The 2024–25

Czech National Football League The Czech National Football League (, ''FNL''), known as Chance Národní Liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional association football league in the Czech Republic. Before 2013 it was known as 2. liga or Druhá liga. The ...

(known as the ''Chance Národní Liga'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of the

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's second tier

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league. The season started on 20 July 2024.

Format

Starting with the 2024–25 season, the league is called "Chance Národní Liga" after its new main sponsor, Chance betting office. The season format is unchanged from last season, each team will play in the league format home and away matches. The top-ranked team was promoted to the

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, the two teams positioned 2nd and 3rd will play a play-out with two teams from the first league positioned 14th and 15th in a home and away format. The two lowest-ranked teams were relegated directly to the third tier.

Team changes

From FNL

FK Dukla Prague FK Dukla Prague () is a Czech association football club located in the Dejvice area of Prague. It currently plays in the Czech First League. The club played in local competitions between 2001 and 2007, when it gained entry to the country's seco ...

(promoted to 2024–25 Czech First League) * SK Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž (relegated to

Moravian-Silesian Football League The Moravian-Silesian Football League (MSFL) () is one of the third level football leagues in the Czech Republic (the other is the Bohemian Football League) headquartered in Olomouc. The league comprises teams from the historic regions of Moravia ...

) *

FK Příbram FK Příbram is a Czech Republic, Czech professional football club based in Příbram. The club currently plays in the Bohemian Football League (3rd tier). It is the legal successor to Dukla Prague, a club which won 11 national league titles betw ...

(relegated to

Bohemian Football League 3rd Bohemian Football League (; ČFL) is one of the third level football leagues of the Czech Republic (the other is the Moravian-Silesian Football League). The league comprises teams from the historic Bohemia region. History The league was forme ...

)

To FNL

FC Zlín FC Zlín is a professional football club from Zlín, Czech Republic. The club has spent a number of seasons in the top league of the country, both the Czechoslovak First League and later the Czech First League. The club plays in the Czech National ...

(relegated from

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) * SK Slavia Prague B (promoted from 2023–24

) * FC Baník Ostrava B (promoted from 2023–24

)

Team overview

Locations and stadiums

The home stadium of MFK Vyškov was not certified by the league to host matches. The club opted to play their home league matches for the season at

Sportovní areál Drnovice Sportovní areál Drnovice is a football stadium in Drnovice, in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. The game hosted two friendly matches of the Czech Republic national football team. History The stadium opened in 1955. It was us ...

in Drnovice. After eight rounds played, the SFC Opava's stadium was damaged due to the

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. The club played the rest of the autumn part of the competition at the stadium of FC Hlučín. The club will play the spring part of the competition at the stadium of

FC Dolní Benešov FC Dolní Benešov is a Czech football club located in the town of Dolní Benešov in the Moravian–Silesian Region. After winning the Czech Fourth Division in the 2017–18 season, the club played in the Moravian–Silesian Football League T ...

League table

Top scorers

Final standings

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 Fotbalova narodni liga Czech National Football League 2 Czech National Football League seasons