Men's national association football team representing the Czech Republic
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Czech Republic women's national football team.
Czech Republic
Association
Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR)
Confederation
UEFA (Europe)
Head coach
Ivan Hašek
Captain
Tomáš Souček
Most caps
Petr Čech (124)
Top scorer
Jan Koller (55)
Home stadium
Various
FIFA code
CZE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current
36 4 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest
2 (September 1999; January – May 2000; April – May 2005; January – May 2006)
Lowest
67 (March 1994)
First international
Hungary 2–1 Bohemia (Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903) as Czech Republic Turkey 1–4 Czech Republic (Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994)
Biggest win
Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom of SCS (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) as Czech Republic Czech Republic 8–1 Andorra (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005) Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino (Liberec, Czech Republic; 7 October 2006) Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino (Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic; 9 September 2009) Czech Republic 7–0 Kuwait (Olomouc, Czech Republic; 11 November 2021)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 8–3 Czechoslovakia (Budapest, Hungary; 19 September 1937) as Czech Republic England 5–0 Czech Republic (London, England; 22 March 2019)
World Cup
Appearances
9 (first in 1934 as Czechoslovakia 2006 as Czech Republic)
Best result
As Czechoslovakia: Runners-up (1934, 1962) As Czech Republic: Group stage (2006)
European Championship
Appearances
10 (first in 1960 as Czechoslovakia 1996 as Czech Republic)
Best result
As Czechoslovakia: Champions (1976) As Czech Republic: Runners-up (1996)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances
1 (first in 1997)
Best result
Third place (1997)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow
Team
1964 Tokyo
Team
The Czech Republic national football team (Czech: Česká fotbalová reprezentace), recognised by FIFA as Czechia,[3] represents the Czech Republic in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR). Historically, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia and Czechoslovakia.[4][5][6][7][8]
Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the first international competition of the Czech Republic was UEFA Euro 1996, where they finished runners-up and they have taken part at every European Championship since. Following the separation, they have featured at one FIFA World Cup, the 2006 tournament.
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^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^"Czechia". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022.
^Dunmore, Tom (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7188-5.
^"UEFA EURO 2016: How all the teams qualified | UEFA EURO". UEFA. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^UEFA.com (22 February 2021). "UEFA EURO 2020 contenders in focus: Czech Republic | UEFA EURO". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^"UEFA EURO 2020 contenders in focus: Slovakia | UEFA EURO". UEFA. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^"Who has qualified for UEFA EURO 2024? | UEFA EURO 2024". UEFA. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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