# Czech National Football League

The Czech National Football League (Czech: Fotbalová národní liga, FNL), known as Chance Národní Liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional association football league in the Czech Republic. Before 2013 it was known as 2. liga or Druhá liga. The top two teams each season are eligible for promotion to the Czech First League.
The league replaced the I.ČNL (I. Česká národní liga; First Czech National League), which had been established following the end of the nationwide Czechoslovak Second League in 1977. The league became known as simply II. liga (Second League) in 1993 following the establishment of the Czech Republic as an independent state.

## Structure

There are 16 clubs in the FNL. During the season, which runs from August to May or June, with a winter break between November and February or March, each club plays each of the other clubs twice (once at home, once away) and is awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the top-ranked team is promoted to the Czech First League, providing they obtain a license and meet league requirements, and is replaced by the team that finished 16th in that league. The two teams positioned 2nd and 3rd play a play-out with two teams from the first league positioned 14th and 15th in a home and away format. The two teams that finished at the bottom of the FNL are relegated to either the Bohemian Football League or the Moravian-Silesian Football League, based on geographical criteria. In turn, the champions of each of these regional divisions are promoted to the FNL.
In the 1993–94 season the league was played with 16 teams, before expanding to 18 teams in the 1994–95 season. Since 1995, the league is usually played with 16 teams, but on two occasions a team did not fulfil its fixtures and the full 30 rounds were not completed. Firstly in the 1997–98 Czech 2. Liga as Ústí nad Labem did not fulfil their fixtures and their results were cancelled, and secondly in the 2004–05 Czech 2. Liga as Bohemians' results were expunged after playing only the first half of the season. In the 2020–21 season, only 14 teams competed because of the suspension of the first league in the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Participating teams

The following 16 clubs are competing in the 2024–25 Czech National Football League.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2023–24 position |
| FC Zlín | Zlín | Letná Stadion | 5,898 | 16th in First League |
| SK Sigma Olomouc B | Olomouc | Andrův stadion | 12,483 | 2nd |
| FC Silon Táborsko | Sezimovo Ústí | Sportovní areál Soukeník | 5,000 | 3rd |
| MFK Vyškov | Vyškov | Sportovní areál Drnovice | 6,616 | 4th |
| MFK Chrudim | Chrudim | Za Vodojemem | 1,500 | 5th |
| SFC Opava | Opava | Stadion v Městských sadech | 7,758 | 6th |
| FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim | Vlašim | Stadion Kollárova ulice | 6,000 | 7th |
| FK Viktoria Žižkov | Prague | eFotbal Arena | 5,037 | 8th |
| FC Zbrojovka Brno | Brno | Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská | 10,200 | 9th |
| SK Líšeň | Brno | Stadion SK Líšeň | 2,100 | 10th |
| AC Sparta Prague B | Prague | eFotbal Arena | 5,037 | 11th |
| 1. SK Prostějov | Prostějov | Stadion Za Místním nádražím | 4,500 | 12th |
| FK Varnsdorf | Varnsdorf | Městský stadion v Kotlině | 5,000 | 13th |
| FC Vysočina Jihlava | Jihlava | Stadion v Jiráskově ulici | 4,500 | 14th |
| SK Slavia Prague B | Prague | Stadion Olympia Radotín | 1,500 | 1st in ČFL |
| FC Baník Ostrava B | Ostrava | Městský stadion (Ostrava) | 15,123 | 1st in MSFL |

## FNL champions

| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
| 1993–94 | Sklobižu Jablonec nad Nisou | FK Švarc Benešov |
| 1994–95 | Uherské Hradiště | Ostroj Opava |
| 1995–96 | FC Karviná | FK Teplice |
| 1996–97 | FC Dukla Prague | AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč |
| 1997–98 | FK Chmel Blšany | FC Karviná |
| 1998–99 | Bohemians Prague | SK České Budějovice |
| 1999–2000 | Synot Staré Město | FC Viktoria Plzeň |
| 2000–01 | FC Hradec Králové | SFC Opava |
| 2001–02 | SK Dynamo České Budějovice | FK Zlín |
| 2002–03 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | SFC Opava |
| 2003–04 | FK Mladá Boleslav | FK Drnovice |
| 2004–05 | FK SIAD Most | FC Vysočina Jihlava |
| 2005–06 | SK Kladno | SK Dynamo České Budějovice |
| 2006–07 | FK Viktoria Žižkov | Bohemians 1905 |
| 2007–08 | Bohemians Prague | FK Marila Příbram |
| 2008–09 | Bohemians 1905 | FC Zenit Čáslav |
| 2009–10 | FC Hradec Králové | FK Ústí nad Labem |
| 2010–11 | FK Dukla Prague | FK Viktoria Žižkov |
| 2011–12 | FK Ústí nad Labem | FC Vysočina Jihlava |
| 2012–13 | 1. SC Znojmo | Bohemians 1905 |
| 2013–14 | SK Dynamo České Budějovice | FC Hradec Králové |
| 2014–15 | SK Sigma Olomouc | FK Varnsdorf |
| 2015–16 | MFK Karviná | FC Hradec Králové |
| 2016–17 | SK Sigma Olomouc | FC Baník Ostrava |
| 2017–18 | SFC Opava | 1.FK Příbram |
| 2018–19 | SK Dynamo České Budějovice | FC Vysočina Jihlava |
| 2019–20 | FK Pardubice | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
| 2020–21 | FC Hradec Králové | SK Líšeň |
| 2021–22 | FC Zbrojovka Brno | FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim |
| 2022–23 | MFK Karviná | MFK Vyškov |
| 2023–24 | FK Dukla Prague | SK Sigma Olomouc B |

## Teams promoted to the First League since 1993

* 1993: Viktoria Žižkov, Petra Drnovice, Viktoria Plzeň, Union Cheb, Slovan Liberec, Svit Zlín
* 1994: Sklobižu Jablonec nad Nisou, Švarc Benešov
* 1995: Uherské Hradiště, Ostroj Opava
* 1996: FC Karviná, FK Teplice, Bohemians Prague
* 1997: FC Dukla Příbram, AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč
* 1998: FK Chmel Blšany, FC Karviná
* 1999: Bohemians Prague, SK České Budějovice
* 2000: Synot Staré Město, FC Viktoria Plzeň
* 2001: FC Hradec Králové, SFC Opava
* 2002: SK Dynamo České Budějovice, FC Tescoma Zlín
* 2003: FC Viktoria Plzeň, SFC Opava
* 2004: FK Mladá Boleslav, FK Drnovice
* 2005: FK SIAD Most, FC Vysočina Jihlava, FC Viktoria Plzeň
* 2006: SK Kladno, SK Dynamo České Budějovice
* 2007: Viktoria Žižkov, Bohemians 1905
* 2008: Bohemians (Střížkov) Prague, FK Marila Příbram
* 2009: Bohemians 1905, 1. FC Slovácko
* 2010: FC Hradec Králové, FK Ústí nad Labem
* 2011: FK Dukla Prague, FK Viktoria Žižkov
* 2012: FC Vysočina Jihlava, FC Zbrojovka Brno
* 2013: 1. SC Znojmo, Bohemians 1905
* 2014: SK Dynamo České Budějovice, FC Hradec Králové
* 2015: SK Sigma Olomouc, FC Fastav Zlín
* 2016: MFK Karviná, FC Hradec Králové
* 2017: SK Sigma Olomouc, FC Baník Ostrava
* 2018: SFC Opava, 1.FK Příbram
* 2019: SK Dynamo České Budějovice
* 2020: FK Pardubice, FC Zbrojovka Brno
* 2021: FC Hradec Králové
* 2022: FC Zbrojovka Brno
* 2023: MFK Karviná
* 2024: FK Dukla Prague

## Top scorers

All information in this table can be found at except for the 2003–04 season, which is sourced from the following link.
| Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1993–94 | Tibor Mičinec | Benešov | 18 |
| 1994–95 | Bedřich Hamsa | LeRK Brno | 22 |
| 1995–96 | Patrik Holomek | Poštorná | 16 |
| 1996–97 | Václav Koloušek | Dukla Prague | 18 |
| 1997–98 | Vítězslav Tuma | Karviná | 19 |
| 1998–99 | Patrik Holomek | Staré Město | 18 |
| 1999–00 | Vladimír Malár | Staré Město | 24 |
| 2000–01 | Pavel Černý | Hradec Králové | 17 |
| 2001–02 | Radek Drulák | HFK Olomouc | 16 |
| 2002–03 | Petr Švancara | Opava | 20 |
| 2003–04 | Tomáš Kaplan | Jihlava | 10 |
| 2003–04 | Roman Bednář | Mladá Boleslav | 10 |
| 2003–04 | Vojtěch Schulmeister | Sigma Olomouc B | 10 |
| 2004–05 | Horst Siegl | Most | 16 |
| 2005–06 | Petr Faldyna | České Budějovice | 19 |
| 2006–07 | Petr Faldyna | Jihlava | 15 |
| 2007–08 | Petr Faldyna | Jihlava | 13 |
| 2008–09 | Martin Jirouš | Sokolov | 18 |
| 2009–10 | Pavel Černý | Hradec Králové | 14 |
| 2009–10 | Dani Chigou | Dukla Prague | 14 |
| 2009–10 | Karel Kroupa | Zlín | 14 |
| 2010–11 | Dani Chigou | Dukla Prague | 19 |
| 2011–12 | Jiří Mlika | Sokolov | 19 |
| 2012–13 | Lukáš Železník | Zlín | 13 |
| 2013–14 | David Vaněček | Hradec Králové | 17 |
| 2014–15 | Václav Vašíček | Sigma Olomouc | 13 |
| 2015–16 | Jan Pázler | Hradec Králové | 17 |
| 2016–17 | Jakub Plšek | Sigma Olomouc | 18 |
| 2017–18 | Jan Pázler | Hradec Králové | 21 |
| 2018–19 | David Ledecký | České Budějovice | 18 |
| 2019–20 | Stanislav Klobása | Jihlava | 17 |
| 2020–21 | Jaroslav Málek | Líšeň | 13 |
| 2021–22 | Jakub Řezníček | Zbrojovka Brno | 18 |
| 2022–23 | Tomáš Wágner | Viagem Příbram | 17 |
| 2023–24 | Jakub Řezníček | Zbrojovka Brno | 13 |