# 2007–08 Czech First League

The 2007–08 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the fifteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. The season started on 4 August 2007 and concluded on 17 May 2008.

## Teams

Příbram and Slovácko were relegated to the second division after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the 2006–07 season.
Viktoria Žižkov (as champions) and Bohemians 1905 (as runners-up) were promoted from the second division.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| SK Slavia Prague | Prague | Synot Tip Arena | 21,000 |
| AC Sparta Prague | Prague | AXA Arena | 20,374 |
| FK Teplice | Teplice | Na Stínadlech | 18,221 |
| FC Baník Ostrava | Ostrava | Bazaly | 17,372 |
| 1. FC Brno | Brno | Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská | 12,550 |
| SK Sigma Olomouc | Olomouc | Andrův stadion | 12,014 |
| FC Slovan Liberec | Liberec | Stadion U Nisy | 9,900 |
| FC Viktoria Plzeň | Plzeň | Struncovy Sady Stadion | 7,842 |
| FK SIAD Most | Most | Fotbalový stadion Josefa Masopusta | 7,500 |
| FC Bohemians 1905 | Prague | Ďolíček Stadion | 6,836 |
| SK Dynamo České Budějovice | České Budějovice | E-On Stadion | 6,746 |
| FC Tescoma Zlín | Zlín | Letná Stadion | 6,375 |
| FK Jablonec 97 | Jablonec nad Nisou | Stadion Střelnice | 6,280 |
| FK Viktoria Žižkov | Prague | FK Viktoria Stadion | 5,600 |
| FK Mladá Boleslav | Mladá Boleslav | Městský Stadion | 5,000 |
| SK Kladno | Kladno | Stadion Františka Kloze | 4,000 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| České Budějovice | František Cipro | Mutual consent | 29 August 2007 | František Straka | 30 August 2007 |
| Mladá Boleslav | Luděk Zajíc | Sacked | 4 September 2007 | Zdeněk Ščasný | 4 September 2007 |
| Slovan Liberec | Michal Zach | Sacked | 7 October 2007 | Ladislav Škorpil | 15 October 2007 |
| Jablonec 97 | Luboš Kozel | Sacked | 8 October 2007 | František Komňacký | 11 October 2007 |
| Bohemians 1905 | Zbyněk Busta | Resigned | 10 April 2008 | Pavel Hoftych | 30 May 2008 |
| Sparta Prague | Michal Bílek | Resigned | 11 May 2008 | Vítězslav Lavička | 4 June 2008 |
* ^1 Bohemians 1905 appointed assistant manager Michal Zach to the position of caretaker manager for the six remaining matches of the season. Following the end of the season, Pavel Hoftych took over.
* ^2 Sparta Prague appointed club president Jozef Chovanec to the position of caretaker manager for the two remaining matches of the season. Following the end of the season, Vítězslav Lavička took over.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Slavia Prague (C) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Sparta Prague | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 57 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Baník Ostrava | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 55 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Brno | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 55 | |
| 5 | Teplice | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 53 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Slovan Liberec | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 7 | Mladá Boleslav | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Tescoma Zlín | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 38 | |
| 9 | Viktoria Plzeň | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 38 | |
| 10 | Viktoria Žižkov | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 37 | |
| 11 | Sigma Olomouc | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 36 | |
| 12 | Jablonec | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 33 | |
| 13 | Dynamo České Budějovice | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 32 | |
| 14 | Kladno | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 27 | |
| 15 | Bohemians 1905 (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 26 | Relegation to Czech 2. Liga |
| 16 | Most (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 20 | Relegation to Czech 2. Liga |
* 1 2 Baník Ostrava ahead of Brno on head-to-head record; Baník Ostrava–Brno 2–1, Brno–Baník Ostrava 0–0.
* ↑ Slovan Liberec were qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup as runners-up of the 2007–08 Czech Cup.
* 1 2 Tescoma Zlín ahead of Viktoria Plzeň on head-to-head record; Tescoma Zlín–Viktoria Plzeň 3–1, Viktoria Plzeň–Tescoma Zlín 1–1.

## Results

| Home \ Away | OST | B05 | BRN | ČBU | JAB | KLA | MLA | MOS | SIG | SLA | LIB | SPA | TEP | ZLI | VPL | VŽI |
| Baník Ostrava | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Bohemians 1905 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Brno | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Dynamo České Budějovice | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Jablonec | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Kladno | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Mladá Boleslav | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Most | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Sigma Olomouc | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Slavia Prague | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Slovan Liberec | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 4–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Sparta Prague | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 |
| Teplice | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Tescoma Zlín | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 3–1 |
| Viktoria Žižkov | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Václav Svěrkoš | Baník Ostrava | 15 |
| 2 | Miroslav Slepička | Sparta Prague | 12 |
| 3 | Jan Rajnoch | Mladá Boleslav | 11 |
| 3 | Goce Toleski | Slavia Prague / Most | 11 |
| 5 | Lukáš Magera | Baník Ostrava | 9 |
| 6 | Libor Došek | Sparta Prague | 8 |
| 6 | Róbert Zeher | Baník Ostrava | 8 |
| 6 | Libor Žůrek | Tescoma Zlín | 8 |
| 9 | Aleš Besta | Brno | 7 |
| 9 | Martin Fenin* | Teplice | 7 |
| 9 | Stanislav Vlček* | Slavia Prague | 7 |
* *play abroad after winter transfer

## Czech teams in European competitions

* Sparta Prague – UEFA Champions League (eliminated in third qualifying round) & UEFA Cup (eliminated in group stage)
* Slavia Prague – UEFA Champions League (eliminated in group stage) & UEFA Cup (round of 32)
* FK Mladá Boleslav – UEFA Cup (eliminated in group stage)
* FK Jablonec 97 – UEFA Cup (eliminated in second qualifying round)
* Slovan Liberec – UEFA Intertoto Cup (eliminated in second round)