2014–15 Czech First League

The 2014–15 Czech First League, known as the Synot liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league and the first since it was renamed from the Gambrinus liga to the Synot liga due to a change in sponsor.[2] The season started on 25 July 2014 and ran until the end of May 2015, with a winter break between November and February.[3] Fixtures for the season were announced on 25 June 2014.[4] The winners were FC Viktoria Plzeň, while the previous season's champions Sparta Prague finished in second place.

Czech First League
Season2014–15
ChampionsFC Viktoria Plzeň
RelegatedFC Hradec Králové
SK Dynamo České Budějovice
Champions LeagueFC Viktoria Plzeň
AC Sparta Prague
Europa LeagueFK Baumit Jablonec
FK Mladá Boleslav
Matches played240
Goals scored645 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorerDavid Lafata
(20 goals)
Biggest home winLiberec 6–0 Ostrava
(30 August 2014)
Jablonec 6–0 Dukla
(3 October 2014)
Biggest away winČ. Budějovice 0–4 Plzeň
(10 August 2014)
Highest scoringPlzeň 5–2 Příbram
(30 May 2015)
Highest attendance18,665
Sparta 0–2 Plzeň
(11 April 2015)[1]
Lowest attendance734
Dukla 4–1 Příbram
(28 October 2014)
All statistics correct as of 30 May 2015.

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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Club Location Stadium Capacity 2013–14 position
Baník Ostrava Ostrava Bazaly 10,039 10th
Bohemians 1905 Prague Ďolíček 5,000 14th
Dukla Prague Prague Stadion Juliska 8,150 7th
Dynamo České Budějovice České Budějovice Stadion Střelecký ostrov 6,681 FNL, 1st
Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Všesportovní stadion 7,220 FNL, 2nd
FK Jablonec Jablonec nad Nisou Stadion Střelnice 6,280 11th
FK Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav Městský stadion (Mladá Boleslav) 5,000 3rd
1. FK Příbram Příbram Na Litavce 9,100 12th
Slavia Prague Prague Eden Arena 20,800 13th
1. FC Slovácko Uherské Hradiště Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty 8,121 6th
Slovan Liberec Liberec Stadion u Nisy 9,900 4th
Sparta Prague Prague Generali Arena 19,416 1st
FK Teplice Teplice Na Stínadlech 18,221 5th
Viktoria Plzeň Plzeň Stadion města Plzně 11,722 2nd
Vysočina Jihlava Jihlava Stadion v Jiráskově ulici 4,075 8th
Zbrojovka Brno Brno Městský stadion (Brno) 12,550 9th

Personnel and kits

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Club Chairman Manager Manufacturer Sponsors
Baník Ostrava   Petr Šafarčík   Tomáš Bernady Joma Vítkovice Machinery Group [cs]
Bohemians 1905   Antonín Panenka   Roman Pivarník Adidas REMAL
Dukla Prague   Michal Prokeš   Luboš Kozel Adidas Carbounion
Dynamo České Budějovice   Karel Poborský   Luboš Urban Adidas multiple
Hradec Králové   Richard Jukl   Bohuslav Pilný Jako multiple
FK Jablonec   Petr Doležal   Jaroslav Šilhavý Nike Baumit
FK Mladá Boleslav   Josef Dufek   Karel Jarolím Nike Škoda Auto
1. FK Příbram   Jaroslav Starka   Pavel Tobiáš Adidas Energon
Slavia Prague   Aleš Řebíček   Miroslav Beránek Umbro Fortuna
1. FC Slovácko   Vladimír Krejčí   Svatopluk Habanec Kappa multiple
Slovan Liberec   Zbyněk Štiller   David Vavruška Nike Preciosa
Sparta Prague   Daniel Křetínský   Vítězslav Lavička Nike multiple
FK Teplice   Pavel Šedlbauer   Zdeněk Ščasný Umbro AGC
Viktoria Plzeň   Adolf Šádek   Miroslav Koubek Puma Doosan Škoda Power
Vysočina Jihlava   Zdeněk Tulis   Luděk Klusáček Adidas PSJ
Zbrojovka Brno   Václav Bartoněk   Václav Kotal Nike E-Motion

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Viktoria Plzeň (C) 30 23 3 4 70 24 +46 72 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Sparta Prague 30 21 4 5 57 20 +37 67
3 Jablonec 30 19 7 4 58 22 +36 64 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Mladá Boleslav 30 13 7 10 43 34 +9 46 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Příbram 30 12 7 11 40 45 −5 43
6 Dukla Prague 30 11 8 11 34 40 −6 41
7 Teplice 30 9 11 10 41 37 +4 38
8 Bohemians 1905 30 10 8 12 35 41 −6 38
9 Slovácko 30 10 7 13 43 46 −3 37
10 Vysočina Jihlava 30 10 6 14 33 38 −5 36
11 Slavia Prague 30 9 7 14 40 45 −5 34
12 Slovan Liberec 30 7 12 11 39 43 −4 33[a] Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
13 Baník Ostrava 30 8 9 13 23 41 −18 33[a]
14 Zbrojovka Brno 30 9 6 15 34 45 −11 33[a]
15 Hradec Králové (R) 30 6 7 17 26 52 −26 25 Relegation to FNL
16 Dynamo České Budějovice (R) 30 5 7 18 29 72 −43 22
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) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[5]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Slovan Liberec ahead of Baník Ostrava and Zbrojovka Brno on head-to-head record; Slovan Liberec 7 pts, Baník Ostrava 5 pts, Zbrojovka Brno 4 pts.
  2. ^ Slovan Liberec won the 2014–15 Czech Cup and qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Results

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

Top scorers

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As of 31 May 2015
Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1   David Lafata Sparta Prague 20
2   Milan Škoda Slavia Prague 19
3   Libor Došek Slovácko 16
4   Aidin Mahmutović Viktoria Plzeň 12
  Josef Šural Slovan Liberec
6   Daniel Kolář Viktoria Plzeň 11
  Filip Novák Jablonec
8   Bořek Dočkal Sparta Prague 10
  Tomáš Wágner Mladá Boleslav
10   Jakub Řezníček Sparta Prague 9
  Pavel Dvořák Hradec Králové
  Václav Kadlec Sparta Prague

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Statistiky - Diváci". Synot Liga. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  2. ^ Adamowski, Jaroslaw. "Czech league swaps beer brand Gambrinus for betting brand Synot as title sponsor". Inside World Football. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Termíny 2014/15: Gambrinus liga, Fotbalová národní liga a dorostenecká liga". Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Sparta začne obhajobu na Bohemians, Plzeň jede na úvod do Příbrami". Mladá fronta DNES. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Čišovský honoured as Plzeň regain Czech crown". UEFA. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Statistiky". Synot liga official website (in Czech). Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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