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2023–24 Czech First League

The 2023–24 Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football for professional clubs since its establishment in 1993. Sparta Prague were the reigning champions. The season started in July 2023. The first half of the season had 19 rounds, finishing in December, and the other half commenced in February 2024. The season ended on 31 May 2024, with two extra play-out fixtures on 29 May and 2 June 2024.[1]

Czech First League
Season2023–24
Dates22 July 2023 – 31 May 2024
ChampionsSparta
RelegatedZlín
Champions LeagueSparta, Slavia
Europa LeaguePlzeň
Conference LeagueOstrava, Mladá Boleslav
Matches277
Goals804 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerVáclav Jurečka (19 goals)
Biggest home winOstrava 6–0 Slovácko
26 May 2024
Biggest away winZlín 1–7 Plzeň
17 September 2023
Highest scoringZlín 5–9 Mladá Boleslav
21 October 2023
Longest winning runSparta
(9 matches)
Longest unbeaten runSlavia
(13 matches)
Longest winless runZlín & České Budějovice
(8 matches)
Longest losing runČeské Budějovice
(7 matches)
Highest attendance19,370
Slavia 1–1 Sparta
24 September 2023
Lowest attendance783
Č. Budějovice 0–2 Hr. Králové
13 December 2023
Total attendance1,782,387
Average attendance6,435

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 against Mladá Boleslav, which ended 5–9.[2]

Format

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The season format remained unchanged from last season, 16 clubs played each other home and away, until the league was split up in championship, Conference League and relegation groups. The lowest-ranked team was relegated directly to the second league, and the two teams positioned 14th and 15th played a play-off with two teams from the second league positioned 2nd and 3rd in a home and away format. This was the sixth season to use VAR, featuring it in all matches played. The only change in the rules was the limited number of players that could be sent on loan.[1]

Teams

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Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

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A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including fifteen sides from the 2022–23 season and the winner of last season's second league.

Team promoted to Czech First League

After being relegated in the 2021–22 season, MFK Karviná returned 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

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Managerial changes

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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]Czech 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 2023

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]815thSlovakia Juraj Jarábek[29]27 September 2023
ZlínCzech Republic Pavel Vrba[30]23 October 20231216thCzech Republic Bronislav Červenka[30]25 October 2023
České BudějoviceCzech Republic Marek Nikl[31]15NoneNoneNone
Czech Republic Tomáš Zápotočný[32]Mutual consent13 December 202318Czech Republic Jiří Lerch[33]13 December 2023Undisclosed
Mladá BoleslavCzech Republic Marek Kulič[34]Sacked30 December 2023197thCzech Republic David Holoubek[35]2 January 2024June 2028
Sigma OlomoucCzech Republic Václav Jílek[36]26 February 2024228thJiří Saňák[36]26 February 2024Undisclosed
Hradec KrálovéCzech Republic Václav Kotal[37]Mutual consent28 February 202412thCzech Republic David Horejš[37]28 February 2024
KarvináSlovakia Juraj Jarábek[38]Sacked12 March 20242516thCzech Republic Marek Bielan[39]12 March 2024June 2024

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sparta Prague 30 24 4 2 70 26 +44 76 Qualification for the Championship group
2 Slavia Prague 30 22 6 2 62 23 +39 72
3 Viktoria Plzeň 30 19 5 6 67 33 +34 62
4 Baník Ostrava 30 13 6 11 48 39 +9 45
5 Mladá Boleslav 30 12 8 10 50 46 +4 44
6 Slovácko 30 11 8 11 39 40 −1 41
7 Slovan Liberec 30 10 10 10 46 46 0 40 Qualification for the Play-off
8 Sigma Olomouc 30 10 7 13 40 45 −5 37
9 Hradec Králové 30 9 10 11 32 38 −6 37
10 Teplice 30 9 9 12 31 40 −9 36
11 Bohemians 1905 30 8 11 11 29 40 −11 35 Qualification for the Relegation group
12 Jablonec 30 6 12 12 35 45 −10 30
13 Pardubice 30 7 7 16 29 42 −13 28
14 Karviná 30 6 7 17 30 52 −22 25
15 Zlín 30 5 10 15 36 61 −25 25
16 České Budějovice 30 6 6 18 34 62 −28 24
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.[40]

Results

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Home \ Away BOH CBU HKR JAB KAR LIB MLA OLO OST PCE PLZ SLA SLO SPA TEP ZLN
Bohemians 1905 — 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–0
České Budějovice 3–0 — 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–5 1–3 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–2
Hradec Králové 2–2 5–1 — 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–0
Jablonec 0–1 5–2 1–1 — 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–5 3–2 0–0
Karviná 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 — 5–2 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–1 4–1
Slovan Liberec 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–3 1–0 — 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–3 4–1 0–2 3–3 5–3
Mladá Boleslav 2–1 3–1 5–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 — 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–2
Sigma Olomouc 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 — 0–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–4 2–1 0–0
Baník Ostrava 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 — 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 4–1 5–1
Pardubice 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1
Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 5–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 6–2 — 1–0 1–4 4–0 3–0 3–0
Slavia Prague 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–3 5–1 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–2 — 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–1
Slovácko 5–2 4–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 — 1–3 2–0 1–0
Sparta Prague 2–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–3 5–2 2–1 0–0 5–0 — 2–1 2–0
Teplice 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 — 2–1
Zlín 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 5–9 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–7 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 —
Source: Fortuna Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship group

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Points and goals were carried over in full from the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation SPA SLA PLZ OST MLA SLO
1 Sparta Prague (C) 35 27 6 2 82 30 +52 87 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round — 0–0 1–1 2–1 — —
2 Slavia Prague 35 26 7 2 76 24 +52 85 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a] — — 3–0 5–0 4–0 —
3 Viktoria Plzeň 35 21 7 7 76 40 +36 70 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round — — — 1–1 3–0 4–2
4 Baník Ostrava 35 14 7 14 56 48 +8 49 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round — — — — 0–1 6–0
5 Mladá Boleslav (O) 35 13 8 14 51 59 −8 47 Qualification for the Conference League play-off final 0–5 — — — — 0–1
6 Slovácko 35 12 8 15 45 56 −11 44 2–4 1–2 — — — —
Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since the Europa League winners, Atalanta qualified for the Champions League via league position, Slavia Prague were promoted from the Champions League second qualifying round to the third qualifying round as one of the two teams with the highest coefficient in the second qualifying round.

Conference League play-off

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Teams placed between 7th and 10th position took part in the Conference League play-off. The play-off winner faced the fifth-placed team of the championship group to determine the Conference League play-off winners. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.

First roundSecond round
          
 
Teplice224
 
Slovan Liberec01 1
Teplice000
 
Hradec Králové12 3
Hradec Králové336
Sigma Olomouc11 2

Final

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Mladá Boleslav3–1Hradec Králové
Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Ondřej Berka

Relegation group

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Points and goals were carried over in full from the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation JAB PCE BOH KAR CBU ZLN
11 Jablonec 35 9 14 12 45 50 −5 41 — 3–0 — 3–2 — 1–0
12 Pardubice 35 11 7 17 39 47 −8 40 — — — 4–0 3–2 2–0
13 Bohemians 1905 35 9 12 14 34 48 −14 39 1–1 0–1 — 1–3 — —
14 Karviná (O) 35 8 8 19 38 62 −24 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs — — — — 1–0 2–2
15 České Budějovice (O) 35 7 8 20 41 70 −29 29 2–2 — 2–1 — — —
16 Zlín (R) 35 5 12 18 40 69 −29 27 Relegation to FNL — — 1–2 — 1–1 —
Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

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Teams placed 14th and 15th in the relegation group faced the teams placed 2nd and 3rd in the Czech National Football League for two spots in the next season.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vyškov 0–2 Karviná 0–1 0–1
České Budějovice 3–2 Silon Táborsko 2–1 1–1

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Hat-tricks

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MatchweekDatePlayerForAgainstResult
413 August 2023Czech Republic Pavel ŠulcPlzeňČeské Budějovice5–2 (A)[42]
189 December 2023Czech Republic Marek Havlík4SlováckoBohemians 19055–2 (H)[43]
2225 February 2024Czech Republic Mojmír ChytilSlaviaPardubice3–0 (H)[44]
3211 May 2024Czech Republic Pavel ŠulcPlzeňSlovácko4–2 (H)[42]
3418 May 2024Czech Republic Jan Kuchta4SpartaMladá Boleslav5–0 (A)[45]
3419 May 2024Czech Republic Ladislav KrobotPardubiceKarviná4–0 (H)[46]
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

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Attendances

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Rank Club Average
1Slavia Praha17,688
2Sparta Praha17,084
3Baník Ostrava9,366
4Viktoria Plzeň8,778
5Hradec Králové7,303
6Teplice5,641
7Slovácko5,299
8Bohemians4,998
9Sigma Olomouc4,540
10Zlín3,740
11Pardubice3,346
12České Budějovice3,335
13Slovan Liberec3,092
14Mladá Boleslav2,837
15Karviná2,686
16Jablonec2,342

Source:[48]

See also

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References

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