The Czechoslovak First League (Czech: 1. fotbalová liga, Slovak: 1. futbalová liga) was the top division of football in Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993.
Founded | 1925 |
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Folded | 1993 |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 16 (in 1993) |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Czechoslovak Cup |
International cup(s) | European Cup UEFA Cup |
Most championships | Sparta Prague (21 titles) |
Top goalscorer | Josef Bican (447 goals)[1] |
League Names
change- 1925 First Association League (Czech: Asociační liga) (teams from Prague only)
- 1925–29 Central Bohemian First League (Czech: Středočeská liga) (teams from Prague and Central Bohemia)
- 1929–34 First Association League (Czech: Asociační liga) (expanded to include Moravian teams)
- 1934–38 State League (Czech: Státní liga) (expanded to include Slovak teams)
- 1938–44 Bohemian-Moravian League (Czech: Národní liga) (World War II, Czechoslovakia split)
- 1945–48 State League (Czech: Státní liga) (Czechoslovak Republic reinstated)
- 1949–50 First All-National Championship (Czech: Celostátní mistrovství)
- 1951–55 Republic Championship (Czech: Mistrovství republiky (1951–52), Přebor republiky (1953–55))
- 1956–93 First League (Czech: I. liga)[2]
Champions
change1925–1938
changeBohemia-Moravia 1938–1944
changeSeason | Champions | Runner-up | Third place | Top Goalscorer | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938–39 | Sparta Prague | Slavia Prague | SK Pardubice | Josef Bican (29) | Slavia Prague |
1939–40 | Slavia Prague | Sparta Prague | SK Pardubice | Josef Bican (50) | Slavia Prague |
1940–41 | Slavia Prague | SK Plzeň | SK Pardubice | Josef Bican (38) | Slavia Prague |
1941–42 | Slavia Prague | SK Prostějov | Viktoria Plzeň | Josef Bican (45) | Slavia Prague |
1942–43 | Slavia Prague | Sparta Prague | Baťa Zlín | Josef Bican (39) | Slavia Prague |
1943–44 | Sparta Prague | Slavia Prague | Baťa Zlín | Josef Bican (57) | Slavia Prague |
1945–1993
changePerformance by club
changeClub | Winners | Winning Years |
---|---|---|
Sparta Prague | 21
|
1925–26, 1927, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1952, 1954, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93 |
SK Slavia Prague | 13
|
1925, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1946–47 |
Dukla Prague / ÚDA Prague | 11
|
1953, 1956, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1981–82 |
SK Slovan Bratislava / NV Bratislava | 8
|
1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1991–92 |
FC Spartak Trnava | 5
|
1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73 |
FC Baník Ostrava | 3
|
1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81 |
TJ Vítkovice | 1
|
1985–86 |
FK Viktoria Žižkov | 1
|
1927–28 |
FC Bohemians Praha | 1
|
1982–83 |
FC Zbrojovka Brno | 1
|
1977–78 |
Spartak Hradec Králové | 1
|
1959–60 |
FK Inter Bratislava | 1
|
1958–59 |
Player records
changeJosef Bican was the all-time top goalscorer of the league with 447 goals in 279 matches, of which 417 goals were scored for Slavia Praha and 30 goals for FC Vítkovice.[1]
Top goalscorers
change# | Name | Goals | Years |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Josef Bican | 447 | 1937–51, 1953–56 |
2 | Vlastimil Kopecký | 252 | 1932–51 |
3 | František Kloz | 175 | 1926–45 |
4 | Ladislav Kareš | 163 | ? |
5 | Vojtěch Bradáč | 155 | 1926–36, 1937–45 |
6 | Jiří Pešek | 151 | 1939–65 |
7 | Otto Hemele | 133 | 1937–65 |
8 | Josef Silný | 127 | 1923–33, 1934–40 |
9 | Antonín Puč | 123 | 1925–40 |
10 | Josef Kadraba | 117 | 1953–67 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Slavia Top Scorers of All Times SK Slavia Praha
- ↑ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů. Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.