Pavel Hapal (born 27 July 1969) is a Czech professional football manager and former player.
As a footballer, Hapal played for Dukla Prague, CD Tenerife, Sparta Prague, and SK Dynamo ÃÂeské BudÃÂjovice. At international level, he earned 31 appearances for Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic, having scored one goal for the former. Hapal ended his career as a player in 2002.
On 31 October 2011, Hapal signed a contract with Polish club Zagà ÂÃÂbie Lubin. On 12 March 2014, he signed a contract with Slovakia club FK Senica.
On 6 March 2018, Hapal signed a contract with Czech club AC Sparta Prague. The same year on 22 October, he became the new manager of Slovakia national football team after Ján Kozák was sacked. However, Hapal was sacked as coach of Slovakia on 16 October 2020 following its shock 2âÂÂ3 home defeat against Israel in the 2020âÂÂ21 UEFA Nations League B.
On 12 October 2022, Hapal was appointed coach of BanÃÂk Ostrava, replacing the dismissed Pavel Vrba. One day before and year later, on 11 October 2025, the club confirmed his dismissal.