2023–24 Czech National Football League

The 2023–24 Czech National Football League (known as the Fortuna národní liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 31st season of the Czech Republic's second tier football league. The season started on 21 July 2023.

Czech National Football League

Season	2023–24
Dates	21 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
Champions	Dukla
Promoted	Dukla
Relegated	Příbram Kroměříž
Matches played	240
Goals scored	687 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jakub Řezníček (13 goals)
Biggest home win	Dukla 6–0 Sparta B 25 May 2024
Biggest away win	Žižkov 1–5 Dukla 14 August 2023
Highest scoring	Jihlava 6–3 Olomouc B 2 August 2023 Vlašim 4–5 Líšeň 17 April 2024 Chrudim 6–3 Příbram 27 April 2024
Longest winning run	Olomouc B (10 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Olomouc B (12 matches)
Longest winless run	Kroměříž (13 matches)
Longest losing run	Kroměříž (4 matches)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The season format was unchanged from the previous season, with each team playing in the league format home and away matches. The top-ranked team was promoted to the Czech First League, the two teams positioned 2nd and 3rd played 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 were relegated directly to the third tier.

Team changes

From FNL

• MFK Karviná (promoted to 2023–24 Czech First League)
• FK Třinec (relegated to Moravian-Silesian Football League)
• SK Slavia Prague B (relegated to Bohemian Football League)

To FNL

• FC Zbrojovka Brno (relegated from 2022–23 Czech First League)
• FK Viktoria Žižkov (promoted from 2022–23 Bohemian Football League)
• SK Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž (promoted from 2022–23 Moravian-Silesian Football League)

Team overview

Brno
Líšeň

Chrudim

Jihlava

Kroměříž

Olomouc B

Opava

Příbram

Prostějov

Táborsko

Varnsdorf

Vlašim

Vyškov

Dukla
Sparta B
Žižkov

Location of clubs in the 2023–24 2. Liga

Locations and stadiums

The home stadium of MFK Vyškov was not certified by the league to host matches. The club opted to play their home league matches for the season at Sportovní areál Drnovice in Drnovice.^[1] Due to the modernization of its stadium, 1. SK Prostějov will play the season at Stadion FK Holice of 1. HFK Olomouc instead of Stadion Za Místním nádražím.^[2]

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity	2022–23 position
FC Zbrojovka Brno	Brno	Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská	10,200	16th in First League
MFK Vyškov	Vyškov	Sportovní areál Drnovice	4,500	2nd
FK Příbram	Příbram	Na Litavce	9,100	3rd
FK Dukla Prague	Prague	Stadion Juliska	8,150	4th
SK Líšeň	Brno	Stadion SK Líšeň	2,000	5th
FK Varnsdorf	Varnsdorf	Městský stadion v Kotlině	5,000	6th
FC Silon Táborsko	Tábor	Stadion v Kvapilově ulici	1,500	7th
MFK Chrudim	Chrudim	Za Vodojemem	1,500	8th
SK Sigma Olomouc B	Olomouc	Andrův stadion	12,483	9th
AC Sparta Prague B	Prague	FK Viktoria Stadion	3,327	10th
FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim	Vlašim	Stadion Kollárova ulice	3,000	11th
1. SK Prostějov	Prostějov	Stadion FK Holice	2,900	12th
SFC Opava	Opava	Stadion v Městských sadech	7,524	13th
FC Vysočina Jihlava	Jihlava	Stadion v Jiráskově ulici	4,500	14th
FK Viktoria Žižkov	Prague	FK Viktoria Stadion	3,327	1st in ČFL
SK Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž	Kroměříž	Stadion SK Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž	1,529	1st in MSFL

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Dukla Prague (C, P)	30	18	6	6	55	29	+26	60	Promotion to Czech First League
2	Sigma Olomouc B	30	18	3	9	49	38	+11	57[a]
3	Táborsko	30	13	10	7	41	26	+15	49	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Vyškov	30	13	8	9	45	38	+7	47
5	Chrudim	30	11	9	10	49	48	+1	42
6	Opava	30	11	7	12	36	36	0	40
7	Vlašim	30	9	13	8	41	43	−2	40
8	Viktoria Žižkov	30	11	6	13	44	51	−7	39
9	Zbrojovka Brno	30	11	6	13	41	42	−1	39
10	Líšeň	30	9	12	9	34	34	0	39
11	Sparta Prague B	30	10	7	13	52	58	−6	37
12	Prostějov	30	11	4	15	42	52	−10	37
13	Varnsdorf	30	8	12	10	51	50	+1	36
14	Vysočina Jihlava	30	9	8	13	42	46	−4	35
15	Příbram (R)	30	11	4	15	32	43	−11	35[b]	Relegation to 2024–25 ČFL or MSFL
16	Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž (R)	30	6	7	17	33	53	−20	25

Source: Fortuna 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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Czech First League.
2. Příbram was deducted 2 points for thwarting the verdict of the Boards of Referees and non-payment of debts to former players.^[3]

Top scorers

^[4]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jakub Řezníček	Brno	13
2	David Huf	Chrudim	12
3	Ebrima Singhateh	Vlašim / Olomouc B	10
	Bojan Djordjić	Táborsko
	Radek Šiler	Sparta B
	Lukáš Matějka	Dukla
7	Idjessi Metsoko	Vyškov	9
	Denis Alijagić	Brno
9	6 players		8

See also

• 2023–24 Czech First League
• 2023–24 Czech Cup