The 2012–13 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. The defending champions were Liberec, who won their third Czech First League title the previous season.
A number of games were postponed due to adverse weather conditions. On 18 March the game between Jihlava and Mladá Boleslav was postponed due to heavy snow. A second game was postponed, before, on 10 May 2013, the match between Dukla Prague and Brno became the third match to be postponed, this time due to a waterlogged pitch.
Title sponsor Gambrinus introduced , an initiative when after a team scored five goals in a league game, fans at the game received a voucher to buy a Gambrinus beer for the symbolic price of 5 Czech koruna before their next home match. During the course of the season, Slavia Prague (twice), Zbrojovka Brno, Sigma Olomouc and Dukla Prague all managed to score five or more goals in a single game to qualify fans in attendance for the offer. Gambrinus also awarded the millionth spectator of the season, a fan of Viktoria Plzeň, a voucher for 100 beers.
Teams Viktoria Žižkov and Bohemians 1905 were relegated to the 2012–13 Czech 2. Liga after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the 2011–12 season. Žižkov therefore immediately returned to the second tier, while Bohemians left after a three-year spell in the top flight.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 2. Liga runners-up Jihlava and fourth placed Zbrojovka Brno, who were promoted in place of 2. Liga winners FK Ústí nad Labem, whose stadium did not satisfy league requirements. Brno thus returned to the top flight after a one-year absence. Jihlava, having last played in the top flight in the 2005–06 season, returned after a six-season absence.
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity 2011–12 position Ostrava Bazaly 17,372 14th Dukla Prague Prague Stadion Juliska 8,150 6th E-On Stadion 6,681 10th Všesportovní stadion 7,220 13th Jablonec Stadion Střelnice 6,280 8th Městský stadion (Mladá Boleslav) 5,000 4th Na Litavce 9,100 9th Sigma Olomouc Olomouc Andrův stadion 12,566 11th Slavia Prague Prague Eden Arena 21,000 12th Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty 8,121 7th Slovan Liberec Liberec Stadion u Nisy 9,900 1st Sparta Prague Prague Generali Arena 20,558 2nd Teplice Na Stínadlech 18,221 5th Viktoria Plzeň Stadion města Plzně 11,700 3rd Jihlava Stadion v Jiráskově ulici 4,075 2L, 2nd Zbrojovka Brno Brno Městský stadion (Brno) 12,550 2L, 4th
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorBaník Ostrava JomaVítkovice Machinery GroupDukla Prague adidasStaegDynamo České Budějovice adidasAVEHradec Králové JakoCity of Hradec KrálovéJablonec NikeBaumitMladá Boleslav NikeŠkodaPříbram adidasStartipSigma Olomouc adidasTipsportSlavia Prague UmbroSynot TipSlovácko KappaZ-GROUP Steel holdingSlovan Liberec NikeFortunaSparta Prague NikeFortunaTeplice UmbroAGCViktoria Plzeň PumaDoosan GroupVysočina Jihlava hummelPSJZbrojovka Brno UmbroE-Motion 1 According to current revision of List of Czech Football League managers
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentSlovácko Miroslav SoukupSacked14 August 201211th Svatopluk Habanec20 August 2012Příbram David VavruškaSacked29 August 201216th Karol Marko29 August 2012České Budějovice František CiproSacked3 September 201216th Miroslav Soukup3 September 2012Mladá Boleslav Miroslav KoubekResigned15 September 201212th Ladislav Minář17 September 2012Teplice Lukáš PřerostResigned29 September 201212th Zdeněk Ščasný2 October 2012Baník Ostrava Radoslav LátalSacked30 October 201216th Martin Pulpit30 October 2012České Budějovice Miroslav SoukupSacked19 February 201315thPříbram Karol MarkoSacked10 March 201316th František Straka10 March 2013Brno Petr ČuhelSacked9 April 201313th Ludevít Grmela9 April 2013Hradec Králové Jiří PlíšekSacked21 April 201315th Luboš Prokopec21 April 2013Slavia Prague Petr RadaMutual consent30 April 20138th Michal PetroušJablonec Václav KotalSacked5 May 20135thOlomouc Roman PivarníkSacked6 May 20134th
Notes
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 David LafataSparta Pragueincludes 13 goals for Jablonec202 Václav KadlecSparta Prague14 Michal OrdošSigma Olomouc4 Libor DošekSlovácko135 Aidin MahmutovićTeplice126 Marek BakošViktoria Plzeň10 Stanislav TeclViktoria Plzeňincludes 10 goals for Vysočina Jihlava8 Zbyněk PospěchDukla Prague99 Tomáš BorekDukla Prague8 Tomáš ČížekJablonec Karol KiselSlavia Prague Michael RabušicSlovan Liberec Jiří ŠtajnerSlovan Liberec
Attendances
Rank Club Average Highest 1 Viktoria Plzeň 10,047 11,722 2 Sparta Praha 8,786 19,410 3 Baník Ostrava 7,805 14,774 4 Slavia Praha 6,942 15,654 5 Sigma Olomouc 5,429 7,970 6 Slovácko 4,790 6,532 7 Zbrojovka Brno 4,457 8,082 8 Slovan Liberec 4,238 9,215 9 Hradec Králové 4,082 6,947 10 Teplice 3,536 6,450 11 Vysočina Jihlava 3,248 4,150 12 Mladá Boleslav 2,975 4,786 13 Příbram 2,954 5,682 14 Jablonec 2,753 5,958 15 České Budějovice 2,534 3,652 16 Dukla Praha 2,191 4,257Source:
See also 2012–13 Czech Cup 2012–13 Czech 2. Liga
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