2025–26 Czech First League


The 2025–26 Czech First League, known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the 33rd season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football for professional clubs since its establishment, in 1993. Slavia Prague are the reigning champions. The season is scheduled to start in July 2025. The first half of the season will have 19 rounds, finishing in December, and the other half will commence on 31 January 2026. The season is expected to end on 25 May 2026 with two extra play-out fixtures on 28 and 31 May 2026.

Format

The general season format is unchanged from last season. The 16 clubs will play each other home and away, until the league is split up in championship, play-off and relegation groups. 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.
This will be the eighth season to use VAR, featuring it in all matches played. There are no changes in the rules. The schedule also has not changed compared to last season.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of sixteen teams contest the league, including thirteen sides from the 2024–25 season, the winner of last season's second league, and two winners of the play-out, determined on 1 June 2025.
;Team promoted to Czech First League
After being relegated in the 2023–24 season, FC Zlín returns to Czech First League as the champion of the 2024–25 Czech National Football League.
;Teams relegated from Czech First League
The lowest positioned team from the last season, SK Dynamo České Budějovice, was relegated to the Czech National Football League.

Locations and stadiums

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Bohemians 1905Prague Ďolíček6,300
FK Dukla PraguePrague Stadion Juliska8,150
FC Hradec KrálovéHradec KrálovéMalšovická aréna9,300
FK JablonecJablonec nad NisouStadion Střelnice5,690
MFK KarvináKarvináMěstský stadion (Karviná)4,833
FC Slovan LiberecLiberecStadion u Nisy9,900
FK Mladá BoleslavMladá BoleslavLokotrans Aréna5,000
SK Sigma OlomoucOlomoucAndrův stadion12,474
FC Baník OstravaOstravaMěstský stadion (Ostrava)15,081
FK PardubicePardubiceCFIG Arena4,620
FC Viktoria PlzeňPlzeňDoosan Arena11,597
SK Slavia PraguePrague Fortuna Arena19,370
1. FC SlováckoUherské HradištěMěstský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty8,000
Sparta PraguePrague epet ARENA18,349
FK TepliceTepliceNa Stínadlech17,078
FC ZlínZlínLetná Stadion5,898

RankRegionNumber of teamsClub
1Prague

Managerial changes

Pre-season:
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentContract valid until
Mladá Boleslav End of caretaker spell25 05 2025 02 06 2024Undisclosed
Slovácko End of caretaker spell25 05 2025 05 06 2025Undisclosed
Sparta Prague End of caretaker spell24 05 2025 08 06 2025Undisclosed
Dukla Prague End of contract02 06 2025 16 06 2025Undisclosed

During the season:
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyMatch-weekPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointmentContract valid until
Viktoria Plzeň Mutual consent29 09 2025105th 29 09 2025Undisclosed
Pardubice Sacked29 09 20251016th 29 09 2025Undisclosed
Baník Ostrava Mutual consent11 10 20251211th 12 10 2025Undisclosed
Pardubice End of caretaker spell14 10 20251216th 14 10 2025Undisclosed
Karviná Signed by Viktoria Plzeň15 10 2025128th 15 10 2025Undisclosed
Viktoria Plzeň End of caretaker spell15 10 2025126th 15 10 20252028
Slovácko Sacked03 11 20251416th 18 11 2025Undisclosed

Regular season

League table


Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Daniel VašulínOlomouc / Plzeň9
1 Tomáš ChorýSlavia9
3 Vojtěch PatrákPardubice8
3 Jan ChramostaJablonec8
3 Lamin JawoJablonec8
6 Mojmír ChytilSlavia7
6 Albion RrahmaniSparta7
6 Matyáš VojtaMladá Boleslav / Sparta7
6 Rafiu DurosinmiPlzeň7
6 Abdallah GningKarviná / Ostrava7

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Jan HanušJablonec9
2 Jan KoutnýOlomouc8
2 Tomáš KoubekLiberec8
4 Matouš TrmalTeplice7
5 Peter VindahlSparta6
6 Michal ReichlBohemians 19055
6 Adam ZadražilHradec Králové5
6 Stanislav DostálZlín5
9 Rihards MatrevicsDukla4
9 Michal JedličkaPlzeň4
9 Jakub MarkovičSlavia4
9 Jindřich StaněkSlavia4