Czech First League

The Czech First League, known as the Chance liga for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of association football in the Czech Republic.

Champions
Year by year
  Season  Champions  Runners-up  Third place  Top goalscorer(s) (goals)  Club(s)   1993–94  Sparta Prague (1)  Slavia Prague  Baník Ostrava   Horst Siegl (20)  Sparta Prague   1994–95  Sparta Prague (2)  Slavia Prague  Boby Brno   Radek Drulák (15)  Drnovice   1995–96  Slavia Prague (1)  Sigma Olomouc  Jablonec   Radek Drulák (22)  Drnovice   1996–97  Sparta Prague (3)  Slavia Prague  Jablonec   Horst Siegl (19)  Sparta Prague   1997–98  Sparta Prague (4)  Slavia Prague  Sigma Olomouc   Horst Siegl (13)  Sparta Prague   1998–99  Sparta Prague (5)  Teplice  Slavia Prague   Horst Siegl (18)  Sparta Prague   1999–00  Sparta Prague (6)  Slavia Prague  Drnovice   Vratislav Lokvenc (22)  Sparta Prague   2000–01  Sparta Prague (7)  Slavia Prague  Sigma Olomouc   Vítězslav Tuma (15)  Drnovice   2001–02  Slovan Liberec (1)  Sparta Prague  Viktoria Žižkov   Jiří Štajner (15)  Slovan Liberec   2002–03  Sparta Prague (8)  Slavia Prague  Viktoria Žižkov   Jiří Kowalík (16)  1. FC Synot   2003–04  Baník Ostrava (1)  Sparta Prague  Sigma Olomouc   Marek Heinz (19)  Baník Ostrava   2004–05  Sparta Prague (9)  Slavia Prague  Teplice   Tomáš Jun (14)  Sparta Prague   2005–06  Slovan Liberec (2)  Mladá Boleslav  Slavia Prague   Milan Ivana (11)  Slovácko   2006–07  Sparta Prague (10)  Slavia Prague  Mladá Boleslav   Luboš Pecka (16)  Mladá Boleslav   2007–08  Slavia Prague (2)  Sparta Prague  Baník Ostrava   Václav Svěrkoš (15)  Baník Ostrava   2008–09  Slavia Prague (3)  Sparta Prague  Slovan Liberec   Andrej Kerić (15)  Slovan Liberec   2009–10  Sparta Prague (11)  Jablonec  Baník Ostrava   Michal Ordoš (12)  Sigma Olomouc   2010–11  Viktoria Plzeň (1)  Sparta Prague  Jablonec   David Lafata (19)  Jablonec   2011–12  Slovan Liberec (3)  Sparta Prague  Viktoria Plzeň   David Lafata (25)  Jablonec   2012–13  Viktoria Plzeň (2)  Sparta Prague  Slovan Liberec   David Lafata (20)  Jablonec / Sparta Prague   2013–14  Sparta Prague (12)  Viktoria Plzeň  Mladá Boleslav   Josef Hušbauer (18)  Sparta Prague   2014–15  Viktoria Plzeň (3)  Sparta Prague  Jablonec   David Lafata (20)  Sparta Prague   2015–16  Viktoria Plzeň (4)  Sparta Prague  Slovan Liberec   David Lafata (20)  Sparta Prague   2016–17  Slavia Prague (4)  Viktoria Plzeň  Sparta Prague   Milan Škoda /  David Lafata (15) Slavia Prague / Sparta Prague   2017–18  Viktoria Plzeň (5)  Slavia Prague  Jablonec   Michael Krmenčík (16) Viktoria Plzeň   2018–19  Slavia Prague (5)  Viktoria Plzeň  Sparta Prague   Nikolay Komlichenko (29) Mladá Boleslav   2019–20  Slavia Prague (6)  Viktoria Plzeň  Sparta Prague   Libor Kozák /  Petar Musa (14)  Sparta Prague / Slavia Prague   2020–21  Slavia Prague (7)  Sparta Prague  Jablonec   Jan Kuchta /  Adam Hložek (15)  Slavia Prague / Sparta Prague   2021–22  Viktoria Plzeň (6)  Slavia Prague  Sparta Prague   Jean-David Beauguel (19)  Viktoria Plzeň   2022–23  Sparta Prague (13)  Slavia Prague  Viktoria Plzeň   Václav Jurečka (20)  Slavia Prague   2023–24  Sparta Prague (14)  Slavia Prague  Viktoria Plzeň   Václav Jurečka (19)  Slavia Prague

Performance by club

 Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Sparta Prague   1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01,2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2022–23, 2023–24 Slavia Prague   1995–96, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 Viktoria Plzeň   2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22 Slovan Liberec   2001–02, 2005–06, 2011–12 Baník Ostrava   2003–04 Sigma Olomouc   Teplice   Mladá Boleslav   Jablonec  

Participating teams in 2024–25
Map

2024–25 season
The following 16 clubs are competing in the 2024–25 Czech First League.

 Team Location Manager Stadium Capacity  Bohemians 1905 Prague   Ďolíček 6,300 SK Dynamo České Budějovice České Budějovice   Stadion Střelecký ostrov 6,681 FK Dukla Prague Prague   Stadion Juliska 8,150 FC Hradec Králové Hradec Králové   Malšovická aréna 9,300 FK Jablonec Jablonec nad Nisou   Stadion Střelnice 6,108 MFK Karviná Karviná   Městský stadion (Karviná) 4,833 FC Slovan Liberec Liberec   Stadion u Nisy 9,900 FK Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav   Lokotrans Aréna 5,000 SK Sigma Olomouc Olomouc   Andrův stadion 12,474 FC Baník Ostrava Ostrava   Městský stadion (Ostrava) 15,123 FK Pardubice Pardubice   CFIG Arena 4,620 FC Viktoria Plzeň Plzeň   Doosan Arena 11,700 SK Slavia Prague Prague   Fortuna Arena 19,370 1. FC Slovácko Uherské Hradiště   Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty 8,000 AC Sparta Prague Prague   epet ARENA 18,944 FK Teplice Teplice    Na Stínadlech 18,221

All time table
After the 2023–24 season.

The table counts all seasons since the Czech First League was founded in 1993. Highlighted teams will be competing in the 2024–25 Czech First League. 

Current level1AC Sparta Prague 31 959 602 201 156 1830 803 1027 19891st tier2SK Slavia Prague 31 959 529 243 187 1681 859 822 18141st tier3FC Slovan Liberec 31 953 404 262 287 1278 1057 221 14631st tier4FC Viktoria Plzeň 27 839 413 197 229 1300 915 385 14241st tier5FK Jablonec 30 929 357 267 305 1248 1113 135 13381st tier6SK Sigma Olomouc 29 890 335 251 304 1138 1048 90 12421st tier7FC Baník Ostrava 30 930 323 269 338 1231 1188 43 12241st tier8FK Teplice 28 863 304 246 313 1059 1096 −37 11581st tier9FC Zbrojovka Brno 26 789 255 206 328 914 1069 −155 9612nd tier10FK Mladá Boleslav 20 626 251 163 212 934 835 99 9161st tier111. FC Slovácko 22 686 238 179 269 807 863 −56 8931st tier12SK Dynamo České Budějovice 23 705 200 190 315 752 1074 −3227791st tier13Bohemians 1905 22 688 195 197 296 715 958 −243 7741st tier14FK Příbram 22 672 191 172 309 697 986 −289 7453rd tier15FC Zlín 19 596 162 164 270 594 859 −265 6402nd tier16FC Hradec Králové 17 524 141 143 240 499 742 −243 5571st tier17FK Viktoria Žižkov 14 420 144 106 170 478 539 −61 5262nd tier18FK Drnovice 10 300 114 67 119 392 398 −6 396Dissolved in 200619SFC Opava 11 342 83 89 170 347 532 −185 3382nd tier20FK Dukla Prague 9 275 77 76 122 325 420 −95 3061st tier21FK Chmel Blšany 8 240 67 63 110 255 350 −95 264Dissolved in 201622FC Vysočina Jihlava 7 210 55 61 94 221 315 −94 2262nd tier23MFK Karviná 7 232 50 63 119 246 367 −121 2131st tier24FK Pardubice 4 139 46 28 65 160 220 −60 1661st tier25SK Kladno 4 120 28 30 62 99 173 −74 1144th tier26FC Union Cheb 3 90 29 26 35 95 121 −26 1004th tier27FK SIAD Most 3 90 19 30 41 96 140 −44 87Dissolved in 201628FK Bohemians Prague 2 60 14 8 38 60 111 −51 50Dissolved in 201629FC Karviná 2 60 12 12 36 53 105 −52 48Merged with MFK Karviná in 2008301. SC Znojmo FK 1 30 6 9 15 32 49 −17 273rd tier31FK Ústí nad Labem 1 30 4 7 19 22 67 −45 193rd tier32Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště1  30 3 8 19 19 65 −46 17Merged with Slovácko in 200033MFK Vítkovice 1 30 3 7 20 22 64 −42 134th tier34FK Švarc Benešov 1 30 3 3 24 23 78 −55 124th tier35AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč 1 30 2 5 23 18 61 −43 11Dissolved in 2000

 Point deductions are not counted in this historical table (2004–05: 1. FC Slovácko −12, SFC Opava −6, Slovan Liberec −6; 2009–10: Bohemians Praha (Střížkov) −15; 2011–12: Sigma Olomouc −9).
 A win was awarded with 2 points in the 1993–94 season.

Records
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The following statistics only include seasons of Czech First League since its started in 1993. Highlighted players currently play in the Czech First League.

Most appearances
 Rank  Player  Matches 1   Milan Petržela  514 2   Václav Procházka  447 3   Josef Jindřišek  443 4   Stanislav Vlček  436 5   Martin Vaniak  432  Rudolf Otepka  7   Marek Matějovský  430 8   Pavel Horváth  426 9   David Lafata  418 10   Libor Došek  407

Top scorers
 Rank  Player  Goals  Matches 1   David Lafata  198  418 2   Horst Siegl  134  310 3   Libor Došek  125  407 4   Milan Škoda  104  344 5   Jakub Řezníček  96  338 6   Jan Chramosta  95  347 7   Stanislav Vlček  94  436 8   Luděk Zelenka  92  342 9   Marek Kulič  88  389 10    Martin Doležal  87  305

References

Other websites

Official website of Czech football
Czech First League – news reporting at iDNES.cz
Czech First League at eFotbal.cz
League321.com – Czech Republic football league tables, records & statistics database 
Czech Republic – List of Champions at RSSSF

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