The 2020–21

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season was the club's 28th season in the

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. Slavia were reigning League champions, and participated in the

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, and the

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. Slavia won both the title and the cup, and also reached the quarter-finals of the

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. In the final match of the league season on 29 May 2021, Slavia defeated

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to clinch an undefeated record in the league. It was the first time a Czech club reached this milestone since rivals

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did so in 2009–10.

Season events

On 3 August, it was announced that Slavia's friendly matches in Austria between 5 August and 14 August, would be played without fans in the stands due to the

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. On 11 August, Slavia's pre-season tour in Austria was ended prematurely after one of Slavia's players tested positive for

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. The team will be placed into a two-weeks quarantine and may not be able to play the first league match against České Budějovice on 23 August. On 17 August, Slavia announced that the entire 61-member squad was tested negative for the COVID-19. On this day, the league FA also released updates in the COVID manual and the team has been released from the quarantine. In line with the manual, the team may resume its training and get ready for a match-week 1. As a result of

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reaching the final of the

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, Slavia was promoted from the 3rd qualification round to the play-off round of the

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now were unable to qualify for European competition. On 20 August, at the pre-season press conference, the club announced the design of the 2020–21 home and away kit. The chairman Jaroslav Tvrdík also set goals for the upcoming season, a championship three-peat (winning the title for a third consecutive time) and a

group-stage presence. On 8 October, the

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was postponed, initially until 25 October, but then extended until 3 November. On 16 December, Slavia's games against Fastav Zlín, scheduled for the same day, was postponed due to COVID-19. On 18 March, Slavia defender

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was accused of racially abusing Rangers midfielder

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during a

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knockout match. Kúdela and Slavia resolutely denied the accusation. Slavia alleged Kúdela was assaulted after the match and the club lodged a criminal complaint. On 14 April, Kúdela was officially found guilty of racial abuse by

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and was banned for ten UEFA matches, ruling him out of Slavia's remaining Europa League matches and

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Transfers

On 17 July, Slavia announced the signing of Ondřej Karafiát from

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, to a four-year contract. On 24 July,

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completed a permanent transfer to

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where he had been on loan since January 2020, and Josef Hušbauer signed with

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. On 27 July, Slavia announced the signing of Michal Beran and Tomáš Malinský from

, to a four-year and three-year contract respectively. On the same day, Jakub Jugas, Jan Matoušek and Daniel Kosek all were loaned to Slovan Liberec. On 31 July, Alexandru Baluta signed with Puskás Akadémia. On 5 August, Slavia announced the signing of Ondřej Lingr, to a four-year contract from

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, and the permanent signing of Mohamed Tijani from

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after he'd spent the first half of 2020 on loan at Slavia. On 9 August, Slavia announced a new three-year contract for Jan Bořil and a new four-year contract for

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. On 18 August, coach Jindřich Trpišovský has extended his contract by three years, until the summer of 2023 with an option for a two-year renewal. The speculation is that his remuneration will be CZK 1.3-1.4 million per month net of taxes with an additional bonus CZK 100,000 bonus for each achieved point in the league table. Also on 18 August, Martin Vantruba moved to

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on loan for the season. On 24 August, Michal Beran headed back to

on a season-long loan deal. On the same day, Jan Sýkora left the team after a three-year spell for the Polish

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runner-up

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. On 25 August, Patrik Hellebrand was loaned back to 1. FC Slovácko on a season-long loan deal, with Slavia retaining the right to recall him in the winter transfer window. On 31 August, Mick van Buren was loaned to

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for six months. On 7 September, goalkeeper Jakub Markovič joined

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on loan for the season, with fellow goalkeeper Jan Stejskal joining Slavia on a similar deal. On the say day, former player

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began training with the club. On 16 September, Michal Frydrych left Slavia to join

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. On 25 September, Daniel Langhamer left Slavia to sign for

, with Slavia retaining a buy-back option. On 1 October,

left Slavia to join

. On 19 December, Slavia announced that Peter Olayinka had extended his contract with the club until June 2023. On 3 January, Ondřej Karafiát returned to

on loan for the remainder of the season, whilst Patrik Hellebrand moved on loan

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after his previous loan deal with 1. FC Slovácko ended and Jan Stejskal and Jakub Markovič both had their loans cut short. On 5 January, Slavia announced the signing of

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on a four-and-a-half year contract, with Taras Kacharaba signing on loan from

the next day with an option to make the move permanent. On 20 January, Jakub Markovič moved to

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on loan for the remainder of the season. On 1 February, Petar Musa joined

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on loan for the remainder of the season, whilst Simon Deli returned to Slavia on a similar deal from

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Squad

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Czech First League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Czech Cup

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

= Play-off round

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Knockout phase

= Round of 32

= Round of 16

= Quarter-finals

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from Slavia Prague on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Slavia Prague during the season:''

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

External links

Official website
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SK Slavia Prague seasons

Czech Republic football championship-winning seasons