Czech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team (Czech: Česká fotbalová reprezentace), recognised by FIFA as Czechia, represents the Czech Republic in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR). Historically, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia and Czechoslovakia.
| Association | Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Ivan Hašek | ||
| Captain | Tomáš Souček | ||
| Most caps | Petr Čech (124) | ||
| Top scorer | Jan Koller (55) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | CZE | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 36 4 (4 April 2024) | ||
| Highest | 2 (September 1999; January – May 2000; April – May 2005; January – May 2006) | ||
| Lowest | 67 (March 1994) | ||
| First international | |||
| Hungary 2–1 Bohemia (Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903) as Czech Republic Turkey 1–4 Czech Republic (Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom of SCS (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) as Czech Republic Czech Republic 8–1 Andorra (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005) Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino (Liberec, Czech Republic; 7 October 2006) Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino (Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic; 9 September 2009) Czech Republic 7–0 Kuwait (Olomouc, Czech Republic; 11 November 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Hungary 8–3 Czechoslovakia (Budapest, Hungary; 19 September 1937) as Czech Republic England 5–0 Czech Republic (London, England; 22 March 2019) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1934 as Czechoslovakia 2006 as Czech Republic) | ||
| Best result | As Czechoslovakia: Runners-up (1934, 1962) As Czech Republic: Group stage (2006) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1960 as Czechoslovakia 1996 as Czech Republic) | ||
| Best result | As Czechoslovakia: Champions (1976) As Czech Republic: Runners-up (1996) | ||
| FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1997) | ||
Medal record | |||
Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the first international competition of the Czech Republic was UEFA Euro 1996, where they finished runners-up and they have taken part at every European Championship since. Following the separation, they have featured at one FIFA World Cup, the 2006 tournament.
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