2023–24 Czech First League

The 2023–24 Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is the 31st season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football for professional clubs since its establishment, in 1993. Sparta Prague are the reigning champions. The season is scheduled to start in July 2023. The first half of the season will have 19 rounds, finishing in December, and the other half will commence in February 2024. The season is expected to end on 26 May 2024 with two extra play-out fixtures on 29 May and 2 June 2024.[1]

Czech First League
Season2023–24
Dates22 July 2023 – 26 May 2024
Matches played95
Goals scored283 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorerLukáš Haraslín (7 goals)
Biggest home winSparta Prague 5–0 Slovácko
17 September 2023
Biggest away winZlín 1–7 Plzeň
17 September 2023
Highest scoringZlín 5–9 Mladá Boleslav
21 October 2023
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 22 October 2023.

In the 12th round, the highest number of goals in one game in the history of the Czech First League was seen in the match Zlín–Mladá Boleslav, which ended 5–9.[2]

Format

The season format is unchanged from last season, each team will play in the league format home and away matches. The lowest-ranked team will be relegated directly to the second league, the two teams positioned 14th and 15th will play a play-out with two teams from the second league positioned 2nd and 3rd in a home and away format. The lowest-ranked team will be relegated directly to the second league. This will be the sixth season to use VAR, featuring it in all matches played. The only change in the rules is the limited number of players that can be sent on loan.[1]

Teams
Locations of the 2023–24 Czech First League teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of sixteen teams contest the league, including thirteen sides from the 2022–23 season, the winner of last season's second league, and two winners of the play-out, determined on 4 June.

Team promoted to Czech First League

After being relegated in the 2021–22 season, MFK Karviná returns to Czech First League as the champion of the 2022–23 Czech National Football League.[3]

Teams relegated from Czech First League

The lowest positioned team from the last season, Zbrojovka Brno, was relegated to the Czech National Football League.

Locations and stadiums

Managerial changes

Ahead of the season:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Contract valid until
Hradec KrálovéCzech Republic Miroslav Koubek[20]End of contract30 June 2023Czech Republic Jozef Weber[21]10 May 2023Undisclosed
Viktoria PlzeňCzech Republic Michal Bílek[22]End of contract30 June 2023Czech Republic Miroslav Koubek[23]5 June 2023June 2024
JablonecCzech Republic David Horejš[24]Sacked29 May 2023Czech Republic Radoslav Látal[25]30 June 2023Undisclosed
Mladá BoleslavCzech Republic Pavel Hoftych[26]Mutual consent26 May 2023Czech Republic Marek Kulič[26]26 May 2023Undisclosed

During the season:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Match-week Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Contract valid until
Hradec KrálovéCzech Republic Jozef Weber[27]Sacked18 September 2023811thCzech Republic Václav Kotal[27]18 September 2023Undisclosed
KarvináCzech Republic Tomáš Hejdušek[28]Sacked18 September 2023815thSlovakia Juraj Jarábek[29]27 September 2023Undisclosed
ZlínCzech Republic Pavel Vrba[30]Sacked23 October 20231216thCzech Republic Bronislav Červenka[30]25 October 2023Undisclosed

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sparta Prague 12 10 2 0 34 8 +26 32 Qualification for the championship group
2 Slavia Prague 12 9 3 0 22 7 +15 30
3 Viktoria Plzeň 11 7 1 3 30 16 +14 22
4 Sigma Olomouc 12 7 1 4 22 15 +7 22
5 Baník Ostrava 12 6 3 3 19 10 +9 21
6 Mladá Boleslav 11 6 2 3 27 21 +6 20
7 Slovácko 12 6 2 4 13 14 −1 20 Qualification for the play-off
8 Bohemians 1905 12 5 2 5 11 14 −3 17
9 Slovan Liberec 12 3 4 5 18 21 −3 13
10 Teplice 12 3 4 5 10 13 −3 13
11 Hradec Králové 12 3 2 7 14 21 −7 11 Qualification for the relegation group
12 Karviná 12 3 1 8 16 23 −7 10
13 Pardubice 12 2 4 6 10 19 −9 10
14 České Budějovice 12 3 1 8 14 29 −15 10
15 Jablonec 12 1 5 6 10 18 −8 8
16 Zlín 12 1 3 8 13 34 −21 6
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.[31]

Results
Home \ Away BOH CBU HKR JAB KAR LIB MLA OLO OST PCE PLZ SLA SLO SPA TEP ZLN
Bohemians 1905 — 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0
České Budějovice 3–0 — 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–5 1–3
Hradec Králové 5–1 — 1–0 1–3 1–3 2–0
Jablonec 0–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–5
Karviná 1–0 1–1 — 5–2 1–2 0–1 4–1
Slovan Liberec 0–1 — 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–3 0–2 3–3
Mladá Boleslav 2–1 5–1 3–1 2–2 — 0–1
Sigma Olomouc 2–1 3–1 4–0 — 0–3 2–0 2–1
Baník Ostrava 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 0–0 5–1
Pardubice 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 — 0–1
Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 6–2 —
Slavia Prague 2–0 5–1 1–0 — 2–0 1–1 2–1
Slovácko 4–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 — 2–0 1–0
Sparta Prague 4–0 3–1 2–0 5–2 2–1 a 5–0 —
Teplice 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 —
Zlín 1–1 1–1 5–9 1–7 0–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Fortuna Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 22 October 2023[32]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Slovakia Lukáš Haraslín Sparta 7
2 Nigeria Rafiu Durosinmi Plzeň 6
Czech Republic Daniel Mareček Mladá Boleslav
4 Czech Republic Lukáš Juliš Olomouc 5
Czech Republic Pavel Šulc Plzeň
Nigeria Abdullahi Tanko Ostrava
Czech Republic Jan Kuchta Sparta
8 Czech Republic Pavel Bucha Plzeň 4
Czech Republic Jan Vodháněl Olomouc
Brazil Ewerton Ostrava
The Gambia Lamin Jawo Mladá Boleslav
Czech Republic Vasil Kušej Mladá Boleslav
Czech Republic Václav Jurečka Slavia

Clean sheets
As of 22 October 2023[33]
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Czech Republic Jiří Letáček Ostrava 6
2 Czech Republic Milan Heča Slovácko 5
3 Czech Republic Tomáš Grigar Teplice 4
4 Czech Republic Ondřej Kolář Slavia 3
Czech Republic Jan Hanuš Jablonec
Czech Republic Aleš Mandous Slavia
Denmark Peter Vindahl Jensen Sparta
8 5 players 2

See also

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