The Czech First League, currently known as the Synot liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Fotbalová národní liga. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each. It was sponsored by Pilsner Urquell Brewery, and was therefore officially known as the Gambrinus liga, after Gambrinus, one of the best-selling beers in the Czech Republic. The league is currently ranked 17th in Europe in the UEFA league rankings.
The history of the Czech football league began at the end of the 20th
century. It was reorganised for the 1993/1994 season, after the dissolution of former Czechoslovakia and therefore of the Czechoslovak League. Having won more than half of league titles, Sparta Prague are the most successful team in Czech First League history. Other clubs who have won the title are Slavia Prague, Slovan Liberec, Baník Ostrava and Viktoria Plzeň.
There are 16 clubs in the league. During the course of a season, which
lasts from August to May, each club plays the others twice, once at
their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of
30 games. In the inaugural season, two points were awarded for a win,
before switching to three points for a win in 1994.
Teams receive one point for a draw and no points are awarded for a
loss. Teams are ranked by total points, in the case of two or more teams
finishing with equal points, the head-to-head record between the teams
is used for ranking, counting points in relevant games, then goal
difference and then goals scored. The two lowest placed teams are
relegated to the second tier Fotbalová národní liga.
The 2014–15 Czech First League is 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. The defending champions are Sparta Prague,
who won their 12th Czech title the previous season. The season started
on 25 July 2014 and will run until the end of May 2015, with a winter
break between November and February.
Source: Synotliga.cz
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