Sparta Prague
2021–22 season
PresidentDaniel Křetínský
Head coachPavel Vrba
StadiumStadion Letná
Czech First League3rd
Czech CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Hložek (9)
All: Adam Hložek (12)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Romania ROU Florin Niță
3 DF Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Čelůstka
4 DF Czech Republic CZE Adam Gabriel
6 MF Czech Republic CZE Filip Souček
7 FW Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Čvančara
8 MF Czech Republic CZE David Pavelka
9 MF Czech Republic CZE Ladislav Krejčí
10 MF Czech Republic CZE Bořek Dočkal (captain)
11 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin Minchev
16 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Sáček
17 DF Denmark DEN Casper Højer Nielsen
18 FW Czech Republic CZE Matěj Pulkrab
20 FW Czech Republic CZE Adam Hložek
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Pešek
22 MF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Haraslín (on loan from Sassuolo)
24 MF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Polidar
27 DF Czech Republic CZE Filip Panák
28 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Wiesner
29 GK Czech Republic CZE Milan Heča
33 DF Slovakia SVK Dávid Hancko
36 MF Czech Republic CZE Adam Karabec
37 MF Czech Republic CZE Ladislav Krejčí II
39 FW Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Juliš
40 GK Czech Republic CZE František Kotek
41 DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Vitík
77 GK Slovakia 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 Czech Republic CZE Hugo Jan Bačkovský (at Bohemians 1905)
GK Czech Republic CZE Vojtěch Vorel (at Dynamo České Budějovice)
MF Czech Republic CZE Filip Havelka (at Dynamo České Budějovice)
DF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Hanousek (at Wisła Kraków)
DF Czech Republic CZE Dominik Plechatý (at Slovan Liberec)
DF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Štetina (at Slovan Liberec)
MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Trávník (at Kasımpaşa)
MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Fortelný (at FK Teplice)
FW Czech Republic CZE Václav Sejk (at FK Teplice)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Norway NOR Andreas Vindheim (at FC Schalke 04)
DF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Hušek (at FK Varnsdorf)
DF Czech Republic CZE Filip Gedeon (at Ústí nad Labem)
DF Slovakia SVK Kristián Flak (at Liptovský Mikuláš)
MF Czech Republic CZE Jiří Kulhánek (at Dukla Prague)
FW Czech Republic CZE Václav Drchal (at Dynamo Dresden)
FW Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Novotný (at 1. FK Příbram)
FW Czech Republic CZE Vojtěch Patrák (at Pardubice)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 June 2021 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 8–1 Czech Republic Sokol Hostouň Prague, Czech Republic
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
26 June 2021 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 7–0 Czech Republic Dukla Prague Prague, Czech Republic
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
1 July 2021 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–0 Czech Republic 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 Russia 1–4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
9 July 2021 Friendly Wolfsberger AC Austria 3–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Wolfsberg, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
12 July 2021 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 2–2 Russia 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 15 May 2022 Matchday 1 3rd 35 22 7 6 71 38 +33 062.86
Czech Cup 22 September 2021 18 May 2022 Third round Runners-up 5 4 0 1 12 6 +6 080.00
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 9 December 2021 Group stage Group stage 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 033.33
Total 50 29 8 13 93 60 +33 058.00

Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

Regular season

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]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWWDWWLDWWWWDWLWWWWDDWLDWWWWWLWDLLW
Position11122123323343433333333333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. 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: Czech Republic 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: Czech Republic Ondřej Pechanec
21 August 2021 5 Sparta Prague 4–0 Hradec Králové Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Král Yellow card 18'
  • Petr Kodeš Yellow card 34'
  • Denis Donát Yellow card 55'
  • Štěpán Harazim Yellow card 68'
  • Prekop Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 6,263
Referee: Czech Republic 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: Czech Republic 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: Czech Republic 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: Czech Republic Pavel Orel
25 September 2021 9 Zlín 2–5 Sparta Prague Zlín
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Letná Stadion
Attendance: 4,520
Referee: Czech Republic 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: Czech Republic Ondřej Berka
17 October 2021 11 Pardubice 2–4 Sparta Prague Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Cadu 55'
  • Lukáš Červ Yellow card 63'
  • Martin Šejvl Yellow card 76'
  • David Huf 87'
Report
Stadium: Ďolíček
Attendance: 3,537
Referee: Czech Republic Ondřej Pechanec
24 October 2021 12 Sparta Prague 1–0 Mladá Boleslav Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena
Attendance: 7,544
Referee: Czech Republic Pavel Julínek

Championship group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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.

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: Czech Republic Petr Hocek
27 October 2021 Round of 16 Teplice 0 – 2 Sparta Prague Teplice
17:00 CET
  • Josef Švanda Red card 18'
Report Stadium: AGC Aréna Na Stínadlech
Attendance: 3,412
Referee: Czech Republic Pavel Franěk
9 February 2022 Quarterfinal Slavia Prague 0 – 2 Sparta Prague Prague
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Kacharaba Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 86'
Schranz Yellow card 28'
Report M.Suchomel Yellow card 6'
L.Krejčí II 10' Yellow card 73'
Pešek 26'
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Czech Republic 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' Yellow card 96'
Wiesner Yellow card 45+1'
L.Krejčí II 47' Yellow card 78'
Hložek 92'
Souček Yellow card 115'
Heča Yellow card 116'
Report Malínský 35' Yellow card 54'
Kratochvíl 50' Yellow card 90+12'
Štěpánek 57'
Martinec Yellow card 90+1'
Černák Yellow card 107'
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 4,986
Referee: Czech Republic 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 Austria 2–1 Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic 2–0
(3–2 agg.)
Austria 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 Czech Republic 0–2 France 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 France 3–1
(5–1 agg.)
Czech Republic Sparta Prague Monaco, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report 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
1 France Lyon 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 16 Advance to round of 16 1–1 3–0 3–0
2 Scotland Rangers 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–2 2–0 2–0
3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 2 1 3 6 9 3 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 3–4 1–0 2–0
4 Denmark 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 1 Denmark Brøndby 0 – 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Brøndbyvester, Denmark
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 18,867
Referee: North Macedonia Aleksandar Stavrev
30 September 2021 2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1 – 0 Scotland Rangers Prague
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena
Attendance: 10,879
Referee: Turkey Ali Palabıyık
21 October 2021 3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3 – 4 France Lyon Prague
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena
Attendance: 12,427
Referee: Slovenia Matej Jug
4 November 2021 4 France Lyon 3 – 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Décines-Charpieu, France
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 33,934
Referee: Italy Maurizio Mariani
25 November 2021 5 Scotland Rangers 2 – 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,370
Referee: Netherlands Danny Makkelie
9 December 2021 6 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2 – 0 Denmark Brøndby Stadion Letná, Prague
18:45 CET
Report
Attendance: 976[5]
Referee: England Craig Pawson

UEFA Conference League

Knockout round play-offs

17 February 2022 Knockout round play-off Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–1 Serbia Partizan Belgrade Prague
21:00 CET Hložek Yellow card 67'
Krejčí Yellow card 90'
Report Marković Yellow card 32'
Menig 78'
Terzić Yellow card 90'
Vujačić Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 1,000[6]
Referee: Sweden Andreas Ekberg
24 February 2022 Knockout round play-off Serbia Partizan Belgrade 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
Czech Republic Sparta Prague Belgrade, Serbia
18:45 CET Gomes 7', 24' Yellow card 6' Yellow-red card 66'
Miletić Yellow card 46'
Urošević Yellow card 85'
Popović Yellow card 90+1'
Holender Yellow card 90+3'
Jevtović Yellow card 90+4'
Report Krejčí Yellow card 35'
Čvančara Yellow card 48'
Hložek 85'
Wiesner Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 15,864
Referee: Bulgaria Georgi Kabakov

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.
  5. "Sparta Prague vs. Brøndby" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  6. "Sparta Prague vs. Partizan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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