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  First Game Czech Republic 1-0 Malta <br> Opava , September 5, 1994
  Largest Win Czech Republic 8-0 Bulgaria <br> Teplice , October 5, 2001
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  UEFAu21Champ First 1996
  UEFAu21Champ Best Winners in 2002


The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the National Under-21 Football Team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association Of The Czech Republic . The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship , held every two years.

Although the breakup of Czechoslovakia occurred officially on January 1, 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, 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.

The team failed to qualify for the tournaments in 2004 and the forthcoming 2006 Finals , but are still considered to be one of the top 14 seeds in UEFA under-21 competition. They will face Belgium and Cyprus in the reduced qualification campaign for the 2007 Competition , as it switches to odd-numbered years.


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