2024–25 Czech First League
Football league season
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 July 2024 – 30 May 2025 |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 130 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jan Kliment (7 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Plzeň 5–0 Karviná 11 August 2024 |
| Biggest away win | Teplice 1–4 Sparta 27 July 2024 Č. Budějovice 0–3 Plzeň 18 August 2024 |
← 2023–24 All statistics correct as of 17 September 2024. | |
The 2024–25 Czech First League, known as the Chance liga for sponsorship reasons, will be 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.[1]
Format
Starting with the 2024–25 season, the league will be called "Chance Liga" after its new main sponsor, Chance betting office.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[1]
Teams
Prague
Jablonec
Liberec
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Locations of the 2024–25 Czech First League teamsPromotion 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.[6]
- 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
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 |  Luboš Kozel[23] | End of contract | 30 June 2024 | Radoslav Kováč[23] | 26 May 2024 | Undisclosed |
| Pardubice | Radoslav Kováč[24] | Mutual consent | 25 May 2024 | Jiří Saňák[24] | 27 May 2024 | Undisclosed |
| Sigma Olomouc | Jiří Saňák[25] | Sacked | 12 May 2024 | Tomáš Janotka[25] | 29 May 2024 | Undisclosed |
| Karviná | Marek Bielan[26] | Sacked | 30 June 2024 | Martin Hyský[26] | 11 June 2024 | Undisclosed |
| Sparta Prague |  Brian Priske[27] | Mutual consent | 12 June 2024 | Lars Friis[27] | 12 June 2024 | Undisclosed |
| Slovácko | Martin Svědík[28] | Mutual consent | 31 May 2024 | Roman West[28] | 12 June 2024 | Undisclosed |
| Jablonec | Radoslav Látal[29] | Sacked | 7 June 2024 | Luboš Kozel[30] | 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 | Jiří Lerch[31] | Sacked | 28 July 2024 | 2 | 16th | František Straka[31] | 28 July 2024 | Undisclosed |
| Mladá Boleslav | David Holoubek[32] | Mutual consent | 24 August 2024 | 5 | 10th |  Andreas Brännström[32] | 24 August 2024 | Undisclosed |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slavia Prague | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 22 | Qualification for the championship group |
| 2 | Sparta Prague | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 19 | |
| 3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 17 | |
| 4 | Baník Ostrava | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 14 | |
| 5 | Hradec Králové | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 | |
| 6 | Jablonec | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 11 | |
| 7 | Sigma Olomouc | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 11 | Qualification for the play-off |
| 8 | Karviná | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 11 | |
| 9 | Slovácko | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 10 | |
| 10 | Mladá Boleslav | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | |
| 11 | Slovan Liberec | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 12 | Bohemians 1905 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | |
| 13 | Dukla Prague | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | |
| 14 | Pardubice | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | |
| 15 | Teplice | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 3 | |
| 16 | České Budějovice | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2024. 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.[33]
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.[33]
Results
| Home \ Away | BOH | CBU | DUK | HKR | JAB | KAR | LIB | MLA | PCE | OLO | OST | PLZ | SLA | SLO | SPA | TEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians 1905 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| České Budějovice | 0–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |||||||||||
| Dukla Prague | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | |||||||||||
| Hradec Králové | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Jablonec | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| Karviná | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Slovan Liberec | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| Mladá Boleslav | 4–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||
| Pardubice | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
| Sigma Olomouc | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||
| Baník Ostrava | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | ||||||||||||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | — | ||||||||||||
| Slavia Prague | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | a | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Slovácko | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | |||||||||||
| Sparta Prague | 2–0 | 2–1 | a | 2–2 | — | |||||||||||
| Teplice | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2024. 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.
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 17 September 2024[34]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Kliment | Olomouc | 7 |
| 2 | Pavel Šulc | Plzeň | 5 |
| 3 |  El Hadji Malick Diouf | Slavia | 4 |
| 4 | Daniel Mareček | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
 Abdulla Yusuf Helal | Bohemians 1905 | ||
 Dominik Hollý | Jablonec | ||
 Veljko Birmančević | Sparta | ||
| Abdallah Gning | Teplice | ||
| Lukáš Haraslín | Sparta | ||
| 10 | 15 players | 2 |
Hat-tricks
| Matchweek | Date | Player | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 28 July 2024 | Daniel Mareček | Mladá Boleslav | Slovácko | 3–0 (H)[35] |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Clean sheets
- As of 17 September 2024[36]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonín Kinský | Slavia | 6 |
| 2 | Milan Heča | Slovácko | 5 |
| 3 | Jakub Markovič | Ostrava | 4 |
| Jan Hanuš | Jablonec | ||
| 5 | Marián Tvrdoň | Plzeň | 3 |
| Matúš Hruška | Dukla | ||
| 7 | Matouš Trmal | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| Adam Zadražil | Hradec Králové | ||
| Peter Vindahl Jensen | Sparta | ||
| Jakub Lapeš | Karviná |
See also
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