The Czech Republic–Slovakia football rivalry is a highly competitive sports rivalry exists between the national football teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. Games between the two teams, even those that are only friendly matches, are often marked by notable and sometimes controversial incidents; though the rivalry is mostly described as friendly and closeness because of historical tie. These matches are also called "Federal derby" or lesser extent, "Brother derby", due to cultural common between both countries.
| Other names | Federal derby |
|---|---|
| Location | Europe (UEFA) |
| Teams |  Czech Republic Slovakia |
| First meeting | Slovakia 1–1 Czech Republic Friendly (8 May 1995) |
| Latest meeting | Czech Republic 2–0 Slovakia 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B (11 November 2020) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 14 |
| Most wins | Czech Republic (9) |
| Most player appearances | Filip Hološko (5) |
| Top scorer | Jan Koller and Tomáš Rosický (3) |
| All-time series | Czech Republic: 9 Draw: 2 Slovakia: 3 |
| Largest victory | Czech Republic 3–0 Slovakia 1998 FIFA World Cup Q (11 October 1997) Czech Republic 4–1 Slovakia Friendly (21 August 2002) Slovakia 0–3 Czech Republic UEFA Euro 2008 Q (6 September 2006) Czech Republic 3–0 Slovakia Friendly (14 November 2012) |
  Czech Republic Slovakia | |
Czechoslovakia national football team
editThe 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). Both the Czech Republic and Slovakia are recognized by FIFA and UEFA as the successors of the Czechoslovakia team.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The Czechoslovakia team was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association. The team had two runner-up finishes in World Cups (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 Vengloš moved to England to become Aston Villa manager.
List of matches
editStatistics
edit| Matches | Total | Czech Republic wins |
Draws | Slovakia wins |
Goal difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29:12 |
| Competitive | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21:9 |
| Friendly | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:3 |
Games
edit| 8 May 1995 Friendly | Slovakia | 1–1 | Czech Republic | Bratislava |
Timko  58' |
Šmejkal 32' |
Stadium: Tehelne pole Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) |
| 24 August 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | Slovakia | 2–1 | Czech Republic | Bratislava |
| Jančula 45' Majoroš 55' |
Report | Šmicer 15' |
Stadium: Tehelne pole Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy) |
| 11 October 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Slovakia | Prague |
| Šmicer 54' Siegl 70'Novotný 73' |
Report | Stadium: Sparta Attendance: 5,428 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
| 21 August 2002 Friendly | Czech Republic | 4–1 | Slovakia | Olomouc |
| Koller 32', 65' Rosický 71', 79' |
Sz. Németh 16' |
Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 11,986 Referee: Georgios Douros (Greece) |
| 6 September 2006 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification | Slovakia | 0–3 | Czech Republic | Bratislava |
| Report | Stadium: Tehelne pole Attendance: 27,683 Referee: Steve Bennett (England) |
| 17 November 2007 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Slovakia | Prague |
| Report | Kadlec 79' (o.g.) |
Stadium: AXA Arena Attendance: 15,681 Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland) |
| 1 April 2009 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Czech Republic | 1–2 | Slovakia | Prague |
| Jankulovski 30' |
Report | Stadium: AXA Arena Attendance: 14,956 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
| 5 September 2009 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Slovakia | 2–2 | Czech Republic | Bratislava |
| Report | Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 23,800 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
| 14 November 2012 Friendly | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Slovakia | Olomouc |
| Report | Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 11,464 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
| 31 March 2015 Friendly | Slovakia | 1–0 | Czech Republic | Žilina |
| Duda 49' |
Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 10,524 Referee: István Vad (Hungary) |
| 13 October 2018 2018–19 Nations League B | Slovakia | 1–2 | Czech Republic | Trnava |
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Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Attendance: 17,251 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
| 19 November 2018 2018–19 Nations League B | Czech Republic | 1–0 | Slovakia | Prague |
| Schick 32' |
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 16,623 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
| 4 September 2020 2020–21 Nations League B | Slovakia | 1–3 | Czech Republic | Bratislava |
| Schranz 88' |
Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 0 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
| 18 November 2020 2020–21 Nations League B | Czech Republic | 2–0 | Slovakia | Prague |
| Report | Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dunmore, Tom (2011-09-16). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7188-5.
- ^ Holt, Nick (2014-03-20). Mammoth Book Of The World Cup. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4721-1051-0.
- ^ UEFA.com (2015-11-17). "UEFA EURO 2016: How all the teams qualified | UEFA EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ UEFA.com (2021-02-22). "UEFA EURO 2020 contenders in focus: Czech Republic | UEFA EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ UEFA.com (2021-03-03). "UEFA EURO 2020 contenders in focus: Slovakia | UEFA EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ UEFA.com (2023-12-28). "Who has qualified for UEFA EURO 2024? | UEFA EURO 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.