EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Czech Republic Last updated 08/10/2017 10:29CET Plzeň City Stadium - Plzen Sunday 8 October 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Group C - Matchday 10 San Marino EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 11 1
Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Date Stage reached Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/03/2017 QR (GS) San Marino - Czech Republic 0-6 Serravalle FIFA World Cup Date Stage reached Barák 17, 24, Darida 19, 77 (P), Gebre Selassie 26, Krmenčík 43 Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/09/2009 QR (GS) Czech Republic - San Marino 7-0 Uherske Hradiste 19/11/2008 QR (GS) San Marino - Czech Republic 0-3 Serravalle UEFA EURO 2008 Date Stage reached Baroš 27, 44, 45 (P), 66, Svěrkoš 46, 90, Necid 86 Kováč 47, Pospěch 53, Necid 83 Match Result Venue Goalscorers 08/09/2007 QR (GS) San Marino - Czech Republic 0-3 Serravalle 07/10/2006 QR (GS) Czech Republic - San Marino 7-0 Liberec Rosický 33, Jankulovski 75, Koller 90+3 Kulič 15, Polák 22, Baroš 28, 68, Koller 43, 52, Jarolím 49 Total Qualifying Home Away Final tournament Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 - - - - 5 5 0 0 26 0 San Marino 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 - - - - 5 0 0 5 0 26 2
Squad list Czech Republic Current season Qual. No. Player DoB Age Club Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Tomáš Vaclík 29/03/1989 28 Basel 8 0 0 0 - Tomáš Koubek 26/08/1992 25 Rennes 0 0 0 0 - Jiří Pavlenka 14/04/1992 25 Bremen 1 0 0 0 Defenders - Marek Suchý 29/03/1988 29 Basel 5 0 0 0 - Jan Bořil 11/01/1991 26 Slavia Praha FT 3 0 0 0 - Pavel Kadeřábek 25/04/1992 25 Hoffenheim 5 0 0 0 - Filip Novák 26/06/1990 27 Midtjylland 6 0 0 0 - Tomáš Kalas 15/05/1993 24 Fulham 2 0 0 0 - Jakub Brabec 06/08/1992 25 Genk 5 0 0 0 - Michael Lüftner 14/03/1994 23 København 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Bořek Dočkal 30/09/1988 29 - Jaromír Zmrhal 02/08/1993 24 - Jan Sýkora 29/12/1993 23 Henan Jianye Slavia Praha Slavia Praha 6 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - Jan Kopic 04/06/1990 27 Plzeň 3 1 0 0 - Vladimír Darida 08/08/1990 27 Hertha 6 3 0 0 - Šimon Falta 23/04/1993 24 Sigma 0 0 0 0 - Tomáš Souček 27/02/1995 22 Slavia Praha 4 0 0 0 - Jakub Jankto 19/01/1996 21 Udinese 5 0 0 0 - Antonín Barák 03/12/1994 22 Udinese 2 3 0 0 Forwards - Václav Kadlec 20/05/1992 25 Sparta Praha 3 0 0 0 - Michael Krmenčík 15/03/1993 24 Plzeň 6 2 0 0 - Jan Kliment 01/09/1993 24 Brøndby 3 0 0 0 Coach - Karel Jarolím 23/08/1956 61 9 0 0 0 3
San Marino Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Aldo Simoncini 30/08/1986 31 Libertas 8 0 0 0 - Mattia Manzaroli 03/10/1991 26 Juvenes/Dogana 0 0 0 0 - Giacomo Muraccini 15/09/1990 27 Domagnano 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Alessandro Della Valle 08/06/1982 35 Juvenes/Dogana 4 0 0 0 - Fabio Vitaioli 05/04/1984 33 Libertas 5 0 0 0 - Cristian Brolli 28/02/1992 25 Folgore 5 0 0 0 - Marco Berardi 12/02/1993 24 Folgore 4 0 0 0 - Juri Biordi 01/01/1995 22 Fiorentino 2 0 0 0 - Davide Cesarini 16/02/1995 22 Tre Penne 6 0 0 0 - Andrea Grandoni 23/03/1997 20 Juvenes/Dogana 3 0 0 0 Midfielders - Alex Gasperoni 30/06/1984 33 Tre Penne 4 0 0 0 - Giovanni Bonini 05/09/1986 31 Libertas 3 0 0 0 - Maicol Berretti 01/05/1989 28 Libertas 0 0 0 0 - Mirko Palazzi 21/03/1987 30 Tre Penne 8 1 0 0 - Danilo Rinaldi 18/04/1986 31 La Fiorita 7 0 0 0 - Alessandro Golinucci 10/10/1994 22 Domagnano 3 0 0 0 - Luca Ceccaroli 05/07/1995 22 Domagnano 0 0 0 0 - Pietro Calzolari 28/10/1991 25 Tre Penne 0 0 0 0 - Andrea Zavoli 04/07/1994 23 Libertas 0 0 0 0 - Michael Battistini 08/10/1996 21 Juvenes/Dogana 3 0 0 0 - Luca Tosi 04/11/1992 24 Folgore 5 0 0 0 Forwards - Marco Bernardi 02/01/1994 23 Fiorentino 3 0 0 0 - Filippo Berardi 18/05/1997 20 Juve Stabia 3 0 0 0 Coach - Pierangelo Manzaroli 25/03/1969 48 9 0 0 0 4
Head coach Karel Jarolím Date of birth: 23 August 1956 Nationality: Czech Playing career: AFP Pardubice, SK Slavia Praha (three times), AC Dukla Praha, Dukla Tábor, FC Rouen, Amiens SC, FC Viktoria Žižkov, Benešov, CU Bohemians Praha, Česká Lípa Coaching career: FK Marila Příbram, SK Slavia Praha (three times), RC Strasbourg, 1. FC Slovácko, ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Al-Ahli, Al-Wahda SCC, FK Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic Karel Jarolím has Slavia Praha running through his veins. During his playing days with the club in the 1980s he was a skilful playmaker with great passing range and superb stamina. Slavia signed the 20-year-old Jarolím from Pardubice in 1977, but the midfielder won his only title with crosstown rivals Dukla Praha during his military service in 1979. Scored twice in 13 appearances for Czechoslovakia before moving to France, where he played for Rouen then Amiens during a four-year spell abroad. Jarolím returned home in 1991 and continued to play in the top flight until he was 39, finishing with 272 league games and 63 goals at that level. Began his coaching career at Marila Příbram in 1997, returning to Slavia as František Cipro's assistant in 2000. He replaced him as head coach ten games into the season and took Slavia to second place but his contract was not extended so Jarolím returned to France where he became assistant to Ivan Hašek at Strasbourg, helping the club to promotion. After one year back in the Czech Republic at Slovácko he returned to Slavia in April 2005, winning league titles in 2008 and 2009. Guided Slovan Bratislava to the Slovakian double in 2011 before a spell in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ahli, who he took to the 2012 AFC Champions League final. Jarolím, whose two sons David and Lukáš also became professional footballers, returned to his homeland with Mladá Boleslav in January 2014, winning the Czech Cup two years later. Appointed Czech Republic coach after UEFA EURO 2016. Pierangelo Manzaroli Date of birth: 25 March 1969 Nationality: Sammarinese Playing career: SS Cosmos, SP Cailungo, San Marino Calcio, SS Pennarossa Coaching career: SS Pennarossa, AC Libertas, San Marino Under-15, San Marino Under-21, San Marino After starting his career in the local league, the midfielder had a successful two-year spell with San Marino Calcio in the Italian fourth division before returning to the Sammarinese league to play for Pennarossa, where he started to work as a coach in 2006/07, leading the team to the league title in his first season on charge. Capped 38 times for San Marino between 1991 and 2001, Manzaroli left Pennarossa at the end of the 2006/07 season to join AC Libertas and led his new team to a historic 1-1 draw against Irish club Drogheda United FC in a 2007/08 UEFA Cup game. Manzaroli than earned another notable coup when he led a San Marino side through the preliminary round of the 2008/09 UEFA Regions' Cup before being appointed as coach of the Under-21 national team in 2010. He led the U21s to some hugely surprising results in qualifying for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship a stalemate against Greece in June 2012 and a 1-0 victory against Wales in September 2013 before being appointed to replace long-standing San Marino senior coach Giampaolo Mazza in 2014. 5
Match officials Referee Assistant referees Fourth official FIFA Match Commissioner Referee observer Alex Troleis (FRO) Andrew Christiansen (FRO), Dan Petur Pauli Højgaard (FRO) Petur Reinert (FRO) Eduard Dervishaj (ESP) Aleksei Spirin (RUS) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Alex Troleis 04/06/1980 0 9 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed 6
Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup comprises nine groups of six teams, with matches played on a home-andaway basis. Qualifying takes place under the 'Week of Football' concept, introduced ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, in which games are spread out from Thursday to Tuesday, shining the spotlight on more teams on the road to the finals in Russia. Moreover, thanks to the Week of Football, at least 43% of matches will be played on weekends, giving fans a better chance to follow the action on television, in the stadiums and on UEFA.com. Kick-off times will be set mainly at 18:00CET and 20:45CET on Saturdays and Sundays and at 20:45CET for Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays. In double-header matchweeks, sides will play on Thursday/Sunday, Friday/Monday or Saturday/Tuesday. Each day of the Week of Football will feature eight to ten games. The nine group winners will qualify directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up will contest play-offs to decide the last four qualifiers for the finals. The 13 qualifiers then join hosts Russia in the finals to make it 14 UEFA member associations represented. How qualification works The other confederations have the following qualifying berths: Africa: 5 Asia: 4.5 North and Central America and Caribbean: 3.5 Oceania: 0.5 South America: 4.5 7
Match-by-match lineups Czech Republic FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group C Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Germany 9 9 0 0 38 3 27 Northern Ireland 9 6 1 2 17 5 19 Czech Republic 9 3 3 3 12 10 12 Norway 9 3 1 5 16 16 10 Azerbaijan 9 3 1 5 9 14 10 San Marino 9 0 0 9 2 46 0 Matchday 1 (04/09/2016) Czech Republic 0-0 Northern Ireland Czech Republic: Vaclík, Kadeřábek, Kadlec, Darida, Skalák (77 Kopic), Pavelka, V. Kadlec (83 Vydra), Suchý, Krejčí, Škoda (68 Necid), Novák Matchday 2 (08/10/2016) Germany 3-0 Czech Republic Goals: 1-0 Müller 13, 2-0 Kroos 49, 3-0 Müller 65 Czech Republic: Vaclík, Kadeřábek, Sivok, Novák, Dočkal, Petržela (69 Skalák), Pavelka (63 Droppa), Suchý, Hořava, Krejčí, Vydra (76 V. Kadlec) Matchday 3 (11/10/2016) Czech Republic 0-0 Azerbaijan Czech Republic: Vaclík, Droppa, Gebre Selassie, Brabec, Sivok, Dočkal, Skalák (74 Zmrhal), V. Kadlec, Sýkora, Krejčí (64 Petržela), Schick (66 Škoda) Matchday 4 (11/11/2016) Czech Republic 2-1 Norway Goals: 1-0 Krmenčík 11, 2-0 Zmrhal 47, 2-1 King 87 Czech Republic: Vaclík, Kadeřábek, Droppa (81 Pavelka), Sivok, Zmrhal, Dočkal, Krmenčík (81 Schick), Brabec, Hořava, Krejčí (86 Skalák), Novák Matchday 5 (26/03/2017) San Marino 0-6 Czech Republic Goals: 0-1 Barák 17, 0-2 Darida 19, 0-3 Barák 24, 0-4 Gebre Selassie 26, 0-5 Krmenčík 43, 0-6 Darida 77 (P) Czech Republic: Vaclík, Gebre Selassie, Brabec, Sivok, Darida, Dočkal, Krmenčík (68 Škoda), Jankto (68 Zmrhal), Krejčí, Barák (76 Hořava), Novák Matchday 6 (10/06/2017) Norway 1-1 Czech Republic Goals: 0-1 Gebre Selassie 36, 1-1 Søderlund 55 (P) Czech Republic: Vaclík, Kadeřábek, Gebre Selassie, Brabec, Sivok, Zmrhal (43 Jankto), Darida (79 Hořava), Dočkal, Krmenčík (63 Schick), Souček, Krejčí Matchday 7 (01/09/2017) Czech Republic 1-2 Germany Goals: 0-1 Werner 4, 1-1 Darida 78, 1-2 Hummels 88 Czech Republic: Vaclík, Kalas, Gebre Selassie, Darida, Krmenčík (76 Kliment), Kopic (53 Krejčí), Jankto (89 Zmrhal), Souček, Suchý, Bořil, Novák Matchday 8 (04/09/2017) Northern Ireland 2-0 Czech Republic Goals: 1-0 J. Evans 28, 2-0 Brunt 41 Czech Republic: Vaclík, Kalas, Gebre Selassie, Darida, Krmenčík, Jankto (55 Hušbauer), Souček, Suchý, Bořil, Krejčí (55 Kliment), Novák (66 Dočkal) 8
Matchday 9 (05/10/2017) Azerbaijan 1-2 Czech Republic Goals: 0-1 Kopic 35, 1-1 Ismayilov 55 (P), 1-2 Barák 66 Czech Republic: Pavlenka, Kadeřábek, Brabec, Darida (78 Souček), Hušbauer, Krmenčík (89 Kliment), Kopic, Jankto, Suchý, Bořil, Barák Matchday 10 (08/10/2017) Czech Republic-San Marino San Marino FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (04/09/2016) San Marino 0-1 Azerbaijan Goals: 0-1 R. Gurbanov 45 San Marino: A. Simoncini, Cesarini, Brolli, D. Simoncini, M. Vitaioli (86 C. Valentini), Hirsch, Palazzi, Tosi, Berardi, Berardi (73 D. Rinaldi), Chiaruzzi (54 L. Gasperoni) Matchday 2 (08/10/2016) Northern Ireland 4-0 San Marino Goals: 1-0 S. Davis 26 (P), 2-0 K. Lafferty 79, 3-0 Ward 85, 4-0 K. Lafferty 90+4 San Marino: A. Simoncini, Berardi, Coppini (71 E. Golinucci), F. Vitaioli, D. Simoncini, M. Vitaioli, Hirsch (56 Cesarini), Stefanelli (88 Zafferani), Ales. Della Valle, Tosi, Palazzi Matchday 3 (11/10/2016) Norway 4-1 San Marino Goals: 1-0 D. Simoncini 12 (og), 1-1 Stefanelli 54, 2-1 Diomande 77, 3-1 Samuelsen 82, 4-1 King 83 San Marino: A. Simoncini, C. Valentini (68 Hirsch), F. Vitaioli, D. Simoncini, Brolli, Stefanelli (82 Selva), Ales. Della Valle, Zafferani, D. Rinaldi (46 Berardi), Tosi, Mazza Matchday 4 (11/11/2016) San Marino 0-8 Germany Goals: 0-1 Khedira 7, 0-2 Gnabry 9, 0-3 Hector 32, 0-4 Gnabry 58, 0-5 Hector 65, 0-6 Gnabry 76, 0-7 Stefanelli 82 (og), 0-8 Volland 85 San Marino: A. Simoncini, F. Vitaioli, D. Simoncini, M. Vitaioli (91 Hirsch), A. Gasperoni, Stefanelli, Zafferani (83 Brolli), Berardi, Cesarini, Tosi (58 Domeniconi), Palazzi Matchday 5 (26/03/2017) San Marino 0-6 Czech Republic Goals: 0-1 Barák 17, 0-2 Darida 19, 0-3 Barák 24, 0-4 Gebre Selassie 26, 0-5 Krmenčík 43, 0-6 Darida 77 (P) San Marino: A. Simoncini, Cesarini, F. Vitaioli, D. Simoncini, M. Vitaioli, Domeniconi, Stefanelli (84 Mazza), Zafferani, Cervellini (91 Michael Battistini), D. Rinaldi (62 Tomassini), Palazzi Matchday 6 (10/06/2017) Germany 7-0 San Marino Goals: 1-0 Draxler 11, 2-0 Wagner 16, 3-0 Wagner 29, 4-0 Younes 38, 5-0 Mustafi 47, 6-0 Brandt 72, 7-0 Wagner 85 San Marino: E. Benedettini, Cesarini (87 Brolli), Palazzi, Golinucci, Bonini, Mazza (69 Bernardi), Zafferani, Ales. Della Valle, Cervellini, D. Rinaldi (78 Hirsch), Biordi Matchday 7 (01/09/2017) San Marino 0-3 Northern Ireland Goals: 0-1 Magennis 71, 0-2 Magennis 75, 0-3 S. Davis 78 (P) San Marino: A. Simoncini, Biordi (65 F. Vitaioli), D. Simoncini (76 A. Gasperoni), Bonini, Grandoni, Michael Battistini, Cervellini, D. Rinaldi, Berardi (79 Golinucci), Bernardi, Palazzi Matchday 8 (04/09/2017) Azerbaijan 5-1 San Marino Goals: 1-0 Ismayilov 20, 2-0 А. Abdullayev 25, 3-0 Ismayilov 57, 4-0 Cevoli 71 (og), 4-1 Palazzi 74, 5-1 R. F. Sadygov 81 San Marino: A. Simoncini, Cesarini, Grandoni, Cevoli, Palazzi, A. Gasperoni (77 Hirsch), Golinucci, Ales. Della Valle, Cervellini (27 Tosi), D. Rinaldi (86 Stefanelli), Tomassini Matchday 9 (05/10/2017) 9
San Marino 0-8 Norway Goals: 0-1 Henriksen 8, 0-2 King 14 (P), 0-3 King 17, 0-4 Elyounoussi 39, 0-5 Elyounoussi 48, 0-6 Selnæs 58, 0-7 Elyounoussi 68, 0-8 Linnes 86 San Marino: A. Simoncini, Grandoni, D. Simoncini, A. Gasperoni, Bernardi (89 Tomassini), Michael Battistini, Cervellini (80 D. Rinaldi), Brolli, Berardi (67 Bonini), Palazzi, Cevoli Matchday 10 (08/10/2017) Czech Republic-San Marino 10
Legend Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Other abbreviations National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 11