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
. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each. It is sponsored by
, the name of one of the best-selling beers in the Czech Republic. The league is currently ranked
in the UEFA league rankings.
began at the end of the 20th century. It was reorganized for the 1993/1994 season, after the dissolution of former Czechoslovakia and therefore of the
. Having won more than half of league titles, Sparta Prague are the most successful team in Gambrinus liga history. Other clubs who have won the title are Slavia Prague,
There are 16 clubs in the 1. Liga. 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. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. 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
The number of Czech clubs which may participate in UEFA competitions is determined by UEFA coefficients, which take into account the results of a particular nation's clubs in UEFA competitions over the preceding five years.
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Stadium |
Capacity |
2010-11 Position |
1. FC Slovácko1. FC Slovácko is a Czech football club from Uherské Hradiště. The team were formerly known as 1. FC Synot which was a merger of FC Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště and FC Synot.-Current squad:-Honours:...
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Městský stadion |
8,000 |
12th |
| 1. FK Příbram |
Na Litavce Na Litavce is a football stadium in Příbram, Czech Republic. It is currently used as the home ground of 1. FK Příbram. The stadium holds 9,100 people.-History:...
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9,100 |
13th |
| AC Sparta Prague |
Generali Arena |
20,854 |
2nd |
| Bohemians 1905 |
Synot Tip Arena |
21,000 |
6th |
FC Baník OstravaFC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....
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Bazaly The Bazaly stadium is a football stadium in Ostrava, Czech Republic. It lies in Slezská Ostrava, the Silesian part of the city, next to the Ostravice River. It is the home stadium of FC Baník Ostrava. The first match was played there on 19 April 1959....
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17,372 |
14th |
| FC Hradec Králové |
Všesportovní stadion Všesportovní stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. It is used mostly for football matches as the home stadium of FC Hradec Králové. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators and opened on 11 May 1966...
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6,000 |
8th |
FC Slovan LiberecFC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
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Stadion u Nisy |
9,900 |
7th |
FC Viktoria PlzeňFC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....
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Stadion ve Štruncových sadech |
12,500 |
1st |
| FK Dukla Prague FK Dukla Prague is a Czech association football club located in Prague-Dejvice, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.- History :It was founded in 1959 as FK Dukla Dejvice and in 2001 as FK Dukla Prague...
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Stadion Juliska |
18,000 |
2.L The 2. liga or Druhá liga is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in the Czech Republic. The top two teams are promoted to the Gambrinus liga.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the Czech 2. Liga...
1st |
FK Jablonec 97FK Baumit Jablonec is a Czech professional football club based in the town of Jablonec nad Nisou, playing in the top flight of Czech football, the Gambrinus Liga.- Historical names :...
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Stadion Střelnice |
6,280 |
3rd |
FK Mladá BoleslavFK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place...
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Městský stadion Městský Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Mladá Boleslav. The stadium holds 5,000 people.-External links:**...
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5,000 |
5th |
FK TepliceFK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice, 80 km north of Prague. The club currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after being founded and played mostly...
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Na Stínadlech Na Stinadlech is a multi-purpose stadium in Teplice, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Teplice. The stadium holds 18,221 and was built in 1973. The Czech Republic national football team often plays qualification games at the stadium and...
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18,221 |
10th |
FK Viktoria ŽižkovFK Viktoria Žižkov ranks among the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic. It plays in the Gambrinus liga, the top level of football in the country.The team was founded by a group of students in 1903 in the town of Žižkov...
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FK Viktoria StadionFK Viktoria Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Prague, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Viktoria Žižkov. The stadium holds 5,600 people, all seated....
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5,600 |
2.L The 2. liga or Druhá liga is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in the Czech Republic. The top two teams are promoted to the Gambrinus liga.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the Czech 2. Liga...
2nd |
SK Sigma OlomoucSK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. They reached the quarterfinals of the 1991-1992 UEFA Cup.Since 2011, Olomouc have had an agreement where FK SAN-JV Šumperk is acting as their farm team.- Historical names :...
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Andrův stadion Andrův stadion is a football stadium in Olomouc, Czech Republic. It is the home ground of SK Sigma Olomouc and occasionally hosts matches of the Czech Republic national team. The stadium holds 12,566 people....
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12,566 |
4th |
| SK Dynamo České Budějovice |
E-On Stadion Stadion Střelecký ostrov is a football stadium in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, located near the Vltava River. It is currently used as the home ground of SK Dynamo České Budějovice. The stadium holds 6,681 people and was built in 1940. Before renovation in 2003 it had a capacity of 12,000 people...
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6,681 |
11th |
| SK Slavia Prague |
Synot Tip Arena |
21,000 |
9th |
Since 1993, the 1. Liga has been sponsored. The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the competition:
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| 1993-94 |
Sparta Prague (1) |
Slavia Prague |
Baník OstravaFC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....
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 Horst SieglHorst Siegl is a Czech former football striker. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic, for both he played total 23 matches and scored 7 goals...
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Sparta Prague |
| 1994-95 |
Sparta Prague (2) |
Slavia Prague |
FC BrnoFC Zbrojovka Brno is a Czech football club based in Brno.The club won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1977–78 season and finished as runners-up in 1979–80.-Historic names:* SK Židenice * Zbrojovka Brno...
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Radek Drulák Radek Drulák is a Czech football striker. He played 16 matches for the Czech Republic and scored 6 goals. He also participated at the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, and won a silver medal....
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Drnovice FK Drnovice is a Czech football club based in the Moravian village of Drnovice near Vyškov. The club is currently playing regional division. It was founded in 1932.-History:...
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| 1995-96 |
Slavia Prague (1) |
Sigma Olomouc |
Baumit Jablonec |
Radek Drulák Radek Drulák is a Czech football striker. He played 16 matches for the Czech Republic and scored 6 goals. He also participated at the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, and won a silver medal....
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Drnovice FK Drnovice is a Czech football club based in the Moravian village of Drnovice near Vyškov. The club is currently playing regional division. It was founded in 1932.-History:...
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| 1996-97 |
Sparta Prague (3) |
Slavia Prague |
Baumit Jablonec |
Horst Siegl Horst Siegl is a Czech former football striker. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic, for both he played total 23 matches and scored 7 goals...
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Sparta Prague |
| 1997-98 |
Sparta Prague (4) |
Slavia Prague |
Sigma Olomouc |
Horst Siegl Horst Siegl is a Czech former football striker. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic, for both he played total 23 matches and scored 7 goals...
(13) |
Sparta Prague |
| 1998-99 |
Sparta Prague (5) |
TepliceFK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice, 80 km north of Prague. The club currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after being founded and played mostly...
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Slavia Prague |
Horst Siegl Horst Siegl is a Czech former football striker. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic, for both he played total 23 matches and scored 7 goals...
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Sparta Prague |
| 1999-00 |
Sparta Prague (6) |
Slavia Prague |
Drnovice FK Drnovice is a Czech football club based in the Moravian village of Drnovice near Vyškov. The club is currently playing regional division. It was founded in 1932.-History:...
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Vratislav Lokvenc Vratislav Lokvenc is a former Czech football striker who last played for FC Ingolstadt 04.- Career :Before joining Salzburg, Lokvenc played for Hradec Králové , Sparta Prague , Kaiserslautern , and VfL Bochum of the German Bundesliga...
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Sparta Prague |
| 2000-01 |
Sparta Prague (7) |
Slavia Prague |
Sigma Olomouc |
Vítězslav Tuma Vítězslav Tuma is a former Czech football forward.Tuma played at a position of forward, being a prolific goalscorer. He was a top goalscorer of Gambrinus liga in 2000/2001 season with 15 goals.- External links :...
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Drnovice FK Drnovice is a Czech football club based in the Moravian village of Drnovice near Vyškov. The club is currently playing regional division. It was founded in 1932.-History:...
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| 2001-02 |
Slovan LiberecFC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
(1) |
Sparta Prague |
Viktoria ŽižkovFK Viktoria Žižkov ranks among the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic. It plays in the Gambrinus liga, the top level of football in the country.The team was founded by a group of students in 1903 in the town of Žižkov...
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Jiří Štajner Jiří Štajner is a Czech footballer currently playing for FC Slovan Liberec. Eight years a player for Hannover 96, he is extremely popular with Hannover fans and is seen as a cult figure at the club.- Czech Republic :...
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Slovan LiberecFC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
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| 2002-03 |
Sparta Prague (8) |
Slavia Prague |
Viktoria ŽižkovFK Viktoria Žižkov ranks among the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic. It plays in the Gambrinus liga, the top level of football in the country.The team was founded by a group of students in 1903 in the town of Žižkov...
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Jiří Kowalík Jiří Kowalík is a retired Czech footballer. He is notable for being the top scorer of the Gambrinus liga in 2002–03, scoring 16 goals for 1...
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Synot Staré Město |
| 2003-04 |
Baník OstravaFC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....
(1) |
Sparta Prague |
Sigma Olomouc |
Marek Heinz Marek Heinz is a Czech football striker who plays for SK Sigma Olomouc in Czech Gambrinus liga....
(19) |
Baník OstravaFC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....
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| 2004-05 |
Sparta Prague (9) |
Slavia Prague |
TepliceFK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice, 80 km north of Prague. The club currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after being founded and played mostly...
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Tomáš Jun Tomáš Jun, is a Czech striker at the Austrian club FK Austria Wien.-Sparta Prague:He joined Sparta Prague's youth system as a nine year old in 1992. Progressing through the club's youth teams he made his senior debut aged just 16. Only a year later he was in the starting formation in Sparta's...
(14) |
Sparta Prague |
| 2005-06 |
Slovan LiberecFC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
(2) |
Mladá BoleslavFK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place...
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Slavia Prague |
 Milan Ivana Milan Ivana is a Slovak football player who currently plays for ŠK Slovan Bratislava.-External links:* at National Football Teams-Slovakia:Slovakia U20*2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup: ParticipationSlovakia U19...
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FC Slovácko1. FC Slovácko is a Czech football club from Uherské Hradiště. The team were formerly known as 1. FC Synot which was a merger of FC Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště and FC Synot.-Current squad:-Honours:...
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| 2006-07 |
Sparta Prague (10) |
Slavia Prague |
Mladá BoleslavFK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place...
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Luboš Pecka Luboš Pecka is a Czech football player, who currently plays for SK České Budějovice. He is a striker or attacking midfielder.- Biography :...
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Mladá BoleslavFK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place...
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| 2007-08 |
Slavia Prague (2) |
Sparta Prague |
Baník OstravaFC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....
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Václav SvěrkošVáclav Svěrkoš is a Czech footballer who is currently playing for FC Baník Ostrava in Czech Gambrinus liga. He was the opening scorer in the Euro 2008 tournament.- Gambrinus liga :...
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Baník OstravaFC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....
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| 2008-09 |
Slavia Prague (3) |
Sparta Prague |
Slovan LiberecFC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
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 Andrej KerićAndrej Kerić is a Croatian football striker who plays in the Czech Republic for FK Teplice.- Career :Kerić started his football career in the town of Vinkovci by the local side HNK Cibalia. In the 2003–04 season Kerić first appeared in the first squad of Cibalia. In four seasons at Cibalia, Kerić...
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Slovan LiberecFC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
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| 2009-10 Gambrinus liga 2009–10 was the seventeenth season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football. It started on 24 July 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010...
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Sparta Prague (11) |
JablonecFK Baumit Jablonec is a Czech professional football club based in the town of Jablonec nad Nisou, playing in the top flight of Czech football, the Gambrinus Liga.- Historical names :...
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Baník OstravaFC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....
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Michal Ordoš Michal Ordoš is a Czech football player who plays for Austrian Bundesliga side SV Kapfenberg.Ordoš is a prolific goalscorer. In the 2008–09 season, he scored nine goals. In the 2009-2010 season Ordoš scored 12 goals, becoming the Gambrinus liga top-scorer.-External links:* *...
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Sigma OlomoucSK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. They reached the quarterfinals of the 1991-1992 UEFA Cup.Since 2011, Olomouc have had an agreement where FK SAN-JV Šumperk is acting as their farm team.- Historical names :...
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| 2010-11 The 2010–11 Gambrinus liga was the 18th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011. Sparta Prague were the defending champions, having won their 11th Czech Republic championship the previous season.-Teams:FK Bohemians and SK Kladno...
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Viktoria PlzeňFC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....
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Sparta Prague |
JablonecFK Baumit Jablonec is a Czech professional football club based in the town of Jablonec nad Nisou, playing in the top flight of Czech football, the Gambrinus Liga.- Historical names :...
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David Lafata David Lafata is a Czech footballer currently playing for FK Baumit Jablonec.From 1992 until 2005 Lafata played for Czech team SK České Budějovice, with a brief spell at FC Vysočina Jihlava in 2002. The striker then moved to Greek club Skoda Xanthi in July 2005, but returned to the Czech Liga in...
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JablonecFK Baumit Jablonec is a Czech professional football club based in the town of Jablonec nad Nisou, playing in the top flight of Czech football, the Gambrinus Liga.- Historical names :...
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