2018–19 Czech First League
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | TBC |
← 2017–18 |
The 2018–19 Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is the 26th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. The defending champions are Viktoria Plzeň, who won their fifth Czech title the previous season.[1] The season is the first with a new league structure in which 16 clubs play each other home and away, until the league is split up in championship, Europa League and relegation groups.[2]
Teams
Team changes
Promoted from 2017–18 Czech National Football League |
Relegated from 2017–18 Czech First League |
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SFC Opava 1. FK Příbram |
FC Vysočina Jihlava FC Zbrojovka Brno |
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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Baník Ostrava | Ostrava | Městský stadion (Ostrava) | 15,123 | [3] |
Bohemians 1905 | Prague | Ďolíček | 5,000 | [4] |
Dukla Prague | Prague | Stadion Juliska | 8,150 | [5] |
Jablonec | Jablonec nad Nisou | Stadion Střelnice | 6,108 | [6] |
Karviná | Karviná | Městský stadion (Karviná) | 4,833 | [7] |
Mladá Boleslav | Mladá Boleslav | Městský stadion (Mladá Boleslav) | 5,000 | [8] |
Opava | Opava | Městský stadion Opava | 7,758 | [9] |
Příbram | Příbram | Na Litavce | 9,100 | [10] |
Sigma Olomouc | Olomouc | Andrův stadion | 12,483 | [11] |
Slavia Prague | Prague | Eden Arena | 20,232 | [12] |
Slovácko | Uherské Hradiště | Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty | 8,000 | [13] |
Slovan Liberec | Liberec | Stadion u Nisy | 9,900 | [14] |
Sparta Prague | Prague | Generali Arena | 18,887 | [15] |
Teplice | Teplice | Na Stínadlech | 18,221 | [16] |
Viktoria Plzeň | Plzeň | Doosan Arena | 11,700 | [17] |
Fastav Zlín | Zlín | Letná Stadion | 5,783 | [18] |
Regular season
League table
Template:2018–19 Czech First League table
Results
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league, for a total of 30 matches played each.
Championship group
Template:2018–19 Czech First League Championship group table
Europa League play-offs
Teams placed between 7th and 10th position will take part in the Europa league play-offs. The best of them will play against the fourth-placed of the championship play-offs to determine the Europa League play-off winners. The winners will qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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7 | Team 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the European play-off final |
8 | Team 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Team 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Team 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.[19]
Relegation group
Template:2018–19 Czech First League Relegation group table
Relegation play-offs
Teams placed 14th and 15th in the relegation group will face 2nd and 3rd teams from Czech National Football League to for two spots in the next season.
Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Slavia Prague | 81,850 | 17,338 | 10,747 | 13,642 | +9.7% |
2 | Sparta Prague | 54,898 | 12,186 | 9,034 | 10,980 | −3.6% |
3 | Baník Ostrava | 54,812 | 14,294 | 7,032 | 10,962 | +39.0% |
4 | Viktoria Plzeň | 62,093 | 11,489 | 9,851 | 10,349 | +8.1% |
5 | Sigma Olomouc | 41,476 | 10,667 | 2,924 | 6,863 | +28.6% |
6 | Teplice | 30,893 | 15,131 | 2,531 | 6,179 | +39.3% |
7 | Slovácko | 27,357 | 6,586 | 3,986 | 5,471 | +21.7% |
8 | Bohemians 1905 | 23,632 | 4,955 | 4,202 | 4,726 | +14.8% |
9 | Slovan Liberec | 23,088 | 4,991 | 3,890 | 4,626 | −7.4% |
10 | Příbram | 24,989 | 4,825 | 3,126 | 4,165 | n/a |
11 | Fastav Zlín | 23,368 | 5,898 | 3,182 | 3,895 | −6.9% |
12 | Karviná | 16,990 | 3,942 | 2,814 | 3,398 | −4.4% |
13 | Jablonec | 20,100 | 5,950 | 2,225 | 3,350 | +3.7% |
14 | Mladá Boleslav | 19,984 | 4,932 | 2,110 | 3,331 | +15.5% |
15 | Dukla Prague | 15,795 | 5,262 | 1,287 | 3,159 | +12.3% |
16 | Opava | 6,884 | 1,382 | 953 | 1,747 | n/a |
League total | 527,909 | 17,338 | 953 | 5,999 | +8.2% |
Updated to games played on 7 October 2018
Source: FortunaLiga.cz
Number of teams by region
Rank | Region | Number of teams | Club(s) |
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1 | Prague | 4 | Bohemians 1905, Dukla Prague, Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague |
2 | Moravian-Silesian | 3 | Baník Ostrava, Karviná, Opava |
3 | Central Bohemian | 2 | Mladá Boleslav, Příbram |
Liberec | Jablonec, Slovan Liberec | ||
Zlín | Fastav Zlín, Slovácko | ||
6 | Olomouc | 1 | Sigma Olomouc |
Plzeň | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
Ústí nad Labem | Teplice |
See also
References
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- ^ "Nový herní formát" [New season structure]. Ligová fotbalová asociace (in Czech). Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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- ^ "Informace o klubu Dukla Praha". hetliga.cz (in Czech). HET Liga. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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- ^ "Informace o klubu 1.FK Příbram". FORTUNA:LIGA. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Informace o klubu SK Sigma Olomouc". hetliga.cz (in Czech). HET Liga. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Informace o klubu SK Slavia Praha". hetliga.cz (in Czech). HET Liga. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Informace o klubu 1. FC Slovácko". hetliga.cz (in Czech). HET Liga. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Informace o klubu FC Slovan Liberec". hetliga.cz (in Czech). HET Liga. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Informace o klubu AC Sparta Praha". hetliga.cz (in Czech). HET Liga. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Informace o klubu FK Teplice". hetliga.cz (in Czech). HET Liga. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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- ^ "Informace o klubu FC Fastav Zlín". hetliga.cz (in Czech). HET Liga. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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