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2017–18 AC Sparta Prague season

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Sparta Prague
2017–18 season
PresidentDaniel Křetínský
Head coachAndrea Stramaccioni
(until 6 March)
Pavel Hapal
(from 6 March)
StadiumGenerali Arena
Czech First League5th
Czech CupFourth round
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Josef Šural (9)

All:
Josef Šural (10)

The 2017–18 AC Sparta Prague season was the club's 123rd season in existence and the 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, AC Sparta Prague participated in this season's editions of the Czech Cup and the UEFA Europa League.[1] The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad

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Squad at end of season[2][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 Romania ROU Florin Niță
2 DF Turkey TUR Semih Kaya
3 DF Argentina ARG Emanuel Insúa
4 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Eldar Čivić
7 MF Serbia SRB Mihailo Ristić
8 DF Czech Republic CZE David Hovorka
9 MF Gabon GAB Guélor Kanga
10 MF Romania ROU Nicolae Stanciu
11 MF Israel ISR Tal Ben Haim
13 DF Sweden SWE Johan Larsson
14 FW Czech Republic CZE Václav Kadlec
16 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Sáček
17 MF Czech Republic CZE Martin Frýdek
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Czech Republic CZE Matěj Pulkrab
19 DF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Štetina
20 MF Czech Republic CZE Martin Hašek
22 MF Serbia SRB Srđan Plavšić
23 FW Czech Republic CZE Josef Šural
24 MF France FRA Rio Mavuba
25 MF Czech Republic CZE Jiří Kulhánek
26 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Costa Nhamoinesu
27 DF Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Čelůstka
28 DF Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Zahustel
29 FW Ghana GHA Benjamin Tetteh
31 GK Czech Republic CZE Vojtěch Vorel
88 MF Romania ROU Bogdan Vătăjelu

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Slovakia SVK Martin Dúbravka (to England Newcastle United)
DF Czech Republic CZE David Březina (to FC Vlašim)
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Eldar Čivić (to Slovakia Spartak Trnava)
DF Czech Republic CZE Václav Dudl (to FC Táborsko)
DF Slovakia SVK Juraj Chvátal (to Slovakia MŠK Žilina)
DF Czech Republic CZE Milan Kadlec (to FC Vlašim)
DF Czech Republic CZE Daniel Köstl (to Slovan Liberec)
DF Czech Republic CZE Daniel Mareček (to FC Vlašim)
DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Nový (to Vysočina Jihlava)
DF Czech Republic CZE Milan Piško (to FC Vlašim)
DF Czech Republic CZE Jan Vondra (to České Budějovice)
MF Spain ESP Néstor Albiach (to Dukla Prague)
MF Czech Republic CZE Patrik Čavoš (to České Budějovice)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Czech Republic CZE Christián Frýdek (to FC Vlašim)
MF Czech Republic CZE Filip Havelka (to Slovan Liberec)
MF Cameroon CMR Georges Mandjeck (to France FC Metz)
MF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Pešek (to České Budějovice)
MF Czech Republic CZE Rudolf Reiter (to Bohemians 1905)
MF Serbia SRB Vukadin Vukadinović (to FC Zlín)
MF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Wiesner (to FC Slovan Liberec)
FW Czech Republic CZE David Čapek (to Slovakia MFK Ružomberok)
FW Czech Republic CZE Filip Hašek (to České Budějovice)
FW Czech Republic CZE Jakub Nečas (to Mladá Boleslav)
FW Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Pouček (to Ústí nad Labem)
FW Czech Republic CZE Daniel Turyna (to Slovakia FK Senica)

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Czech First League 30 July 2017 26 May 2018 Matchday 1 5th 30 14 11 5 43 25 +18 046.67
Czech Cup 20 September 2017 25 October 2017 Third round Fourth round 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
UEFA Europa League 27 July 2017 3 August 2017 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 34 15 12 7 46 30 +16 044.12

Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Jablonec 30 16 8 6 49 27 +22 56 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 Sigma Olomouc 30 15 10 5 41 22 +19 55 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5 Sparta Prague 30 14 11 5 43 25 +18 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6 Slovan Liberec 30 13 7 10 37 35 +2 46
7 Bohemians 1905 30 9 11 10 30 29 +1 38
Source: Fortuna liga, Soccerway
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) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2017–18 Czech Cup, Slavia Prague, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to the fifth-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 14 11 5 43 25  +18 53 11 3 1 28 9  +19 3 8 4 15 16  −1

Source: See results

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWDWLWLWDLWWDWLWWDDDDDWDWLWWWD
Position755464545655555545556666455545
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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30 July 2017 1 Sparta Prague 1–1 Bohemians 1905 Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Lafata 16' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 16,724
Referee: Pavel Julínek
7 August 2017 2 Mladá Boleslav 0–1 Sparta Prague Mladá Boleslav
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jan Jílek
13 August 2017 3 Slovan Liberec 1–1 Sparta Prague Liberec
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
18 August 2017 4 Sparta Prague 1–0 Slovácko Prague
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 11,696
Referee: Pavel Královec
26 August 2017 5 Zbrojovka Brno 2–0 Sparta Prague Brno
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Radek Příhoda
10 September 2017 6 Sparta Prague 2–0 MFK Karviná Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 9,320
Referee: Martin Nenadál
17 September 2017 7 Slavia Prague 2–0 Sparta Prague Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Eden Aréna
Attendance: 19,084
Referee: Jan Jílek
24 September 2017 8 Sparta Prague 3–0 Teplice Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 7,974
Referee: Petr Ardeleánu
30 September 2017 9 Dukla Prague 0–0 Sparta Prague Prague
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadion Juliska
Attendance: 6,547
Referee: Karel Hrubeš
15 October 2017 10 Sparta Prague 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 17,134
Referee: Radek Příhoda
21 October 2017 11 Jablonec 0–3 Sparta Prague Jablonec nad Nisou
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 4,883
Referee: Petr Ardeleánu
29 October 2017 12 Sparta Prague 3–2 Baník Ostrava Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 9,125
Referee: Pavel Královec
5 November 2017 13 Fastav Zlín 2–2 Sparta Prague Zlín
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Letná Stadion
Attendance: 5,492
Referee: Zbyněk Proske
17 November 2017 14 Sparta Prague 1–0 Vysočina Jihlava Prague
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 7,165
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
26 November 2017 15 Sigma Olomouc 1–0 Sparta Prague Olomouc
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 11,028
Referee: Pavel Královec
3 December 2017 16 Sparta Prague 3–0 Mladá Boleslav Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 6,234
Referee: Karel Hrubeš
18 February 2018 17 Sparta Prague 2–0 Slovan Liberec Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 13 811
Referee: Petr Ardeleánu
24 February 2018 18 Slovácko 1–1 Sparta Prague Uherské Hradiště
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty
Attendance: 4,820
Referee: Radek Příhoda
4 March 2018 19 Sparta Prague 1–1 Zbrojovka Brno Prague
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 7,513
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
10 March 2018 20 MFK Karviná 1–1 Sparta Prague Karviná
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 4,833
Referee: Pavel Franěk
17 March 2018 21 Sparta Prague 3–3 Slavia Prague Prague
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 17,034
Referee: Pavel Královec
31 March 2018 22 Teplice 1–1 Sparta Prague Teplice
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Na Stínadlech
Attendance: 10,142
Referee: Emanuel Marek
7 April 2018 23 Sparta Prague 3–0 Dukla Prague Prague
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 11,123
Referee: Pavel Julínek
15 April 2018 24 Viktoria Plzeň 2–2 Sparta Prague Plzeň
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 11,623
Referee: Zbyněk Proske
20 April 2018 25 Sparta Prague 2–0 Jablonec Prague
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 12,289
Referee: Karel Hrubeš
28 April 2018 26 Baník Ostrava 3–2 Sparta Prague Ostrava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 15,020
Referee: Emanuel Marek
4 May 2018 27 Sparta Prague 2–1 Fastav Zlín Prague
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 9,437
Referee: Marek Nenadál
11 May 2018 28 Vysočina Jihlava 0–1 Sparta Prague Jihlava
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion v Jiráskově ulici
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ondřej Berka
19 May 2018 29 Sparta Prague 1–0 Sigma Olomouc Prague
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 14,297
Referee: Radek Příhoda
26 May 2018 30 Bohemians 1905 0–0 Sparta Prague Prague
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Ďolíček
Attendance: 4,970
Referee: Pavel Franěk

Czech Cup

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20 September 2017 Third round Znojmo 0–1 Sparta Prague Znojmo
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Emanuel Marek
25 October 2017 Fourth round Sparta Prague 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Baník Ostrava Prague
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 4,213
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec
Penalties

UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying rounds

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Third qualifying round
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27 July 2017 First leg Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Belgrade, Serbia
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium
Attendance: 32,816[4]
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (Russia)
3 August 2017 Second leg Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–1
(0–3 agg.)
Serbia Red Star Belgrade Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 16,808[4]
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sparta Prague 2017/2018". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Sparta Prague Squad 2017/2018". fortunaliga.cz/. Fortuna liga. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Czech Liga 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Summary UEFA Europa League – Round 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2021.