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
Spain 1992did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000Group stage14th302156Squad
Greece 2004did not qualify
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028to be determined
Australia 2032
TotalGroup stage14th302156

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
Poland 2017 3 1 0 2 5 7 10 7 2 1 29 10
ItalySan Marino 2019 did not qualify 10 5 1 4 14 15
HungarySlovenia 2021 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 4 10 6 3 1 20 4
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 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.

Year Golden Player Golden Boot
Switzerland 2002 Petr Čech
Czech Republic 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
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
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Finland  6–3  Norway 5–1 1–2
Belgium  1–3  Czech Republic 0–2 1–1
Georgia  3–3 (7–6 p)  Croatia 1–0 2–3 (a.e.t.)

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
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2025

12 June 2025 (2025-06-12) 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 (2025-06-15) 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 (2025-06-18) 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 (2025-09-05) 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 (2025-09-09) 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 (2025-10-10) 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 (2025-10-14) 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 (2025-11-14) Friendly Czech Republic  1–2  Serbia Pardubice, Czech Republic
18:00
Stadium: Stadion Arnošta Košťála
18 November 2025 (2025-11-18) 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 (2026-03-27) 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 (2026-03-31) 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
1GK Colin Andrew (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 22) 0 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Zbrojovka Brno
1GK Adam Dvořák (2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 (age 22) 0 0 Latvian Football Federation FS Jelgava
1GK Jan Koutný (2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 21) 7 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc
2DF Jan Chytrý (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 22) 5 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Karviná
2DF Ondřej Čoudek (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 21) 3 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Artis Brno
2DF Eric Hunal (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 21) 5 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Dukla Prague
2DF Tomáš Král (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 21) 3 0 Slovak Football Association Ružomberok
2DF Albert Labík (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 22) 13 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Karviná
2DF Filip Lissah (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 21) 2 0 Scottish Football Association Falkirk
2DF Sebastian Pech (2009-01-05) 5 January 2009 (age 17) 0 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Sparta Prague
3MF Lukáš Ambros (2004-06-05) 5 June 2004 (age 22) 9 1 Polish Football Association Górnik Zabrze
3MF Roman Horák (2005-02-25) 25 February 2005 (age 21) 2 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Sparta Prague
3MF Tomáš Jelínek (2005-12-27) 27 December 2005 (age 20) 7 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Slavia Prague
3MF Pavel Kačor (2006-09-12) 12 September 2006 (age 19) 2 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Karviná
3MF Ondřej Kričfaluši (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 22) 17 2 Football Association of the Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
3MF Dominik Pech (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 19) 3 0 Swiss Football Association Young Boys
3MF Lukáš Penxa (2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 22) 0 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Dukla Prague
3MF David Planka (2005-07-28) 28 July 2005 (age 21) 8 1 Football Association of the Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
3MF Matěj Šín (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 22) 9 1 Royal Dutch Football Association AZ Alkmaar
3MF Matěj Žitný (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 21) 1 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Dukla Prague
4FW Yannick Eduardo (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 20) 7 2 Royal Dutch Football Association Dordrecht
4FW Matěj Mikulenka (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 22) 5 3 Football Association of the Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc
4FW Radek Šiler (2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 21) 1 1 Slovak Football Association Podbrezová
4FW Matyáš Vojta (2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 (age 22) 10 1 Football Association of the Czech Republic 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 (2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 (age 21) 2 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Portugal, 18 November 2025
DF Mikuláš Konečný (2006-06-02) 2 June 2006 (age 20) 2 0 Czech Republic Pardubice v.  Scotland, 27 March 2026INJ
DF Adam Ševínský (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 22) 7 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague v.  Scotland, 27 March 2026INJ
DF Jiří Hamza (2005-07-08) 8 July 2005 (age 21) 1 0 Czech Republic Slovácko v.  Portugal, 18 November 2025
DF Patrik Měkota (2004-03-21) 21 March 2004 (age 22) 1 0 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava v.  Portugal, 18 November 2025
DF Jan Trédl (2004-07-06) 6 July 2004 (age 22) 1 0 Czech Republic Pardubice v.  Portugal, 18 November 2025
DF Jan Paluska (2005-06-23) 23 June 2005 (age 21) 4 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Bulgaria, 14 October 2025
DF Daniel Kutík (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 22) 0 0 Czech Republic Zbrojovka Brno v.  Gibraltar, 9 September 2025
MF Alexandr Bužek (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 22) 5 0 Czech Republic Karviná v.  Portugal, 18 November 2025
MF Tom Slončík (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 21) 7 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Portugal, 18 November 2025
MF Marek Havran (2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 (age 19) 0 0 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava v.  Bulgaria, 14 October 2025
FW Lukáš Mašek (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 22) 6 4 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec v.  Scotland, 27 March 2026INJ
FW Jan Buryán (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav v.  Portugal, 18 November 2025

INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.

Previous squads

Most appearances

As of 19 June 2025.[2]
The team standing together before a match.
Czech U21 in 2007
#PlayerCaps
1Jan Polák45
2Václav Sejk36
3David Kobylík31
4Michal Trávník30
Adam Karabec
6Bořek Dočkal28
Josef Kaufman
8Jan Lecjaks27
Michal Papadopulos
10Lukáš Došek26
Michal Kadlec
Ondřej Mazuch
Tomáš Pekhart
Roman Týce
Tomáš Ujfaluši

Top goalscorers

As of 19 June 2025.[3]
#PlayerGoalsClubs during the player's time in the Under-21s.
1Tomáš Pekhart17Tottenham Hotspur, Jablonec
2Václav Sejk13Sparta Prague, Teplice, Jablonec, Roda Kerkrade, Zagłębie Lubin, Famalicão
3Jan Chramosta12Mladá Boleslav
Daniel FilaMladá Boleslav, Slavia Prague, Teplice, Venezia
5Patrik Schick11Bohemians 1905, Sampdoria
6Milan Baroš9Baník Ostrava, Liverpool
Tomáš DošekViktoria Plzeň, Slavia Prague
Václav ČernýAjax
9Bořek Dočkal8Slavia Prague, Kladno, Slovan Liberec, Konyaspor
Pavel NovotnýSlavia Prague
Václav SvěrkošBaník Ostrava, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha

See also

Notes

References

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic_national_under-21_football_team