2019–20 AC Sparta Prague season

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Sparta Prague
2019–20 season
PresidentDaniel Křetínský
Head coachVáclav Kotal
StadiumGenerali Arena
Czech First League3rd
Czech CupWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Guélor Kanga (12)

All:
Guélor Kanga (15)

The 2019–20 AC Sparta Prague season was the club's 125th season in existence and the 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, AC Sparta Prague participated in this season's editions of the Czech Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 8 July 2020.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 18 January 2020.[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
2 DF Turkey TUR Semih Kaya
6 FW Czech Republic CZE Martin Graiciar (on loan from Fiorentina)
7 MF Sweden SWE David Moberg Karlsson
9 MF Gabon GAB Guélor Kanga
10 MF Czech Republic CZE Bořek Dočkal
11 MF Israel ISR Tal Ben Chaim
13 DF Czech Republic CZE David Lischka
15 DF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Hanousek
16 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Sáček
17 MF Czech Republic CZE Martin Frýdek
18 FW Czech Republic CZE Libor Kozák
19 DF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Štetina
20 FW Czech Republic CZE Adam Hložek
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Serbia SRB Srđan Plavšić
24 FW Czech Republic CZE Václav Drchal
25 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Trávník
26 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Costa Nhamoinesu
27 DF Czech Republic CZE Filip Panák
29 GK Czech Republic CZE Milan Heča
30 FW Ghana GHA Benjamin Tetteh
32 DF Norway NOR Andreas Vindheim
33 DF Slovakia SVK Dávid Hancko (on loan from Fiorentina)
35 GK Czech Republic CZE David Bičík
36 MF Czech Republic CZE Adam Karabec
37 MF Czech Republic CZE Ladislav Krejčí
40 MF Cameroon CMR Georges Mandjeck

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
GK Czech Republic CZE Hugo Jan Bačkovský (at Vlašim)
GK Czech Republic CZE Vojtěch Vorel (at FK Senica)
DF Czech Republic CZE David Březina (at Viktoria Žižkov)
DF Serbia SRB Filip Maksić (at Viktoria Žižkov)
DF Czech Republic CZE Dominik Plechatý (at FK Jablonec)
DF Czech Republic CZE Jan Pavlík (at Vysočina Jihlava)
DF Serbia SRB Uroš Radaković (at FC Orenburg)
28 DF Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Zahustel (at 1. FC Slovácko)
MF Czech Republic CZE Christián Frýdek (at Hradec Králové)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Czech Republic CZE Filip Havelka (at České Budějovice)
MF Czech Republic CZE Jiří Kulhánek (at České Budějovice)
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Zinedin Mustedanagić (at Sarajevo)
MF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Wiesner (at Mladá Boleslav)
FW Czech Republic CZE David Čapek (at Viktoria Žižkov)
FW Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Novotný (at MFK Ružomberok)
FW Czech Republic CZE Matěj Pulkrab (at Bohemians 1905)
FW Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Juliš (at SK Sigma Olomouc)
MF Czech Republic CZE Filip Souček (at SFC Opava)
MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Fortelný (at Jihlava)

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 July 2019 Friendly LASK Austria 1–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Leonfelden, Austria
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportplatz Bad Leonfelden
6 February 2020 Friendly Malmö FF Sweden 2–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Czech First League 14 July 2019 8 July 2020 Matchday 1 3rd 35 17 9 9 66 40 +26 048.57
Czech Cup 25 September 2019 1 July 2020 Third round Winners 5 5 0 0 15 3 +12 100.00
UEFA Europa League 8 August 2019 15 August 2019 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Total 42 22 10 10 84 47 +37 052.38

Source: Soccerway

Czech First League[edit]

Regular stage[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Slavia Prague 30 22 6 2 58 10 +48 72 Qualification for the championship group
2 Viktoria Plzeň 30 20 6 4 60 22 +38 66
3 Sparta Prague 30 14 8 8 55 35 +20 50
4 Jablonec 30 14 7 9 46 41 +5 49
5 Slovan Liberec 30 14 5 11 50 38 +12 47
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[edit]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 14 8 8 55 35  +20 50 8 3 4 34 19  +15 6 5 4 21 16  +5

Source: See results

Results by round[edit]
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWDWLWLDWLLWDWWDDWWDLLDDLWWWWW
Position1587475776797776554345679965543
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

14 July 2019 1 Sparta Prague 0–2 Slovácko Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 14,155
Referee: Jiří Houdek
20 July 2019 2 Sparta Prague 2–0 Jablonec Prague
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 10,864
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
29 July 2019 3 Dynamo České Budějovice 2–2 Sparta Prague České Budějovice
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
Attendance: 6,681
Referee: Karel Hrubeš
4 August 2019 4 Sparta Prague 3–0 1. FK Příbram Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 11,007
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
11 August 2019 5 Mladá Boleslav 4–3 Sparta Prague Mladá Boleslav
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Pavel Franěk
18 August 2019 6 Sparta Prague 2–0 Baník Ostrava Prague
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 14,123
Referee: Ondřej Ginzel
25 August 2019 7 Slovan Liberec 3–1 Sparta Prague Liberec
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 8,765
Referee: Pavel Julínek
1 September 2019 8 Sparta Prague 3–3 Sigma Olomouc Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 9,407
Referee: Zbyněk Proske
15 September 2019 9 Fastav Zlín 0–2 Sparta Prague Zlín
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Letná Stadium
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: Jiří Houdek
22 September 2019 10 Sparta Prague 0–3 Slavia Prague Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 17,292
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
29 September 2019 11 Viktoria Plzeň 1–0 Sparta Prague Plzeň
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,536
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
5 October 2019 12 Sparta Prague 4–0 Karviná Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 7,181
Referee: Pavel Franěk
20 October 2019 13 Teplice 1–1 Sparta Prague Teplice
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Na Stínadlech
Attendance: 12,362
Referee: Jan Machálek
26 October 2019 14 Sparta Prague 4–0 Bohemians 1905 Prague
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 12,157
Referee: Zbyněk Proske
3 November 2019 15 Opava 0–1 Sparta Prague Opava
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion v Městských sadech
Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
9 November 2019 16 Jablonec 2–2 Sparta Prague Jablonec nad Nisou
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 4,103
Referee: Pavel Královec
22 November 2019 17 Sparta Prague 3–3 Dynamo České Budějovice Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 10,057
Referee: Emanuel Marek
30 November 2019 18 1. FK Příbram 0–1 Sparta Prague Příbram
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Na Litavce
Attendance: 4,865
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
8 December 2019 19 Sparta Prague 5–2 Mladá Boleslav Prague
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 9,573
Referee: Pavel Rejžek
14 December 2019 20 Baník Ostrava 0–0 Sparta Prague Ostrava
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 13,535
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
15 February 2020 21 Sparta Prague 0–2 Slovan Liberec Prague
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 12,236
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
23 February 2020 22 Sigma Olomouc 1–0 Sparta Prague Olomouc
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 7,456
Referee: Pavel Královec
29 February 2020 23 Sparta Prague 2–2 Fastav Zlín Prague
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 9,007
Referee: Pavel Orel
8 March 2020 24 Slavia Prague 1–1 Sparta Prague Prague
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 19,370
Referee: Pavel Franek
27 May 2020 25 Sparta Prague 1–2 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ondřej Berka
31 May 2020 26 Karviná 1–4 Sparta Prague Karviná
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 25
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
3 June 2020 27 Sparta Prague 3–0 Teplice Prague
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 120
Referee: Petr Hocek
6 June 2020 28 Bohemians 1905 0–1 Sparta Prague Prague
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ďolíček
Attendance: 125
Referee: Zbyněk Proske
10 June 2020 29 Sparta Prague 2–0 Opava Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 300
Referee: Emanuel Marek
14 June 2020 30 Slovácko 0–2 Sparta Prague Uherské Hradiště
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pavel Franek

Championship group[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Slavia Prague (C) 35 26 7 2 69 12 +57 85 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Viktoria Plzeň 35 23 7 5 68 24 +44 76 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Sparta Prague 35 17 9 9 66 40 +26 60 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4 Jablonec 35 14 9 12 48 52 −4 51 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Slovan Liberec (O) 35 15 6 14 55 51 +4 51 Qualification for the Europa League play-offs final
6 Baník Ostrava 35 12 11 12 47 43 +4 47
Source: [citation needed]
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.[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
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
5 3 1 1 11 5  +6 10 3 0 0 10 3  +7 0 1 1 1 2  −1

Source: See results

Results by round[edit]
Round12345
GroundHHAHA
ResultWWLWD
Position33333
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
20 June 2020 1 Sparta Prague 4–1 Slovan Liberec Prague
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 1,870
Referee: Petr Ardeleánu
23 June 2020 2 Sparta Prague 3–2 Baník Ostrava Prague
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Tomáš Klíma
28 June 2020 3 Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 Sparta Prague Plzeň
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 2,925
Referee: Pavel Orel
5 July 2020 4 Sparta Prague 3–0 Jablonec Prague
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Pavel Rejžek
8 July 2020 5 Slavia Prague 0–0 Sparta Prague Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Ondej Berka

Czech Cup[edit]

25 September 2019 Third round Vysočina Jihlava 1–2 Sparta Prague Jihlava
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion v Jiráskově ulici
Attendance: 3,676
Referee: Pavel Rejžek
30 October 2019 Fourth round Dynamo České Budějovice 0–4 Sparta Prague České Budějovice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
Attendance: 6,117
Referee: Pavel Orel
4 March 2020 Quarter-finals Sparta Prague 5–0 Baník Ostrava Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 9,097
Referee: Ondřej Berka
17 June 2020 Semi-finals Sparta Prague 2–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 1,951
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
1 July 2020 Final Slovan Liberec 1–2 Sparta Prague Liberec
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 2,351
Referee: Pavel Královec

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Third qualifying round[edit]
8 August 2019 First leg Sparta Prague Czech Republic 2–2 Turkey Trabzonspor Prague, Czech Republic
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)
15 August 2019 Second leg Trabzonspor Turkey 2–1
(4–3 agg.)
Czech Republic Sparta Prague Trabzon, Turkey
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Şenol Güneş Stadium
Attendance: 34,462[4]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A-tým". AC Sparta Praha.
  2. ^ "Czech Liga 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Herní model". Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  4. ^ a b "Summary UEFA Europa League – Round 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

External links[edit]