2022–23 FC Viktoria Plzeň season

Viktoria Plzeň
2022–23 season
PresidentAdolf Šádek
Head coachMichal Bílek
StadiumDoosan Arena
Czech First League3rd
Czech CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage

The 2022–23 season was the 111th season in the existence of FC Viktoria Plzeň and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, Viktoria Plzeň participated in this season's editions of the Czech Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 13 February 2023.[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Adam Zadražil (on loan from Silon Táborsko)
2 DF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Hejda
4 DF Czech Republic CZE Luděk Pernica
6 MF Czech Republic CZE Václav Pilař
7 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Sýkora
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Jan Kliment
10 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Kopic
11 FW Czech Republic CZE Matěj Vydra
13 GK Slovakia SVK Marián Tvrdoň
14 DF Czech Republic CZE Radim Řezník
15 FW Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Chorý
17 FW Nigeria NGA Rafiu Durosinmi (on loan from Karviná)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Colombia COL Jhon Mosquera
19 MF Czech Republic CZE Roman Květ
20 MF Czech Republic CZE Pavel Bucha
21 DF Czech Republic CZE Václav Jemelka
23 MF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Kalvach
24 DF Czech Republic CZE Milan Havel
35 DF Czech Republic CZE Filip Kaša
36 GK Czech Republic CZE Jindřich Staněk
44 DF Czech Republic CZE Libor Holík
77 MF Slovakia SVK Erik Jirka
88 MF Czech Republic CZE Adam Vlkanova
99 MF Senegal SEN Modou N'Diaye

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Czech Republic CZE Dominik Sváček (at Liptovský Mikuláš)
MF Slovakia SVK Miroslav Káčer (at Dunajská Streda)
GK Czech Republic CZE Martin Jedlička (at Bohemians 1905)
MF Czech Republic CZE Aleš Čermák (at Bohemians 1905)
MF Czech Republic CZE Pavel Šulc (at Jablonec)
MF Czech Republic CZE Šimon Falta (at Zbrojovka Brno)
DF Czech Republic CZE Josef Koželuh (at Zbrojovka Brno)
DF Benin BEN Mohamed Tijani (at Zbrojovka Brno)
DF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Hybš (at Teplice)
DF Czech Republic CZE Filip Čihák (at Hradec Králové)
FW Slovakia SVK Matej Trusa (at Hradec Králové)
MF Brazil BRA Cadu (at Baník Ostrava)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Czech Republic CZE Robin Hranáč (at Pardubice)
DF Czech Republic CZE Václav Míka (at Chrudim)
MF Czech Republic CZE Matyáš Kodýdek (at Chrudim)
FW Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Jedlička (at Chrudim)
GK Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Mrózek (at Karviná)
DF Czech Republic CZE Adam Vrba (at Karviná)
MF Czech Republic CZE Dominik Kříž (at Varnsdorf)
DF Czech Republic CZE Šimon Gabriel (at Vysočina Jihlava)
FW Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Matějka (at Dukla Prague)
MF Czech Republic CZE Alexandr Sojka (at Silon Táborsko)
MF Czech Republic CZE Adam Alexandr (at Silon Táborsko)

Pre-season and friendlies

18 June 2022 Friendly Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 6 - 0 Klatovy Czech Republic Žákava
10:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadion FK Žákava
22 June 2022 Friendly Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 9 - 0 Slavia Karlovy Vary Czech Republic Město Touškov
16:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadion Touškov
28 June 2022 Friendly Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 3 - 1 Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Dobřany
16:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadion Dobřany
1 July 2022 Friendly Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 3 - 0 Táborsko Czech Republic Plzeň
11:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadion Luční ulice
5 July 2022 Friendly Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 0 - 0 Botoșani Romania Westendorf
18:00 CEST Report Stadium: Waldstadion Westendorf
8 July 2022 Friendly Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1 - 3 STVV Belgium Westendorf
18:00 CEST Report Stadium: Waldstadion Westendorf
12 July 2022 Friendly Turkey Beşiktaş 0 - 0 Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic Kufstein
16:00 CEST Report Stadium: Kufstein-Arena
4 January 2023 Friendly Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 3 - 1 Petřín Plzeň Czech Republic Plzeň
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Luční UMT
16 January 2023 Friendly Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1 - 1 Ferencvárosi TC Hungary Benidorm
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Melia Villaitana Football Center

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Czech First League 30 July 2022 27 May 2023 Matchday 1 3rd 35 18 7 10 60 38 +22 051.43
Czech Cup 19 October 2022 19 October 2022 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 20 July 2022 1 November 2022 Second qualifying round Group stage 12 5 1 6 18 28 −10 041.67
Total 48 23 8 17 80 69 +11 047.92

Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

League table

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.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
35 18 7 10 60 38  +22 61 10 3 5 35 20  +15 8 4 5 25 18  +7

Source: Fortuna Liga

Results by round

Round1
GroundA
ResultD
Position7
Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

30 July 2022 1 Teplice 2–2 Viktoria Plzeň Teplice
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Urbanec 23', 47'
Report
Stadium: Na Stínadlech
Attendance: 6,403
Referee: Jan Machálek
6 August 2022 2 Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 Pardubice Plzeň
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 7,251
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
13 August 2022 3 Hradec Králové 1–2 Viktoria Plzeň Mladá Boleslav
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Tomáš Klíma
27 August 2022 5 České Budějovice 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň České Budějovice
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
Attendance: 4,893
Referee: Petr Hocek
31 August 2022 6 Viktoria Plzeň 3–0 Slovácko Plzeň
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,121
Referee: Ondřej Berka
3 September 2022 7 Slovan Liberec 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň Liberec
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 5,058
Referee: Zbyněk Proske
10 September 2022 8 Sigma Olomouc 2–3 Viktoria Plzeň Olomouc
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 4,079
Referee: Marek Radina
18 September 2022 9 Viktoria Plzeň 3–0 Slavia Prague Plzeň
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,103
Referee: Petr Hocek
1 October 2022 10 Bohemians 1905 1–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ďolíček
Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
8 October 2022 11 Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 Mladá Boleslav Plzeň
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 7,136
Referee: Dalibor Černý
16 October 2022 12 Jablonec 0–3 Viktoria Plzeň Jablonec nad Nisou
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 2,426
Referee: Tomáš Klíma
22 October 2022 13 Viktoria Plzeň 3–1 Baník Ostrava Plzeň
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,832
Referee: Dominik Starý
29 October 2022 14 Zlín 0–3 Viktoria Plzeň Zlín
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Letná Stadion
Attendance: 3,965
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
5 November 2022 15 Viktoria Plzeň 0–1 Sparta Prague Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,898
Referee: Dalibor Černý
9 November 2022 4 Viktoria Plzeň 4–0 Zbrojovka Brno Plzeň
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,436
Referee: Jan Všetečka
13 November 2022 16 Pardubice 1–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague[note 1]
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ďolíček
Attendance: 1,469
Referee: Lukáš Nehasil
28 January 2023 17 Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 Hradec Králové Plzeň
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,135
Referee: Jan Machálek
5 February 2023 18 Zbrojovka Brno 1–3 Viktoria Plzeň Brno
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: ADAX Invest Arena
Attendance: 5,018
Referee: Pavel Orel
12 February 2023 19 Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 České Budějovice Plzeň
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,432
Referee: Jan Petřík
19 February 2023 20 Slovácko 2–0 Viktoria Plzeň Uherské Hradiště
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty
Attendance: 5,319
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
25 February 2023 21 Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 Slovan Liberec Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,263
Referee: Ondřej Berka
4 March 2023 22 Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 Sigma Olomouc Plzeň
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,341
Referee: Dominik Starý
11 March 2023 23 Slavia Prague 2–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 18,678
Referee: Dalibor Černý
19 March 2023 24 Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 Bohemians 1905 Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,344
Referee: Marek Radina
1 April 2022 25 Mladá Boleslav 0–0 Viktoria Plzeň Mladá Boleslav
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
Attendance: 3,336
Referee: Ondřej Berka
8 April 2022 26 Viktoria Plzeň 3–2 Jablonec Plzeň
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,309
Referee: Pavel Orel
16 April 2022 27 Baník Ostrava 2–1 Viktoria Plzeň Ostrava
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 7,150
Referee: Dominik Starý
23 April 2022 28 Viktoria Plzeň 4–0 Zlín Plzeň
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,415
Referee: Michal Křepský
26 April 2022 29 Sparta Prague 2–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 17,668
Referee: Pavel Orel
30 April 2022 30 Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 Teplice Plzeň
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 8,670
Referee: Petr Hocek

Championship group

6 May 2023 31 Viktoria Plzeň 2–2 Slovácko Plzeň
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 7,716
Referee: Jan Petřík
13 May 2023 32 Viktoria Plzeň 1–3 Sigma Olomouc Plzeň
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 7,429
Referee: Marek Radina
20 May 2023 33 Slavia Prague 2–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 15,486
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
23 May 2023 34 Viktoria Plzeň 0–2 Bohemians 1905 Plzeň
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 7,561
Referee: Jan Všetečka
27 May 2023 35 Sparta Prague 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 17,593
Referee: Stanislav Volek

Czech Cup

19 October 2022 Third round Hlučín 3–2 Viktoria Plzeň Hlučín
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Hlučín
Referee: Tomáš Batík

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

20 July 2022 First leg HJK Finland 1–2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Bolt Arena
Attendance: 5,236[4]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
26 July 2022 Second leg Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 5–0
(7–1 agg.)
Finland HJK Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,810[5]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
Note: Viktoria Plzeň won 7–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

2 August 2022 First leg Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 1–2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Chișinău, Moldova
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 8,153[6]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
9 August 2022 Second leg Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–1
(4–2 agg.)
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,770[7]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Note: Viktoria Plzeň won 4–2 on aggregate.

Play-off round

17 August 2022 First leg Qarabağ Azerbaijan 0–0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Baku, Azerbaijan
20:45 AZT (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 31,150[8]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
23 August 2022 Second leg Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–1
(2–1 agg.)
Azerbaijan Qarabağ Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,963[9]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Note: Viktoria Plzeň won 2–1 on aggregate.

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY INT BAR PLZ
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 6 0 0 18 2 +16 18 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–0 5–0
2 Italy Inter Milan 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 0–2 1–0 4–0
3 Spain Barcelona 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 3–3 5–1
4 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 6 0 0 6 5 24 −19 0 2–4 0–2 2–4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
7 September 2022 1 Barcelona Spain 5–1 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Barcelona, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 77,411[10]
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
13 September 2022 2 Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 0–2 Italy Inter Milan Plzeň, Czech Republic
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,252[11]
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
4 October 2022 3 Bayern Munich Germany 5–0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Munich, Germany
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000[12]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
12 October 2022 4 Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–4 Germany Bayern Munich Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,326[13]
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
26 October 2022 5 Inter Milan Italy 4–0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Milan, Italy
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,849[14]
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
1 November 2022 6 Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–4 Spain Barcelona Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,258[15]
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Notes

  1. ^ Pardubice played the first half of the season in Ďolíček due to the rebuilding of their stadium.[3]

References

  1. ^ "A tým 2022/2023". FC Viktoria Plzeň.
  2. ^ "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  3. ^ "Jak roste stadion Pardubic: tribuny jsou, teď stožáry. Hrát se má na jaře" [How the Pardubice stadium is growing: the stands are there, now the masts. The game is due to be played in the spring]. isport.cz (in Czech). 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ "HJK vs. Viktoria Plzeň" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Viktoria Plzeň vs. HJK" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Viktoria Plzeň" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Sheriff Tiraspol" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-Offs 1st Leg – Qarabağ v Viktoria Plzeň" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-Offs 2nd Leg – Viktoria Plzeň v Qarabağ" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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  12. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 3 – Tuesday 4 October 2022" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 4 – Wednesday 12 October 2022" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Wednesday 26 October 2022" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 6 – Tuesday 1 November 2022" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.