2021–22 season | |||
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President | Daniel Křetínský | ||
Head coach | Pavel Vrba | ||
Stadium | Stadion Letná | ||
Czech First League | 3rd | ||
Czech Cup | Runners-up | ||
UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | ||
UEFA Europa League | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Adam Hložek (9) All: Adam Hložek (12) | ||
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The 2021–22 season was 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 participated in this season's editions of the Czech Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 17 January 2022[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
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 | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Czech First League | 24 July 2021 | 15 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 62.86 |
Czech Cup | 22 September 2021 | 18 May 2022 | Third round | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 80.00 |
UEFA Champions League | 21 July 2021 | 10 August 2021 | Second qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 25.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 16 September 2021 | 9 December 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 33.33 |
Total | 50 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 93 | 60 | +33 | 58.00 |
Source: Soccerway
Czech First League
Regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 73 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 |
Source: Fortuna Liga
Results by round
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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | 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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,584 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
19 September 2021 8 | Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Jablonec | Prague |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 8,115 Referee: Pavel Orel |
25 September 2021 9 | Zlín | 2–5 | Sparta Prague | Zlín |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Letná Stadion Attendance: 4,520 Referee: Jan Machálek |
3 October 2021 10 | Sparta Prague | 1–0 | Slavia Prague | Prague |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena Attendance: 17,093 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
17 October 2021 11 | Pardubice | 2–4 | Sparta Prague | Prague |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 3,537 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
24 October 2021 12 | Sparta Prague | 1–0 | Mladá Boleslav | Prague |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena Attendance: 7,544 Referee: Pavel Julínek |
Championship group
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Viktoria Plzeň (C) | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Slavia Prague | 35 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 80 | 27 | +53 | 78 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
3 | Sparta Prague | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 73 | |
4 | Slovácko | 35 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 68 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Baník Ostrava | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 55 | |
6 | Hradec Králové | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 44 |
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:
- ↑ Slovácko qualified for the Europa League as Czech Cup winners.
Czech Cup
22 September 2021 Third Round | Líšeň | 0 – 3 | Sparta Prague | Brno |
16:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion SK Líšeň Attendance: 2,070 Referee: Petr Hocek |
27 October 2021 Round of 16 | Teplice | 0 – 2 | Sparta Prague | Teplice |
17:00 CET |
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Stadium: AGC Aréna Na Stínadlech Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Pavel Franěk |
9 February 2022 Quarterfinal | Slavia Prague | 0 – 2 | Sparta Prague | Prague |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Kacharaba 12' 86' Schranz 28' |
Report | M.Suchomel 6' L.Krejčí II 10' 73' Pešek 26' |
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pavel Orel |
3 March 2022 Semifinal | Sparta Prague | 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) | FK Jablonec | Prague |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Čvančara 45' 90+5' 96' Wiesner 45+1' L.Krejčí II 47' 78' Hložek 92' Souček 115' Heča 116' |
Report | Malínský 35' 54' Kratochvíl 50' 90+12' Štěpánek 57' Martinec 90+1' Černák 107' |
Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 4,986 Referee: Tomáš Klíma |
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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,476 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LYO | RAN | SPP | BRO | |
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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 | — |
Matches
16 September 2021 1 | Brøndby | 0 – 0 | Sparta Prague | Brøndbyvester, Denmark |
21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 18,867 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev |
30 September 2021 2 | Sparta Prague | 1 – 0 | Rangers | Prague |
18:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena Attendance: 10,879 Referee: Ali Palabıyık |
21 October 2021 3 | Sparta Prague | 3 – 4 | Lyon | Prague |
21:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena Attendance: 12,427 Referee: Matej Jug |
4 November 2021 4 | Lyon | 3 – 0 | Sparta Prague | Décines-Charpieu, France |
18:45 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 33,934 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
25 November 2021 5 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Sparta Prague | Glasgow, Scotland |
21:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,370 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
UEFA Conference League
Knockout round play-offs
17 February 2022 Knockout round play-off | Sparta Prague | 0–1 | Partizan Belgrade | Prague |
21:00 CET | Hložek 67' Krejčí 90' |
Report | Marković 32' Menig 78' Terzić 90' Vujačić 90' |
Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 1,000[6] Referee: Andreas Ekberg |
24 February 2022 Knockout round play-off | Partizan Belgrade | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Sparta Prague | Belgrade, Serbia |
18:45 CET | Gomes 7', 24' 6' 66' Miletić 46' Urošević 85' Popović 90+1' Holender 90+3' Jevtović 90+4' |
Report | Krejčí 35' Čvančara 48' Hložek 85' Wiesner 90+4' |
Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 15,864 Referee: Georgi Kabakov |
References
- ↑ "A-tým". AC Sparta Praha.
- ↑ "Czech Liga 2021/2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Sparta Prague vs. Brøndby" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ↑ "Sparta Prague vs. Partizan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.