2025–26 Czech National Football League

Czech National Football League
Season2025–26
Dates19 July 2025 – 23 May 2025

The 2025–26 Czech National Football League (known as the Chance Národní Liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 33rd season of the Czech Republic's second tier football league. The season will start on 19 July 2025.

Format

Starting with the 2024–25 season, the league is called "Chance Národní Liga" after its new main sponsor, Chance betting office.[1] The season format is unchanged from last season. Each team will play in the league format home and away matches. The top-ranked team will we promoted to the Czech First League, the two teams positioned 2nd and 3rd will play a play-out with two teams from the first league positioned 14th and 15th in a home and away format. The two lowest-ranked teams will be relegated directly to the third tier.

Team changes

SK Líšeň, playing in the Czech National Football League since 2019, was rebranded. After the 2024–25 season, the club changed its name to SK Artis Brno and moved within the city of Brno from the district of Líšen to Královo Pole.[2]

MFK Vyškov competed in the Czech National Football League from 2021 to 2025, but the club does not have a stadium that would allow it to play professional league matches, so it decided to play only in lower amateur tiers from 2025 and sold its place in the league to FK Příbram.[3]

Team changes for sporting reasons included České Budějovice joining the league after being relegated from the previous season's First League, while last season's champions Zlín changed places with them.

Looking downwards, relegated teams SK Sigma Olomouc B and FK Varnsdorf were replaced by winners of the third tier leagues: Ústí nad Labem, who won the Bohemian Football League, and Kroměříž, who won the Moravian-Silesian Football League.

From CNFL

To CNFL

Team overview

Location of clubs in the 2025–26 league

Locations and stadiums

Club Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 position
SK Dynamo České Budějovice České Budějovice Stadion Střelecký ostrov 6,681 16th in First League
MFK Chrudim Chrudim Za Vodojemem 1,500 2nd
FC Silon Táborsko Tábor Stadion v Kvapilově ulici 1,500 4th
AC Sparta Prague B Prague eFotbal Arena 2,799 5th
FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim Vlašim Stadion Kollárova ulice 3,000 6th
FC Zbrojovka Brno Brno Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská 10,200 7th
SK Artis Brno Brno Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská 10,200 8th
FK Viktoria Žižkov Prague eFotbal Arena 2,799 9th
FC Vysočina Jihlava Jihlava Stadion v Jiráskově ulici 4,500 10th
SK Slavia Prague B Prague Stadion Olympia Radotín 1,500 11th
1. SK Prostějov Prostějov Stadion Za Místním nádražím 3,500 12th
SFC Opava Opava Stadion v Městských sadech 7,524 13th
FC Baník Ostrava B Ostrava Městský stadion (Ostrava) 15,123 14th
FK Viagem Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem Městský stadion 4,000 1st in ČFL
SK Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž Kroměříž Stadion Jožky Silného 1,529 1st in MSFL
FK Příbram Příbram Na Litavce 9,100 2nd in ČFL Group A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Artis Brno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2026–27 Czech First League
2 Dynamo České Budějovice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Chrudim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Vysočina Jihlava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Opava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Baník Ostrava B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Příbram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Prostějov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Slavia Prague B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sparta Prague B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Táborsko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ústí nad Labem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Vlašim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Zbrojovka Brno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2026–27 ČFL or MSFL
16 Viktoria Žižkov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Chance národní liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off (if deciding promotion or relegation); 8) Draw

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vítězství za více než čtvrt miliardy ročně. Fotbalová liga ponese jméno sázkovky Chance". Sport.cz (in Czech). 2025-06-26.
  2. ^ Punčochář, Jiří (2025-05-20). "Líšeň se mění na Artis Brno. Klub potvrdil změnu názvu a přestěhování". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  3. ^ "Definitiva. Vyškov se po skončení sezony přestěhuje do Příbrami". Sport.cz (in Czech). 2025-05-16. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
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