The 2010–11 Czech First League season, known as the

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liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th edition of the top flight

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annual

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tournament. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011.

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were the 2010 champions, their 11th Czech Republic championship.

Teams

FK Bohemians and SK Kladno were relegated to the 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the 2009–10 season; Bohemians were denied a license to play professional football the following season and were thus further demoted to the

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(third division) in June 2010. The relegated teams were replaced by 2009–10 2. Liga champions

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and runners-up

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. Furthermore, ''1. FC Brno'' was renamed

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effective to the beginning of this season. Following trouble at their

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semi-final match, which was abandoned at half time and awarded 3–0 to the visiting team,

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were fined 750,000

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and ordered to play three home games behind closed doors. Since there were only two home matches left in the season, one was suspended until the next season.

Stadia and locations

Notes: # Ďolíček stadion did not meet the football association criteria, therefore Bohemians were forced to play at Synot Tip Arena. # Městský stadion did not meet the football association criteria, therefore Ústí nad Labem was forced to play at the stadium of FK Teplice.

Managerial changes

* Příbram coach Roman Nádvorník was sacked on 26 April 2011. Two members of staff at the club, David Vavruška and František Kopač, were appointed to serve as caretaker managers until the end of the season. Exactly one month later, on 26 May, David Vavruška was appointed manager of the club on a permanent basis. * Mladá Boleslav appointed sporting director Ladislav Minář to the position of caretaker manager until the end of the season. Following the end of the season, Miroslav Koubek took over.

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

''Final standings; Source
iDNES.cz
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European competitions

2010–11 UEFA Champions League

started in the

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of this season's Champions League. After defeating Latvian club FK Liepājas Metalurgs by a 5–0 aggregate scoreline, they qualified for the next round. Sparta defeated Polish club

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in the third qualifying round, winning both matches by a score of 1–0. Losing 2–0 and 1–0 to Slovak club

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in the play-off round ended Sparta's involvement in the competition for this season.

2010–11 Europa League

Baník Ostrava was the only Czech team involved in the

of the Europa League. They got past Georgian club WIT Georgia with a goalless second leg result, having won the first match 6–0. In the third round,

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and Jablonec also entered the competition. However, all three Czech teams lost: Baník Ostrava 3–1 on aggregate to Belarusian club Dnepr Mogilev; Viktoria Plzeň and Jablonec 4–1 on aggregate, respectively to Turkish club

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and Cypriot club APOEL. Sparta Prague qualified for the group stage of the Europa League due to their performance in the Champions League. With results of two wins, three draws, and one loss, they finished second in Group F – behind

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(Russia) but ahead of

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(Italy) and Lausanne-Sport (Switzerland). As a result, they advanced to the knockout phase of the competition. English club

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provided the opposition after a goalless first game in Prague. A single goal from striker Dirk Kuyt eliminated Sparta from the Europa League, 1–0 in the match and on aggregate.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2010-11 Czech First League Czech First League seasons

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