The Czechoslovak First League (Czech: 1. fotbalová liga, Slovak: 1. futbalová liga) was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories. Until the 1934-35 season, no teams from Slovakia participated in the league.[2]
| Founded | 1925 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1993 |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 16 (in 1993) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Czechoslovak Cup |
| International cup(s) | European Cup UEFA Cup |
| Most championships | Sparta Prague (21 titles) |
| Top goalscorer | Josef Bican (447 goals)[1] |
Czechs were allowed to run their own league in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, while Slovaks were granted their own independent Slovak State and created their own league. After the World War II the league was recreated.
Description
editThe league was dominated by clubs from Prague with Sparta Prague winning 19 titles, Dukla Prague 11 and Slavia Prague 9.
The attendance record for the league was set on 4 September 1965, when 50,105 spectators attended a match between rivals Sparta and Slavia in Prague.[3]
The Czechoslovak First League was succeeded in 1993 by the Czech First League in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Superliga in Slovakia.
Names
edit- 1925 First Association League (Czech: Asociační liga) (teams from Prague only)
- 1925–29 Central Bohemian First League (Czech: Středočeská liga) (teams from Prague and Central Bohemia)
- 1929–34 First Association League (Czech: Asociační liga) (expanded to include Moravian teams)
- 1934–38 State League (Czech: Státní liga) (expanded to include Slovak teams)
- 1938–44 Bohemian-Moravian League (Czech: Národní liga) (World War II, Czechoslovakia split)
- 1945–48 State League (Czech: Státní liga) (Czechoslovak Republic reinstated)
- 1949–50 First All-National Championship (Czech: Celostátní mistrovství)
- 1951–55 Republic Championship (Czech: Mistrovství republiky (1951–52), Přebor republiky (1953–55))
- 1956–93 First League (Czech: I. liga)[4]
Champions
edit1925–1938
editBohemia-Moravia 1938–1944
edit| Season | Champions | Runner-up | Third place | Top Goalscorer | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938–39 | Sparta Prague | Slavia Prague | SK Pardubice | Josef Bican (29) | Slavia Prague |
| 1939–40 | Slavia Prague | Sparta Prague | SK Pardubice | Josef Bican (50) | Slavia Prague |
| 1940–41 | Slavia Prague | SK Plzeň | SK Pardubice | Josef Bican (38) | Slavia Prague |
| 1941–42 | Slavia Prague | SK Prostějov | Viktoria Plzeň | Josef Bican (45) | Slavia Prague |
| 1942–43 | Slavia Prague | Sparta Prague | Baťa Zlín | Josef Bican (39) | Slavia Prague |
| 1943–44 | Sparta Prague | Slavia Prague | Baťa Zlín | Josef Bican (57) | Slavia Prague |
1945–1993
editPerformance by club
edit| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Sparta Prague | 21
|
1925–26, 1927, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1952, 1954, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93 |
| SK Slavia Prague | 13
|
1925, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1946–47 |
| Dukla Prague / ÚDA Prague | 11
|
1953, 1956, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1981–82 |
| SK Slovan Bratislava / NV Bratislava | 8
|
1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1991–92 |
| FC Spartak Trnava | 5
|
1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73 |
| FC Baník Ostrava | 3
|
1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81 |
| TJ Vítkovice | 1
|
1985–86 |
| FK Viktoria Žižkov | 1
|
1927–28 |
| FC Bohemians Prague | 1
|
1982–83 |
| FC Zbrojovka Brno | 1
|
1977–78 |
| Spartak Hradec Králové | 1
|
1959–60 |
| FK Inter Bratislava | 1
|
1958–59 |
Player records
editJosef Bican was the all-time top goalscorer of the league with 447 goals in 279 matches, of which 417 goals were scored for Slavia Prague and 30 goals for FC Vítkovice. The list below is not the league's top goalscorers all in all, only players who at some point played for Slavia Prague. [1]
Top goalscorers (players who played for Slavia Prague only)
edit| # | Name | Goals | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Josef Bican |
447 | 1937–51, 1953–56 |
| 2 | Vlastimil Kopecký |
252 | 1932–51 |
| 3 | František Kloz |
175 | 1926–45 |
| 4 | Ladislav Kareš |
163 | ? |
| 5 | Vojtěch Bradáč |
155 | 1926–36, 1937–45 |
| 6 | Jiří Pešek |
151 | 1939–65 |
| 7 | Otto Hemele |
133 | 1937–65 |
| 8 | Josef Silný |
127 | 1923–33, 1934–40 |
| 9 | Antonín Puč |
123 | 1925–40 |
| 10 | Josef Kadraba |
117 | 1953–67 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Slavia Top Scorers of All Times SK Slavia Prague
- ^ Champions of Slovakia. rsssf.org.
- ^ "Na Letné padl divácký rekord 21. století" [At Letna the spectator record for the 21st century was broken]. Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Czech Republic. 9 November 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů. Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.