2023–24 FC Viktoria Plzeň season

The 2023–24 season was the FC Viktoria Plzeň's 113th year in existence and 19th consecutive season in the Czech First League.

FC Viktoria Plzeň
2023–24 season
ManagerMiroslav Koubek
StadiumDoosan Arena
Czech First League3rd
Czech CupRunners-up
Europa Conference LeagueQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Pavel Šulc (8)
All: Pavel Šulc (12)

Viktoria Plzeň started their European campaign in the second qualifying round beating Drita 2–1 and then minnows Gżira United 6–0, before defeating Tobol 5–1 in play-off round to clinch a berth to the group stage. They topped their group winning all six matches.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 8 February 2024.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   CZE Lukáš Hejda
3 DF   CZE Robin Hranáč
5 DF   CZE Jan Paluska
6 MF   CZE Lukáš Červ
7 MF   CZE Jan Sýkora
9 FW   CZE Jan Kliment
10 MF   CZE Jan Kopic
11 FW   CZE Matěj Vydra
12 MF   CIV Ibrahim Traoré
13 GK   SVK Marián Tvrdoň
14 DF   CZE Radim Řezník
15 FW   CZE Tomáš Chorý
16 GK   CZE Martin Jedlička
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   NGA Rafiu Durosinmi
18 MF   COL Jhon Mosquera
19 MF   FRA Cheick Souaré (on loan from Vyškov)
21 DF   CZE Václav Jemelka
22 MF   BRA Cadu
23 MF   CZE Lukáš Kalvach
24 DF   CZE Milan Havel
31 MF   CZE Pavel Šulc
32 MF   CZE Matěj Valenta
40 DF   LBR Sampson Dweh (on loan from Vyškov)
44 DF   CZE Libor Holík
77 MF   SVK Erik Jirka
FW   CZE Florián Višňa

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   BEN Mohamed Tijani (at Yverdon-Sport)
MF   CZE Roman Květ (at Sivasspor)
MF   CZE Adam Vlkanova (at Ruch Chorzów)
DF   CZE Filip Čihák (at Hradec Králové)
DF   CZE Josef Koželuh (at Zbrojovka Brno)
FW   CZE Adam Kronus (at Zbrojovka Brno)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   CZE Lukáš Matějka (at Dukla Prague)
MF   CZE Dominik Kříž (at Varnsdorf)
MF   CZE Alexandr Sojka (at Silon Táborsko)
DF   CZE Václav Míka (at Chrudim)
DF   CZE Ondřej Oravec (at Viktoria Žižkov)
FW   CZE Pavel Hašek (at Příbram)

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF   Ibrahim Traoré   Slavia Prague Undisclosed 1 July 2023 [2]
FW   Rafiu Durosinmi   Karvina Undisclosed 1 July 2023
DF   Sampson Dweh   Vyškov Loan 19 July 2023 [3]
MF   Cheick Souaré   Vyškov Loan 5 January 2024 [4]
MF   Matěj Valenta   Slavia Prague Undisclosed 5 January 2024
MF   Lukáš Červ   Slavia Prague Undisclosed 5 January 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

21 June 2023 Friendly Slavoj Koloveč   2–14   Viktoria Plzeň
24 June 2023 Friendly Viktoria Plzeň   2–0   Dukla Prague
28 June 2023 Friendly Viktoria Plzeň   8–2   Taborsko
1 July 2023 Friendly Viktoria Plzeň   6–0   MFK Chrudim
7 July 2023 Friendly Viktoria Plzeň   3–3   Hamburger SV Westendorf, Austria
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Waldstadion Westendorf
10 July 2023 Friendly Viktoria Plzeň   3–0   Karlsruher SC Westendorf, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Waldstadion Westendorf

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Czech First League 25 August 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 3rd 35 21 7 7 76 40 +36 060.00
Czech Cup 12 October 2023 22 May 2024 Third round Runners-up 5 4 0 1 20 3 +17 080.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 27 July 2023 18 April 2024 Second qualifying round Quarter finals 16 11 4 1 22 5 +17 068.75
Total 56 36 11 9 118 48 +70 064.29

Last updated: 24 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
35 21 7 7 76 40  +36 70 12 3 3 44 19  +25 9 4 4 32 21  +11

Source: Fortuna Liga

Regular season

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League table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sparta Prague 30 24 4 2 70 26 +44 76 Qualification for the Championship group
2 Slavia Prague 30 22 6 2 62 23 +39 72
3 Viktoria Plzeň 30 19 5 6 67 33 +34 62
4 Baník Ostrava 30 13 6 11 48 39 +9 45
5 Mladá Boleslav 30 12 8 10 50 46 +4 44
Source: Fortuna 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.[5]
Results by round
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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDWWWWWWWLWLLWLDWWWDWWWWWLDWDW
Position10109433333333333333333333333333
Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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The league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.[6]

22 July 2023 1 Teplice 1–0 Viktoria Plzeň Teplice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Trubač   28' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Na Stínadlech
Attendance: 8,141
Referee: Dalibor Černý
30 July 2023 2 Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 Hradec Králové Plzeň
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,071
Referee: Jan Machálek
6 August 2023 3 Viktoria Plzeň 3–1 Baník Ostrava Plzeň
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,088
Referee: Dominik Starý
13 August 2023 4 České Budějovice 2–5 Viktoria Plzeň České Budějovice
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Stanislav Volek
20 August 2023 5 Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 Sigma Olomouc Plzeň
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,114
Referee: Ondřej Berka
3 September 2023 7 Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 Bohemians 1905 Plzeň
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,156
Referee: Jan Všetečka
17 September 2023 8 Zlín 1–7 Viktoria Plzeň Zlín
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Letná Stadion
Attendance: 3,938
Referee: Petr Hocek
24 September 2023 9 Viktoria Plzeň 6–2 Pardubice Plzeň
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,809
Referee: Stanislav Volek
30 September 2023 10 Sparta Prague 2–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 17,791
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
8 October 2023 11 Viktoria Plzeň 3–2 Jablonec Plzeň
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,505
Referee: Ondřej Berka
21 October 2023 12 Slovan Liberec 3–0 Viktoria Plzeň Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Marek Radina
29 October 2023 13 Viktoria Plzeň 0–1 Karviná Plzeň
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,418
Referee: Dominik Starý
5 November 2023 14 Slavia Prague 1–2 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 18,434
Referee: Dalibor Černý
12 November 2023 15 Viktoria Plzeň 1–4 Slovácko Plzeň
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,402
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
25 November 2023 16 Hradec Králové 1–1 Viktoria Plzeň Hradec Králové
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Malšovická aréna
Attendance: 7,818
Referee: Ondřej Berka
6 December 2023 6 Mladá Boleslav 1–3 Viktoria Plzeň Mladá Boleslav
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
Attendance: 1,121
Referee: Jan Všetečka
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 27 August 2023, but was postponed due to Viktoria Plzeň's participation in European competition.[7]
10 December 2023 18 Viktoria Plzeň 5–0 České Budějovice Plzeň
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 5,231
Referee: Jan Petřík
17 December 2023 19 Sigma Olomouc 1–3 Viktoria Plzeň Olomouc
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Vít Zaoral
10 February 2024 20 Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 Mladá Boleslav Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,086
Referee: Dalibor Černý
13 February 2024 17 Baník Ostrava 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň Ostrava
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 7,717
Referee: Jan Všetečka
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 3 December 2023, but was postponed due to snow.[8]
17 February 2024 21 Bohemians 1905 0–2 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Ďolíček
Attendance: 6,237
Referee: Karel Rouček
24 February 2024 22 Viktoria Plzeň 3–0 Zlín Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,134
Referee: Ondřej Berka
2 March 2024 23 Pardubice 2–3 Viktoria Plzeň Pardubice
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: CFIG Arena
Attendance: 3,849
Referee: Jan Machálek
10 March 2024 24 Viktoria Plzeň 4–0 Sparta Prague Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,611
Referee: Dalibor Černý
17 March 2024 25 Jablonec 1–2 Viktoria Plzeň Jablonec nad Nisou
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
30 March 2024 26 Viktoria Plzeň 1–3 Slovan Liberec Plzeň
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,718
Referee: Jan Všetečka
6 April 2024 27 Karviná 0–0 Viktoria Plzeň Karviná
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Adam Trska
14 April 2024 28 Viktoria Plzeň 1–0 Slavia Prague Plzeň
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,477
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
21 April 2024 29 Slovácko 1–1 Viktoria Plzeň Uherské Hradiště
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty
Attendance: 4,631
Referee: Vít Zaoral
27 April 2024 30 Viktoria Plzeň 3–0 Teplice Plzeň
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: Jan Machálek

Championship group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation SPA SLA PLZ OST MLA SLO
1 Sparta Prague (C) 35 27 6 2 82 30 +52 87 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 0–0 1–1 2–1
2 Slavia Prague 35 26 7 2 76 24 +52 85 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a] 3–0 5–0 4–0
3 Viktoria Plzeň 35 21 7 7 76 40 +36 70 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round 1–1 3–0 4–2
4 Baník Ostrava 35 14 7 14 56 48 +8 49 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round 0–1 6–0
5 Mladá Boleslav (O) 35 13 8 14 51 59 −8 47 Qualification for the Conference League play-off final 0–5 0–1
6 Slovácko 35 12 8 15 45 56 −11 44 2–4 1–2
Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the Europa League winners, Atalanta qualified for the Champions League via league position, Slavia Prague were promoted from the Champions League second qualifying round to the third qualifying round as one of the two teams with the highest coefficient in the second qualifying round.
Results by round
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Round12345
GroundHHAHA
ResultWWLDD
Position33333
Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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5 May 2024 31 Viktoria Plzeň 3–0 Mladá Boleslav Plzeň
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,103
Referee: Jan Petřík
11 May 2024 32 Viktoria Plzeň 4–2 Slovácko Plzeň
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 6,740
Referee: Jan Všetečka
15 May 2024 33 Slavia Prague 3–0 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 17,895
Referee: Karel Rouček
18 May 2024 34 Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 Baník Ostrava Plzeň
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 7,714
Referee: Marek Radina
26 May 2024 35 Sparta Prague 1–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 17,138
Referee: Jan Všetečka

Czech Cup

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12 October 2023 Third round Viktoria Mariánské Lázně 0–10 Viktoria Plzeň Mariánské Lázně
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • M. Drahorád   61'
Report
Stadium: Stadion FC Viktoria
Referee: Tomáš Ulrich
16 November 2023 Fourth round Sigma Olomouc 1–3 Viktoria Plzeň Olomouc
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Andrův stadion
Referee: Dalibor Černý
2 April 2024 Quarter-finals Jablonec 0–3 Viktoria Plzeň Jablonec nad Nisou
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Referee: Marek Radina
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 28 February 2024, but was postponed due to thick fog.[9]
24 April 2024 Semi-finals Viktoria Plzeň v Zlín Plzeň
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Doosan Arena

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Second qualifying round

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27 July 2023 First leg Viktoria Plzeň   0–0   Drita Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00 Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,334
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)
3 August 2023 Second leg Drita   1–2
(1–2 agg.)
  Viktoria Plzeň Pristina, Kosovo
20:00
Report
Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark)
Note: Drita played their home match at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, instead of their regular stadium, the Gjilan City Stadium in Gjilan, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Third qualifying round

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10 August 2023 First leg Viktoria Plzeň   4–0   Gżira United Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,142
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)
17 August 2023 Second leg Gżira United   0–2
(0–6 agg.)
  Viktoria Plzeň Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 365
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)

Play-off round

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24 August 2023 First leg Tobol   1–2   Viktoria Plzeň Kostanay, Kazakhstan
16:00 (20:00 ALMT)
Report
Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 8,420
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)
31 August 2023 Second leg Viktoria Plzeň   3–0
(5–1 agg.)
  Tobol Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,069
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.[10]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PLZ DZG AST BAL
1   Viktoria Plzeň 6 6 0 0 9 1 +8 18 Advance to round of 16 1–0 3–0 1–0
2   Dinamo Zagreb 6 3 0 3 10 5 +5 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 5–1 3–0
3   Astana 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4[a] 1–2 0–2 0–0
4   Ballkani 6 1 1 4 3 7 −4 4[a] 0–1 2–0 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Astana 4, Ballkani 1.
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 1 Viktoria Plzeň   1–0   Ballkani Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:00
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,562
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) 2 Astana   1–2   Viktoria Plzeň Astana, Kazakhstan
16:30 (20:30 ALMT) Tomasov   51' Report
Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 24,421
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)
26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) 3 Dinamo Zagreb   0–1   Viktoria Plzeň Zagreb, Croatia
21:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 8,407
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 4 Viktoria Plzeň   1–0   Dinamo Zagreb Plzeň, Czech Republic
18:45
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,084
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 5 Ballkani   0–1   Viktoria Plzeň Tirana, Albania
18:45 Report Šulc   81' Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
Note: Ballkani played their last home match at the Arena Kombëtare, in Tirana, instead of their pre-selected stadium, the Fadil Vokrri Stadium, in Pristina, due to deteriorated pitch conditions following recent matches.[11]
14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) 6 Viktoria Plzeň   3–0   Astana Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:00
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,135
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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7 March 2024 First leg Servette   0–0   Viktoria Plzeň Lancy, Switzerland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 15,354
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
14 March 2024 Second leg Viktoria Plzeň   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–0 agg.)
(3–1 p)
  Servette Plzeň, Czech Republic
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,225
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Penalties

Quarter finals

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11 April 2024 First leg Viktoria Plzeň   0–0   Fiorentina Plzeň, Czech Republic
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
18 April 2024 Second leg Fiorentina   2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–0 agg.)
  Viktoria Plzeň Florence, Italy
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

References

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  1. ^ "A tým 2023/2024". FC Viktoria Plzeň.
  2. ^ "Traoré po pěti letech v pražské Slavii přestoupil do Plzně. S Viktorií podepsal smlouvu na jeden rok". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Plzeň získala stopera Dweha z Vyškova na roční hostování s opcí". Sport.cz (in Czech). Právo. Czech News Agency. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. ^ Dosadil, Pavel (5 December 2024). "Plzeň vítá první posilu, francouzského záložníka. Vyzkouší i kanonýra". sport.cz (in Czech). Právo.
  5. ^ "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  6. ^ "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2023/24: Šampioni ze Sparty začnou s Olomoucí, Slavia bude hostit Hradec". FORTUNA:LIGA.
  7. ^ "Fotbalisté Mladé Boleslavi a Plzně dohrají odložený duel 6. kola v prosinci" [Mladá Boleslav and Plzeň will play the postponed 6th round match in December]. sport.cz (in Czech). 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Viktoria v Ostravě hrát nebude, zápas na Baníku byl kvůli sněhu odložený" [Viktoria will not play in Ostrava, the game at Baník was postponed due to snow]. denik.cz (in Czech). 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Odložené čtvrtfinále poháru mezi Jabloncem a Plzní se odehraje 2. dubna" [The postponed quarter-final between Jablonec and Plzeň will be played on 2 April]. sport.cz (in Czech). 28 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League group stage draw". UEFA. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Venue changed for the UEFA Europa Conference League match featuring Ballkani and FC Viktoria Plzeň". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.