2021–22 FC Viktoria Plzeň season

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.

Viktoria Plzeň
2021–22 season
PresidentAdolf Šádek
Head coachMichal Bílek
StadiumDoosan Arena
Czech First League1st
Czech CupFourth round
UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jean-David Beauguel (12)
All:
Jean-David Beauguel (14)
All statistics correct as of 12 March 2022.

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)

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
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
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
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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAH
ResultWWW
Position232
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'
  • N'Diaye  43'
 Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Ondřej Berka
1 August 2021 2 Bohemians 1–2 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
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
Main article: 2021–22 Czech Cup

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

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)
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)
Report
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)
Report
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)
Report
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)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
Penalties

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)
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)
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

References
  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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