The 2013–14 Czech First League, known as the

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liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the

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's top-tier

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league. The season began on 19 July 2013 and ended on 31 May 2014.

Sparta Prague ) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští'' , ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , capacity = 19,416 , clubname = Sparta Prague , image = Sparta Praha logo.png , image_size = 160px , fu ...

won their 36th title on 4 May 2014, after defending champions

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drew against Jablonec. They ended the season with a Czech league record of 79 points out of a possible 90, winning all of their home games, and losing only one away game and drawing a further four.

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and

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were relegated, the latter having played its top flight debut, and the former having played in every Czech first league season since its establishment in 1993.

Teams

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...

and

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is t ...

were relegated to the 2013–14 Czech 2. Liga after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the 2012–13 season. Hradec Králové therefore returned to the second tier after three seasons in the top league, while České Budějovice left after a seven-year spell in the top flight. The relegated teams were replaced by 2012–13 2. Liga winners

and runners-up

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. Bohemians thus returned to the top flight after a one-year absence. Znojmo, having never played in the top flight before, made their top-league début.

Stadiums and locations

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does not meet the football association criteria, therefore Znojmo are ground-sharing in Brno. Znojmo played their final fixture against Dukla Prague at Stadion v Jiráskově ulici in Jihlava as Brno also had a home fixture on the same date.

Personnel and kits

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. * ¹ According to current revision of List of Czech Football League managers

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Top scorers

Average home attendance by club

References

External links

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