Fortuna liga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2018-2019
Location
Czech Republic
Abbreviation
CZE1
Summary
The Czech First League (CZE1), or HET Liga, is the top professional league in Czech football. At the end of the 2018-2019 CZE1 season, the CZE1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2018-2019 CZE1 team
- 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2018-2019 CZE1 team
- 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2018-2019 CZE1 team
- 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- winner of UEFAEL playoffs
The winner of the 2018-2019 Česká pošta Cup (Czech Cup), typically a CZE1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Czech Republic
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| CZE1 | HET Liga | 16 |
| CZE2 | Fotbalová národní liga | 16 |
| CZE3A | Česka fotbalová liga (ČFL) | 20 |
| CZE3B | Moravskoslezská fotbalová liga (MSFL) | 16 |
| CZE4 | Czech Fourth Division | 80 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 20 Jul 2018 - 27 Apr 2019 | Champ/Releg Rounds 3 May 2019 - 26 May 2019 | UEFAEL Playoffs 3 May 2019 - 1 Jun 2019 | 16: CZE1 (13 minimum), CZE2 (3 maximum) |
Season Format
Each CZE1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 15 CZE1 teams twice for a total of 30 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head to head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) goal difference, (5) total goals scored, (6) Fair-Play ranking, then (7) a draw.
Playoffs
The 7th thru 10th place teams position will take part in the UEFAEL playoffs. The winner of this playoff will play in the final against the 4th place team. The winner will qualify for the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 CZE1 season, the 16th place CZE1 team is relegated to CZE2. The 14th place CZE1 team plays the 3rd place CZE2 team and the 15th place CZE1 team plays the 2nd place CZE2 team in a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff. The winners play in the 2019-2020 CZE1.
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UEFAEL Playoffs - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FC Baník Ostrava | 01 | FK Mladá Boleslav |
| 01.06.19 |  | 01 | FK Mladá Boleslav | Městský stadion - Vítkovice Aréna |
UEFAEL Playoffs - 2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FC FASTAV Zlín | 34 | FK Mladá Boleslav |
| 17.05.19 |  | 31 | FK Mladá Boleslav | Stadion Letná (Zlín) |
| 24.05.19 | | 30 | FC FASTAV Zlín | Městský Fotbalový Stadion Srbská |
UEFAEL Playoffs - 1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FK Teplice | 19 | FK Mladá Boleslav |
| 03.05.19 |  | 08 | FK Mladá Boleslav | Městský Stadion (Mladá Boleslav) |
| 12.05.19 | | 11 | FK Teplice | Městský Stadion (Mladá Boleslav) |
| Aggregate | FC FASTAV Zlín | 33 | SK Sigma Olomouc |
| 03.05.19 | | 10 | SK Sigma Olomouc | Andrův Stadion |
| 12.05.19 | | 32 | FC FASTAV Zlín | Andrův Stadion |
Relegation Playoff - Round 1
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | MFK Karviná (CZE1) | 32 | FC Vysočina Jihlava (CZE2) |
| 28.05.19 |  | 21 | FC Vysočina Jihlava | Městský stadion (Karviná) |
| 02.06.19 | | 11 | MFK Karviná | Stadion V Jiráskově Ulici | ||
| MFK Karviná stays in CZE1 | ||||||
| Aggregate | FC Zbrojovka Brno (CZE2) | 33 | 1. FK Příbram (CZE1) |
| 29.05.19 |  | 33 | 1. FK Příbram | Městský Fotbalový Stadion Srbská |
| 02.06.19 | | 00 | FC Zbrojovka Brno | Energon Aréna | ||
| 1. FK Příbram stays in CZE1 w/more away goals (3-0) | ||||||
2nd Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SK Slavia Praha | 34 | 25 -5-4 | 80 | - | 77 | 25 | 52 | 17 | 14 -2-1 | 44 | 45 | 13 | 32 | 17 | 11 -3-3 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 34 | 23 -6-5 | 75 | - | 53 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 15 -2-0 | 47 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 20 | 23 | -3 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 34 | 19 -6-9 | 63 | - | 56 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 13 -3-2 | 42 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 6 -3-7 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | FK Baumit Jablonec | 34 | 16 -6-12 | 54 | - | 54 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 11 -2-3 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 5 -4-9 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| 5 | FC Baník Ostrava | 34 | 13 -8-13 | 47 | - | 39 | 39 | 0 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 19 | 26 | -7 |
| 6 | FC Slovan Liberec | 34 | 12 -10-12 | 46 | - | 33 | 30 | 3 | 17 | 7 -6-4 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 13 | 18 | -5 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1. FC Slovácko | 34 | 13 -5-16 | 44 | - | 42 | 46 | -4 | 17 | 9 -2-6 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | 17 | 27 | -10 |
| 2 | SFC Opava | 34 | 12 -7-15 | 43 | - | 47 | 54 | -7 | 17 | 10 -2-5 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 2 -5-10 | 11 | 16 | 34 | -18 |
| 3 | Bohemians 1905 | 34 | 9 -12-13 | 39 | - | 32 | 42 | -10 | 18 | 2 -10-6 | 16 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 16 | 7 -2-7 | 23 | 20 | 22 | -2 |
| 4 | 1. FK Příbram | 34 | 11 -6-17 | 39 | - | 43 | 73 | -30 | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 2 -3-12 | 9 | 15 | 46 | -31 |
| 5 | MFK Karviná | 34 | 8 -5-21 | 29 | - | 40 | 57 | -17 | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 18 | 2 -3-13 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -16 |
| 6 | FC Dukla Praha | 34 | 5 -7-22 | 22 | - | 30 | 68 | -38 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 17 | 1 -2-14 | 5 | 11 | 36 | -25 |
| UEFAEL Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SK Sigma Olomouc | 29 | 12 -4-13 | 40 | - | 36 | 41 | -5 | 15 | 7 -2-6 | 23 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 17 | 18 | -1 |
| 2 | FK Mladá Boleslav | 29 | 10 -9-10 | 39 | - | 49 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 6 -5-3 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 24 | 29 | -5 |
| 3 | FC FASTAV Zlín | 29 | 12 -3-14 | 39 | - | 32 | 37 | -5 | 15 | 8 -1-6 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 14 | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| 4 | FK Teplice | 29 | 10 -5-14 | 35 | - | 32 | 42 | -10 | 14 | 7 -1-6 | 22 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
UEFACL (Czech Cup Winner) UEFACL UEFAEL UEFAEL Playoffs Relegation Playoffs Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | SK Slavia Praha | 29 | 22 -3-4 | 69 | - | 70 | 22 | 48 | 14 | 11 -2-1 | 35 | 38 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 11 -1-3 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 29 | 20 -5-4 | 65 | - | 43 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 13 -1-0 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 17 | 20 | -3 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 29 | 16 -6-7 | 54 | - | 49 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 10 -3-2 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| 4 | FK Baumit Jablonec | 29 | 14 -6-9 | 48 | - | 49 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 9 -2-3 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 5 | FC Baník Ostrava | 29 | 13 -6-10 | 45 | - | 38 | 32 | 6 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 5 -3-6 | 18 | 18 | 20 | -2 |
| 6 | FC Slovan Liberec | 29 | 11 -9-9 | 42 | - | 32 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
| 7 | SK Sigma Olomouc | 29 | 12 -4-13 | 40 | - | 36 | 41 | -5 | 15 | 7 -2-6 | 23 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 17 | 18 | -1 |
| 8 | FK Mladá Boleslav | 29 | 10 -9-10 | 39 | - | 49 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 6 -5-3 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 24 | 29 | -5 |
| 9 | FC FASTAV Zlín | 29 | 12 -3-14 | 39 | - | 32 | 37 | -5 | 15 | 8 -1-6 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 14 | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| 10 | FK Teplice | 29 | 10 -5-14 | 35 | - | 32 | 42 | -10 | 14 | 7 -1-6 | 22 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
| 11 | SFC Opava | 29 | 9 -6-14 | 33 | - | 39 | 46 | -7 | 14 | 7 -2-5 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -15 |
| 12 | Bohemians 1905 | 29 | 8 -9-12 | 33 | - | 28 | 36 | -8 | 15 | 2 -8-5 | 14 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 14 | 6 -1-7 | 19 | 18 | 21 | -3 |
| 13 | 1. FC Slovácko | 29 | 10 -3-16 | 33 | - | 31 | 44 | -13 | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 15 | 4 -1-10 | 13 | 17 | 27 | -10 |
| 14 | 1. FK Příbram | 29 | 8 -6-15 | 30 | - | 33 | 63 | -30 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 14 | 1 -3-10 | 6 | 9 | 38 | -29 |
| 15 | MFK Karviná | 29 | 7 -5-17 | 26 | - | 37 | 52 | -15 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 15 | 2 -3-10 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -12 |
| 16 | FC Dukla Praha | 29 | 5 -5-19 | 20 | - | 25 | 58 | -33 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 14 | 1 -2-11 | 5 | 7 | 27 | -20 |
Championship Round UEFAEL Playoffs Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Sun - 26 May 2019
 | 10 | FC Slovan Liberec | Stadion Střelnice (Jablonec nad Nisou) |
 | 21 | Sparta Praha | Sinobo Stadium |
 | 11 | FC Baník Ostrava | Doosan Aréna |
Sat - 25 May 2019
| 32 | FC Dukla Praha | Energon Aréna |
 | 11 | SFC Opava | Stadion Ďolíček |
 | 20 | MFK Karviná | Městský Fotbalový Stadion |
Sun - 19 May 2019
| 20 | FK Baumit Jablonec | Generali Arena (Praha) |
| 02 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Stadion u Nisy |
| 00 | SK Slavia Praha | Městský stadion - Vítkovice Aréna |
Sat - 18 May 2019
| 21 | 1. FK Příbram | Stadion v Městských sadech |
| 00 | 1. FC Slovácko | Stadion Juliska |
| 01 | Bohemians 1905 | Městský stadion (Karviná) |
Wed - 15 May 2019
| 21 | FK Baumit Jablonec | Sinobo Stadium |
| 40 | Sparta Praha | Doosan Aréna |
Tue - 14 May 2019
| 01 | FC Slovan Liberec | Městský stadion - Vítkovice Aréna |
| 41 | SFC Opava | Městský Fotbalový Stadion |
| 14 | 1. FK Příbram | Stadion Ďolíček |
| 30 | FC Dukla Praha | Městský stadion (Karviná) |
Sun - 12 May 2019
| 31 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Sinobo Stadium |
Sat - 11 May 2019
| 10 | FC Slovan Liberec | Generali Arena (Praha) |