Czech Republic national under-17 football team
| Association | Fotbalová asociace České republiky (FAČR) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Pavel Drsek | ||
| Most caps | Michal Sadílek (30) | ||
| Top scorer | Václav Kadlec (18) | ||
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| First international | |||
| Italy 2–0 Czech Republic (Savignone, Italy; 19 January 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Czech Republic 13–0 Gibraltar (Strumica, North Macedonia; 8 October 2025) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Spain 4–0 Czech Republic (Cádiz, Spain; 27 March 2004) Records are for competitive matches only | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2011) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2000, 2006) | ||
The Czech Republic national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of the Czech Republic and is governed by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, held every year. As of June 2011, their biggest achievement is second place in the 2000 UEFA European Under-16 Championship and the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[1]
Competitive record
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 1997 | |||||||
| 1999 | |||||||
| 2001 | |||||||
| 2003 | |||||||
| 2005 | |||||||
| 2007 | |||||||
| 2009 | |||||||
| 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2015 | |||||||
| 2017 | |||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| 2025 | Round of 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Total | 2/15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Under-16 era
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Quarter-final | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 1996 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 1997 | |||||||
| 1998 | |||||||
| 1999 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 2000 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
| 2001 | did not qualify | ||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Under-17 era
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2003 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2006 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2007 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||
| 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2016 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | |||||||
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| 2022 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2024 | Quarter-final | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | |
| 2025 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, played on 8–14 October 2025.[4]
Caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2025, after the match against Hungary
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ondřej Suchý | 16 March 2009 | 2 | 0 | Slavia Prague | |
| GK | Jakub Veselý | 31 January 2009 | 3 | 0 | Dukla Prague | |
| DF | David Barčot | 10 April 2009 | 2 | 0 | Slavia Prague | |
| DF | Jakub Chvilíček | 3 April 2009 | 4 | 1 | Sigma Olomouc | |
| DF | Dominik Cvejn | 26 August 2009 | 3 | 1 | Hradec Králové | |
| DF | Jakub Kratochvíl | 25 January 2009 | 1 | 0 | Slavia Prague | |
| DF | Sebastian Pech | 5 January 2009 | 16 | 0 | Sparta Prague | |
| DF | Thomas André Sivok | 30 June 2009 | 4 | 1 | Sparta Prague | |
| DF | Aleš Sukdolák | 3 March 2009 | 5 | 0 | Sparta Prague | |
| MF | Jakub Cahlík | 16 January 2009 | 5 | 1 | Baník Ostrava | |
| MF | Tomáš Dočekal | 1 July 2010 | 0 | 0 | Zbrojovka Brno | |
| MF | Jan Kuneš | 16 April 2009 | 5 | 0 | Slavia Prague | |
| MF | Mikuláš Lužný | 25 May 2009 | 5 | 1 | Zbrojovka Brno | |
| MF | Matouš Srb | 1 September 2009 | 13 | 7 | Slavia Prague | |
| FW | Lewis Azaka | 12 February 2009 | 8 | 3 | Sparta Prague | |
| FW | Nicolas Chumlen | 30 March 2009 | 5 | 1 | Viktoria Plzeň | |
| FW | Jan Fiľo | 5 March 2009 | 3 | 1 | Sigma Olomouc | |
| FW | Jakub Marek | 16 January 2009 | 5 | 1 | Sigma Olomouc | |
| FW | Viktor Švec | 17 March 2009 | 4 | 3 | Sparta Prague | |
| FW | Filip Zahálka | 18 December 2009 | 3 | 4 | Dynamo Dresden | |
Recent call-ups
The following list of players have also been called up to the Czech U17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leading appearances
- As of 15 October 2025.[5]
| # | Player | Caps |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michal Sadílek | 30 |
| 2 | Jáchym Šíp | 29 |
| 3 | Václav Černý | 27 |
| 4 | Václav Kadlec | 26 |
| Dominik Mašek | ||
| 6 | Kryštof Čížek | 24 |
| 7 | Pavel Malchárek | 20 |
| Jan Polák | ||
| Josef Koželuh | ||
| Lukáš Hroník |
Leading goalscorers
- As of 15 October 2025.[6]
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Václav Kadlec | 18 |
| 2 | Tomáš Necid | 11 |
| 3 | Pavel Malchárek | 10 |
| Jan Blažek | ||
| Lukáš Moudrý | ||
| 6 | Jakub Štourač | 9 |
| Michal Sadílek | ||
| 8 | Václav Černý | 8 |
| 9 | Tomáš Jun | 7 |
| Michal Papadopulos | ||
| Tomáš Pekhart | ||
| Dominik Mašek | ||
| Patrik Schick | ||
| Jiří Klíma | ||
| Petr Potměšil | ||
| Kryštof Čížek | ||
| Matouš Srb |
See also
- Czech Republic men's national football team
- Czech Republic men's national under-21 football team
- Czech Republic men's national under-19 football team
- Czech Republic men's national under-18 football team
- Czech Republic women's national football team
- Czech Republic women's national under-19 football team
- Czech Republic women's national under-17 football team
References
- ^ NEJVĚTŠÍ ÚSPĚCHY at ČMFS website (in Czech)
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Nominace reprezentace do 17 let na úvodní fázi kvalifikace o postup na ME 2026" (in Sardinian). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Česko U17 – Historické statistiky – Nejvíce startů". Football Association of the Czech Republic.
- ^ "Česko U17 – Historické statistiky – Nejvíce branek". Football Association of the Czech Republic.