2023–24 FC Viktoria Plzeň season
2023–24 season | ||||
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Manager | Miroslav Koubek | |||
Stadium | Doosan Arena | |||
Czech First League | 3rd | |||
Czech Cup | Runners-up | |||
Europa Conference League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Pavel Šulc (8) All: Pavel Šulc (12) | |||
Average home league attendance | 9,030 | |||
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The 2023–24 season was the FC Viktoria Plzeň's 113th year in existence and 19th consecutive season in the Czech First League.
Viktoria Plzeň started their European campaign in the second qualifying round beating Drita 2–1 and then minnows Gżira United 6–0, before defeating Tobol 5–1 in play-off round to clinch a berth to the group stage. They topped their group winning all six matches.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 8 February 2024.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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MF | Ibrahim Traoré | Slavia Prague | Undisclosed | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
FW | Rafiu Durosinmi | Karvina | Undisclosed | 1 July 2023 | |
DF | Sampson Dweh | Vyškov | Loan | 19 July 2023 | [3] |
MF | Cheick Souaré | Vyškov | Loan | 5 January 2024 | [4] |
MF | Matěj Valenta | Slavia Prague | Undisclosed | 5 January 2024 | |
MF | Lukáš Červ | Slavia Prague | Undisclosed | 5 January 2024 |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss
24 June 2023 Friendly | Viktoria Plzeň | 2–0 | Dukla Prague |
28 June 2023 Friendly | Viktoria Plzeň | 8–2 | Taborsko |
1 July 2023 Friendly | Viktoria Plzeň | 6–0 | MFK Chrudim |
7 July 2023 Friendly | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–3 | Hamburger SV | Westendorf, Austria |
18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Waldstadion Westendorf |
10 July 2023 Friendly | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–0 | Karlsruher SC | Westendorf, Austria |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Waldstadion Westendorf |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]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 | 25 August 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 60.00 |
Czech Cup | 12 October 2023 | 22 May 2024 | Third round | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 80.00 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 27 July 2023 | 18 April 2024 | Second qualifying round | Quarter finals | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 68.75 |
Total | 56 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 118 | 48 | +70 | 64.29 |
Last updated: 24 February 2024
Source: Soccerway
Czech First League
[edit]Results summary
[edit]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 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 |
Source: Fortuna Liga
Regular season
[edit]League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sparta Prague | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 26 | +44 | 76 | Qualification for the Championship group |
2 | Slavia Prague | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 72 | |
3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 62 | |
4 | Baník Ostrava | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 45 | |
5 | Mladá Boleslav | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 44 |
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.[5]
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.[6]
22 July 2023 1 | Teplice | 1–0 | Viktoria Plzeň | Teplice |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 8,141 Referee: Dalibor Černý |
30 July 2023 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 | Hradec Králové | Plzeň |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 8,071 Referee: Jan Machálek |
6 August 2023 3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–1 | Baník Ostrava | Plzeň |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,088 Referee: Dominik Starý |
13 August 2023 4 | České Budějovice | 2–5 | Viktoria Plzeň | České Budějovice |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Stanislav Volek |
20 August 2023 5 | Viktoria Plzeň | 2–1 | Sigma Olomouc | Plzeň |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 9,114 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
3 September 2023 7 | Viktoria Plzeň | 2–0 | Bohemians 1905 | Plzeň |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 9,156 Referee: Jan Všetečka |
17 September 2023 8 | Zlín | 1–7 | Viktoria Plzeň | Zlín |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Letná Stadion Attendance: 3,938 Referee: Petr Hocek |
24 September 2023 9 | Viktoria Plzeň | 6–2 | Pardubice | Plzeň |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 8,809 Referee: Stanislav Volek |
30 September 2023 10 | Sparta Prague | 2–1 | Viktoria Plzeň | Prague |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,791 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
8 October 2023 11 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–2 | Jablonec | Plzeň |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 8,505 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
21 October 2023 12 | Slovan Liberec | 3–0 | Viktoria Plzeň | Liberec |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Marek Radina |
29 October 2023 13 | Viktoria Plzeň | 0–1 | Karviná | Plzeň |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 8,418 Referee: Dominik Starý |
5 November 2023 14 | Slavia Prague | 1–2 | Viktoria Plzeň | Prague |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 18,434 Referee: Dalibor Černý |
12 November 2023 15 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–4 | Slovácko | Plzeň |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 8,402 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
25 November 2023 16 | Hradec Králové | 1–1 | Viktoria Plzeň | Hradec Králové |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 7,818 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
6 December 2023 6 | Mladá Boleslav | 1–3 | Viktoria Plzeň | Mladá Boleslav |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 1,121 Referee: Jan Všetečka | |
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 27 August 2023, but was postponed due to Viktoria Plzeň's participation in European competition.[7] |
10 December 2023 18 | Viktoria Plzeň | 5–0 | České Budějovice | Plzeň |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 5,231 Referee: Jan Petřík |
17 December 2023 19 | Sigma Olomouc | 1–3 | Viktoria Plzeň | Olomouc |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Vít Zaoral |
10 February 2024 20 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 | Mladá Boleslav | Plzeň |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 9,086 Referee: Dalibor Černý |
13 February 2024 17 | Baník Ostrava | 0–1 | Viktoria Plzeň | Ostrava |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 7,717 Referee: Jan Všetečka | |
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 3 December 2023, but was postponed due to snow.[8] |
17 February 2024 21 | Bohemians 1905 | 0–2 | Viktoria Plzeň | Prague |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 6,237 Referee: Karel Rouček |
24 February 2024 22 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–0 | Zlín | Plzeň |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 9,134 Referee: Ondřej Berka |
2 March 2024 23 | Pardubice | 2–3 | Viktoria Plzeň | Pardubice |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: CFIG Arena Attendance: 3,849 Referee: Jan Machálek |
10 March 2024 24 | Viktoria Plzeň | 4–0 | Sparta Prague | Plzeň |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,611 Referee: Dalibor Černý |
17 March 2024 25 | Jablonec | 1–2 | Viktoria Plzeň | Jablonec nad Nisou |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
30 March 2024 26 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–3 | Slovan Liberec | Plzeň |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 9,718 Referee: Jan Všetečka |
6 April 2024 27 | Karviná | 0–0 | Viktoria Plzeň | Karviná |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Adam Trska |
14 April 2024 28 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–0 | Slavia Prague | Plzeň |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,477 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec |
21 April 2024 29 | Slovácko | 1–1 | Viktoria Plzeň | Uherské Hradiště |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 4,631 Referee: Vít Zaoral |
27 April 2024 30 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–0 | Teplice | Plzeň |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 8,632 Referee: Jan Machálek |
Championship group
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SPA | SLA | PLZ | OST | MLA | SLO | |
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1 | Sparta Prague (C) | 35 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 30 | +52 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | |
2 | Slavia Prague | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a] | — | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | — | |
3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round | — | — | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
4 | Baník Ostrava | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 6–0 | |
5 | Mladá Boleslav (O) | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 47 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off final | 0–5 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | |
6 | Slovácko | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 44 | 2–4 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — |
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; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]5 May 2024 31 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–0 | Mladá Boleslav | Plzeň |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 8,103 Referee: Jan Petřík |
11 May 2024 32 | Viktoria Plzeň | 4–2 | Slovácko | Plzeň |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 6,740 Referee: Jan Všetečka |
15 May 2024 33 | Slavia Prague | 3–0 | Viktoria Plzeň | Prague |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 17,895 Referee: Karel Rouček |
18 May 2024 34 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 | Baník Ostrava | Plzeň |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 7,714 Referee: Marek Radina |
26 May 2024 35 | Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Viktoria Plzeň | Prague |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,138 Referee: Jan Všetečka |
Czech Cup
[edit]12 October 2023 Third round | Viktoria Mariánské Lázně | 0–10 | Viktoria Plzeň | Mariánské Lázně |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion FC Viktoria Referee: Tomáš Ulrich |
16 November 2023 Fourth round | Sigma Olomouc | 1–3 | Viktoria Plzeň | Olomouc |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Andrův stadion Referee: Dalibor Černý |
2 April 2024 Quarter-finals | Jablonec | 0–3 | Viktoria Plzeň | Jablonec nad Nisou |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Referee: Marek Radina | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 28 February 2024, but was postponed due to thick fog.[9] |
24 April 2024 Semi-finals | Viktoria Plzeň | v | Zlín | Plzeň |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena |
UEFA Europa Conference League
[edit]Second qualifying round
[edit]27 July 2023 First leg | Viktoria Plzeň | 0–0 | Drita | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,334 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia) |
3 August 2023 Second leg | Drita | 1–2 (1–2 agg.) | Viktoria Plzeň | Pristina, Kosovo |
20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark) | |
Note: Drita played their home match at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, instead of their regular stadium, the Gjilan City Stadium in Gjilan, which did not meet UEFA requirements. |
Third qualifying round
[edit]10 August 2023 First leg | Viktoria Plzeň | 4–0 | Gżira United | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,142 Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland) |
17 August 2023 Second leg | Gżira United | 0–2 (0–6 agg.) | Viktoria Plzeň | Ta' Qali, Malta |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 365 Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine) |
Play-off round
[edit]24 August 2023 First leg | Tobol | 1–2 | Viktoria Plzeň | Kostanay, Kazakhstan |
16:00 (20:00 ALMT) | Report | Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,420 Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania) |
31 August 2023 Second leg | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–0 (5–1 agg.) | Tobol | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,069 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.[10]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PLZ | DZG | AST | BAL | |
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1 | Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 18 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Astana | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4[a] | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Ballkani | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4[a] | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |
21 September 2023 1 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–0 | Ballkani | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 9,562 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland) |
5 October 2023 2 | Astana | 1–2 | Viktoria Plzeň | Astana, Kazakhstan |
16:30 (20:30 ALMT) | Tomasov 51' | Report | Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 24,421 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal) |
26 October 2023 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0–1 | Viktoria Plzeň | Zagreb, Croatia |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 8,407 Referee: Robert Jones (England) |
9 November 2023 4 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–0 | Dinamo Zagreb | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
18:45 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,084 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
30 November 2023 5 | Ballkani | 0–1 | Viktoria Plzeň | Tirana, Albania |
18:45 | Report | Šulc 81' | Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania) | |
Note: Ballkani played their last home match at the Arena Kombëtare, in Tirana, instead of their pre-selected stadium, the Fadil Vokrri Stadium, in Pristina, due to deteriorated pitch conditions following recent matches.[11] |
14 December 2023 6 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–0 | Astana | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Willy Delajod (France) |
Knockout phase
[edit]Round of 16
[edit]7 March 2024 First leg | Servette | 0–0 | Viktoria Plzeň | Lancy, Switzerland |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 15,354 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark) |
14 March 2024 Second leg | Viktoria Plzeň | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–0 agg.) (3–1 p) | Servette | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,225 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Quarter finals
[edit]11 April 2024 First leg | Viktoria Plzeň | 0–0 | Fiorentina | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Doosan Arena Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
18 April 2024 Second leg | Fiorentina | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–0 agg.) | Viktoria Plzeň | Florence, Italy |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
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