Czechoslovakia national football team

































































Czechoslovakia

Shirt badge/Association crest
Association
Czechoslovak Football Association
Most caps
Zdeněk Nehoda (91)
Top scorer
Antonín Puč (34)
Home stadium
Various
FIFA code
TCH


















First colours













Second colours


Elo ranking
Highest
1 (24 May 1924)
Lowest
29 (August 1985)
First international

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 7–0 Yugoslavia 
(Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Last International
 Belgium 0–0 RCS Czechoslovakia
(Brussels, Belgium; 17 November 1993)
Biggest win

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 11–0 Senegal 
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 2 November 1966)
Biggest defeat

 Hungary 7–0 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
(Budapest, Hungary; 19 September 1937)
World Cup
Appearances
8 (first in 1934)
Best result
Runners-up, 1934 and 1962
European Championship
Appearances
3 (first in 1960)
Best result
Winners, 1976














Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow
Team
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo
Team

The Czechoslovakia national football team (Czech: Československá fotbalová reprezentace, Slovak: Československé národné futbalové mužstvo) was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1992. The team was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association, and the team qualified for eight World Cups and three European Championships. It had two runner-up finishes in World Cups, in 1934 and 1962, and won the European Championship in the 1976 tournament.


At the time of 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) before it was disbanded. The present-day Czech Republic national football team is recognized as the successor of the Czechoslovakia team.[1][2] The country of Slovakia is represented by the Slovak national team.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Bohemia


    • 1.2 Inter-war


    • 1.3 Post-World War II




  • 2 Kit history


  • 3 FIFA World Cup record


  • 4 UEFA European Championship record


  • 5 Player records


    • 5.1 Most capped players


    • 5.2 Top goalscorers




  • 6 Head to head records (1908–1994)


  • 7 Honours


    • 7.1 Other Tournaments




  • 8 See also


  • 9 References





History



Bohemia


While part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bohemia played its first international on 1 April 1906, a 1–1 draw with Hungary in Budapest. On 7 October, Hungary came to Prague for a 4–4 draw. The two countries played three more matches up to 1908 – including Bohemia's only victory – and Bohemia played its last match on 13 June 1908, losing 4–0 at home to England.[3]



Inter-war


After World War I, an independent Czechoslovakia entered its football team for the 1920 Olympic event in Antwerp, opening with a 7–0 win over Yugoslavia on 28 August. They then beat Norway 4–0 the next day in the quarter-finals and France 4–1 in the semi-finals on the 31st. However, in the final against Belgium on 2 September, the Czechoslovaks left the field 2–0 down after 40 minutes in protest with the English referee John Lewis, and were not given a medal.[4]


Czechoslovakia returned for the 1924 Olympics in Paris and defeated Turkey 5–2 in the first round, but were eliminated in the second 1–0 against Switzerland in a replay after a 1–1 draw.[3]


The nation entered the World Cup for the first time in 1934, and won its qualifier against Poland after its neighbour withdrew following a 2–1 Czechoslovak win in the first leg. At the finals in Italy, Czechoslovakia advanced past Romania, Switzerland and Germany to reach the final, where it lost 2–1 to the host country after extra time. Oldřich Nejedlý won the Golden Shoe with five goals in the tournament.[5]


Czechoslovakia qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France with a 7–1 aggregate victory over Bulgaria, and reached the quarter-finals with a 3–0 win over the Netherlands in Le Havre. In the quarter-final against Brazil, known as the Battle of Bordeaux for its rough play, Czechoslovakia lost the replay 2–1.[6]


In 1939, under the German occupation name of "Bohemia", the team played three matches, defeating Yugoslavia 7–3 and drawing with both Ostmark (occupied Austria) and Germany itself.[3]



Post-World War II





Josef Masopust won the Ballon d'Or for his performance in the Czechoslovakia side which reached the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final


After an absence from the 1950 qualification campaign, Czechoslovakia qualified for 1954 by topping its qualifying group unbeaten against Bulgaria and Romania with three wins and a draw. However, in the finals in Switzerland, it was eliminated from a strong group after defeats to Uruguay and Austria.[3]


It also topped its qualifying group for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, ahead of Wales and East Germany. They opened their finals campaign on 8 June with a 1–0 defeat to Northern Ireland in Halmstad, followed by a 2–2 draw with reigning champions West Germany and a 6–1 win over Argentina. On 17 June, Czechoslovakia lost a play-off to advance into the knockout stages 2–1 to Northern Ireland in Malmö.[3]


On 5 April 1959, Czechoslovakia played the first ever qualifying match in a UEFA European Championship, losing 2–0 away to the Republic of Ireland but eventually advancing 4–2 on aggregate. Subsequent victories over Denmark (7–3 aggregate) and Romania (5–0 aggregate) put the country into the four-team finals in France. It lost 3–0 to the Soviet Union in the semi-final but gained third place with a 2–0 win over the hosts at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille.[7]


Czechoslovakia qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile by defeating Scotland 4–2 after extra time in a play-off in Brussels, Belgium, after finishing level in their qualifying group. In the group at the finals, Czechoslovakia opened with a 1–0 win over Spain from a Jozef Štibrányi goal, and then drew 0–0 with holders Brazil. In the last group game on 7 June, Václav Mašek put Czechoslovakia ahead against Mexico in 12 seconds; the team lost 3–1 but advanced nonetheless.[8]


After goalkeeper Viliam Schrojf's performance, a goal from Adolf Scherer in Rancagua was enough to beat Hungary in the quarter-final, and two more late goals by him against Yugoslavia put Czechoslovakia into their second World Cup final. In the final at the Estadio Nacional de Chile in Santiago, Josef Masopust put Czechoslovakia ahead after 15 minutes by finishing Scherer's pass, but Brazil soon equalised and exploited Schrojf's errors to win 3–1. Masopust's inspiration was awarded with the 1962 Ballon d'Or.[9]


Czechoslovakia did not go to the 1966 FIFA World Cup, with Portugal topping their qualifying group, nor did they qualify for the European Championships of 1964 and 1968. On 3 December 1969 they defeated Hungary 4–1 in Marseille in a play-off to reach the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, having finished joint top of their qualifying group. Czechoslovakia lost all three of their matches in the 1970 World Cup, in a group featuring holders England and eventual winners Brazil.[3]


After missing out on the 1972 European Championship and the 1974 World Cup, Czechoslovakia reached the 1976 European Championship in Yugoslavia, topping a group featuring England, Portugal and Cyprus and then defeating the Soviet Union 4–2 in a play-off. In the semi-final in Zagreb, they advanced after beating the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time. In the final on 20 June at Crvena Zvezda Stadium in Belgrade, Czechoslovakia led 2–0 before the game went to penalties at a 2–2 draw. Antonin Panenka scored the winning penalty with a chip,[10] subsequently referred to by his name when executed by other players.[11]


Czechoslovakia did not qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, as Scotland won their group.[12] The country did qualify for Euro 1980, and by coming second in its group behind West Germany faced the hosts Italy in a third-place play-off, which it won on sudden-death penalties at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples.[13] At the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, Czechoslovakia was eliminated in the group stage after draws with Kuwait and France and losing 2–0 to England. The country's last ever major tournament was the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, where in the group it opened with a 5–1 win over the United States before defeating Austria with a Michal Bilek penalty, enough to advance despite losing 2–0 to the hosts at the Stadio Olimpico. In the last 16 at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari, a hat-trick from Tomáš Skuhravý featured in a 4–1 in over Costa Rica. Czechoslovakia was eliminated on 1 July in a quarter-final at the San Siro, losing 1–0 from a Lothar Matthäus penalty against eventual winners West Germany. Later that month, manager Dr Jozef Venglos who had led Czechoslovakia in the tournament was appointed as the first foreign manager in English football, at Aston Villa.[14]



Kit history






















1934-1976













1950-1967 (away)













1980-1989













1990 Home













1990 Away


FIFA World Cup record


Main article: Czechoslovakia at the FIFA World Cup

     Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place  
























































































































































































































































FIFA World Cup record

Qualification Record
Year
 Round
 Position
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
 Squads
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA

Uruguay 1930
 Did Not Enter
 Did Not Enter

Italy 1934
Runners-up
2nd
4
3
0
1
9
6
Squad
 1
 1
 0
 0
 2
 1

France 1938
 Quarter-final
 5th
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 3
Squad
 2
 1
 1
 0
 7
 1

Brazil 1950
 Did Not Enter
 Did Not Enter

Switzerland 1954
 Group Stage
 14th
 2
 0
 0
 2
 0
 7
Squad
 4
 3
 1
 0
 5
 1

Sweden 1958
 Group Stage
 9th
 4
 1
 1
 2
 9
 6
Squad
 4
 3
 0
 1
 9
 3

Chile 1962
Runners-up
2nd
6
3
1
2
7
7
Squad
 5
 4
 0
 1
 20
 7

England 1966
 Did Not Qualify
 6
 3
 1
 2
 12
 4

Mexico 1970
 Group Stage
 15th
 3
 0
 0
 3
 2
 7
Squad
 7
 5
 1
 1
 16
 7

West Germany 1974
 Did Not Qualify
 4
 2
 1
 1
 9
 3

Argentina 1978
 4
 2
 0
 2
 4
 6

Spain 1982
 Group Stage
 19th
 3
 0
 2
 1
 2
 4
Squad
 8
 4
 2
 2
 15
 6

Mexico 1986
 Did Not Qualify
 8
 3
 2
 3
 11
 12

Italy 1990
 Quarter-final
 6th
 5
 3
 0
 2
 10
 5
Squad
 8
 5
 2
 1
 10
 2

United States 1994
 Did Not Qualify
 10
 4
 5
 1
 21
 9
Total
 Runners-up
 8/15
 30
 11
 5
 14
 44
 45
 –
 71
 40
 16
 15
 141
 62


UEFA European Championship record


     Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place  



























































































































































UEFA European Championship record

Qualification Record
Year
 Round
 Position
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
 Squads
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA

France 1960
Third Place
3rd
2
1
0
1
2
3
Squad
 6
 4
 1
 1
 16
 5

Spain 1964
 Did Not Qualify
 2
 0
 1
 1
 2
 3

Italy 1968
 6
 3
 1
 2
 8
 4

Belgium 1972
 6
 4
 1
 1
 11
 4

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Champions
1st
2
1
1
0
5
3
Squad
 8
 5
 2
 1
 19
 7

Italy 1980
Third Place
3rd
4
1
2
1
5
4
Squad
 6
 5
 0
 1
 17
 4

France 1984
 Did Not Qualify
 8
 3
 4
 1
 15
 7

West Germany 1988
 6
 2
 3
 1
 7
 5

Sweden 1992
 8
 5
 0
 3
 12
 9
Total
 1 Title
 3/9
 8
 3
 3
 2
 12
 10
 –
 56
 31
 13
 12
 107
 48


Player records



Most capped players





Zdeněk Nehoda














































































#
 Player
 Czechoslovakia career
 Caps
 Goals
1.
Zdeněk Nehoda
 1971–1987
 91
 31
2.
Marián Masný
 1974–1982
 75
 18

Ladislav Novák
 1952–1966
 75
 1
4.
František Plánička
 1926–1938
 73
 0
5.
Karol Dobiaš
 1967–1980
 67
 6
6.
Josef Masopust
 1954–1966
 63
 10

Ivo Viktor
 1966–1977
 63
 0
8.
Ján Popluhár
 1958–1967
 62
 1
9.
Antonín Puč
 1926–1938
 60
 34
10.
Antonín Panenka
 1973–1982
 59
 17


Top goalscorers





Oldřich Nejedlý, 1934 FIFA World Cup top scorer













































































#
 Player
 Czechoslovakia career
 Goals
 Caps
1.
Antonín Puč
 1926–1938
 34
 60
2.
Zdeněk Nehoda
 1971–1987
 31
 91
3.
Oldřich Nejedlý
 1931–1938
 28
 43

Josef Silný
 1925–1934
 28
 50
5.
Adolf Scherer
 1958–1964
 22
 36

František Svoboda
 1927–1937
 22
 43
7.
Marián Masný
 1974–1982
 18
 75
8.
Antonín Panenka
 1973–1982
 17
 59
9.
Jozef Adamec
 1960–1971
 14
 44

Tomáš Skuhravý
 1985–1993
 14
 43


Head to head records (1908–1994)







































































































































































































































































































































Honours






































Competition 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total

World Cup
 0 2 0 2

European Championship
 1 1 2 4

Olympic Games
 1 1 0 2
Total 2 3 2 7

This is a list of honours for the senior Czechoslovakia national team



  • FIFA World Cup:

    • Runners-up (2): 1934, 1962



  • UEFA European Championship:


    • Winners (1): 1976


    • Runners-up (1): 1996

    • Third place (2): 1960, 1980



  • Olympic football tournament:




  • Gold medal (1): 1980


  • Silver medal (1): 1964



Other Tournaments



  • Central European International Cup


    • Winners (1): 1955–60


    • Runners-up (2): 1927–30, 1948–53




See also







  • Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team

  • Czechoslovakia women's national football team

  • Czech Republic national football team

  • Slovakia national football team



References





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  2. ^ "UEFA EURO 2016 – Czech Republic profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.


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  5. ^ "Delight for the Azzurri as home advantage tells". FIFA. Retrieved 10 July 2014.


  6. ^ "World Cup History - On this day: Battle of Bordeaux". Eurosport. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2014.


  7. ^ Rostance, Tom (21 May 2012). "Euro 1960: Lev Yashin leads Soviets to glory in France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2014.


  8. ^ "The 11 fastest goals in World Cup history". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 July 2014.


  9. ^ "Brazil flying high with 'Little Bird' Garrincha". FIFA. Retrieved 10 July 2014.


  10. ^ "Panenka reflects on perfect penalty at EURO '76". UEFA. Retrieved 10 July 2014.


  11. ^ Pascoe, Thomas (25 June 2012). "Euro 2012: The best and worst 'Panenka' penalties". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2014.


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Preceded by
1972 West Germany 
European Champions
1976 (First title)
 Succeeded by
1980 West Germany 













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