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) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Gambrinus liga 16 clubs |
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| 2 | Czech Second Division 16 clubs |
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| 3 | ČFL (Bohemian Football League) 18 clubs |
MSFL (Moravian-Silesian Football League) 16 clubs |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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