New season of czech football is approaching with plenty of important changes.
First of all, the two top leagues have new names as the betting site Chance (member of the Tipsport family) won the tender for naming rights. Therefore, instead of Fortuna liga (Fortuna league), we now have Chance liga (Chance league) with the second tier being named Chance national league. The league association for the first time in history held open tenders for naming rights, betting rights and TV rights all of which resulted in approx. 3.5-times higher revenue than previously, when some of these rights were sold directly to a mediator which then sold these rights. This was criticized heavily lately and the league association was forced to go through open tenders and the result is approx. 30 milion Euro in all these rights combined for top two czech leagues. The rebranding of the league was done yesterday evening and the new website with updated graphic design is here: https://www.chanceliga.cz/ - there doesn't seem to be an english version (yet?)
The clubs are obviously in the middle of their preseason programs.
Sparta Praha as the champion lost their key person, head coach Brian Priske, who left for Feyenoord. His former assistent Lars Friis took over, so Sparta remains in Danish hands. Sparta's captain and another influential figure, center back Ladislav Krejčí, was transfered to Girona. The only arrival to the club up to now is Ermal Krasniqi from Rapid Bucuresti. More movement both ways is still expected, there might be some interest abroad in Sparta's offensive players Kuchta, Haraslín and Birmančević as well as in young center back Vitík. Regardless of any transfers still to be made, Sparta's goals are clear - qualify to the Champions League this summer and win the title for the third time to qualify to the CL also next season.
Slavia Praha aims to win the title after three seasons of second places. They did not sell any player and probably won't in the rest of the transfer window. Concerning arrivals, they will most likely acquire striker Tomáš Chorý from Plzeň in a record breaking deal between two czech clubs. This is a spicy transfer, Chorý is widely unpopular among Slavia fans and it will probably take some time before the majority of fans accept him. The transfer fee should be around 4M Euro which is unheard of in deals between czech clubs. Apart from Chorý, Slavia aims to acquire other offensive weapons and will use some players returning from loans. Their goalkeeper Staněk was injured in the last NT match at Euro and will miss the whole autumn part of the season which could mean that 21 years old prodigy Antonín Kinský will start. Also Slavia wants to qualify to the Champions League, either this summer or the next one via winning the title.
Plzeň made the most moves of the top three clubs in the offseason up to now. They acquired midfielder Tom Slončík from Zlín, winger Christophe Kabongo from Lommel and defender Cory Séne from Lafnitz. Is is almost certain that Chorý will be replaced in Plzeň by striker Ricardinho from Levski Sofia. Their head coach Miroslav Koubek continues even though there were some rumours that Plzeň may replace him by Martin Svědík who left Slovácko after the season.
The league will start on Friday, July 19 with Sparta hosting Pardubice.
Czech Football Season 2024/25
Czech Football Season 2024/25
SK Slavia Praha fan
The league format stays very similar as previous seasons, i.e. 30 rounds of the main season followed by the play-off, top 6 teams play one match against each other in a given format, teams 7-10 play a bracket and teams 11-16 play one match against each other similarly as the top 6 teams. The important difference however is that there is no ECL qualification match between N4 and the winner of the bracket N7-N10. N4 qualifies to ECL Q2 instead and the winner of the middle group gets just financial bonus and a later entry into the czech cup next season.
SK Slavia Praha fan
The league starts tomorrow with Sparta hosting Pardubice. Sparta added defenders Imanol Garcia from Athletic Bilbao and Mathias Ross from Galatasaray. There are some interesting departures of young players on loans to second Bundesliga - Adam Karabec to Hamburger SV and Michal Ševčík to Nuremberg. Slavia indeed acquired Tomáš Chorý and the return of their former star Peter Olayinka from Red Star is almost finished.
The stakes are very high, the champion qualifies directly for the Champions League. With new TV deal, there is new central VAR room with calibrated offside line, so there should be (in theory) less referee controversy but we will see, how everything turns out...
The stakes are very high, the champion qualifies directly for the Champions League. With new TV deal, there is new central VAR room with calibrated offside line, so there should be (in theory) less referee controversy but we will see, how everything turns out...
SK Slavia Praha fan
Round 1
July 19: Sparta Praha - Pardubice 2:1 (Att: 16 744)
July 20: Jablonec - Mladá Boleslav 2:0 (Att: 3 301)
July 20: České Budějovice - Olomouc 0:2 (Att: 3 429)
July 20: Bohemians - Ostrava 2:1 (Att: 5 824)
July 20: Dukla Praha - Plzeň 1:3 (Att: 4 574)
July 21: Karviná - Liberec 1:3 (Att: 2 592)
July 21: Slovácko - Slavia Praha 0:0 (Att: 7 353)
July 21: Hradec Králové - Teplice 1:0 (Att: 6 248)
Round 2
July 27: Dukla Praha - Bohemians 1:0 (Att: 5 220)
July 27: Teplice - Sparta Praha 1:4 (Att: 15 946)
July 27: Pardubice - Karviná 0:1 (Att: 2 136)
July 27: Slavia Praha - České Budějovice 4:0 (Att: 17 839)
July 28: Liberec - Olomouc 1:1 (Att: 3 640)
July 28: Mladá Boleslav - Slovácko 3:0 (Att: 3 373)
July 28: Ostrava - Jablonec 1:0 (Att: 7 912)
July 28: Plzeň - Hradec Králové 1:0 (Att: 10 117)
Highlights of these rounds:
- Sparta has no problems despite playing rotating players in order to have them ready to more important CL qualification matches later in August.
- Slavia was poor at Slovácko and deservedly dropped two points. The atmosphere in the club seems nervous quite a bit and more problems may be on the horizon. Slavia lost their young CB Vlček for the season due to a knee injury.
- Plzeň will aim to be in the title race and started well. They also lost a young prodigy, Christophe Kabongo, due to a knee injury.
- Among other clubs, Liberec looks quite good, Karviná under their new coach Hyský drastically changed their philosophy and aim to be a mid table team.
- Ostrava and Mladá Boleslav both lost their first round match and won the second round match. They are likely to proceed to CoL Q3 after their first round matches, so their focus may be elsewhere next two weeks.
- České Budějovice changed their coach after loss at Slavia, František Straka should serve as both coach and sport director of the club.
- Pardubice look like an early relegation candidate, they played really poorly against Karviná at home. České Budějovice will also likely have tough time this season, Dukla despite their win against Bohemians also does not seem to be quite ready for top tier football.
League table after Round 2:
1. Sparta Praha 2 2 0 0 6:2 6
2. Plzeň 2 2 0 0 4:1 6
3. Slavia Praha 2 1 1 0 4:0 4
4. Liberec 2 1 1 0 4:2 4
5. Olomouc 2 1 1 0 3:1 4
6. Mladá Boleslav 2 1 0 1 3:2 3
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7. Jablonec 2 1 0 1 2:1 3
8. Ostrava 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
8. Bohemians 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
10. Hradec Králové 2 1 0 1 1:1 3
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11. Karviná 2 1 0 1 2:3 3
11. Dukla Praha 2 1 0 1 2:3 3
13. Slovácko 2 0 1 1 0:3 1
14. Pardubice 2 0 0 2 1:3 0
15. Teplice 2 0 0 2 1:5 0
16. České Budějovice 2 0 0 2 0:6 0
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Jan Kliment (OLO), Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
1 - 27 players
Top assists:
2 - Vasil Kušej (MLB), Filip Zorvan (OLO), Michal Hlavatý (LIB)
1 - 24 players
July 19: Sparta Praha - Pardubice 2:1 (Att: 16 744)
July 20: Jablonec - Mladá Boleslav 2:0 (Att: 3 301)
July 20: České Budějovice - Olomouc 0:2 (Att: 3 429)
July 20: Bohemians - Ostrava 2:1 (Att: 5 824)
July 20: Dukla Praha - Plzeň 1:3 (Att: 4 574)
July 21: Karviná - Liberec 1:3 (Att: 2 592)
July 21: Slovácko - Slavia Praha 0:0 (Att: 7 353)
July 21: Hradec Králové - Teplice 1:0 (Att: 6 248)
Round 2
July 27: Dukla Praha - Bohemians 1:0 (Att: 5 220)
July 27: Teplice - Sparta Praha 1:4 (Att: 15 946)
July 27: Pardubice - Karviná 0:1 (Att: 2 136)
July 27: Slavia Praha - České Budějovice 4:0 (Att: 17 839)
July 28: Liberec - Olomouc 1:1 (Att: 3 640)
July 28: Mladá Boleslav - Slovácko 3:0 (Att: 3 373)
July 28: Ostrava - Jablonec 1:0 (Att: 7 912)
July 28: Plzeň - Hradec Králové 1:0 (Att: 10 117)
Highlights of these rounds:
- Sparta has no problems despite playing rotating players in order to have them ready to more important CL qualification matches later in August.
- Slavia was poor at Slovácko and deservedly dropped two points. The atmosphere in the club seems nervous quite a bit and more problems may be on the horizon. Slavia lost their young CB Vlček for the season due to a knee injury.
- Plzeň will aim to be in the title race and started well. They also lost a young prodigy, Christophe Kabongo, due to a knee injury.
- Among other clubs, Liberec looks quite good, Karviná under their new coach Hyský drastically changed their philosophy and aim to be a mid table team.
- Ostrava and Mladá Boleslav both lost their first round match and won the second round match. They are likely to proceed to CoL Q3 after their first round matches, so their focus may be elsewhere next two weeks.
- České Budějovice changed their coach after loss at Slavia, František Straka should serve as both coach and sport director of the club.
- Pardubice look like an early relegation candidate, they played really poorly against Karviná at home. České Budějovice will also likely have tough time this season, Dukla despite their win against Bohemians also does not seem to be quite ready for top tier football.
League table after Round 2:
1. Sparta Praha 2 2 0 0 6:2 6
2. Plzeň 2 2 0 0 4:1 6
3. Slavia Praha 2 1 1 0 4:0 4
4. Liberec 2 1 1 0 4:2 4
5. Olomouc 2 1 1 0 3:1 4
6. Mladá Boleslav 2 1 0 1 3:2 3
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7. Jablonec 2 1 0 1 2:1 3
8. Ostrava 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
8. Bohemians 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
10. Hradec Králové 2 1 0 1 1:1 3
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11. Karviná 2 1 0 1 2:3 3
11. Dukla Praha 2 1 0 1 2:3 3
13. Slovácko 2 0 1 1 0:3 1
14. Pardubice 2 0 0 2 1:3 0
15. Teplice 2 0 0 2 1:5 0
16. České Budějovice 2 0 0 2 0:6 0
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Jan Kliment (OLO), Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
1 - 27 players
Top assists:
2 - Vasil Kušej (MLB), Filip Zorvan (OLO), Michal Hlavatý (LIB)
1 - 24 players
SK Slavia Praha fan
Round 3
August 2: Liberec - Slavia Praha 0:1 (Att: 9 011)
August 2: Sparta Praha - Dukla Praha 2:0 (Att: 16 826)
August 3: Slovácko - Bohemians 0:0 (Att: 4 443)
August 3: Jablonec - Plzeň 0:0 (Att: 3 511)
August 3: Olomouc - Teplice 2:1 (Att: 4 619)
August 4: České Budějovice - Pardubice 1:3 (Att: 3 612)
August 4: Hradec Králové - Mladá Boleslav 2:1 (Att: 6 166)
postponed: Karviná - Ostrava
Highlights of these rounds:
- Sparta played in full strength this match but the players looked like resting anyway. It resulted in a boring 2-0 win instead of a demoliton of Dukla. Sparta remains the only team without any dropped points
- Slavia was once again very poor against Liberec, who was better for much of the first half. Against the run of play, Slavia scored from a corner kick late in the first half and spent the whole second half successfully defending their lead. Slavia moves to N2.
- Plzeň dropped two points in Jablonec but the referee should have awarded them a penalty per the referee committee. Apart from that the match was pretty much even.
- Olomouc has a strong run early in the season with seven points despite playing two away matches. It is hard to tell whether this will last but definitely a good sign for their new coach Janotka who lead their B squad in the second tier last season.
- České Budějovice is nowadays more a reality show than a football club. They acquired František Straka who was however denied by several people who he wanted to be his assistants. Straka should also serve as a sports director of the club.
- Ostrava postponed their match against Karviná due to long travel from Armenia and the fact that they will face FC Copenhagen already on Wednesday.
- Mladá Boleslav meanwhile lost in Hradec Králové despite leading 1-0 in the second minute of the match and despite playing against ten men for over 70 minutes.
League table after Round 3:
1. Sparta Praha 3 3 0 0 8:2 9
2. Slavia Praha 3 2 1 0 5:0 7
3. Olomouc 3 2 1 0 5:2 7
4. Plzeň 3 2 1 0 4:1 7
5. Hradec Králové 3 2 0 1 3:2 6
6. Liberec 3 1 1 1 4:3 4
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7. Jablonec 3 1 1 1 2:1 4
8. Bohemians 3 1 1 1 2:2 4
9. Pardubice 3 1 0 2 4:4 3
10. Mladá Boleslav 3 1 0 2 4:4 3
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11. Ostrava 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
12. Karviná 2 1 0 1 2:3 3
13. Dukla Praha 3 1 0 2 2:5 3
14. Slovácko 3 0 2 1 0:3 2
15. Teplice 3 0 0 3 2:7 0
16. České Budějovice 3 0 0 3 1:9 0
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Jan Kliment (OLO)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Pavel Šulc (PLZ), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE)
1 - 33 players
Top assists:
3 - Filip Zorvan (OLO)
2 - Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE)
1 - 27 players
August 2: Liberec - Slavia Praha 0:1 (Att: 9 011)
August 2: Sparta Praha - Dukla Praha 2:0 (Att: 16 826)
August 3: Slovácko - Bohemians 0:0 (Att: 4 443)
August 3: Jablonec - Plzeň 0:0 (Att: 3 511)
August 3: Olomouc - Teplice 2:1 (Att: 4 619)
August 4: České Budějovice - Pardubice 1:3 (Att: 3 612)
August 4: Hradec Králové - Mladá Boleslav 2:1 (Att: 6 166)
postponed: Karviná - Ostrava
Highlights of these rounds:
- Sparta played in full strength this match but the players looked like resting anyway. It resulted in a boring 2-0 win instead of a demoliton of Dukla. Sparta remains the only team without any dropped points
- Slavia was once again very poor against Liberec, who was better for much of the first half. Against the run of play, Slavia scored from a corner kick late in the first half and spent the whole second half successfully defending their lead. Slavia moves to N2.
- Plzeň dropped two points in Jablonec but the referee should have awarded them a penalty per the referee committee. Apart from that the match was pretty much even.
- Olomouc has a strong run early in the season with seven points despite playing two away matches. It is hard to tell whether this will last but definitely a good sign for their new coach Janotka who lead their B squad in the second tier last season.
- České Budějovice is nowadays more a reality show than a football club. They acquired František Straka who was however denied by several people who he wanted to be his assistants. Straka should also serve as a sports director of the club.
- Ostrava postponed their match against Karviná due to long travel from Armenia and the fact that they will face FC Copenhagen already on Wednesday.
- Mladá Boleslav meanwhile lost in Hradec Králové despite leading 1-0 in the second minute of the match and despite playing against ten men for over 70 minutes.
League table after Round 3:
1. Sparta Praha 3 3 0 0 8:2 9
2. Slavia Praha 3 2 1 0 5:0 7
3. Olomouc 3 2 1 0 5:2 7
4. Plzeň 3 2 1 0 4:1 7
5. Hradec Králové 3 2 0 1 3:2 6
6. Liberec 3 1 1 1 4:3 4
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7. Jablonec 3 1 1 1 2:1 4
8. Bohemians 3 1 1 1 2:2 4
9. Pardubice 3 1 0 2 4:4 3
10. Mladá Boleslav 3 1 0 2 4:4 3
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11. Ostrava 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
12. Karviná 2 1 0 1 2:3 3
13. Dukla Praha 3 1 0 2 2:5 3
14. Slovácko 3 0 2 1 0:3 2
15. Teplice 3 0 0 3 2:7 0
16. České Budějovice 3 0 0 3 1:9 0
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Jan Kliment (OLO)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Pavel Šulc (PLZ), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE)
1 - 33 players
Top assists:
3 - Filip Zorvan (OLO)
2 - Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE)
1 - 27 players
SK Slavia Praha fan
Round 4
August 10: Dukla Praha - Jablonec 0:2 (Att: 1 684)
August 10: Teplice - Liberec 2:1 (Att: 3 876)
August 10: Bohemians - Sparta Praha 1:2 (Att: 5 783)
August 10: Slavia Praha - Olomouc 2:0 (Att: 17 724)
August 11: Pardubice - Slovácko 0:1 (Att: 2 208)
August 11: Mladá Boleslav - České Budějovice 4:0 (Att: 3 017)
August 11: Ostrava - Hradec Králové 1:0 (Att: 8 042)
August 11: Plzeň - Karviná 5:0 (Att: 9 087)
Highlights of these rounds:
- Sparta was 1-0 down at Bohemians but was able to equalize before halftime and then scored a winner in the second half. Still full amount of points in the league with main focus on the Champions League qualification. Therefore, plenty of rotation players started in this match.
- Slavia won a boring match against Olomouc, where they scored early from a handball penalty and then focused on defending their 1-0 lead. The second goal came shortly before the end of the match.
- Plzeň destroyed poor Karviná 5-0 with two more goals disallowed by VAR. One red card on each side. With a better goal differential than Slavia, Plzeň moves to N2. Their season-defining match against Kryvbas comes on Thursday.
- Hradec Králové played once again almost the whole match in ten men and almost prevailed in their second consecutive match against a european cup participant. In the first minute of added time, Baník scored however with a deflected shot and took all three points.
- Mladá Boleslav won easily against České Budějovice, which once again are without a single points four rounds in with a horrible goal differential. Tough season ahead, meanwhile Boleslav will play against Beer Sheva on Thursday for a chance to get to the Conference League.
League table after Round 4:
1. Sparta Praha 4 4 0 0 10:3 12
2. Plzeň 4 3 1 0 9:1 10
3. Slavia Praha 4 3 1 0 7:0 10
4. Jablonec 4 2 1 1 4:1 7
5. Olomouc 4 2 1 1 5:4 7
6. Mladá Boleslav 4 2 0 2 8:4 6
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7. Ostrava 3 2 0 1 3:2 6
8. Hradec Králové 4 2 0 2 3:3 6
9. Slovácko 4 1 2 1 1:3 5
10. Liberec 4 1 1 2 5:5 4
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11. Bohemians 4 1 1 2 3:4 4
12. Pardubice 4 1 0 3 4:5 3
13. Teplice 4 1 0 3 4:8 3
14. Dukla Praha 4 1 0 3 2:7 3
15. Karviná 3 1 0 2 2:8 3
16. České Budějovice 4 0 0 4 1:13 0
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Jan Kliment (OLO), Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA)
1 - 47 players
Top assists:
3 - Filip Zorvan (OLO)
2 - Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE)
1 - 42 players
August 10: Dukla Praha - Jablonec 0:2 (Att: 1 684)
August 10: Teplice - Liberec 2:1 (Att: 3 876)
August 10: Bohemians - Sparta Praha 1:2 (Att: 5 783)
August 10: Slavia Praha - Olomouc 2:0 (Att: 17 724)
August 11: Pardubice - Slovácko 0:1 (Att: 2 208)
August 11: Mladá Boleslav - České Budějovice 4:0 (Att: 3 017)
August 11: Ostrava - Hradec Králové 1:0 (Att: 8 042)
August 11: Plzeň - Karviná 5:0 (Att: 9 087)
Highlights of these rounds:
- Sparta was 1-0 down at Bohemians but was able to equalize before halftime and then scored a winner in the second half. Still full amount of points in the league with main focus on the Champions League qualification. Therefore, plenty of rotation players started in this match.
- Slavia won a boring match against Olomouc, where they scored early from a handball penalty and then focused on defending their 1-0 lead. The second goal came shortly before the end of the match.
- Plzeň destroyed poor Karviná 5-0 with two more goals disallowed by VAR. One red card on each side. With a better goal differential than Slavia, Plzeň moves to N2. Their season-defining match against Kryvbas comes on Thursday.
- Hradec Králové played once again almost the whole match in ten men and almost prevailed in their second consecutive match against a european cup participant. In the first minute of added time, Baník scored however with a deflected shot and took all three points.
- Mladá Boleslav won easily against České Budějovice, which once again are without a single points four rounds in with a horrible goal differential. Tough season ahead, meanwhile Boleslav will play against Beer Sheva on Thursday for a chance to get to the Conference League.
League table after Round 4:
1. Sparta Praha 4 4 0 0 10:3 12
2. Plzeň 4 3 1 0 9:1 10
3. Slavia Praha 4 3 1 0 7:0 10
4. Jablonec 4 2 1 1 4:1 7
5. Olomouc 4 2 1 1 5:4 7
6. Mladá Boleslav 4 2 0 2 8:4 6
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7. Ostrava 3 2 0 1 3:2 6
8. Hradec Králové 4 2 0 2 3:3 6
9. Slovácko 4 1 2 1 1:3 5
10. Liberec 4 1 1 2 5:5 4
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11. Bohemians 4 1 1 2 3:4 4
12. Pardubice 4 1 0 3 4:5 3
13. Teplice 4 1 0 3 4:8 3
14. Dukla Praha 4 1 0 3 2:7 3
15. Karviná 3 1 0 2 2:8 3
16. České Budějovice 4 0 0 4 1:13 0
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Jan Kliment (OLO), Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA)
1 - 47 players
Top assists:
3 - Filip Zorvan (OLO)
2 - Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE)
1 - 42 players
SK Slavia Praha fan
Round 5
August 17: Hradec Králové - Dukla Praha 1:0 (Att: 6 125)
August 17: Slavia Praha - Teplice 2:1 (Att: 18 021)
August 17: Karviná - Bohemians 1:2 (Att: 1 716)
August 17: Jablonec - Sparta Praha 1:2 (Att: 5 500)
August 18: Olomouc - Mladá Boleslav 3:2 (Att: 3 125)
August 18: Liberec - Pardubice 3:0 (Att: 2 941)
August 18: České Budějovice - Plzeň 0:3 (Att: 4 528)
August 18: Slovácko - Ostrava 1:0 (Att: 6 447)
Highlights of these rounds:
- Sparta continues to dominate the league, recorded another win. Moreover, the club signed striker Albion Rrahmani from Rapid Bucuresti for reportedly record breaking 5M Euro fee.
- Slavia almost dropped points in their home match against Teplice. They conceded first and turned around the match only in the final 10 minutes. The club obviously focuses on the Champions league playoff ties against Lille.
- Plzeň had some problems early in the match but ended winning 3-0 in České Budějovice and keeps N2 in the standings. Plzeň postponed their next round league match against Olomouc in order to focus on the Europa league playoff matches against Hearts.
- Olomouc won an attractive match against Mladá Boleslav with their striker Jan Kliment scoring a brace including the game winning goal in the added time from a corner kick. Mladá Boleslav also postponed their match against Slavia Praha in order to focus on the Conference league playoffs against Paks.
- Hradec Králové is among clubs which impress early in the season, scoring another three points against Dukla. They added center back Tomáš Petrášek and may eye european cups spots if everything goes right for them this season.
- However the competition for two spots behind Sparta, Plzeň and Slavia will be fierce, Liberec, Mladá Boleslav, Ostrava and maybe even Jablonec and Olomouc would all like to participate as well.
League table after Round 5:
1. Sparta Praha 5 5 0 0 12:4 15
2. Plzeň 5 4 1 0 12:1 13
3. Slavia Praha 5 4 1 0 9:1 13
4. Olomouc 5 3 1 1 8:6 10
5. Hradec Králové 5 3 0 2 4:3 9
6. Slovácko 5 2 2 1 2:3 8
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7. Liberec 5 2 1 2 8:5 7
8. Jablonec 5 2 1 2 5:3 7
9. Bohemians 5 2 1 2 5:5 7
10. Mladá Boleslav 5 2 0 3 10:7 6
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11. Ostrava 4 2 0 2 3:3 6
12. Pardubice 5 1 0 4 4:8 3
13. Teplice 5 1 0 4 5:10 3
14. Dukla Praha 5 1 0 4 2:8 3
15. Karviná 4 1 0 3 3:10 3
16. České Budějovice 5 0 0 5 1:16 0
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
5 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA), Abdallah Gning (TEP), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Yusuf Helal (BOH), Michal Hlavatý (LIB)
Top assists:
3 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
2 - Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Daniel Horák (HRK)
August 17: Hradec Králové - Dukla Praha 1:0 (Att: 6 125)
August 17: Slavia Praha - Teplice 2:1 (Att: 18 021)
August 17: Karviná - Bohemians 1:2 (Att: 1 716)
August 17: Jablonec - Sparta Praha 1:2 (Att: 5 500)
August 18: Olomouc - Mladá Boleslav 3:2 (Att: 3 125)
August 18: Liberec - Pardubice 3:0 (Att: 2 941)
August 18: České Budějovice - Plzeň 0:3 (Att: 4 528)
August 18: Slovácko - Ostrava 1:0 (Att: 6 447)
Highlights of these rounds:
- Sparta continues to dominate the league, recorded another win. Moreover, the club signed striker Albion Rrahmani from Rapid Bucuresti for reportedly record breaking 5M Euro fee.
- Slavia almost dropped points in their home match against Teplice. They conceded first and turned around the match only in the final 10 minutes. The club obviously focuses on the Champions league playoff ties against Lille.
- Plzeň had some problems early in the match but ended winning 3-0 in České Budějovice and keeps N2 in the standings. Plzeň postponed their next round league match against Olomouc in order to focus on the Europa league playoff matches against Hearts.
- Olomouc won an attractive match against Mladá Boleslav with their striker Jan Kliment scoring a brace including the game winning goal in the added time from a corner kick. Mladá Boleslav also postponed their match against Slavia Praha in order to focus on the Conference league playoffs against Paks.
- Hradec Králové is among clubs which impress early in the season, scoring another three points against Dukla. They added center back Tomáš Petrášek and may eye european cups spots if everything goes right for them this season.
- However the competition for two spots behind Sparta, Plzeň and Slavia will be fierce, Liberec, Mladá Boleslav, Ostrava and maybe even Jablonec and Olomouc would all like to participate as well.
League table after Round 5:
1. Sparta Praha 5 5 0 0 12:4 15
2. Plzeň 5 4 1 0 12:1 13
3. Slavia Praha 5 4 1 0 9:1 13
4. Olomouc 5 3 1 1 8:6 10
5. Hradec Králové 5 3 0 2 4:3 9
6. Slovácko 5 2 2 1 2:3 8
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7. Liberec 5 2 1 2 8:5 7
8. Jablonec 5 2 1 2 5:3 7
9. Bohemians 5 2 1 2 5:5 7
10. Mladá Boleslav 5 2 0 3 10:7 6
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11. Ostrava 4 2 0 2 3:3 6
12. Pardubice 5 1 0 4 4:8 3
13. Teplice 5 1 0 4 5:10 3
14. Dukla Praha 5 1 0 4 2:8 3
15. Karviná 4 1 0 3 3:10 3
16. České Budějovice 5 0 0 5 1:16 0
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
5 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA), Abdallah Gning (TEP), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Yusuf Helal (BOH), Michal Hlavatý (LIB)
Top assists:
3 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
2 - Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Daniel Horák (HRK)
SK Slavia Praha fan
Round 6
August 24: Bohemians - Jablonec 1:2 (Att: 4 228)
August 24: Teplice - Karviná 1:3 (Att: 3 268)
August 24: Sparta Praha - Slovácko 2:2 (Att: 16 723)
August 24: Pardubice - Hradec Králové 2:1 (Att: 4 276)
August 25: Ostrava - Liberec 2:0 (Att: 7 737)
August 25: Dukla Praha - České Budějovice 3:0 (Att: 2 472)
postponed: Mladá Boleslav - Slavia Praha
postponed: Plzeň - Olomouc
Highlights of these rounds:
- Mladá Boleslav and Plzeň decided to postpone their league matches between both legs of european playoff qualification matches, which is allowed without consent of the opposing team in these circumstances.
- Sparta was the only team playing european cups which played their league match this week and in retrospect it was a poor decision for them not to postpone their match. They started almost exclusively rotation players, were 1-2 down at halftime and after substituing in several key players were only able to equalize. Therefore all three top clubs have one draw in their league record at this point, of course Plzeň and Slavia have one postponed match and therefore three points less than Sparta
- Mladá Boleslav shockingly fired their coach this weekend and signed Andreas Brännström from Sweden as their new coach.
- Center back Robin Hranáč left Plzeň for a record fee around 10 million Euro to Hoffenheim, also an unusual move in between two legs of european qualification matches.
- Ostrava defeated Liberec in an attractive match, once again Ewerton was a key player providing goal and an assist.
- Dukla against České Budějovice on the other hand was laughingly poor match between two worst clubs in the league. České Budějovice sold several important players during last couple of weeks and their chances to survive this season in the top tier of czech football look very slim at this moment
League table after Round 6:
1. Sparta Praha 6 5 1 0 14:6 16
2. Plzeň 5 4 1 0 12:1 13
3. Slavia Praha 5 4 1 0 9:1 13
4. Jablonec 6 3 1 2 7:4 10
5. Olomouc 5 3 1 1 8:6 10
6. Ostrava 5 3 0 2 5:3 9
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7. Hradec Králové 6 3 0 3 5:5 9
8. Slovácko 6 2 3 1 4:5 9
9. Liberec 6 2 1 3 8:7 7
10. Bohemians 6 2 1 3 6:7 7
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11. Mladá Boleslav 5 2 0 3 10:7 6
12. Pardubice 6 2 0 4 6:9 6
13. Dukla Praha 6 2 0 4 5:8 6
14. Karviná 5 2 0 3 6:11 6
15. Teplice 6 1 0 5 6:13 3
16. České Budějovice 6 0 0 6 1:19 0
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
5 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Pavel Šulc (PLZ), Abdallah Gning (TEP), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Yusuf Helal (BOH)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Filip Vecheta (KAR), Ewerton (OST), Vojtěch Patrák (PCE), Amar Memič (KAR), Bienvenue Kanakimana (JAB), Filip Čihák (HRK)
Top assists:
3 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
2 - Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Daniel Horák (HRK), Roman Čerepkai (TEP), Matěj Šín (OST), Giannis-Fivos Botos (KAR)
August 24: Bohemians - Jablonec 1:2 (Att: 4 228)
August 24: Teplice - Karviná 1:3 (Att: 3 268)
August 24: Sparta Praha - Slovácko 2:2 (Att: 16 723)
August 24: Pardubice - Hradec Králové 2:1 (Att: 4 276)
August 25: Ostrava - Liberec 2:0 (Att: 7 737)
August 25: Dukla Praha - České Budějovice 3:0 (Att: 2 472)
postponed: Mladá Boleslav - Slavia Praha
postponed: Plzeň - Olomouc
Highlights of these rounds:
- Mladá Boleslav and Plzeň decided to postpone their league matches between both legs of european playoff qualification matches, which is allowed without consent of the opposing team in these circumstances.
- Sparta was the only team playing european cups which played their league match this week and in retrospect it was a poor decision for them not to postpone their match. They started almost exclusively rotation players, were 1-2 down at halftime and after substituing in several key players were only able to equalize. Therefore all three top clubs have one draw in their league record at this point, of course Plzeň and Slavia have one postponed match and therefore three points less than Sparta
- Mladá Boleslav shockingly fired their coach this weekend and signed Andreas Brännström from Sweden as their new coach.
- Center back Robin Hranáč left Plzeň for a record fee around 10 million Euro to Hoffenheim, also an unusual move in between two legs of european qualification matches.
- Ostrava defeated Liberec in an attractive match, once again Ewerton was a key player providing goal and an assist.
- Dukla against České Budějovice on the other hand was laughingly poor match between two worst clubs in the league. České Budějovice sold several important players during last couple of weeks and their chances to survive this season in the top tier of czech football look very slim at this moment
League table after Round 6:
1. Sparta Praha 6 5 1 0 14:6 16
2. Plzeň 5 4 1 0 12:1 13
3. Slavia Praha 5 4 1 0 9:1 13
4. Jablonec 6 3 1 2 7:4 10
5. Olomouc 5 3 1 1 8:6 10
6. Ostrava 5 3 0 2 5:3 9
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7. Hradec Králové 6 3 0 3 5:5 9
8. Slovácko 6 2 3 1 4:5 9
9. Liberec 6 2 1 3 8:7 7
10. Bohemians 6 2 1 3 6:7 7
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11. Mladá Boleslav 5 2 0 3 10:7 6
12. Pardubice 6 2 0 4 6:9 6
13. Dukla Praha 6 2 0 4 5:8 6
14. Karviná 5 2 0 3 6:11 6
15. Teplice 6 1 0 5 6:13 3
16. České Budějovice 6 0 0 6 1:19 0
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
5 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Pavel Šulc (PLZ), Abdallah Gning (TEP), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Yusuf Helal (BOH)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Filip Vecheta (KAR), Ewerton (OST), Vojtěch Patrák (PCE), Amar Memič (KAR), Bienvenue Kanakimana (JAB), Filip Čihák (HRK)
Top assists:
3 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
2 - Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Daniel Horák (HRK), Roman Čerepkai (TEP), Matěj Šín (OST), Giannis-Fivos Botos (KAR)
SK Slavia Praha fan
Round 3
August 28: Karviná - Ostrava 0:0 (Att: 4 833)
Round 7
August 31: České Budějovice - Bohemians 0:0 (Att: 3 402)
August 31: Slovácko - Jablonec 0:0 (Att: 4 257)
August 31: Hradec Králové - Sparta Praha 0:2 (Att: 9 300)
September 1: Olomouc - Ostrava 2:2 (Att: 11 328)
September 1: Karviná - Dukla Praha 0:0 (Att: 1 983)
September 1: Slavia Praha - Pardubice 2:0 (Att: 17 983)
September 1: Teplice - Mladá Boleslav 1:2 (Att: 3 485)
September 1: Liberec - Plzeň 1:1 (Att: 3 174)
Highlights of these rounds:
- Quite easy win for Sparta in a tough match away in Hradec Králové. New striker Albion Rrahmani provided goal and an assist. Meanwhile, Sparta sold another striker Jan Kuchta to Midtjylland.
- Nothing of note in Slavia's win over Pardubice.
- Plzeň dropped two points in a tough match in Liberec in which the referee made mistakes on both sides. Plzeň signed new players Prince Adu from Kryvbas and Svetozar Markovič from Partizan, both played in the starting lineup. Overall lots of changes in Plzeň this season.
- Olomouc and Ostrava split points in an eventful and overall quite high quality match. Ostrava was closer to the win but Olomouc's Kliment scored from the penalty spot to equalize late in the match.
- Mladá Boleslav won away and rises in the standings, Vasil Kušej provided two assists.
League table after Round 7:
1. Sparta Praha 7 6 1 0 16:6 19
2. Slavia Praha 6 5 1 0 11:1 16
3. Plzeň 6 4 2 0 13:2 14
4. Jablonec 7 3 2 2 7:4 11
5. Olomouc 6 3 2 1 10:8 11
6. Ostrava 7 3 2 2 7:5 11
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7. Slovácko 7 2 4 1 4:5 10
8. Mladá Boleslav 6 3 0 3 12:8 9
9. Hradec Králové 7 3 0 4 5:7 9
10. Liberec 7 2 2 3 9:8 8
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11. Bohemians 7 2 2 3 6:7 8
12. Karviná 7 2 2 3 6:11 8
13. Dukla Praha 7 2 1 4 5:8 7
14. Pardubice 7 2 0 5 6:11 6
15. Teplice 7 1 0 6 7:15 3
16. České Budějovice 7 0 1 6 1:19 1
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
7 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Pavel Šulc (PLZ), Abdallah Gning (TEP), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Yusuf Helal (BOH), El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Filip Vecheta (KAR), Ewerton (OST), Vojtěch Patrák (PCE), Amar Memič (KAR), Bienvenue Kanakimana (JAB), Filip Čihák (HRK), Lukáš Mašek (MLB), Matěj Šín (OST)
Top assists:
4 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Vasil Kušej (MLB)
3 - Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
2 - Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Daniel Horák (HRK), Roman Čerepkai (TEP), Matěj Šín (OST), Giannis-Fivos Botos (KAR), Cadu (PLZ), Jan Bořil (SLA), Ewerton (OST)
August 28: Karviná - Ostrava 0:0 (Att: 4 833)
Round 7
August 31: České Budějovice - Bohemians 0:0 (Att: 3 402)
August 31: Slovácko - Jablonec 0:0 (Att: 4 257)
August 31: Hradec Králové - Sparta Praha 0:2 (Att: 9 300)
September 1: Olomouc - Ostrava 2:2 (Att: 11 328)
September 1: Karviná - Dukla Praha 0:0 (Att: 1 983)
September 1: Slavia Praha - Pardubice 2:0 (Att: 17 983)
September 1: Teplice - Mladá Boleslav 1:2 (Att: 3 485)
September 1: Liberec - Plzeň 1:1 (Att: 3 174)
Highlights of these rounds:
- Quite easy win for Sparta in a tough match away in Hradec Králové. New striker Albion Rrahmani provided goal and an assist. Meanwhile, Sparta sold another striker Jan Kuchta to Midtjylland.
- Nothing of note in Slavia's win over Pardubice.
- Plzeň dropped two points in a tough match in Liberec in which the referee made mistakes on both sides. Plzeň signed new players Prince Adu from Kryvbas and Svetozar Markovič from Partizan, both played in the starting lineup. Overall lots of changes in Plzeň this season.
- Olomouc and Ostrava split points in an eventful and overall quite high quality match. Ostrava was closer to the win but Olomouc's Kliment scored from the penalty spot to equalize late in the match.
- Mladá Boleslav won away and rises in the standings, Vasil Kušej provided two assists.
League table after Round 7:
1. Sparta Praha 7 6 1 0 16:6 19
2. Slavia Praha 6 5 1 0 11:1 16
3. Plzeň 6 4 2 0 13:2 14
4. Jablonec 7 3 2 2 7:4 11
5. Olomouc 6 3 2 1 10:8 11
6. Ostrava 7 3 2 2 7:5 11
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7. Slovácko 7 2 4 1 4:5 10
8. Mladá Boleslav 6 3 0 3 12:8 9
9. Hradec Králové 7 3 0 4 5:7 9
10. Liberec 7 2 2 3 9:8 8
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11. Bohemians 7 2 2 3 6:7 8
12. Karviná 7 2 2 3 6:11 8
13. Dukla Praha 7 2 1 4 5:8 7
14. Pardubice 7 2 0 5 6:11 6
15. Teplice 7 1 0 6 7:15 3
16. České Budějovice 7 0 1 6 1:19 1
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
7 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Pavel Šulc (PLZ), Abdallah Gning (TEP), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Yusuf Helal (BOH), El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Filip Vecheta (KAR), Ewerton (OST), Vojtěch Patrák (PCE), Amar Memič (KAR), Bienvenue Kanakimana (JAB), Filip Čihák (HRK), Lukáš Mašek (MLB), Matěj Šín (OST)
Top assists:
4 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Vasil Kušej (MLB)
3 - Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
2 - Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Daniel Horák (HRK), Roman Čerepkai (TEP), Matěj Šín (OST), Giannis-Fivos Botos (KAR), Cadu (PLZ), Jan Bořil (SLA), Ewerton (OST)
SK Slavia Praha fan
The whole weekend rounds of Chance liga as well as the second tier (and most of other lower level football) is cancelled due to heavy rain forecasted to last from Thursday to Monday. Severe flooding is forecasted in Czechia, so no football at all this weekend.
SK Slavia Praha fan
Round 6
September 17: Plzeň - Olomouc 2:1 (Att: 7 056)
September 17: Mladá Boleslav - Slavia Praha 0:2 (Att: 4 823)
Highlights of these matches:
- Pavel Šulc scored a brace for Plzeň and is at this moment likely the best player in the league.
- Slavia won quite easily, scored twice before halftime and then controlled the match.
- Slavia will face Plzeň on Saturday in the first match among top three clubs in the country.
League table after Round 7:
1. Slavia Praha 7 6 1 0 13:1 19
2. Sparta Praha 7 6 1 0 16:6 19
3. Plzeň 7 5 2 0 15:3 17
4. Jablonec 7 3 2 2 7:4 11
5. Ostrava 7 3 2 2 7:5 11
6. Olomouc 7 3 2 2 11:10 11
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7. Slovácko 7 2 4 1 4:5 10
8. Mladá Boleslav 7 3 0 4 12:10 9
9. Hradec Králové 7 3 0 4 5:7 9
10. Liberec 7 2 2 3 9:8 8
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11. Bohemians 7 2 2 3 6:7 8
12. Karviná 7 2 2 3 6:11 8
13. Dukla Praha 7 2 1 4 5:8 7
14. Pardubice 7 2 0 5 6:11 6
15. Teplice 7 1 0 6 7:15 3
16. České Budějovice 7 0 1 6 1:19 1
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
7 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
5 - Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
4 - El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Abdallah Gning (TEP), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Yusuf Helal (BOH), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Filip Vecheta (KAR), Ewerton (OST), Vojtěch Patrák (PCE), Amar Memič (KAR), Bienvenue Kanakimana (JAB), Filip Čihák (HRK), Lukáš Mašek (MLB), Matěj Šín (OST)
Top assists:
4 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Vasil Kušej (MLB)
3 - Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
2 - Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Daniel Horák (HRK), Roman Čerepkai (TEP), Matěj Šín (OST), Giannis-Fivos Botos (KAR), Cadu (PLZ), Jan Bořil (SLA), Ewerton (OST), Jan Vodháněl (OLO), Marián Tvrdoň (PLZ), Lukáš Kalvach (PLZ)
September 17: Plzeň - Olomouc 2:1 (Att: 7 056)
September 17: Mladá Boleslav - Slavia Praha 0:2 (Att: 4 823)
Highlights of these matches:
- Pavel Šulc scored a brace for Plzeň and is at this moment likely the best player in the league.
- Slavia won quite easily, scored twice before halftime and then controlled the match.
- Slavia will face Plzeň on Saturday in the first match among top three clubs in the country.
League table after Round 7:
1. Slavia Praha 7 6 1 0 13:1 19
2. Sparta Praha 7 6 1 0 16:6 19
3. Plzeň 7 5 2 0 15:3 17
4. Jablonec 7 3 2 2 7:4 11
5. Ostrava 7 3 2 2 7:5 11
6. Olomouc 7 3 2 2 11:10 11
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7. Slovácko 7 2 4 1 4:5 10
8. Mladá Boleslav 7 3 0 4 12:10 9
9. Hradec Králové 7 3 0 4 5:7 9
10. Liberec 7 2 2 3 9:8 8
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11. Bohemians 7 2 2 3 6:7 8
12. Karviná 7 2 2 3 6:11 8
13. Dukla Praha 7 2 1 4 5:8 7
14. Pardubice 7 2 0 5 6:11 6
15. Teplice 7 1 0 6 7:15 3
16. České Budějovice 7 0 1 6 1:19 1
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
7 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
5 - Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
4 - El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Abdallah Gning (TEP), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Yusuf Helal (BOH), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Filip Vecheta (KAR), Ewerton (OST), Vojtěch Patrák (PCE), Amar Memič (KAR), Bienvenue Kanakimana (JAB), Filip Čihák (HRK), Lukáš Mašek (MLB), Matěj Šín (OST)
Top assists:
4 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Vasil Kušej (MLB)
3 - Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
2 - Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Daniel Horák (HRK), Roman Čerepkai (TEP), Matěj Šín (OST), Giannis-Fivos Botos (KAR), Cadu (PLZ), Jan Bořil (SLA), Ewerton (OST), Jan Vodháněl (OLO), Marián Tvrdoň (PLZ), Lukáš Kalvach (PLZ)
SK Slavia Praha fan
Round 9
September 21: Hradec Králové - Slovácko 3:0 (Att: 5 666)
September 21: Teplice - Ostrava 2:3 (Att: 3 741)
September 21: Karviná - Jablonec 1:0 (Att: 2 735)
September 21: Slavia Praha - Plzeň 3:0 (Att: 18 783)
September 22: Mladá Boleslav - Pardubice 2:2 (Att: 2 277)
September 22: Olomouc - Dukla Praha 2:1 (Att: 3 387)
September 22: České Budějovice - Sparta Praha 0:2 (Att: 6 681)
September 22: Liberec - Bohemians 2:2 (Att: 3 053)
Highlights of this round:
- Postponed round 8 is to be played in December.
- Slavia defeated Plzeň in a surprisingly dominant way, scoring three goals in the first half and then being happy to control the match in the second half.
- After their epic win against Salzburg, Sparta rotated the squad quite a bit and settled for a 2-0 win in České Budějovice, who played one man down for almost an hour. Therefore Slavia is still at the top of the table with a better goal differential than Sparta. The big Prague derby takes place in two weeks at Slavia.
- Baník Ostrava climbed to N4 with a win in Teplice, they are just three points behind Plzeň, however the gap in quality between top 3 and the rest of the league is much larger than that.
- Another brace for Olomouc's Jan Kliment sees him on top of the goalscorers standing with unbelievable nine goals in 8 matches.
- Karviná continues to impress with an important win against Jablonec, they are in very good spot concerning the fight to avoid relegation.
League table after Round 9:
1. Slavia Praha 8 7 1 0 16:1 22
2. Sparta Praha 8 7 1 0 18:6 22
3. Plzeň 8 5 2 1 15:6 17
4. Ostrava 8 4 2 2 10:7 14
5. Olomouc 8 4 2 2 13:11 14
6. Hradec Králové 8 4 0 4 8:7 12
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7. Jablonec 8 3 2 3 7:5 11
8. Karviná 8 3 2 3 7:11 11
9. Mladá Boleslav 8 3 1 4 14:12 10
10. Slovácko 8 2 4 2 4:8 10
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11. Liberec 8 2 3 3 11:10 9
12. Bohemians 8 2 3 3 8:9 9
13. Dukla Praha 8 2 1 5 6:10 7
14. Pardubice 8 2 1 5 8:13 7
15. Teplice 8 1 0 7 9:18 3
16. České Budějovice 8 0 1 7 1:21 1
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
9 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
5 - Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
4 - El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Abdallah Gning (TEP)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Yusuf Helal (BOH), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Filip Vecheta (KAR), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Ewerton (OST), Filip Čihák (HRK)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Vojtěch Patrák (PCE), Amar Memič (KAR), Bienvenue Kanakimana (JAB), Lukáš Mašek (MLB), Matěj Šín (OST), Ermal Krasniqi (SPA), Tomáš Chorý (SLA), Ĺubomír Tupta (LIB), Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
Top assists:
4 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Daniel Horák (HRK)
3 - Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
2 - Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Roman Čerepkai (TEP), Matěj Šín (OST), Giannis-Fivos Botos (KAR), Cadu (PLZ), Jan Bořil (SLA), Ewerton (OST), Jan Vodháněl (OLO), Marián Tvrdoň (PLZ), Lukáš Kalvach (PLZ), Martin Douděra (DUK), Jakub Fulnek (MLB), Adam Vlkanova (HRK)
September 21: Hradec Králové - Slovácko 3:0 (Att: 5 666)
September 21: Teplice - Ostrava 2:3 (Att: 3 741)
September 21: Karviná - Jablonec 1:0 (Att: 2 735)
September 21: Slavia Praha - Plzeň 3:0 (Att: 18 783)
September 22: Mladá Boleslav - Pardubice 2:2 (Att: 2 277)
September 22: Olomouc - Dukla Praha 2:1 (Att: 3 387)
September 22: České Budějovice - Sparta Praha 0:2 (Att: 6 681)
September 22: Liberec - Bohemians 2:2 (Att: 3 053)
Highlights of this round:
- Postponed round 8 is to be played in December.
- Slavia defeated Plzeň in a surprisingly dominant way, scoring three goals in the first half and then being happy to control the match in the second half.
- After their epic win against Salzburg, Sparta rotated the squad quite a bit and settled for a 2-0 win in České Budějovice, who played one man down for almost an hour. Therefore Slavia is still at the top of the table with a better goal differential than Sparta. The big Prague derby takes place in two weeks at Slavia.
- Baník Ostrava climbed to N4 with a win in Teplice, they are just three points behind Plzeň, however the gap in quality between top 3 and the rest of the league is much larger than that.
- Another brace for Olomouc's Jan Kliment sees him on top of the goalscorers standing with unbelievable nine goals in 8 matches.
- Karviná continues to impress with an important win against Jablonec, they are in very good spot concerning the fight to avoid relegation.
League table after Round 9:
1. Slavia Praha 8 7 1 0 16:1 22
2. Sparta Praha 8 7 1 0 18:6 22
3. Plzeň 8 5 2 1 15:6 17
4. Ostrava 8 4 2 2 10:7 14
5. Olomouc 8 4 2 2 13:11 14
6. Hradec Králové 8 4 0 4 8:7 12
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7. Jablonec 8 3 2 3 7:5 11
8. Karviná 8 3 2 3 7:11 11
9. Mladá Boleslav 8 3 1 4 14:12 10
10. Slovácko 8 2 4 2 4:8 10
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11. Liberec 8 2 3 3 11:10 9
12. Bohemians 8 2 3 3 8:9 9
13. Dukla Praha 8 2 1 5 6:10 7
14. Pardubice 8 2 1 5 8:13 7
15. Teplice 8 1 0 7 9:18 3
16. České Budějovice 8 0 1 7 1:21 1
Champions League LP, Champions League ncQ2, Cup Winner = Europa League PO, Europa League Q2, Conference League Q2, Relegation playoff, Relegation
Top scorers:
9 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
5 - Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
4 - El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Abdallah Gning (TEP)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Yusuf Helal (BOH), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Filip Vecheta (KAR), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Ewerton (OST), Filip Čihák (HRK)
2 - Victor Olatunji (SPA), Jan Kalabiška (PCE), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Vojtěch Patrák (PCE), Amar Memič (KAR), Bienvenue Kanakimana (JAB), Lukáš Mašek (MLB), Matěj Šín (OST), Ermal Krasniqi (SPA), Tomáš Chorý (SLA), Ĺubomír Tupta (LIB), Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
Top assists:
4 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Daniel Horák (HRK)
3 - Tomáš Ladra (MLB)
2 - Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Roman Čerepkai (TEP), Matěj Šín (OST), Giannis-Fivos Botos (KAR), Cadu (PLZ), Jan Bořil (SLA), Ewerton (OST), Jan Vodháněl (OLO), Marián Tvrdoň (PLZ), Lukáš Kalvach (PLZ), Martin Douděra (DUK), Jakub Fulnek (MLB), Adam Vlkanova (HRK)
SK Slavia Praha fan
Round 10
September 27: Sparta Praha - Olomouc 2:3 (Att: 16 538)
September 28: Dukla Praha - Liberec 1:4 (Att: 2 688)
September 28: Pardubice - Teplice 0:1 (Att: 1 732)
September 28: Slovácko - Karviná 2:1 (Att: 4 149)
September 28: Jablonec - Hradec Králové 2:0 (Att: 2 342)
September 29: Ostrava - České Budějovice 2:1 (Att: 6 545)
September 29: Plzeň - Mladá Boleslav 1:1 (Att: 8 611)
September 29: Bohemians - Slavia Praha 0:4 (Att: 5 531)
Highlights of this round:
- What a round, nine red cards in eight matches, two of the top three teams dropped points at home...
- Slavia is now in a three point lead ahead of Sparta. They played their match last and knew that a win will move them three points ahead and they won comfortably, scoring two goals inside 20 minutes and having total control of the match.
- Sparta played already on Friday and lead 1-0 early. But they did not kill the game and remarkable defensive blunders lead to three goals of Olomouc between 68' and 86'. Sparta then stormed the opponent but managed to score only once, hence their first league defeat of the season.
- Plzeň does not look very good lately in the league. They were better than Mladá Boleslav which played almost the whole second half one man down, but they failed to convert chances and in the end failed to win for the third consecutive time in the league.
- Not much happening elsewhere, Pardubice are in trouble after their home loss against Teplice.
League table after Round 10:
Top scorers:
9 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
5 - El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
4 - Abdallah Gning (TEP), Ewerton (OST)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Yusuf Helal (BOH), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Filip Vecheta (KAR), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Filip Čihák (HRK), Lukáš Letenay (LIB), Victor Olatunji (SPA), Ermal Krasniqi (SPA), Tomáš Chorý (SLA), Tomáš Ladra (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB)
2 - Jan Kalabiška (PCE), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Vojtěch Patrák (PCE), Amar Memič (KAR), Bienvenue Kanakimana (JAB), Lukáš Mašek (MLB), Matěj Šín (OST), Ĺubomír Tupta (LIB), Christos Zafeiris (SLA), David Buchta (OST), Denis Višinský (LIB), Filip Zorvan (OLO)
Top assists:
4 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Daniel Horák (HRK)
3 - Tomáš Ladra (MLB), Lukáš Provod (SLA), Lukáš Kalvach (PLZ)
2 - Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Roman Čerepkai (TEP), Matěj Šín (OST), Giannis-Fivos Botos (KAR), Cadu (PLZ), Jan Bořil (SLA), Ewerton (OST), Jan Vodháněl (OLO), Marián Tvrdoň (PLZ), Martin Douděra (DUK), Jakub Fulnek (MLB), Adam Vlkanova (HRK), David Puškáč (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Daniel Holzer (OST), Jiří Fleišman (KAR), Vakho Chanturishvili (JAB)
September 27: Sparta Praha - Olomouc 2:3 (Att: 16 538)
September 28: Dukla Praha - Liberec 1:4 (Att: 2 688)
September 28: Pardubice - Teplice 0:1 (Att: 1 732)
September 28: Slovácko - Karviná 2:1 (Att: 4 149)
September 28: Jablonec - Hradec Králové 2:0 (Att: 2 342)
September 29: Ostrava - České Budějovice 2:1 (Att: 6 545)
September 29: Plzeň - Mladá Boleslav 1:1 (Att: 8 611)
September 29: Bohemians - Slavia Praha 0:4 (Att: 5 531)
Highlights of this round:
- What a round, nine red cards in eight matches, two of the top three teams dropped points at home...
- Slavia is now in a three point lead ahead of Sparta. They played their match last and knew that a win will move them three points ahead and they won comfortably, scoring two goals inside 20 minutes and having total control of the match.
- Sparta played already on Friday and lead 1-0 early. But they did not kill the game and remarkable defensive blunders lead to three goals of Olomouc between 68' and 86'. Sparta then stormed the opponent but managed to score only once, hence their first league defeat of the season.
- Plzeň does not look very good lately in the league. They were better than Mladá Boleslav which played almost the whole second half one man down, but they failed to convert chances and in the end failed to win for the third consecutive time in the league.
- Not much happening elsewhere, Pardubice are in trouble after their home loss against Teplice.
League table after Round 10:
Top scorers:
9 - Jan Kliment (OLO)
5 - El Hadji Malick Diouf (SLA), Pavel Šulc (PLZ)
4 - Abdallah Gning (TEP), Ewerton (OST)
3 - Daniel Mareček (MLB), Dominik Hollý (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Yusuf Helal (BOH), Lukáš Haraslín (SPA), Martin Vitík (SPA), Filip Vecheta (KAR), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Filip Čihák (HRK), Lukáš Letenay (LIB), Victor Olatunji (SPA), Ermal Krasniqi (SPA), Tomáš Chorý (SLA), Tomáš Ladra (MLB), Michal Hlavatý (LIB)
2 - Jan Kalabiška (PCE), Indrit Tuci (SPA), Erik Jirka (PLZ), Vojtěch Patrák (PCE), Amar Memič (KAR), Bienvenue Kanakimana (JAB), Lukáš Mašek (MLB), Matěj Šín (OST), Ĺubomír Tupta (LIB), Christos Zafeiris (SLA), David Buchta (OST), Denis Višinský (LIB), Filip Zorvan (OLO)
Top assists:
4 - Filip Zorvan (OLO), Vasil Kušej (MLB), Daniel Horák (HRK)
3 - Tomáš Ladra (MLB), Lukáš Provod (SLA), Lukáš Kalvach (PLZ)
2 - Michal Hlavatý (LIB), Tomáš Zlatohlávek (PCE), Angelo Preciado (SPA), Roman Čerepkai (TEP), Matěj Šín (OST), Giannis-Fivos Botos (KAR), Cadu (PLZ), Jan Bořil (SLA), Ewerton (OST), Jan Vodháněl (OLO), Marián Tvrdoň (PLZ), Martin Douděra (DUK), Jakub Fulnek (MLB), Adam Vlkanova (HRK), David Puškáč (JAB), Veljko Birmančević (SPA), Daniel Holzer (OST), Jiří Fleišman (KAR), Vakho Chanturishvili (JAB)
SK Slavia Praha fan