2023–24 Czech First League

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Czech First League 2023–24
Season information
Dates	22 July 2023–26 May 2024
Season statistics
Matches played	87
Goals scored	255
Top goalscorer	Lukáš Haraslín (7 goals)
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The 2023–24 Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, will be 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.

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.

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.

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

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Bohemians 1905	Prague	Ďolíček	6,300
SK Dynamo České Budějovice	České Budějovice	Stadion Střelecký ostrov	6,681
FC Hradec Králové	Hradec Králové	Malšovická aréna	9,300
FK Jablonec	Jablonec nad Nisou	Stadion Střelnice	6,108
MFK Karviná	Karviná	Městský stadion (Karviná)	4,833
FC Slovan Liberec	Liberec	Stadion u Nisy	9,900
FK Mladá Boleslav	Mladá Boleslav	Lokotrans Aréna	5,000
SK Sigma Olomouc	Olomouc	Andrův stadion	12,474
FC Baník Ostrava	Ostrava	Městský stadion (Ostrava)	15,123
FC Viktoria Plzeň	Plzeň	Doosan Arena	11,700
SK Slavia Prague	Prague	Fortuna Arena	19,370
1. FC Slovácko	Uherské Hradiště	Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty	8,000
AC Sparta Prague	Prague	epet ARENA	18,944
FK Teplice	Teplice	Na Stínadlech	18,221
FC Zlín	Zlín	Letná Stadion	5,783
FK Pardubice	Pardubice	CFIG Arena	4,600

Managerial changes

Ahead of the season:

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Contract valid until
Hradec Králové	Koubek, MiroslavMiroslav Koubek	End of contract	02023-06-30-30 June 2023	Weber, JozefJozef Weber	02023-05-10-10 May 2023	Undisclosed
Viktoria Plzeň	Bílek, MichalMichal Bílek	End of contract	02023-06-30-30 June 2023	Koubek, MiroslavMiroslav Koubek	02023-06-05-5 June 2023	June 2024
Jablonec	Horejš, DavidDavid Horejš	Sacked	02023-05-29-29 May 2023	Látal, RadoslavRadoslav Látal	02023-06-30-30 June 2023	Undisclosed
Mladá Boleslav	Hoftych, PavelPavel Hoftych	Mutual consent	02023-05-26-26 May 2023	Kulič, MarekMarek Kulič	02023-05-26-26 May 2023	Undisclosed

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 Králové	Weber, JozefJozef Weber	Sacked	02023-09-18-18 September 2023	8	11th	Kotal, VáclavVáclav Kotal	02023-09-18-18 September 2023	Undisclosed
Karviná	Hejdušek, TomášTomáš Hejdušek	Sacked	02023-09-18-18 September 2023	8	15th	Jarábek, JurajJuraj Jarábek	02023-09-27-27 September 2023	Undisclosed

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sparta Prague	11	9	2	0	30	8	+22	29	Qualification for the championship group
2	Slavia Prague	11	8	3	0	20	7	+13	27
3	Viktoria Plzeň	10	7	1	2	30	13	+17	22
4	Sigma Olomouc	11	7	0	4	21	14	+7	21
5	Slovácko	11	6	2	3	13	12	+1	20
6	Baník Ostrava	11	5	3	3	18	10	+8	18
7	Mladá Boleslav	10	5	2	3	18	16	+2	17	Qualification for the play-off
8	Bohemians 1905	11	4	2	5	10	14	−4	14
9	Teplice	11	3	4	4	10	12	−2	13
10	Hradec Králové	11	3	2	6	14	20	−6	11
11	Slovan Liberec	11	2	4	5	15	21	−6	10	Qualification for the relegation group
12	České Budějovice	11	3	1	7	14	25	−11	10
13	Pardubice	11	2	3	6	9	18	−9	9
14	Jablonec	11	1	5	5	10	17	−7	8
15	Karviná	11	2	1	8	15	23	−8	7
16	Zlín	11	1	3	7	8	25	−17	6

Updated to match(es) played on 8 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.

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				—		1–1						1–1	2–0	1–5
Karviná				1–1	—	5–2	1–2								0–1	4–1
Slovan Liberec	0–1					—			3–1	1–0		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					—			0–1
Viktoria Plzeň	2–0		1–1	3–2				2–1	3–1	6–2	—
Slavia Prague			2–0		5–1				1–0			—		1–1		2–1
Slovácko		4–1			2–0		2–2	0–2					—		2–0	1–0
Sparta Prague					3–1			2–0		5–2	2–1	a	5–0	—
Teplice				0–0						0–1	1–0	0–0		1–1	—
Zlín		1–1				1–1					1–7			0–1	2–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 8 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 2 October 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lukáš Haraslín	Sparta	7
2	Rafiu Durosinmi	Plzeň	6
3	Lukáš Juliš	Olomouc	5
	Pavel Šulc	Plzeň
	Abdullahi Tanko	Ostrava
	Jan Kuchta	Sparta
7	Daniel Mareček	Mladá Boleslav	4
	Pavel Bucha	Plzeň
	Jan Vodháněl	Olomouc
	Ewerton	Ostrava

Clean sheets

As of 8 October 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Jiří Letáček	Ostrava	5
	Milan Heča	Slovácko
3	Tomáš Grigar	Teplice	4
4	Ondřej Kolář	Slavia	3
	Jan Hanuš	Jablonec
6	6 players		2

See also

• 2023–24 Czech Cup
• 2023–24 Czech National Football League

External links

• Official website (Czech)

2023–24 in Czech football
Domestic leagues
Czech First League · National League
Domestic cups
Czech Cup
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final) · Europa Conference League (Final)
2022–23                                                        2024–25