2025–26 Czech First League

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Czech First League 2025–26
Season information
Dates	18 July 2025–24 May 2026
Season statistics
Matches played	120
Goals scored	301
Average	2.51 per match
← 2024–25	2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Czech First League, known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, will be the 33nd season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football for professional clubs since its establishment, in 1993. Slavia Prague are the reigning champions. The season is scheduled to start in July 2025. The first half of the season will have 19 rounds, finishing in December, and the other half will commence on 31 January 2026. The season is expected to end on 25 May 2026 with two extra play-out fixtures on 28 and 31 May 2026.

Format

The general season format is unchanged from last season. The 16 clubs will play each other home and away, until the league is split up in championship, play-off and relegation groups. 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.

This will be the eighth season to use VAR, featuring it in all matches played. There are no changes in the rules. The schedule also has not changed compared to last season.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of sixteen teams contest the league, including thirteen sides from the 2024–25 season, the winner of last season's second league, and two winners of the play-out, determined on 1 June 2025.

Team promoted to Czech First League

After being relegated in the 2023–24 season, FC Zlín returns to Czech First League as the champion of the 2024–25 Czech National Football League.

Teams relegated from Czech First League

The lowest positioned team from the last season, SK Dynamo České Budějovice, was relegated to the Czech National Football League.

See also

• 2025–26 Czech National Football League
• 2025–26 Czech Cup

External links

• Official website of Czech football

2025–26 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                                                        2026–27