| Competition: | Czech First League |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Dates: | 22 July 2023 – 31 May 2024 |
| Winners: | Sparta |
| Relegated: | Zlín |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Sparta, Slavia |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Plzeň |
| Continentalcup3: | Conference League |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Ostrava, Mladá Boleslav |
| League Topscorer: | Václav Jurečka (19 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | 26 May 2024 |
| Biggest Away Win: | 17 September 2023 |
| Highest Scoring: | 21 October 2023 |
| Matches: | 277 |
| Total Goals: | 804 |
| Longest Wins: | Sparta (9 matches) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Slavia (13 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | Zlín & České Budějovice (8 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | České Budějovice (7 matches) |
| Highest Attendance: | 19,370 24 September 2023 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 783 13 December 2023 |
| Attendance: | 1,782,387 |
| Average Attendance: | 6,435 |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football for professional clubs since its establishment, in 1993. Sparta Prague were the reigning champions. The season was scheduled to start in July 2023. The first half of the season had 19 rounds, finishing in December, and the other half commenced in February 2024. The season ended on 31 May 2024 with two extra play-out fixtures on 29 May and 2 June 2024.[1]
In the 12th round, the highest number of goals in one game in the history of the Czech First League was seen in the match Zlín–Mladá Boleslav, which ended 5–9.[2]
The season format is unchanged from last season, each team will play in the league format home and away matches. The lowest-ranked team will be relegated directly to the second league, and the two teams positioned 14th and 15th will play a play-out with two teams from the second league positioned 2nd and 3rd in a home and away format. This will be the sixth season to use VAR, featuring it in all matches played. The only change in the rules is the limited number of players that can be sent on loan.[1]
A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 2022–23 season, the winner of last season's second league, and two winners of the play-out, determined on 4 June.
| Rank | Region | Number of teams | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Bohemians 1905, Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague | |
| 2 | 2 | Jablonec, Slovan Liberec | |
| Baník Ostrava, Karviná | |||
| Zlín, Slovácko | |||
| 5 | 1 | Mladá Boleslav | |
| Hradec Králové | |||
| Sigma Olomouc | |||
| Pardubice | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň | |||
| Dynamo České Budějovice | |||
| Teplice |
Ahead of the season:
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Contract valid until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [20] | End of contract | [21] | Undisclosed | |||
| [22] | [23] | June 2024 | ||||
| [24] | Sacked | [25] | Undisclosed | |||
| [26] | Mutual consent | |||||
During the season:
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Match-week | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Contract valid until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [27] | Sacked | 8 | 11th | Undisclosed | ||||
| [28] | 8 | 15th | [29] | |||||
| [30] | 12 | 16th | ||||||
| [31] | 15 | None | None | None | ||||
| [32] | Mutual consent | 18 | [33] | Undisclosed | ||||
| [34] | Sacked | 19 | 7th | [35] | June 2028 | |||
| [36] | 22 | 8th | Undisclosed | |||||
| [37] | Mutual consent | 12th | ||||||
| [38] | Sacked | 25 | 16th | [39] | June 2024 | |||
Points and goals were carried over in full from the regular season.
Teams placed between 7th and 10th position will take part in the Conference League play-off. The best of them will play against the fifth-placed of the championship play-offs to determine the Conference League play-off winners. The winners will qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.
Points and goals were carried over in full from the regular season.
Teams placed 14th and 15th in the relegation group will face the teams placed 2nd and 3rd in the Czech National Football League for two spots in the next season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Václav Jurečka | Slavia | 19 |
| 2 | Pavel Šulc | Plzeň | 18 |
| 3 | Jan Kuchta | Sparta | 17 |
| 4 | Veljko Birmančević | 16 | |
| Mojmír Chytil | Slavia | ||
| 6 | Ewerton | Ostrava | 14 |
| 7 | Lukáš Haraslín | Sparta | 12 |
| Marek Havlík | Slovácko | ||
| Lukáš Juliš | Olomouc | ||
| Tomáš Chorý | Plzeň |
| Matchweek | Date | Player | For | Against | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5–2 (A)[41] | |||||
| 18 | 4 | 5–2 (H)[42] | ||||
| 22 | 3–0 (H)[43] | |||||
| 32 | 4–2 (H) | |||||
| 34 | 4 | 5–0 (A)[44] | ||||
| 34 | 4–0 (H)[45] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Jedlička | Bohemians 1905 / Plzeň | 13 |
| 2 | Peter Vindahl Jensen | Sparta | 12 |
| 3 | Jiří Letáček | Ostrava | 9 |
| 4 | Milan Heča | Slovácko | 8 |
| Jindřich Staněk | Plzeň / Slavia | ||
| Aleš Mandous | Slavia | ||
| Adam Zadražil | Hradec Králové | ||
| 8 | Jan Hanuš | Jablonec | 7 |
| 9 | Tomáš Grigar | Teplice | 6 |
| 10 | Pavol Bajza | Hradec Králové | 5 |
| Hugo Jan Bačkovský | Liberec | ||
| Dominik Holec | Karviná | ||
| Antonín Kinský | Pardubice |