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. [AC AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague|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.
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.
Format
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.Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
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.
;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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| 1 |  PragueManagerial changesAhead of the season:
During the season:
Regular seasonLeague tableChampionship groupPoints and goals were carried over in full from the regular season.Conference League play-offTeams 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.Relegation groupPoints and goals were carried over in full from the regular season.Relegation play-offsTeams 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.Season statisticsTop scorers
Hat-tricks;Notes4 Player scored 4 goals – Home team – Away team Clean sheets
Attendances
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