2013–14 Czech First League

The 2013–14 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. The season began on 19 July 2013 and ended on 31 May 2014. Sparta Prague won their 36th title on 4 May 2014, after defending champions Plzeň drew against Jablonec. They ended the season with a Czech league record of 79 points out of a possible 90, winning all of their home games, and losing only one away game and drawing a further four.[5] Sigma Olomouc and Znojmo were relegated, the latter having played its top flight debut, and the former having played in every Czech first league season since its establishment in 1993.

Czech First League
Season2013–14
ChampionsSparta Prague
RelegatedSigma Olomouc
Znojmo
Champions LeagueSparta Prague
Europa LeagueViktoria Plzeň
Mladá Boleslav
Slovan Liberec
Matches played240
Goals scored673 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerJosef Hušbauer
(18 goals)
Best goalkeeperTomáš Vaclík
(14 clean sheets)[1]
Biggest home winJablonec 6–0 Příbram
(10 November 2013)
Plzeň 6–0 Liberec
(29 March 2014)
Biggest away winSlavia 0–7 Teplice
(19 August 2013)
Highest scoringJablonec 5–5 Znojmo
(17 August 2013)
Highest attendance19,089[2]
Sparta 3–0 Slavia
(12 April 2014)
Lowest attendance155[3]
Znojmo 0–2 Dukla
(31 May 2014)
Average attendance5,065[4]

Teams

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Hradec Králové and České Budějovice were relegated to the 2013–14 Czech 2. Liga after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the 2012–13 season. Hradec Králové therefore returned to the second tier after three seasons in the top league, while České Budějovice left after a seven-year spell in the top flight.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2012–13 2. Liga winners Znojmo and runners-up Bohemians 1905. Bohemians thus returned to the top flight after a one-year absence. Znojmo, having never played in the top flight before, made their top-league début.[6]

Stadiums and locations

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Club Location Stadion Capacity 2012–13 position
Baník Ostrava Ostrava Bazaly 17,372 14th
Bohemians 1905 Prague Ďolíček 7,500 2L, 2nd
Dukla Prague Prague Stadion Juliska 4,560 6th
FK Jablonec Jablonec nad Nisou Stadion Střelnice 6,280 4th
FK Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav Městský stadion (Mladá Boleslav) 5,000 8th
1. FK Příbram Příbram Na Litavce 9,100 11th
Sigma Olomouc Olomouc Andrův stadion 12,566 5th
Slavia Prague Prague Synot Tip Arena 21,000 7th
1. FC Slovácko Uherské Hradiště Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty 8,121 9th
Slovan Liberec Liberec Stadion u Nisy 9,900 3rd
Sparta Prague Prague Generali Arena 20,558 2nd
FK Teplice Teplice Na Stínadlech 18,221 12th
Viktoria Plzeň Plzeň Stadion města Plzně 13,000 1st
Vysočina Jihlava Jihlava Stadion v Jiráskově ulici 4,075 10th
Zbrojovka Brno Brno Městský stadion (Brno) 12,550 13th
1. SC Znojmo Znojmo Městský stadion (Brno) Note 1 12,550 2L, 1st

Notes:

  1. Městský stadion (Znojmo) does not meet the football association criteria, therefore Znojmo are ground-sharing in Brno.[6] Znojmo played their final fixture against Dukla Prague at Stadion v Jiráskově ulici in Jihlava as Brno also had a home fixture on the same date.[7]

Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Baník Ostrava   Tomáš Bernady   Michal Frydrych Nike Vítkovice Machinery Group
Bohemians 1905   Luděk Klusáček   Josef Jindřišek adidas Remal
Dukla Prague   Luboš Kozel   Patrik Gedeon adidas Staeg
Jablonec   Roman Skuhravý   Luboš Loučka Umbro Baumit
Mladá Boleslav   Karel Jarolím   David Jarolím Nike Škoda
Příbram   Petr Čuhel   Aleš Hruška adidas Startip
Sigma Olomouc   Martin Kotůlek   Aleš Škerle adidas Sigma Group
Slavia Prague   Alex Pastoor   Fernando Maria Neves Umbro Chance
Slovácko   Svatopluk Habanec   Vít Valenta Kappa Z-GROUP Steel holding
Slovan Liberec   Jaroslav Šilhavý   Radoslav Kováč Nike none
Sparta Prague   Vítězslav Lavička   David Lafata Nike none
Teplice   Zdeněk Ščasný   Milan Matula Umbro AGC
Viktoria Plzeň   Dušan Uhrin, Jr.   Pavel Horváth Puma Doosan Group
Vysočina Jihlava   Petr Rada   Lukáš Vaculík Hummel PSJ
Zbrojovka Brno   Václav Kotal   Pavel Zavadil Umbro E-Motion
Znojmo   Leoš Kalvoda   Todor Yonov adidas Aventin

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Zbrojovka Brno Ludevít Grmela Sacked 3 September 2013 15th Václav Kotal 3 September 2013[8]
Slavia Prague Michal Petrouš Resigned 14 September 2013 13th Miroslav Koubek 18 September 2013[9]
Příbram František Straka Sacked 1 October 2013 12th Petr Čuhel 7 October 2013[10]
Baník Ostrava Erich Cviertna Death 5 October 2013 9th Tomáš Bernady 10 October 2013[11]
Viktoria Plzeň Pavel Vrba Signed by Czech Republic 15 December 2013 2nd Dušan Uhrin, Jr.[12][13] 17 December 2013
Sigma Olomouc Martin Kotůlek Sacked 18 December 2013 9th Zdeněk Psotka January 2014[14][15]
Slavia Prague Miroslav Koubek Sacked 3 March 2014 10th Alex Pastoor 3 March 2014[16]
Bohemians 1905 Jozef Weber Sacked[17] 10 March 2014 16th Luděk Klusáček[18] 10 March 2014
Slovan Liberec Jaroslav Šilhavý Mutual consent 16 April 2014 5th David Vavruška[19] 16 April 2014
Sigma Olomouc Zdeněk Psotka Sacked 28 April 2014 13th Ladislav Minář 28 April 2014[20]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sparta Prague (C) 30 25 4 1 78 19 +59 79 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Viktoria Plzeň 30 19 9 2 64 21 +43 66 Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round[a]
3 Mladá Boleslav 30 14 8 8 54 38 +16 50 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[a]
4 Slovan Liberec 30 14 6 10 37 46 −9 48
5 Teplice 30 13 7 10 51 35 +16 46
6 Slovácko 30 11 7 12 43 40 +3 40
7 Dukla Prague 30 10 8 12 35 37 −2 38
8 Vysočina Jihlava 30 10 7 13 45 50 −5 37[b]
9 Zbrojovka Brno 30 10 7 13 32 42 −10 37[b]
10 Baník Ostrava 30 8 11 11 33 43 −10 35
11 Jablonec 30 9 7 14 43 53 −10 34[c]
12 Příbram 30 9 7 14 34 49 −15 34[c]
13 Slavia Prague 30 8 6 16 24 51 −27 30[d]
14 Bohemians 1905 30 7 9 14 26 40 −14 30[d]
15 Sigma Olomouc (R) 30 7 8 15 42 60 −18 29 Relegation to FNL
16 Znojmo (R) 30 6 9 15 32 49 −17 27
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2013–14 Czech Cup, Sparta Prague, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed to the third-placed team, and the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.
  2. ^ a b Vysočina Jihlava ahead of Zbrojovka Brno on head-to-head record; Vysočina Jihlava–Zbrojovka Brno 2–1, Zbrojovka Brno–Vysočina Jihlava 1–0.
  3. ^ a b Jablonec ahead of Zlín on head-to-head record; Jablonec–Příbram 6–0, Příbram–Jablonec 3–0.
  4. ^ a b Slavia Prague ahead of Bohemians 1905 on head-to-head record; Slavia Prague–Bohemians 1905 1–0, Bohemians 1905–Slavia Prague 0–1.

Results

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Home \ Away OST B05 DUK JAB MLA PŘI SIG SLA SLO LIB SPA TEP VPL JIH ZBR ZNO
Baník Ostrava 1–3 2–0 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–1
Bohemians 1905 0–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0
Dukla Prague 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–1
Jablonec 1–0 1–2 1–4 1–1 6–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 5–5
Mladá Boleslav 4–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 0–4 1–0 1–2 3–1 5–2 5–1
Příbram 4–0 1–0 0–2 3–0 3–1 3–2 0–0 3–2 3–1 0–1 0–4 2–4 5–0 2–1 1–1
Sigma Olomouc 2–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 5–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 4–3 2–0 2–0
Slavia Prague 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–4 3–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–7 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1
Slovácko 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–0 4–2 0–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 5–0 2–0
Slovan Liberec 3–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Sparta Prague 4–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 5–0 3–0 4–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 4–1 4–0 3–0
Teplice 0–0 5–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–2 0–1 1–3
Viktoria Plzeň 4–0 5–0 0–0 6–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 6–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–2
Vysočina Jihlava 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 3–0 5–0 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–4 1–1 1–2 2–1 4–0
Zbrojovka Brno 0–0 5–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 3–2 1–3 1–0 2–0
Znojmo 0–4 0–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 4–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1
Source: Fortuna liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[21]
1   Josef Hušbauer Sparta Prague 18
2   David Lafata Sparta Prague 16
  Zbyněk Pospěch Dukla Prague
4   Franci Litsingi Teplice 14
5   Haris Harba Vysočina Jihlava 13
6   Jasmin Šćuk Mladá Boleslav 12
  Stanislav Tecl Viktoria Plzeň
8   Aidin Mahmutović Teplice 10
  Václav Vašíček Znojmo
  Milan Kerbr Slovácko

Average home attendance by club

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Club Average attendance[22]
Sparta Prague 11,340
Viktoria Plzeň 10,089
Teplice 6,994
Baník Ostrava 6,525
Slavia Prague 6,189
Sigma Olomouc 4,972
Slovan Liberec 4,678
Slovácko 4,660
Bohemians 1905 4,199
Zbrojovka Brno 4,176
Mladá Boleslav 3,691
Vysočina Jihlava 3,276
Příbram 3,216
Jablonec 2,869
Dukla Prague 2,765
Znojmo 1,392

See also

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References

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