2022–23 Czech First League

The 2022–23 Czech First League, known as the FORTUNA:LIGA for sponsorship reason, is the 30th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football for professional clubs since its establishment, in 1993. 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 the 2022 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]

Czech First League
Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 – 28 May 2023
Matches played256
Goals scored765 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorerJakub Řezníček (19 goals)
Biggest home winSlavia 7–0 Pardubice
21 August 2022
Biggest away winTeplice 0–5 Ostrava
5 February 2023
Highest scoringBohemians 1905 2–6 Sparta
12 February 2023
Longest winning runSparta
(9 matches)
Longest unbeaten runSparta
(18 matches)
Longest winless runTeplice
(8 matches)
Longest losing runPardubice
(7 matches)
Highest attendance19,370
Slavia 4–0 Sparta
23 October 2022
Lowest attendance550
Hradec Králové 0–0 Jablonec
18 September 2022
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023.

The season format is unchanged from last season, each team will play in the league format home and away matches. The lowest-ranked team will be relegated directly to the second league, 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 fifth season to use VAR, 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 expansion of the number of substitutes on the substitute bench to 11.[2]

Teams
Locations of the 2022–23 Czech First League teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of sixteen teams contest the league, including fifteen sides from the 2021–22 season and the winner of last season's second league.

Team promoted to Czech First League

After being relegated in the 2020–21 season, Zbrojovka Brno returns to Czech First League as the champion of the 2021–22 Czech National Football League.[3]

Teams relegated from Czech First League

The lowest positioned team from the last season, MFK Karviná, was relegated to the Czech National Football League. The 14th-placed Bohemians 1905 and 15th-placed FK Teplice successfully defended their spots in the first league by winning the relegation play-offs.

Locations and stadiums

Managerial changes

Ahead of the season:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Contract valid until
Sparta PragueCzech Republic Michal Horňák[22]End of contract18 May 2022Denmark Brian Priske[23]31 May 2022Undisclosed

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
PardubiceCzech Republic Jiří Krejčí & Jaroslav Novotný[24]Sacked29 August 2022516thCzech Republic Radoslav Kováč[25]13 September 2022June 2024
Baník OstravaCzech Republic Pavel Vrba[26]Mutual consent10 October 20221114thCzech Republic Pavel Hapal[27]12 October 2022Undisclosed
Dynamo České BudějoviceCzech Republic Jozef Weber[28]Sacked31 October 20221414thCzech Republic Marek Nikl & Tomáš Zápotočný[29]13 November 2022Undisclosed
Trinity ZlínCzech Republic Jan Jelínek[30]14 November 20221615thCzech Republic Pavel Vrba[31]28 November 2022Undisclosed
TepliceCzech Republic Jiří Jarošík[32]4 March 20232214thSlovakia Zdenko Frťala[33]6 March 2023Undisclosed
Zbrojovka BrnoCzech Republic Richard Dostálek[34]11 April 20232613thCzech Republic Martin Hašek[34]11 April 2023Undisclosed

Regular season

League table

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 the championship 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 the play-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 the relegation 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
Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.[35]

Results
Home \ Away SPA SLA PLZ BOH SLO OLO LIB HKR MLA CBU JAB OST TEP BRN PCE ZLN
Sparta Prague — 3–3 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 4–1 3–1 5–2 0–0
Slavia Prague 4–0 — 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 6–1 5–1 3–1 6–0 2–0 7–0 4–1
Viktoria Plzeň 0–1 3–0 — 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 3–0
Bohemians 1905 2–6 1–4 1–1 — 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 4–0 1–2 4–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2
Slovácko 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 — 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0
Sigma Olomouc 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–2 1–2 — 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–4 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–1
Slovan Liberec 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 2–2 — 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 5–1 3–1 1–1 1–0
Hradec Králové 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 — 0–1 2–1 1–4 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–3 0–0
Mladá Boleslav 1–3 1–1 0–0 4–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 — 2–2 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
České Budějovice 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–2 — 5–1 2–1 0–3 3–2 3–1 2–2
Jablonec 1–1 2–3 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 — 1–1 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–2
Baník Ostrava 0–3 0–2 2–1 4–1 3–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 — 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–1
Teplice 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 0–5 — 1–1 5–1 0–0
Zbrojovka Brno 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 — 2–1 1–1
Pardubice 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 — 2–1
Trinity Zlín 2–3 0–4 0–3 4–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 5–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 —
Source: Fortuna Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Championship group

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 (X) 32 22 8 2 74 31 +43 74 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round — 3–2 27 May 20 May — —
2 Slavia Prague (X) 32 21 6 5 89 28 +61 69 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round — — 20 May 6–0 27 May —
3 Viktoria Plzeň (Q) 32 17 7 8 58 34 +24 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round — — — 23 May 2–2 1–3
4 Bohemians 1905 32 14 7 11 53 55 −2 49 — — — — 0–0 27 May
5 Slovácko 32 13 9 10 38 40 −2 48 23 May — — — — 20 May
6 Sigma Olomouc 32 11 11 10 48 42 +6 44 0–1 23 May — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Guaranteed at least Europa League

Play-off

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 second round of the 2023–24 Czech Cup.

First roundSecond round
          
 
Mladá Boleslav000
 
Hradec Králové02 2
Hradec Králové
 
Slovan Liberec
České Budějovice303
Slovan Liberec24 6

Relegation group

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 BRN PCE ZLN
11 Baník Ostrava 32 10 9 13 48 43 +5 39 — — 4–0 —
12 Teplice 32 10 8 14 41 64 −23 38 — — — 1–0 2–1
13 Jablonec 32 9 10 13 48 59 −11 37 1–1 — — —
14 Zbrojovka Brno 32 8 7 17 40 62 −22 31 Qualification for the relegation play-offs — — — — 0–2
15 Pardubice 32 9 4 19 31 59 −28 31 — — — —
16 Fastav Zlín (T) 32 5 12 15 39 58 −19 27 Relegation to the FNL — 1–1 — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Season statistics

Top scorers

Updated as of 14 May 2023.[36]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Czech Republic Jakub Řezníček Brno 19
2 Czech Republic Jan Chramosta Jablonec 15
3 Netherlands Mick van Buren Liberec / Slavia 14
4 Czech Republic Tomáš Chorý Plzeň 13
Czech Republic Jan Kuchta Sparta
6 Czech Republic Tomáš Čvančara Sparta 12
Czech Republic Mojmír Chytil Olomouc
Czech Republic Václav Jurečka Slavia
Czech Republic Ladislav Krejčí Sparta
10 Czech Republic Roman Květ Bohemians 1905 / Plzeň 11
Nigeria Peter Olayinka Slavia
Czech Republic Stanislav Tecl Slavia

Hat-tricks
MatchweekDatePlayerForAgainstResult
26 August 2022Netherlands Mick van BurenLiberecTeplice5–1 (H)[37]
421 August 2022Czech Republic Stanislav TeclSlaviaPardubice7–0 (H)[38]
102 October 2022Czech Republic Filip ŽákTeplicePardubice5–1 (H)[39]
119 October 2022Czech Republic Roman KvětBohemians 1905Slovácko4–2 (A)[40]
1322 October 2022Czech Republic Jakub ŘezníčekBrnoPardubice3–1 (A)[41]
3030 April 2023Nigeria Muhamed TijaniOstravaOlomouc4–1 (A)[42]
317 May 2023Czech Republic Václav Jurečka4SlaviaBohemians 19056–0 (H)[43]
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Updated as of 14 May 2023.[44]

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Czech Republic Ondřej Kolář Slavia 10
Czech Republic Filip Nguyen Slovácko
3 Czech Republic Jindřich Staněk Plzeň 9
4 Czech Republic Matěj Kovář Sparta 8
5 Czech Republic Jan Šeda Mladá Boleslav 6
Czech Republic Michal Reichl Hradec Králové
7 Czech Republic Jakub Trefil Olomouc 5
Belgium Olivier Vliegen Liberec
Czech Republic Martin Jedlička Bohemians 1905
10 Czech Republic Jan Laštůvka Ostrava 4
Czech Republic Jan Hanuš Jablonec

See also

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