2023–24 AC Sparta Prague season

AC Sparta Prague
2023–24 season
President	Daniel Křetínský
Head coach	Brian Priske
Stadium	epet ARENA
Czech First League	1st
Czech Cup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jan Kuchta (17); All: ; Veljko Birmančević (22)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Athletic Club Sparta Praha's 130th season in existence and 31st consecutive in the Czech First League. They also competed 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.

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	DEN	Peter Vindahl Jensen (on loan from AZ Alkmaar)
5	DF	GAM	James Gomez
6	MF	FIN	Kaan Kairinen
7	FW	NGA	Victor Olatunji
8	MF	CZE	David Pavelka
9	FW	CZE	Jan Kuchta
10	MF	CZE	Adam Karabec
11	MF	BUL	Martin Minchev
13	MF	CZE	Kryštof Daněk
14	MF	SRB	Veljko Birmančević (on loan from Toulouse)
17	DF	DEN	Casper Højer Nielsen
18	MF	CZE	Lukáš Sadílek
19	DF	CZE	Jan Mejdr
20	MF	ALB	Qazim Laçi
21	MF	CZE	Jakub Pešek


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	SVK	Lukáš Haraslín
24	GK	CZE	Vojtěch Vorel
25	DF	DEN	Asger Sørensen
26	DF	CZE	Patrik Vydra
27	DF	CZE	Filip Panák
28	DF	CZE	Tomáš Wiesner
29	MF	CZE	Michal Ševčík
30	DF	CZE	Jaroslav Zelený
32	MF	CZE	Matěj Ryneš
37	MF	CZE	Ladislav Krejčí (captain)
39	FW	CZE	Václav Sejk
41	DF	CZE	Martin Vitík
44	GK	SVK	Jakub Surovčík
45	GK	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	CZE	Dominik Plechatý (at Slovan Liberec)
—	DF	CZE	Matěj Polidar (at Jablonec)
—	MF	CZE	Filip Souček (at Jablonec)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CZE	Martin Suchomel (at Mladá Boleslav)
—	MF	CZE	Jan Fortelný (at Sigma Olomouc)
—	FW	CZE	Matyáš Kozák (at Bohemians 1905)

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

30 June 2023 Friendly	Sparta Prague	1–2	Vysočina Jihlava	Prague
14:00 UTC+2				Stadium: TC Strahov (hřiště č. 1)

7 July 2023 Friendly	Dinamo Zagreb	1–1	Sparta Prague	Kranj, Slovenia
16:00 UTC+2	Petković 14' (pen.)		Pešek 2'	Stadium: Nacionalni Nogometni Center Brdo

11 July 2023 Friendly	Čukarički	1–1	Sparta Prague	Seeboden, Austria
16:30 UTC+2				Stadium: Sportarena Seeboden

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Czech First League	23 July 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1		22	19	2	1	55	15	+40	086.36
Czech Cup	27 September 2023		Third round		2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
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		12	5	1	6	22	26	−4	041.67
Total					38	26	5	7	83	45	+38	068.42

Last updated: 25 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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

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]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	SPA	SLA	PLZ	OST	MLA	SLO
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	—	—	—	—

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; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ Since the Europa League winners, Atalanta qualified for the Champions League via league position, Slavia Prague were promoted from the Champions League second qualifying round to the third qualifying round as one of the two teams with the highest coefficient in the second qualifying round.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	JAB	PCE	BOH	KAR	CBU	ZLN
11	Jablonec	35	9	14	12	45	50	−5	41		—	3–0	—	3–2	—	1–0
12	Pardubice	35	11	7	17	39	47	−8	40		—	—	—	4–0	3–2	2–0
13	Bohemians 1905	35	9	12	14	34	48	−14	39		1–1	0–1	—	1–3	—	—
14	Karviná (O)	35	8	8	19	38	62	−24	32	Qualification for the relegation play-offs	—	—	—	—	1–0	2–2
15	České Budějovice (O)	35	7	8	20	41	70	−29	29	Qualification for the relegation play-offs	2–2	—	2–1	—	—	—
16	Zlín (R)	35	5	12	18	40	69	−29	27	Relegation to FNL	—	—	1–2	—	1–1	—

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.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

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
22	19	2	1	55	15	+40	59	11	0	0	32	6	+26	8	2	1	23	9	+14

Last updated: 25 February 2024.
Source: FORTUNA:LIGA

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	5	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1

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	Haraslín 16', 55'	Report	Vraštil 5' Pospíšil 9'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,153 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

29 July 2023 2	Zlín	0–1	Sparta Prague	Zlín
15:00 UTC+2	Cedidla 27' Žák 29' Didiba 79' Janetzký 84'	Report	Laci 31' Krejčí 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Letná Stadion Attendance: 5,521 Referee: Dalibor Černý

5 August 2023 3	Sparta Prague	5–2	Pardubice	Prague
15:00 UTC+2	Kuchta 15', 24' Haraslín 22' Zelený 34' Wiesner 47' Birmančević 56'	Report	Surzyn 45+4' Darmovzal 65' Krobot 73'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 16,911 Referee: Tomáš Klíma

12 August 2023 4	Jablonec	1–5	Sparta Prague	Jablonec nad Nisou
18:00 UTC+2	Martinec 56' Drchal 60' Alégué 73' Černák 90+1'	Report	Vitík 12', 27' Minchev 35' Kairinen 39' Sejk 44' Wiesner 45+1' Sadílek 88'	Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 5,684 Referee: Tomáš Batík

19 August 2023 5	Teplice	1–1	Sparta Prague	Teplice
18:00 UTC+2	Frťala (not on pitch) 45+6' Fila 46' Hora 59' Yasser 85'	Report	Kuchta 35' Krejčí 45+3' Loučka (not on pitch) 45+6'	Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 15,840 Referee: Stanislav Volek

27 August 2023 6	Sparta Prague	3–1	Karviná	Prague
18:00 UTC+2	Karabec 6', 57' Ryneš 27' Pavelka 87'	Report	Bartl 75' Mikuš 82'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 16,256 Referee: Jan Machálek

3 September 2023 7	Slovan Liberec	0–2	Sparta Prague	Liberec
15:00 UTC+2	Červ 44' Prebsl 61' Pourzitidis 66' 87' Kozel (not on pitch) 67'	Report	Zelený 44' Olatunji 50' Haraslín 69', 77'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 7,627 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

17 September 2023 8	Sparta Prague	5–0	Slovácko	Prague
18:00 UTC+2	Birmančević 11', 70' Wiesner 20' Haraslín 45+1' Olatunji 81'	Report	Valenta 45+1' Doski 90'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,039 Referee: Jan Všetečka

24 September 2023 9	Slavia Prague	1–1	Sparta Prague	Prague
18:00 UTC+2	Jurečka 58' (pen.) Ogbu 69' Zafeiris 81' Bořil 88' Chytil 90' Wallem 90+1' Schranz 90+5'	Report	Preciado 22' Olatunji 32' Panák 73' Laçi 82' Pešek 84' Krejčí 88' Haraslín 90+10' (pen.), 90+11'	Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 19,370 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

30 September 2023 10	Sparta Prague	2–1	Viktoria Plzeň	Prague
18:00 UTC+2	Laçi 3' Kuchta 27' Preciado 80' Jensen (after the match)	Report	Dweh 8' Durosinmi 26' Cadu 60' Staněk (after the match)	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,791 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

8 October 2023 11	Hradec Králové	1–3	Sparta Prague	Hradec Králové
15:00 UTC+2	Pilař 64'	Report	Olatunji 11' Karabec 15', 34' Friis (not on pitch) 20' Wiesner 69' Kuchta 71'	Stadium: Malšovická aréna Attendance: 9,300 Referee: Petr Hocek

22 October 2023 12	Sparta Prague	4–0	České Budějovice	Prague
15:00 UTC+2	Kairinen 17', 40' Pešek 45' Sørensen 46' Panák 69' Ševčík 76'	Report		Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 16,537 Referee: Ondřej Berka

29 October 2023 13	Mladá Boleslav	3–1	Sparta Prague	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 UTC+1	Kušej 24' Matějovský 45' Jawo 87'	Report	Pešek 29' Kuchta 86' Ryneš 90+3' Sejk 90+3'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dalibor Černý

4 November 2023 14	Sparta Prague	2–0	Bohemians 1905	Prague
18:00 UTC+1	Birmančević 37', 68' (pen.) Friis (not on pitch) 37' Wiesner 71' Sadílek 81' Sørensen 88'	Report	Prekop 29' Shejbal 90' Köstl 90+5'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,411 Referee: Marek Radina

12 November 2023 15	Baník Ostrava	0–1	Sparta Prague	Ostrava
15:00 UTC+1	Ewerton 27' Kubala 32' Lischka 32' Bernady (not on pitch) 64' Ndefe 76'	Report	Kuchta 34' Priske (not on pitch) 45' Panák 49' Loučka (not on pitch) 64' Jensen 90+9'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 15,081 Referee: Jan Petřík

26 November 2023 16	Sparta Prague	2–0	Zlín	Prague
18:00 UTC+1	Birmančević 3', 40'	Report	Černín 30'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 16,877 Referee: Jan Všetečka

3 December 2023 17	Pardubice	1–2	Sparta Prague	Pardubice
15:00 UTC+1	Zlatohlávek 26' Vacek 79' Ortíz 90+7' Mikula (not on pitch) 90+9'	Report	Krejčí 19', 65' Kuchta 79' Kairinen 90+9'	Stadium: CFIG Arena Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Dalibor Černý

9 December 2023 18	Sparta Prague	3–0	Jablonec	Prague
15:00 UTC+1	Kuchta 15' Haraslín 17' Preciado 24' Vitík 58' Laçi 64'	Report	Alégué 39' Štěpánek 54' Kratochvíl 69'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 16,111 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec

17 December 2023 19	Sparta Prague	2–1	Teplice	Prague
18:00 UTC+1	Sadílek 4' Krejčí 30', 72' Olatunji 90'	Report	Chaloupek 8' Yasser 13' Křišťan 48' Tsykalo 90+6'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 16,530 Referee: Dominik Starý

10 February 2024 20	Karviná	0–3	Sparta Prague	Karviná
15:00 UTC+1	Holec 60' E. Muryc (not on pitch) 69' Bederka 90+2'	Report	Krejčí 31' Karabec 60' Kuchta 69'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 4,238 Referee: Karel Rouček

18 February 2024 21	Sparta Prague	2–1	Slovan Liberec	Prague
18:00 UTC+1	Pešek 24' Haraslín 47' Olatunji 49' F. Hrdlička (not on pitch) 75' Wiesner 84'	Report	Horský 68', 79'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 16,829 Referee: Jan Všetečka

25 February 2024 22	Slovácko	1–3	Sparta Prague	Uherské Hradiště
18:00 UTC+1	Juroška 21'	Report	Vitík 11' Birmančević 56' Haraslín 76'	Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty

3 March 2024 23	Sparta Prague	0–0	Slavia Prague	Prague
18:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: epet ARENA

10 March 2024 24	Viktoria Plzeň	4–0	Sparta Prague	Plzeň
18:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Doosan Arena

16 March 2024 25	Sparta Prague	2–1	Hradec Králové	Prague
18:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: epet ARENA

30 March 2024 26	České Budějovice	0–1	Sparta Prague	České Budějovice
18:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov

7 April 2024 27	Sparta Prague	1–1	Mladá Boleslav	Prague
18:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: epet ARENA

13 April 2024 28	Bohemians 1905	1–3	Sparta Prague	Prague
15:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Ďolíček

20 April 2024 29	Sparta Prague	4–3	Baník Ostrava	Prague
15:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: epet ARENA

28 April 2024 30	Sigma Olomouc	1–4	Sparta Prague	Olomouc
15:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Andrův stadion

Czech Cup

27 September 2023 (2023-09-27) Third round	Líšeň	0–1	Sparta Prague	Brno
15:00	Jokovič 90' Jeřábek 90+4'	Report	Ševčík 48' Ryneš 81' Vorel 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion SK Líšeň Attendance: 1,735 Referee: Jan Petřík

1 November 2023 (2023-11-01) Fourth round	Bohemians 1905	1–2	Sparta Prague	Prague
16:30	Kadlec 16', 22' Vondra 25' Hybš 78'	Report	Sejk 34', 52' Ševčík 69' Pavelka 90+2' Mejdr 90+3'	Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Jan Petřík

28 February 2024 (2024-02-28) Quarter-finals	Slavia Prague	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Sparta Prague	Prague
16:00				Stadium: Fortuna Arena

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	0–0	Sparta Prague	Copenhagen, Denmark
20:00		Report^[17]		Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 27,170^[16] Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) Second leg	Sparta Prague	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (2–4 p)	Copenhagen	Prague, Czech Republic
19:00	Birmančević 80' Laçi 105' Olatunji 107'	Report^[19]	Larsson 1' Claesson 105+2', 112'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 18,109^[18] Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
	Penalties
	Krejčí Laçi Kairinen Sørensen		Diks Claesson Boilesen Bardghji

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

24 August 2023 (2023-08-24) First leg	Dinamo Zagreb	3–1	Sparta Prague	Zagreb, Croatia
20:00	Špikić 44' Perić 59' Ivanušec 61'	Report^[21]	Krejčí 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 12,170^[20] Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

31 August 2023 (2023-08-31) Second leg	Sparta Prague	4–1 (5–4 agg.)	Dinamo Zagreb	Prague, Czech Republic
19:00	Haraslín 2' Sørensen 24' Panák 67' Olatunji 87'	Report^[23]	Baturina 71'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,953^[22] Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RAN	SPP	BET	ALI
1	Rangers	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11	Advance to round of 16	—	2–1	1–0	1–1
2	Sparta Prague	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs	0–0	—	1–0	3–2
3	Real Betis	6	3	0	3	9	7	+2	9	Transfer to Europa Conference League	2–3	2–1	—	4–1
4	Aris Limassol	6	1	1	4	7	13	−6	4		2–1	1–3	0–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 1	Sparta Prague	3–2	Aris Limassol	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00	Krejčí 9', 20', 25' Vitík 67' Sørensen 70' Pavelka 87'	Report^[25]	Kokorin 11' (pen.), 70' Shpilevsky (not on pitch) 25' Babicka 90'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 17,371^[24] Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) 2	Real Betis	2–1	Sparta Prague	Seville, Spain
18:45	Diao 9', 45+4' Rodríguez 11' Ruibal 58' Isco 79' Vinícius 90+2'	Report^[27]	Birmančević 3', 45+5' Haraslín 15' Ryneš 76'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 45,037^[26] Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) 3	Sparta Prague	0–0	Rangers	Prague, Czech Republic
18:45	Panák 70'	Report^[29]	Cantwell 17' Souttar 26' Goldson 63' Sima 82'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 18,250^[28] Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 4	Rangers	2–1	Sparta Prague	Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 (20:00 GMT)	Danilo 11' Cantwell 20' Barišić 58' Tavernier 89' Lammers 90+3' Goldson 90+8'	Report^[31]	Gomez 37' Vitík 45+1' Haraslín 77' Laçi 79' Preciado 90+5'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,838^[30] Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 5	Sparta Prague	1–0	Real Betis	Prague, Czech Republic
18:45	Birmančević 38' Haraslín 54'	Report^[33]	Ruibal 22' Pezzella 70' Miranda 88' Rodríguez 90+2'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 18,095^[32] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) 6	Aris Limassol	1–3	Sparta Prague	Limassol, Cyprus
21:00 (22:00 EET)	Cajú 77' Bengtsson 84' Brown 86' Brorsson 90+2'	Report^[35]	Krejčí 3' Kuchta 4' Birmančević 11', 45+1' Kairinen 87'	Stadium: Alphamega Stadium Attendance: 2,859^[34] Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) First leg	Galatasaray	3–2	Sparta Prague	Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 (20:45 TRT)	Demirbay 19' Yılmaz 47' Mertens 61' Nelsson 62' Aktürkoğlu 82' Icardi 90+1'	Report	Laçi 41' Preciado 47' Ryneš 50' 80' Kuchta 65' Birmančević 79' Krejčí 82'	Stadium: Rams Park Attendance: 46,583^[36] Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

22 February 2024 (2024-02-22) Second leg	Sparta Prague	4–1 (6–4 agg.)	Galatasaray	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00	Preciado 8', 85' Sørensen 31' Tuci 74' Kuchta 76' Haraslín 80' Kuchta 90+6' Priske (not on pitch) 90+7'	Report	Bardakcı 16' Demirbay 22' Kutlu 24' Ayhan 68' Vinícius 90+7' Buruk (not on pitch) 90+8'	Stadium: epet ARENA Attendance: 18,205^[37] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Round of 16

7 March 2024 First leg	Sparta Prague	1–5	Liverpool	Prague, Czech Republic
	Bradley 46' (o.g.) Krejčí 62' Zelený 73'	Report	Mac Allister 6' (pen.) Núñez 25', 45+3' Díaz 53' Szoboszlai 90+4'	Stadium: epet ARENA Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

14 March 2024 Second leg	Liverpool	6–1 (11–2 agg.)	Sparta Prague	Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT	Núñez 7' Clark 8' Salah 10' Gakpo 14', 55' Szoboszlai 48' Quansah 65'	Report	Birmančević 42'	Stadium: Anfield Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 26 May 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Czech First League		Czech Cup		Champions League		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	DEN	Peter Vindahl Jensen	47	0	33	0	0	0	2	0	12	0
24	GK	CZE	Vojtěch Vorel	7	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
17	DF	ECU	Ángelo Preciado	26	3	11+2	1	3	0	0	0	9+1	2
19	DF	CZE	Jan Mejdr	10	0	4+2	0	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
25	DF	DEN	Asger Sørensen	39	2	23+2	1	1+1	0	2	0	10	1
26	DF	CZE	Patrik Vydra	14	1	3+5	1	2+1	0	0	0	0+3	0
27	DF	CZE	Filip Panák	42	2	27+3	1	3	0	2	0	6+1	1
28	DF	CZE	Tomáš Wiesner	39	3	18+10	3	0+2	0	1	0	4+4	0
30	DF	CZE	Jaroslav Zelený	38	1	14+8	1	4+1	0	2	0	7+2	0
41	DF	CZE	Martin Vitík	42	5	22+5	4	3+1	0	0+2	0	9	1
Midfielders
4	MF	NOR	Markus Solbakken	18	0	5+7	0	1+2	0	0	0	2+1	0
6	MF	FIN	Kaan Kairinen	44	2	21+7	2	1+1	0	2	0	12	0
8	MF	CZE	David Pavelka	10	1	4+2	1	2	0	0	0	0+2	0
10	MF	CZE	Adam Karabec	30	5	10+11	4	1+1	1	0	0	2+5	0
14	MF	SRB	Veljko Birmančević	48	22	29+3	16	3	1	2	1	9+2	4
18	MF	CZE	Lukáš Sadílek	48	1	24+8	1	3+1	0	2	0	2+8	0
20	MF	ALB	Qazim Laçi	43	2	16+11	1	2	0	0+2	1	9+3	0
21	MF	CZE	Jakub Pešek	30	2	7+13	2	1+1	0	0+2	0	0+6	0
22	MF	SVK	Lukáš Haraslín	44	16	22+7	12	1+1	0	2	0	8+3	4
29	MF	CZE	Michal Ševčík	8	3	0+5	1	2+1	2	0	0	0	0
32	MF	CZE	Matěj Ryneš	40	1	21+7	1	3+2	0	0	0	5+2	0
33	MF	CZE	Roman Horák	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	CZE	Ladislav Krejčí	39	11	25+1	8	2	0	2	0	9	3
Forwards
7	FW	NGA	Victor Olatunji	47	8	7+23	3	2+3	3	0+1	1	5+6	1
9	FW	CZE	Jan Kuchta	49	21	28+4	17	2+1	1	2	0	11+1	3
11	FW	ALB	Indrit Tuci	14	1	3+6	0	2	0	0	0	0+3	1
39	FW	CZE	Václav Sejk	16	1	1+11	0	2	1	0	0	0+2	0
49	FW	CZE	Tomáš Schánělec	2	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
5	DF	GAM	James Gomez	8	0	3+2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
11	FW	BUL	Martin Minchev	6	1	2+1	1	0	0	0+2	0	0+1	0

References

^ "A-tým". AC Sparta Prague.
^ "Michal Ševčík sparťanem!" [Michal Ševčík as a Spartan!]. sparta.cz (in Czech). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ Dosadil, Pavel (22 June 2023). "Sparta hlásí druhou posilu, sáhla pro ni do Francie". Sport.cz (in Czech).
^ "Victor Olatunji: Sparta Praha Sign Nigeria Striker from FC Slovan Liberec - Nigeria Sports News". 17 July 2023.
^ "Pátá letní posila pro Spartu. Gambijský stoper z Dánska podepsal na více let". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ Dosadil, Pavel (25 July 2023). "Překvapivé rozuzlení! Sparta má nového brankáře z ciziny, na Kováře už nemůže čekat". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "Angelo Preciado troca o Genk pelo Sparta Praga" [Angelo Preciado trades Genk for Sparta Prague]. Bola na Rede (in Portuguese). 2023-09-04.
^ Nussbauer, Michal (14 July 2023). "Potvrzeno! Čvančara přestupuje do bundesligy, Spartě přistane na účtě pořádný balík". Sport.cz (in Czech).
^ "Trávník přestupuje do Slovácka | sparta.cz".
^ "Vindheim na hostování do Teplic". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). 7 September 2023.
^ Nussbauer, Michal (8 September 2023). "Vysvobození pro Daňka, čeká jej půlroční hostování v Pardubicích". sport.cz (in Czech).
^ Šťastný, Pavel (10 September 2023). "Sparta hlásí odchody: Höjer a Minčev do Turecka, podpisy na tři roky" [Sparta reports departures: Höjer and Minčev to Turkey, signing for three years]. Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center.
^ Šťastný, Pavel (10 September 2023). "Sparta hlásí odchody: Höjer a Minčev do Turecka, podpisy na tři roky" [Sparta reports departures: Höjer and Minčev to Turkey, signing for three years]. Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center.
^ "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
^ "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2023/24: Šampioni ze Sparty začnou s Olomoucí, Slavia bude hostit Hradec". FORTUNA:LIGA.
^ "Copenhagen vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "Copenhagen-Sparta Praha". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "Sparta Prague vs. Copenhagen" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Sparta Praha-Copenhagen". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Dinamo Zagreb vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Dinamo Zagreb-Sparta Praha". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Sparta Prague vs. Dinamo Zagreb" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Sparta Praha-Dinamo Zagreb". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Sparta Prague vs. Aris Limassol" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
^ "Sparta Praha-Aris Limassol". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Real Betis vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ "Real Betis-Sparta Praha". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Sparta Prague vs. Rangers" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Sparta Praha-Rangers". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Rangers vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Rangers-Sparta Praha". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Sparta Prague vs. Real Betis" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Sparta Praha-Real Betis". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Aris Limassol vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Aris Limassol-Sparta Praha". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Galatasaray vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Sparta Prague vs. Galatasaray" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_CL3Q0.78461417871742-15] Since the Europa League winners, Atalanta qualified for the Champions League via league position, Slavia Prague were promoted from the Champions League second qualifying round to the third qualifying round as one of the two teams with the highest coefficient in the second qualifying round.

[1] "A-tým". AC Sparta Prague.

[2] "Michal Ševčík sparťanem!" [Michal Ševčík as a Spartan!]. sparta.cz (in Czech). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[sparta_loaned-3] Dosadil, Pavel (22 June 2023). "Sparta hlásí druhou posilu, sáhla pro ni do Francie". Sport.cz (in Czech).

[4] "Victor Olatunji: Sparta Praha Sign Nigeria Striker from FC Slovan Liberec - Nigeria Sports News". 17 July 2023.

[5] "Pátá letní posila pro Spartu. Gambijský stoper z Dánska podepsal na více let". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[6] Dosadil, Pavel (25 July 2023). "Překvapivé rozuzlení! Sparta má nového brankáře z ciziny, na Kováře už nemůže čekat". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[7] "Angelo Preciado troca o Genk pelo Sparta Praga" [Angelo Preciado trades Genk for Sparta Prague]. Bola na Rede (in Portuguese). 2023-09-04.

[8] Nussbauer, Michal (14 July 2023). "Potvrzeno! Čvančara přestupuje do bundesligy, Spartě přistane na účtě pořádný balík". Sport.cz (in Czech).

[9] "Trávník přestupuje do Slovácka | sparta.cz".

[10] "Vindheim na hostování do Teplic". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). 7 September 2023.

[11] Nussbauer, Michal (8 September 2023). "Vysvobození pro Daňka, čeká jej půlroční hostování v Pardubicích". sport.cz (in Czech).

[12] Šťastný, Pavel (10 September 2023). "Sparta hlásí odchody: Höjer a Minčev do Turecka, podpisy na tři roky" [Sparta reports departures: Höjer and Minčev to Turkey, signing for three years]. Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center.

[13] Šťastný, Pavel (10 September 2023). "Sparta hlásí odchody: Höjer a Minčev do Turecka, podpisy na tři roky" [Sparta reports departures: Höjer and Minčev to Turkey, signing for three years]. Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center.

[14] "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.

[16] "Los FORTUNA:LIGY 2023/24: Šampioni ze Sparty začnou s Olomoucí, Slavia bude hostit Hradec". FORTUNA:LIGA.

[17] "Copenhagen vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[18] "Copenhagen-Sparta Praha". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[19] "Sparta Prague vs. Copenhagen" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[20] "Sparta Praha-Copenhagen". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[21] "Dinamo Zagreb vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[22] "Dinamo Zagreb-Sparta Praha". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[23] "Sparta Prague vs. Dinamo Zagreb" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[24] "Sparta Praha-Dinamo Zagreb". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[25] "Sparta Prague vs. Aris Limassol" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[26] "Sparta Praha-Aris Limassol". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[27] "Real Betis vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[28] "Real Betis-Sparta Praha". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[29] "Sparta Prague vs. Rangers" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[30] "Sparta Praha-Rangers". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[31] "Rangers vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[32] "Rangers-Sparta Praha". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[33] "Sparta Prague vs. Real Betis" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[34] "Sparta Praha-Real Betis". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[35] "Aris Limassol vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[36] "Aris Limassol-Sparta Praha". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[37] "Galatasaray vs. Sparta Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[38] "Sparta Prague vs. Galatasaray" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[a]

[15]

[17]

[16]

[19]

[18]

[21]

[20]

[23]

[22]

[25]

[24]

[27]

[26]

[29]

[28]

[31]

[30]

[33]

[32]

[35]

[34]

[36]

[37]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	19	2	1	55	15	+40	59	11	0	0	32	6	+26	8	2	1	23	9	+14

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	19	2	1	55	15	+40	59	11	0	0	32	6	+26	8	2	1	23	9	+14

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	19	2	1	55	15	+40	59	11	0	0	32	6	+26	8	2	1	23	9	+14