2021–22 FC Viktoria Plzeň season

The 2021–22 season was 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 participated 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 (19)

All:
Jean-David Beauguel (21)
2022–23 →

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 4 March 2022.[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
7 MF   CZE Jan Sýkora (on loan from Lech Poznań)
9 FW   FRA Jean-David Beauguel
10 MF   CZE Jan Kopic
11 FW   SVK Matej Trusa
12 MF   CZE Roman Potočný (on loan from Baník Ostrava)
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   CZE Pavel Bucha
23 MF   CZE Lukáš Kalvach
24 DF   CZE Milan Havel
25 MF   CZE Aleš Čermák
31 MF   CZE Pavel Šulc
33 DF   BRA Eduardo Santos (on loan from Karviná)
35 DF   CZE Filip Kaša
36 GK   CZE Jindřich Staněk
44 DF   CZE Libor Holík (on loan from Jablonec)
57 MF   CZE Ondřej Pachlopník (on loan from Zbrojovka Brno)
66 MF   SVK Miroslav Káčer

Out on loan edit

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   COD Joel Ngandu Kayamba (at Samsunspor)
MF   CRO Marko Alvir (at Maribor)
MF   SEN Modou N'Diaye (at Karviná)
MF   CZE Šimon Falta (at Baník Ostrava)
MF   CZE Dominik Janošek (at Baník Ostrava)
DF   CZE Robin Hranáč (at Pardubice)
FW   CZE Lukáš Matějka (at Pardubice)
MF   CZE Michal Hlavatý (at Mladá Boleslav)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   CZE Ondřej Mihálik (at České Budějovice)
DF   CZE Matěj Hybš (at Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza)
GK   CZE Dominik Sváček (at Liptovský Mikuláš)
GK   CZE Jakub Šiman (at Zbrojovka Brno)
FW   CZE Adam Alexandr (at Příbram)
DF   CZE Šimon Gabriel (at Viktoria Žižkov)
DF   CZE Josef Koželuh (at Chrudim)
DF   CZE Václav Míka (at Chrudim)

Transfers edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  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 edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Czech First League 25 July 2021 15 May 2022 Matchday 1 Winners 35 26 7 2 61 21 +40 074.29
Czech Cup 21 September 2021 27 October 2021 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
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 43 31 7 5 74 34 +40 072.09

Source: Soccerway

Czech First League edit

League table edit

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 (C) 35 26 7 2 63 21 +42 85 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 3–0 3–1 1–0
2 Slavia Prague 35 24 6 5 80 27 +53 78 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 1–1 1–2 3–0
3 Sparta Prague 35 22 7 6 72 40 +32 73 1–2 3–1 1–1
4 Slovácko 35 21 5 9 59 38 +21 68 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a] 3–1 3–0
5 Baník Ostrava 35 15 10 10 60 48 +12 55 1–1 3–1
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Slovácko qualified for the Europa League as Czech Cup winners.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation PCE ZLN JAB BOH TEP KAR
11 Pardubice 35 9 10 16 42 68 −26 37 1–1 2–0
12 Fastav Zlín 35 9 9 17 43 60 −17 36 1–1 1–4 3–0
13 Jablonec 35 6 16 13 27 48 −21 34 0–1 1–1 2–0
14 Bohemians 1905 (O) 35 8 10 17 45 61 −16 34 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 0–1 4–0
15 Teplice (O) 35 8 5 22 33 59 −26 29 0–2 0–1 2–2
16 Karviná (R) 35 3 10 22 33 63 −30 19 Relegation to the FNL 1–1 2–2
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.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
35 26 7 2 63 21  +42 85 16 2 0 42 9  +33 10 5 2 21 12  +9

Last updated: 15 May 2022.
Source: Fortuna Liga

Results by round edit

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ResultWWWWWLWWWWWWLDDWWWWWDWWWWDDDWWWDWWW
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Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

25 July 2021 1 Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 Mladá Boleslav Plzeň
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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
15 August 2021 4 Slovan Liberec 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň Liberec
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 3,892
Referee:   Karel Hrubeš
22 August 2021 5 Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 Karviná Plzeň
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 6,520
Referee:   Ondřej Pechanec
29 August 2021 6 Hradec Králové 1–0 Viktoria Plzeň Mladá Boleslav
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Petr Kodeš   19'
  • Dvořák   26'
  • Král   37'
  • Rada   58'
  • Michal Leibl   60'
  • Štěpán Harazim   90+6'
  • Vilém Fendrich   90+7'
Report
Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
Attendance: 1,243
Referee:   Tomáš Klíma
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
18 September 2021 8 Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 České Budějovice Plzeň
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Patrik Čavoš   34'
  • Fortune Bassey   53'
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,312
Referee:   Jan Petřík
25 September 2021 9 Pardubice 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Dominik Kostka   79'
Report
Stadium: Ďolíček
Attendance: 1,562
Referee:   Petr Hocek
2 October 2021 10 Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 Zlín Plzeň
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 6,121
Referee:   Pavel Franěk
17 October 2021 11 Teplice 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň Teplice
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Fortelný   45'
  • Jan Knapík   90+2'
  • David Černý   90+4'
Report
Stadium: AGC Aréna Na Stínadlech
Attendance: 3,362
Referee:   Pavel Julínek
24 October 2021 12 Viktoria Plzeň 5–0 Jablonec Plzeň
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 7,607
Referee:   Karel Hrubeš
31 October 2021 13 Slavia Prague 2–0 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 18,179
Referee:   Pavel Franěk
6 November 2021 14 Viktoria Plzeň 0–0 Sigma Olomouc Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 5,015
Referee:   Ondřej Ginzel
20 November 2021 15 Baník Ostrava 2–2 Viktoria Plzeň Ostrava
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 6,774
Referee:   Jan Petřík
27 November 2021 16 Viktoria Plzeň 6–0 Bohemians 1905 Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Ondřej Berka
5 December 2021 17 Slovácko 1–2 Viktoria Plzeň Uherské Hradiště
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty
Attendance: 991
Referee:   Ondřej Pechanec
11 December 2021 18 Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 Slovan Liberec Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Dalibor Černý
18 December 2021 19 Karviná 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň Karviná
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 912
Referee:   Tomáš Klíma
6 February 2022 20 Viktoria Plzeň 1–0 Hradec Králové Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Jan Machálek
13 February 2022 21 Sparta Prague 2–2 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Ondřej Berka
19 February 2022 22 České Budějovice 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň České Budějovice
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
Attendance: 3,278
Referee:   Tomáš Klíma
26 February 2022 23 Viktoria Plzeň 4–0 Pardubice Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Filip Čihák   7'   20'
  • Dominik Kostka   66'
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 6,184
Referee:   Josef Krejsa
5 March 2022 24 Zlín 1–2 Viktoria Plzeň Zlín
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Letná Stadion
Attendance: 3,312
Referee:   Dalibor Černý
12 March 2022 25 Viktoria Plzeň 1–0 Teplice Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,560
Referee:   Marek Radina
19 March 2022 26 Jablonec 0–0 Viktoria Plzeň Jablonec nad Nisou
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Silný   68'
  • Dominik Pleštil   79'
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 2,175
Referee:   Jan Machálek
3 April 2022 27 Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 Slavia Prague Plzeň
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,384
Referee:   Paweł Raczkowski
9 April 2022 28 Sigma Olomouc 1–1 Viktoria Plzeň Olomouc
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 4,078
Referee:   Petr Hocek
17 April 2022 29 Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 Baník Ostrava Plzeň
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,726
Referee:   Ondřej Berka
20 April 2022 30 Mladá Boleslav 0–2 Viktoria Plzeň Mladá Boleslav
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
Attendance: 2,467
Referee:   Dalibor Černý

Championship Group edit

24 April 2022 31 Viktoria Plzeň 3 - 1 Slovácko Plzeň
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 7,213
Referee:   Tomáš Klíma
1 May 2022 32 Slavia Prague 1 - 1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 18,732
Referee:   Bartosz Frankowski
8 May 2022 33 Viktoria Plzeň 3 - 0 Sparta Prague Plzeň
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,385
Referee:   Dalibor Černý
11 May 2022 34 Hradec Králové 0 - 2 Viktoria Plzeň Mladá Boleslav
19:00 CET Report
Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
Attendance: 3,294
Referee:   Ondřej Berka
15 May 2022 35 Viktoria Plzeň 1 - 0 Baník Ostrava Plzeň
17:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,293
Referee:   Dominik Starý

Czech Cup edit

21 September 2021 Third Round Viktoria Plzeň 2 - 1 Příbram Plzeň
17:00 CET
Report
  • Zorvan   8'
  • Denis Halinský   81'
  • Sus   89'
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 1,831
Referee:   Ondřej Pechanec
27 October 2021 Round Of 16 Mladá Boleslav 2 - 0 Viktoria Plzeň Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
Referee:   Jan Petřík

UEFA Europa Conference League edit

Qualifying rounds edit

Second qualifying round edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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" (JSON). 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.