Czech First League

Chance liga
Founded1993; 33 years ago (1993)
CountryCzech Republic
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toCzech National Football League
Domestic cup(s)Czech Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League
Current championsSparta Prague (14th title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsSparta Prague (14 titles)
Top goalscorerDavid Lafata (198 goals)
TV partnersOneFootball (Outside of Czech Republic)
Websiteen.fortunaliga.cz
Current: 2024–25 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

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird placeTop goalscorer(s) (goals)Club(s)
 1993–94Sparta Prague (1)Slavia PragueBaník OstravaCzech Republic Horst Siegl (20)Sparta Prague
 1994–95Sparta Prague (2)Slavia PragueBoby BrnoCzech Republic Radek Drulák (15)Drnovice
 1995–96Slavia Prague (1)Sigma OlomoucJablonecCzech Republic Radek Drulák (22)Drnovice
 1996–97Sparta Prague (3)Slavia PragueJablonecCzech Republic Horst Siegl (19)Sparta Prague
 1997–98Sparta Prague (4)Slavia PragueSigma OlomoucCzech Republic Horst Siegl (13)Sparta Prague
 1998–99Sparta Prague (5)TepliceSlavia PragueCzech Republic Horst Siegl (18)Sparta Prague
 1999–00Sparta Prague (6)Slavia PragueDrnoviceCzech Republic Vratislav Lokvenc (22)Sparta Prague
 2000–01Sparta Prague (7)Slavia PragueSigma OlomoucCzech Republic Vítězslav Tuma (15)Drnovice
 2001–02Slovan Liberec (1)Sparta PragueViktoria ŽižkovCzech Republic Jiří Štajner (15)Slovan Liberec
 2002–03Sparta Prague (8)Slavia PragueViktoria ŽižkovCzech Republic Jiří Kowalík (16)1. FC Synot
 2003–04Baník Ostrava (1)Sparta PragueSigma OlomoucCzech Republic Marek Heinz (19)Baník Ostrava
 2004–05Sparta Prague (9)Slavia PragueTepliceCzech Republic Tomáš Jun (14)Sparta Prague
 2005–06Slovan Liberec (2)Mladá BoleslavSlavia PragueSlovakia Milan Ivana (11)Slovácko
 2006–07Sparta Prague (10)Slavia PragueMladá BoleslavCzech Republic Luboš Pecka (16)Mladá Boleslav
 2007–08Slavia Prague (2)Sparta PragueBaník OstravaCzech Republic Václav Svěrkoš (15)Baník Ostrava
 2008–09Slavia Prague (3)Sparta PragueSlovan LiberecCroatia Andrej Kerić (15)Slovan Liberec
 2009–10Sparta Prague (11)JablonecBaník OstravaCzech Republic Michal Ordoš (12)Sigma Olomouc
 2010–11Viktoria Plzeň (1)Sparta PragueJablonecCzech Republic David Lafata (19)Jablonec
 2011–12Slovan Liberec (3)Sparta PragueViktoria PlzeňCzech Republic David Lafata (25)Jablonec
 2012–13Viktoria Plzeň (2)Sparta PragueSlovan LiberecCzech Republic David Lafata (20)Jablonec / Sparta Prague
 2013–14Sparta Prague (12)Viktoria PlzeňMladá BoleslavCzech Republic Josef Hušbauer (18)Sparta Prague
 2014–15Viktoria Plzeň (3)Sparta PragueJablonecCzech Republic David Lafata (20)Sparta Prague
 2015–16Viktoria Plzeň (4)Sparta PragueSlovan LiberecCzech Republic David Lafata (20)Sparta Prague
 2016–17Slavia Prague (4)Viktoria PlzeňSparta PragueCzech Republic Milan Škoda / Czech Republic David Lafata (15)Slavia Prague / Sparta Prague
 2017–18Viktoria Plzeň (5)Slavia PragueJablonecCzech Republic Michael Krmenčík (16)Viktoria Plzeň
 2018–19Slavia Prague (5)Viktoria PlzeňSparta PragueRussia Nikolay Komlichenko (29)Mladá Boleslav
 2019–20Slavia Prague (6)Viktoria PlzeňSparta PragueCzech Republic Libor Kozák / Croatia Petar Musa (14)Sparta Prague / Slavia Prague
 2020–21Slavia Prague (7)Sparta PragueJablonecCzech Republic Jan Kuchta / Czech Republic Adam Hložek (15)Slavia Prague / Sparta Prague
 2021–22Viktoria Plzeň (6)Slavia PragueSparta PragueFrance Jean-David Beauguel (19)Viktoria Plzeň
 2022–23Sparta Prague (13)Slavia PragueViktoria PlzeňCzech Republic Václav Jurečka (20)Slavia Prague
 2023–24Sparta Prague (14)Slavia PragueViktoria PlzeňCzech Republic Václav Jurečka (19)Slavia Prague

Performance by club



Percentage of titles won by club

  Sparta Prague – 14 (41.38%)
  Slavia Prague – 7 (24.13%)
  Viktoria Plzeň – 6 (20.69%)
  Slovan Liberec – 3 (10.35%)
  Baník Ostrava – 1 (3.45%)
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Sparta Prague
14
10
 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
7
13
 1995–96, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Viktoria Plzeň
6
4
 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22
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

Participating teams in 2024–25

Czech First League trophy (2013)

Map

2024–25 season

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

Team Location Manager Stadium Capacity Ref.
Bohemians 1905 Prague Czech Republic Jaroslav Veselý Ďolíček 6,300
SK Dynamo České Budějovice České Budějovice Czech Republic František Straka Stadion Střelecký ostrov 6,681
FK Dukla Prague Prague Czech Republic Petr Rada Stadion Juliska 8,150
FC Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Czech Republic David Horejš Malšovická aréna 9,300
FK Jablonec Jablonec nad Nisou Czech Republic Luboš Kozel Stadion Střelnice 6,108
MFK Karviná Karviná Czech Republic Martin Hyský Městský stadion (Karviná) 4,833
FC Slovan Liberec Liberec Czech Republic Radoslav Kováč Stadion u Nisy 9,900
FK Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav Sweden Andreas Brännström Lokotrans Aréna 5,000
SK Sigma Olomouc Olomouc Czech Republic Tomáš Janotka Andrův stadion 12,474
FC Baník Ostrava Ostrava Czech Republic Pavel Hapal Městský stadion (Ostrava) 15,123
FK Pardubice Pardubice Czech Republic Jiří Saňák CFIG Arena 4,620
FC Viktoria Plzeň Plzeň Czech Republic Miroslav Koubek Doosan Arena 11,700
SK Slavia Prague Prague Czech Republic Jindřich Trpišovský Fortuna Arena 19,370
1. FC Slovácko Uherské Hradiště Czech Republic Roman West Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty 8,000
AC Sparta Prague Prague Denmark Lars Friis epet ARENA 18,944
FK Teplice Teplice Slovakia Zdenko Frťala 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.

Pos Team S Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Current level
1AC Sparta Prague319596022011561830803102719891st tier
2SK Slavia Prague31959529243187168185982218141st tier
3FC Slovan Liberec319534042622871278105722114631st tier
4FC Viktoria Plzeň27839413197229130091538514241st tier
5FK Jablonec309293572673051248111313513381st tier
6SK Sigma Olomouc29890335251304113810489012421st tier
7FC Baník Ostrava30930323269338123111884312241st tier
8FK Teplice2886330424631310591096−3711581st tier
9FC Zbrojovka Brno267892552063289141069−1559612nd tier
10FK Mladá Boleslav20626251163212934835999161st tier
111. FC Slovácko22686238179269807863−568931st tier
12SK Dynamo České Budějovice237052001903157521074−3227791st tier
13Bohemians 190522688195197296715958−2437741st tier
14FK Příbram22672191172309697986−2897453rd tier
15FC Zlín19596162164270594859−2656402nd tier
16FC Hradec Králové17524141143240499742−2435571st tier
17FK Viktoria Žižkov14420144106170478539−615262nd tier
18FK Drnovice1030011467119392398−6396Dissolved in 2006
19SFC Opava113428389170347532−1853382nd tier
20FK Dukla Prague92757776122325420−953061st tier
21FK Chmel Blšany82406763110255350−95264Dissolved in 2016
22FC Vysočina Jihlava7210556194221315−942262nd tier
23MFK Karviná72325063119246367−1212131st tier
24FK Pardubice4139462865160220−601661st tier
25SK Kladno412028306299173−741144th tier
26FC Union Cheb39029263595121−261004th tier
27FK SIAD Most39019304196140−4487Dissolved in 2016
28FK Bohemians Prague2601483860111−5150Dissolved in 2016
29FC Karviná26012123653105−5248Merged with MFK Karviná in 2008
301. SC Znojmo FK13069153249−17273rd tier
31FK Ústí nad Labem13047192267−45193rd tier
32Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště13038191965−4617Merged with Slovácko in 2000
33MFK Vítkovice13037202264−42134th tier
34FK Švarc Benešov13033242378−55124th tier
35AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč13025231861−4311Dissolved in 2000

Records

As of 27 August 2024.

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

References

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