Czech Republic national under-21 football team
The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the national under-21 association football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Although the breakup of Czechoslovakia occurred officially on 1 January 1993, the under-21 team continued until the end of the 1994 championship. After that, the Czech Republic and the Slovakia under-21s became separate footballing entities. For both nations, first matches were played in September 1994 in qualification for the 1996 championship. The  Czech Republic under-21 team reached the quarter-finals in 1996, but failed to qualify for 1998. The team reached the final in both the 2000 and 2002 tournaments, winning the latter on penalties. Subsequently, the team failed to qualify for the tournaments in 2004 and 2006. They qualified for the 2007 competition but finished last in the group stage. They once again failed to qualify for the 2009 competition. In the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, they placed fourth. Individual awards. In addition to team victories, Czech players have won individual awards at the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Players . Current squad. The following players were called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship matches against Italy, Slovenia and Spain on 24, 27 and 30 March 2021 respectively. "Caps and goals updated as of 22 March 2021." Recent call-ups. The following players have also been called up to the Czech Republic under-21 squad and remain eligible: Leading Appearances. Note: Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team at the moment. "Statistics up to and including Czech Republic vs Germany, 18 November 2014." Leading Goalscorers. Note: "Club(s)" represents the permanent clubs during the player's  time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team at the moment. "Statistics up to and including Czech Republic vs Andorra, 5 June 2012."