| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2022 – 28 May 2023 |
| Champions | Sparta Prague |
| Relegated | Zbrojovka Brno |
| Champions League | Sparta Prague |
| Europa League | Slavia Prague |
| Europa Conference League | Viktoria Plzeň Bohemians 1905 |
| Matches | 276 |
| Goals | 819 (2.97 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Václav Jurečka (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Slavia 7–0Pardubice 21 August 2022 |
| Biggest away win | Teplice 0–5Ostrava 5 February 2023 |
| Highest scoring | Bohemians 1905 2–6Sparta 12 February 2023 |
| Longest winning run | Sparta (9 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Sparta (21 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Teplice (8 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Pardubice (7 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 19,370 Slavia 4–0Sparta 23 October 2022 |
| Lowest attendance | 550 Hradec Králové 0–0Jablonec 18 September 2022 |
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The2022–23 Czech First League, known as theFORTUNA:LIGA for sponsorship reason, is the 30th season of theCzech Republic's top-tierfootball for professional clubs since its 1993 establishment.FC Viktoria Plzeň are the reigning champions. The season started on 30 July 2022. The first half of the season will have 16 rounds, finishing on 13 November 2022 because of the2022 FIFA World Cup, and the other half will commence on 28 January 2023. The season is expected to end on 28 May 2023 with two extra play-out fixtures on 1 and 4 June 2023.[1]
The season format is unchanged from last season, 16 clubs play each other home and away, until the league is split up in championship, play-off and relegation groups. The lowest-ranked team was relegated directly to the second league, the two teams positioned 14th and 15th played a play-out with two teams from the second league positioned 2nd and 3rd in a home and away format. This was the fifth season to useVAR, featuring it in all matches played. The year-to-year changes in the format of the competition are only cosmetic, the most significant change being the increase of the number ofsubstitutes permitted on the substitute bench to 11.[2]
A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including fifteen sides from the 2021–22 season and the winner of last season's second league.
After being relegated in the2020–21 season,Zbrojovka Brno returned to Czech First League as the champion of the2021–22 Czech National Football League.[3]
The lowest positioned team from thelast season,MFK Karviná, was relegated to the Czech National Football League. The 14th-placedBohemians 1905 and 15th-placedFK Teplice successfully defended their spots in the first league by winning therelegation play-offs.
Ahead of the season:
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Contract valid until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Prague | End of contract | 18 May 2022 | 31 May 2022 | Undisclosed |
During the season:
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Match-week | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Contract valid until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pardubice | Sacked | 29 August 2022 | 5 | 16th | 13 September 2022 | June 2024 | ||
| Baník Ostrava | Mutual consent | 10 October 2022 | 11 | 14th | 12 October 2022 | Undisclosed | ||
| Dynamo České Budějovice | Sacked | 31 October 2022 | 14 | 14th | 13 November 2022 | Undisclosed | ||
| Trinity Zlín | 14 November 2022 | 16 | 15th | 28 November 2022 | Undisclosed | |||
| Teplice | 4 March 2023 | 22 | 14th | 6 March 2023 | Undisclosed | |||
| Zbrojovka Brno | 11 April 2023 | 26 | 13th | 11 April 2023 | Undisclosed |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparta Prague | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 70 | 29 | +41 | 68 | Qualification for thechampionship group |
| 2 | Slavia Prague | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 81 | 25 | +56 | 66 | |
| 3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 57 | |
| 4 | Bohemians 1905 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 48 | |
| 5 | Slovácko | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 46 | |
| 6 | Sigma Olomouc | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 41 | |
| 7 | Slovan Liberec | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 38 | Qualification for theplay-off |
| 8 | Hradec Králové | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 38 | |
| 9 | Mladá Boleslav | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 37 | |
| 10 | České Budějovice | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 35 | |
| 11 | Jablonec | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 35 | Qualification for therelegation group |
| 12 | Baník Ostrava | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 35 | |
| 13 | Teplice | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 32 | |
| 14 | Zbrojovka Brno | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 31 | |
| 15 | Pardubice | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 28 | |
| 16 | Trinity Zlín | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 26 |
| Home \ Away | BOH | BRN | CBU | HKR | JAB | LIB | MLA | OLO | OST | PCE | PLZ | SLA | SLO | SPA | TEP | ZLN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians 1905 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| České Budějovice | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| Hradec Králové | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Jablonec | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Slovan Liberec | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Mladá Boleslav | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Sigma Olomouc | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Baník Ostrava | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Pardubice | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Slavia Prague | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 |
| Slovácko | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Sparta Prague | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Teplice | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 |
| Trinity Zlín | 4–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |
Points and goals were carried over in full from the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SPA | SLA | PLZ | BOH | SLO | OLO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparta Prague(C) | 35 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 78 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | — | |
| 2 | Slavia Prague | 35 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 98 | 31 | +67 | 78 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round[a] | — | — | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | — | |
| 3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 61 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League second qualifying round | — | — | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| 4 | Bohemians 1905 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
| 5 | Slovácko | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 50 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | ||
| 6 | Sigma Olomouc | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 48 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | — | — | — |
Because only four teams advance to the European Cups from the Czech First League due to a low national coefficient, the winner of the play-off will only receive a cash bonus and a bye in the third round of the2023–24 Czech Cup.
| First round | Second round | |||||||||
| Mladá Boleslav | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Hradec Králové | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Hradec Králové | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Slovan Liberec | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| České Budějovice | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| Slovan Liberec | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
Points and goals were carried over in full from the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | OST | TEP | JAB | PCE | ZLN | BRN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Baník Ostrava | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 42 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–4 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 12 | Teplice | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 42 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 13 | Jablonec | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 40 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 14 | Pardubice(O) | 35 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 37 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | — | |
| 15 | Trinity Zlín(O) | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 34 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | ||
| 16 | Zbrojovka Brno(R) | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 33 | Relegation toFNL | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |
Teams placed 14th and 15th in the relegation group faced the teams placed 2nd and 3rd in theCzech National Football League for two spots in the next season.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viagem Příbram | 0–2 | Pardubice | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Trinity Zlín | 1–0 | Vyškov | 1–0 | 0–0 |
All timesCentral European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Pardubice won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Trinity Zlín | 1–0 | Vyškov |
|---|---|---|
|
Trinity Zlín won 1–0 on aggregate.
Top scorers[edit]Final standing[36]
| Top assists[edit]Final standing[37]
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| Matchweek | Date | Player | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 August 2022 | Liberec | Teplice | 5–1 (H)[38] | |
| 4 | 21 August 2022 | Slavia | Pardubice | 7–0 (H)[39] | |
| 10 | 2 October 2022 | Teplice | Pardubice | 5–1 (H)[40] | |
| 11 | 9 October 2022 | Bohemians 1905 | Slovácko | 4–2 (A)[41] | |
| 13 | 22 October 2022 | Brno | Pardubice | 3–1 (A)[42] | |
| 30 | 30 April 2023 | Ostrava | Olomouc | 4–1 (A)[43] | |
| 31 | 7 May 2023 | Slavia | Bohemians 1905 | 6–0 (H)[44] | |
| 35 | 27 May 2023 | Slavia | Slovácko | 4–0 (H)[44] |
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Final standing[45]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovácko | 11 | |
| 2 | Slavia | 10 | |
| Sparta | |||
| Plzeň | |||
| 5 | Mladá Boleslav | 6 | |
| Hradec Králové | |||
| Olomouc | |||
| 8 | Liberec | 5 | |
| Bohemians 1905 | |||
| Jablonec |