The 2026–27 Czech National Football League (known as the Chance Národní Liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 34th season of the Czech Republic's second tier football league. The season will start on 25 July 2026.
Format 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 be promoted to the Czech First League, the two teams positioned 2nd and 3rd will play off with the 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 Team changes for sporting reasons included Dukla Prague joining the league after being relegated from the previous season's First League, while last season's champions Zbrojovka Brno changed places with them.
Sparta Prague B was relegated as the 16th-placed team of the 2025–26 season. After the 2025–26 season, the clubs Dynamo České Budějovice and MFK Chrudim were administratively relegated to the Bohemian Football League, after they failed to meet the conditions for obtaining a license for professional competition. Instead, Vysočina Jihlava (15th team of the 2025–26 season) was spared from relegation and the winners of both Bohemian Football League (third tier) groups, Kladno and Arsenal Česká Lípa, were promoted (instead of playing a play-off to determine only one promoted team). The last new team in the competition is Třinec that won the Moravian-Silesian Football League (third tier).
On 15 June 2026, MFK Karviná was administratively relegated to the Czech National Football League by the Ethics Committee of the Football Association of the Czech Republic due to alleged match-fixing. The club appealed the decision and the fixtures of the 2026–27 season were drawn with Karviná as a member of the Czech First League. On 28 June 2026, the club decided to withdraw its appeal and leave the league. Because the 2025–26 season was officially concluded on 22 June, the Karviná's place in the league was preferentially offered to the Czech National Football League's last season best teams. After FC Silon Táborsko rejected the offer, Karviná was replaced by SK Artis Brno.
From CNFL FC Zbrojovka Brno (promoted to 2026–27 Czech First League) SK Artis Brno (administratively moved to 2026–27 Czech First League) SK Dynamo České Budějovice (administratively relegated to Bohemian Football League) MFK Chrudim (administratively relegated to Bohemian Football League) AC Sparta Prague B (relegated to Bohemian Football League)
To CNFL FK Dukla Prague (relegated from 2025–26 Czech First League) MFK Karviná (administratively moved from 2026–27 Czech First League) SK Kladno (promoted from 2025–26 Bohemian Football League group A) FK Arsenal Česká Lípa (promoted from 2025–26 Bohemian Football League group B) FK Třinec (promoted from 2025–26 Moravian-Silesian Football League)
Team overview
Locations and stadiums
Club Location Stadium Capacity 2025–26 positionMFK KarvináKarvináMěstský stadion (Karviná) 4,833 8th in First LeagueFK Dukla PraguePragueStadion Juliska 8,150 16th in First LeagueFC Silon TáborskoTáborStadion v Kvapilově ulici 1,500 2ndFK Viagem Ústí nad LabemÚstí nad LabemMěstský stadion 4,000 4thFC Baník Ostrava BOstravaMěstský stadion (Ostrava) 15,123 5thFK PříbramPříbramNa Litavce 9,100 6thSFC OpavaOpavaStadion v Městských sadech 7,524 7thFK Viktoria ŽižkovPragueFK Viktoria Stadion 2,799 8thFC Sellier & Bellot VlašimVlašimStadion Kollárova ulice 3,000 9thSK Slavia Prague BPragueFK Viktoria Stadion 2,799 10thSK Hanácká Slavia KroměřížKroměřížStadion Jožky Silného 1,529 12th1. SK ProstějovProstějovStadion Za Místním nádražím 3,500 14thFC Vysočina JihlavaJihlavaStadion v Jiráskově ulici 4,500 15thSK KladnoKladnoStadion Františka Kloze 3,804 1st in ČFL AFK Arsenal Česká LípaČeská LípaMěstský stadion u Ploučnice 5,000 1st in ČFL BFK TřinecTřinecStadion Rudolfa Labaje 2,200 1st in MSFL
League table
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Peter JuritkaOpava5 Rajmund MikušDukla3 Franck Idumbo-MuzamboÚstí nad Labem4 Jiří HrubešVlašim René DedičTřinec Olatoundji TessilimiDukla Adam KronusKarviná Bojan DjordićVlašim Samuel PikolonVlašim David JurčenkoKladno
See also 2026–27 Czech First League 2026–27 Czech Cup
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