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Viktoria Plzeň

2022–23 season
President	Adolf Šádek
Head coach	Michal Bílek
Stadium	Doosan Arena
Czech First League	3rd
Czech Cup	Third round
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
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The 2022–23 season was the 111th season in the existence of FC Viktoria Plzeň and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, Viktoria Plzeň participated in this season's editions of the Czech Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 13 February 2023.

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 1 GK  CZE Adam Zadražil (on loan from Silon Táborsko) 2 DF  CZE Lukáš Hejda 4 DF  CZE Luděk Pernica 6 MF  CZE Václav Pilař 7 MF  CZE Jan Sýkora 9 FW  CZE Jan Kliment 10 MF  CZE Jan Kopic 11 FW  CZE Matěj Vydra 13 GK  SVK Marián Tvrdoň 14 DF  CZE Radim Řezník 15 FW  CZE Tomáš Chorý 17 FW  NGA Rafiu Durosinmi (on loan from Karviná)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  COL Jhon Mosquera 19 MF  CZE Roman Květ 20 MF  CZE Pavel Bucha 21 DF  CZE Václav Jemelka 23 MF  CZE Lukáš Kalvach 24 DF  CZE Milan Havel 35 DF  CZE Filip Kaša 36 GK  CZE Jindřich Staněk 44 DF  CZE Libor Holík 77 MF  SVK Erik Jirka 88 MF  CZE Adam Vlkanova 99 MF  SEN Modou N'Diaye

Out on loan

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 — GK  CZE Dominik Sváček (at Liptovský Mikuláš) — MF  SVK Miroslav Káčer (at Dunajská Streda) — GK  CZE Martin Jedlička (at Bohemians 1905) — MF  CZE Aleš Čermák (at Bohemians 1905) — MF  CZE Pavel Šulc (at Jablonec) — MF  CZE Šimon Falta (at Zbrojovka Brno) — DF  CZE Josef Koželuh (at Zbrojovka Brno) — DF  BEN Mohamed Tijani (at Zbrojovka Brno) — DF  CZE Matěj Hybš (at Teplice) — DF  CZE Filip Čihák (at Hradec Králové) — FW  SVK Matej Trusa (at Hradec Králové) — MF  BRA Cadu (at Baník Ostrava)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  CZE Robin Hranáč (at Pardubice) — DF  CZE Václav Míka (at Chrudim) — MF  CZE Matyáš Kodýdek (at Chrudim) — FW  CZE Tomáš Jedlička (at Chrudim) — GK  CZE Ondřej Mrózek (at Karviná) — DF  CZE Adam Vrba (at Karviná) — MF  CZE Dominik Kříž (at Varnsdorf) — DF  CZE Šimon Gabriel (at Vysočina Jihlava) — FW  CZE Lukáš Matějka (at Dukla Prague) — MF  CZE Alexandr Sojka (at Silon Táborsko) — MF  CZE Adam Alexandr (at Silon Táborsko)

Pre-season and friendlies

18 June 2022 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	6 - 0	Klatovy	Žákava
10:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadion FK Žákava

22 June 2022 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	9 - 0	Slavia Karlovy Vary	Město Touškov
16:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadion Touškov

28 June 2022 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	3 - 1	Slovan Bratislava	Dobřany
16:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadion Dobřany

1 July 2022 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	3 - 0	Táborsko	Plzeň
11:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadion Luční ulice

5 July 2022 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	0 - 0	Botoșani	Westendorf
18:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Westendorf

8 July 2022 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	1 - 3	STVV	Westendorf
18:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Westendorf

12 July 2022 Friendly	Beşiktaş	0 - 0	Viktoria Plzeň	Kufstein
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Kufstein-Arena

4 January 2023 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	3 - 1	Petřín Plzeň	Plzeň
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Luční UMT

13 January 2023 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	1 - 1	1. FC Heidenheim	La Nucia
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano

16 January 2023 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	1 - 1	Ferencvárosi TC	Benidorm
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Melia Villaitana Football Center

20 January 2023 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	2 - 0	Molde	La Nucia
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano

Competitions

Overall record

Source: Soccerway

Czech First League

League table

1. Slavia Prague qualified for the Europa League as Czech Cup winners.

Results summary

Source: Fortuna Liga

Results by round

Matches

Championship group

Czech Cup

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

20 July 2022 First leg	HJK	1–2	Viktoria Plzeň	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Radulović 50'	Report	Chorý 6' (pen.) Kopic 57'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 5,236 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

26 July 2022 Second leg	Viktoria Plzeň	5–0 (7–1 agg.)	HJK	Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pernica 11' Sýkora 21', 73' Hejda 31' Kliment 84'	Report		Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,810 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
Note: Viktoria Plzeň won 7–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

2 August 2022 First leg	Sheriff Tiraspol	1–2	Viktoria Plzeň	Chișinău, Moldova
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Akanbi 36' (pen.)	Report	Chorý 41' (pen.) Bucha 55'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 8,153 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

9 August 2022 Second leg	Viktoria Plzeň	2–1 (4–2 agg.)	Sheriff Tiraspol	Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kliment 10' Mosquera 62'	Report	Akanbi 47' (pen.)	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,770 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Note: Viktoria Plzeň won 4–2 on aggregate.

Play-off round

17 August 2022 First leg	Qarabağ	0–0	Viktoria Plzeň	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:45 AZT (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 31,150 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

23 August 2022 Second leg	Viktoria Plzeň	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	Qarabağ	Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kopic 58' Kliment 73'	Report	Ozobić 38'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,963 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Note: Viktoria Plzeň won 2–1 on aggregate.

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BAY	INT	BAR	PLZ
1	Bayern Munich	6	6	0	0	18	2	+16	18	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–0	2–0	5–0
2	Inter Milan	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10			0–2	—	1–0	4–0
3	Barcelona	6	2	1	3	12	12	0	7	Transfer to Europa League		0–3	3–3	—	5–1
4	Viktoria Plzeň	6	0	0	6	5	24	−19	0			2–4	0–2	2–4	—

7 September 2022 1	Barcelona	5–1	Viktoria Plzeň	Barcelona, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kessié 13' Lewandowski 34', 45+3', 67' Torres 71'	Report	Sýkora 44'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 77,411 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

13 September 2022 2	Viktoria Plzeň	0–2	Inter Milan	Plzeň, Czech Republic
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Džeko 20' Dumfries 70'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,252 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

4 October 2022 3	Bayern Munich	5–0	Viktoria Plzeň	Munich, Germany
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Sané 7', 50' Gnabry 13' Mané 21' Choupo-Moting 59'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

12 October 2022 4	Viktoria Plzeň	2–4	Bayern Munich	Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vlkanova 62' Kliment 75'	Report	Mané 10' Müller 14' Goretzka 25', 35'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,326 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

26 October 2022 5	Inter Milan	4–0	Viktoria Plzeň	Milan, Italy
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mkhitaryan 35' Džeko 42', 66' Lukaku 87'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,849 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

1 November 2022 6	Viktoria Plzeň	2–4	Barcelona	Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chorý 51' (pen.), 63'	Report	Alonso 6' Torres 44', 54' Torre 75'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,258 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Notes

1. Pardubice played the first half of the season in Ďolíček due to the rebuilding of their stadium.

References

1. "A tým 2022/2023". FC Viktoria Plzeň.
2. "Herní model" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
3. "Jak roste stadion Pardubic: tribuny jsou, teď stožáry. Hrát se má na jaře" [How the Pardubice stadium is growing: the stands are there, now the masts. The game is due to be played in the spring]. isport.cz (in Czech). 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
4. "HJK vs. Viktoria Plzeň" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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8. "Full Time Summary Play-Offs 1st Leg – Qarabağ v Viktoria Plzeň" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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