2010–11 Czech First League
# 2010–11 Czech First League

The 2010–11 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011. Sparta Prague were the defending champions, having won their 11th Czech Republic championship the previous season.

## 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.

In further changes, 1. FC Brno were 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Baník Ostrava | Ostrava | Bazaly | 17,372 | 3rd |
| Bohemians 1905 | Prague | Synot Tip Arena $^{Note1}$ | 21,000 | 12th |
| Dynamo České Budějovice | České Budějovice | E-On Stadion | 6,746 | 13th |
| FC Hradec Králové | Hradec Králové | Všesportovní stadion | 6,000 | 2. Liga, 1st |
| FK Jablonec | Jablonec | Stadion Střelnice | 6,280 | 2nd |
| FK Mladá Boleslav | Mladá Boleslav | Městský stadion (Mladá Boleslav) | 5,000 | 8th |
| 1. FK Příbram | Příbram | Na Litavce | 9,100 | 10th |
| Sigma Olomouc | Olomouc | Andrův stadion | 12,072 | 6th |
| Slavia Prague | Prague | Synot Tip Arena | 21,000 | 7th |
| 1. FC Slovácko | Uherské Hradiště | 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 |
| FK Teplice | Teplice | Na Stínadlech | 18,221 | 4th |
| FK Ústí nad Labem | Ústí nad Labem | Na Stínadlech $^{Note2}$ | 18,221 | 2. Liga, 2nd |
| Viktoria Plzeň | Plzeň | Stadion města Plzně | 7,842 | 5th |
| Zbrojovka Brno | Brno | Městský stadion (Brno) | 8,065 | 11th |

Notes:

* Ďolíček stadion does not meet the football association criteria, therefore Bohemians are forced to play at Synot Tip Arena.
* Městský stadion does not meet the football association criteria, therefore Ústí nad Labem are forced to play at the stadium of FK Teplice.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Příbram | Martin Hřídel | Sacked | 28 September 2010 | 14th | Roman Nádvorník | 4 October 2010 |
| Slavia Prague | Karel Jarolím | Mutual consent | 29 September 2010 | 12th | Michal Petrouš | 29 September 2010 |
| Baník Ostrava | Miroslav Koubek | Sacked | 25 October 2010 | 14th | Karol Marko | 8 November 2010 |
| Slovan Liberec | Josef Petřík | Resigned | 26 October 2010 | 11th | Petr Rada | 26 October 2010 |
| Brno | Karel Večeřa | Sacked | 14 April 2011 | 15th | René Wagner | 14 April 2011 |
| Příbram | Roman Nádvorník | Sacked | 26 April 2011 | 14th | David Vavruška | 26 May 2011 |
| Mladá Boleslav | Karel Stanner | Resigned | 18 May 2011 | 14th | Miroslav Koubek | 28 May 2011 |

* ^1 Příbram manager Roman Nádvorník was sacked on 26 April. 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. On 26 May, David Vavruška was appointed manager of the club on a permanent basis.
* ^2 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Viktoria Plzeň (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 69 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Sparta Prague | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 68 | Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Jablonec | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 58 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Sigma Olomouc | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 47 | |
| 5 | Mladá Boleslav | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 46 | Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Bohemians 1905 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 43 | |
| 7 | Slovan Liberec | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 43 | |
| 8 | Hradec Králové | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 41 | |
| 9 | Slavia Prague | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 40 | |
| 10 | Teplice | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 39 | |
| 11 | Dynamo České Budějovice | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 33 | |
| 12 | Slovácko | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 31 | |
| 13 | Příbram | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 31 | |
| 14 | Baník Ostrava | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 30 | |
| 15 | Zbrojovka Brno (R) | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 24 | Relegation to Czech 2. Liga |
| 16 | Ústí nad Labem (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 67 | −45 | 19 | Relegation to Czech 2. Liga |

* ↑ Mladá Boleslav won the 2010–11 Czech Cup and qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
* 1 2 Bohemians 1905 ahead of Slovan Liberec on head-to-head record; Bohemians 1905–Slovan Liberec 3–1, Slovan Liberec–Bohemians 1905 1–0.
* 1 2 Slovácko ahead of Příbram on head-to-head record; Slovácko–Příbram 2–0, Příbram–Slovácko 0–1.

## Results

| Home \ Away | OST | B05 | ČBU | HRK | JAB | MLA | PŘI | SIG | SLA | SLO | LIB | SPA | TEP | ÚST | VPL | ZBR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baník Ostrava | | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Bohemians 1905 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Dynamo České Budějovice | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Hradec Králové | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Jablonec | 3–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 7–0 | | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Mladá Boleslav | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 5–0 |
| Příbram | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Sigma Olomouc | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Slavia Prague | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Slovácko | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Slovan Liberec | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Sparta Prague | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Teplice | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Ústí nad Labem | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 0–5 | 2–3 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 7–0 | | 4–1 |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |

## Top goalscorers

Final standings; Source: iDNES.cz

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | David Lafata | FK Jablonec | 19 |
| 2 | Tomáš Pekhart | Sparta Prague | 18 |
| 3 | Léonard Kweuke | Sparta Prague | 14 |
| 4 | Daniel Kolář | Viktoria Plzeň | 13 |
| 5 | Michal Hubník | Sigma Olomouc | 12 |
| 6 | Jan Rezek | Viktoria Plzeň | 11 |
| 7 | Bony Wilfried | Sparta Prague | 10 |
| 7 | Jan Nezmar | Slovan Liberec | 10 |
| 7 | Ajdin Mahmutović | Teplice | 10 |
| 7 | Zdeněk Ondrášek | České Budějovice | 10 |

## European competitions

### 2010–11 UEFA Champions League

Sparta Prague started in the second qualifying round of this season's Champions League. After defeating Latvian side FK Liepājas Metalurgs by a 5–0 aggregate scoreline, they qualified for the next round. Sparta defeated Polish side Lech Poznań in the third qualifying round, winning both matches by a score of 1–0. Losing 2–0 and 1–0 to Slovak team 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 side WIT Georgia with a 0–0 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 Belarus side Dnepr Mogilev, Viktoria Plzeň 4–1 on aggregate to Turkish club Beşiktaş, and Jablonec also 4–1 on aggregate to APOEL of Cyprus.

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). They therefore advanced to the knockout phase of the competition. English side 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.

