2023–24 AC Sparta Prague season

The 2023–24 season is Athletic Club Sparta Praha's 130th season in existence and 31st consecutive in the Czech First League. They are also competing in the Czech Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The club were eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League by Copenhagen.

AC Sparta Prague
2023–24 season
PresidentDaniel Křetínský
Head coachBrian Priske
StadiumStadion Letná
Czech First League1st
Czech CupFourth round
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Lukáš Haraslín (7)
All: Lukáš Haraslín (8)
All statistics correct as of 8 October 2023.

Players

First-team squad
As of 25 July 2023[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 Denmark DEN Peter Vindahl Jensen (on loan from AZ Alkmaar)
5 DF The Gambia GAM James Gomez
6 MF Finland FIN Kaan Kairinen
7 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Olatunji
8 MF Czech Republic CZE David Pavelka
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Jan Kuchta
10 MF Czech Republic CZE Adam Karabec
11 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin Minchev
13 MF Czech Republic CZE Kryštof Daněk
14 MF Serbia SRB Veljko Birmančević (on loan from Toulouse)
17 DF Denmark DEN Casper Højer Nielsen
18 MF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Sadílek
19 DF Czech Republic CZE Jan Mejdr
20 MF Albania ALB Qazim Laçi
21 MF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Pešek
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Haraslín
24 GK Czech Republic CZE Vojtěch Vorel
25 DF Denmark DEN Asger Sørensen
26 DF Czech Republic CZE Patrik Vydra
27 DF Czech Republic CZE Filip Panák
28 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Wiesner
29 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Ševčík
30 DF Czech Republic CZE Jaroslav Zelený
32 MF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Ryneš
37 MF Czech Republic CZE Ladislav Krejčí (captain)
39 FW Czech Republic CZE Václav Sejk
41 DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Vitík
44 GK Slovakia SVK Jakub Surovčík
45 GK Czech Republic CZE Filip Nalezinek

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
— DF Czech Republic CZE Dominik Plechatý (at Slovan Liberec)
— DF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Polidar (at Jablonec)
— MF Czech Republic CZE Filip Souček (at Jablonec)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Suchomel (at Mladá Boleslav)
— MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Fortelný (at Sigma Olomouc)
— FW Czech Republic CZE Matyáš Kozák (at Bohemians 1905)

Transfers

In
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Czech Republic Michal Ševčík Czech Republic Zbrojovka Brno Undisclosed 19 June 2023 [2]
MF Serbia Veljko Birmančević France Toulouse Loan 22 June 2023 [3]
FW Nigeria Victor Olatunji Czech Republic Slovan Liberec Undisclosed 17 July 2023 [4]
DF The Gambia James Gomez Denmark AC Horsens Undisclosed 19 July 2023 [5]
GK Denmark Peter Vindahl Jensen Netherlands AZ Loan 25 July 2023 [6]
DF Ecuador Ángelo Preciado Belgium Genk €2,500,000 4 September 2023 [7]

Out
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Czech Republic Tomáš Čvančara Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach €10,500,000 14 July 2023 [8]
MF Czech Republic Michal Trávník Czech Republic Slovácko Undisclosed 17 July 2023 [9]
DF Norway Andreas Vindheim Czech Republic Teplice Loan 7 September 2023 [10]
MF Czech Republic Kryštof Daněk Czech Republic Pardubice Loan 8 September 2023 [11]
DF Denmark Casper Højer Turkey Çaykur Rizespor Undisclosed 10 September 2023 [12]
FW Bulgaria Martin Minchev Turkey Çaykur Rizespor Undisclosed 10 September 2023 [13]

Pre-season and friendlies
30 June 2023 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–2 Czech Republic Vysočina Jihlava Prague
14:00 UTC+2 Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)
7 July 2023 Friendly Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Kranj, Slovenia
16:00 UTC+2
  • Petković 14' (pen.)
Stadium: Nacionalni Nogometni Center Brdo
11 July 2023 Friendly Čukarički Serbia 1–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Seeboden, Austria
16:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Sportarena Seeboden

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Czech First League 23 July 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 9 7 2 0 25 6 +19 077.78
Czech Cup 27 September 2023 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Champions League 8 August 2023 15 August 2023 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00
UEFA Europa League 24 August 2023 Play-off round 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 066.67
Total 14 9 4 1 36 15 +21 064.29

Last updated: 24 September 2023
Source: Soccerway

Czech First League
Main article: 2023–24 Czech First League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sparta Prague 12 10 2 0 34 8 +26 32 Qualification for the championship group
2 Slavia Prague 12 9 3 0 22 7 +15 30
3 Viktoria Plzeň 11 7 1 3 30 16 +14 22
4 Sigma Olomouc 12 7 1 4 22 15 +7 22
5 Baník Ostrava 12 6 3 3 19 10 +9 21
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. 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.[14]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 7 2 0 25 6  +19 23 4 0 0 15 3  +12 3 2 0 10 3  +7

Last updated: 24 September 2023.
Source: FORTUNA:LIGA

Results by round
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GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWDWWWD
Position521121111
Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2023. Source: FORTUNA:LIGA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.[15]

23 July 2023 1 Sparta Prague 2–0 Sigma Olomouc Prague
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 17,153
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay
29 July 2023 2 Zlín 0–1 Sparta Prague Zlín
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Letná Stadion
Attendance: 5,521
Referee: Dalibor Černý
5 August 2023 3 Sparta Prague 5–2 Pardubice Prague
15:00 UTC+2
Report
  • Surzyn Yellow card 45+4'
  • Darmovzal 65'
  • Krobot 73'
 Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 16,911
Referee: Tomáš Klíma

Czech Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Czech Cup

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) First leg Copenhagen Denmark 0–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
20:00 Report[16] Attendance: 27,170[17]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) Second leg Sparta Prague Czech Republic 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 Denmark Copenhagen Stadion Letná, Prague
19:00
Report[18]
Attendance: 18,109[19]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Penalties

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round
24 August 2023 (2023-08-24) First leg Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
20:00
Report[20]
Attendance: 12,170[21]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
31 August 2023 (2023-08-31) Second leg Sparta Prague Czech Republic 4–1
(5–4 agg.)		 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Stadion Letná, Prague
19:00
Report[22]
Attendance: 17,953[23]
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Group stage
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BET SPP RAN ALI
1 Spain Real Betis 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 14 Dec 9 Nov
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Advance to knockout round play-offs 30 Nov — 0–0 3–2
3 Scotland Rangers 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–0 9 Nov — 30 Nov
4 Cyprus Aris Limassol 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3 0–1 14 Dec 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 1 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 3–2 Cyprus Aris Limassol Stadion Letná, Prague
21:00
Report[24]
Attendance: 17,371[25]
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) 2 Real Betis Spain 2–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Benito Villamarín, Seville
18:45
Report[26]
Attendance: 45,037[27]
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) 3 Sparta Prague Czech Republic v Scotland Rangers Stadion Letná, Prague
18:45 Report[28]
9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 4 Rangers Scotland v Czech Republic Sparta Prague Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
21:00 (20:00 GMT) Report[29]
30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 5 Sparta Prague Czech Republic v Spain Real Betis Stadion Letná, Prague
18:45 Report[30]
14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) 6 Aris Limassol Cyprus v Czech Republic Sparta Prague Alphamega Stadium, Limassol
21:00 (22:00 EET) Report[31]

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