2021–22 FC Viktoria Plzeň season

Viktoria Plzeň
season
President	Adolf Šádek
Head coach	Michal Bílek
Stadium	Doosan Arena
Czech First League	2nd
Czech Cup	Pre-season
UEFA Europa Conference League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jean-David Beauguel (2); All: ; Jean-David Beauguel; Radim Řezník; (2 each)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →
	All statistics correct as of 26 August 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 110th season in the existence of FC Viktoria Plzeň and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, Viktoria Plzeň will participate in this season's editions of the Czech Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 19 July 2021.^[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
4	DF	CZE	Luděk Pernica
5	MF	COD	Joel Ngandu Kayamba
6	DF	CZE	Šimon Gabriel
9	FW	FRA	Jean-David Beauguel
10	MF	CZE	Jan Kopic
11	DF	CZE	Matěj Hybš
13	GK	SVK	Marián Tvrdoň
14	DF	CZE	Radim Řezník
15	FW	CZE	Tomáš Chorý
16	GK	CZE	Aleš Hruška
18	MF	COL	Jhon Mosquera
19	MF	CZE	Michal Hlavatý
20	MF	CZE	Pavel Bucha
21	MF	CZE	Šimon Falta


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	CZE	Jakub Brabec
23	MF	CZE	Lukáš Kalvach
24	DF	CZE	Milan Havel
25	MF	CZE	Aleš Čermák
26	FW	CZE	Lukáš Matějka
31	MF	CZE	Pavel Šulc
32	DF	CZE	Josef Koželuh
35	DF	CZE	Filip Kaša
36	GK	CZE	Jindřich Staněk
37	DF	CZE	Václav Míka
39	MF	CZE	Dominik Janošek
50	MF	CIV	Adriel Ba Loua
57	MF	CZE	Ondřej Pachlopník (on loan from Zbrojovka Brno)
66	MF	SVK	Miroslav Káčer
99	MF	SEN	Modou N'Diaye

Out on loan[]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CZE	Ondřej Mihálik (at České Budějovice)
—	MF	CRO	Marko Alvir (at NK Maribor)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	CZE	Dominik Sváček (at Liptovský Mikuláš)
—	DF	CZE	Robin Hranáč (at Liptovský Mikuláš)

Transfers[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

26 June 2021 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	4–1	Spartak Trnava	Plzeň, Czech Republic
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Luční ulice

30 June 2021 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	3–0	Příbram	Plzeň, Czech Republic
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Luční ulice

3 July 2021 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	Cancelled	Erzgebirge Aue	Plzeň, Czech Republic
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Luční ulice

3 July 2021 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	4–2	Jiskra Domažlice	Plzeň, Czech Republic
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Luční ulice
Note: Four halves of 30 minutes.

8 July 2021 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	1–1	Sepsi	Waidring, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Waldstadion Waidring

12 July 2021 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	0–2	Ufa	Kössen, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kaiserwinkl Arena

15 July 2021 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	1–0	Arsenal Tula	Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Czech First League	25 July 2021	May 2022	Matchday 1		3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	100.00
Czech Cup	TBD				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa Conference League	22 July 2021	26 August 2021	Second qualifying round	Play-off round	6	4	0	2	11	10	+1	066.67
Total					9	7	0	2	17	13	+4	077.78

Last updated: 26 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Czech First League[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Slavia Prague	19	15	3	1	51	14	+37	48	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Viktoria Plzeň	19	15	2	2	36	13	+23	47	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3	Sparta Prague	19	14	3	2	46	22	+24	45
4	Slovácko	19	12	3	4	38	22	+16	39
5	Baník Ostrava	19	10	6	3	41	25	+16	36

Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. 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.^[2]

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9	2	0	0	4	2	+2	1	0	0	2	1	+1

Last updated: 8 August 2021.
Source: Fortuna Liga

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3
Ground	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W
Position	2	3	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2021. Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

25 July 2021 1	Viktoria Plzeň	2–1	Mladá Boleslav	Plzeň
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Beauguel 28' Řezník 36' 43'	Report	Karafiát 23' Škoda 62' Douděra 90+5'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Ondřej Berka

1 August 2021 2	Bohemians	1–2	Viktoria Plzeň	Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	23' (pen.) Hronek 39' Květ 57' Levin 70' Bartek 90+3'	Report	Mosquera 36' Beauguel 52' (pen.) Šulc 58' Káčer 72' Kayamba 79'	Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 3,584 Referee: Jan Machálek

8 August 2021 3	Viktoria Plzeň	2–1	Slovácko	Plzeň
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Doosan Arena

Czech Cup[]

UEFA Europa Conference League[]

Qualifying rounds[]

Second qualifying round[]

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021.^[3]

22 July 2021 First leg	Viktoria Plzeň	2–1	Dynamo Brest	Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Šulc 22', 90+2' 29' Kaša 33'	Report	Bilenkyi 51' Shestyuk 79' Lynko 80' Yasyukevich 81'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 4,468^[4] Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

29 July 2021 Second leg	Dynamo Brest	1–2 (2–4 agg.)	Viktoria Plzeň	Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yasyukevich 40' Slabashevich 79' Bilenkyi 90+1' Oreshkevich 90+4'	Report	Kayamba 12' Řezník 71'	Stadium: Technical Center-Academy Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
Note: Dynamo Brest played their home match at Technical Center-Academy in Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Regional Sport Complex Brestsky in Brest, as in June 2021 UEFA suspended most matches to be played in Belarus, due to European Union sanctions in response to the Ryanair Flight 4978 incident which banned European Union airlines from flying over Belarusian airspace.^[5]

Third qualifying round[]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.^[6]

5 August 2021 First leg	The New Saints	4–2	Viktoria Plzeň	Cardiff, Wales
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	19' McManus 30' (pen.), 54' (pen.), 76' Redmond 59'	Report	Brabec 53' 56' Beauguel 89', 90' Ba Loua 90+5'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Note: The New Saints played their third qualifying Round match at Cardiff City Stadium, instead of their regular stadium Park Hall, Oswestry due to UEFA requirements.

12 August 2021 Second leg	Viktoria Plzeň	3–1 (a.e.t.) (5–5 agg.) (4–1 p)	The New Saints	Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bucha 56' Chorý 85' Beauguel 90+2'	Report	Robles 4'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
	Penalties
	Beauguel Bucha Chorý Káčer		Redmond

Play-off round[]

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.^[7]

19 August 2021 First leg	Viktoria Plzeň	2–0	CSKA Sofia	Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Havel 11' Mosquera 72'	Report		Stadium: Doosan Arena Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

26 August 2021 Second leg	CSKA Sofia	3–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	Viktoria Plzeň	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Carey 6' Yomov 63' Mattheij 119'	Report		Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

References[]

^ "A tým 2021/2022". FC Viktoria Plzeň.
^ "Czech Liga 2021/2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021.
^ "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Dynamo Brest". Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "УЕФА отказался проводить в Беларуси все мероприятия под своей эгидой". Bytribuna. 16 June 2021.
^ "UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[squad-1] "A tým 2021/2022". FC Viktoria Plzeň.

[2] "Czech Liga 2021/2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[3] "UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021.

[4] "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Dynamo Brest". Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[5] "УЕФА отказался проводить в Беларуси все мероприятия под своей эгидой". Bytribuna. 16 June 2021.

[6] "UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[7] "UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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