2023–24 FC Slovan Liberec season

Slovan Liberec
2023–24 season
ManagerLuboš Kozel
StadiumStadion u Nisy
Czech First League7th
Czech CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luka Kulenović (7)

All:
Luka Kulenović
Ľubomír Tupta
(7 each)
Average home league attendance3,091
colours

The 2023–24 season is FC Slovan Liberec's 66th season in existence and 31st consecutive in the Czech First League. They will also compete in the Czech Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 September 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 Belgium BEL Olivier Vliegen
2 DF Czech Republic CZE Dominik Plechatý (on loan from Sparta Prague)
3 DF Czech Republic CZE Jan Mikula
4 DF Belgium BEL Milan Govaers
5 MF Czech Republic CZE Denis Višinský
6 MF Ukraine UKR Ivan Varfolomeyev
7 FW Czech Republic CZE Michael Rabušic
8 MF Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Červ
9 MF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Hudák
10 FW Slovakia SVK Ľubomír Tupta
11 MF Czech Republic CZE Christián Frýdek
14 FW Czech Republic CZE Filip Horský (on loan from Slavia Prague)
15 MF Ivory Coast CIV Mohamed Doumbia
17 DF Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Lehoczki
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Lexa
19 MF Czech Republic CZE Nicolas Penner
20 DF Czech Republic CZE Dominik Preisler
21 FW Nigeria NGA Chidera Okoh (on loan from Mosta)
22 MF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Polyák
24 DF Czech Republic CZE Michal Fukala
25 MF Nigeria NGA Ahmad Ghali
26 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Luka Kulenović
28 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Žambůrek (on loan from Viborg)
30 DF Czech Republic CZE Filip Prebsl (on loan from Slavia Prague)
31 GK Czech Republic CZE Hugo Jan Bačkovský
32 GK Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Hasalík
33 DF Greece GRE Marios Pourzitidis
37 DF Czech Republic CZE Matěj Chaluš (on loan from Malmö)

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 Lukáš Pešl (at Varnsdorf)
MF Czech Republic CZE Kristian Michal (at Varnsdorf)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Czech Republic CZE Dominik Gembický (at Varnsdorf)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 June 2023 Friendly Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 2–0 Czech Republic Příbram Benátky nad Jizerou
15:30 Stadium: Městský stadion
24 June 2023 Friendly Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 0–2 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav
13:30
1 July 2023 Friendly Lech Poznań Poland 1–3 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec Poznań, Poland
17:00 Stadium: Boisko Treningowe przy Bułgarskiej
5 July 2023 Friendly Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 4–0 Czech Republic FK Varnsdorf Raspenava
11:00 Stadium: Hřiště Raspenava
7 July 2023 Friendly Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 0–2 Czech Republic Jihlava Nymburk
11:00 Stadium: Sportovní Areál Nymburk
12 July 2023 Friendly Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 4–1 Hungary Puskás Akadémia
17:00
14 July 2023 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany 2–1 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec Bad Wimsbach, Austria
17:00 Stadium: HF-Stadion Bad Wimsbach
13 October 2023 Friendly Chrobry Głogów Poland 0–4 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec Żagań, Poland
12:15 Stadium: Arena Żagań
13 January 2024 Friendly Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 3–0 Poland Miedź Legnica Liberec
12:00 Stadium: UMT Doubí

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 28 April 2024 Matchday 1 7th 30 10 10 10 46 46 +0 033.33
Czech First League play-off 5 May 2024 12 May 2024 First round First round 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
Czech Cup 30 August 2023 28 February 2024 Second round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 066.67
Total 35 12 10 13 51 52 −1 034.29

Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

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
30 10 10 10 46 46  0 40 9 3 3 30 18  +12 1 7 7 16 28  −12

Source: Fortuna Liga

Regular season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Mladá Boleslav 30 12 8 10 50 46 +4 44 Qualification for the Championship group
6 Slovácko 30 11 8 11 39 40 −1 41
7 Slovan Liberec 30 10 10 10 46 46 0 40 Qualification for the Play-off
8 Sigma Olomouc 30 10 7 13 40 45 −5 37
9 Hradec Králové 30 9 10 11 32 38 −6 37
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 by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWDLDWLLDDLLWDWDWDWLWLDLWLWWLDD
Position468968101010111199810888868798977777
Points3445888910101013141718212225252828292932323538383940
Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.[3]

23 July 2023 1 Slovan Liberec 3–1 Baník Ostrava Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 3,338
Referee: Jan Petřík
30 July 2023 2 Mladá Boleslav 2–2 Slovan Liberec Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Daniel Vokoun
6 August 2023 3 Slovan Liberec 0–1 Bohemians 1905 Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 2,958
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay
12 August 2023 4 Zlín 1–1 Slovan Liberec Zlín
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Letná Stadion
Attendance: 2,738
Referee: Karel Rouček
19 August 2023 5 Slovan Liberec 1–0 Pardubice Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Dalibor Černý
27 August 2023 6 Sigma Olomouc 2–0 Slovan Liberec Olomouc
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 3,594
Referee: Petr Hocek
3 September 2023 7 Slovan Liberec 0–2 Sparta Prague Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 7,627
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay
17 September 2023 8 Jablonec 1–1 Slovan Liberec Jablonec nad Nisou
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 3,650
Referee: Ondřej Berka
23 September 2023 9 Slovan Liberec 3–3 Teplice Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 2,327
Referee: Filip Kotala
30 September 2023 10 Karviná 5–2 Slovan Liberec Karviná
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 2,212
Referee: Tomáš Klíma
8 October 2023 11 Slovan Liberec 2–3 Slavia Prague Liberec
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 5,927
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
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
28 October 2023 13 Slovácko 1–1 Slovan Liberec Uherské Hradiště
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty
Attendance: 4,528
Referee: Ondřej Berka
5 November 2023 14 Slovan Liberec 1–0 České Budějovice Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 1,827
Referee: Jan Machálek
11 November 2023 15 Hradec Králové 1–1 Slovan Liberec Hradec Králové
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Malšovická aréna
Attendance: 6,318
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay
25 November 2023 16 Slovan Liberec 2–1 Mladá Boleslav Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 1,415
Referee: Karel Rouček
9 December 2023 18 Slovan Liberec 5–3 Zlín Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 1,052
Referee: Vít Zaoral
13 December 2023 17 Bohemians 1905 0–0 Slovan Liberec Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ďolíček
Attendance: 2,579
Referee: Stanislav Volek
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 5 December 2023, but was postponed due to snow.[4]
16 December 2023 19 Pardubice 2–0 Slovan Liberec Pardubice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: CFIG Arena
Attendance: 2,189
Referee: Marek Radina
10 February 2024 20 Slovan Liberec 2–0 Sigma Olomouc Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 2,427
Referee: Ondřej Berka
18 February 2024 21 Sparta Prague 2–1 Slovan Liberec Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: epet ARENA
Attendance: 16,829
Referee: Jan Všetečka
24 February 2024 22 Slovan Liberec 3–3 Jablonec Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 4,427
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
3 March 2024 23 Teplice 2–0 Slovan Liberec Teplice
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Na Stínadlech
Attendance: 4,067
Referee: Dominik Starý
9 March 2024 24 Slovan Liberec 1–0 Karviná Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: Stanislav Volek
17 March 2024 25 Slavia Prague 3–0 Slovan Liberec Prague
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 17,513
Referee: Dalibor Černý
30 March 2024 26 Viktoria Plzeň 1–3 Slovan Liberec Plzeň
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,718
Referee: Jan Všetečka
6 April 2024 27 Slovan Liberec 4–1 Slovácko Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 3,451
Referee: Jan Petřík
13 April 2024 28 České Budějovice 3–2 Slovan Liberec České Budějovice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
Attendance: 2,398
Referee: Vít Zaoral
21 April 2024 29 Slovan Liberec 0–0 Hradec Králové Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Ondřej Berka
28 April 2024 30 Baník Ostrava 2–2 Slovan Liberec Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 10,011
Referee: Karel Rouček

Play-off

First round
5 May 2024 First leg Teplice 2–0 Slovan Liberec Teplice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Na Stínadlech
Attendance: 4,954
Referee: Jan Všetečka
12 May 2024 Second leg Slovan Liberec 1–2
(1–4 agg.)
Teplice Liberec
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 3,266
Referee: Vít Zaoral
Note: Teplice won 4–1 on aggregate.

Czech Cup

26 September 2023 Third round Kladno 0–2 Slovan Liberec Kladno
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadion Františka Kloze
Referee: Tomáš Klíma
1 November 2023 Fourth round Slovan Liberec 1–0 Mladá Boleslav Liberec
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Referee: Stanislav Volek
28 February 2024 Quarter-finals Zlín 2–1 (a.e.t.) Slovan Liberec Zlín
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Letná Stadion
Referee: Vít Zaoral

References

  1. ^ "Soupiska A-tým 2023/2024". fcslovanliberec.cz.
  2. ^ "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  3. ^ "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2023/24: Šampioni ze Sparty začnou s Olomoucí, Slavia bude hostit Hradec". FORTUNA:LIGA.
  4. ^ "Tři odložená utkání 17. kola první fotbalové ligy znají náhradní termín" [Three postponed matches of the 17th round of the First Football League have alternative dates]. sport.cz (in Czech). 5 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.