Czech Republic national under-21 football team 4015791 221686938 2008-06-25T17:00:36Z VolkovBot 3035831 robot Adding: [[it:Nazionale di calcio della Repubblica Ceca Under-21]] {{European national under-21 football team | Name = Czech Republic Under-21s | Badge = Czech_Republic_FA.gif | Nickname = Lvíčata (little lions) | Association = [[Football Association of the Czech Republic|Českomoravský<br>fotbalový svaz]] | Coach = [[Jiří Kotrba]] | Captain = [[Martin Fillo]] | Most caps = ? (?) | Top scorer = ? (?) | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FF0000|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FF0000|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=0000FF| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF| First game = {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic 1-0 [[Malta national under-21 football team|Malta]] {{flagicon|Malta}}<br>[[Opava]], September 5, 1994 | Largest win = {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic 8-0 [[Bulgaria national under-21 football team|Bulgaria]] {{flagicon|Bulgaria}}<br>[[Teplice]], October 5, 2001 <br>{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic 8-0 [[Liechtenstein national under-21 football team|Liechtenstein]] {{flagicon|Liechtenstein}}<br>[[Prague]], September 11, 2007| Largest loss = {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain]] 4-0 Czech Republic {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}<br>[[Burgos]], June 7, 1997<br> <center>''Records are for competitive<br>matches only''</center> | UEFAu21Champ apps = 3 | UEFAu21Champ first = [[UEFA U-21 Championship 1996|1996]] | UEFAu21Champ best = Winners in [[UEFA U-21 Championship 2002|2002]] | }} The '''Czech Republic national under-21 football team''' is the [[national under-21 football team]] of the [[Czech Republic]] and is controlled by the [[Football Association of the Czech Republic]]. The team competes in the [[European Under-21 Football Championship]], held every two years. Although the breakup of [[Czechoslovakia]] occurred officially on January 1, 1993, the under-21 team continued until the end of the [[UEFA U-21 Championship 1994|1994 championship]]. After that, the Czech Republic and the [[Slovakia national under-21 football team|Slovakia under-21s]] became separate footballing entities. For both nations, first matches were played in September 1994 in qualification for the [[UEFA U-21 Championship 1996|1996 championship]]. The Czech Republic under-21 team reached the quarter-finals in 1996, but failed to qualify for [[UEFA U-21 Championship 1998|1998]]. The team reached the final in both the [[UEFA U-21 Championship 2000|2000]] and [[UEFA U-21 Championship 2002|2002]] tournaments, winning the latter on penalties. The team failed to qualify for the tournaments in [[UEFA U-21 Championship 2004|2004]] and [[UEFA U-21 Championship 2006|2006]], but are still considered to be one of the top 14 seeds in [[UEFA]] under-21 competition. They won qualifying group 9 ahead of [[Belarus national under-21 football team|Belarus]] and [[Cyprus national under-21 football team|Cyprus]] in the [[UEFA U-21 Championship 2007|2007 competition]], and now face [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] for a place in the last 8 of the tournament as it switches to odd-numbered years. == UEFA U-21 Championship Record == * '''1996:''' Losing quarter-finalists. * '''1998:''' Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group. * '''2000:''' Runners-up. * '''2002:''' '''Winners.''' * '''2004:''' Did not qualify. Finished 1st of 5 in qualification group. Lost play-off. * '''2006:''' Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group. Lost play-off. == Czech RepubliC U-21 Team == ===Current Squad=== Squad called up for the friendly match against [[France national under-21 football team|France]] on [[26 March]] [[2008]]. <br>Head coach: [[Vítězslav Lavička]] {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Milan Švenger]]|age=[[6 July]] [[1986]]|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[SK Sparta Krč]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Radek Petr]]|age=[[24 February]] [[1987]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Parma F.C.]]|clubnat=Italy}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Jakub Diviš]]|age=[[27 July]] [[1986]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[SK Slavia Praha]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Radim Řezník]]|age=[[20 January]] [[1989]]|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[FC Baník Ostrava]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Ondřej Kúdela]]|age=[[26 March]] [[1987]]|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[AC Sparta Praha]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=DF|name=[[Marek Suchý]]|age=[[29 March]] [[1988]]|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[SK Slavia Praha]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jan Šimůnek]] ''([[Captain (football)|Captain]])'' |age=[[20 February]] [[1987]]|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[VfL Wolfsburg]]|clubnat=Germany}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Antonín Rosa]]|age=[[11 December]] [[1986]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FK Teplice]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=MF|name=[[Michal Švec]]|age=[[19 March]] [[1987]]|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[SC Heerenveen]]|clubnat=NED}} {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Mario Holek]]|age=[[28 October]] [[1986]]|caps=15|goals=0|club=[[Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]]|clubnat=Ukraine}} {{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[František Rajtoral]]|age=[[12 March]] [[1986]]|caps=14|goals=1|club=[[FC Baník Ostrava]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Kamil Vacek]]|age=[[18 May]] [[1987]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Sparta Prague]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[Luboš Kalouda]]|age=[[20 May]] [[1987]]|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[CSKA Moscow]]|clubnat=Russia}} {{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Bořek Dočkal]]|age=[[30 September]] [[1988]]|caps=6|goals=3|club=[[Slovan Liberec]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Adam Hloušek]]|age=[[1988]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FK Jablonec 97]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Martin Fillo]]|age=[[7 February]] [[1986]]|caps=18|goals=2|club=[[Viking F.K.]]|clubnat=Norway}} {{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=FW|name=[[Jiří Jeslínek]]|age=[[30 September]] [[1987]]|caps=4|goals=2|club=[[Sparta Prague]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Tomáš Pekhart]]|age=[[26 May]] [[1989]]|caps=6|goals=5|club=[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Jakub Mareš]]|age=[[January 26]] [[1987]]|caps=1|goals=1|club=[[FK Teplice]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g end}} ===Recent callup=== {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Jiří Lindr]]|age=[[7 August]] [[1986]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Hradec Králové]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Ondřej Mazuch]]|age=[[15 March]] [[1989]]|caps=2|goals=1|club=[[ACF Fiorentina]]|clubnat=Italy}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Petr Cigánek]]|age=[[3 September]] [[1986]]|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[FC Baník Ostrava]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=DF|name=[[Jan Polák (born 1989)|Jan Polák]]|age=[[26 March]] [[1989]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Lukáš Kubáň]]|age=[[22 June]] [[1987]]|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[1.FC Brno]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Petr Janda]]|age=[[5 January]] [[1987]]|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[SK Slavia Praha]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=MF|name=[[Michal Smejkal]]|age=[[21 February]] [[1986]]|caps=3|goals=4|club=[[FC Viktoria Plzeň]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Marek Jungr]]|age=[[11 April]] [[1987]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[SK Dynamo České Budějovice]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Theodor Gebre Selassie]]|age=[[24 December]] [[1986]]|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[SK Slavia Praha]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Vladimír Mišinský]]|age=[[8 July]] [[1986]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Baník Ostrava]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Jan Hable]]|age=[[14 February]] [[1989]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[ACF Fiorentina]]|clubnat=Italy}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Tomáš Necid]]|age=[[13 August]] [[1989]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FK Jablonec 97]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Marek Střeštík]]|age=[[1 February]] [[1987]]|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[1.FC Brno]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Jan Blažek]]|age=[[20 March]] [[1988]]|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[SK Slavia Praha]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}} {{nat fs end}} ==Sources/External links== * [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under21 UEFA Under-21 website] Contains full results archive ** [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under21/Teams/Team=58837/index.html Czech Republic Under-21s] at uefa.com * [http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/europe-u21.html The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation] Contains full record of U-21 Championships. {{fb start}} {{UEFA under-21 teams}} {{UEFA U-21 Championship}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Football in the Czech Republic]] [[Category:European national under-21 football teams]] [[Category:Youth football by country]] [[cs:Česká fotbalová reprezentace do 21 let]] [[it:Nazionale di calcio della Repubblica Ceca Under-21]]