| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Liberec Olomouc Teplice (via Domestic Cup) |
| League Topscorer: | Andrej Kerić (15) |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 582 |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,500 Sparta Prague 1–4 Slavia Prague (6 October 2008) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 853 Viktoria Žižkov 0–2 Viktoria Plzeň (30 May 2009) |
| Average Attendance: | 4,664[1] |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
The 2008–09 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the sixteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. It began on 2 August 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. Slavia Prague were the defending champions. Slavia secured their 17th title overall after a 3–1 win away against Viktoria Žižkov in 28th round. They were the first club to defend Czech title since the 2000–01 season.
Most and Bohemians 1905 were relegated to the second division after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the previous season.
FK Bohemians Prague (Střížkov) (as champions) and 1. FK Příbram (as runners-up) were promoted from the second division.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Český Budějovice |  Jan Kmoch | Sacked | 26 August 2008[2] | Pavel Tobiáš | 27 August 2008[3] | |
| Viktoria Žižkov |  Stanislav Griga | Sacked | 4 September 2008[4] | Josef Csaplár | ||
| Zlín | Josef Mazura | Sacked | ||||
| Plzen | Jaroslav Šilhavý | Sacked | 6 October 2008[5] | Pavel Vrba | 8 October 2008[6] | |
| Sparta Prague | Vítězslav Lavička | Sacked | Jozef Chovanec | |||
| Brno | Petr Uličný | Sacked | 29 October 2008[7] | 10 December 2008 | ||
| Viktoria Žižkov | Josef Csaplár | Sacked | Zdeněk Ščasný | |||
| Zlín | Stanislav Levý | Sacked | Ladislav Minář | 29 December 2008 | ||
| Ostrava | Karel Večeřa | Sacked | 20 April 2009[8] | Verner Lička | 20 April 2009 | |
| Pribram |  Massimo Morales | Sacked | 4 May 2009[9] | Petr Čuhel | 4 May 2009 |
Final standing[11]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrej Kerić | Slovan Liberec | 15 |
| 2 | Daniel Huňa | Příbram | 11 |
| Tomáš Necid | Slavia Prague | ||
| 4 | David Lafata | Jablonec | 10 |
 Riste Naumov | Viktoria Žižkov | ||
| Michal Papadopulos | Mladá Boleslav | ||
| 7 |  Tijani Belaïd | Slavia Prague | 9 |
| Michal Ordoš | Sigma Olomouc | ||
| Tomáš Sedláček | České Budějovice | ||
| 10 | Roman Dobeš | Bohemians Prague (Střížkov) | 8 |
| Pavel Horváth | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Marek Kincl | Bohemians Prague (Střížkov) |