Czechoslovak First League
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Folded | 1993 |
| Number of teams | 16 (in 1993) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Czechoslovak Cup |
| International cup(s) |
European Cup UEFA Cup |
| Most championships | Sparta Prague (21 titles) |
The Czechoslovak First League (Czech: 1. fotbalová liga, Slovak: 1. futbalová liga) was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories. Until 1934-35 season no teams from Slovakia participated in the league.
Czechs were allowed to run their own league in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, while Slovaks were granted their own independent Slovak State and created their own league. After the World War II the league was recreated.
The league was dominated by clubs from Prague with Sparta Prague winning 19 titles, Dukla Prague 11 and Slavia Prague 9.
The attendance record for the league was set on 4 September 1965, when 50,105 spectators attended a match between rivals Sparta and Slavia in Prague.
The successors of the Czechoslovak First League are the Czech First League in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Superliga in Slovakia.
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