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(Redirected from Czechoslovak Liga) For the current Czech top-tier association football competition, see Czech First League. For the current Slovak top-tier association football competition, see Slovak First Football League. Football league
Czechoslovak First League
Founded1925
Folded1993
CountryCzechoslovakia
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs16 (in 1993)
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Czechoslovak Cup
International cup(s)European Cup
UEFA Cup
Most championshipsSparta Prague (21 titles)
Top goalscorerJosef Bican (447 goals)

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.

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

The 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.

The Czechoslovak First League was succeeded in 1993 by the Czech First League in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Superliga in Slovakia.

Names

  • 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)

Champions

1925–1938

Season Champions Runner-up Third place Top Goalscorer Club
1925 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Viktoria Žižkov Jan Vaník (13) Slavia Prague
1925–26 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Viktoria Žižkov Jan Dvořáček (32) Sparta Prague
1927 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Vršovice Antonín Puč (13)
Josef Šíma (13) 		Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague
1927–28 Viktoria Žižkov Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Karel Meduna (12) Viktoria Žižkov
1928–29 Slavia Prague Viktoria Žižkov Sparta Prague Antonín Puč (13) Slavia Prague
1929–30 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Viktoria Žižkov František Kloz (15) Kladno
1930–31 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Bohemians Vršovice Josef Silný (18) Sparta Prague
1931–32 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Bohemians Vršovice Raymond Braine (16) Sparta Prague
1932–33 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Viktoria Plzeň Gejza Kocsis (23) Teplitzer FK / Bohemians Prague
1933–34 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Kladno Raymond Braine (18)
Jiří Sobotka (18) 		Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
1934–35 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Židenice František Svoboda (27) Slavia Prague
1935–36 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Prostějov Vojtěch Bradáč (42) Slavia Prague
1936–37 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Prostějov František Kloz (28) Kladno
1937–38 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Židenice Josef Bican (22) Slavia Prague

Bohemia-Moravia 1938–1944

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

Season Champions Runner-up Third place Top Goalscorer Club
1945–46 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague – Josef Bican (31) Slavia Prague
1946–47 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague Kladno Josef Bican (43) Slavia Prague
1947–48 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Bratislava Jaroslav Cejp (21) Sparta Prague
1948 not completed Josef Bican (21) Slavia Prague
1949 NV Bratislava Bratrstvi Sparta Železničáři Prague Ladislav Hlaváček (28) Slavia Prague
1950 NV Bratislava Bratrstvi Sparta Železničáři Prague Josef Bican (22) Vítkovické železárny
1951 NV Bratislava Sparta CKD Sokolovo Dynamo ČSD Košice Alois Jaroš (16) Vodotechna Teplice
1952 Sparta CKD Sokolovo NV Bratislava Ingstav Teplice Miroslav Wiecek (20) OKD Ostrava
1953 ÚDA Prague Spartak Praga Sokolovo ČH Bratislava Josef Majer (13) Baník Kladno
1954 Spartak Praga Sokolovo Baník Ostrava ČH Bratislava Jiří Pešek (13) Spartak Praga Sokolovo
1955 Slovan Bratislava ÚDA Prague Spartak Praga Sokolovo Emil Pažický (9) Slovan Bratislava / Iskra Žilina
1956 Dukla Prague Slovan Bratislava Spartak Praga Sokolovo Milan Dvořák (15)
Miroslav Wiecek (15) 		Dukla Prague
Baník Ostrava
1957–58 Dukla Prague Spartak Praga Sokolovo ČH Bratislava Miroslav Wiecek (25) Baník Ostrava
1958–59 ČH Bratislava Dukla Prague Dynamo Prague Miroslav Wiecek (20) Baník Ostrava
1959–60 Spartak Hradec Kralové Slovan Bratislava Dukla Prague Michal Pucher (18) Slovan Nitra
1960–61 Dukla Prague ČH Bratislava Slovan Bratislava Rudolf Kučera (17)
Ladislav Pavlovič (17) 		Dukla Prague
Tatran Prešov
1961–62 Dukla Prague Slovan Nitra ČH Bratislava Adolf Scherer (24) ČH Bratislava
1962–63 Dukla Prague Jednota Trenčín Baník Ostrava Karel Petroš (19) Tatran Prešov
1963–64 Dukla Prague Slovan Bratislava Tatran Prešov Ladislav Pavlovič (21) Tatran Prešov
1964–65 Sparta Prague Tatran Prešov VSS Košice Pavol Bencz (21) Jednota Trenčín
1965–66 Dukla Prague Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Ladislav Michalík (15) Baník Ostrava
1966–67 Sparta Prague Slovan Bratislava Spartak Trnava Jozef Adamec (21) Spartak Trnava
1967–68 Spartak Trnava Slovan Bratislava Jednota Trenčín Jozef Adamec (18) Spartak Trnava
1968–69 Spartak Trnava Slovan Bratislava Sparta Prague Ladislav Petráš (20) Dukla Banská Bystrica
1969–70 Slovan Bratislava Spartak Trnava Sparta Prague Jozef Adamec (18) Spartak Trnava
1970–71 Spartak Trnava VSS Košice Union Teplice Jozef Adamec (16)
Zdeněk Nehoda (16) 		Spartak Trnava
TJ Gottwaldov
1971–72 Spartak Trnava Slovan Bratislava Dukla Prague Ján Čapkovič (19) Slovan Bratislava
1972–73 Spartak Trnava Tatran Prešov VSS Košice Ladislav Józsa (21) Lokomotíva Košice
1973–74 Slovan Bratislava Dukla Prague Slavia Prague Ladislav Józsa (17)
Přemysl Bičovský (17) 		Lokomotíva Košice
Sklo Union Teplice
1974–75 Slovan Bratislava Inter Bratislava Bohemians Prague Ladislav Petráš (20) Inter Bratislava
1975–76 Baník Ostrava Slovan Bratislava Slavia Prague Dušan Galis (21) VSS Košice
1976–77 Dukla Prague Inter Bratislava Slavia Prague Ladislav Józsa (18) Lokomotíva Košice
1977–78 Zbrojovka Brno Dukla Prague Lokomotíva Košice Karel Kroupa (20) Zbrojovka Brno
1978–79 Dukla Prague Baník Ostrava Zbrojovka Brno Karel Kroupa (17)
Zdeněk Nehoda (17) 		Zbrojovka Brno
Dukla Prague
1979–80 Baník Ostrava Zbrojovka Brno Bohemians Prague Werner Lička (18) Baník Ostrava
1980–81 Baník Ostrava Dukla Prague Bohemians Prague Marián Masný (16) Slovan Bratislava
1981–82 Dukla Prague Baník Ostrava Bohemians Prague Peter Herda (15)
Ladislav Vízek (15) 		Slavia Prague
Dukla Prague
1982–83 Bohemians Prague Baník Ostrava Sparta Prague Pavel Chaloupka (17) Bohemians Prague
1983–84 Sparta Prague Dukla Prague Bohemians Prague Werner Lička (20) Baník Ostrava
1984–85 Sparta Prague Bohemians Prague Slavia Prague Ivo Knoflíček (21) Slavia Prague
1985–86 TJ Vítkovice Sparta Prague Dukla Prague Stanislav Griga (19) Sparta Prague
1986–87 Sparta Prague TJ Vítkovice Bohemians Prague Václav Daněk (24) Baník Ostrava
1987–88 Sparta Prague Dukla Prague DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Milan Luhový (24) Dukla Prague
1988–89 Sparta Prague Baník Ostrava Plastika Nitra Milan Luhový (25) Dukla Prague
1989–90 Sparta Prague Baník Ostrava Inter Bratislava Ľubomír Luhový (20) Inter Bratislava
1990–91 Sparta Prague Slovan Bratislava Sigma Olomouc Roman Kukleta (17) Sparta Prague
1991–92 Slovan Bratislava Sparta Prague Sigma Olomouc Peter Dubovský (27) Slovan Bratislava
1992–93 Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Slovan Bratislava Peter Dubovský (24) Slovan Bratislava

Performance by club

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

Josef 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.

Top goalscorers (players who played for Slavia Prague only)

# Name Goals Years
1 Austria Czechoslovakia Josef Bican 447 1937–51, 1953–56
2 Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Kopecký 252 1932–51
3 Czechoslovakia František Kloz 175 1926–45
4 Czechoslovakia Ladislav Kareš 163 ?
5 Czechoslovakia Vojtěch Bradáč 155 1926–36, 1937–45
6 Czechoslovakia Jiří Pešek 151 1939–65
7 Czechoslovakia Otto Hemele 133 1937–65
8 Czechoslovakia Josef Silný 127 1923–33, 1934–40
9 Czechoslovakia Antonín Puč 123 1925–40
10 Czechoslovakia Josef Kadraba 117 1953–67

See also

References

  1. ^ Slavia Top Scorers of All Times SK Slavia Prague
  2. Champions of Slovakia. rsssf.org.
  3. "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.
  4. Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů. Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.

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