Czech Republic national under-21 football team

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.

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.

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs
 The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.

All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


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Current squad

 * The following players were called up for the friendly match against Northern Ireland and 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Iceland.
 * Match dates: 21 March 2024 and 26 March 2024
 * Opposition: (friendly match),
 * Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2024, after the match against

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.

Previous squads

 * 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
 * 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
 * 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
 * 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
 * 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
 * 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
 * 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
 * 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic
 * 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Czech Republic

Leading appearances
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Leading goalscorers
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