Prague Championship

The Prague Football Championship is a football competition for teams in the Prague metropolitan area of the Czech Republic. The competition is organized by the Prague Football Association (PFA) and is one of the regional leagues that make up the Czech football league system.

Prague Championship
Founded1993
Country Czech Republic
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toDivize B
Relegation toI.A class
Domestic cup(s)Czech Cup
Current championsFK Dukla Jižní Město[1]
(2021/2022)

History

The Prague Football Championship was founded in 1919, shortly after the formation of the Czechoslovak Republic. The competition initially consisted of teams from Prague and its surrounding areas, and was one of the top regional leagues in the country.

In the early years, the championship was dominated by the biggest Prague clubs such as Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague and DFC Prague. However, as the competition grew, more and more smaller clubs began to participate, leading to a more diverse range of winners.

During the Communist era, the Prague Football Championship was merged with other regional leagues to form the Central Bohemian Championship. However, following the Velvet Revolution of 1989, the competition was re-established as a separate entity.

Format

The Prague Football Championship is currently divided into several divisions, with promotion and relegation between them. The top division is the Prague Football League, which consists of 16 teams. The second division is the Prague Football Division A, which consists of 16 teams, and so on.

At the end of each season, the top teams from each division are promoted to the division above, while the bottom teams are relegated to the division below.

Notable Clubs

Some of the most successful clubs in the history of the Prague Football Championship include Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague, DFC Prague, Viktoria Žižkov, Bohemians Prague and FC Zličín.

Prague championship clubs, 2016–17
Club Previous season
ABC Braník8th
ČAFC Prague7th
FC Háje Jižní Město14th
Zličín9th
FK Admira Prague B10th
FK Dukla Jižní Město1st in Class 1.A (group B)
FK Újezd nad Lesy1st in Class 1.A (group A)
SK Ďáblice2nd in Class 1.A (group A)
SK Horní Měcholupy10th in Divize B
SK Motorlet Prague B12th
SK Třeboradice4th
SK Uhelné sklady Prague11th
SK Union Vršovice13th
SK Zbraslav5th
Sokol Cholupice6th
Sokol Královice3rd

Prague Championship champions
Season Winners Runners-up
2004–05 H.Měcholupy Dukla
2005–06 Admira Kopanina
2006–07 H.Měcholupy Dukla
2007–08 Meteor Kopanina
2008–09 Př. Kopanina Dukla B
2009–10 Zličín Radotín
2010–11 Radotín Dukla B
2011–12 Aritma Bohemians B
2012–13 Vršovice Libuš
2013–14 Sokol Královice Libuš
2014–15 FC Přední Kopanina SK Uhelné sklady Prague
2015–16 FC Přední Kopanina Bohemians Prague (Střížkov)
2016–17 FK Motorlet Praha B
2017–18 SK Třeboradice
2018–19 SK Újezd Praha 4
2019–20 FK Admira Praha B

References
  1. "Pražský přebor".
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