Czech First League

Czech First League
Founded 1993
Country Czech Republic
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Czech National Football League
Domestic cup(s) Czech Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current champions Viktoria Plzeň (5th title)
(2017–18)
Most championships Sparta Prague (12 titles)
Top goalscorer David Lafata (186 goals)
TV partners ČT, O2
Website en.hetliga.cz
2018–19 Czech First League

The Czech First League, currently known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech National Football League. Since 2018/19 seasons run from July to May, with teams playing 30 games each. Then teams are divided into three groups playing superstructure for final positions. The league is currently ranked 11th in Europe in the UEFA league rankings.

The history of the Czech football league began at the end of the 20th century. It was reorganised for the 1993–1994 season, after the dissolution of former Czechoslovakia and therefore of the Czechoslovak League. Having won more than half of league titles, Sparta Prague are the most successful team in Czech First League history. Other clubs who have won the title are Slavia Prague, Slovan Liberec, Baník Ostrava and Viktoria Plzeň.

Competition format

Competition

There are 16 clubs in the league. During the course of a season, which lasts from August to May, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 30 games. In the inaugural season, two points were awarded for a win, before switching to three points for a win in 1994.[1] Teams receive one point for a draw and no points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, in the case of two or more teams finishing with equal points, the head-to-head record between the teams is used for ranking, counting points in relevant games, then goal difference and then goals scored. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the second tier Czech National Football League.

Participating teams in 2018–19

The following 16 clubs are competing in the 2018–19 Czech First League.

Club Stadium Capacity 2017–18 Position
1. FC SlováckoMěstský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty8,12112th
1. FK PříbramNa Litavce9,100FNL 2nd
AC Sparta PragueGenerali Arena19,4165th
Bohemians 1905Ďolíček5,0007th
FC Baník OstravaMěstský stadion (Ostrava)15,16313th
FC Fastav ZlínLetná Stadion6,37510th
FC Slovan LiberecStadion u Nisy9,9006th
FC Viktoria PlzeňDoosan Arena11,7221st
FK Dukla PragueStadion Juliska8,15011th
FK Baumit JablonecChance Arena6,2803rd
FK Mladá BoleslavMěstský stadion (Mladá Boleslav)5,0009th
FK TepliceNa Stínadlech18,2218th
MFK KarvináMěstský stadion (Karviná)4,86214th
SFC OpavaStadion v Městských sadech7,758FNL1st
SK Sigma OlomoucAndrův stadion12,5664th
SK Slavia PragueEden Arena20,8002nd

Sponsorship

In 1997 the league started a sponsorship deal with Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. and became known as the Gambrinus liga (after the company's Gambrinus beer).[2] In 2008, the sponsorship was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season.[3]

In May 2014, the league announced a four-year sponsorship deal with betting firm Synot, becoming the Synot liga.[4] However, in January 2016 the company announced that their deal would conclude at the end of the 2015–16 season.[5]

In July 2016 a new two-year sponsorship deal was announced, with the league partnering ePojisteni.cz, an online insurance company. The league subsequently became known as the ePojisteni.cz liga. Due to a government subsidy scandal and the arrest of FAČR chairman Miroslav Pelta, ePojisteni.cz terminated the contract prematurely in May 2017.[6]

In October 2016 FAČR, LFA and Czech betting company Fortuna signed a 6-year partnership deal. In accordance with this deal, the Czech First League will be called Fortuna liga from the 2018–19 season.[7]

Champions

Gambrinus liga trophy

Year by year

SeasonChampionsRunner-upThird placeTop goalscorerClub
1993–94Sparta Prague (1)Slavia PragueBaník OstravaHorst Siegl (20)Sparta Prague
1994–95Sparta Prague (2)Slavia PragueFC BrnoRadek Drulák (15)Drnovice
1995–96Slavia Prague (1)Sigma OlomoucJablonecRadek Drulák (22)Drnovice
1996–97Sparta Prague (3)Slavia PragueJablonecHorst Siegl (19)Sparta Prague
1997–98Sparta Prague (4)Slavia PragueSigma OlomoucHorst Siegl (13)Sparta Prague
1998–99Sparta Prague (5)TepliceSlavia PragueHorst Siegl (18)Sparta Prague
1999–00Sparta Prague (6)Slavia PragueDrnoviceVratislav Lokvenc (22)Sparta Prague
2000–01Sparta Prague (7)Slavia PragueSigma OlomoucVítězslav Tuma (15)Drnovice
2001–02Slovan Liberec (1)Sparta PragueViktoria ŽižkovJiří Štajner (15)Slovan Liberec
2002–03Sparta Prague (8)Slavia PragueViktoria ŽižkovJiří Kowalík (16)1. FC Synot
2003–04Baník Ostrava (1)Sparta PragueSigma OlomoucMarek Heinz (19)Baník Ostrava
2004–05Sparta Prague (9)Slavia PragueTepliceTomáš Jun (14)Sparta Prague
2005–06Slovan Liberec (2)Mladá BoleslavSlavia PragueMilan Ivana (11)FC Slovácko
2006–07Sparta Prague (10)Slavia PragueMladá BoleslavLuboš Pecka (16)Mladá Boleslav
2007–08Slavia Prague (2)Sparta PragueBaník OstravaVáclav Svěrkoš (15)Baník Ostrava
2008–09Slavia Prague (3)Sparta PragueSlovan LiberecAndrej Kerić (15)Slovan Liberec
2009–10Sparta Prague (11)JablonecBaník OstravaMichal Ordoš (12)Sigma Olomouc
2010–11Viktoria Plzeň (1)Sparta PragueJablonecDavid Lafata (19)Jablonec
2011–12Slovan Liberec (3)Sparta PragueViktoria PlzeňDavid Lafata (25)Jablonec
2012–13Viktoria Plzeň (2)Sparta PragueSlovan LiberecDavid Lafata (20)Jablonec / Sparta Prague
2013–14Sparta Prague (12)Viktoria PlzeňMladá BoleslavJosef Hušbauer (18)Sparta Prague
2014–15Viktoria Plzeň (3)Sparta PragueJablonecDavid Lafata (20)Sparta Prague
2015–16Viktoria Plzeň (4)Sparta PragueSlovan LiberecDavid Lafata (20)Sparta Prague
2016–17Slavia Prague (4)Viktoria PlzeňSparta PragueMilan Škoda / David Lafata (15)Slavia Prague / Sparta Prague
2017–18Viktoria Plzeň (5)Slavia PragueJablonecMichael Krmenčík (16)Viktoria Plzeň

Performance by Club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
Sparta Prague
12
9
 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2013–14
Viktoria Plzeň
5
2
 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
Slavia Prague
4
10
 1995–96, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17
Slovan Liberec
3
0
 2001–02, 2005–06, 2011–12
Baník Ostrava
1
0
 2003–04
Sigma Olomouc
0
1
Teplice
0
1
Mladá Boleslav
0
1
Jablonec
0
1

Attendance

Year by year

SeasonTotalAverageHighestHome Av.Club
1993–941,116,8854,65323,1119,501FC Zbrojovka Brno
1994–951,380,0605,75034,77020,523FC Zbrojovka Brno
1995–961,225,7555,10726,87212,283FC Zbrojovka Brno
1996–971,710,0457,12544,12021,659FC Zbrojovka Brno
1997–981,477,5156,15631,73015,365FC Zbrojovka Brno
1998–991,447,8756,03324,40013,207FC Zbrojovka Brno
1999–001,433,3555,97223,80011,280SFC Opava
2000–011,091,8824,54916,3507,718Sigma Olomouc
2001–021,113,3254,72216,3007,490Baník Ostrava
2002–03935,9273,89918,2286,175Sparta Prague
2003–041,158,5234,82720,03215,376Baník Ostrava
2004–05921,6583,84015,4198,028Baník Ostrava
2005–06980,6334,08520,3187,211Sparta Prague
2006–071,173,8694,89120,56511,848Sparta Prague
2007–081,237,6605,15620,69811,022Baník Ostrava
2008–091,119,4104,66420,50011,971Slavia Prague
2009–101,177,0144,92419,37010,766Sparta Prague
2010–111,073,6904,47318,8738,665Sparta Prague
2011–121,130,5404,71018,29910,322Sparta Prague
2012–131,151,4644,79719,41010,046Viktoria Plzeň
2013–141,216,3895,06819,08911,340Sparta Prague
2014–151,137,1314,73818,66510,868Viktoria Plzeň
2015–161,219,3665,08018,68410,618Viktoria Plzeň
2016–171,172,6194,88619,08411,625SK Slavia Prague
2017–181,331,0165,54619,08412,431SK Slavia Prague

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Media coverage

Country Broadcaster
 Austria Sportdigital
 Germany
  Switzerland
 Czech Republic ČT Sport, O2 Sport
 Poland IPLA.tv
 Slovakia Digi Sport
 Slovenia ŠTV 2
 Albania Arena Sport
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
 Montenegro
 Republic of Macedonia
 Serbia

Managers

Last update: 25 September 2018

Name Club Appointed
Michal BílekZlín31 May 2018
Václav JílekSigma Olomouc19 October 2015
Stanislav HejkalTeplice25 September 2018
Pavel DrsekDukla Prague22 June 2018
Martin HašekBohemians 19055 April 2017
Bohumil PáníkBaník Ostrava12 March 2018
Josef CsaplárPříbram20 June 2017
Zdeněk ŠčasnýSparta Prague27 July 2018
Jozef WeberMladá Boleslav27 February 2018
Pavel VrbaViktoria Plzeň1 July 2017
Michal KordulaSlovácko14 September 2017
Roman SkuhravýOpava30 May 2016
Roman NádvorníkKarviná6 June 2018
Petr RadaJablonec14 December 2017
Zsolt HornyakSlovan Liberec6 June 2018
Jindřich TrpišovskýSlavia Prague22 December 2017

All time Czech first league table

1993–94 – 2017–18

Pos Team Seasons Matches Wins Draws Defeats GF GA GD Points
1 AC Sparta Prague 25 750 470 1159 121 1393 584 809 1551
2 SK Slavia Praha 25 750 377 204 169 1194 719 475 1319
3 FC Slovan Liberec 25 750 330 211 209 1016 802 214 1184
4 FK Baumit Jablonec 24 720 280 206 234 962 835 127 1046
5 FC Viktoria Plzeň 21 630 284 156 190 916 715 201 996
6 SK Sigma Olomouc 23 690 269 192 229 879 783 96 976
7 FK Teplice 22 660 248 196 216 842 758 84 940
8 FC Baník Ostrava 24 720 245 214 261 928 917 11 935
9 FC Zbrojovka Brno 24 720 242 186 292 840 948 -108 902
10 1. FK Příbram 19 570 169 148 253 607 793 -186 655
11 FK Mladá Boleslav 14 420 176 112 132 617 519 98 640
12 SK Dynamo České Budějovice 18 540 151 153 236 551 798 -247 595
13 1. FC Slovácko 16 480 149 134 197 525 604 -79 569
14 FK Viktoria Žižkov 14 420 144 106 170 478 509 -31 538
15 Bohemians 1905 16 480 129 136 215 463 664 -201 3515
16 FC Fastav Zlín 13 390 110 113 167 370 521 -151 433
17 FC Hradec Králové 14 420 105 113 202 374 601 -227 419
18 FK Drnovice 10 300 114 67 119 392 398 -6 409
19 FK Dukla Praha 8 240 72 69 99 295 348 -53 284
20 FK Chmel Blšany 8 240 67 63 110 255 350 -95 264
21 SFC Opava 8 240 63 64 113 260 354 -94 247
22 FC Vysočina Jihlava 7 210 55 61 94 221 315 -94 226
23 SK Kladno 4 120 28 30 62 99 173 -74 114
24 FK Hvězda Cheb 3 90 29 26 35 95 121 -26 113
25 FK Baník Most 3 90 19 30 41 96 140 -44 87
26 MFK Karviná 2 60 16 16 28 71 89 -18 64
27 FC Karviná 2 60 12 12 36 53 105 -52 48
28 FK Bohemians Praha (Střížkov) 2 60 14 8 38 60 111 -51 35
29 1. SC Znojmo 1 30 6 9 15 32 49 -17 12
30 FK Ústí nad Labem 1 30 4 7 19 22 67 -45 19
31 FC JOKO Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště 1 30 3 8 19 19 65 -46 17
32 FC Vítkovice 1 30 3 7 20 22 64 -42 16
33 SK Benešov 1 30 3 3 24 23 78 -55 12
34 AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč 1 30 2 5 23 18 61 -43 11

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Point deductions:

  • 2004–05: 1. FC Slovácko −12
  • 2004–05: SFC Opava −6
  • 2004–05: Slovan Liberec −6
  • 2009–10: Bohemians Praha −15
  • 2011–12: Sigma Olomouc −9

UEFA league coefficient ranking

(As of 29 June 2017)[10]

RankLeaguePoints
9Belgium Jupiler League42.400
10Turkey Süper Lig39.200
11Czech Republic Czech First League33.175
12Switzerland Swiss Super League32.075
13Netherlands Eredivisie31.063

References

  1. ↑ "A Recap: Red Cards, TV Woes, Goodbye Dukla". Prague Post. 3 August 1994. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Gambrinus zůstává u fotbalu dalších šest let". fotbal.cz (in Czech). 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Gambrinus liga se bude hrát dalších šest let". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Alkohol střídá hazard. Z Gambrinus ligy bude Synot liga" [Alcohol replaced by gambling. Gambrinus Liga will be Synot Liga]. Czech Radio (in Czech). 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Synot končí s podporou fotbalové ligy. O sponzora přijde Sparta, Jablonec i Nymburk". aktualne.cz (in Czech). 21 January 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Titulární sponzor fotbalové ligy končí i kvůli Peltově aféře. Podobný krok zvažuje i Tvrdík s CEFC". aktualne.cz (in Czech). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Fortuna je partnerem reprezentace a dá jméno první lize. Pelta: Výše kontraktu nemá obdoby". aktualne.cz (in Czech). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "20let Synot ligy Úvodní stránka". Historiegambrinusligy.cz. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  9. ↑ "Historická tabulka - První fotbalová liga". Synotliga.cz. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  10. ↑ "Member associations - UEFA rankings - Country coefficients –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
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