Nickname(s) Lvíčata (Little Lions) Top scorer Tomáš Pekhart (17) Best result Winners in 2002 Head coach Vítězslav Lavička | Most caps Jan Polák (46) Appearances 6 (first in 1996) Manager Vítězslav Lavička Location Czech Republic | |
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Association Fotbalová asociace
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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.
Contents
- Czech republic national under 21 football team top 9 facts
- UEFA European Under 21 Championship Record
- Individual awards
- Current squad
- Recent call ups
- Previous squads
- Leading Appearances
- Leading Goalscorers
- References
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, 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 Football Championship, they placed fourth.
Czech republic national under 21 football team top 9 facts
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
*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.
Current squad
Players born in on or after 1 January 1994 are eligible for the next UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
The following players were named in the squad the game against Latvia U21 and Malta U21 on 22 March 2016.
Caps and goals updated as of 29 March 2016.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Czech Republic under-21 squad and remain eligible:
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.
Previous squads
Leading Appearances
Note: Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team at the moment. Statistics up to and including Czech Republic vs Germany, 18 November 2014.
Leading Goalscorers
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team at the moment. Statistics up to and including Czech Republic vs Andorra, 5 June 2012.