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2 World Cups · 2006–2026
Succession '06
0%
generational floor
Succession '26
2%
U23 value share
Top-5 minutes
149.4k→80.4k
-46% at kick-off

The Cliff — succession vs squad minutes

per World Cup cycle · squad top-5 league minutes and under-23 value share, at kick-off
Top-5 minutesSuccession · U23 value share
150k75k0k2%1%0%200620260%2%THE CLIFF
Cliff verdict · 2026

#29 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+0.09): minutes-weighted age 28.1, 55% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 100% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€129m€188m'06'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
29.028.027.028.128.1'06'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Did not qualify
no squad →
2006
Group
compare →
2010
Did not qualify
no squad →
2014
Did not qualify
no squad →
2018
Did not qualify
no squad →
2022
Did not qualify
no squad →
2026
Group
compare →

2006 squad — Group · value retention 76%

Paper Index: #64 of 240 all-time · #10 of 32 in 2006 (composite +0.40)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Petr ČechGK 24 Chelsea 1390 n/a 12,404 300 €22.0M€22M ’05 30
2 Zdeněk GrygeraDF 26 Ajax 00 n/a 0 250 €3.5M€4M ’04 30
3 Pavel MarešDF 30 Zenit Saint Petersburg 00 n/a 0 10 €2.0M€2M ’05 00
4 Tomáš GalásekMF 33 Ajax [ 46 ] 00 n/a 0 301 €2.5M€4M ’04 20
5 Radoslav KováčDF 26 Spartak Moscow 00 n/a 0 140 €4.0M€4M ’05 10
6 Marek JankulovskiDF 29 AC Milan 13319 n/a 9,267 20 €10.0M€20M ’05 30
7 Libor SionkoMF 29 Austria Wien [ 47 ] 00 n/a 0 335 €2.2M€3M ’05 10
8 Karel PoborskýMF 34 Dynamo České Budějovice 7810 n/a 4,986 312 €3.0M€3M ’04 30
9 Jan KollerFW 33 Borussia Dortmund [ 48 ] 13859 n/a 11,936 3013 €6.5M€9M ’04 11
10 Tomáš RosickýMF 25 Borussia Dortmund [ 49 ] 14920 n/a 12,415 317 €11.0M€13M ’04 32
11 Pavel NedvědMF 33 Juventus 28964 n/a 23,741 7115 €15.0M€28M ’04 30
12 Vratislav LokvencFW 32 Red Bull Salzburg 14846 n/a 12,199 174 €2.1M€4M ’04 20
13 Martin JiránekDF 27 Spartak Moscow 680 n/a 5,235 00 €3.2M€4M ’04 00
14 David JarolímMF 27 Hamburger SV 15010 n/a 12,591 10 €6.5M€6M ’06 10
15 Milan BarošFW 24 Aston Villa 9327 n/a 6,081 183 €9.0M€18M ’05 10
16 Jaromír BlažekGK 33 Sparta Prague 00 n/a 0 250 €0.8M€1M ’04 00
17 Jiří ŠtajnerFW 30 Hannover 96 11219 n/a 7,662 20 €3.8M€4M ’06 30
18 Marek HeinzFW 28 Galatasaray 906 n/a 4,783 30 €2.0M€2M ’04 10
19 Jan PolákMF 25 1. FC Nürnberg 321 n/a 2,666 00 €4.5M€4M ’06 30
20 Jaroslav PlašilMF 24 Monaco 864 n/a 5,092 151 €3.0M€3M ’05 30
21 Tomáš UjfalušiDF 28 Fiorentina 1693 n/a 14,991 00 €8.0M€8M ’04 20
22 David RozehnalDF 25 Paris Saint-Germain 380 n/a 3,401 50 €4.0M€4M ’05 30
23 Antonín KinskýGK 31 Saturn Ramenskoye 00 n/a 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’04 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Pavel Nedvěd
peak €28M (2004-10) → €15M at kickoff · −46%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League19413,89532
Serie A60047,24789
Bundesliga92473,576163
Ligue 119414,7324
Total top-5 1912149,450288
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)32027,006
Primeira Liga (Por)886,703
Pro League (Bel)21317,724
Süper Lig (Tur)18795
All competitions (22 named + 28 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
First League (Cze)2343191,398
Bundesliga (Ger)92473,576
Serie A (Ita)60047,247
UEFA Champions League38430,992
Eredivisie (Ned)32027,006
UEFA Cup23418,770
Premier Liga (Rus)22519,796
Pro League (Bel)21317,724
Ligue 1 (Fra)19414,732
Premier League (Eng)19413,895
Primeira Liga (Por)886,703
Bundesliga (Aut)836,300
UCL qualifying796,764
Coppa Italia (Ita)735,639
Serie B (Ita)614,708
DFB-Pokal (Ger)574,366
Coupe de France (Fra)252,099
Süper Lig (Tur)18795
EFL Cup (Eng)151,047
Ligue 2 (Fra)141,192
2. Bundesliga (Ger)13894
FA Cup (Eng)8460
Other competitions (28 — minor leagues, cups, youth)44135,822
Squad traits
Mean height
185 cm
19/23 measured
Defender height
188 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
22%
Pavel Nedvěd of squad league goals
Value dependency
17%
Petr Čech of squad value
Precocity
3,150′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Petr Čech (3,150′), Tomáš Rosický (1,945′), Milan Baroš (344′).

2026 squad — Group · value retention 62%

Paper Index: #128 of 240 all-time · #30 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.40)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Matěj KovářGK 26 PSV Eindhoven 60 0 540 140 €8.0M€8M ’26 30
2 David ZimaDF 25 Slavia Prague 340 0 1,799 80 €7.0M€8M ’21 10
3 Tomáš HolešDF 33 Slavia Prague 00 0 0 40 €1.0M€7M ’21 20
4 Robin HranáčDF 26 TSG Hoffenheim 331 0 2,470 00 €10.0M€10M ’26 30
5 Vladimír CoufalDF 33 TSG Hoffenheim 1811 28 14,623 60 €2.5M€12M ’21 30
6 Štěpán ChaloupekDF 23 Slavia Prague 00 0 0 81 €10.0M€10M ’26 10
7 Ladislav KrejčíDF 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 584 2 4,980 70 €22.0M€22M ’25 31
8 Vladimír DaridaMF 35 Hradec Králové 22422 32 16,902 30 €0.4M€10M ’16 10
9 Adam HložekFW 23 TSG Hoffenheim 8415 10 3,651 60 €10.0M€20M ’22 30
10 Patrik SchickFW 30 Bayer Leverkusen 249106 22 14,757 365 €18.0M€50M ’22 30
11 Jan KuchtaFW 29 Sparta Prague 00 0 0 00 €2.7M€5M ’21 00
12 Lukáš ČervMF 25 Viktoria Plzeň 00 0 0 00 €6.0M€6M ’25 20
13 Mojmír ChytilFW 27 Slavia Prague 00 0 0 60 €4.0M€6M ’24 10
14 David JurásekDF 25 Slavia Prague 270 2 1,105 30 €5.0M€8M ’23 00
15 Pavel ŠulcFW 25 Lyon 2711 3 1,569 00 €20.0M€20M ’26 30
16 Jindřich StaněkGK 30 Slavia Prague 00 0 0 110 €2.0M€4M ’22 00
17 Lukáš ProvodMF 29 Slavia Prague 00 0 0 100 €8.0M€8M ’25 30
18 Michal SadílekMF 27 Slavia Prague 00 0 0 90 €8.0M€8M ’24 31
19 Tomáš ChorýFW 31 Slavia Prague 00 0 0 163 €2.7M€4M ’24 20
20 Jaroslav ZelenýDF 33 Sparta Prague 00 0 0 90 €0.6M€2M ’23 20
21 David DouděraDF 28 Slavia Prague 00 0 0 70 €3.5M€4M ’25 10
22 Tomáš SoučekMF 31 West Ham United 22941 9 17,986 62 €10.0M€45M ’21 30
23 Lukáš HorníčekGK 23 Braga 00 0 0 00 €18.0M€18M ’26 00
24 Alexandr SojkaMF 23 Viktoria Plzeň 00 0 0 00 €2.3M€2M ’26 30
25 Hugo SochůrekMF 18 Sparta Prague 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€4M ’26 00
26 Denis VišinskýFW 23 Viktoria Plzeň 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€3M ’26 10
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Tomáš Souček
peak €45M (2021-12) → €10M at kickoff · −78%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League40431,95243
La Liga302,6192
Serie A1125,60516
Bundesliga57938,637129
Ligue 1271,56911
Total top-5 115280,382201
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)15412,490
Primeira Liga (Por)584,856
Pro League (Bel)16856
Superliga (Den)9549
Süper Lig (Tur)10637
All competitions (23 named + 54 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
First League (Cze)3082223,035
Bundesliga (Ger)57938,637
UEFA Europa League42130,034
Premier League (Eng)40431,952
UEFA Champions League16911,348
Eredivisie (Ned)15412,490
Serie A (Ita)1125,605
UCL qualifying987,130
DFB-Pokal (Ger)584,320
Primeira Liga (Por)584,856
Super League (Gre)574,074
LaLiga (Spa)302,619
Ligue 1 (Fra)271,569
League One (Eng)242,160
FA Cup (Eng)231,840
EFL Cup (Eng)181,414
Pro League (Bel)16856
Premier Liga (Rus)10744
Süper Lig (Tur)10637
Coppa Italia (Ita)9679
Superliga (Den)9549
Coupe de France (Fra)3217
Copa del Rey (Spa)190
Other competitions (54 — minor leagues, cups, youth)2549192,196
Squad traits
Mean height
186 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
2%
prospect share
Goal dependency
53%
Patrik Schick of squad league goals
Value dependency
12%
Ladislav Krejčí of squad value
Precocity
1,287′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Adam Hložek (1,287′), Patrik Schick (567′), David Zima (190′).