2021–22 FC Slovan Liberec season

The 2021–22 season is the 64th season in the existence of FC Slovan Liberec and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, Slovan Liberec will participate in this season's edition of the Czech Cup.

Slovan Liberec

2021–22 season
Chairman	Zbyněk Štiller
Manager	Pavel Hoftych
Stadium	Stadion u Nisy
Czech First League	6th
Czech Cup	Second round
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Players

First-team squad

As of 28 June 2021^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  CZE Jan Mikula 5 MF  CZE Jan Šulc 6 MF  CZE Michal Sadílek (on loan from PSV Eindhoven) 7 FW  CZE Michael Rabušic 11 MF  CZE Jan Matoušek (on loan from Slavia Prague) 13 DF  CZE Miroslav Dvořák 16 FW  SVK Lukáš Csáno 18 DF  SVK Martin Koscelník 19 FW  BIH Imad Rondić 20 MF  CZE Maxmilián Jiří Kytka 22 MF  SVK Michal Faško 23 DF  CZE Theodor Gebre Selassie — MF  GUI Kamso Mara

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  CZE Michal Fukala 26 MF  CZE Radim Černický 27 FW  SVK Dominik Gembický 28 MF  CZE Kristian Michal 29 DF  CIV Mohamed Tijani (on loan from Slavia Prague) 31 GK  CZE Lukáš Hasalík 33 DF  GRE Marios Pourzitidis 34 GK  CZE Milan Knobloch 37 DF  CZE Matěj Chaluš — DF  UKR Taras Kacharaba — FW  CZE Ondřej Novotný (on loan from Sparta Prague) — MF  SVK Karol Mészáros — DF  NED Justen Kranthove

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Slovan Liberec v Viktoria Žižkov

26 June 2021 Friendly	Slovan Liberec	5–0	Viktoria Žižkov	Mnichovo Hradiště, Czech Republic
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Fotbalový stadion Mnichovo Hradiště

Slovan Liberec v Dukla Prague

29 June 2021 Friendly	Slovan Liberec	1–3	Dukla Prague	Mnichovo Hradiště, Czech Republic
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Fotbalový stadion Mnichovo Hradiště

Slovan Liberec v Ústí nad Labem

30 June 2021 Friendly	Slovan Liberec	3–1	Ústí nad Labem	Česká Lípa, Czech Republic
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Městský stadion u Ploučnice

Slovan Liberec v Sparta Prague B

3 July 2021 Friendly	Slovan Liberec	3–1	Sparta Prague B	Mnichovo Hradiště, Czech Republic
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Fotbalový stadion Mnichovo Hradiště

Blau-Weiß Linz v Slovan Liberec

9 July 2021 Friendly	Blau-Weiß Linz	1–1	Slovan Liberec	Linz, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Malicsek 6'		Novotny 65'	Stadium: Hofmann-Personal Stadion

Akhmat Grozny v Slovan Liberec

12 July 2021 Friendly	Akhmat Grozny	1–2	Slovan Liberec	Austria
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Jahn Regensburg v Slovan Liberec

16 July 2021 Friendly	Jahn Regensburg	1–0	Slovan Liberec	Passau, Austria
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportanlage Reuthinger Weg

Chindia Târgoviște v Slovan Liberec

14 January 2022 Friendly	Chindia Târgoviște	0–2	Slovan Liberec	Belek, Turkey
15:00 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Papillon Sports Centre

Dynamo Dresden v Slovan Liberec

24 March 2022 Friendly	Dynamo Dresden	2–1	Slovan Liberec	Görlitz, Germany
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Czech First League	25 July 2021	May 2022	Matchday 1		25	9	6	10	27	33	−6	036.00
Czech Cup	25 August 2021		Second round	Second round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					26	9	6	11	28	35	−7	034.62

Last updated: 13 March 2022
Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

Main article: 2021–22 Czech First League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Hradec Králové	30	9	13	8	38	40	−2	40	Qualification for the championship group
7	Mladá Boleslav	30	11	5	14	45	48	−3	38	Qualification for the play-off
8	Slovan Liberec	30	10	7	13	29	38	−9	37
9	Sigma Olomouc	30	9	10	11	39	37	+2	37
10	České Budějovice	30	9	9	12	40	46	−6	36

Source: Fortuna Liga
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) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.^[2]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		PLZ	SLA	SPA	SLO	OST	HKR
1	Viktoria Plzeň (C)	35	26	7	2	63	21	+42	85	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round		—	—	3–0	3–1	1–0	—
2	Slavia Prague	35	24	6	5	80	27	+53	78	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round		1–1	—	1–2	3–0	—	—
3	Sparta Prague	35	22	7	6	72	40	+32	73			—	—	—	1–2	3–1	1–1
4	Slovácko	35	21	5	9	59	38	+21	68	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]		—	—	—	—	3–1	3–0
5	Baník Ostrava	35	15	10	10	60	48	+12	55			—	1–1	—	—	—	3–1
6	Hradec Králové	35	10	14	11	44	52	−8	44			0–2	4–3	—	—	—	—

Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Slovácko qualified for the Europa League as Czech Cup winners.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		PCE	ZLN	JAB	BOH	TEP	KAR
11	Pardubice	35	9	10	16	42	68	−26	37			—	1–1	—	—	—	2–0
12	Fastav Zlín	35	9	9	17	43	60	−17	36			—	—	1–1	1–4	3–0	—
13	Jablonec	35	6	16	13	27	48	−21	34			0–1	—	—	1–1	—	2–0
14	Bohemians 1905 (O)	35	8	10	17	45	61	−16	34	Qualification for the relegation play-offs		0–1	—	—	—	—	4–0
15	Teplice (O)	35	8	5	22	33	59	−26	29			0–2	—	0–1	2–2	—	—
16	Karviná (R)	35	3	10	22	33	63	−30	19	Relegation to the FNL		—	1–1	—	—	2–2	—

Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 13 March 2022.
Source: Fortuna Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	H	A
Result	L	L
Position	14	16

Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2022. Source: Fortuna Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Slovan Liberec v Slovácko

25 July 2021 1	Slovan Liberec	0–1	Slovácko	Liberec
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nečas  49' Koscelník  89' Gebre Selassie  90+3'	Report	Divíšek  8' Mareček  21' Reinberk 31' Cicilia  69' Sadílek  90'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 2,499 Referee: Jan Machálek

Slovan Liberec v Sparta Prague

31 July 2021 2	Slovan Liberec	0–5	Sparta Prague	Liberec
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gebre Selassie  28'  52' Chaluš  65'	Report	Pešek 25' Hložek 62' Karabec 65' (pen.) Krejčí 70' Souček 79'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ondřej Berka

Hradec Králové v Slovan Liberec

7 August 2021 3	Hradec Králové	1–1	Slovan Liberec	Mladá Boleslav[note 1]
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Král 67'	Report	Rabušic 9'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 960 Referee: Zbyněk Proske

Slovan Liberec v Viktoria Plzeň

15 August 2021 4	Slovan Liberec	0–1	Viktoria Plzeň	Liberec
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Řezník 52'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 3,892 Referee: Karel Hrubeš

České Budějovice v Slovan Liberec

22 August 2021 5	České Budějovice	1–0	Slovan Liberec	České Budějovice
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sladký 18'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 2,679 Referee: Tomáš Batík

Slovan Liberec v Fastav Zlín

28 August 2021 6	Slovan Liberec	0–1	Fastav Zlín	Liberec
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Tkáč 82'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 2,439 Referee: Dalibor Černý

Pardubice v Slovan Liberec

11 September 2021 7	Pardubice	2–2	Slovan Liberec	Prague[note 2]
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Matějka 57', 73'	Report	Rondić 23' Mészáros 37'	Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 770 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka

Slovan Liberec v Mladá Boleslav

18 September 2021 8	Slovan Liberec	2–1	Mladá Boleslav	Liberec
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Helal 82' (pen.) Tupta 86'	Report	Douděra 29'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Petr Hocek

Jablonec v Slovan Liberec

26 September 2021 9	Jablonec	0–1	Slovan Liberec	Jablonec nad Nisou
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Tupta 37'	Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Karel Hrubeš

Slovan Liberec v Baník Ostrava

3 October 2021 10	Slovan Liberec	0–2	Baník Ostrava	Liberec
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tiéhi  10',  38' P. Čvančara (not on pitch)  39' Matoušek  49' M. Čech  52' Chaluš  90+3'	Report	Fleišman 43' Svozil  45' Klíma  45+3' Almási 64',  73'  85' Potočný  70'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Jan Machálek

Slavia Prague v Slovan Liberec

16 October 2021 11	Slavia Prague	3–1	Slovan Liberec	Prague
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bah 43' Stanciu  49' Schranz  58' Kuchta 67' Olayinka 81' Ekpai  90+2'	Report	Stoch 73',  86'	Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 12,462 Referee: Pavel Franěk

Slovan Liberec v Sigma Olomouc

23 October 2021 12	Slovan Liberec	2–0	Sigma Olomouc	Liberec
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Frýdek 15' Koscelník  51' Helal 57' (pen.)	Report	Jemelka  36'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 2,295 Referee: Tomáš Batík

Teplice v Slovan Liberec

30 October 2021 13	Teplice	1–2	Slovan Liberec	Teplice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mazuch 38'	Report	Matoušek 2' Rondić 90+3'	Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka

Slovan Liberec v Bohemians 1905

6 November 2021 14	Slovan Liberec	2–1	Bohemians 1905	Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chaluš 73' Tupta 90'	Report	Puškáč 78'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 2,981 Referee: Marek Radina

Karviná v Slovan Liberec

21 November 2021 15	Karviná	1–2	Slovan Liberec	Karviná
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Túlio 17'	Report	Rabušic 38' (pen.) Helal 90+1'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 2,035 Referee: Pavel Orel

Sparta Prague v Slovan Liberec

28 November 2021 16	Sparta Prague	2–1	Slovan Liberec	Prague
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karabec 5' Pulkrab 81'	Report	Frýdek 33'	Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 977 Referee: Ondrej Pechanec

Slovan Liberec v Hradec Králové

4 December 2021 17	Slovan Liberec	1–0	Hradec Králové	Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tupta 38'	Report		Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tomáš Klíma

Viktoria Plzeň v Slovan Liberec

11 December 2021 18	Viktoria Plzeň	2–0	Slovan Liberec	Plzeň
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Řezník 17' Sýkora 28'	Report		Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dalibor Černý

Slovan Liberec v České Budějovice

19 December 2021 19	Slovan Liberec	0–0	České Budějovice	Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pavel Franěk

Fastav Zlín v Slovan Liberec

15 February 2022 20	Fastav Zlín	2–0	Slovan Liberec	Zlín
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tkáč 65' Hrubý 78'	Report		Stadium: Letná Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka

Mladá Boleslav v Slovan Liberec

20 February 2022 22	Mladá Boleslav	3–3	Slovan Liberec	Mladá Boleslav
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ewerton 9', 90+2' Hlavatý 69'	Report	Matoušek 24', 53' Rondić 29'	Stadium: Lokotrans Aréna Attendance: 1,674 Referee: Josef Krejsa

Slovan Liberec v Jablonec

26 February 2022 23	Slovan Liberec	1–1	Jablonec	Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rabušic 54' (pen.)	Report	Černák 77'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 3,489 Referee: Ondřej Berka

Baník Ostrava v Slovan Liberec

5 March 2022 24	Baník Ostrava	1–1	Slovan Liberec	Ostrava
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Almási 19'	Report	Mikula 79'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 6,249 Referee: Marek Radina

Slovan Liberec v Pardubice

9 March 2022 21	Slovan Liberec	4–1	Pardubice	Liberec
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mikula 11' Rabušic 26' (pen.), 30' Rondić 76'	Report	Huf 15'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Michal Křepský
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 12 February 2022, but was postponed due to the isolation and quarantine measures imposed on the Pardubice team.[5]

Slovan Liberec v Slavia Prague

13 March 2022 25	Slovan Liberec	1–0	Slavia Prague	Liberec
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Olayinka 14' (o.g.) Štetina  20' Mikula  45' Frýdek  52' Višinský  76'	Report	Olayinka  59' Schranz  64' Plavšić  75' Bah  84'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 6,123 Referee: Petr Hocek

Sigma Olomouc v Slovan Liberec

20 March 2022 26	Sigma Olomouc	1–0	Slovan Liberec	Olomouc
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Navrátil 25' Růsek  75' Macík  90+3' Beneš  90+4' Daněk  90+5' Jílek (not on pitch)  90+6'	Report	Pourzitidis  59'	Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Pavel Orel

Slovan Liberec v Teplice

2 April 2022 27	Slovan Liberec	0–1	Teplice	Liberec
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Sejk 67'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 1,558 Referee: Zbyněk Proske

Bohemians 1905 v Slovan Liberec

9 April 2022 28	Bohemians 1905	0–0	Slovan Liberec	Prague
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 3,812 Referee: Ondřej Berka

Slovan Liberec v Karviná

17 April 2022 29	Slovan Liberec	2–1	Karviná	Liberec
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rabušic 31' (pen.) Koscelník 60'	Report	N'Diaye 12'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 1,521 Referee: Jan Petřík

Slovácko v Slovan Liberec

20 April 2022 30	Slovácko	2–0	Slovan Liberec	Uherské Hradiště
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jurečka 40' (pen.), 62' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Michal Křepský

Czech Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Czech Cup

Notes

1. Hradec Králové played their home matches in Mladá Boleslav due to the rebuilding of their own Všesportovní stadion.^[3]
2. Pardubice continued playing their home matches in Ďolíček due to the rebuilding of their own stadium Pod Vinicí.^[4]