Football in The Czech Republic - League System

League System

The highest level is also known as 1st league (Czech: První liga) - officially Gambrinus liga. The winner and team finishing second are promoted from the 2nd Division.

The 2. liga (Second Division) is at the second tier of the football pyramid. The winners of the ČFL and MSFL are promoted to this division, making two clubs in total. Sometimes when two clubs are relegated to the same 3rd division (for example to MSFL), the MSFL relegates three clubs instead of the usual two. (example: We have got two downward clubs from 2nd league - from Moravia - to MSFL. From MSFL one club will be promoted and three clubs will be relegated to Moravia-Silesia Divisions (D and E) for the next season. Normally two teams are relegated from the MSFL and three from the ČFL).

Winners of the Czech Fourth Division Bohemian groups (A,B,C) are promoted to the ČFL, whilst in Moravia-Silesia groups (D,E) the teams are promoted to the MSFL.

Winners of Regional Championships are promoted to the Fourth Division. (Example: Winner of the Prague Championship is promoted to Division A)

Level League(s)/Division(s)
1 Gambrinus liga
16 clubs
2 Czech Second Division
16 clubs
3 ČFL (Bohemian Football League)
18 clubs
MSFL (Moravian-Silesian Football League)
16 clubs
4 Czech Division A
16 clubs
Czech Division B
16 clubs
Czech Division C
16 clubs
Moravia-Silesia Division D
16 clubs
Moravia-Silesia Division E
16 clubs
5 Prague Championship
16 clubs
Přebor Středočeského kraje
16 clubs
Přebor Jihočeského kraje
16 clubs
Přebor Plzeňského kraje
16 clubs
Přebor Karlovarského kraje
18 clubs
Přebor Ústeckého kraje
16 clubs
Přebor Libereckého kraje
14 clubs
Přebor Královéhradeckého kraje
16 clubs
Přebor Pardubického kraje
16 clubs
Přebor kraje Vysočina
14 clubs
Přebor Jihomoravského kraje
16 clubs
Přebor Zlínského kraje
16 clubs
Přebor Olomouckého kraje
16 clubs
Přebor Moravskoslezského kraje
16 clubs
6 Level A2 - I.A třída
7 Level A3 - I.B třída
8 Level A4 - II. třída
9 Level A5 - III. třída

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