Prague Championship

Prague Championship

Founded	1993
Country	Czech Republic
Confederation	UEFA
Number of clubs	16
Level on pyramid	5
Promotion to	Divize B
Relegation to	I.A class
Domestic cup(s)	Czech Cup
Current champions	FK Dukla Jižní Město (2021/2022)

The Prague Football Championship is a football competition for teams in the Prague metropolitan area of the Czech Republic. The competition is organized by the Prague Football Association (PFA) and is one of the regional leagues that make up the Czech football league system.

History

The Prague Football Championship was founded in 1919, shortly after the formation of the Czechoslovak Republic. The competition initially consisted of teams from Prague and its surrounding areas, and was one of the top regional leagues in the country.

In the early years, the championship was dominated by the biggest Prague clubs such as Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague and DFC Prague. However, as the competition grew, more and more smaller clubs began to participate, leading to a more diverse range of winners.

During the Communist era, the Prague Football Championship was merged with other regional leagues to form the Central Bohemian Championship. However, following the Velvet Revolution of 1989, the competition was re-established as a separate entity.

Format

The Prague Football Championship is currently divided into several divisions, with promotion and relegation between them. The top division is the Prague Football League, which consists of 16 teams. The second division is the Prague Football Division A, which consists of 16 teams, and so on.

At the end of each season, the top teams from each division are promoted to the division above, while the bottom teams are relegated to the division below.

Notable Clubs

Some of the most successful clubs in the history of the Prague Football Championship include Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague, DFC Prague, Viktoria Žižkov, Bohemians Prague and FC Zličín.

Prague championship clubs, 2016–17

Club	Previous season
ABC Braník	8th
ČAFC Prague	7th
FC Háje Jižní Město	14th
Zličín	9th
FK Admira Prague B	10th
FK Dukla Jižní Město	1st in Class 1.A (group B)
FK Újezd nad Lesy	1st in Class 1.A (group A)
SK Ďáblice	2nd in Class 1.A (group A)
SK Horní Měcholupy	10th in Divize B
SK Motorlet Prague B	12th
SK Třeboradice	4th
SK Uhelné sklady Prague	11th
SK Union Vršovice	13th
SK Zbraslav	5th
Sokol Cholupice	6th
Sokol Královice	3rd

Prague Championship champions

Season	Winners	Runners-up
2004–05	H.Měcholupy	Dukla
2005–06	Admira	Kopanina
2006–07	H.Měcholupy	Dukla
2007–08	Meteor	Kopanina
2008–09	Př. Kopanina	Dukla B
2009–10	Zličín	Radotín
2010–11	Radotín	Dukla B
2011–12	Aritma	Bohemians B
2012–13	Vršovice	Libuš
2013–14	Sokol Královice	Libuš
2014–15	FC Přední Kopanina	SK Uhelné sklady Prague
2015–16	FC Přední Kopanina	Bohemians Prague (Střížkov)
2016–17	FK Motorlet Praha B	SK Třeboradice
2017–18	SK Třeboradice	FK Dukla Jižní Město
2018–19	SK Újezd Praha 4	TJ Sokol Královice
2019–20	FK Admira Praha B	SK Újezd Praha 4
2020–21	FK Admira Praha B	FK Motorlet Praha B
2021–22	SK Újezd Praha 4	FK Dukla Jižní Město
2022–23	TJ Spoje Praha	FK Dukla Jižní Město

References

• Information at the website of the Prague Football Association (in Czech)
• Competition archive from 2004/05 at vysledky.cz (in Czech)
• http://www.pfa.cz/
• https://www.europlan-online.de/stadion-na-d%25C4%259Bdin%25C4%259B/verein/4661
• https://www.eurofotbal.cz/kluby/czech-republic/fc-zlicin/soupiska/2015-2016/
• https://www.eurofotbal.cz/kluby/czech-republic/fc-zlicin/soupiska/2011-2012/