2007–08 Czech First League
{{Short description|15th season of top-tier football league in Czech Republic}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Czech First League
| season = 2007–08
| winners = Slavia Prague
| relegated = Bohemians 1905
Most
| continentalcup1 = Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague
| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Baník Ostrava
Liberec (via Domestic Cup)
| continentalcup3 = Intertoto Cup
| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Teplice
| league topscorer = Václav Svěrkoš (15)
| biggest home win = Slavia Prague 7–1 Zlín
| biggest away win = Most 0–5 Sparta Prague
| highest scoring = Slavia Prague 7–1 Zlín
Plzeň 6–2 Most
| matches = 240
| total goals = 556
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance = 20,698
Slavia Prague 2–2 Jablonec
(17 May 2008)
| lowest attendance = 1,050
Jablonec 1–0 Teplice
(9 December 2007)
| average attendance = 5,156{{cite web|publisher=idnes.cz|title=Divácké statistiky Gambrinus liga 2007/2008|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/db_fotbal.asp?st_divaci=1000220|access-date=15 October 2011|language=cs}}
| prevseason = 2006–07
| nextseason = 2008–09
}}
The 2007–08 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the fifteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. The season started on 4 August 2007 and concluded on 17 May 2008.
Teams
Příbram and Slovácko were relegated to the second division after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the 2006–07 season.
Viktoria Žižkov (as champions) and Bohemians 1905 (as runners-up) were promoted from the second division.
=Stadia and locations=
{{location map+ |Czech Republic |width=475 |float=right |caption=Location of clubs in the 2007–08 Czech First League |places=
{{Location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=50.083333 |long=14.416667 |marksize=12 |label=Prague |position=top}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=49.835556 |long=18.2925 |label=Ostrava |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=49.2 |long=16.616667 |label=Brno}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=48.974722 |long=14.474722 |label=České Budějovice |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=50.724444 |long=15.168056 |label=Jablonec}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=50.15 |long=14.1 |label=Kladno |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=50.503056 |long=13.636667 |label=Most |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=50.4125 |long=14.904444 |label=Mladá Boleslav}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=49.593889 |long=17.250833 |label=Olomouc}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=50.716667 |long=15.066667 |label=Liberec |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=50.633333 |long=13.816667 |label=Teplice |position=right}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=49.7475 |long=13.3775 |label=Plzeň |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=49.233056 |long=17.666944 |label=Zlín |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Czech Republic |lat=51.1 |long=19.0 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |label=Prague teams:
{{nowrap|Bohemians 1905}}
Slavia Prague
Sparta Prague
Viktoria Žižkov}}
}}
=Managerial changes=
class="wikitable" |
Team
!Outgoing manager !Manner of departure !Date of vacancy !Incoming manager !Date of appointment |
---|
České Budějovice
|{{flagicon|CZE}} František Cipro |Mutual consent |{{flagicon|CZE}} František Straka |
Mladá Boleslav
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Luděk Zajíc |Sacked |{{flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Ščasný |
Slovan Liberec
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Zach |Sacked |{{flagicon|CZE}} Ladislav Škorpil |
Jablonec 97
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Luboš Kozel |Sacked |{{flagicon|CZE}} František Komňacký |
Bohemians 1905
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Zbyněk Busta |Resigned |{{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Hoftych {{ref|1}} |
Sparta Prague
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Bílek |Resigned |{{flagicon|CZE}} Vítězslav Lavička {{ref|2}} |
- {{note|1|1}} Bohemians 1905 appointed assistant manager Michal Zach to the position of caretaker manager for the six remaining matches of the season. Following the end of the season, Pavel Hoftych took over.
- {{note|2|2}} Sparta Prague appointed club president Jozef Chovanec to the position of caretaker manager for the two remaining matches of the season. Following the end of the season, Vítězslav Lavička took over.
League table
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=SLA|name_SLA=Slavia Prague
|team2=SPA|name_SPA=Sparta Prague
|team3=OST|name_OST=Baník Ostrava
|team4=BRN|name_BRN=Brno
|team5=TEP|name_TEP=Teplice
|team6=LIB|name_LIB=Slovan Liberec
|team7=MLA|name_MLA=Mladá Boleslav
|team8=ZLI|name_ZLI=Tescoma Zlín
|team9=VPL|name_VPL=Viktoria Plzeň
|team10=VŽI|name_VŽI=Viktoria Žižkov
|team11=SIG|name_SIG=Sigma Olomouc
|team12=JAB|name_JAB=Jablonec
|team13=ČBU|name_ČBU=Dynamo České Budějovice
|team14=KLA|name_KLA=Kladno
|team15=B05|name_B05=Bohemians 1905
|team16=MOS|name_MOS=Most
|win_SLA=17|draw_SLA=9|loss_SLA=4|gf_SLA=45|ga_SLA=24|status_SLA=C
|win_SPA=17|draw_SPA=6|loss_SPA=7|gf_SPA=53|ga_SPA=26
|win_OST=15|draw_OST=10|loss_OST=5|gf_OST=51|ga_OST=28
|win_BRN=16|draw_BRN=7|loss_BRN=7|gf_BRN=43|ga_BRN=32
|win_TEP=16|draw_TEP=5|loss_TEP=9|gf_TEP=40|ga_TEP=27
|win_LIB=12|draw_LIB=8|loss_LIB=10|gf_LIB=35|ga_LIB=31
|win_MLA=11|draw_MLA=9|loss_MLA=10|gf_MLA=37|ga_MLA=36
|win_ZLI=10|draw_ZLI=8|loss_ZLI=12|gf_ZLI=28|ga_ZLI=31
|win_VPL=10|draw_VPL=8|loss_VPL=12|gf_VPL=32|ga_VPL=37
|win_VŽI=10|draw_VŽI=7|loss_VŽI=13|gf_VŽI=35|ga_VŽI=48
|win_SIG=8|draw_SIG=12|loss_SIG=10|gf_SIG=20|ga_SIG=26
|win_JAB=8|draw_JAB=9|loss_JAB=13|gf_JAB=24|ga_JAB=32
|win_ČBU=8|draw_ČBU=8|loss_ČBU=14|gf_ČBU=27|ga_ČBU=35
|win_KLA=6|draw_KLA=9|loss_KLA=15|gf_KLA=31|ga_KLA=45
|win_B05=5|draw_B05=11|loss_B05=14|gf_B05=24|ga_B05=40|status_B05=R
|win_MOS=4|draw_MOS=8|loss_MOS=18|gf_MOS=31|ga_MOS=58|status_MOS=R
|hth_OST=Baník Ostrava ahead of Brno on head-to-head record; Baník Ostrava–Brno 2–1, Brno–Baník Ostrava 0–0.
|hth_BRN=OST
|hth_ZLI=Tescoma Zlín ahead of Viktoria Plzeň on head-to-head record; Tescoma Zlín–Viktoria Plzeň 3–1, Viktoria Plzeň–Tescoma Zlín 1–1.
|hth_VPL=ZLI
|col_CL3=green1|text_CL3=Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
|result1=CL3
|col_CL2=green2|text_CL2=Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
|result2=CL2
|col_UC1=blue1|text_UC1=Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
|result3=UC1
|col_IC2=#ccccff|text_IC2=Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round
|result5=IC2
|col_UC2=blue2|text_UC2=Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round
|note_res_UC2=Slovan Liberec were qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup as runners-up of the 2007–08 Czech Cup.
|result6=UC2
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Czech 2. Liga
|result15=R|result16=R
|update=complete
|class_rules=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.
|source=[http://en.fortunaliga.cz/tabulka/2008/aktualni Fortuna liga]
}}
Results
{{#invoke:Sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=OST|team2=B05|team3=BRN|team4=ČBU|team5=JAB
|team6=KLA|team7=MLA|team8=MOS|team9=SIG|team10=SLA
|team11=LIB|team12=SPA|team13=TEP|team14=ZLI|team15=VPL
|team16=VŽI
|name_OST=Baník Ostrava
|match_OST_B05=2–0
|match_OST_BRN=2–1
|match_OST_ČBU=2–0
|match_OST_JAB=3–0
|match_OST_KLA=4–1
|match_OST_MLA=3–3
|match_OST_MOS=5–2
|match_OST_SIG=0–1
|match_OST_SLA=2–2
|match_OST_LIB=3–1
|match_OST_SPA=0–0
|match_OST_TEP=0–0
|match_OST_ZLI=2–1
|match_OST_VPL=2–0
|match_OST_VŽI=3–0
|name_B05=Bohemians 1905
|match_B05_OST=0–2
|match_B05_BRN=3–1
|match_B05_ČBU=0–2
|match_B05_JAB=1–1
|match_B05_KLA=1–1
|match_B05_MLA=1–1
|match_B05_MOS=1–0
|match_B05_SIG=0–0
|match_B05_SLA=2–0
|match_B05_LIB=1–0
|match_B05_SPA=0–0
|match_B05_TEP=0–2
|match_B05_ZLI=1–2
|match_B05_VPL=2–2
|match_B05_VŽI=2–2
|name_BRN=Brno
|match_BRN_OST=0–0
|match_BRN_B05=2–0
|match_BRN_ČBU=2–1
|match_BRN_JAB=2–1
|match_BRN_KLA=0–0
|match_BRN_MLA=0–3
|match_BRN_MOS=2–1
|match_BRN_SIG=1–0
|match_BRN_SLA=2–1
|match_BRN_LIB=2–0
|match_BRN_SPA=4–2
|match_BRN_TEP=2–2
|match_BRN_ZLI=0–0
|match_BRN_VPL=0–1
|match_BRN_VŽI=3–1
|name_ČBU=Dynamo České Budějovice
|match_ČBU_OST=3–0
|match_ČBU_B05=2–0
|match_ČBU_BRN=0–2
|match_ČBU_JAB=0–0
|match_ČBU_KLA=0–0
|match_ČBU_MLA=2–2
|match_ČBU_MOS=1–0
|match_ČBU_SIG=2–0
|match_ČBU_SLA=1–2
|match_ČBU_LIB=2–0
|match_ČBU_SPA=1–1
|match_ČBU_TEP=1–0
|match_ČBU_ZLI=1–0
|match_ČBU_VPL=1–1
|match_ČBU_VŽI=1–1
|name_JAB=Jablonec
|match_JAB_OST=1–1
|match_JAB_B05=0–0
|match_JAB_BRN=2–0
|match_JAB_ČBU=1–0
|match_JAB_KLA=1–0
|match_JAB_MLA=1–1
|match_JAB_MOS=1–0
|match_JAB_SIG=2–0
|match_JAB_SLA=0–1
|match_JAB_LIB=1–2
|match_JAB_SPA=0–2
|match_JAB_TEP=1–0
|match_JAB_ZLI=0–3
|match_JAB_VPL=0–1
|match_JAB_VŽI=3–0
|name_KLA=Kladno
|match_KLA_OST=3–0
|match_KLA_B05=2–1
|match_KLA_BRN=1–2
|match_KLA_ČBU=5–1
|match_KLA_JAB=1–1
|match_KLA_MLA=0–1
|match_KLA_MOS=1–1
|match_KLA_SIG=1–0
|match_KLA_SLA=0–1
|match_KLA_LIB=1–3
|match_KLA_SPA=0–1
|match_KLA_TEP=0–2
|match_KLA_ZLI=2–2
|match_KLA_VPL=1–2
|match_KLA_VŽI=3–2
|name_MLA=Mladá Boleslav
|match_MLA_OST=3–1
|match_MLA_B05=2–0
|match_MLA_BRN=1–3
|match_MLA_ČBU=2–1
|match_MLA_JAB=1–1
|match_MLA_KLA=2–1
|match_MLA_MOS=1–1
|match_MLA_SIG=1–1
|match_MLA_SLA=0–2
|match_MLA_LIB=0–2
|match_MLA_SPA=1–4
|match_MLA_TEP=1–1
|match_MLA_ZLI=0–1
|match_MLA_VPL=3–0
|match_MLA_VŽI=0–1
|name_MOS=Most
|match_MOS_OST=0–2
|match_MOS_B05=2–4
|match_MOS_BRN=2–2
|match_MOS_ČBU=3–1
|match_MOS_JAB=2–1
|match_MOS_KLA=2–2
|match_MOS_MLA=2–1
|match_MOS_SIG=1–1
|match_MOS_SLA=2–3
|match_MOS_LIB=0–1
|match_MOS_SPA=0–5
|match_MOS_TEP=2–3
|match_MOS_ZLI=0–1
|match_MOS_VPL=1–1
|match_MOS_VŽI=1–0
|name_SIG=Sigma Olomouc
|match_SIG_OST=1–0
|match_SIG_B05=1–1
|match_SIG_BRN=1–1
|match_SIG_ČBU=1–0
|match_SIG_JAB=1–1
|match_SIG_KLA=1–1
|match_SIG_MLA=1–0
|match_SIG_MOS=2–2
|match_SIG_SLA=1–3
|match_SIG_LIB=1–0
|match_SIG_SPA=0–0
|match_SIG_TEP=1–0
|match_SIG_ZLI=0–1
|match_SIG_VPL=1–0
|match_SIG_VŽI=2–0
|name_SLA=Slavia Prague
|match_SLA_OST=0–0
|match_SLA_B05=2–1
|match_SLA_BRN=1–0
|match_SLA_ČBU=1–0
|match_SLA_JAB=2–2
|match_SLA_KLA=2–0
|match_SLA_MLA=1–1
|match_SLA_MOS=2–0
|match_SLA_SIG=0–0
|match_SLA_LIB=1–0
|match_SLA_SPA=1–1
|match_SLA_TEP=1–0
|match_SLA_ZLI=7–1
|match_SLA_VPL=3–0
|match_SLA_VŽI=0–3
|name_LIB=Slovan Liberec
|match_LIB_OST=1–1
|match_LIB_B05=0–0
|match_LIB_BRN=1–1
|match_LIB_ČBU=0–0
|match_LIB_JAB=2–1
|match_LIB_KLA=1–1
|match_LIB_MLA=1–2
|match_LIB_MOS=2–1
|match_LIB_SIG=2–1
|match_LIB_SLA=1–1
|match_LIB_SPA=4–3
|match_LIB_TEP=4–0
|match_LIB_ZLI=0–1
|match_LIB_VPL=2–0
|match_LIB_VŽI=2–2
|name_SPA=Sparta Prague
|match_SPA_OST=1–2
|match_SPA_B05=3–1
|match_SPA_BRN=0–2
|match_SPA_ČBU=1–0
|match_SPA_JAB=1–0
|match_SPA_KLA=4–1
|match_SPA_MLA=0–1
|match_SPA_MOS=3–0
|match_SPA_SIG=1–0
|match_SPA_SLA=0–2
|match_SPA_LIB=1–0
|match_SPA_TEP=1–0
|match_SPA_ZLI=2–1
|match_SPA_VPL=3–1
|match_SPA_VŽI=6–1
|name_TEP=Teplice
|match_TEP_OST=1–1
|match_TEP_B05=2–0
|match_TEP_BRN=0–1
|match_TEP_ČBU=4–2
|match_TEP_JAB=1–0
|match_TEP_KLA=1–0
|match_TEP_MLA=1–2
|match_TEP_MOS=1–0
|match_TEP_SIG=1–1
|match_TEP_SLA=3–1
|match_TEP_LIB=2–0
|match_TEP_SPA=2–1
|match_TEP_ZLI=2–1
|match_TEP_VPL=1–0
|match_TEP_VŽI=4–1
|name_ZLI=Tescoma Zlín
|match_ZLI_OST=2–2
|match_ZLI_B05=0–0
|match_ZLI_BRN=0–1
|match_ZLI_ČBU=1–0
|match_ZLI_JAB=0–1
|match_ZLI_KLA=4–0
|match_ZLI_MLA=0–1
|match_ZLI_MOS=1–1
|match_ZLI_SIG=0–0
|match_ZLI_SLA=0–1
|match_ZLI_LIB=0–1
|match_ZLI_SPA=0–2
|match_ZLI_TEP=1–0
|match_ZLI_VPL=3–1
|match_ZLI_VŽI=0–0
|name_VPL=Viktoria Plzeň
|match_VPL_OST=0–4
|match_VPL_B05=2–0
|match_VPL_BRN=2–0
|match_VPL_ČBU=1–1
|match_VPL_JAB=2–0
|match_VPL_KLA=1–2
|match_VPL_MLA=2–0
|match_VPL_MOS=6–2
|match_VPL_SIG=2–0
|match_VPL_SLA=0–0
|match_VPL_LIB=0–1
|match_VPL_SPA=0–0
|match_VPL_TEP=0–2
|match_VPL_ZLI=1–1
|match_VPL_VŽI=3–1
|name_VŽI=Viktoria Žižkov
|match_VŽI_OST=0–2
|match_VŽI_B05=2–1
|match_VŽI_BRN=3–4
|match_VŽI_ČBU=2–0
|match_VŽI_JAB=2–0
|match_VŽI_KLA=1–0
|match_VŽI_MLA=1–0
|match_VŽI_MOS=1–0
|match_VŽI_SIG=2–0
|match_VŽI_SLA=1–1
|match_VŽI_LIB=1–1
|match_VŽI_SPA=1–4
|match_VŽI_TEP=1–2
|match_VŽI_ZLI=2–0
|match_VŽI_VPL=0–0
|update=complete
|source=[http://en.fortunaliga.cz/rozpis-zapasu/2008?type=1 Fortuna liga]
}}
Top goalscorers
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
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1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Václav Svěrkoš |align="left"|Baník Ostrava |15 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Miroslav Slepička |align="left"|Sparta Prague |12 |
rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Rajnoch |align="left"|Mladá Boleslav |rowspan="2"|11 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Goce Toleski
|align="left"|Slavia Prague / Most |
5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Magera |align="left"|Baník Ostrava |9 |
rowspan="3"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Libor Došek |align="left"|Sparta Prague |rowspan="3"|8 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SVK}} Róbert Zeher
|align="left"|Baník Ostrava |
align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Libor Žůrek
|align="left"|Tescoma Zlín |
rowspan="3"|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Aleš Besta |align="left"|Brno |rowspan="3"|7 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Fenin*
|align="left"|Teplice |
align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Stanislav Vlček*
|align="left"|Slavia Prague |
- *play abroad after winter transfer
Czech teams in European competitions
- Sparta Prague – UEFA Champions League (eliminated in third qualifying round) & UEFA Cup (eliminated in group stage)
- Slavia Prague – UEFA Champions League (eliminated in group stage) & UEFA Cup (round of 32)
- FK Mladá Boleslav – UEFA Cup (eliminated in group stage)
- FK Jablonec 97 – UEFA Cup (eliminated in second qualifying round)
- Slovan Liberec – UEFA Intertoto Cup (eliminated in second round)
See also
References
{{reflist}}
- [http://fotbal.idnes.cz/db_fotbal.asp?soutez=1000220 Statistics of the 2007-2008 season at iDNES.cz]
{{Czech First League}}
{{2007–08 in Czech football}}
{{2007-08 in European Football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2007-08 Czech First League}}