2022–23 AC Sparta Prague season

Sparta Prague
2022–23 season
PresidentDaniel Křetínský
Head coachBrian Priske
StadiumStadion Letná
Czech First League1st
Czech CupRunners-up
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jan Kuchta (14)
All: Jan Kuchta (16)

The 2022–23 season was the 130th in the history of AC Sparta Prague and their 30th consecutive season in the top flight. The club will participate in the Czech First League, the Czech Cup, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

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As of 10 September 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 Czech Republic CZE Matěj Kovář (on loan from Manchester United)
2 DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Suchomel
3 DF Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Čelůstka
4 DF Czech Republic CZE Patrik Vydra
7 FW Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Čvančara
8 MF Czech Republic CZE David Pavelka
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Jan Kuchta (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)
10 MF Czech Republic CZE Adam Karabec
11 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin Minchev
13 MF Czech Republic CZE Kryštof Daněk
15 MF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Jankto (on loan from Getafe)
16 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Sáček
17 DF Denmark DEN Casper Højer Nielsen
18 MF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Sadílek
19 DF Czech Republic CZE Jan Mejdr
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Pešek
22 MF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Haraslín
24 GK Czech Republic CZE Vojtěch Vorel
25 DF Denmark DEN Asger Sørensen
26 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Fortelný
27 DF Czech Republic CZE Filip Panák
28 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Wiesner
29 GK Czech Republic CZE Milan Heča
30 DF Czech Republic CZE Jaroslav Zelený
32 DF Norway NOR Andreas Vindheim
37 MF Czech Republic CZE Ladislav Krejčí (captain)
39 FW Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Juliš
41 DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Vitík
77 GK Slovakia SVK Dominik Holec
— GK Romania ROU Florin Niță

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Hanousek (at Gaziantep)
— GK Czech Republic CZE Hugo Jan Bačkovský (at Bohemians 1905)
— FW Czech Republic CZE Václav Drchal (at Bohemians 1905)
— DF Czech Republic CZE Dominik Plechatý (at Slovan Liberec)
— FW Czech Republic CZE Matyáš Kozák (at Slovan Liberec)
— MF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Polidar (at Jablonec)
— FW Czech Republic CZE Václav Sejk (at Jablonec)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Ryneš (at Hradec Králové)
— MF Czech Republic CZE Filip Souček (at Zbrojovka Brno)
— MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Trávník (at Slovácko)
— GK Czech Republic CZE František Kotek (at Táborsko)
— GK Czech Republic CZE Jan Čtvrtečka (at Dukla Prague)
— MF Czech Republic CZE Filip Havelka (at Dukla Prague)
— FW Czech Republic CZE Vojtěch Patrák (at Jablonec)

Other players under contract

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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 Czech Republic CZE Ladislav Krejčí

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 June 2022 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 2–1 Czech Republic Dukla Prague Prague
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
30 June 2022 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 3–0 Czech Republic Opava Prague
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
6 July 2022 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 2–0 Croatia Rijeka
CEST (UTC+2)
9 July 2022 Friendly Wolfsberger AC Austria 1–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Wolfsberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
13 July 2022 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–1 Hungary Paksi FC Völkermarkt, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Lilienberg-Arena
16 December 2022 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 3–1 Slovakia Žilina Prague
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
16 January 2023 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
21 January 2023 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 3–1 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg Prague
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Letná

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Czech First League 30 July 2022 May 2023 Matchday 1 16 9 5 2 30 15 +15 056.25
Czech Cup 19 October 2022 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 100.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 21 July 2022 28 July 2022 Second qualifying round Second qualifying round 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 20 11 6 3 40 20 +20 055.00

Last updated: 19 November 2022
Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

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Main article: 2022–23 Czech First League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sparta Prague 30 20 8 2 70 29 +41 68 Qualification for the championship group
2 Slavia Prague 30 20 6 4 81 25 +56 66
3 Viktoria Plzeň 30 17 6 7 55 29 +26 57
4 Bohemians 1905 30 14 6 10 53 49 +4 48
5 Slovácko 30 13 7 10 36 38 −2 46
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 SPA SLA PLZ BOH SLO OLO
1 Sparta Prague (C) 35 23 9 3 76 33 +43 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round — 3–2 0–1 2–1 — —
2 Slavia Prague 35 24 6 5 98 31 +67 78 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] — — 2–1 6–0 4–0 —
3 Viktoria Plzeň 35 18 7 10 60 38 +22 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round — — — 0–2 2–2 1–3
4 Bohemians 1905 35 15 7 13 56 58 −2 52 — — — — 0–0 0–1
5 Slovácko 35 13 11 11 40 46 −6 50 0–0 — — — — 2–2
6 Sigma Olomouc 35 12 12 11 53 47 +6 48 0–1 2–3 — — — —
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. ^ Slavia Prague qualified for the Europa League as Czech Cup winners.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation OST TEP JAB PCE ZLN BRN
11 Baník Ostrava 35 11 9 15 53 50 +3 42 — 2–1 — 2–4 — 4–0
12 Teplice 35 11 9 15 45 67 −22 42 — — — 1–0 2–1 1–1
13 Jablonec 35 10 10 15 49 63 −14 40 1–1 0–2 — — — 1–0
14 Pardubice (O) 35 11 4 20 38 63 −25 37 Qualification for the relegation play-offs — — 2–0 — 1–2 —
15 Trinity Zlín (O) 35 7 13 15 43 60 −17 34 2–1 — 1–1 — — —
16 Zbrojovka Brno (R) 35 8 9 18 41 64 −23 33 Relegation to FNL — — — 0–2 0–0 —
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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 18 7 2 64 26  +38 61 9 4 1 34 13  +21 9 3 1 30 13  +17

Last updated: 15 April 2023.
Source: Fortuna Liga

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLWWWDDDDDWWWLWWWDWWWWWWWWWD
Position1286235443333333333333322211
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2023. Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.[3]

31 July 2022 1 Sparta Prague 1–2 Slovan Liberec Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
7 August 2022 2 České Budějovice 0–2 Sparta Prague České Budějovice
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
14 August 2022 3 Sparta Prague 2–0 Sigma Olomouc Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
20 August 2022 4 Mladá Boleslav 1–3 Sparta Prague Mladá Boleslav
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
27 August 2022 5 Sparta Prague 1–1 Bohemians 1905 Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
30 August 2022 6 Jablonec 1–1 Sparta Prague Jablonec nad Nisou
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
3 September 2022 7 Sparta Prague 0–0 Trinity Zlín Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
10 September 2022 8 Teplice 2–2 Sparta Prague Teplice
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Na Stínadlech
17 September 2022 9 Sparta Prague 1–1 Baník Ostrava Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
1 October 2022 10 Sparta Prague 2–1 Hradec Králové Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
8 October 2022 11 Zbrojovka Brno 0–4 Sparta Prague Brno
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Wedos Arena
15 October 2022 12 Sparta Prague 5–2 Pardubice Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Letná
23 October 2022 13 Slavia Prague 4–0 Sparta Prague Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Fortuna Arena
5 November 2022 15 Viktoria Plzeň 0–1 Sparta Prague Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Doosan Arena
9 November 2022 14 Sparta Prague 4–0 Slovácko Prague
19:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadion Letná
12 November 2022 16 Sparta Prague 1–0 České Budějovice Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadion Letná
28 January 2023 17 Sigma Olomouc 1–1 Sparta Prague Olomouc
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Navrátil 45+1'
  • Jakub Trefil Yellow card 90+3'
  • Pavel Zifčák Yellow card 90+9'
  • Vraštil Yellow card 90+10'
 Report
Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 7,126
Referee: Czech Republic Miroslav Zelinka
5 February 2023 18 Sparta Prague 4–1 Mladá Boleslav Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 10,333
Referee: Czech Republic Petr Hocek

Czech Cup

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Main article: 2022–23 Czech Cup
19 October 2022 Third Round Jiskra Domažlice 1–6 Sparta Prague Domažlice
15:00 CET Stadium: Městský stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 3,114
19 November 2022 Round of 16 Baník Ostrava 2–3 Sparta Prague Ostrava
15:00 CET Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 14,185

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

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The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 15 June 2022.[4]

21 July 2022 First leg Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–0 Norway Viking Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 12,667
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
28 July 2022 Second leg Viking Norway 2–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Stavanger, Norway
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Czech First League Czech Cup Europa Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Matěj Kovář 32 0 28 0 4 0 0 0
24 GK Czech Republic CZE Vojtěch Vorel 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
77 GK Slovakia SVK Dominik Holec 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
3 DF Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Čelůstka 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Czech Republic CZE Patrik Vydra 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Serbia SRB Dimitrije Kamenović 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Denmark DEN Casper Højer Nielsen 23 2 14+7 2 0+2 0 0 0
19 DF Czech Republic CZE Jan Mejdr 32 0 17+9 0 4 0 1+1 0
25 DF Denmark DEN Asger Sørensen 36 5 32 5 2+1 0 1 0
27 DF Czech Republic CZE Filip Panák 20 0 12+3 0 5 0 0 0
28 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Wiesner 32 3 18+10 3 1+1 0 2 0
30 DF Czech Republic CZE Jaroslav Zelený 41 3 30+4 1 5 1 2 1
33 DF Slovakia SVK Dávid Hancko 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
41 DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Vitík 27 2 21+1 0 5 2 0 0
42 DF Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Kukučka 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Ryneš 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 MF Finland FIN Kaan Kairinen 18 1 14+1 1 3 0 0 0
8 MF Czech Republic CZE David Pavelka 21 1 13+5 1 2+1 0 0 0
10 MF Czech Republic CZE Adam Karabec 28 2 9+14 2 2+1 0 2 0
11 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin Minchev 35 7 7+22 5 4 2 0+2 0
13 MF Czech Republic CZE Kryštof Daněk 33 2 12+15 2 2+2 0 0+2 0
15 MF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Jankto 16 1 8+7 1 0+1 0 0 0
16 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Sáček 7 0 0+5 0 1 0 0+1 0
18 MF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Sadílek 40 4 31+3 3 3+1 1 2 0
20 MF Albania ALB Qazim Laçi 20 0 7+10 0 1+2 0 0 0
21 MF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Pešek 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
22 MF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Haraslín 28 8 21+1 7 4 1 2 0
26 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Fortelný 8 0 1+4 0 0+1 0 2 0
34 MF Czech Republic CZE Daniel Kaštánek 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Czech Republic CZE Ladislav Krejčí 21 13 19 13 2 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Čvančara 30 15 20+4 12 2+2 3 0+2 0
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Jan Kuchta 35 16 29 14 2+2 2 2 0
14 FW Czech Republic CZE Václav Drchal 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Schánělec 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Juliš 9 1 4+4 1 0+1 0 0 0
45 FW Australia AUS Awer Mabil 16 2 1+13 2 0+2 0 0 0
48 FW Slovakia SVK Adam Goljan 4 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "A-tým". AC Sparta Praha.
  2. ^ "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  3. ^ "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2022/23: Mistrovská Plzeň začne v Teplicích, Brno v derby vyzve Slovácko". FORTUNA:LIGA.
  4. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round draw". UEFA. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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