The 2010–11 Czech First League season, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th edition of the top flight Czech First League annual football tournament. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011. Sparta Prague 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 Bohemian Football League (third division) in June 2010. The relegated teams were replaced by 2009–10 2. Liga champions FC Hradec Králové and runners-up FK Ústí nad Labem.

Furthermore, 1. FC Brno was renamed FC Zbrojovka Brno effective to the beginning of this season. Following trouble at their Czech Cup semi-final match, which was abandoned at half time and awarded 3–0 to the visiting team, SK Slavia Prague were fined 750,000 CZK 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

Club Location Stadium Capacity 2009–10 position Ostrava Bazaly 17,372 3rd Bohemians 1905 Prague Synot Tip Arena Note 1 21,000 12th Dynamo České Budějovice E-On Stadion 6,746 13th Všesportovní stadion 6,000 2. Liga, 1st Jablonec Stadion Střelnice 6,280 2nd Městský stadion (Mladá Boleslav) 5,000 8th Na Litavce 9,100 10th Sigma Olomouc Olomouc Andrův stadion 12,072 6th Slavia Prague Prague Synot Tip Arena 21,000 7th Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty 8,121 14th Slovan Liberec Liberec Stadion u Nisy 9,900 9th Sparta Prague Prague Generali Arena 20,558 1st Teplice Na Stínadlech 18,221 4th Na Stínadlech Note 2 18,221 2. Liga, 2nd Viktoria Plzeň Stadion města Plzně 7,842 5th Zbrojovka Brno Brno Městský stadion (Brno) 8,065 11th

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 TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentPříbram Martin HřídelSacked28 September 201014th Roman Nádvorník4 October 2010Slavia Prague Karel JarolímMutual consent29 September 201012th Michal Petrouš29 September 2010Baník Ostrava Miroslav KoubekSacked25 October 201014th Karol Marko8 November 2010Slovan Liberec Josef PetříkResigned26 October 201011th Petr Rada26 October 2010Brno Karel VečeřaSacked14 April 201115th René Wagner14 April 2011Příbram Roman NádvorníkSacked26 April 201114th David Vavruška 26 May 2011Mladá Boleslav Karel StannerResigned18 May 201114th Miroslav Koubek 28 May 2011 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 RankPlayerClubGoals1 David LafataFK Jablonec192 Tomáš PekhartSparta Prague183 Léonard KweukeSparta Prague144 Daniel KolářViktoria Plzeň135 Michal HubníkSigma Olomouc126 Jan RezekViktoria Plzeň117 Bony WilfriedSparta Prague10 Jan NezmarSlovan Liberec Ajdin MahmutovićTeplice Zdeněk OndrášekČeské Budějovice

European competitions

2010–11 UEFA Champions League Sparta Prague started in the second qualifying round 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 Lech Poznań in the third qualifying round, winning both matches by a score of 1–0. Losing 2–0 and 1–0 to Slovak club Žilina 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 second qualifying round 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, Viktoria Plzeň 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 Beşiktaş 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 CSKA Moscow (Russia) but ahead of Palermo (Italy) and Lausanne-Sport (Switzerland). As a result, they advanced to the knockout phase of the competition. English club Liverpool 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.

Attendances

# Club Average 1 Sparta Praha 8,665 2 Viktoria Plzeň 6,415 3 Slavia Praha 5,782 4 Sigma Olomouc 5,782 5 Slovácko 5,597 6 Hradec Králové 5,174 7 Slovan Liberec 4,521 8 Baník Ostrava 4,319 9 Teplice 4,129 10 Jablonec 3,634 11 Mladá Boleslav 3,543 12 Bohemians 3,456 13 Příbram 3,118 14 České Budějovice 2,964 15 Zbrojovka Brno 2,475 16 Ústí nad Labem 2,298Source:

See also 2010–11 Czech Cup 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga

References

External links Official website