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 recordYearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGASquad 1992did not qualify 1996 2000Group stage14th302156Squad 2004did not qualify 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028to be determined 2032TotalGroup stage14th302156
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record 1978 to 1994 - see Czechoslovakia UEFA European Under-21 Championship recordUEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification recordYearRound* 1996Quarter-finals20022410721339 1998did not qualify83051313 2000Runners-up42119712912206 2002Winners52215512921296 2004did not qualify10703207 2006126332611 2007Group stage301214431073 2009did not qualify8422195 2011Fourth place52034610910304 2013did not qualify10631267 2015Group stage311163Qualified as hosts 2017310257107212910 2019did not qualify105141415 2021Group stage30212410631204 202331022410712236 2025310257105321612Total10/163397173951146932528325118
*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.
YearGolden PlayerGolden Boot 2002Petr Čech 2015Jan Kliment
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs
The three play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage
Results and fixtures
2025
2026
Players Current squad The following players are in the nomination for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Portugal on 25 September – 6 October 2026.
Caps and goals updated as of 18 September before the match against Azerbaijan.
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.
INJ = Withdrew due to an injury. WD = Withdrew due to non-injury related reasons.
Previous squads 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
Most appearances .
# Player Caps 1 Jan Polák 45 2 Václav Sejk 36 3 David Kobylík 31 4 Michal Trávník 30 Adam Karabec 6 Bořek Dočkal 28 Josef Kaufman 8 Jan Lecjaks 27 Michal Papadopulos 10 Lukáš Došek 26 Michal Kadlec Ondřej Mazuch Tomáš Pekhart Roman Týce Tomáš Ujfaluši
Top goalscorers . # Player Goals Clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. 1 Tomáš Pekhart 17 Tottenham Hotspur, Jablonec 2 Václav Sejk 13 Sparta Prague, Teplice, Jablonec, Roda Kerkrade, Zagłębie Lubin, Famalicão 3 Jan Chramosta 12 Mladá Boleslav Daniel Fila Mladá Boleslav, Slavia Prague, Teplice, Venezia 5 Patrik Schick 11 Bohemians 1905, Sampdoria 6 Milan Baroš 9 Baník Ostrava, Liverpool Tomáš Došek Viktoria Plzeň, Slavia Prague Václav Černý Ajax 9 Bořek Dočkal 8 Slavia Prague, Kladno, Slovan Liberec, Konyaspor Pavel Novotný Slavia Prague Václav Svěrkoš Baník Ostrava, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha
See also Czech Republic national football team Czech Republic national under-19 football team Czech Republic national under-18 football team Czech Republic national under-17 football team
Notes
References
External links
UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive Czech Republic Under-21s at uefa.com Official ČMFS Czech Republic Under-21 website Contains listings and statistics of current and past Czech Republic U-21 players. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21 Championships.