Vědomostní soutěž má kvízový tým a kapitána týmu.

The sentence breaks down like this:

• Vědomostní soutěž = the subject
• má = the verb, has
• kvízový tým a kapitána týmu = two direct objects joined by a (and)

So the structure is a very normal Czech subject + verb + object pattern.

That is a very common question. Not all Czech adjectives follow the mladý / mladá / mladé pattern.

Vědomostní is a different type: a soft adjective. Soft adjectives often have -í in the nominative singular for masculine, feminine, and neuter.

So:

• vědomostní soutěž = a knowledge/trivia competition
• the noun soutěž is feminine
• but the adjective is still vědomostní, not vědomostná

In other words, -í here does not mean masculine or feminine by itself; it is just the normal ending for this adjective type.

Czech usually prefers an adjective before the noun when English might use a noun as a modifier.

So instead of something like quiz team, Czech makes an adjective from kvíz:

• kvíz = quiz
• kvízový = quiz-related / quiz-

That is why you get kvízový tým.

The suffix -ový is very common for making adjectives from nouns.

Because kapitána is a direct object after má, so it is in the accusative case.

The noun kapitán is masculine animate, and masculine animate nouns usually change in the accusative singular:

• nominative: kapitán
• accusative: kapitána

This is one of the most important Czech patterns to learn:

• masculine animate nouns often change in the accusative
• masculine inanimate nouns often do not

Because tým is masculine inanimate.

After má, it is also in the accusative, but for masculine inanimate nouns the accusative singular is often the same as the nominative:

• nominative: tým
• accusative: tým

So both kvízový tým and kapitána týmu are objects, but they look different because one noun is inanimate and the other is animate.

Týmu is the genitive singular of tým.

Here it means of the team, so:

• kapitán týmu = captain of the team / team captain
• kapitána týmu = the accusative form of that phrase

So the ending -u shows that this is not another separate object; it depends on kapitána.

If Czech wanted to be extra explicit, it could also say kapitána kvízového týmu = the captain of the quiz team.

Because Czech has no articles.

So Czech nouns can often mean:

• a team
• the team

The exact meaning depends on context.

That means kvízový tým could be understood as a quiz team or the quiz team, depending on the situation.

This word order is the most neutral and straightforward:

• Vědomostní soutěž = topic/subject first
• má = verb
• then the objects

Czech word order is more flexible than English, but changing it usually changes emphasis rather than the basic meaning.

So this sentence is a natural, neutral way to say it.

A rough English-friendly guide:

• vědomostní → VYE-do-most-nee
• kvízový → KVEE-zo-vee
• tým → teem
• kapitána → KA-pi-taa-na
• týmu → TEE-moo

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• Czech stress is usually on the first syllable
• í and ý are long vowels
• ě often sounds roughly like ye after a consonant

So even though kapitána has a long á, the main stress still stays on the first syllable: KA-pi-taa-na.