in the group stage (Bordeaux, Willem II, Spartak Moscow), 3rd place in the second round group (Barcelona, Porto, Hertha BSC) 2000–01 – 4th place in the group stage (Arsenal, Lazio, Shakhtar Donetsk) 2001–02 – 2nd place in the group stage (Bayern Munich, Feyenoord, Spartak Moscow), 3rd place in the second round group (Real Madrid, Panathinaikos, Porto) 2002–03 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Genk 2003–04 – 2nd place in the group stage (Chelsea, Lazio, Beşiktaş), knocked-out in the eight-finals by Milan 2004–05 – 4th place in the group stage (Manchester United, Lyon, Fenerbahçe) 2005–06 – 4th place in the group stage (Arsenal, Ajax, Thun) 2007–08 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Arsenal 2008–09 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Panathinaikos 2009–10 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Panathinaikos 2010–11 – knocked-out in the play-off round by Žilina 2014–15 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Malmö FF 2015–16 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by CSKA Moscow 2016–17 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Steaua București 2017–18 – knocked-out in the 3rd qualification round by Red Star Belgrade 2018–19 – knocked-out in the 2nd qualification round by Spartak Subotica Sparta, usually along with Slavia, has always been a base for the national team; Sparta players contributed to the biggest achievements of the Czechoslovak and Czech national teams. It all started in 1934, when Oldřich Nejedlý was the top scorer at the World Cup in Rome; four years later, seven Sparta players were part of the national team at the World Cup in France. In 1962, Kvašňák and Tichý played for the "silver" team in Chile. In 1990 in Italy, where the national team got as far as the quarterfinal, the team's play was mainly created by Chovanec, Bílek, Hašek and other Sparta players, such as Skuhravý, who went on to become a star of the Italian league. Sparta players also contributed to the last big achievement of the already independent Czech Republic team in 1996. Kouba, Frýdek and Horňák returned to Letná from England with silver medals. On top of that, the team was coached by Dušan Uhrin, who had spent his best years at Sparta, and Pavel Novotný came to Sparta two years later. Sparta players also featured in more recent qualification and tournament games of the Czech national team. Miroslav Baranek, Tomáš Votava, Vratislav Lokvenc, Milan