Czech Republic–Slovakia football rivalry
Other names | Federal derby |
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Location | Central Europe UEFA |
Teams | ![]() ![]() |
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) |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 14 |
Most wins | Czech Republic (5) |
Most player appearances | Filip Hološko (5) |
Top scorer | Jan Koller, 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) |
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.
Czechoslovakia national football team[]
The 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). The Czech Republic national football team is recognised by FIFA and UEFA as the successor of the Czechoslovakia team.
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 Venglos moved to England to become Aston Villa manager.
List of matches[]
Statistics[]
Matches | Total | Czech Republic wins |
Draws | Slovakia wins |
Goal difference |
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All | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29:12 |
Competitive | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21:9 |
Friendly | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:3 |
Games[]
8 May 1995 Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Bratislava |
Timko ![]() |
Šmejkal ![]() |
Stadium: Tehelne pole Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) |
24 August 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | Slovakia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Bratislava |
Jančula ![]() Majoroš ![]() |
Report | Šmicer ![]() |
Stadium: Tehelne pole Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy) |
11 October 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | Czech Republic ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Prague |
Šmicer ![]() Siegl ![]() Novotný ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Sparta Attendance: 5,428 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
21 August 2002 Friendly | Czech Republic ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Olomouc |
Koller ![]() Rosický ![]() |
Sz. Németh ![]() |
Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 11,986 Referee: Georgios Douros (Greece) |
6 September 2006 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification | Slovakia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Bratislava |
Report | Stadium: Tehelne pole Attendance: 27,683 Referee: Steve Bennett (England) |
17 November 2007 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification | Czech Republic ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Prague |
Report | Kadlec ![]() |
Stadium: AXA Arena Attendance: 15,681 Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland) |
1 April 2009 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Czech Republic ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Prague |
Jankulovski ![]() |
Report | Stadium: AXA Arena Attendance: 14,956 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
5 September 2009 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Slovakia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Bratislava |
Report | Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 23,800 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
14 November 2012 Friendly | Czech Republic ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Olomouc |
Report | Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 11,464 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
31 March 2015 Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Žilina |
Duda ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 10,524 Referee: István Vad (Hungary) |
13 October 2018 2018–19 Nations League B | Slovakia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Prague |
Schick ![]() |
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 16,623 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
4 September 2020 2020–21 Nations League B | Slovakia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Bratislava |
Schranz ![]() |
Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 0 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
18 November 2020 2020–21 Nations League B | Czech Republic ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Prague |
Report | Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
See also[]
- International association football rivalries
- Regional rivalries
- Czech Republic–Slovakia relations
- Czech Republic national football team
- Slovakia national football team