2014–15 Czech First League
# 2014–15 Czech First League

The 2014–15 Czech First League, known as the Synot liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league and the first since it was renamed from the Gambrinus liga to the Synot liga due to a change in sponsor. The season started on 25 July 2014 and ran until the end of May 2015, with a winter break between November and February. Fixtures for the season were announced on 25 June 2014. The winners were FC Viktoria Plzeň, while the previous season's champions Sparta Prague finished in second place.

## Teams

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2013–14 position |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Baník Ostrava | Ostrava | Bazaly | 10,039 | 10th |
| Bohemians 1905 | Prague | Ďolíček | 5,000 | 14th |
| Dukla Prague | Prague | Stadion Juliska | 8,150 | 7th |
| Dynamo České Budějovice | České Budějovice | Stadion Střelecký ostrov | 6,681 | FNL, 1st |
| Hradec Králové | Hradec Králové | Všesportovní stadion | 7,220 | FNL, 2nd |
| FK Jablonec | Jablonec nad Nisou | Stadion Střelnice | 6,280 | 11th |
| FK Mladá Boleslav | Mladá Boleslav | Městský stadion (Mladá Boleslav) | 5,000 | 3rd |
| 1. FK Příbram | Příbram | Na Litavce | 9,100 | 12th |
| Slavia Prague | Prague | Eden Arena | 20,800 | 13th |
| 1. FC Slovácko | Uherské Hradiště | Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty | 8,121 | 6th |
| Slovan Liberec | Liberec | Stadion u Nisy | 9,900 | 4th |
| Sparta Prague | Prague | Generali Arena | 19,416 | 1st |
| FK Teplice | Teplice | Na Stínadlech | 18,221 | 5th |
| Viktoria Plzeň | Plzeň | Stadion města Plzně | 11,722 | 2nd |
| Vysočina Jihlava | Jihlava | Stadion v Jiráskově ulici | 4,075 | 8th |
| Zbrojovka Brno | Brno | Městský stadion (Brno) | 12,550 | 9th |

### Personnel and kits

| Club | Chairman | Manager | Manufacturer | Sponsors |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Baník Ostrava | Petr Šafarčík | Tomáš Bernady | Joma | Vítkovice Machinery Group [cs] |
| Bohemians 1905 | Antonín Panenka | Roman Pivarník | Adidas | REMAL |
| Dukla Prague | Michal Prokeš | Luboš Kozel | Adidas | Carbounion |
| Dynamo České Budějovice | Karel Poborský | Luboš Urban | Adidas | multiple |
| Hradec Králové | Richard Jukl | Bohuslav Pilný | Jako | multiple |
| FK Jablonec | Petr Doležal | Jaroslav Šilhavý | Nike | Baumit |
| FK Mladá Boleslav | Josef Dufek | Karel Jarolím | Nike | Škoda Auto |
| 1. FK Příbram | Jaroslav Starka | Pavel Tobiáš | Adidas | Energon |
| Slavia Prague | Aleš Řebíček | Miroslav Beránek | Umbro | Fortuna |
| 1. FC Slovácko | Vladimír Krejčí | Svatopluk Habanec | Kappa | multiple |
| Slovan Liberec | Zbyněk Štiller | David Vavruška | Nike | Preciosa |
| Sparta Prague | Daniel Křetínský | Vítězslav Lavička | Nike | multiple |
| FK Teplice | Pavel Šedlbauer | Zdeněk Ščasný | Umbro | AGC |
| Viktoria Plzeň | Adolf Šádek | Miroslav Koubek | Puma | Doosan Škoda Power |
| Vysočina Jihlava | Zdeněk Tulis | Luděk Klusáček | Adidas | PSJ |
| Zbrojovka Brno | Václav Bartoněk | Václav Kotal | Nike | E-Motion |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Viktoria Plzeň (C) | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Sparta Prague | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 20 | +37 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Jablonec | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Mladá Boleslav | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Příbram | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 43 | |
| 6 | Dukla Prague | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 41 | |
| 7 | Teplice | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Bohemians 1905 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 38 | |
| 9 | Slovácko | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 37 | |
| 10 | Vysočina Jihlava | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 36 | |
| 11 | Slavia Prague | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 34 | |
| 12 | Slovan Liberec | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 13 | Baník Ostrava | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 33 | |
| 14 | Zbrojovka Brno | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 33 | |
| 15 | Hradec Králové (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 25 | Relegation to the FNL |
| 16 | Dynamo České Budějovice (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 72 | −43 | 22 | Relegation to the FNL |

* 1 2 3 Slovan Liberec ahead of Baník Ostrava and Zbrojovka Brno on head-to-head record; Slovan Liberec 7 pts, Baník Ostrava 5 pts, Zbrojovka Brno 4 pts.
* ↑ Slovan Liberec won the 2014–15 Czech Cup and qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

## Results

| Home \ Away | OST | B05 | DUK | ČBU | HRK | JAB | MLA | PŘI | SLA | SLO | LIB | SPA | TEP | VPL | JIH | ZBR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baník Ostrava | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Bohemians 1905 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Dukla Prague | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Dynamo České Budějovice | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Hradec Králové | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Jablonec | 4–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Mladá Boleslav | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| Příbram | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Slavia Prague | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Slovácko | 1–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Slovan Liberec | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Sparta Prague | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Teplice | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Vysočina Jihlava | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |

## Top scorers

    As of 31 May 2015

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | David Lafata | Sparta Prague | 20 |
| 2 | Milan Škoda | Slavia Prague | 19 |
| 3 | Libor Došek | Slovácko | 16 |
| 4 | Aidin Mahmutović | Viktoria Plzeň | 12 |
| 4 | Josef Šural | Slovan Liberec | 12 |
| 6 | Daniel Kolář | Viktoria Plzeň | 11 |
| 6 | Filip Novák | Jablonec | 11 |
| 8 | Bořek Dočkal | Sparta Prague | 10 |
| 8 | Tomáš Wágner | Mladá Boleslav | 10 |
| 10 | Jakub Řezníček | Sparta Prague | 9 |
| 10 | Pavel Dvořák | Hradec Králové | 9 |
| 10 | Václav Kadlec | Sparta Prague | 9 |
