1996–97 Czech First League

Czech First League
Season1996–97
ChampionsSparta Prague
RelegatedKarviná
Bohemians Prague
Champions LeagueSparta Prague
Cup Winners' CupSlavia Prague
UEFA CupJablonec
Boby Brno
Matches played240
Goals scored571 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerHorst Siegl (19)
Biggest home winDrnovice 6–0 Bohemians Prague
Sparta Prague 6–0 Jablonec
Biggest away winBohemians Prague 2–5 Drnovice
Drnovice 1–4 Slavia Prague
Drnovice 0–3 Č. Budějovice
Hradec Králové 0–3 Sparta Prague
Highest scoringČ. Budějovice 5–4 Teplice
Highest attendance44,120[1]
Brno 1–1 Slavia Prague
(2 October 1996)
Lowest attendance1,288[2]
Bohemians Prague 0–0 Žižkov
(11 June 1997)
Average attendance7,155[3]

The 1996–97 Czech First League was the fourth season of top-tier football in the Czech Republic. The season saw a Czech league attendance record for a single match, as 44,120 watched the game between Boby Brno and Slavia Prague.[1]

League changes

Relegated to the 1996–97 Czech 2. Liga

Dissolved after the 1995–96 Czech First League

Promoted from the 1995–96 Czech 2. Liga

Stadia and locations

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Location of clubs in the 1996–97 Czech First League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sparta Prague (C) 30 19 8 3 61 20 +41 65 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Slavia Prague 30 18 7 5 59 24 +35 61 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Jablonec 30 17 5 8 40 29 +11 56 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4 Boby Brno 30 14 10 6 44 35 +9 52
5 Slovan Liberec 30 12 10 8 33 30 +3 46
6 České Budějovice 30 11 11 8 38 40 −2 44
7 Drnovice 30 12 7 11 53 44 +9 43
8 Sigma Olomouc 30 10 10 10 36 30 +6 40
9 Kaučuk Opava 30 10 10 10 34 35 −1 40
10 Baník Ostrava 30 8 13 9 33 35 −2 37
11 Viktoria Plzeň 30 7 11 12 33 37 −4 32
12 Viktoria Žižkov 30 6 11 13 17 33 −16 29
13 Teplice 30 6 10 14 21 37 −16 28
14 Hradec Králové 30 5 13 12 22 39 −17 28
15 Karviná (R) 30 6 7 17 25 50 −25 25 Relegation to Czech 2. Liga
16 Bohemians Prague (R) 30 4 7 19 22 53 −31 19
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away OST BRN BOH ČBU DRN HRK JAB KAR OPA OLO SLA LIB SPA TEP PLZ VŽI
Baník Ostrava 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0
Boby Brno 3–2 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 5–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1
Bohemians Prague 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–5 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–0
České Budějovice 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 5–4 2–2 1–0
Drnovice 5–2 2–0 6–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–4 1–3 0–2 1–0 4–1 4–0
Hradec Králové 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0
Jablonec 3–3 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–1
Karviná 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–1
Kaučuk Opava 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–0
Sigma Olomouc 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 4–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–1
Slavia Prague 2–0 4–0 4–2 3–0 3–0 4–1 2–1 5–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–0
Slovan Liberec 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–0
Sparta Prague 1–0 5–0 3–4 5–0 2–2 1–0 6–0 2–2 5–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 4–2 2–0 1–0
Teplice 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0
Viktoria Plzeň 0–0 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 5–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–1
Viktoria Žižkov 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1
Source: Fortuna liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Czech Republic Horst Siegl Sparta Prague 19
2 Czech Republic Karel Vácha Slavia Prague 14
3 Czech Republic Radek Drulák Petra Drnovice 13
Czech Republic Alois Grussmann Kaučuk Opava
5 Czech Republic Vratislav Lokvenc Sparta Prague 12
6 Slovakia Jozef Majoroš Petra Drnovice 11
Czech Republic Jan Saidl České Budějovice
Czech Republic Ladislav Fujdiar České Budějovice
Czech Republic Martin Rozhon Kaučuk Opava /
Petra Drnovice

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Švéd, Jan (14 July 2003). "Rekordy: Čech nedostal gól 903 minut". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Czech Republic. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Detailed attendance stats". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Average attendance stats". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 15 July 2021.