Czech Republic men's national handball team

Czech Republic
Information
AssociationCzech Handball Association
CoachOndřej Mika
Assistant coachMichal Brůna
Martin Galia
Daniel Kubeš
CaptainTomáš Mrkva
Most capsJakub Hrstka
Most goalsJan Filip
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1995)
Best result8th (1995)
European Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1996)
Best result6th (1996, 2018)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Czech Republic national handball team is the national handball team of the Czech Republic. It was most successful in the mid-1990s, with sixth place at the 1996 European Championship and a win over the later runners-up Croatia at the 1995 World Championship, but the team have failed to qualify for major championships on several occasions since.

Before the Czech Republic became independent in 1993, the Czechoslovakia national team won five World Championship medals between 1954 and 1967, and qualified for every World Championship between 1954 and 1993. However, the Czech federation were admitted in time to attempt to qualify for the first European Championship in 1994. They were eliminated by another new nation, Slovenia, after losing on the away goals rule.[1]

Results

World Championship

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1995 7/8th place 8 9 5 0 4 206 205
1997 Round of 16 11 6 3 0 3 138 125
1999 did not qualify
2001 Preliminary round 18 5 1 2 2 136 136
2003 did not qualify
2005 9/10th place 10 9 3 2 4 261 271
2007 11/12th place 12 8 2 0 6 227 235
2009 did not qualify
2011
2013
2015 17/18th place 17 7 3 1 3 209 199
2017 did not qualify
/ 2019
2021 Withdrawn
/ 2023 did not qualify
// 2025 Main round 19 6 1 2 3 130 144
2027 To be determined
/ 2029
// 2031
Total 7/17 – 50 18 *7 25 1307 1315
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided in a penalty shootout.

European Championship

European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1994 did not qualify
1996 Preliminary Round 6 6 3 0 3 154 152
1998 Preliminary Round 10 6 1 0 5 166 170
2000 did not qualify
2002 Main Round 8 7 3 0 4 180 205
2004 Main Round 11 6 1 1 4 177 202
2006 did not qualify
2008 Preliminary Round 13 3 0 0 3 88 97
2010 Main Round 8 6 2 1 3 175 180
2012 Preliminary Round 14 3 1 0 2 77 84
2014 Preliminary Round 15 3 0 1 2 73 87
2016 did not qualify
2018 Fifth place match 6 7 3 1 3 173 186
2020 Main Round 12 7 2 0 5 172 183
2022 Preliminary Round 13 3 1 1 1 80 74
2024 Preliminary Round 15 3 1 0 2 70 73
2026 Preliminary Round 17 3 1 0 2 91 100
2028 To be determined
2030 Qualified as co-host
2032 To be determined
Total 13/20 – 63 19 5 39 1676 1793

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Ondřej Mika

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Tomáš Mrkva (1989-01-20) 20 January 1989 2.01 m 140 12 SC DHfK Leipzig
3 LW Petr Široký (2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 1.86 m 3 8 HCB Karviná
6 RB Dominik Skopár (2006-05-04) 4 May 2006 1.80 m 16 48 Talent Plzeň
7 RB Tomáš Piroch (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 1.87 m 50 125 SC DHfK Leipzig
8 LW Pavel Chotěborský (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 1.85 m 6 4 HK Lovosice
14 RW Jakub Štěrba (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 1.84 m 34 67 GWD Minden
23 LB Jonáš Josef (2004-07-29) 29 July 2004 1.90 m 13 26 Dukla Prague
28 CB Matěj Havran (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 1.90 m 29 17 Tatabánya KC
33 P Matěj Nantl (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 1.95 m 16 13 HCB Karviná
34 LB Dominik Solák (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 1.99 m 54 89 HCB Karviná
37 P Jan Užek (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 1.94 m 39 40 HCB Karviná
39 CB Lukáš Mořkovský (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 1.89 m 23 47 HC Zubří
43 CB Jakub Douda (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 1.89 m 10 12 Talent Plzeň
49 LB Daniel Bláha (2005-12-27) 27 December 2005 2.12 m 17 26 Talent Plzeň
53 LB Martin Brězina (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 1.90 m 14 2 Dukla Prague
77 P Daniel Režnický (1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 1.90 m 31 25 Kadetten Schaffhausen
87 RB Filip Tůma (2005-11-09) 9 November 2005 1.87 m 2 4 TJ Sokol Nové Veselí
96 GK Jan Hrdlička (1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 1.89 m 28 0 HB Ludwigsburg

Notable former players

Player statistics

Most capped players
Player Games Position
Jan Filip 220 W
Martin Galia 201 GK
Karel Nocar 184 W
Petr Štochl 182 GK
Filip Jícha 155 OB
Daniel Kubeš 140 P
Pavel Horák 122 OB
Ondřej Zdráhala 117 CB
Roman Bečvář 111 CB
Jakub Hrstka 103 W
Jan Sobol 101 W
Tomáš Mrkva 90 GK
Top Scorers
Player Goals Average Position
Jan Filip 960 4.36 W
Filip Jícha 877 OB
Karel Nocar 432 W
Ondřej Zdráhala 408 CB
Pavel Horák 350 OB
Jakub Hrstka 337 W
Jan Sobol 274 W
Roman Bečvář 238 CB

References

  1. ^ 1994 – Men's European Championship / Runners Up Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2007
  2. ^ "Nominace na EURO 2026: Velké reprezentační návraty i dravé mládí. Do Norska odjede 17 hráčů – Český svaz házené". handball.cz. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Czech Republic". ehf.eu. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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