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.
2023–24 season | |
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Manager | Miroslav Koubek |
Stadium | Doosan Arena |
Czech First League | 3rd |
Czech Cup | Runners-up |
Europa Conference League | Quarter-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: 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
editFirst-team squad
edit- 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.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
editPos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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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
editWin Draw Loss
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
editOverall record
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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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 | 60.00 |
Czech Cup | 12 October 2023 | 22 May 2024 | Third round | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 80.00 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 27 July 2023 | 18 April 2024 | Second qualifying round | Quarter finals | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 68.75 |
Total | 56 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 118 | 48 | +70 | 64.29 |
Last updated: 24 February 2024
Source: Soccerway
Czech First League
editResults summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editLeague table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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
editMatches
editThe league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.[6]
22 July 2023 1 | Teplice | 1–0 | Viktoria Plzeň | Teplice |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | 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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 | — | — | — | — |
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:
Results by round
editMatches
edit5 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) |
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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
edit12 October 2023 Third round | Viktoria Mariánské Lázně | 0–10 | Viktoria Plzeň | Mariánské Lázně |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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) |
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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
editSecond qualifying round
edit27 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 |
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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
edit10 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
edit24 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
editThe 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 | |
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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 | — |
21 September 2023 1 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–0 | Ballkani | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
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Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 9,562 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland) |
5 October 2023 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 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 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 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 6 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–0 | Astana | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Willy Delajod (France) |
Knockout phase
editRound of 16
edit7 March 2024 First leg | Servette | 0–0 | Viktoria Plzeň | Lancy, Switzerland |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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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) | ||
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Quarter finals
edit11 April 2024 First leg | Viktoria Plzeň | 0–0 | Fiorentina | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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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) |
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