2008–09 Czech First League


The 2008–09 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the sixteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. It began on 2 August 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. Slavia Prague were the defending champions. Slavia secured their 17th title overall after a 3–1 win away against Viktoria Žižkov in 28th round. They were the first club to defend Czech title since the 2000–01 season.

Promotion and relegation

Most and Bohemians 1905 were relegated to the second division after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the previous season.
FK Bohemians Prague (Střížkov) and 1. FK Příbram were promoted from the second division.

Stadia and locations

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment
Český Budějovice

League table


Top goalscorers

Final standing
RankPlayerClubGoals
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Attendances

#ClubAverage
1Slavia Praha11,971
2Sparta Praha8,642
3Baník Ostrava7,822
4Sigma Olomouc4,903
5Slovan Liberec4,633
6Mladá Boleslav4,072
7Viktoria Plzeň4,005
8Teplice3,847
9Zbrojovka Brno3,842
10Příbram3,684
11Viktoria Žižkov3,398
12České Budějovice3,314
13Jablonec3,229
14Tescoma Zlín3,011
15Kladno2,419
16Bohemians1,903

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