Czech First League
# Name Matches Years active Clubs
1 Stanislav Vlček 436 1993-2012 Bohemians 1905 , České Budějovice , Olomouc , Slavia Prague
2 Martin Vaniak 432 1993-2011 Olomouc , Drnovice , Most , Slavia Prague
2 Rudolf Otepka 432 1996-2012 Zlín , Příbram , Drnovice , Ostrava , Olomouc , České Budějovice
4 Pavel Horváth 426 1993-2015 Sparta Prague , Jablonec , Slavia Prague , Teplice , Plzeň
5 David Lafata 418 1999-2018 České Budějovice , Jablonec , Sparta Prague
6 Libor Došek 407 1998-2016 Brno , Blšany , Liberec , Sparta Prague , Teplice , Slovácko
7 Miroslav Holeňák 404 1993-2011 Zlín , Drnovice , Liberec , Slavia Prague
8 Jaromír Blažek 401 1993-2015 Žižkov , Bohemians 1905 , Slavia Prague , Sparta Prague , Příbram , Jihlava
9 Marek Kulič 389 1998-2014 Lázně Bohdaneč , Drnovice , Příbram , České Budějovice , Mladá Boleslav , Sparta Prague , Hradec Králové
10 Milan Petržela 380 2003- Slovácko , Jablonec , Sparta Prague , Plzeň
David Limberský 376 2003- Plzeň , Sparta Prague
Player records -- Most appearances
The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna 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 Czech National Football League. Since 2018-19, seasons run from July to May, with teams playing 30 games each. Then teams are divided into three groups playing superstructure for final positions. The league is currently ranked 13th 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 12 of league titles, Sparta Prague is 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.