Czechoslovakia national football team
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The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia
from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia
at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup
; it completed this campaign under the name Representation of Czechs and Slovaks (RCS). The subsequent Czech Republic national football team
and Slovakia national football team
are both recognised by FIFA and UEFA as successors of the Czechoslovakia team.
The Czechoslovakia team was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association. The team had two runner-up finishes in World Cup
s (1934, 1962) and a European Championship
win in 1976. Czechoslovakia qualified for the final stages of the 1990 World Cup and shortly afterwards their national coach Jozef Venglos
moved to England
to become Aston Villa
manager.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on 1 January 1993, was an event that saw the self-determined separation of the federal state of Czechoslovakia. The Czech Republic and Slovakia, entities which had arisen in 1969 within the framework of Czechoslovak federalisation, became...
at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
; it completed this campaign under the name Representation of Czechs and Slovaks (RCS). The subsequent Czech Republic national football team
Czech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
and Slovakia national football team
Slovakia national football team
The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association , the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium is Štadión Pasienky and their head coach is Vladimír Weiss...
are both recognised by FIFA and UEFA as successors of the Czechoslovakia team.
The Czechoslovakia team was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association. The team had two runner-up finishes in World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
s (1934, 1962) and a European Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
win in 1976. Czechoslovakia qualified for the final stages of the 1990 World Cup and shortly afterwards their national coach Jozef Venglos
Jozef Vengloš
Dr. Jozef Vengloš is a former Czechoslovak football player and coach. He has a Doctorate in Physical Education, as well as specialising in Psychology...
moved to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to become Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
manager.
FIFA World Cup record
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 19301930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930... |
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 19341934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.... |
Final | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
 19381938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:... |
Quarter-Finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
 19501950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II... |
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 19541954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game... |
Round 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
 19581958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European... |
Round 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
 19621962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final... |
Final | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
 19661966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as... |
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 19701970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by... |
Round 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
 19741974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded... |
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 19781978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth... |
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 19821982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:... |
Round 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1986 1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially... |
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 19901990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated... |
Quarter-Finals | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
 19941994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988... |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| Total | 8/15 | 2 Finals | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 45 |
European Championship record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 1960 UEFA European Football Championship The 1960 UEFA European Nations Cup was the first European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament was held in France. It was won by the Soviet Union, who beat Yugoslavia 2–1 in Paris after extra time.... |
Third place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 19641964 UEFA European Football Championship -Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers of the final tournament:There were 13 goals scored in 4 games, for an average of 3.25 goals per game.2 goals Ferenc Bene Dezső Novák Jesús María Pereda... |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
| 1968 1968 UEFA European Football Championship -Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Replay:-Top scorers:There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per game.2 goals Dragan Džajić... |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 19721972 UEFA European Football Championship -Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Statistics:*Fastest goal: 24 minutes**Raoul Lambert **Gerd Müller -Top scorers:... |
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 19761976 UEFA European Football Championship -Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Top scorers:19 goals were scored in 4 games for an average of 4.75 goals per game.4 goals Dieter Müller2 goals Dragan Džajić Ruud Geels... |
Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1980 1980 UEFA European Football Championship The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. With eight teams competing, the final tournament took place between 11 and 22 June 1980... |
Third place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1984 1984 UEFA European Football Championship The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France. West Germany also bid for the hosting of this event. It was the seventh European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA... |
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| 1988 1988 UEFA European Football Championship The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany. West Germany won the right to host the tournament with five votes ahead of a joint bid from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, who gained 1 vote, and a bid from England. It was the eighth European Football... |
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| 1992 1992 UEFA European Football Championship The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden between 10 and 26 June 1992. It was the ninth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. Eight national teams contested the championship, which was won by Denmark, one of... |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
| Total | 3/9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
Most capped players
| # | Player | Czechoslovakia career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zdeněk Nehoda Zdenek Nehoda Zdeněk Nehoda is a Czech football forward. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 90 matches and scored 31 goals as a tricky right-winger.He was a participant in the 1982 FIFA World Cup... |
1971–1987 | 90 | 31 |
| 2. | Marián Masný Marián Masný Marián Masný is a former Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 75 matches and scored 18 goals.... |
1974–1982 | 75 | 18 |
| Ladislav Novák Ladislav Novák Ladislav Novák was a Czech football defender and later a football manager. He played 75 matches for Czechoslovakia, 71 of them as a team captain.... |
1952–1966 | 75 | 1 | |
| 4. | František Plánička František Plánicka František Plánička was a Czech football goalkeeper and one of the most honoured players in the history of Czechoslovakian football. He played the majority of his career for Slavia Prague, during which time the club won the Czech league eight times and the Mitropa Cup once... |
1926–1938 | 73 | 0 |
| 5. | Karol Dobiaš Karol Dobiáš Karol Dobiaš is a former Slovak football player and coach. During his career, he was a versatile player, mostly playing as defender or midfielder.-Player career:... |
1967–1980 | 67 | 6 |
| 6. | Josef Masopust Josef Masopust Josef Masopust is a Czechoslovakian former football player and coach. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1962. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of the Czech Republic by the Football Association of the Czech Republic as their most... |
1954–1966 | 63 | 10 |
| Ivo Viktor Ivo Viktor Ivo Viktor is a former Czech football goalkeeper. He played for Czechoslovakia, 63 matches, from 1966 to 1977.His national team debut was in 1966 against Brazil at Maracanã.He was a participant in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.... |
1966–1977 | 63 | 0 | |
| 8. | Ján Popluhár Ján Popluhár Ján Popluhár was a former Slovak football player. He started his football career after high school with RH Brno... |
1958–1967 | 62 | 1 |
| 9. | Antonín Puč Antonín Puc Antonín Puč was a former Czech football player, the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovak national team.... |
1926–1938 | 60 | 34 |
| 10. | Antonín Panenka Antonín Panenka Antonín Panenka is a Czech former footballer.- Club career :An attacking midfielder known for the quality of his passing and his free kicks, Panenka played for Bohemians Prague for most of his career, joining the club as a youth in 1959. In 1981 Panenka left Bohemians for Austrian club Rapid... |
1973–1982 | 59 | 17 |
| 11. | Jan Fiala Jan Fiala Jan Fiala is a Czech football player.He played 58 matches for the Czechoslovakia national football team, for which he scored one goal. He was a member of the bronze team in the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship even if he didn't play a single match... |
1977–1987 | 58 | 1 |
| Anton Ondruš Anton Ondruš Anton Ondruš is a former Slovak football player and considered one of the best defenders of the seventies.- Early club career :He started to play regularly for Slovan Bratislava in th fall of 1972... |
1974–1980 | 58 | 9 | |
| 13. | Ladislav Jurkemik Ladislav Jurkemik Ladislav Jurkemik is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 57 matches and scored 3 goals.... |
1974–1983 | 57 | 3 |
| 14. | Svatopluk Pluskal Svatopluk Pluskal Svatopluk Pluskal was a Czechoslovak footballer and holder of a silver medal from the World Cup in Chile in 1962.- Early life :... |
1952–1965 | 56 | 1 |
| 15. | Jaroslav Burgr Jaroslav Burgr Jaroslav Burgr was a Czech football defender. He played for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant in two World Cups, in 1934 and 1938. He played 57 matches for the national team.... |
1929–1938 | 55 | 0 |
| Koloman Gögh Koloman Gögh Koloman Gögh was a professional Czechoslovak footballer.Gögh was born in what is today the Czech Republic, played in teams that are currently Slovakian and had ties with the Hungarian minority in Slovakia, there are partially contradicting claims as to whether he was a Slovak or Hungarian player... |
1974–1980 | 55 | 1 | |
| Ivan Hašek Ivan Hašek Ivan Hašek is a retired Czech footballer who played as a central midfielder.He spent 11 years of his career with Sparta Prague, appearing in more than 300 official games with the club, and later acting as its manager.... |
1984–1993 | 55 | 5 | |
| Ján Kozák Ján Kozák (footballer born 1954) Ján Kozák is a former slovak footballer and later football manager.He participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. In 1981, he became footballer of the year in Czechoslovakia.-References:*... |
1976–1984 | 55 | 9 | |
| Ladislav Vízek Ladislav Vízek Ladislav Vízek is a Czech football player. He played 55 matches for Czechoslovakia and scored 13 goals.... |
1977–1986 | 55 | 13 | |
| 20. | Jozef Barmoš Jozef Barmoš Jozef Barmoš is a former Slovak football coach and former player. He played in defence for Czechoslovakia, and won 52 international caps.... |
1977–1982 | 52 | 0 |
| Jozef Chovanec Jozef Chovanec Jozef Chovanec is a former Czechoslovak football player and later a football manager.- Playing career :... |
1984–1992 | 52 | 4 |
Top goalscorers
| # | Player | Czechoslovakia career | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Antonín Puč Antonín Puc Antonín Puč was a former Czech football player, the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovak national team.... |
1926–1938 | 34 | 60 |
| 2. | Zdeněk Nehoda Zdenek Nehoda Zdeněk Nehoda is a Czech football forward. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 90 matches and scored 31 goals as a tricky right-winger.He was a participant in the 1982 FIFA World Cup... |
1971–1987 | 31 | 90 |
| 3. | Oldřich Nejedlý Oldrich Nejedlý Oldřich Nejedlý was a Czech footballer, who spent his entire career at Sparta Prague as an inside-forward. He is also a former member of the Czechoslovakian national team.-Club career:... |
1931–1938 | 28 | 43 |
| Josef Silný Josef Silný Josef Silný was a Czech football player.Silný played for Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž, SK Slavia Praha , AC Sparta Prague , SC Nîmois and Bohemians Praha .... |
1925–1934 | 28 | 50 | |
| 5. | Adolf Scherer Adolf Scherer Adolf Scherer is a former Czechoslovakian footballer. He played 36 games and scored 22 goals for the Czechoslovakia national football team. Scherer represented Czechoslovakia at the 1960 European Nations' Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup, where he did not play any match... |
1958–1964 | 22 | 36 |
| František Svoboda František Svoboda František Svoboda was a Czech football player.He played club football mostly for SK Slavia Praha and in 1935 became the top goalscorer of the Czechoslovak First League.... |
1927–1937 | 22 | 43 | |
| 7. | Marián Masný Marián Masný Marián Masný is a former Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 75 matches and scored 18 goals.... |
1974–1982 | 18 | 75 |
| 8. | Antonín Panenka Antonín Panenka Antonín Panenka is a Czech former footballer.- Club career :An attacking midfielder known for the quality of his passing and his free kicks, Panenka played for Bohemians Prague for most of his career, joining the club as a youth in 1959. In 1981 Panenka left Bohemians for Austrian club Rapid... |
1973–1982 | 17 | 59 |
| 9. | Jozef Adamec Jozef Adamec Jozef Adamec is former Slovak football player and manager, one of the most famous Slovak football players of all time.He played mostly for Spartak Trnava... |
1960–1971 | 14 | 44 |
| Tomáš Skuhravý Tomáš Skuhravý Tomáš Skuhravý is a Czech former football player.At club level, he mostly played in the Italian Serie A in the early 1990s with Genoa, being signed from Sparta Prague, forming a prolific partnership with Uruguayan Carlos Aguilera... |
1985–1993 | 14 | 43 |
See also
- Czechoslovakia national under-21 football teamCzechoslovakia national under-21 football teamThe Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team was the national football team for the under-21s of Czechoslovakia, before the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia Following the realignment of...
- Slovakia national football teamSlovakia national football teamThe Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association , the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium is Štadión Pasienky and their head coach is Vladimír Weiss...
- Czech Republic national football teamCzech Republic national football teamThe Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...