2024–25 Czech First League

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Czech First League 2024–25
Season information
Dates	20 July 2024–30 May 2025
Winners	Slavia Praha (8th title)
Relegated	Dynamo Č. Budějovice
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Slavia Praha
Europa League
Conference League
Season statistics
Matches played	262
Goals scored	687
Average	2.62 per match
Top goalscorer	Jan Kliment (18)
Biggest home win	Ostrava 6–0 Dukla Prague 9 November 2024
Biggest away win	Liberec 0–5 Jablonec 6 October 2024
Highest scoring	Plzeň 7–2 Č. Budějovice 15 December 2024
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The 2024–25 Czech First League, known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the 32nd 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 2024. The first half of the season will have 19 rounds, finishing in December, and the other half will commence in February 2025. The season is expected to end on 25 May 2025 with two extra play-out fixtures on 29 May and 1 June 2025.

Format

Starting with the 2024–25 season, the league will be called "Chance Liga" after its new main sponsor, Chance betting office. The general 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, and 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 change is the cancellation of the Conference League play-off final between the 5th and 7th teams in the table. The winner of the middle group (i.e. the team placed 7th) will only receive a financial bonus.

This will be the seventh season to use VAR, featuring it in all matches played. The VAR central workplace in Prague 4-Michle will be used for the first time. VAR will have offside line technology available for the first time.

In the 2024–25 season, three new rules were introduced. Teams will be able to use a sixth substitution if there is a head injury or concussion. The punishment of a player in a situation where a player spoils a clear scoring opportunity with his hand will be changed, and only a yellow card will be awarded instead of a red card. The assessment of premature running of players into the penalty area during a penalty will also change.

Other changes concern the dates of matches, which is partly due to the new format of the European competitions. The spring part will start a week earlier than in previous years (on 1 February) and the exact dates of the matches will be determined further in advance than three weeks, as has been the case so far.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of sixteen teams contest the league, including thirteen sides from the 2023–24 season, the winner of last season's second league, and two winners of the play-out, determined on 2 June.

Team promoted to Czech First League

After being relegated in the 2018–19 season, FK Dukla Prague returns to Czech First League as the champion of the 2023–24 Czech National Football League.

Teams relegated from Czech First League

The lowest positioned team from the last season, FC Zlín, 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
FK Dukla Prague	Prague	Stadion Juliska	8,150
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
FK Pardubice	Pardubice	CFIG Arena	4,620
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

Personnel and sponsoring

Teams	Manager	Captain	Kit maker	Main sponsor
Bohemians	Jaroslav Veselý	Josef Jindřišek	Puma	BALshop
České Budějovice	Jiří Lerch	Zdeněk Ondrášek	Adidas	Tipsport
Dukla Prague	Petr Rada	Jan Peterka	Adidas	Carbounion
Hradec Králové	David Horejš	Petr Kodeš	Jako	Hradec Králové
Jablonec	Kozel, LubošLuboš Kozel	Nemanja Tekijaški	Capelli Sport	24live
Karviná	Hyský, MartinMartin Hyský	Jaroslav Svozil	Joma	OKD
Slovan Liberec	Kováč, RadoslavRadoslav Kováč	Jan Mikula	Nike	Tipsport
Mladá Boleslav	Brännström, AndreasAndreas Brännström	Marek Matějovský	Puma	Škoda Auto
Sigma Olomouc	Janotka, TomášTomáš Janotka	Radim Breite	Adidas	Tipsport
Baník Ostrava	Pavel Hapal	Ewerton	Macron	Fortuna
Pardubice	Střihavka, DavidDavid Střihavka	Kamil Vacek	Joma	ČPP Servis
Viktoria Plzeň	Miroslav Koubek	Lukáš Kalvach	Macron	Doosan Škoda Power
Slavia Prague	Jindřich Trpišovský	Jan Bořil	Puma	eToro
Slovácko	Smetana, OndřejOndřej Smetana	Stanislav Hofmann	Puma	Z-Group
Sparta Prague	Friis, LarsLars Friis	Filip Panák	Adidas	Betano
Teplice	Zdenko Frťala	Lukáš Mareček	Macron	AGC Glass Europe

Managerial changes

Ahead of the season:

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Contract valid until
Slovan Liberec	Kozel, LubošLuboš Kozel	End of contract	02024-06-30-30 June 2024	Kováč, RadoslavRadoslav Kováč	02024-05-26-26 May 2024	Undisclosed
Pardubice	Kováč, RadoslavRadoslav Kováč	Mutual consent	02024-05-25-25 May 2024	Saňák, JiříJiří Saňák	02024-05-27-27 May 2024	Undisclosed
Sigma Olomouc	Saňák, JiříJiří Saňák	Sacked	02024-05-12-12 May 2024	Janotka, TomášTomáš Janotka	02024-05-29-29 May 2024	Undisclosed
Karviná	Bielan, MarekMarek Bielan	Sacked	02024-06-30-30 June 2024	Hyský, MartinMartin Hyský	02024-06-11-11 June 2024	Undisclosed
Sparta Prague	Priske, BrianBrian Priske	Mutual consent	02024-06-12-12 June 2024	Friis, LarsLars Friis	02024-06-12-12 June 2024	Undisclosed
Slovácko	Svědík, MartinMartin Svědík	Mutual consent	02024-05-31-31 May 2024	West, RomanRoman West	02024-06-12-12 June 2024	Undisclosed
Jablonec	Látal, RadoslavRadoslav Látal	Sacked	02024-06-07-7 June 2024	Kozel, LubošLuboš Kozel	02024-06-17-17 June 2024	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
České Budějovice	Lerch, JiříJiří Lerch	Sacked	02024-07-28-28 July 2024	2	16th	Straka, FrantišekFrantišek Straka	02024-07-28-28 July 2024	Undisclosed
Mladá Boleslav	Holoubek, DavidDavid Holoubek	Mutual consent	02024-08-24-24 August 2024	5	10th	Brännström, AndreasAndreas Brännström	02024-08-24-24 August 2024	Undisclosed
Pardubice	Saňák, JiříJiří Saňák	Sacked	02024-10-26-26 October 2024	13	15th	Střihavka, DavidDavid Střihavka	02024-10-29-29 October 2024	Undisclosed
Slovácko	West, RomanRoman West	Sacked	02024-10-27-27 October 2024	13	8th	Smetana, OndřejOndřej Smetana	02024-11-14-14 November 2024	Summer 2027
České Budějovice	Straka, FrantišekFrantišek Straka	Sacked	02025-01-10-10 January 2025	19	16th	Lerch, JiříJiří Lerch	02025-01-12-12 January 2025	Undisclosed

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Slavia Prague (X)	21	18	2	1	44	7	+37	56	Qualification for the championship group
2	Viktoria Plzeň	20	13	4	3	39	17	+22	43
3	Sparta Prague	20	12	4	4	37	22	+15	40
4	Baník Ostrava	20	12	3	5	33	20	+13	39
5	Mladá Boleslav	21	8	7	6	33	24	+9	31
6	Jablonec	20	9	3	8	31	17	+14	30
7	Sigma Olomouc	20	8	5	7	30	31	−1	29	Qualification for the play-off
8	Hradec Králové	20	8	4	8	20	17	+3	28
9	Bohemians 1905	20	6	7	7	25	30	−5	25
10	Slovácko	20	6	7	7	18	28	−10	25
11	Slovan Liberec	20	6	6	8	28	23	+5	24	Qualification for the relegation group
12	Karviná	20	6	6	8	24	33	−9	24
13	Teplice	21	6	4	11	25	34	−9	22
14	Pardubice	21	3	6	12	17	31	−14	15
15	Dukla Prague	20	3	4	13	15	36	−21	13
16	České Budějovice	20	0	4	16	7	56	−49	4

Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2025. Source: Chance 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.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
(X) Assured of the Play-offs, but may still qualify for the championship group

Results

Home \ Away	BOH	CBU	DUK	HKR	JAB	KAR	LIB	MLA	PCE	OLO	OST	PLZ	SLA	SLO	SPA	TEP
Bohemians 1905	—	9 Feb	3–1	0–3	1–2	3–3		2–2	0–0		2–1		0–4	3–3	1–2
České Budějovice	0–0	—	0–0	0–2	15 Feb		0–0	0–4	1–3	0–2		0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2
Dukla Prague	1–0	3–0	—	1–2	0–2		1–4	0–1	2–1			1–3		1–2	1–1
Hradec Králové	16 Feb		1–0	—				2–1	3–0	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–1	3–0	0–2	1–0
Jablonec	0–1	5–0	2–1	2–0	—			2–0			3–1	0–0	1–2	9 Feb	1–2	3–0
Karviná	1–2	4–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	—	1–3		1–0	2–1	0–0	1–2			15 Feb	1–1
Slovan Liberec	2–2			0–0	0–5		—	16 Feb	3–0	1–1	0–1	1–1	0–1	4–0		3–0
Mladá Boleslav		4–0		3–0		1–1	1–0	—	2–2	1–3	0–0		0–2	3–0	2–2	2–1
Pardubice		0–0		2–1	2–0	0–1	1–1		—	2–2	2–3		0–2	0–1		0–1
Sigma Olomouc	1–3		2–1		0–0		1–4	3–2	15 Feb	—	2–2	2–1	1–2	2–1		2–1
Baník Ostrava		2–1	6–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–0			9 Feb	—	1–3	0–1	3–1
Viktoria Plzeň	2–0	7–2		1–0	3–2	5–0	8 Feb	1–1	2–0	2–1		—			1–0	1–1
Slavia Prague		4–0	3–0			5–1	1–0	1–0	2–0	2–0	16 Feb	3–0	—		2–1	2–1
Slovácko	0–0		15 Feb		0–0	2–1		1–1	1–1		1–0	1–0	0–0	—	0–2	0–2
Sparta Prague	1–0		2–0	9 Feb	2–1	4–1	2–1		2–1	2–3	1–3		a	2–2	—	1–1
Teplice	1–2	5–2	1–1			1–3	2–1	1–2		1–0	2–3	16 Feb	1–0		1–4	—

Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2025. Source: Chance 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 8 February 2025

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jan Kliment	Olomouc	11
	Ewerton	Ostrava
3	Pavel Šulc	Plzeň	8
	Tomáš Chorý	Slavia
	Mojmír Chytil	Slavia
6	Amar Memić	Karviná / Plzeň	7
	Abdulla Yusuf Helal	Bohemians 1905
8	Filip Vecheta	Karviná	6
	El Hadji Malick Diouf	Slavia
	Denis Višinský	Liberec
	Erik Prekop	Ostrava
	Victor Olatunji	Sparta

Hat-tricks

Matchweek	Date	Player	For	Against	Result
2	02024-07-28-28 July 2024	Mareček, DanielDaniel Mareček	Mladá Boleslav	Slovácko	3–0 (H)
15	02024-11-10-10 November 2024	Chytil, MojmírMojmír Chytil	Slavia	Karviná	5–1 (H)
16	02024-11-24-24 November 2024	Višinský, DenisDenis Višinský	Liberec	Olomouc	4–1 (A)
18	02024-12-08-8 December 2024	Matějovský, MarekMarek Matějovský	Mladá Boleslav	České Budějovice	4–0 (A)
19	02024-12-15-15 December 2024	Kopic, JanJan Kopic	Plzeň	České Budějovice	7–2 (H)

Notes

(H) – Home team, (A) – Away team

Clean sheets

As of 8 February 2025

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Antonín Kinský	Slavia	12
2	Jan Hanuš	Jablonec	9
3	Adam Zadražil	Hradec Králové	8
4	Milan Heča	Slovácko	7
	Matouš Trmal	Mladá Boleslav
	Jakub Markovič	Ostrava
7	Martin Jedlička	Plzeň	5
	Jakub Lapeš	Karviná
	Hugo Jan Bačkovský	Liberec
	Peter Vindahl Jensen	Sparta

See also

• 2024–25 Czech National Football League
• 2024–25 Czech Cup

External links

• Official website of Czech football

2024–25 in Czech football
Domestic leagues
Czech First League · National League
Domestic cups
Czech Cup · Czechoslovak Supercup
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final) · Conference League (Final)
2024–25                                                        2025–26