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.
Contents
Competitive Record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
1978 to 1994 - see Czechoslovakia
*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.
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
The three play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.
Results and fixtures
Win
Draw
Loss
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
As of 19 June 2025.
Top goalscorers
As of 19 June 2025.