2021–22 Czech First League

The 2021–22 Czech First League, known as the FORTUNA:LIGA is the 29th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football for professional clubs since its establishment, in 1993. SK Slavia Prague are the reigning champions. The season has started on 24 July 2021. The first half of the season will have 19 rounds, finishing on 19 December 2021, and the other half will commence on 5 February 2022. The season is expected to end on 14 May 2022 with two extra play-out fixtures on 19 and 22 May 2022.[1]

Czech First League
Season2021–22
Dates24 July 2021 – 14 May 2022
Matches played144
Goals scored445 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorer10 goals
Jean-David Beauguel
Biggest home winPlzeň 6–0 Bohemians 1905
27 November 2021
Biggest away winLiberec 0–5 Sparta
31 July 2021
Highest scoringMladá Boleslav 3–5 Slovácko
26 September 2021
Longest winning run7 matches
Slavia
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Slavia
Longest winless run18 matches
Karviná
Longest losing run7 matches
Teplice
Highest attendance18,179
Slavia 2–0 Plzeň
31 October 2021
Lowest attendance246
Hradec Králové 1-0 Karviná
28 November 2021
Total attendance525,467
Average attendance3,649
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2021.

The season format was changed back to be played with 16 clubs, each team will play in the league format home and away matches. The lowest-ranked team will be relegated directly to the second league, the two teams positioned 14th and 15th will play a play-out with two teams from the second league positioned 2nd and 3rd in a home and away format. This will be the fourth season to use VAR, featuring it in all matches played. All matches will be played on weekdays, no Friday fixtures are expected.[2]

Season

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic


Season summary

This season is the fourth season sponsored by the betting agency Fortuna with a contract valid until 2024.[3] It is also the fourth season with TV broadcasting rights held by O2 TV, which shows all eight matches per week. This is the first season, that the national broadcaster ČT Sport possesses no right to broadcast any of the fixtures. The newspaper iSport.cz holds rights for the highlights from all matches.[4][5] The 2021–22 season began on Saturday 24 July, just thirteen days after the final match of the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship. With most of the national team players still released for vacations, Slavia, Sparta and Viktoria started with incomplete A-team squads.

Many predicted Slavia's domination for the fourth season running, Viktoria and Sparta were considered as the candidates for a race for the title. After ten match-weeks the trio recorded one loss each, Viktoria in 6th round at Hradec Králové, Sparta in 7th round in Plzeň and Slavia in round 10 in the Prague S-derby at Letná on 3 October 2021. Sparta ended the longest non-winning streak of derby matches after five and half years at 14 matches. It was also an interruption of Slavia's record unbeaten streak of 54 matches in the first league.[6] Three weeks later Slavia defeated Plzeň and in the 15th match-week Slovácko sensationally defeated Sparta 4–0, which escalated them to 2nd place behind Slavia. Unfortunately, Slovácko did not confirm the point tally in the following matches and positioned fourth at the winter break behind the big trio.

Relegation


Teams
Locations of the 2021–22 Czech First League teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of sixteen teams contest the league, including fifteen sides from the 2020–21 season and the winner of last season's second league.

Team promoted to Czech First League

Due to a reduction from 18 to 16 teams, only the winner of the FNL advanced to the first league. On 8 May 2021 Hradec Králové defeated Dukla Prague 2–1 and secured the promotion with three matches remaining.[7] Hradec Králové will participate in the top tier after four years of absence.

Teams relegated from Czech First League

The three lowest positioned teams from the last season were relegated to the Fortuna National League.

On 8 May 2021, Opava became the first team to be relegated to FNL after a 1–1 draw at Zlín with three games remaining, ending their three-year stay in the top flight.[8]

On 16 May 2021, Zbrojovka became the second team to be relegated to FNL after a 1–1 draw at Slovan Liberec with two games remaining, ending their one-year stay in the top flight.[9]

On 23 May 2021, Příbram's relegation was confirmed following a 0–1 defeat at home against Pardubice with one game remaining, ending their First League tenure after three years.[10]

Locations and stadiums

Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Head coach appointed Captain Shirt manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bohemians 1905 Luděk Klusáček Adidas BALSHOP.cz
České Budějovice David Horejš Adidas Budějovický Budvar
Hradec Králové Miroslav Koubek[27] 21 May 2021 Jako Město Hradec Králové
Jablonec Petr Rada Capelli Sport MOL
Gitschberg Jochtal
Karviná Bohumil Páník 7 October 2021 Adidas OKD
Liberec Luboš Kozel[28] 29 August 2021 Nike AAA Auto
Mladá Boleslav Karel Jarolím Adidas Škoda Auto
Olomouc Václav Jílek[29] 31 May 2021 Adidas Tipsport
Sigma
Ostrava Ondřej Smetana Jako MW-Dias
Město Ostrava
Plzeň Michal Bílek Macron Doosan
Slavia Prague Jindřich Trpišovský[30] 22 December 2017 Jan Bořil Puma eToro
Slovácko Martin Svědík Puma Z-Group
Sparta Prague Pavel Vrba Bořek Dočkal Adidas Tipsport (Local)
T-Mobile (Europe)
Teplice Jiří Jarošík[31] 28 September 2021 Puma AGC
Bílinská kyselka
Zlín Jan Jelínek Adidas Climax Sunscreens
Pardubice Jaroslav Novotný
Jiří Krejčí		 Lotto ČPP Servis

Managerial changes

Ahead of the season:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Contract valid until
Hradec Králové Zdenko Frťala[32]Resigned9 May 2021 Miroslav Koubek[33]21 May 2021Undisclosed
Sigma Radoslav Látal[34]End of contract3 May 2021 Václav Jílek[35]31 May 2021Summer 2023

During the season:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Match-week Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Contract valid until
Liberec Pavel Hoftych[36]Mutual consent26 August 2021516 Luboš Kozel[37]29 August 2021Undisclosed
Teplice Radim Kučera[38]Sacked26 September 2021915 Jiří Jarošík[39]28 September 2021Summer 2024
Karviná Jozef Weber[40]Sacked6 October 20211016 Bohumil Páník[41]7 October 2021Undisclosed

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Slavia Prague 18 15 2 1 48 11 +37 47 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Viktoria Plzeň 18 14 2 2 35 13 +22 44 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Sparta Prague 18 13 3 2 45 22 +23 42
4 Slovácko 18 11 3 4 36 21 +15 36
5 Baník Ostrava 18 10 5 3 38 22 +16 35
6 Hradec Králové 18 6 7 5 24 25 −1 25
7 České Budějovice 18 7 3 8 26 30 −4 24
8 Mladá Boleslav 18 7 2 9 28 28 0 23
9 Slovan Liberec 18 7 2 9 17 25 −8 23
10 Sigma Olomouc 18 5 6 7 30 27 +3 21
11 Fastav Zlín 18 5 3 10 22 36 −14 18
12 Bohemians 1905 18 5 3 10 26 42 −16 18
13 Jablonec 18 3 7 8 13 32 −19 16
14 FK Pardubice 18 3 5 10 22 40 −18 14 Qualification for the relegation play-off
15 Teplice 18 3 2 13 19 36 −17 11
16 Karviná 18 0 5 13 16 35 −19 5 Relegation to the FNL
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. 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) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.[42]

Table progress
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Slavia324433322334211111
Plzeň232112111111123222
Sparta111221233222434333
Slovácko345544555543342444
Ostrava1353355444455555555
Hradec Králové9119121311877876666666
Mladá Boleslav12668781011121089787778
Liberec131615161616161413131311101081089
Olomouc11787666666678998910
České Budějovice38119891212879897109107
Bohemians9131311121078991010121311121112
Jablonec39710111311910111112131213131213
Zlín13151069791011121213111112111311
Pardubice71212141012131314141414151414141414
Teplice131416131415151615151515141616161515
Karviná71014151514141516161616161515151616
Notes

Italic denotes that teams have a game in hand

Results
Home \ Away BOH CBU HKR JAB KAR LIB MLA OLO OST PCE PLZ SLA SLO SPA TEP ZLN
Bohemians 1905 — 3–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 4–2
České Budějovice — 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–2 1–0
Hradec Králové 1–1 — 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–0
Jablonec 2–2 2–2 — 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2
Karviná 1–1 — 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–3
Slovan Liberec 2–1 1–0 — 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–5 0–1
Mladá Boleslav 4–1 3–2 3–0 — 3–3 2–3 0–2 3–5 3–1 1–0
Sigma Olomouc 3–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 — 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–3
Baník Ostrava 4–1 4–1 1–0 — 3–1 2–2 1–2 5–1
FK Pardubice 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–5 0–3 — 0–1 0–5 2–4 0–0
Viktoria Plzeň 6–0 2–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 — 2–1 3–2 2–1
Slavia Prague 4–1 5–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 — 2–1 3–0
Slovácko 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 — 4–0 3–2 3–0
Sparta Prague 5–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 — 4–2
Teplice 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 — 4–1
Fastav Zlín 1–3 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–4 2–2 0–1 2–5 3–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: Fortuna Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 12 December 2021[43]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jean-David Beauguel Plzeň 10
2 Jan Kuchta Slavia Prague 9
Václav Jurečka Slovácko
Fortune Bassey České Budějovice
5 Ondřej Lingr Slavia Prague 7
Matěj Pulkrab Sparta Prague
7 Martin Hála Ostrava 6
Jakub Pešek Sparta Prague
Ivan Schranz Slavia Prague
Milan Škoda Mladá Boleslav
Ladislav Almási Ostrava
David Puškáč Bohemians
Ewerton Paixao da Silva Mladá Boleslav
Tomáš Poznar Fastav Zlín
Jakub Rada Hradec Králové

Hat-tricks
MatchweekDatePlayerForAgainstResult
230 July 2021 Ivan SchranzSlaviaTeplice3–1 (A)[44]
926 September 2021 EwertonMladá BoleslavSlovácko3–5 (H)[45]
1812 December 2021 Matěj PulkrabSpartaBohemians5–1 (H)[46]
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets
As of 12 December 2021[47]
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Aleš Mandous Slavia Prague 7
2 Florin Niță Sparta Prague 6
Filip Nguyen Slovácko
Jindřich Staněk Plzeň
5 Vilém Fendrich Hradec Králové 5
6 Matej Rakovan Zlín 4
Matúš Macík Olomouc
Jan Šeda Mladá Boleslav

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month
Player Club Manager Club
August Ivan Schranz Slavia Pavel Vrba Sparta
September Ladislav Almási Ostrava Michal Bílek Plzeň
October Ewerton Mladá Boleslav Martin Svědík Slovácko
November Fortune Bassey České Budějovice Jindřich Trpišovský Slavia
December
February
March
April
May

Annual awards
Award Winner Club
Player of the Season
Manager of the Season
International of the Season
Fans' Player of the Season
Newcomer of the Season
Figure of the Season
Goalkeeper of the Season
Defender of the Season
Midfield of the Season
Forward of the Season

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