Country Czech Republic Founded 1993 Number of teams 8 | Confederation UEFA Divisions 1 Level on pyramid 1 | |
The Czech First Division (women) (Czech: I. liga žen) is the top level women's football league of the Czech Republic.
Contents
The league is dominated by teams of Prague. Slavia Praha won the last three championships, each time leading Sparta Praha as runners-up.
The winning team of the league qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
History and format
As Czechoslovakia 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 2016-17
The following eight clubs are competing in the 2016–17 Czech First Division (women).
Champions
The list of championships is dominated by Sparta Praha:
Regions
The following table lists the Czech women's football champions by region.