| Founded | 1925 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1993 |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 16 (in 1993) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup | Czechoslovak Cup |
| International cup(s) | European Cup UEFA Cup |
| Most championships | Sparta Prague (21 titles) |
| Top scorer | Josef Bican (447 goals)[1] |
TheCzechoslovak First League (Czech:1. fotbalová liga,Slovak:1. futbalová liga) was the premierfootball league inCzechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception ofWorld War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formedGauliga Sudetenland andGauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories. Until the 1934-35 season, no teams from Slovakia participated in the league.[2]
Czechs were allowed to run their own league in theProtectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, while Slovaks were granted their own independentSlovak State and created their own league. After theWorld War II the league was recreated.
The league was dominated by clubs fromPrague withSparta Prague winning 19 titles,Dukla Prague 11 andSlavia Prague 9.
The attendance record for the league was set on 4 September 1965, when 50,105 spectators attended a match between rivals Sparta and Slavia in Prague.[3]
The Czechoslovak First League was succeeded in 1993 by theCzech First League in the Czech Republic and theSlovak Superliga in Slovakia.
Josef Bican was the all-time top goalscorer of the league with 447 goals in 279 matches, of which 417 goals were scored forSlavia Prague and 30 goals forFC Vítkovice. The list below is not the league's top goalscorers all in all, only players who at some point played for Slavia Prague.[1]
| # | Name | Goals | Years |
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| 1 |   Josef Bican | 447 | 1937–51, 1953–56 |
| 2 | Vlastimil Kopecký | 252 | 1932–51 |
| 3 | František Kloz | 175 | 1926–45 |
| 4 | Ladislav Kareš [cs] | 163 | 1941–51 |
| 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 |
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