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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 were the reigning champions. The season started on 24 July 2021. The first half of the season will had 19 rounds, finishing on 19 December 2021, and the other half commenced on 5 February 2022. The season ended 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
ChampionsViktoria Plzeň
RelegatedKarviná
Champions LeagueViktoria Plzeň
Europa LeagueSlovácko
Europa Conference LeagueSlavia Prague
Sparta Prague
Matches played276
Goals scored763 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerJean-David Beauguel (19 goals)
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 run12 matches
Plzeň
still ongoing as at 6 March 2022
Longest winless run19 matches
Karviná
Longest losing run7 matches
Teplice & Karviná
Highest attendance19,370
Slavia 2–0 Sparta
6 March 2022
Lowest attendance246
Hradec Králové 1–0 Karviná
28 November 2021
Total attendance646,213
Average attendance3,366
All statistics correct as of 10 March 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 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 Plzeň 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.

Teams

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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


RegionNumber of teamsClub(s)
 Prague3Bohemians, Sparta, Slavia
 Liberec2Jablonec, Liberec
 Moravian-SilesianOstrava, Karviná
 ZlínZlín, Slovácko
 Central Bohemian1Mladá Boleslav
 Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové
 OlomoucOlomouc
 PardubicePardubice
 PlzeňPlzeň
 South BohemianČeské Budějovice
 Ústí nad LabemTeplice

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachHead coach appointedShirt manufacturerShirt sponsor
Bohemians 1905 Jaroslav Veselý[27]21 March 2022AdidasBALSHOP.cz
České Budějovice David HorejšAdidasBudějovický Budvar
Hradec Králové Miroslav Koubek[28]21 May 2021JakoMěsto Hradec Králové
Jablonec Petr RadaCapelli SportMOL
Gitschberg Jochtal
Karviná Bohumil Páník7 October 2021AdidasOKD
Liberec Luboš Kozel[29]29 August 2021NikeAAA Auto
Mladá Boleslav Pavel Hoftych[30]23 February 2022AdidasŠkoda Auto
Olomouc Václav Jílek[31]31 May 2021AdidasTipsport
Sigma
Ostrava Ondřej SmetanaJakoMW-Dias
Město Ostrava
Plzeň Michal BílekMacronDoosan
Slavia Prague Jindřich Trpišovský[32]22 December 2017PumaeToro
Slovácko Martin SvědíkPumaZ-Group
Sparta Prague Pavel VrbaAdidasTipsport (Local)
T-Mobile (Europe)
Teplice Jiří Jarošík[33]28 September 2021PumaAGC
Bílinská kyselka
Zlín Jan JelínekAdidasClimax Sunscreens
Pardubice Jaroslav Novotný
Jiří Krejčí		LottoČPP Servis

Managerial changes

Ahead of the season:

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentContract valid until
Hradec Králové Zdenko Frťala[34]Resigned9 May 2021 Miroslav Koubek[35]21 May 2021Undisclosed
Sigma Radoslav Látal[36]End of contract3 May 2021 Václav Jílek[37]31 May 2021Summer 2023

During the season:

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyMatch-weekPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointmentContract valid until
Liberec Pavel Hoftych[38]Mutual consent26 August 2021516 Luboš Kozel[39]29 August 2021Undisclosed
Teplice Radim Kučera[40]Sacked26 September 2021915 Jiří Jarošík[41]28 September 2021Summer 2024
Karviná Jozef Weber[42]Sacked6 October 20211016 Bohumil Páník[43]7 October 2021Undisclosed
Mladá Boleslav Karel Jarolím[44]Sacked23 February 2022226 Pavel Hoftych23 February 2022Undisclosed
Bohemians Luděk Klusáček[45]Mutual consent23 February 20222613 Jaroslav Veselý21 March 2022End-of-season
Sparta Prague Pavel Vrba[46]Sacked9 May 2022343 Michal Horňák9 May 2022End-of-season

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Slavia Prague3023437119+5273Qualification for the championship group
2Viktoria Plzeň3022625319+3472
3Sparta Prague3020646532+3366
4Slovácko3018575030+2059
5Baník Ostrava3014975439+1551
6Hradec Králové3091383840−240
7Mladá Boleslav30115144548−338Qualification for the play-off
8Slovan Liberec30107132938−937
9Sigma Olomouc30910113937+237
10České Budějovice3099124046−636
11Fastav Zlín3086163653−1730Qualification for the relegation group
12Teplice3083192949−2027
13Jablonec30414122245−2326
14Bohemians 19053068163456−2226
15Pardubice3059163567−3224
16Karviná3038193052−2217
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.[47]

Results

Home \ AwayBOHCBUHKRJABKARLIBMLAOLOOSTPCEPLZSLASLOSPATEPZLN
Bohemians 1905—3–11–11–23–00–02–22–00–21–21–21–51–21–14–21–0
České Budějovice2–1—0–12–03–11–02–12–11–33–10–12–23–20–01–02–2
Hradec Králové1–12–2—2–21–01–12–23–01–12–01–01–52–20–13–02–1
Jablonec2–22–21–1—1–00–10–11–01–01–10–01–21–11–10–21–1
Karviná1–12–21–11–1—1–20–11–21–23–20–13–32–21–21–12–3
Slovan Liberec2–10–01–01–12–1—2–12–00–24–10–11–00–10–50–10–1
Mladá Boleslav4–12–03–23–01–03–3—3–32–32–30–20–23–50–33–11–0
Sigma Olomouc0–03–32–24–02–01–02–1—1–13–21–10–10–32–00–01–1
Baník Ostrava4–14–10–01–01–31–11–01–0—3–12–23–31–22–22–45–1
Pardubice3–03–30–01–12–22–21–11–50–3—0–10–50–02–42–00–0
Viktoria Plzeň6–02–11–05–02–02–02–10–02–14–0—1–12–13–21–02–1
Slavia Prague1–01–04–15–00–13–12–01–04–04–02–0—2–12–03–03–0
Slovácko1–01–01–02–13–12–02–11–00–02–11–20–1—4–03–23–0
Sparta Prague5–11–04–01–12–02–11–03–22–13–12–21–03–1—4–22–0
Teplice1–02–11–21–01–01–20–10–01–21–20–11–30–10–3—4–1
Fastav Zlín1–32–02–30–02–12–01–21–42–24–11–20–11–02–53–0—
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.

Championship group

Points and goals were carried over in full from the regular season.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegationPLZSLASPASLOOSTHKR
1Viktoria Plzeň (C)3526726321+4285Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round——3–03–11–0—
2Slavia Prague3524658027+5378Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round1–1—1–23–0——
3Sparta Prague3522767240+3273———1–23–11–1
4Slovácko3521595938+2168Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]————3–13–0
5Baník Ostrava351510106048+1255—1–1———3–1
6Hradec Králové351014114452−8440–24–3————
Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Play-off

Because only four teams advance to the European Cups from the Czech First League due to a low national coefficient, the winner of the play-off will only receive a cash bonus and a better position in the 2022–23 Czech Cup.[48]

First roundSecond round
          
 
Sigma Olomouc123
 
Slovan Liberec000
Sigma Olomouc123
 
Mladá Boleslav224
České Budějovice202
Mladá Boleslav314

Relegation group

Points and goals were carried over in full from the regular season.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegationPCEZLNJABBOHTEPKAR
11Pardubice35910164268−2637—1–1———2–0
12Fastav Zlín3599174360−1736——1–11–43–0—
13Jablonec35616132748−21340–1——1–1—2–0
14Bohemians 1905 (O)35810174561−1634Qualification for the relegation play-offs0–1————4–0
15Teplice (O)3585223359−26290–2—0–12–2——
16Karviná (R)35310223363−3019Relegation to the FNL—1–1——2–2—
Source: Fortuna Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Points earned in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points (regular season); 4) Head-to-head goal difference (regular season); 5) Head-to-head goals scored (regular season); 5) Goal difference (all matches); 6) Goals scored (all matches); 7) Fair-play ranking; 8) Draw.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

Teams placed 14th and 15th in the relegation group faced the teams placed 2nd and 3rd in the Czech National Football League for two spots in the next season.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Opava0–3Bohemians 19050–10–2
Teplice5–2Vlašim3–02–2

Season statistics

Top scorers

Updated at the end of the season.[49]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Jean-David BeauguelPlzeň19
2 Václav JurečkaSlovácko17
3 Ladislav AlmásiOstrava16
4 Ondřej LingrSlavia14
5 Tomáš ČvančaraJablonec / Sparta12
6 EwertonMladá Boleslav11
David PuškáčBohemians 1905
8 Ivan SchranzSlavia10
David DouděraMladá Boleslav
10 Jan KuchtaSlavia9
Fortune BasseyČeské Budějovice
Jakub RadaHradec Králové
Adam HložekSparta

Hat-tricks

MatchweekDatePlayerForAgainstResult
230 July 2021 Ivan SchranzSlaviaTeplice3–1 (A)[50]
926 September 2021 EwertonMladá BoleslavSlovácko3–5 (H)[51]
1812 December 2021 Matěj PulkrabSpartaBohemians5–1 (H)[52]
3230 April 2022 Václav JurečkaSlováckoOstrava3–1 (H)[53]
3515 May 2022 David Puškáč4Bohemians 1905Karviná4–0 (H)[54]
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Updated at the end of the season.[55]

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Jindřich StaněkPlzeň14
2 Aleš MandousSlavia10
3 Matúš MacíkOlomouc9
4 Jan ŠedaMladá Boleslav8
Filip NguyenSlovácko
6 Jan LaštůvkaOstrava7
Matej RakovanZlín
Jan HanušJablonec
9 Florin NițăSparta6
Vilém FendrichHradec Králové
Ondřej KolářSlavia
Jakub MarkovičPardubice

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the Month
PlayerClubManagerClub
August Ivan SchranzSlavia Pavel VrbaSparta
September Ladislav AlmásiOstrava Michal BílekPlzeň
October EwertonMladá Boleslav Martin SvědíkSlovácko
November Fortune BasseyČeské Budějovice Jindřich TrpišovskýSlavia
December Matěj PulkrabSparta Michal BílekPlzeň
February Jan FortelnýTeplice Jiří JarošíkTeplice
March Ondřej LingrSlavia Miroslav KoubekHradec Králové
April David DouděraMladá Boleslav Michal BílekPlzeň
May Jean-David BeauguelPlzeň Michal BílekPlzeň

Annual awards

Source:[56]

AwardWinnerClub
Player of the Season Tomáš HolešSlavia Prague
Manager of the Season Michal BílekViktoria Plzeň
International of the Season Jean-David BeauguelViktoria Plzeň
Fans' choice Player of the Season Adam HložekSparta Prague
Newcomer of the Season David JurásekMladá Boleslav / Slavia Prague
Figure of the Season Marek MatějovskýMladá Boleslav
Goalkeeper of the Season Jindřich StaněkViktoria Plzeň
Defender of the Season Alexander BahSlavia Prague
Midfield of the Season Tomáš HolešSlavia Prague
Forward of the Season Jean-David BeauguelViktoria Plzeň

References

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