Czech First League
Founded | 1993 |
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Country | Czech Republic |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Czech National Football League |
Domestic cup(s) | Czech Cup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
Current champions | Viktoria Plzeň (5th title) (2017–18) |
Most championships | Sparta Prague (12 titles) |
Top goalscorer | David Lafata (186 goals) |
TV partners | ČT, O2 |
Website | en.hetliga.cz |
2018–19 Czech First League |
The Czech First League, currently known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech National Football League. Since 2018/19 seasons run from July to May, with teams playing 30 games each. Then teams are divided into three groups playing superstructure for final positions. The league is currently ranked 11th in Europe in the UEFA league rankings.
The history of the Czech football league began at the end of the 20th century. It was reorganised for the 1993–1994 season, after the dissolution of former Czechoslovakia and therefore of the Czechoslovak League. Having won more than half of league titles, Sparta Prague are the most successful team in Czech First League history. Other clubs who have won the title are Slavia Prague, Slovan Liberec, Baník Ostrava and Viktoria Plzeň.
Contents
1 Competition format
1.1 Competition
2 Participating teams in 2018–19
3 Sponsorship
4 Champions
4.1 Year by year
4.2 Performance by Club
5 Attendance
5.1 Year by year
6 Media coverage
7 Managers
8 All time Czech first league table
9 UEFA league coefficient ranking
10 References
11 External links
Competition format
Competition
There are 16 clubs in the league. During the course of a season, which lasts from August to May, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 games. In the inaugural season, two points were awarded for a win, before switching to three points for a win in 1994.[1] Teams receive one point for a draw and no points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, in the case of two or more teams finishing with equal points, the head-to-head record between the teams is used for ranking, counting points in relevant games, then goal difference and then goals scored. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the second tier Czech National Football League.
Participating teams in 2018–19
The following 16 clubs are competing in the 2018–19 Czech First League.
Club | Stadium | Capacity | 2017–18 Position |
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1. FC Slovácko | Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty | 8,121 | 12th |
1. FK Příbram | Na Litavce | 9,100 | FNL 2nd |
AC Sparta Prague | Generali Arena | 19,416 | 5th |
Bohemians 1905 | Ďolíček | 5,000 | 7th |
FC Baník Ostrava | Městský stadion (Ostrava) | 15,163 | 13th |
FC Fastav Zlín | Letná Stadion | 6,375 | 10th |
FC Slovan Liberec | Stadion u Nisy | 9,900 | 6th |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | Doosan Arena | 11,722 | 1st |
FK Dukla Prague | Stadion Juliska | 8,150 | 11th |
FK Baumit Jablonec | Chance Arena | 6,280 | 3rd |
FK Mladá Boleslav | Městský stadion (Mladá Boleslav) | 5,000 | 9th |
FK Teplice | Na Stínadlech | 18,221 | 8th |
MFK Karviná | Městský stadion (Karviná) | 4,862 | 14th |
SFC Opava | Stadion v Městských sadech | 7,758 | FNL1st |
SK Sigma Olomouc | Andrův stadion | 12,566 | 4th |
SK Slavia Prague | Eden Arena | 20,800 | 2nd |
Sponsorship
In 1997 the league started a sponsorship deal with Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. and became known as the Gambrinus liga (after the company's Gambrinus beer).[2] In 2008, the sponsorship was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season.[3]
In May 2014, the league announced a four-year sponsorship deal with betting firm Synot, becoming the Synot liga.[4] However, in January 2016 the company announced that their deal would conclude at the end of the 2015–16 season.[5]
In July 2016 a new two-year sponsorship deal was announced, with the league partnering ePojisteni.cz, an online insurance company. The league subsequently became known as the ePojisteni.cz liga. Due to a government subsidy scandal and the arrest of FAČR chairman Miroslav Pelta, ePojisteni.cz terminated the contract prematurely in May 2017.[6]
In October 2016 FAČR, LFA and Czech betting company Fortuna signed a 6-year partnership deal. In accordance with this deal, the Czech First League will be called Fortuna liga from the 2018–19 season.[7]
Champions
Year by year
Season | Champions | Runner-up | Third place | Top goalscorer | Club |
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1993–94 | Sparta Prague (1) | Slavia Prague | Baník Ostrava | Horst Siegl (20) | Sparta Prague |
1994–95 | Sparta Prague (2) | Slavia Prague | FC Brno | Radek Drulák (15) | Drnovice |
1995–96 | Slavia Prague (1) | Sigma Olomouc | Jablonec | Radek Drulák (22) | Drnovice |
1996–97 | Sparta Prague (3) | Slavia Prague | Jablonec | Horst Siegl (19) | Sparta Prague |
1997–98 | Sparta Prague (4) | Slavia Prague | Sigma Olomouc | Horst Siegl (13) | Sparta Prague |
1998–99 | Sparta Prague (5) | Teplice | Slavia Prague | Horst Siegl (18) | Sparta Prague |
1999–00 | Sparta Prague (6) | Slavia Prague | Drnovice | Vratislav Lokvenc (22) | Sparta Prague |
2000–01 | Sparta Prague (7) | Slavia Prague | Sigma Olomouc | Vítězslav Tuma (15) | Drnovice |
2001–02 | Slovan Liberec (1) | Sparta Prague | Viktoria Žižkov | Jiří Štajner (15) | Slovan Liberec |
2002–03 | Sparta Prague (8) | Slavia Prague | Viktoria Žižkov | Jiří Kowalík (16) | 1. FC Synot |
2003–04 | Baník Ostrava (1) | Sparta Prague | Sigma Olomouc | Marek Heinz (19) | Baník Ostrava |
2004–05 | Sparta Prague (9) | Slavia Prague | Teplice | Tomáš Jun (14) | Sparta Prague |
2005–06 | Slovan Liberec (2) | Mladá Boleslav | Slavia Prague | Milan Ivana (11) | FC Slovácko |
2006–07 | Sparta Prague (10) | Slavia Prague | Mladá Boleslav | Luboš Pecka (16) | Mladá Boleslav |
2007–08 | Slavia Prague (2) | Sparta Prague | Baník Ostrava | Václav Svěrkoš (15) | Baník Ostrava |
2008–09 | Slavia Prague (3) | Sparta Prague | Slovan Liberec | Andrej Kerić (15) | Slovan Liberec |
2009–10 | Sparta Prague (11) | Jablonec | Baník Ostrava | Michal Ordoš (12) | Sigma Olomouc |
2010–11 | Viktoria Plzeň (1) | Sparta Prague | Jablonec | David Lafata (19) | Jablonec |
2011–12 | Slovan Liberec (3) | Sparta Prague | Viktoria Plzeň | David Lafata (25) | Jablonec |
2012–13 | Viktoria Plzeň (2) | Sparta Prague | Slovan Liberec | David Lafata (20) | Jablonec / Sparta Prague |
2013–14 | Sparta Prague (12) | Viktoria Plzeň | Mladá Boleslav | Josef Hušbauer (18) | Sparta Prague |
2014–15 | Viktoria Plzeň (3) | Sparta Prague | Jablonec | David Lafata (20) | Sparta Prague |
2015–16 | Viktoria Plzeň (4) | Sparta Prague | Slovan Liberec | David Lafata (20) | Sparta Prague |
2016–17 | Slavia Prague (4) | Viktoria Plzeň | Sparta Prague | Milan Škoda / David Lafata (15) | Slavia Prague / Sparta Prague |
2017–18 | Viktoria Plzeň (5) | Slavia Prague | Jablonec | Michael Krmenčík (16) | Viktoria Plzeň |
Performance by Club
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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Sparta Prague | 12 | 9 | 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2013–14 |
Viktoria Plzeň | 5 | 2 | 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 |
Slavia Prague | 4 | 10 | 1995–96, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17 |
Slovan Liberec | 3 | 0 | 2001–02, 2005–06, 2011–12 |
Baník Ostrava | 1 | 0 | 2003–04 |
Sigma Olomouc | 0 | 1 | |
Teplice | 0 | 1 | |
Mladá Boleslav | 0 | 1 | |
Jablonec | 0 | 1 |
Attendance
Year by year
Season | Total | Average | Highest | Home Av. | Club |
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1993–94 | 1,116,885 | 4,653 | 23,111 | 9,501 | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
1994–95 | 1,380,060 | 5,750 | 34,770 | 20,523 | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
1995–96 | 1,225,755 | 5,107 | 26,872 | 12,283 | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
1996–97 | 1,710,045 | 7,125 | 44,120 | 21,659 | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
1997–98 | 1,477,515 | 6,156 | 31,730 | 15,365 | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
1998–99 | 1,447,875 | 6,033 | 24,400 | 13,207 | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
1999–00 | 1,433,355 | 5,972 | 23,800 | 11,280 | SFC Opava |
2000–01 | 1,091,882 | 4,549 | 16,350 | 7,718 | Sigma Olomouc |
2001–02 | 1,113,325 | 4,722 | 16,300 | 7,490 | Baník Ostrava |
2002–03 | 935,927 | 3,899 | 18,228 | 6,175 | Sparta Prague |
2003–04 | 1,158,523 | 4,827 | 20,032 | 15,376 | Baník Ostrava |
2004–05 | 921,658 | 3,840 | 15,419 | 8,028 | Baník Ostrava |
2005–06 | 980,633 | 4,085 | 20,318 | 7,211 | Sparta Prague |
2006–07 | 1,173,869 | 4,891 | 20,565 | 11,848 | Sparta Prague |
2007–08 | 1,237,660 | 5,156 | 20,698 | 11,022 | Baník Ostrava |
2008–09 | 1,119,410 | 4,664 | 20,500 | 11,971 | Slavia Prague |
2009–10 | 1,177,014 | 4,924 | 19,370 | 10,766 | Sparta Prague |
2010–11 | 1,073,690 | 4,473 | 18,873 | 8,665 | Sparta Prague |
2011–12 | 1,130,540 | 4,710 | 18,299 | 10,322 | Sparta Prague |
2012–13 | 1,151,464 | 4,797 | 19,410 | 10,046 | Viktoria Plzeň |
2013–14 | 1,216,389 | 5,068 | 19,089 | 11,340 | Sparta Prague |
2014–15 | 1,137,131 | 4,738 | 18,665 | 10,868 | Viktoria Plzeň |
2015–16 | 1,219,366 | 5,080 | 18,684 | 10,618 | Viktoria Plzeň |
2016–17 | 1,172,619 | 4,886 | 19,084 | 11,625 | SK Slavia Prague |
2017–18 | 1,331,016 | 5,546 | 19,084 | 12,431 | SK Slavia Prague |
[8]
Media coverage
Country | Broadcaster |
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Austria | Sportdigital |
Germany | |
Switzerland | |
Czech Republic | ČT Sport, O2 Sport |
Poland | IPLA.tv |
Slovakia | Digi Sport |
Slovenia | ŠTV 2 |
Albania | Arena Sport |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Croatia | |
Montenegro | |
Republic of Macedonia | |
Serbia |
Managers
Last update: 25 September 2018
Name | Club | Appointed |
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Michal Bílek | Zlín | 31 May 2018 |
Václav Jílek | Sigma Olomouc | 19 October 2015 |
Stanislav Hejkal | Teplice | 25 September 2018 |
Roman Skuhravý | Dukla Prague | 7 September 2018 |
Martin Hašek | Bohemians 1905 | 5 April 2017 |
Bohumil Páník | Baník Ostrava | 12 March 2018 |
Josef Csaplár | Příbram | 20 June 2017 |
Zdeněk Ščasný | Sparta Prague | 27 July 2018 |
Jozef Weber | Mladá Boleslav | 27 February 2018 |
Pavel Vrba | Viktoria Plzeň | 1 July 2017 |
Michal Kordula | Slovácko | 14 September 2017 |
Roman Skuhravý | Opava | 30 May 2016 |
Roman Nádvorník | Karviná | 6 June 2018 |
Petr Rada | Jablonec | 14 December 2017 |
Zsolt Hornyak | Slovan Liberec | 6 June 2018 |
Jindřich Trpišovský | Slavia Prague | 22 December 2017 |
All time Czech first league table
1993–94 – 2017–18
Pos | Team | Seasons | Matches | Wins | Draws | Defeats | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | AC Sparta Prague | 25 | 750 | 470 | 159 | 121 | 1393 | 584 | 809 | 1551 |
2 | SK Slavia Praha | 25 | 750 | 377 | 204 | 169 | 1194 | 719 | 475 | 1319 |
3 | FC Slovan Liberec | 25 | 750 | 330 | 211 | 209 | 1016 | 802 | 214 | 1184 |
4 | FK Baumit Jablonec | 24 | 720 | 280 | 206 | 234 | 962 | 835 | 127 | 1046 |
5 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 21 | 630 | 284 | 156 | 190 | 916 | 715 | 201 | 996 |
6 | SK Sigma Olomouc | 23 | 690 | 269 | 192 | 229 | 879 | 783 | 96 | 976 |
7 | FK Teplice | 22 | 660 | 248 | 196 | 216 | 842 | 758 | 84 | 940 |
8 | FC Baník Ostrava | 24 | 720 | 245 | 214 | 261 | 928 | 917 | 11 | 935 |
9 | FC Zbrojovka Brno | 24 | 720 | 242 | 186 | 292 | 840 | 948 | -108 | 902 |
10 | 1. FK Příbram | 19 | 570 | 169 | 148 | 253 | 607 | 793 | -186 | 655 |
11 | FK Mladá Boleslav | 14 | 420 | 176 | 112 | 132 | 617 | 519 | 98 | 640 |
12 | SK Dynamo České Budějovice | 18 | 540 | 151 | 153 | 236 | 551 | 798 | -247 | 595 |
13 | 1. FC Slovácko | 16 | 480 | 149 | 134 | 197 | 525 | 604 | -79 | 569 |
14 | FK Viktoria Žižkov | 14 | 420 | 144 | 106 | 170 | 478 | 509 | -31 | 538 |
15 | Bohemians 1905 | 16 | 480 | 129 | 136 | 215 | 463 | 664 | -201 | 3515 |
16 | FC Fastav Zlín | 13 | 390 | 110 | 113 | 167 | 370 | 521 | -151 | 433 |
17 | FC Hradec Králové | 14 | 420 | 105 | 113 | 202 | 374 | 601 | -227 | 419 |
18 | FK Drnovice | 10 | 300 | 114 | 67 | 119 | 392 | 398 | -6 | 409 |
19 | FK Dukla Praha | 8 | 240 | 72 | 69 | 99 | 295 | 348 | -53 | 284 |
20 | FK Chmel Blšany | 8 | 240 | 67 | 63 | 110 | 255 | 350 | -95 | 264 |
21 | SFC Opava | 8 | 240 | 63 | 64 | 113 | 260 | 354 | -94 | 247 |
22 | FC Vysočina Jihlava | 7 | 210 | 55 | 61 | 94 | 221 | 315 | -94 | 226 |
23 | SK Kladno | 4 | 120 | 28 | 30 | 62 | 99 | 173 | -74 | 114 |
24 | FK Hvězda Cheb | 3 | 90 | 29 | 26 | 35 | 95 | 121 | -26 | 113 |
25 | FK Baník Most | 3 | 90 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 96 | 140 | -44 | 87 |
26 | MFK Karviná | 2 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 71 | 89 | -18 | 64 |
27 | FC Karviná | 2 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 53 | 105 | -52 | 48 |
28 | FK Bohemians Praha (Střížkov) | 2 | 60 | 14 | 8 | 38 | 60 | 111 | -51 | 35 |
29 | 1. SC Znojmo | 1 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 12 |
30 | FK Ústí nad Labem | 1 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 67 | -45 | 19 |
31 | FC JOKO Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště | 1 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 65 | -46 | 17 |
32 | FC Vítkovice | 1 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 64 | -42 | 16 |
33 | SK Benešov | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 78 | -55 | 12 |
34 | AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč | 1 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 61 | -43 | 11 |
[9]
Point deductions:
- 2004–05: 1. FC Slovácko −12
- 2004–05: SFC Opava −6
- 2004–05: Slovan Liberec −6
- 2009–10: Bohemians Praha −15
- 2011–12: Sigma Olomouc −9
UEFA league coefficient ranking
(As of 29 June 2017)[10]
Rank | League | Points |
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9 | Jupiler League | 42.400 |
10 | Süper Lig | 39.200 |
11 | Czech First League | 33.175 |
12 | Swiss Super League | 32.075 |
13 | Eredivisie | 31.063 |
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External links
- První fotbalová liga English site
- Official website of Czech football
- fotbal.iDNES.cz
- První fotbalová liga at eFotbal.cz
League321.com – Czech Republic football league tables, records & statistics database. (in English)
Czech Republic – List of Champions, RSSSF.com