Football in Czechoslovakia

Football in Czechoslovakia refers to football in Czechoslovakia in the years 1918–1992, when the Czechs and Slovaks lived together in a common state. There are some special features for the years 1938–1945.

The football association

On March 26, 1922, the Czechoslovak Football Association (Československá associace footballová, ČSAF) was founded. It consisted of the Czechoslovak Football Association (Československý svaz footballový, ČSSF), the German Football Association (DFV), the Hungarian Football Association MLSz, the Jewish Association KMKRJ and the Polish Association PZPN. On May 20, 1923, the Czechoslovak Football Association was incorporated into FIFA .

Czechoslovak football champion

The superiority of the clubs from the capital of Czechoslovakia was impressive (in the first 20 years of the republic there were only champions from Prague , in the first 30 years only champions from Prague or Bratislava ):

Sparta Prague 22 tracks
Slavia Prague 12 tracks
FK Dukla Prague 11 titles

two Slovak clubs follow

Slovan Bratislava 8 tracks
Spartak Trnava 5 tracks

and only then a Czech club not from Prague

Baník Ostrava 3 tracks

please refer

Participation of Czechoslovakia in the European Football Championship

1st European Championship 1960 in France / 3rd place
5th European Championship 1976 in Yugoslavia / European Champion
6th European Championship 1980 in Italy / 3rd place

Participation of Czechoslovakia in the soccer world championship

2nd World Cup 1934 in Italy / 2nd place
3rd World Cup 1938 in France / quarter-finals
5th World Cup 1954 in Switzerland / preliminary round
6th World Cup 1958 in Sweden / preliminary round
7th World Cup in Chile in 1962 / 2nd place

9th World Cup 1970 in Mexico / preliminary round

12th World Cup 1982 in Spain / preliminary round

13th World Cup 1986 in Mexico / preliminary round

14th World Cup 1990 in Italy / quarter-finals

Footballer of the Year in Czechoslovakia

see Footballer of the Year (Czechoslovakia)