2025–26 FC Viktoria Plzeň season

FC Viktoria Plzeň
2025–26 season
ManagerMiroslav Koubek
(until 29 September)
Marek Bakoš
(until 15 October)
Martin Hyský
(from 15 October)
StadiumDoosan Arena
Czech First League5th
Czech CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Matěj Vydra (6)
All: Matěj Vydra (9)
Biggest win5–0 vs Mladá Boleslav (A)
19 August 2025, Czech First League
All statistics correct as of 2 October 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the 115th season in the history of FC Viktoria Plzeň, and the 21st consecutive season in the Czech First League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is participating in the Czech Cup and the UEFA Europa League, having been eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.

Transfers

See also: List of Czech football transfers summer 2025

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 MF Denis Višinský Slovan Liberec Undsiclosed [1]
1 July 2025 MF Tomáš Ladra Mladá Boleslav Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2025 MF Adrian Zeljković FC Spartak Trnava Undisclosed [3]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
18 June 2025 MF Lukáš Kalvach Qatar SC Free transfer [4]
19 June 2025 FW Ricardinho Kairat Loan [5]
1 July 2025 MF Cadu Ferencváros Free transfer [6]
1 July 2025 MF Roman Květ Dender Undisclosed [7]
4 August 2025 MF Pavel Šulc Lyon €7,500,000 [8]

Competitions

Czech First League

Main article: 2025–26 Czech First League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Sparta Prague 19 11 5 3 35 23 +12 38 Qualification for the championship group
3 Jablonec 19 10 5 4 27 20 +7 35
4 Viktoria Plzeň 19 9 5 5 35 26 +9 32
5 Karviná 19 10 2 7 34 30 +4 32
6 Slovan Liberec 19 8 7 4 33 19 +14 31
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Chance Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.[9]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 4 3 3 17 10  +7 15 2 2 1 5 4  +1 2 1 2 12 6  +6

Last updated: 28 September 2025.
Source: Chance Liga

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWDDLWWDWLL
Position1288756455
Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: Chance Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Czech Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Czech Cup

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2025.

22 July 2025 (2025-07-22) First leg Viktoria Plzeň 0–1 Servette Doosan Arena, Plzeň
19:00 Report[11]
  • Mráz 13'
 Attendance: 11,055[10]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
30 July 2025 (2025-07-30) Second leg Servette 1–3
(2–3 agg.)		 Viktoria Plzeň Stade de Genève, Geneva
21:00
Report[13]
Attendance: 11,716[12]
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Spain)

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025.

5 August 2025 (2025-08-05) First leg Rangers 3–0 Viktoria Plzeň Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Report[15] Attendance: 45,730[14]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
12 August 2025 (2025-08-12) Second leg Viktoria Plzeň 2–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Rangers Doosan Arena, Plzeň
19:00
Report[17]
Attendance: 11,341[16]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

League phase

The draw for the league stage was held on 29 August 2025.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
12 Fenerbahçe 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11[a] Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
13 Bologna 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11[a]
14 Viktoria Plzeň 6 2 4 0 6 2 +4 10
15 Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
16 Genk 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2025. Source: UEFA[18]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Away goals scored: Fenerbahçe 5, Bologna 4.
Round12345678
GroundAHAHHAHA
ResultDWW
Position1785
Points147
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 September 2025 (2025-09-25) 1 Ferencváros 1–1 Viktoria Plzeň Ferencváros Stadion, Budapest
21:00
Report[19]
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
2 October 2025 (2025-10-02) 2 Viktoria Plzeň 3–0 Malmö FF Doosan Arena, Plzeň
18:45
Report[21] Attendance: 10,811[20]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
23 October 2025 (2025-10-23) 3 Roma 1–2 Viktoria Plzeň Stadio Olimpico, Rome
21:00
Report[22]
Attendance: 52,263
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
6 November 2025 (2025-11-06) 4 Viktoria Plzeň v Fenerbahçe Doosan Arena, Plzeň
21:00 Report[23]
27 November 2025 (2025-11-27) 5 Viktoria Plzeň v SC Freiburg Doosan Arena, Plzeň
18:45 Report[24]
11 December 2025 (2025-12-11) 6 Panathinaikos v Viktoria Plzeň Olympic Stadium, Athens
21:00 (22:00 UTC+2) Report[25]
22 January 2026 (2026-01-22) 7 Viktoria Plzeň v Porto Doosan Arena, Plzeň
18:45 Report[26]
29 January 2026 (2026-01-29) 8 Basel v Viktoria Plzeň St. Jakob-Park, Basel
21:00 Report[27]

References

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