# 2016–17 Czech First League

The 2016–17 Czech First League, known as the ePojisteni.cz liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. Slavia Prague won the league, while defending champions Viktoria Plzeň finished in second place. The season began on 29 July 2016 and ended on 27 May 2017.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2015–16 |
| Bohemians 1905 | Prague | Ďolíček | 5,000 | 9th |
| Dukla Prague | Prague | Stadion Juliska | 8,150 | 10th |
| Hradec Králové | Hradec Králové | Všesportovní stadion | 7,220 | FNL, 2nd (promoted) |
| FK Jablonec | Jablonec nad Nisou | Stadion Střelnice | 6,280 | 7th |
| Karviná | Karviná | Městský stadion | 4,833 | FNL, 1st (promoted) |
| FK Mladá Boleslav | Mladá Boleslav | Městský stadion (Mladá Boleslav) | 5,000 | 4th |
| 1. FK Příbram | Příbram | Na Litavce | 9,100 | 14th |
| Slavia Prague | Prague | Eden Arena | 20,800 | 5th |
| 1. FC Slovácko | Uherské Hradiště | Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty | 8,121 | 8th |
| Slovan Liberec | Liberec | Stadion u Nisy | 9,900 | 3rd |
| Sparta Prague | Prague | Generali Arena | 19,416 | 2nd |
| FK Teplice | Teplice | Na Stínadlech | 18,221 | 12th |
| Viktoria Plzeň | Plzeň | Stadion města Plzně | 11,722 | 1st |
| Vysočina Jihlava | Jihlava | Stadion v Jiráskově ulici | 4,075 | 11th |
| Zbrojovka Brno | Brno | Městský stadion (Brno) | 12,550 | 6th |
| FC Fastav Zlín | Zlín | Letná Stadion | 6,375 | 13th |

### Personnel and kits

| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
| Bohemians | Miroslav Koubek | Josef Jindřišek | Adidas | Remal |
| Dukla | Jaroslav Hynek | Marek Hanousek | Adidas | Carbounion |
| Hradec Králové | Milan Frimmel | Pavel Černý | Jako | |
| Jablonec | Zdeněk Klucký | Tomáš Hübschman | Nike | TipGames ČPP |
| Karviná | Jozef Weber | Pavel Eismann | Adidas | |
| Mladá Bloleslav | Leoš Kalvoda | Lukáš Magera | Adidas | Škoda |
| Příbram | Petr Rada | | Nike | Energon Dobříš TipGames |
| Slavia | Jaroslav Šilhavý | Jan Bořil | Umbro | CEFC China |
| Slovácko | Stanislav Levý | | Nike | Z-Group SynotTip |
| Liberec | Jindřich Trpišovský | Lukáš Pokorný | Nike | Preciosa |
| Sparta | Zdeněk Svoboda | David Lafata | Nike | SynotTip |
| Teplice | Daniel Šmejkal | Štěpán Vachoušek | Umbro | AGC Glass Speciální Stavby Most |
| Plzeň | Roman Pivarník | Roman Hubník | Puma | Doosan |
| Jihlava | Michal Bílek | Lukáš Vaculík | Adidas | PSJ |
| Brno | Svatopluk Habanec | Pavel Zavadil | Nike | FlatStore |
| Zlín | Bohumil Páník | Tomáš Poznar | Adidas | Lukrom |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Mladá Boleslav | Karel Jarolím | Mutual consent | | 1st | Leoš Kalvoda | |
| Příbram | Martin Pulpit | Sacked | 22 August 2016 | 16th | Petr Rada | 22 August 2016 |
| Slavia Prague | Dušan Uhrin Jr. | Sacked | 29 August 2016 | 10th | Jaroslav Šilhavý | 5 September 2016 |
| Dukla Prague | Jaroslav Šilhavý | Mutual consent | 5 September 2016 | 13th | Jaroslav Hynek | 15 September 2016 |
| Jihlava | Michal Hipp | Become assistant | 14 September 2016 | 15th | Michal Bílek | 14 September 2016 |
| Sparta Prague | Zdeněk Ščasný | Sacked | 26 September 2016 | 4th | Zdeněk Svoboda | 24 November 2016 |
| Jablonec | Zdenko Frťala | Sacked | 15 October 2016 | 11th | Zdeněk Klucký | 5 December 2016 |
| Mladá Boleslav | Leoš Kalvoda | Mutual consent | 16 December 2016 | 5th | Martin Svědík | 1 January 2017 |
| Sparta Prague | Zdeněk Svoboda | Become assistant | 21 December 2016 | 3rd | Tomáš Požár | 21 December 2016 |
| Příbram | Petr Rada | Resigned | 7 January 2017 | 16th | Kamil Tobiáš | 7 January 2017 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Slavia Prague (C) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 65 | 22 | +43 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Sparta Prague | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Mladá Boleslav | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Teplice | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 48 | |
| 6 | Fastav Zlín | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Dukla Prague | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 40 | |
| 8 | Jablonec | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 39 | |
| 9 | Slovan Liberec | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 39 | |
| 10 | Karviná | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 34 | |
| 11 | Zbrojovka Brno | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 32 | |
| 12 | Slovácko | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 32 | |
| 13 | Bohemians 1905 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 28 | |
| 14 | Vysočina Jihlava | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 27 | |
| 15 | Hradec Králové (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 27 | Relegation to FNL |
| 16 | Příbram (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 22 | Relegation to FNL |
* ↑ Fastav Zlín qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 Czech Cup.
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Slovan 1–1 Jablonec, Jablonec 4–0 Slovan.
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Zbrojovka 1–0 Slovácko, Slovácko 0–0 Zbrojovka .
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Hradec 1–0 Jihlava, Jihlava 3–1 Hradec.

## Results

| Home \ Away | B05 | DUK | HRK | JAB | KAR | MLA | PŘI | SLA | SLK | LIB | SPA | TEP | VPL | JIH | ZBR | ZLN |
| Bohemians 1905 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Dukla Prague | 4–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Hradec Králové | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Jablonec | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Karviná | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Mladá Boleslav | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| Příbram | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–8 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Slavia Prague | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Slovácko | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Slovan Liberec | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sparta Prague | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Teplice | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Vysočina Jihlava | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Zlín | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Milan Škoda | Slavia Prague | 15 |
| 1 | David Lafata | Sparta Prague | 15 |
| 3 | Muris Mešanović | Slavia Prague | 12 |
| 4 | Michal Krmenčík | Viktoria Plzeň | 10 |
| 4 | Michal Škoda | Zbrojovka Brno | 10 |
| 6 | Jan Chramosta | Mladá Boleslav | 9 |
| 6 | Dāvis Ikaunieks | Vysočina Jihlava | 9 |
| 8 | Tomáš Pilík | Příbram | 8 |
| 8 | Golgol Mebrahtu | Mladá Boleslav | 8 |
| 8 | Marek Bakoš | Viktoria Plzeň | 8 |
| 8 | Martin Doležal | Jablonec | 8 |
| 8 | Martin Fillo | Teplice | 8 |

## Attendances

These are the average attendances of all the top division teams.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Slavia Prague | 174,373 | 19,084 | 5,043 | 11,625 | +30.9%$^†$ |
| 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 150,606 | 11,651 | 8,812 | 10,040 | −5.5%$^†$ |
| 3 | Sparta Prague | 150,216 | 18,397 | 7,109 | 10,014 | +2.6%$^†$ |
| 4 | Teplice | 72,943 | 14,782 | 2,088 | 4,863 | +6.0%$^†$ |
| 5 | Zbrojovka Brno | 68,552 | 9,223 | 2,918 | 4,570 | −4.8%$^†$ |
| 6 | Slovan Liberec | 67,269 | 8,880 | 1,992 | 4,485 | −7.9%$^†$ |
| 7 | Bohemians 1905 | 65,659 | 5,000 | 3,504 | 4,373 | −5.5%$^†$ |
| 8 | Zlín | 65,071 | 5,981 | 2,336 | 4,338 | +1.0%$^†$ |
| 9 | Slovácko | 62,935 | 6,082 | 3,322 | 4,196 | −10.6%$^†$ |
| 10 | Karviná | 58,083 | 4,833 | 2,912 | 3,872 | +199.2%$^†$ |
| 11 | Mladá Boleslav | 50,242 | 5,000 | 1,280 | 3,346 | +1.2%$^†$ |
| 12 | Vysočina Jihlava | 43,712 | 4,500 | 2,033 | 2,914 | −7.6%$^†$ |
| 13 | Jablonec | 38,114 | 4,255 | 1,440 | 2,539 | −10.2%$^†$ |
| 14 | Příbram | 37,179 | 5,962 | 1,118 | 2,478 | −16.8%$^†$ |
| 15 | Hradec Králové | 33,786 | 4,561 | 1,146 | 2,324 | +67.9%$^†$ |
| 16 | Dukla Prague | 32,983 | 6,243 | 542 | 2,199 | −17.1%$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,171,723 | 19,084 | 542 | 4,882 | −3.9%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 2 July 2017 Source: World Football and European Football Statistics and fotbal.idnes.cz Notes: $^†$