Czechoslovak First League

The Czechoslovak First League (, ) was the top division of football in Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993.

League Names
 1925 First Association League () (teams from Prague only)
 1925–29 Central Bohemian First League () (teams from Prague and Central Bohemia)
 1929–34 First Association League () (expanded to include Moravian teams)
 1934–38 State League () (expanded to include Slovak teams)
 1938–44 Bohemian-Moravian League () (World War II, Czechoslovakia split)
 1945–48 State League () (Czechoslovak Republic reinstated)
 1949–50 First All-National Championship ()
 1951–55 Republic Championship ()
 1956–93 First League ()

 Champions 
 1925–1938 
+  Season Champions Runner-up Third place Top Goalscorer Club 1925 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Viktoria Žižkov Jan Vaník (13) Slavia Prague 1925–26 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Viktoria Žižkov Jan Dvořáček (32) Sparta Prague 1927 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Vršovice Antonín Puč (13)Josef Šíma (13) Slavia PragueSparta Prague 1927–28 Viktoria Žižkov Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Karel Meduna (12) Viktoria Žižkov 1928–29 Slavia Prague Viktoria Žižkov Sparta Prague Antonín Puč (13) Slavia Prague 1929–30 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Viktoria Žižkov František Kloz (15) Kladno 1930–31 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Bohemians Vršovice Josef Silný (18) Sparta Prague 1931–32 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Bohemians Vršovice Raymond Braine (16) Sparta Prague 1932–33 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Viktoria Plzeň Gejza Kocsis (23) Teplitzer FK / Bohemians Prague 1933–34 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Kladno Raymond Braine (18)Jiří Sobotka (18) Sparta PragueSlavia Prague 1934–35 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Židenice František Svoboda (27) Slavia Prague 1935–36 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Prostějov Vojtěch Bradáč (42) Slavia Prague 1936–37 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Prostějov František Kloz (28) Kladno 1937–38 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Židenice Josef Bican (22) Slavia Prague

 Bohemia-Moravia 1938–1944 
+  Season Champions Runner-up Third place Top Goalscorer Club 1938–39 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague SK Pardubice Josef Bican (29) Slavia Prague 1939–40 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague SK Pardubice Josef Bican (50) Slavia Prague 1940–41 Slavia Prague SK Plzeň SK Pardubice Josef Bican (38) Slavia Prague 1941–42 Slavia Prague SK Prostějov Viktoria Plzeň Josef Bican (45) Slavia Prague 1942–43 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Baťa Zlín Josef Bican (39) Slavia Prague 1943–44 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Baťa Zlín Josef Bican (57) Slavia Prague

 1945–1993 
+ Season Champions Runner-up Third place Top Goalscorer Club 1945–46 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague – Josef Bican (31) Slavia Prague 1946–47 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Kladno Josef Bican (43) Slavia Prague 1947–48 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Bratislava Jaroslav Cejp (21) Sparta Prague 1948 not completed   Josef Bican (21) Slavia Prague 1949 NV Bratislava Bratrstvi Sparta Železničáři Praha Ladislav Hlaváček (28) Slavia Prague 1950 NV Bratislava Bratrstvi Sparta Železničáři Praha Josef Bican (22) Vítkovické železárny 1951 NV Bratislava Sparta CKD Sokolovo Dynamo ČSD Košice Alois Jaroš (16) Vodotechna Teplice 1952 Sparta CKD Sokolovo NV Bratislava Ingstav Teplice Miroslav Wiecek (20) OKD Ostrava 1953 ÚDA Prague Spartak Praga Sokolovo ČH Bratislava Josef Majer (13) Baník Kladno 1954 Spartak Praga Sokolovo Baník Ostrava ČH Bratislava Jiří Pešek (13) Spartak Praga Sokolovo 1955 Slovan Bratislava ÚDA Prague Spartak Praga Sokolovo Emil Pažický (9) Slovan Bratislava / Iskra Žilina 1956 Dukla Prague Slovan Bratislava Spartak Praga Sokolovo Milan Dvořák (15)Miroslav Wiecek (15) Dukla PragueBaník Ostrava 1957–58 Dukla Prague Spartak Praga Sokolovo ČH Bratislava Miroslav Wiecek (25) Baník Ostrava 1958–59 ČH Bratislava Dukla Prague Dynamo Praha Miroslav Wiecek (20) Baník Ostrava 1959–60 Spartak Hradec Kralové Slovan Bratislava Dukla Prague Michal Pucher (18) Slovan Nitra 1960–61 Dukla Prague ČH Bratislava Slovan Bratislava Rudolf Kučera (17)Ladislav Pavlovič (17) Dukla PragueTatran Prešov 1961–62 Dukla Prague Slovan Nitra ČH Bratislava Adolf Scherer (24) ČH Bratislava 1962–63 Dukla Prague Jednota Trenčín Baník Ostrava Karel Petroš (19) Tatran Prešov 1963–64 Dukla Prague Slovan Bratislava Tatran Prešov Ladislav Pavlovič (21) Tatran Prešov 1964–65 Sparta Prague Tatran Prešov VSS Košice Pavol Bencz (21) Jednota Trenčín 1965–66 Dukla Prague Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Ladislav Michalík (15) Baník Ostrava 1966–67 Sparta Prague Slovan Bratislava Spartak Trnava Jozef Adamec (21) Spartak Trnava 1967–68 Spartak Trnava Slovan Bratislava Jednota Trenčín Jozef Adamec (18) Spartak Trnava 1968–69 Spartak Trnava Slovan Bratislava Sparta Prague Ladislav Petráš (20) Dukla Banská Bystrica 1969–70 Slovan Bratislava Spartak Trnava Sparta Prague Jozef Adamec (18) Spartak Trnava 1970–71 Spartak Trnava VSS Košice Union Teplice Jozef Adamec (16)Zdeněk Nehoda (16) Spartak TrnavaTJ Gottwaldov 1971–72 Spartak Trnava Slovan Bratislava Dukla Prague Ján Čapkovič (19) Slovan Bratislava 1972–73 Spartak Trnava Tatran Prešov VSS Košice Ladislav Józsa (21) Lokomotíva Košice 1973–74 Slovan Bratislava Dukla Prague Slavia Prague Ladislav Józsa (17)Přemysl Bičovský (17) Lokomotíva KošiceSklo Union Teplice 1974–75 Slovan Bratislava Inter Bratislava Bohemians Prague Ladislav Petráš (20) Inter Bratislava 1975–76 Baník Ostrava Slovan Bratislava Slavia Prague Dušan Galis (21) VSS Košice 1976–77 Dukla Prague Inter Bratislava Slavia Prague Ladislav Józsa (18) Lokomotíva Košice 1977–78 Zbrojovka Brno Dukla Prague Lokomotíva Košice Karel Kroupa (20) Zbrojovka Brno 1978–79 Dukla Prague Baník Ostrava Zbrojovka Brno Karel Kroupa (17)Zdeněk Nehoda (17) Zbrojovka BrnoDukla Prague 1979–80 Baník Ostrava Zbrojovka Brno Bohemians Prague Werner Lička (18) Baník Ostrava 1980–81 Baník Ostrava Dukla Prague Bohemians Prague Marián Masný (16) Slovan Bratislava 1981–82 Dukla Prague Baník Ostrava Bohemians Prague Peter Herda (15)Ladislav Vízek (15) Slavia PragueDukla Prague 1982–83 Bohemians Prague Baník Ostrava Sparta Prague Pavel Chaloupka (17) Bohemians Prague 1983–84 Sparta Prague Dukla Prague Bohemians Prague Werner Lička (20) Baník Ostrava 1984–85 Sparta Prague Bohemians Prague Slavia Prague Ivo Knoflíček (21) Slavia Prague 1985–86 TJ Vítkovice Sparta Prague Dukla Prague Stanislav Griga (19) Sparta Prague 1986–87 Sparta Prague TJ Vítkovice Bohemians Prague Václav Daněk (24) Baník Ostrava 1987–88 Sparta Prague Dukla Prague DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Milan Luhový (24) Dukla Prague 1988–89 Sparta Prague Baník Ostrava Plastika Nitra Milan Luhový (25) Dukla Prague 1989–90 Sparta Prague Baník Ostrava Inter Bratislava Ľubomír Luhový (20) Inter Bratislava 1990–91 Sparta Prague Slovan Bratislava Sigma Olomouc Roman Kukleta (17) Sparta Prague 1991–92 Slovan Bratislava Sparta Prague Sigma Olomouc Peter Dubovský (27) Slovan Bratislava 1992–93 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Slovan Bratislava Peter Dubovský (24) Slovan Bratislava

 Performance by club 
 Club Winners Winning Years Sparta Prague  1925–26, 1927, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1952, 1954, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93 SK Slavia Prague  1925, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1946–47 Dukla Prague / ÚDA Prague  1953, 1956, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1981–82 SK Slovan Bratislava / NV Bratislava  1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1991–92 FC Spartak Trnava  1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73  FC Baník Ostrava  1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81 TJ Vítkovice  1985–86 FK Viktoria Žižkov  1927–28 FC Bohemians Praha  1982–83 FC Zbrojovka Brno  1977–78 Spartak Hradec Králové  1959–60 FK Inter Bratislava  1958–59

 Player records 
Josef Bican was the all-time top goalscorer of the league with 447 goals in 279 matches, of which 417 goals were scored for Slavia Praha and 30 goals for FC Vítkovice.

Top goalscorers
 #  Name  Goals  Years 1    Josef Bican  447  1937–51, 1953–56 2   Vlastimil Kopecký  252  1932–51 3   František Kloz  175  1926–45 4   Ladislav Kareš  163  ? 5   Vojtěch Bradáč  155  1926–36, 1937–45 6   Jiří Pešek  151  1939–65 7   Otto Hemele  133  1937–65 8   Josef Silný  127  1923–33, 1934–40 9   Antonín Puč  123  1925–40 10   Josef Kadraba  117  1953–67

 References 

 Other websites 
 Full tables on RSSSF

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