Czechoslovak First League

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Czechoslovak First League
Founded1925
Folded1993
CountryCzechoslovakia
UEFA Cup
Most championshipsSparta Prague (21 titles)
Top goalscorerJosef Bican (447 goals)[1]

The Czechoslovak First League (

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

Slovak State and created their own league. After the World War II
the league was recreated.

Description

The league was dominated by clubs from

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

Slovak Superliga
in Slovakia.

Names

  • 1925 First Association League (Czech: Asociační liga) (teams from Prague only)
  • 1925–29 Central Bohemian First League (Czech: Středočeská liga) (teams from Prague and Central Bohemia)
  • 1929–34 First Association League (Czech: Asociační liga) (expanded to include Moravian teams)
  • 1934–38 State League (Czech: Státní liga) (expanded to include Slovak teams)
  • 1938–44 Bohemian-Moravian League (Czech: Národní liga) (World War II, Czechoslovakia split)
  • 1945–48 State League (Czech: Státní liga) (Czechoslovak Republic reinstated)
  • 1949–50 First All-National Championship (Czech: Celostátní mistrovství)
  • 1951–55 Republic Championship (Czech: Mistrovství republiky (1951–52), Přebor republiky (1953–55))
  • 1956–93 First League (Czech: I. liga)[4]

Champions

1925–1938

Season Champions Runner-up Third place Top Goalscorer Club
1925
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague Viktoria Žižkov Jan Vaník (13) Slavia Prague
1925–26 Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
Viktoria Žižkov Jan Dvořáček (32) Sparta Prague
1927 Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
Vršovice Antonín Puč (13)
Josef Šíma (13)
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague
1927–28 Viktoria Žižkov
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague Karel Meduna (12) Viktoria Žižkov
1928–29
Slavia Prague
Viktoria Žižkov Sparta Prague Antonín Puč (13) Slavia Prague
1929–30
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague Viktoria Žižkov František Kloz (15) Kladno
1930–31
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague Bohemians Vršovice Josef Silný (18) Sparta Prague
1931–32 Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
Bohemians Vršovice Raymond Braine (16) Sparta Prague
1932–33
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague Viktoria Plzeň Gejza Kocsis (23) Teplitzer FK / Bohemians Prague
1933–34
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague Kladno Raymond Braine (18)
Jiří Sobotka (18)
Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
1934–35
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague Židenice František Svoboda (27) Slavia Prague
1935–36 Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
Prostějov Vojtěch Bradáč (42) Slavia Prague
1936–37
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague Prostějov František Kloz (28) Kladno
1937–38 Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
Židenice Josef Bican (22) Slavia Prague

Bohemia-Moravia 1938–1944

Season Champions Runner-up Third place Top Goalscorer Club
1938–39 Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
SK Pardubice Josef Bican (29) Slavia Prague
1939–40
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague SK Pardubice Josef Bican (50) Slavia Prague
1940–41
Slavia Prague
SK Plzeň SK Pardubice Josef Bican (38) Slavia Prague
1941–42
Slavia Prague
SK Prostějov
Viktoria Plzeň Josef Bican (45) Slavia Prague
1942–43
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague
Baťa Zlín
Josef Bican (39) Slavia Prague
1943–44 Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
Baťa Zlín
Josef Bican (57) Slavia Prague

1945–1993

Season Champions Runner-up Third place Top Goalscorer Club
1945–46 Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
Josef Bican (31) Slavia Prague
1946–47
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague Kladno Josef Bican (43) Slavia Prague
1947–48 Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
Bratislava Jaroslav Cejp (21) Sparta Prague
1948 not completed Josef Bican (21) Slavia Prague
1949 NV Bratislava Bratrstvi Sparta Železničáři Praha Ladislav Hlaváček (28) Slavia Prague
1950 NV Bratislava Bratrstvi Sparta Železničáři Praha Josef Bican (22)
Vítkovické železárny
1951 NV Bratislava Sparta CKD Sokolovo Dynamo ČSD Košice Alois Jaroš (16)
Vodotechna Teplice
1952 Sparta CKD Sokolovo NV Bratislava Ingstav Teplice Miroslav Wiecek (20) OKD Ostrava
1953 ÚDA Prague Spartak Praga Sokolovo ČH Bratislava Josef Majer (13)
Baník Kladno
1954 Spartak Praga Sokolovo
Baník Ostrava
ČH Bratislava Jiří Pešek (13) Spartak Praga Sokolovo
1955 Slovan Bratislava ÚDA Prague Spartak Praga Sokolovo Emil Pažický (9)
Iskra Žilina
1956 Dukla Prague Slovan Bratislava Spartak Praga Sokolovo Milan Dvořák (15)
Miroslav Wiecek (15)
Baník Ostrava
1957–58 Dukla Prague Spartak Praga Sokolovo ČH Bratislava Miroslav Wiecek (25)
Baník Ostrava
1958–59
ČH Bratislava
Dukla Prague Dynamo Praha Miroslav Wiecek (20)
Baník Ostrava
1959–60 Spartak Hradec Kralové Slovan Bratislava Dukla Prague Michal Pucher (18)
Slovan Nitra
1960–61 Dukla Prague
ČH Bratislava
Slovan Bratislava Rudolf Kučera (17)
Ladislav Pavlovič (17)
Tatran Prešov
1961–62 Dukla Prague Slovan Nitra
ČH Bratislava
Adolf Scherer (24)
ČH Bratislava
1962–63 Dukla Prague
Jednota Trenčín
Baník Ostrava Karel Petroš (19)
Tatran Prešov
1963–64 Dukla Prague Slovan Bratislava Tatran Prešov Ladislav Pavlovič (21)
Tatran Prešov
1964–65 Sparta Prague Tatran Prešov
VSS Košice
Pavol Bencz (21)
Jednota Trenčín
1965–66 Dukla Prague Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Ladislav Michalík (15)
Baník Ostrava
1966–67 Sparta Prague Slovan Bratislava Spartak Trnava Jozef Adamec (21)
Spartak Trnava
1967–68
Spartak Trnava
Slovan Bratislava Jednota Trenčín Jozef Adamec (18)
Spartak Trnava
1968–69
Spartak Trnava
Slovan Bratislava Sparta Prague Ladislav Petráš (20)
Dukla Banská Bystrica
1969–70 Slovan Bratislava
Spartak Trnava
Sparta Prague Jozef Adamec (18)
Spartak Trnava
1970–71
Spartak Trnava
VSS Košice
Union Teplice Jozef Adamec (16)
Zdeněk Nehoda (16)
TJ Gottwaldov
1971–72
Spartak Trnava
Slovan Bratislava Dukla Prague Ján Čapkovič (19) Slovan Bratislava
1972–73
Spartak Trnava
Tatran Prešov
VSS Košice
Ladislav Józsa (21)
Lokomotíva Košice
1973–74 Slovan Bratislava Dukla Prague Slavia Prague Ladislav Józsa (17)
Přemysl Bičovský (17)
Sklo Union Teplice
1974–75 Slovan Bratislava
Inter Bratislava
Bohemians Prague Ladislav Petráš (20)
Inter Bratislava
1975–76
Baník Ostrava
Slovan Bratislava Slavia Prague Dušan Galis (21)
VSS Košice
1976–77 Dukla Prague
Inter Bratislava
Slavia Prague Ladislav Józsa (18)
Lokomotíva Košice
1977–78
Zbrojovka Brno
Dukla Prague Lokomotíva Košice Karel Kroupa (20) Zbrojovka Brno
1978–79 Dukla Prague
Baník Ostrava
Zbrojovka Brno Karel Kroupa (17)
Zdeněk Nehoda (17)
Zbrojovka Brno
Dukla Prague
1979–80
Baník Ostrava
Zbrojovka Brno
Bohemians Prague
Werner Lička
(18)
Baník Ostrava
1980–81
Baník Ostrava
Dukla Prague Bohemians Prague Marián Masný (16) Slovan Bratislava
1981–82 Dukla Prague
Baník Ostrava
Bohemians Prague Peter Herda (15)
Ladislav Vízek (15)
Slavia Prague
Dukla Prague
1982–83 Bohemians Prague
Baník Ostrava
Sparta Prague Pavel Chaloupka (17) Bohemians Prague
1983–84 Sparta Prague Dukla Prague Bohemians Prague
Werner Lička
(20)
Baník Ostrava
1984–85
Sparta Prague
Bohemians Prague Slavia Prague Ivo Knoflíček (21) Slavia Prague
1985–86
TJ Vítkovice
Sparta Prague
Dukla Prague Stanislav Griga (19) Sparta Prague
1986–87
Sparta Prague
TJ Vítkovice
Bohemians Prague Václav Daněk (24)
Baník Ostrava
1987–88
Sparta Prague
Dukla Prague
DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda
Milan Luhový (24) Dukla Prague
1988–89
Sparta Prague
Baník Ostrava
Plastika Nitra Milan Luhový (25) Dukla Prague
1989–90
Sparta Prague
Baník Ostrava
Inter Bratislava
Ľubomír Luhový (20)
Inter Bratislava
1990–91
Sparta Prague
Slovan Bratislava Sigma Olomouc Roman Kukleta (17) Sparta Prague
1991–92 Slovan Bratislava
Sparta Prague
Sigma Olomouc Peter Dubovský (27) Slovan Bratislava
1992–93
Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
Slovan Bratislava Peter Dubovský (24) Slovan Bratislava

Performance by club

Club Winners Winning Years
Sparta Prague
21
1992–93
SK Slavia Prague
13
1946–47
Dukla Prague / ÚDA Prague
11
1981–82
SK Slovan Bratislava
/ NV Bratislava
8
1991–92
FC Spartak Trnava
5
1972–73
FC Baník Ostrava
3
1980–81
TJ Vítkovice
1
1985–86
FK Viktoria Žižkov
1
1927–28
FC Bohemians Praha
1
1982–83
FC Zbrojovka Brno
1
1977–78
Spartak Hradec Králové
1
1959–60
FK Inter Bratislava
1
1958–59

Player records

FC Vítkovice. The list below is not the leagues top goalscorers all in all, only players who at some point played for Slavia Praha. [1]

Top goalscorers (players who played for Slavia Praha only)

# Name Goals Years
1 Austria Czechoslovakia Josef Bican 447 1937–51, 1953–56
2 Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Kopecký 252 1932–51
3 Czechoslovakia František Kloz 175 1926–45
4 Czechoslovakia Ladislav Kareš 163 ?
5 Czechoslovakia Vojtěch Bradáč 155 1926–36, 1937–45
6 Czechoslovakia Jiří Pešek 151 1939–65
7 Czechoslovakia Otto Hemele 133 1937–65
8 Czechoslovakia Josef Silný 127 1923–33, 1934–40
9 Czechoslovakia Antonín Puč 123 1925–40
10 Czechoslovakia Josef Kadraba 117 1953–67

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Slavia Top Scorers of All Times SK Slavia Praha
  2. ^ Champions of Slovakia. rsssf.org.
  3. ^ "Na Letné padl divácký rekord 21. století" [At Letna the spectator record for the 21st century was broken]. Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Czech Republic. 9 November 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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