The 2017–18 season was FC Viktoria Plzeň's 25th season in the Czech First League. The team competed in Czech First League, the Czech Cup, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Champions League.
Pavel Vrba returned to manage the club in the summer of 2017. He had previously served as manager from 2008 to 2013 before leaving to manage the national team.
Players
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Dominik Hradecký FK Tachov Loan Return Jan Suchan 1. FK Příbram Loan Return Jurij Medvedev FK Baník Sokolov Loan Return Aleš Čermák AC Sparta Prague £900k Diego Živulić FC Fastav Zlín Free transfer Aleš Hruška 1. FK Příbram Free transfer Jakub Řezníček FC Zbrojovka Brno Undisclosed Daniel Kolář Free agent None Milan Havel Bohemians 1905 Undisclosed Jakub Šiman FK Baník Sokolov Loan Return Michal Hlavatý FK Baník Sokolov Loan Return Lukáš Stratil FK Viktoria Žižkov Loan Return Jakub Šiman TJ Jiskra Domažlice Loan Return Petr Bolek FK Baník Sokolov Loan Return Tomáš Chorý Sigma Olomouc
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Martin Chrien S.L. Benfica £900K Aleš Matějů Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. £2.25M Jurij Medvedev FK Senica Free transfer Dominik Hradecký FK Slavoj Vyšehrad Undisclosed Jakub Hromada U.C. Sampdoria Loan Return
Loans Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Tomáš Poznar FC Baník Ostrava Loan Michal Hlavatý FK Baník Sokolov Loan Jan Suchan FK Teplice Loan Erik Janža Pafos FC Loan Petr Bolek FK Baník Sokolov Loan Jakub Šiman TJ Jiskra Domažlice Loan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Czech First League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Czech Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Third qualifying round
As a result of losing the third qualifying round, FC Viktoria Plzeň was moved to the play-off round of the Europa League.
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Play-off round
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Viktoria Plzeň but left during the season:
Goal scorers
PlacePositionNationNumberNameCzech First LeagueCzech CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 FW15Michal Krmenčík11223182 MF10Jan Kopic501283 MF26Daniel Kolář500164 FW23Marek Bakoš100455 MF7 Tomáš Hořava200246 DF2 Lukáš Hejda20013MF11Milan Petržela100238 MF17Patrik Hrošovský20002MF6 Václav Pilař11002FW37Jakub Řezníček0200211DF14Radim Řezník10001DF8 David Limberský10001DF21Tomáš Hájek10001DF24Milan Havel10001DF4 Roman Hubník01001MF25Aleš Čermák00011 Total34631659
Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Czech First League Czech Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total2 DFLukáš Hejda10000000104 DFRoman Hubník20000000207 MFTomáš Hořava10000000108 DFDavid Limberský40000030709 MFMartin Zeman200000204010MFJan Kopic200010003011MFMilan Petržela200020206013GKPetr Bolek000010001014DFRadim Řezník200010003015FWMichal Krmenčík100021104116GKAleš Hruška100000203017MFPatrik Hrošovský200010205018DFTomáš Hájek000010001021DFTomáš Hájek400000004023FWMarek Bakoš100010406024DFMilan Havel200020105025MFAleš Čermák101000103026MFDaniel Kolář300000104029MFDiego Živulić100010002037FWJakub Řezníček0010000010 Total32020131190661
References