2020–21 Czech First League
The 2020–21 Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football for professional clubs since its establishment in 1993. Slavia Prague have won their twenty-first league title which was their fourth in the last five years. The season was initially scheduled to start on 11 July but was delayed until 21 August as a consequence of the postponement of the previous season's conclusion due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The first half of the season only had 15 rounds and finished on 19 December, while the spring half commenced on 29 January 2021, the earliest such date in league history.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 August 2020 – 29 May 2021 |
| Champions | Slavia Prague |
| Relegated | Zbrojovka Brno Příbram Opava |
| Champions League | Slavia Prague Sparta Prague |
| Europa League | Jablonec |
| Europa Conference League | Viktoria Slovácko |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 822 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jan Kuchta Adam Hložek (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Viktoria 7–0 Teplice (15 December 2020) |
| Biggest away win | České Budějovice 0–6 Slavia (23 August 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Sparta 7–2 Teplice (3 April 2021) Mladá Boleslav 4–5 Sparta (16 May 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Slavia |
| Longest unbeaten run | 34 matches Slavia |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches Příbram |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Opava & Zlín |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of May 30, 2021. | |
This season was set to be played with 18 clubs, each team played in the league format with home and away matches, and the bottom three teams were relegated directly to the second league at the end of the season. It was the third season to use VAR, featuring it in six to eight matches per match-week in the first half of the season. From January 2021, all nine matches had VAR. As was the case at the end of the previous season, there will be limited attendance from the fans in the stadiums due to measures related to COVID-19 pandemic.