Czechoslovak First League Explained

Czechoslovak First League
Country:Czechoslovakia
Confed:UEFA
Founded:1925
Folded:1993
Teams:16 (in 1993)
Level:1
Domest Cup:Czechoslovak Cup
Confed Cup:European Cup
UEFA Cup
Most Champs:Sparta Prague (21 titles)
Top Goalscorer:Josef Bican (447 goals)[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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

Names

Champions

1925–1938

! Season! Champions! Runner-up! Third place! Top Goalscorer! Club
1925Slavia PragueSparta PragueViktoria ŽižkovJan Vaník (13)Slavia Prague
1925–26Sparta PragueSlavia PragueViktoria ŽižkovJan Dvořáček (32)Sparta Prague
1927Sparta PragueSlavia PragueVršoviceAntonín Puč (13)
Josef Šíma (13)
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague
1927–28Viktoria ŽižkovSlavia PragueSparta PragueKarel Meduna (12)Viktoria Žižkov
1928–29Slavia PragueViktoria ŽižkovSparta PragueAntonín Puč (13)Slavia Prague
1929–30Slavia PragueSparta PragueViktoria ŽižkovFrantišek Kloz (15)Kladno
1930–31Slavia PragueSparta PragueBohemians VršoviceJosef Silný (18)Sparta Prague
1931–32Sparta PragueSlavia PragueBohemians VršoviceRaymond Braine (16)Sparta Prague
1932–33Slavia PragueSparta PragueViktoria PlzeňGejza Kocsis (23)Teplitzer FK / Bohemians Prague
1933–34Slavia PragueSparta PragueKladnoRaymond Braine (18)
Jiří Sobotka (18)
Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
1934–35Slavia PragueSparta PragueŽideniceFrantišek Svoboda (27)Slavia Prague
1935–36Sparta PragueSlavia PragueProstějovVojtěch Bradáč (42)Slavia Prague
1936–37Slavia PragueSparta PragueProstějovFrantišek Kloz (28)Kladno
1937–38Sparta PragueSlavia PragueŽideniceJosef Bican (22)Slavia Prague

Bohemia-Moravia 1938–1944

! Season! Champions! Runner-up! Third place! Top Goalscorer! Club
1938–39Sparta PragueSlavia PragueSK PardubiceJosef Bican (29)Slavia Prague
1939–40Slavia PragueSparta PragueSK PardubiceJosef Bican (50)Slavia Prague
1940–41Slavia PragueSK PlzeňSK PardubiceJosef Bican (38)Slavia Prague
1941–42Slavia PragueSK ProstějovViktoria PlzeňJosef Bican (45)Slavia Prague
1942–43Slavia PragueSparta PragueBaťa ZlínJosef Bican (39)Slavia Prague
1943–44Sparta PragueSlavia PragueBaťa ZlínJosef Bican (57)Slavia Prague

1945–1993

! Season! Champions! Runner-up! Third place! Top Goalscorer! Club
1945–46Sparta PragueSlavia PragueJosef Bican (31)Slavia Prague
1946–47Slavia PragueSparta PragueKladnoJosef Bican (43)Slavia Prague
1947–48Sparta PragueSlavia PragueBratislavaJaroslav Cejp (21)Sparta Prague
1948not completedJosef Bican (21)Slavia Prague
1949NV BratislavaBratrstvi SpartaŽelezničáři PragueLadislav Hlaváček (28)Slavia Prague
1950NV BratislavaBratrstvi SpartaŽelezničáři PragueJosef Bican (22)Vítkovické železárny
1951NV BratislavaSparta CKD SokolovoDynamo ČSD KošiceAlois Jaroš (16)Vodotechna Teplice
1952Sparta CKD SokolovoNV BratislavaIngstav TepliceMiroslav Wiecek (20)OKD Ostrava
1953ÚDA PragueSpartak Praga SokolovoČH BratislavaJosef Majer (13)Baník Kladno
1954Spartak Praga SokolovoBaník OstravaČH BratislavaJiří Pešek (13)Spartak Praga Sokolovo
1955Slovan BratislavaÚDA PragueSpartak Praga SokolovoEmil Pažický (9)Slovan Bratislava / Iskra Žilina
1956Dukla PragueSlovan BratislavaSpartak Praga SokolovoMilan Dvořák (15)
Miroslav Wiecek (15)
Dukla Prague
Baník Ostrava
1957–58Dukla PragueSpartak Praga SokolovoČH BratislavaMiroslav Wiecek (25)Baník Ostrava
1958–59ČH BratislavaDukla PragueDynamo PragueMiroslav Wiecek (20)Baník Ostrava
1959–60Spartak Hradec KralovéSlovan BratislavaDukla PragueMichal Pucher (18)Slovan Nitra
1960–61Dukla PragueČH BratislavaSlovan BratislavaRudolf Kučera (17)
Ladislav Pavlovič (17)
Dukla Prague
Tatran Prešov
1961–62Dukla PragueSlovan NitraČH BratislavaAdolf Scherer (24)ČH Bratislava
1962–63Dukla PragueJednota TrenčínBaník OstravaKarel Petroš (19)Tatran Prešov
1963–64Dukla PragueSlovan BratislavaTatran PrešovLadislav Pavlovič (21)Tatran Prešov
1964–65Sparta PragueTatran PrešovVSS KošicePavol Bencz (21)Jednota Trenčín
1965–66Dukla PragueSparta PragueSlavia PragueLadislav Michalík (15)Baník Ostrava
1966–67Sparta PragueSlovan BratislavaSpartak TrnavaJozef Adamec (21)Spartak Trnava
1967–68Spartak TrnavaSlovan BratislavaJednota TrenčínJozef Adamec (18)Spartak Trnava
1968–69Spartak TrnavaSlovan BratislavaSparta PragueLadislav Petráš (20)Dukla Banská Bystrica
1969–70Slovan BratislavaSpartak TrnavaSparta PragueJozef Adamec (18)Spartak Trnava
1970–71Spartak TrnavaVSS KošiceUnion TepliceJozef Adamec (16)
Zdeněk Nehoda (16)
Spartak Trnava
TJ Gottwaldov
1971–72Spartak TrnavaSlovan BratislavaDukla PragueJán Čapkovič (19)Slovan Bratislava
1972–73Spartak TrnavaTatran PrešovVSS KošiceLadislav Józsa (21)Lokomotíva Košice
1973–74Slovan BratislavaDukla PragueSlavia PragueLadislav Józsa (17)
Přemysl Bičovský (17)
Lokomotíva Košice
Sklo Union Teplice
1974–75Slovan BratislavaInter BratislavaBohemians PragueLadislav Petráš (20)Inter Bratislava
1975–76Baník OstravaSlovan BratislavaSlavia PragueDušan Galis (21)VSS Košice
1976–77Dukla PragueInter BratislavaSlavia PragueLadislav Józsa (18)Lokomotíva Košice
1977–78Zbrojovka BrnoDukla PragueLokomotíva KošiceKarel Kroupa (20)Zbrojovka Brno
1978–79Dukla PragueBaník OstravaZbrojovka BrnoKarel Kroupa (17)
Zdeněk Nehoda (17)
Zbrojovka Brno
Dukla Prague
1979–80Baník OstravaZbrojovka BrnoBohemians PragueWerner Lička (18)Baník Ostrava
1980–81Baník OstravaDukla PragueBohemians PragueMarián Masný (16)Slovan Bratislava
1981–82Dukla PragueBaník OstravaBohemians PraguePeter Herda (15)
Ladislav Vízek (15)
Slavia Prague
Dukla Prague
1982–83Bohemians PragueBaník OstravaSparta PraguePavel Chaloupka (17)Bohemians Prague
1983–84Sparta PragueDukla PragueBohemians PragueWerner Lička (20)Baník Ostrava
1984–85Sparta PragueBohemians PragueSlavia PragueIvo Knoflíček (21)Slavia Prague
1985–86TJ VítkoviceSparta PragueDukla PragueStanislav Griga (19)Sparta Prague
1986–87Sparta PragueTJ VítkoviceBohemians PragueVáclav Daněk (24)Baník Ostrava
1987–88Sparta PragueDukla PragueDAC 1904 Dunajská StredaMilan Luhový (24)Dukla Prague
1988–89Sparta PragueBaník OstravaPlastika NitraMilan Luhový (25)Dukla Prague
1989–90Sparta PragueBaník OstravaInter BratislavaĽubomír Luhový (20)Inter Bratislava
1990–91Sparta PragueSlovan BratislavaSigma OlomoucRoman Kukleta (17)Sparta Prague
1991–92Slovan BratislavaSparta PragueSigma OlomoucPeter Dubovský (27)Slovan Bratislava
1992–93Sparta PragueSlavia PragueSlovan BratislavaPeter Dubovský (24)Slovan Bratislava

Performance by club

width=150pxClubwidth=40pxWinnerswidth=500pxWinning Years
Sparta Prague1925–26, 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 Prague1925, 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 Prague1953, 1956, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1981–82
SK Slovan Bratislava / NV Bratislava1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1991–92
FC Spartak Trnava
FC Baník Ostrava1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81
TJ Vítkovice1985–86
FK Viktoria Žižkov1927–28
FC Bohemians Prague1982–83
FC Zbrojovka Brno1977–78
Spartak Hradec Králové1959–60
FK Inter Bratislava1958–59

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. [1]

Top goalscorers (players who played for Slavia Prague only)

Name Goals Years
1 447 1937–51, 1953–56
2 252 1932–51
3 175 1926–45
4 163 ?
5 155 1926–36, 1937–45
6 151 1939–65
7 133 1937–65
8 127 1923–33, 1934–40
9 123 1925–40
10 117 1953–67

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://en.slavia.cz/clanek.asp?id=Star-History-Slavia-Top-Scorers-of-All-Times-604 Slavia Top Scorers of All Times
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/slowchamp.html Champions of Slovakia
  3. News: Na Letné padl divácký rekord 21. století. cs. At Letna the spectator record for the 21st century was broken. Mladá fronta DNES. Czech Republic. 9 November 2003. 1 December 2012.
  4. Book: Jeřábek . Luboš . Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů . Grada Publishing . Prague . 2007 . 112 . 978-80-247-1656-5 .