Czech First Division (women)

Czech First Division
Founded 1993
Country  Czech Republic
Confederation UEFA
Divisions 1
Number of teams 8
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to II. liga žen
Domestic cup(s) Czech Women's Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
Current champions Sparta Praha (19th title)
(2017–18)
Most championships Sparta Praha (19 titles)
Website Official
2018–19

The Czech First Division (women) (Czech: I. liga žen) is the top level women's football league of the Czech Republic.

The league is dominated by teams of Prague. Sparta Praha won the last championships, Slavia Praha was runner-up.

The winning team of the league qualifies for a spot in 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.[1]

In 2002, the number of teams was reduced to ten and after the regular season was followed with a playoff with eight best teams.[1] 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 2018-19

The following eight clubs are competing in the 2018–19 Czech First Division (women).

Club Stadium 2017-18 Position
1. FC SlováckoMěstský stadion3rd
FC Hradec KrálovéNový Hradec Králové7th
AC Sparta PrahaStrahov Stadium1st
FC Slovan LiberecFrýdlant5th
FK Dukla PrahaSK Prosek6th
FC Viktoria PlzeňSK Smíchov4th
Lokomotiva Brno H. H.Horní Heršpice8th
SK Slavia PrahaXaverov2nd

Champions

The list of championships is dominated by Sparta Praha:[2][3]

SeasonChampionsRunner-upThird PlaceTop GoalscorerClub
1993–94Sparta Praha (1)
1994–95Sparta Praha (2)
1995–96Sparta Praha (3)Czech Republic Gabriela Chlumecká (41)Sparta Praha
1996–97Sparta Praha (4)Plzeň
1997–98Sparta Praha (5)
1998–99Sparta Praha (6)DFC PrahaOtrokoviceCzech Republic Iveta Dudová (39)Otrokovice
1999–00Sparta Praha (7)Slavia PrahaOtrokoviceCzech Republic Iveta Dudová (37)Otrokovice
2000–01Sparta Praha (8)OtrokoviceDFC Praha 15Czech Republic Iveta Dudová (45)Otrokovice
2001–02Sparta Praha (9)[4]Slavia PrahaCzech Republic Iveta Dudová (31)Otrokovice
2002–03Slavia Praha (1)[5]Sparta Praha
2003–04Slavia Praha (2)Sparta PrahaHradec Králové
2004–05Sparta Praha (10)Slavia PrahaHradec KrálovéCzech Republic Iva Mocová (48)Sparta Praha
2005–06Sparta Praha (11)Slavia PrahaOtrokovice
2006–07Sparta Praha (12)Slavia PrahaSlovácko
2007–08Sparta Praha (13)Slavia PrahaSlovácko
2008–09Sparta Praha (14)Slavia PrahaSlovácko
2009–10Sparta Praha (15)Slavia PrahaSlovácko
2010–11Sparta Praha (16)[6]Slavia PrahaSlováckoCzech Republic Petra DivišováSlavia Praha
2011–12Sparta Praha (17)Slavia PrahaSlováckoCzech Republic Petra DivišováSlavia Praha
2012–13Sparta Praha (18)Slavia PrahaPlzeňCzech Republic Petra Divišová (34)Slavia Praha
2013–14Slavia Praha (3)Sparta PrahaBohemiansCzech Republic Petra Divišová (19)Slavia Praha
2014–15Slavia Praha (4)Sparta PrahaSlováckoCzech Republic Lucie Martínková (23)Sparta Praha
2015–16Slavia Praha (5)Sparta PrahaSlováckoCzech Republic Petra Divišová (24)Slavia Praha
2016–17Slavia Praha (6)Sparta PrahaSlováckoCzech Republic Kateřina Svitková (26)Slavia Praha
2017–18Sparta Praha (19)[7] Slavia PrahaSlováckoCzech Republic Kateřina Svitková (24)Slavia Praha

Regions

The following table lists the Czech women's football champions by region.

Region Titles Winning Clubs
 Prague
25
 Sparta Praha (19), Slavia Prague (6)

References

  1. 1 2 Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Ceský a ceskoslovenský fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubu (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 228. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  2. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/tsje-wom09.html
  3. ↑ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal (in Czech) (1 ed.). Prague: Grada. p. 239. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  4. ↑ sparta.cz (8 June 2002). "Match Report of last Matchday".
  5. ↑ fotbal.idnes.cz (19 August 2003). "Slavia heads into UEFA Women's Cup (translated)".
  6. ↑ sparta.cz (16 May 2011). "Women celebrate title". Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Ženy Sparty zvládly poslední krok a slaví mistrovský titul". FAČR (in Czech). fotbal.cz. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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