The Czech Women's First League (), known as the FORTUNA=LIGA for sponsorship reasons, is the top level women's

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league of the

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. The league is dominated by teams of

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. Slavia Prague won the last championships, Sparta Prague was runner-up. The winning team and runners-up of the league qualifies for the

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History and format

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dissolved in 1993, also the Czechoslovak women's football championships competitions were discontinued. The I. liga started as a competition for 12 teams, each playing all other teams twice. In 2002, the number of teams was reduced to ten and after the regular season was followed with a playoff with eight best teams. In 2006, the system was abandoned and a league of 12 teams was re-instated. Since 2009-10, only eight teams participated in the league and after the regular season, a playoff system was held. In those two playoff groups, place 1 to 4 for the championship and the relegation group for teams placed between 5th and 8th positions. In 2010–11 nine teams played again only a double-round robin.

Participating teams in 2024–25

The following eight clubs are competing in the 2024–25 Czech Women's First League.

Sponsorship

In August 2024, FAČR and Czech betting company signed a two-year partnership deal with option. In accordance with this deal, the Czech Women's First League will be called FORTUNA=LIGA from the 2024–25 season.

Media coverage

Champions

The list of championships is dominated by Sparta Prague:

Regions

The following table lists the Czech women's football champions by region.

References

External links

Official website

Official YouTube channel

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