelipe 90+4' Edjouma 90+8' Raduović 90+9'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 17,229 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

13 August 2024 Second leg	FCSB	2–3 (3–4 agg.)	Sparta Prague	Bucharest, Romania
20:30 EEST	Băluță 29' Olaru 29', 60' Lixandru 48' Edjouma 85' Târnovanu 90+4' Crețu 90+6'	Report	Birmančević 13', 28' (pen.), 60' Preciado 34' Haraslín 37' Sørensen 53' Kuchta 79'	Stadium: Steaua Stadium Attendance: 28,875 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

Play-off round

The play-off round draw was held on 5 August 2024, Sparta were drawn against Allsvenskan champions Malmö FF.^[16]

21 August 2024 First leg	Malmö FF	0–2	Sparta Prague	Malmö, Sweden
21:00 CEST	Busanello 11' Peña 34' Christiansen 69'	Report	Stryger 31' (o.g.) Olatunji 40' Laçi 62' Pešek 85' Ryneš 89'	Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 20,589 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

27 August 2024 Second leg	Sparta Prague	2–0 (4–0 agg.)	Malmö FF	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST	Birmančević 19' Vitík 25' Panák 45+1' Haraslín 80' (pen.) Rrahmani 83', 84'	Report	Zätterström 17' Jansson 17' Christiansen 27', 45+2' Peña 41'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 18,215 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

League phase

The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.^[17]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
24	PSV Eindhoven	4	1	2	1	7	5	+2	5	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
25	Paris Saint-Germain	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4
26	Sparta Prague	4	1	1	2	5	8	−3	4
27	VfB Stuttgart	4	1	1	2	3	6	−3	4
28	Shakhtar Donetsk	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3	4

Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	L
Position	6	10	21	26
Points	3	4	4	4

Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

18 September 2024 1	Sparta Prague	3–0	Red Bull Salzburg	Prague, Czech Republic
18:45 CEST	Kairinen 2' Olatunji 42' Laçi 58' Vitík 87'	Report	Piątkowski 58' Gourna-Douath 72'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 17,612 Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)

1 October 2024 2	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Sparta Prague	Stuttgart, Germany
18:45 CEST	Millot 7' Stenzel 12'	Report	Kairinen 32', 77'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

23 October 2024 3	Manchester City	5–0	Sparta Prague	Manchester, England
20:00 BST	Foden 3' Stones 7', 64' Haaland 58', 68' Nunes 88' (pen.)	Report	Preciado 87'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 50,116 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

6 November 2024 4	Sparta Prague	1–2	Brest	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CET	Ryneš 69' Olatunji 90+2'	Report	Ajorque 23' Fernandes 37' Kairinen 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 18,033 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

26 November 2024 5	Sparta Prague	v	Atlético Madrid	Prague, Czech Republic
18:45 CET		Report		Stadium: Stadion Letná

11 December 2024 6	Feyenoord	v	Sparta Prague	Rotterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET		Report		Stadium: De Kuip

22 January 2025 7	Sparta Prague	v	Inter Milan	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Stadion Letná

29 January 2025 8	Bayer Leverkusen	v	Sparta Prague	Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CET		Report		Stadium: BayArena

References

^ "Done, Ermal Krasniqi is sold to this team - KOHA.net".
^ "Sparta uplatnila opci, kliďas Vindahl zůstává na Letné". Sport.cz. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ "Sparta Prague secures Serbian star Veljko Birmančević for €3.3 million on his birthday - News - Nogomania". en.nogomania.com.
^ "Birmančević kmenovým hráčem". sparta.cz.
^ "Přichází Mathias Ross". sparta.cz.
^ [1]
^ Pérez, Tatiana (14 June 2024). "Oficial: Ladislav Krejci, el primer fitxatge de Champions". Diari de Girona.
^ "Michal Ševčík odchází na hostování s opcí".
^ "Václav Sejk nowym napastnikiem Miedziowych!". www.zaglebie.com.
^ "Karabec do Hamburku". sparta.cz.
^ "Hostování pro Patrika Vydru". sparta.cz.
^ "Herní model". Chance Liga (in Czech). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "Ligový los 2024/25: Sparta začne doma, první derby bude na Slavii".
^ "UEFA Champions League second qualifying round draw". UEFA. 19 June 2024.
^ "UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw". UEFA. 22 July 2024.
^ "UEFA Champions League play-off round draw". UEFA. 5 August 2024.
^ "Champions League league phase draw: All 36 teams learn their opponents". UEFA. 29 August 2024.

[cnote_†_grp_TR] † Loan transfer made permanent

[1] "Done, Ermal Krasniqi is sold to this team - KOHA.net".

[sport-2] "Sparta uplatnila opci, kliďas Vindahl zůstává na Letné". Sport.cz. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[3] "Sparta Prague secures Serbian star Veljko Birmančević for €3.3 million on his birthday - News - Nogomania". en.nogomania.com.

[4] "Birmančević kmenovým hráčem". sparta.cz.

[5] "Přichází Mathias Ross". sparta.cz.

[6] [1]

[7] Pérez, Tatiana (14 June 2024). "Oficial: Ladislav Krejci, el primer fitxatge de Champions". Diari de Girona.

[8] "Michal Ševčík odchází na hostování s opcí".

[9] "Václav Sejk nowym napastnikiem Miedziowych!". www.zaglebie.com.

[10] "Karabec do Hamburku". sparta.cz.

[11] "Hostování pro Patrika Vydru". sparta.cz.

[12] "Herní model". Chance Liga (in Czech). Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[13] "Ligový los 2024/25: Sparta začne doma, první derby bude na Slavii".

[14] "UEFA Champions League second qualifying round draw". UEFA. 19 June 2024.

[15] "UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw". UEFA. 22 July 2024.

[16] "UEFA Champions League play-off round draw". UEFA. 5 August 2024.

[17] "Champions League league phase draw: All 36 teams learn their opponents". UEFA. 29 August 2024.

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