The is the national
Football team of the
Czech Republic and is controlled by the
Football Association Of The Czech Republic .
Before
World War I ,
Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic), while being part of
Austria-Hungary , played seven matches between
1903 and
1908 , six of them against
Hungary and one against
England . Bohemia also played a match against
Germany in
1939 while being the
Protectorate Of Bohemia And Moravia .
When the Czech Republic was part of
Czechoslovakia , the
National Team had runner-up finishes in
World Cups (
1934 ,
1962 ) and a
European Championship win in
1976 . After Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and
Slovakia , the national team was reformed, and played its first match against
Turkey in
1994 .
Now, the Czech Republic is continuing its football tradition, finishing second in
Euro 96 and making the semifinals of
Euro 2004 . They made their first World Cup as an independent country in
2006 .
The Under-21 national team of Czech Republic won the
European Championship in
2002 .
The most important matches of the Czech national team are held in
Prague ´s
Toyota Arena , the home stadium of
Sparta Prague . Other venues include the cities of
Teplice ,
Olomouc and
Liberec . The new leaders of the
Czech Football Association have announced that they will be building a new state of art stadium for 50,000 people.
This lists players who have played most or all of their international careers in the Czech Republic era. For notable players from the Czechoslovakia era, see
Czechoslovakia National Football Team .
- René Bolf ( AJ Auxerre , France )
- Zdeněk Grygera ( Ajax Amsterdam , Netherlands )
- Tomáš Hübschman ( FC Shakhtar Donetsk , Ukraine )
- Marek Jankulovski ( A.C. Milan , Italy )
- Martin Jiránek ( FC Spartak Moscow , Russia )
- Radoslav Kováč ( FC Spartak Moscow , Russia )
- Pavel Mareš ( FC Zenit Saint Petersburg , Russia )
- Zdeněk Pospěch ( AC Sparta Praha , Czech Republic )
- David Rozehnal ( Paris Saint-Germain , France )
- Tomáš Ujfaluši ( ACF Fiorentina , Italy )
- Tomáš Zápotočný ( FC Slovan Liberec , Czech Republic )
- Tomáš Galásek ( Ajax Amsterdam , Netherlands )
- David Jarolím ( Hamburger SV , Germany )
- Jiří Jarošík ( Birmingham City , England )
- David Kobylík ( DSC Arminia Bielefeld , Germany )
- Pavel Nedvěd ( Juventus F.C. , Italy )
- Karel Piták ( Slavia Praha , Czech Republic )
- Jaroslav Plašil ( AS Monaco FC , Monaco )
- Karel Poborský ( AC Sparta Praha , Czech Republic )
- Jan Polák ( 1. FC Nürnberg , Germany )
- Tomáš Rosický ( Borussia Dortmund , Germany )
- Libor Sionko ( FK Austria Wien , Austria )
- Tomáš Sivok ( AC Sparta Praha , Czech Republic )
- Rudolf Skácel ( Heart Of Midlothian F.C. , Scotland )
- Vladimír Šmicer ( FC Girondins De Bordeaux , France )
- Roman Týce ( TSV 1860 München , Germany )
- Štěpán Vachoušek ( FK Austria Wien , Austria )
- Lukáš Zelenka ( Vestel Manisaspor , Turkey )
