# Czech Women's First League

The Czech Women's First League (Czech: I. liga žen), known as the FORTUNA=LIGA for sponsorship reasons, is the top level women's football league of the Czech Republic. The league is dominated by teams of Prague. Slavia Prague won the last championships, Sparta Prague was runner-up. The winning team and runners-up of the league qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

## History and format

As Czechoslovakia dissolved in 1993, also the Czechoslovak women's football championships competitions were discontinued.
The I. liga started as a competition for 12 teams, each playing all other teams twice.
In 2002, the number of teams was reduced to ten and after the regular season was followed with a playoff with eight best teams. In 2006, the system was abandoned and a league of 12 teams was re-instated.
Since 2009-10, only eight teams participated in the league and after the regular season, a playoff system was held. In those two playoff groups, place 1 to 4 for the championship and the relegation group for teams placed between 5th and 8th positions. In 2010–11 nine teams played again only a double-round robin.

## Participating teams in 2024–25

The following eight clubs are competing in the 2024–25 Czech Women's First League.
| Club | Stadium | 2023–24 Position |
| Slovácko | Městský stadion | 3rd |
| FC Praha | Stadion SK Prosek | – |
| AC Sparta Prague | Stadion SK Prosek | 2nd |
| Slovan Liberec | Frýdlant | 4th |
| Pardubice | Areál Dolíček | 6th |
| Viktoria Plzeň | Dobřany | 5th |
| Lokomotiva Brno H. H. | Hrušovany u Brna | 7th |
| SK Slavia Prague | SK Horní Měcholupy | 1st |

## Sponsorship

In August 2024, FAČR and Czech betting company Fortuna [cs] signed a two-year partnership deal with option. In accordance with this deal, the Czech Women's First League will be called FORTUNA=LIGA from the 2024–25 season.

## Media coverage

| Country | Broadcaster |
| Czech Republic | ČT Sport, TVCOM.cz |

## Champions

The list of championships is dominated by Sparta Prague:
| Season | Champions | Runner-up | Third place | Top Goalscorer | Club |
| 1993–94 | Sparta Prague (1) | | | | |
| 1994–95 | Sparta Prague (2) | | | | |
| 1995–96 | Sparta Prague (3) | | | Gabriela Chlumecká (41) | Sparta Prague |
| 1996–97 | Sparta Prague (4) | | Plzeň | | |
| 1997–98 | Sparta Prague (5) | | | | |
| 1998–99 | Sparta Prague (6) | DFC Prague | Otrokovice | Iveta Dudová (39) | Otrokovice |
| 1999–00 | Sparta Prague (7) | Slavia Prague | Otrokovice | Iveta Dudová (37) | Otrokovice |
| 2000–01 | Sparta Prague (8) | Otrokovice | DFC Prague 15 | Iveta Dudová (45) | Otrokovice |
| 2001–02 | Sparta Prague (9) | Slavia Prague | | Iveta Dudová (31) | Otrokovice |
| 2002–03 | Slavia Prague (1) | Sparta Prague | | | |
| 2003–04 | Slavia Prague (2) | Sparta Prague | Hradec Králové | | |
| 2004–05 | Sparta Prague (10) | Slavia Prague | Hradec Králové | Iva Mocová (48) | Sparta Prague |
| 2005–06 | Sparta Prague (11) | Slavia Prague | Otrokovice | | |
| 2006–07 | Sparta Prague (12) | Slavia Prague | Slovácko | | |
| 2007–08 | Sparta Prague (13) | Slavia Prague | Slovácko | | |
| 2008–09 | Sparta Prague (14) | Slavia Prague | Slovácko | | |
| 2009–10 | Sparta Prague (15) | Slavia Prague | Slovácko | | |
| 2010–11 | Sparta Prague (16) | Slavia Prague | Slovácko | Petra Divišová | Slavia Prague |
| 2011–12 | Sparta Prague (17) | Slavia Prague | Slovácko | Petra Divišová | Slavia Prague |
| 2012–13 | Sparta Prague (18) | Slavia Prague | Plzeň | Petra Divišová (34) | Slavia Prague |
| 2013–14 | Slavia Prague (3) | Sparta Prague | Bohemians Prague | Petra Divišová (19) | Slavia Prague |
| 2014–15 | Slavia Prague (4) | Sparta Prague | Slovácko | Lucie Martínková (23) | Sparta Prague |
| 2015–16 | Slavia Prague (5) | Sparta Prague | Slovácko | Petra Divišová (24) | Slavia Prague |
| 2016–17 | Slavia Prague (6) | Sparta Prague | Slovácko | Kateřina Svitková (26) | Slavia Prague |
| 2017–18 | Sparta Prague (19) | Slavia Prague | Slovácko | Kateřina Svitková (24) | Slavia Prague |
| 2018–19 | Sparta Prague (20) | Slavia Prague | Liberec | Andrea Stašková (32) | Sparta Prague |
| 2019–20 | Slavia Prague (7) | Sparta Prague | Plzeň | Kateřina Svitková (23) | Slavia Prague |
| 2020–21 | Sparta Prague (21) | Slavia Prague | Slovácko | Lucie Martínková (37) | Sparta Prague |
| 2021–22 | Slavia Prague (8) | Sparta Prague | Slovácko | Lucie Martínková (24) | Sparta Prague |
| 2022–23 | Slavia Prague (9) | Sparta Prague | Slovácko | Marjolen Nekesa (14) | Slavia Prague |
| 2023–24 | Slavia Prague (10) | Sparta Prague | Slovácko | Marjolen Nekesa (23) | Slavia Prague |

### Regions

The following table lists the Czech women's football champions by region.
| Region | Titles | Winning clubs |
| Prague | 31 | Sparta Prague (21), Slavia Prague (10) |