The Fotbalová národní liga; FNL - National Football League (before 2013 known as the 2. liga or Druhá liga - Second League) is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in the Czech Republic. The top two teams each season are eligible for promotion to the Czech First League.
The league replaced the I.ČNL (I. Česká národni liga; First Czech
National League), which had been established following the end of the
nationwide Czechoslovak Second League in 1977. The league became known
as simply II. liga (Second League) in 1993 following the establishment of the Czech Republic as an independent state.
The 2014–15 Fotbalová národní liga is the 22nd season of the Czech Republic's second tier football
league and the second full season since it was renamed from the Czech
2. Liga to the fotbalová národní liga. The season started on 2 August
2014 and will run until June 2015, with a winter break between November
and March.
There are 16 clubs in the FNL. During the season, which runs from August to May or June, with a winter break between November and February or March, each club plays each of the other clubs twice (once at home, once away) and is awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. From these points a league table is constructed.
Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference and then goals scored. At the end of each season the top two teams are promoted to the First League, providing they obtain a license and meet league requirements, and are replaced by the two teams that finished bottom of that division.
Similarly the two teams that finished at the bottom of the FNL are relegated to either the Bohemian Football League or the Moravian–Silesian Football League, based on geographical criteria. In turn, the champions of each of these regional divisions are promoted to the FNL.
There are 16 clubs in the FNL. During the season, which runs from August to May or June, with a winter break between November and February or March, each club plays each of the other clubs twice (once at home, once away) and is awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. From these points a league table is constructed.
Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference and then goals scored. At the end of each season the top two teams are promoted to the First League, providing they obtain a license and meet league requirements, and are replaced by the two teams that finished bottom of that division.
Similarly the two teams that finished at the bottom of the FNL are relegated to either the Bohemian Football League or the Moravian–Silesian Football League, based on geographical criteria. In turn, the champions of each of these regional divisions are promoted to the FNL.
Source: http://www.fnliga.cz
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