| Competition: | Czech First League |
| Season: | 2024–25 |
| Dates: | 20 July 2024 – 30 May 2025 |
| League Topscorer: | Jan Kliment (11 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | 9 November 2024 |
| Biggest Away Win: | 6 October 2024 |
| Highest Scoring: | 10 November 2024 |
| Matches: | 128 |
| Total Goals: | 332 |
| Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
| Updated: | 1 December 2024 |
The 2024–25 Czech First League, known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, will be the 32nd season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football for professional clubs since its establishment, in 1993. Sparta Prague are the reigning champions. The season is scheduled to start in July 2024. The first half of the season will have 19 rounds, finishing in December, and the other half will commence in February 2025. The season is expected to end on 25 May 2025 with two extra play-out fixtures on 29 May and 1 June 2025.[1]
Starting with the 2024–25 season, the league will be called "Chance Liga" after its new main sponsor, Chance betting office.[2] The general season format is unchanged from last season, each team will play in the league format home and away matches. The lowest-ranked team will be relegated directly to the second league, and 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. The change is the cancellation of the Conference League play-off final between the 5th and 7th teams in the table. The winner of the middle group (i.e. the team placed 7th) will only receive a financial bonus.[3]
This will be the seventh season to use VAR, featuring it in all matches played. The VAR central workplace in Prague 4-Michle will be used for the first time. VAR will have offside line technology available for the first time.[4]
In the 2024–25 season, three new rules were introduced. Teams will be able to use a sixth substitution if there is a head injury or concussion. The punishment of a player in a situation where a player spoils a clear scoring opportunity with his hand will be changed, and only a yellow card will be awarded instead of a red card. The assessment of premature running of players into the penalty area during a penalty will also change.[5]
Other changes concern the dates of matches, which is partly due to the new format of the European competitions. The spring part will start a week earlier than in previous years (on 1 February) and the exact dates of the matches will be determined further in advance than three weeks, as has been the case so far.[1]
A total of sixteen teams contest the league, including thirteen sides from the 2023–24 season, the winner of last season's second league, and two winners of the play-out, determined on 2 June.
| Rank | Region | Number of teams | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Bohemians 1905, Dukla Prague, Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague | |
| 2 | 2 | Jablonec, Slovan Liberec | |
| Baník Ostrava, Karviná | |||
| 5 | 1 | Mladá Boleslav | |
| Hradec Králové | |||
| Sigma Olomouc | |||
| Pardubice | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň | |||
| Dynamo České Budějovice | |||
| Teplice | |||
| Slovácko |
| Baník Ostrava | Pavel Hapal | Ewerton | Macron | Fortuna | |
| Bohemians | Jaroslav Veselý | Josef Jindřišek | Puma | BALshop | |
| České Budějovice | Zdeněk Ondrášek | Adidas | Tipsport | ||
| Dukla Prague | Petr Rada | Jan Peterka | Adidas | Carbounion | |
| Hradec Králové | David Horejš | Petr Kodeš | Jako | Hradec Králové | |
| Jablonec | Nemanja Tekijaški | Capelli Sport | 24live | ||
| Karviná | Jaroslav Svozil | Joma | OKD | ||
| Mladá Boleslav | Marek Matějovský | Puma | Škoda Auto | ||
| Pardubice | Kamil Vacek | Joma | ČPP Servis | ||
| Sigma Olomouc | Radim Breite | Adidas | Tipsport | ||
| Slavia Prague | Jindřich Trpišovský | Jan Bořil | Puma | eToro | |
| Slovácko | Stanislav Hofmann | Puma | Z-Group | ||
| Slovan Liberec | Jan Mikula | Nike | Tipsport | ||
| Sparta Prague | Filip Panák | Adidas | Betano | ||
| Teplice | Zdenko Frťala | Lukáš Mareček | Macron | AGC Glass Europe | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | Miroslav Koubek | Lukáš Kalvach | Macron | Doosan Škoda Power |
Ahead of the season:
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Contract valid until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [23] | End of contract | Undisclosed | |||||
| [24] | Mutual consent | Undisclosed | |||||
| [25] | Sacked | Undisclosed | |||||
| [26] | Sacked | Undisclosed | |||||
| [27] | Mutual consent | Undisclosed | |||||
| [28] | Mutual consent | Undisclosed | |||||
| [29] | Sacked | [30] | Undisclosed |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [31] | Sacked | 2 | 16th | Undisclosed | |||||
| [32] | Mutual consent | 5 | 10th | Undisclosed | |||||
| [33] | Sacked | 13 | 15th | [34] | Undisclosed | ||||
| [35] | Sacked | 13 | 8th | [36] | Summer 2027 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Kliment | Olomouc | 11 |
| 2 | Ewerton | Ostrava | 10 |
| 3 | Mojmír Chytil | Slavia | 7 |
| 4 | Filip Vecheta | Karviná | 6 |
| Tomáš Chorý | Slavia | ||
| Pavel Šulc | Plzeň | ||
| 7 | El Hadji Malick Diouf | Slavia | 5 |
| Abdulla Yusuf Helal | Bohemians 1905 | ||
| Abdallah Gning | Teplice | ||
| Lukáš Haraslín | Sparta | ||
| Denis Višinský | Liberec | ||
| Erik Prekop | Ostrava | ||
| Victor Olatunji | Sparta |
| Matchweek | Date | Player | For | Against | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3–0 (H)[38] | |||||
| 15 | 5–1 (H)[39] | |||||
| 16 | 4–1 (A)[40] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonín Kinský | Slavia | 11 | |
| 2 | Jan Hanuš | Jablonec | 8 | |
| 3 | Milan Heča | Slovácko | 7 | |
| 4 | Jakub Markovič | Ostrava | 6 | |
| Adam Zadražil | Hradec Králové | |||
| 6 | Martin Jedlička | Plzeň | 5 | |
| Jakub Lapeš | Karviná | |||
| Matouš Trmal | Mladá Boleslav | |||
| 9 | Hugo Jan Bačkovský | Liberec | 4 | |
| 10 | 5 players | 3 |