2014–15 Czech First League

The 2014–15 Czech First League, known as the Synot liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league and the first since it was renamed from the Gambrinus liga to the Synot liga due to a change in sponsor.[2] The season started on 25 July 2014 and ran until the end of May 2015, with a winter break between November and February.[3] Fixtures for the season were announced on 25 June 2014.[4] The winners were FC Viktoria Plzeň, while the previous season's champions Sparta Prague finished in second place.

Czech First League

Season	2014–15
Champions	FC Viktoria Plzeň
Relegated	FC Hradec Králové SK Dynamo České Budějovice
Champions League	FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Sparta Prague
Europa League	FK Baumit Jablonec FK Mladá Boleslav
Matches played	240
Goals scored	645 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorer	David Lafata (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Liberec 6–0 Ostrava (30 August 2014) Jablonec 6–0 Dukla (3 October 2014)
Biggest away win	Č. Budějovice 0–4 Plzeň (10 August 2014)
Highest scoring	Plzeň 5–2 Příbram (30 May 2015)
Highest attendance	18,665 Sparta 0–2 Plzeň (11 April 2015)[1]
Lowest attendance	734 Dukla 4–1 Příbram (28 October 2014)
← 2013–14 2015–16 → All statistics correct as of 30 May 2015.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Prague

České Budějovice

Hradec Králové

Brno

Jablonec

Jihlava

Liberec

Ml. Boleslav

Ostrava

Příbram

Slovácko

Teplice

Plzeň

Prague teams:
Bohemians 1905
Dukla Prague
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague

Locations of clubs in the 2014–15 Czech First League

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity	2013–14 position
Baník Ostrava	Ostrava	Bazaly	10,039	10th
Bohemians 1905	Prague	Ďolíček	5,000	14th
Dukla Prague	Prague	Stadion Juliska	8,150	7th
Dynamo České Budějovice	České Budějovice	Stadion Střelecký ostrov	6,681	FNL, 1st
Hradec Králové	Hradec Králové	Všesportovní stadion	7,220	FNL, 2nd
FK Jablonec	Jablonec nad Nisou	Stadion Střelnice	6,280	11th
FK Mladá Boleslav	Mladá Boleslav	Městský stadion (Mladá Boleslav)	5,000	3rd
1. FK Příbram	Příbram	Na Litavce	9,100	12th
Slavia Prague	Prague	Eden Arena	20,800	13th
1. FC Slovácko	Uherské Hradiště	Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty	8,121	6th
Slovan Liberec	Liberec	Stadion u Nisy	9,900	4th
Sparta Prague	Prague	Generali Arena	19,416	1st
FK Teplice	Teplice	Na Stínadlech	18,221	5th
Viktoria Plzeň	Plzeň	Stadion města Plzně	11,722	2nd
Vysočina Jihlava	Jihlava	Stadion v Jiráskově ulici	4,075	8th
Zbrojovka Brno	Brno	Městský stadion (Brno)	12,550	9th

Personnel and kits

Club	Chairman	Manager	Manufacturer	Sponsors
Baník Ostrava	Petr Šafarčík	Tomáš Bernady	Joma	Vítkovice Machinery Group
Bohemians 1905	Antonín Panenka	Roman Pivarník	Adidas	REMAL
Dukla Prague	Michal Prokeš	Luboš Kozel	Adidas	Carbounion
Dynamo České Budějovice	Karel Poborský	Luboš Urban	Adidas	multiple
Hradec Králové	Richard Jukl	Bohuslav Pilný	Jako	multiple
FK Jablonec	Petr Doležal	Jaroslav Šilhavý	Nike	Baumit
FK Mladá Boleslav	Josef Dufek	Karel Jarolím	Nike	Škoda Auto
1. FK Příbram	Jaroslav Starka	Pavel Tobiáš	Adidas	Energon
Slavia Prague	Aleš Řebíček	Miroslav Beránek	Umbro	Fortuna
1. FC Slovácko	Vladimír Krejčí	Svatopluk Habanec	Kappa	multiple
Slovan Liberec	Zbyněk Štiller	David Vavruška	Nike	Preciosa
Sparta Prague	Daniel Křetínský	Vítězslav Lavička	Nike	multiple
FK Teplice	Pavel Šedlbauer	Zdeněk Ščasný	Umbro	AGC
Viktoria Plzeň	Adolf Šádek	Miroslav Koubek	Puma	Doosan Škoda Power
Vysočina Jihlava	Zdeněk Tulis	Luděk Klusáček	Adidas	PSJ
Zbrojovka Brno	Václav Bartoněk	Václav Kotal	Nike	E-Motion

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Viktoria Plzeň (C)	30	23	3	4	70	24	+46	72	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2	Sparta Prague	30	21	4	5	57	20	+37	67
3	Jablonec	30	19	7	4	58	22	+36	64	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4	Mladá Boleslav	30	13	7	10	43	34	+9	46	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5	Příbram	30	12	7	11	40	45	−5	43
6	Dukla Prague	30	11	8	11	34	40	−6	41
7	Teplice	30	9	11	10	41	37	+4	38
8	Bohemians 1905	30	10	8	12	35	41	−6	38
9	Slovácko	30	10	7	13	43	46	−3	37
10	Vysočina Jihlava	30	10	6	14	33	38	−5	36
11	Slavia Prague	30	9	7	14	40	45	−5	34
12	Slovan Liberec	30	7	12	11	39	43	−4	33[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
13	Baník Ostrava	30	8	9	13	23	41	−18	33[lower-alpha 1]
14	Zbrojovka Brno	30	9	6	15	34	45	−11	33[lower-alpha 1]
15	Hradec Králové (R)	30	6	7	17	26	52	−26	25	Relegation to the FNL
16	Dynamo České Budějovice (R)	30	5	7	18	29	72	−43	22

Source: Fortuna liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[5]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Slovan Liberec ahead of Baník Ostrava and Zbrojovka Brno on head-to-head record; Slovan Liberec 7 pts, Baník Ostrava 5pts, Zbrojovka Brno 4pts.
2. Slovan Liberec qualified by winning the 2014–15 Czech Cup.

Results

Home \ Away	OST	B05	DUK	ČBU	HRK	JAB	MLA	PŘI	SLA	SLO	LIB	SPA	TEP	VPL	JIH	ZBR
Baník Ostrava		1–0	1–1	4–3	2–1	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–0	1–0
Bohemians 1905	0–2		0–0	3–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–2	2–4	1–2	1–0	3–2	0–0	0–0
Dukla Prague	0–0	0–1		3–1	1–0	1–0	0–2	0–0	2–2	0–0	3–1	1–0	5–1	2–3	4–1	1–1
Dynamo České Budějovice	1–0	2–3	1–0		2–2	0–3	2–1	0–3	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–4	1–3	1–3
Hradec Králové	1–0	1–0	2–4	2–3		0–2	0–0	2–3	0–1	2–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	2–3	0–3	2–1
Jablonec	4–0	3–0	6–0	0–0	4–0		1–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–0	4–2	1–2	2–0	2–0
Mladá Boleslav	1–0	1–0	0–1	4–1	2–2	1–1		4–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	3–0	0–3	3–0	5–1
Příbram	3–1	2–3	3–0	1–0	1–0	1–4	2–0		2–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–2
Slavia Prague	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–4	3–2		1–3	4–1	0–2	2–2	1–0	1–2	1–3
Slovácko	1–2	4–1	5–1	3–1	0–1	1–2	1–1	4–1	1–2		2–3	0–1	2–2	0–1	2–0	1–1
Slovan Liberec	6–0	1–1	0–0	5–1	2–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–3	2–2		2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–0
Sparta Prague	0–1	1–1	3–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–0	4–1	2–1	5–2	1–0		1–0	0–2	3–0	4–0
Teplice	1–0	4–1	1–0	4–0	1–3	1–1	5–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	2–2	0–0		0–0	2–3	0–1
Viktoria Plzeň	2–0	2–1	2–1	6–0	4–0	3–1	1–2	5–2	1–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–0		2–0	4–1
Vysočina Jihlava	2–0	1–2	1–2	0–0	2–0	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–0	0–1	4–0	0–2	0–1	2–1		2–0
Zbrojovka Brno	0–0	0–1	0–1	2–2	3–0	2–3	1–0	1–0	3–0	0–1	1–0	1–3	1–1	2–3	3–2

Source: Fortuna liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 31 May 2015

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[6]
1	David Lafata	Sparta Prague	20
2	Milan Škoda	Slavia Prague	19
3	Libor Došek	Slovácko	16
4	Aidin Mahmutović	Viktoria Plzeň	12
	Josef Šural	Slovan Liberec
6	Daniel Kolář	Viktoria Plzeň	11
	Filip Novák	Jablonec
8	Bořek Dočkal	Sparta Prague	10
	Tomáš Wágner	Mladá Boleslav
10	Jakub Řezníček	Sparta Prague	9
	Pavel Dvořák	Hradec Králové
	Václav Kadlec	Sparta Prague

See also

• 2014–15 Czech Cup
• 2014–15 Czech National Football League

References

1. "Statistiky - Diváci". Synot Liga. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
2. Adamowski, Jaroslaw. "Czech league swaps beer brand Gambrinus for betting brand Synot as title sponsor". Inside World Football. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
3. "Termíny 2014/15: Gambrinus liga, Fotbalová národní liga a dorostenecká liga". Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
4. "Sparta začne obhajobu na Bohemians, Plzeň jede na úvod do Příbrami". Mladá fronta DNES. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
5. "Čišovský honoured as Plzeň regain Czech crown". UEFA. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
6. "Statistiky". Synot liga official website (in Czech). Retrieved 27 October 2014.

External links

• Official website (in Czech)