UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2015/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Tychy Stadium - Tychy Sunday 18 June 2017 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Germany Group C - Matchday 1 Czech Republic Last updated 18/06/2017 10:35CET

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1 Germany - Czech Republic Sunday 18 June 2017 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Tychy Stadium, Tychy

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Germany may have had the upper hand in UEFA European Under-21 Championship contests down the years but it was honours even when these teams last met, in the 2015 group stage – although even then, the result favoured Germany. Previous meetings • Germany have won four of the sides' eight competitive fixtures, losing only one. They have scored 11 goals, with the Czechs managing six. • The teams drew 1-1 on matchday three of the 2015 finals, Nico Schulz giving 's Germany a 55th- minute lead before Ladislav Krejčí replied 11 minutes later for a Czech outfit coached by Jakub Dovalil. The draw was not enough for the Czech hosts, however, who came third in Group A – a point and a place behind their opponents. • The lineups at Prague's Eden Stadium on 23 June 2015 were: Czech Republic: Koubek, Kalas, Kadeřábek, Brabec, Petrák, Zmrhal, Kliment, Skalák (Masopust 61), Frýdek (Přikryl 79), Trávník (Krejčí 59), Hybš. Germany: Ter Stegen, Korb, Ginter, Günter, Schulz (Hofmann 90+2), Can, Kimmich, Younes (Bittencourt64), Heintz, Meyer (Malli 82), Volland. • The Czechs had, however, prevailed against Germany – then the holders – in qualifying for the 2011 tournament. Michael Rabušic got both goals in a 2-1 Czech away win in September 2009 before a 1-1 home draw in Malada Boleslav in the penultimate round of fixtures. The Czechs topped Group 5, ten points and two places above eliminated Germany. • That Wiesbaden defeat in September 2009 was Germany's first against the Czech Republic or Czechoslovakia; they had won three and drawn one of the previous four matches. Match background Germany • Germany scored 35 goals – more than any other side in qualifying – to win Group 7, and were the only team to reach the finals with a perfect record having won all ten qualifiers. They struck four goals in four of their five home games, although their biggest victory came away – 6-0 in the Faroe Islands. Stefan Kuntz's men finished eight points clear of second-placed Austria. • Semi-finalists in 2015 – losing to Portugal – Germany's sole U21 title came in 2009, when a squad including , Benedikt Höwedes, Jérôme Boateng, Mats Hummels, Marcel Schmelzer, Sami Khedira and Mesut Özil lifted the trophy in Sweden. • Germany have appeared in five of the last seven tournaments, yet survived the group stage in only 2009 and 2015. They were beaten quarter-finalists in 1992, 1996 and 1998. • West Germany were runners-up in 1982, also making the quarter-finals in 1990. Czech Republic • The Czech Republic won qualifying Group 1 by five points, despite losing their penultimate fixture away to runners- up Belgium. Their 7-0 success in Malta was the joint-biggest victory of 2017 qualification – along with Austria's thrashing of Azerbaijan by the same scoreline – and they also boasted the overall leading marksman, Patrik Schick managing ten goals in nine outings. • No finalist team conceded more goals in qualifying than the Czechs' ten. • Winners in 2002 with a squad featuring Petr Čech, Milan Baroš, Zdeněk Grygera, David Rozehnal, Jan Polák and Tomáš Hübschman – who would all earn more than 50 senior caps – the Czech Republic are in the final tournament for a sixth time. In addition to 2002, they were runners-up in 2000, finished fourth in 2011, and fell in the group stage in both 2007 and, as hosts, 2015. • Czechoslovakia reached the U21 quarter-finals on six occasions, but never went any further in the competition. The Czech Republic did likewise in 1996, when only the semi-finals, third-place play-off and final were played at a single venue. Coach and player links • Václav Černý was a half-time substitute in the Czech side that crashed 6-0 to Germany in the 2015 European U19 Championship elite round. Nadiem Amiri was a scorer in the German ranks that day. • A Lukáš Juliš goal secured the Czechs a 1-1 draw with Germany in the 2011 European U17 Championship group stage. Lukáš Zima and Michael Lüftner were also in the Czech team.

2 Germany - Czech Republic Sunday 18 June 2017 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Tychy Stadium, Tychy

Coach profiles Stefan Kuntz, Germany An influential figure wherever he played, Kuntz was most successful during a six-year spell at Kaiserslautern. He lifted two trophies – the 1991 and 1990 German Cup – and was named Germany's footballer of the year for 1991. Twice a Bundesliga Golden Boot recipient, he nonetheless had just a short international career of four years, though that did incorporate victory at EURO '96. His coaching career began in the lower leagues and Kuntz has still never managed a team higher than the 2. Bundesliga. After five years at four different clubs he moved up to become general manager at Koblenz and later Bochum. Then, following an eight-year stint as Kaiserslautern CEO, Kuntz succeeded Horst Hrubesch as Germany U21 boss. Vítězslav Lavička, Czech Republic Having started his playing days around his home town of Plzen – later turning out for Viktoria Plzeň – Lavička peaked with Sparta Praha, where he claimed seven league titles across three stays. His later coaching career was inspired by Václav Ježek, with Lavička's first big success being to guide Slovan Liberec to the 2006 championship. A year later he became Czech U21 coach for the first time, though he was back at Sparta within six months. A subsequent sojourn followed at Sydney FC between 2009 and 2012 – with an Australian title landed in 2010 – yet he returned to Sparta in 2012, winning the league, cup and Czech Super Cup two years later. Restored to the U21 helm in 2015, he steered his charges to this summer's UEFA European Championship and was duly named Czech coach of the year for 2016.

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:: Squad list No: number DoB: date of birth Qual: qualifying FT: final tournament Pld: played Gls: goals Overall U21: final tournament only

:: Match officials Nat: nationality DoB: date of birth

Under-21: Total matches officiated in the UEFA European U21 Championship including all qualifying round matches. Matches as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in all UEFA competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: Group statistics/Tournament schedule Pos: position Pld: played W: won D: drawn L: lost GF: goals for GA: goals against Pts: points

:: NOTE: All-time statistics Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out. Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 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 Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited

4 Germany - Czech Republic Sunday 18 June 2017 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Tychy Stadium, Tychy 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.

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