Football in Czechoslovakia

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Football in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak Football Association[1]
National team(s)Czechoslovakia national football team
National competitions
Club competitions
International competitions

Football in Czechoslovakia was one of the most popular sports during that nation's existence, and continues to be popular in both of the nations that followed, the Czech Republic and in Slovakia.[2]

History

On March 26, 1922, the Czechoslovak Football Federation (Československá associace footballová) was founded.[3] It consisted of the Czechoslovakian Football Association (Československý svaz footballový), the German Football Association, the Hungarian Football Association, the Jewish Confederation and the Polish Association. On May 20, 1923, the Czechoslovak Football Federation was admitted to FIFA.

Domestic football

Level League(s)/Division(s)
1 Czechoslovak First League
16 clubs
2 Česká národní fotbalová liga
16 clubs
Slovenská národná futbalová liga
16 clubs
3 ČFL
18 clubs
MSFL

16 clubs
2. SNFL East
16 clubs
2. SNFL West
16 clubs
4 Divize A
16 clubs
Divize B
16 clubs
Divize C
16 clubs
Divize D
16 clubs
Divize E
16 clubs

National team

The Czechs were a

1962
, and for the European Championship in other three.

The country dissolved in 1993.[6] It was split into the Slovakia national football team and the Czech Republic national football team.

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