2021–22 AC Sparta Prague season

The 2021–22 season is the 128th season in the existence of AC Sparta Prague and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, Sparta Prague are participating in this season's editions of the Czech Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League.

Sparta Prague
2021–22 season
PresidentDaniel Křetínský
Head coachPavel Vrba
StadiumStadion Letná
Czech First League1st
Czech CupPre-season
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Seven players
(1 each)
All:
Ladislav Krejčí II
David Moberg Karlsson
(2 each)
All statistics correct as of 10 August 2021.

Players

First-team squad
As of 8 September 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
1 GK  ROU Florin Niță
3 DF  CZE Ondřej Čelůstka
5 DF  CZE Adam Gabriel
6 MF  CZE Filip Souček
7 MF  SWE David Moberg Karlsson
8 MF  CZE David Pavelka (2nd captain)
9 MF  CZE Ladislav Krejčí
10 MF  CZE Bořek Dočkal (captain)
11 MF  BUL Martin Minchev
14 FW  CZE Václav Drchal
16 MF  CZE Michal Sáček
17 DF  DEN Casper Højer Nielsen
18 FW  CZE Matěj Pulkrab
19 DF  SVK Lukáš Štetina
20 FW  CZE Adam Hložek
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  CZE Jakub Pešek
22 MF  SVK Lukáš Haraslín
24 MF  CZE Matěj Polidar
27 DF  CZE Filip Panák
28 DF  CZE Tomáš Wiesner
29 GK  CZE Milan Heča
32 DF  NOR Andreas Vindheim
33 DF  SVK Dávid Hancko
36 MF  CZE Adam Karabec
37 MF  CZE Ladislav Krejčí II
39 FW  CZE Lukáš Juliš
40 GK  CZE František Kotek
41 DF  CZE Martin Vitík
77 GK  SVK Dominik Holec

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
— GK  CZE Hugo Jan Bačkovský (at Bohemians 1905)
— GK  CZE Jan Čtvrtečka (at Teplice)
— GK  CZE Vojtěch Vorel (at Dynamo České Budějovice)
— DF  CZE David Lischka (at Baník Ostrava)
— DF  CZE Matěj Hanousek (at Wisła Kraków)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  CZE Dominik Plechatý (at Slovan Liberec)
— MF  CZE Jan Fortelný (at Teplice)
— MF  CZE Jiří Kulhánek (at Dukla Prague)
— MF  CZE Michal Trávník (at Kasımpaşa S.K.)
— FW  CZE Ondřej Novotný (at Slovan Liberec)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 June 2021 Friendly Sparta Prague 8–1 Sokol Hostouň Prague, Czech Republic
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
26 June 2021 Friendly Sparta Prague 7–0 Dukla Prague Prague, Czech Republic
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
1 July 2021 Friendly Sparta Prague 1–0 Líšeň Prague, Czech Republic
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
Note: four halves of 30 minutes.
6 July 2021 Friendly Arsenal Tula 1–4 Sparta Prague Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
9 July 2021 Friendly Wolfsberger AC 3–2 Sparta Prague Wolfsberg, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
12 July 2021 Friendly Sparta Prague 2–2 Dynamo Moscow Austria
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Czech First League 24 July 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 100.00
Czech Cup TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Champions League 21 July 2021 10 August 2021 Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 025.00
UEFA Europa League 16 September 2021 Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 7 4 0 3 14 9 +5 057.14

Last updated: 10 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Czech First League
Main article: 2021–22 Czech First League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Slavia Prague 30 23 4 3 71 19 +52 73 Qualification for the championship group
2 Viktoria Plzeň 30 22 6 2 53 19 +34 72
3 Sparta Prague 30 20 6 4 65 32 +33 66
4 Slovácko 30 18 5 7 50 30 +20 59
5 Baník Ostrava 30 14 9 7 54 39 +15 51
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]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation PLZ SLA SPA SLO OST HKR
1 Viktoria Plzeň (X) 32 23 7 2 57 21 +36 76 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round — — 8 May 3–1 15 May —
2 Slavia Prague (X) 32 23 5 4 75 24 +51 74 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 — 15 May 8 May — —
3 Sparta Prague (X) 32 21 7 4 69 34 +35 70 — — — 11 May 3–1 1–1
4 Slovácko (T) 32 19 5 8 54 34 +20 62 — — — — 3–1 15 May
5 Baník Ostrava 32 14 9 9 56 45 +11 51 — 11 May — — — 7 May
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. 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.
(T) Qualified, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (X) Assured a place at least of the Europa Conference League
Notes:
  1. The cup winner, Slovácko or Sparta Prague, will enter the third qualifying round of the ECL if they do not win the league; otherwise the 2nd place team will enter that slot.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation ZLN PCE JAB TEP BOH KAR
11 Fastav Zlín 32 9 7 16 40 54 −14 34 — — 14 May 3–0 7 May —
12 Pardubice 32 7 9 16 37 67 −30 30 10 May — — — — 7 May
13 Jablonec 32 5 14 13 24 46 −22 29 — 0–1 — — 10 May 2–0
14 Teplice 32 8 4 20 31 54 −23 28 Qualification for the relegation play-off — 14 May 7 May — 2–2 —
15 Bohemians 1905 32 6 9 17 36 59 −23 27 — 0–1 — — — 14 May
16 Karviná (R) 32 3 9 20 31 55 −24 18 Relegation to the FNL 1–1 — — 10 May — —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. 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.
(R) Relegated

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 7 2 1 25 9  +16 23 5 1 0 12 3  +9 2 1 1 13 6  +7

Source: Fortuna Liga

Results by round
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Position1112212332
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2021. Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
24 July 2021 1 Sparta Prague 3–2 Sigma Olomouc Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 7,235
Referee: Pavel Orel
31 July 2021 2 Slovan Liberec 0–5 Sparta Prague Liberec
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ondřej Berka
7 August 2021 3 Sparta Prague 2–0 Karviná Prague
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 5,136
Referee: Petr Hocek
14 August 2021 4 Bohemians 1905 1–1 Sparta Prague Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ďolíček
Attendance: 3,905
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
21 August 2021 5 Sparta Prague 4–0 Hradec Králové Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Král  18'
  • Petr Kodeš  34'
  • Denis Donát  55'
  • Štěpán Harazim  68'
  • Prekop  84'
 Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 6,263
Referee: Jan Machálek
28 August 2021 6 Sparta Prague 1–0 České Budějovice Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 3,663
Referee: Pavel Franek
11 September 2021 7 Viktoria Plzeň 3–2 Sparta Prague Plzeň
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,584
Referee: Ondřej Berka
19 September 2021 8 Sparta Prague 1–1 Jablonec Prague
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 8,115
Referee: Pavel Orel

Czech Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Czech Cup
22 September 2021 Third Round Líšeň 0 - 3 Sparta Prague Brno
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadion SK Líšeň
Attendance: 2,070
Referee: Petr Hocek

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

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

21 July 2021 First leg Rapid Wien 2–1 Sparta Prague Vienna, Austria
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
28 July 2021 Second leg Sparta Prague 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Rapid Wien Prague, Czech Republic
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 9,105
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[4]

3 August 2021 First leg Sparta Prague 0–2 Monaco Prague, Czech Republic
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 10,533
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
10 August 2021 Second leg Monaco 3–1
(5–1 agg.)		 Sparta Prague Monaco, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO RAN SPP BRO
1 Lyon 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 16 Advance to round of 16 — 1–1 3–0 3–0
2 Rangers 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Sparta Prague 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 3–4 1–0 — 2–0
4 Brøndby 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2 1–3 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches
16 September 2021 Match 1 Brøndby 0 - 0 Sparta Prague Brøndbyvester
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 18,867
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev

References
  1. "A-tým". AC Sparta Praha.
  2. "Czech Liga 2021/2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. "UEFA Champions League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. "UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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