Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team

In November 1967, Czechoslovakia were randomly chosen to play holders Bulgaria in Pleven for the Challenge Cup, but lost the match 2–1, with Mikuláš Krnáč scoring the goal for Czechoslovakia. == UEFA U-23 Championship Record ==

Czechoslovakia's next competitive match was in qualification for the newly-formed under-23 championship, which got underway on 7 October 1970. They successfully navigated the qualification stage, topping a group with Finland and Romania. In the final stages they successively beat Sweden, Greece to reach the final against the Soviet Union. Czechoslovakia became champions of the inaugural edition in 1972 after beating the USSR 3–1 in the deciding second leg of the final at Bazaly in Ostrava, with goals from Miroslav Gajdůšek, Dušan Herda and Milan Albrecht. Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place   == UEFA U-21 Championship Record ==

From 1978, Czechoslovakia competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. • 1978: Losing quarter-finalists • 1980: Losing quarter-finalists • 1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group 3. • 1984: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group 5. • 1986: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group 2. • 1988: Losing quarter-finalists • 1990: Losing quarter-finalists • 1992: Losing quarter-finalists • 1994: Losing quarter-finalists ==References==