The 2025–26 Czech National Football League (known as the Chance Národní Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 33rd season of the Czech Republic's second tier football league. The season started on 19 July 2025.
Format Starting with the 2024–25 season, the league is called "Chance Národní Liga" after its new main sponsor, Chance betting office. The season format was unchanged from last season. Each team played 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 to be relegated directly to the third tier. However, after failing to obtain a license for professional competition, Dynamo České Budějovice and Chrudim were administratively relegated after the season and the 15th-placed team Vysočina Jihlava was spared from relegation.
Team changes SK Líšeň, playing in the Czech National Football League since 2019, was rebranded. After the 2024–25 season, the club changed its name to SK Artis Brno and moved within the city of Brno from the district of Líšeň to Královo Pole.
MFK Vyškov competed in the Czech National Football League from 2021 to 2025, but the club does not have a stadium that would allow it to play professional league matches, so it decided to play only in lower amateur tiers from 2025 and sold its place in the league to FK Příbram.
Team changes for sporting reasons included SK Dynamo České Budějovice joining the league after being relegated from the previous season's First League, while last season's champions FC Zlín changed places with them.
Looking downwards, relegated teams SK Sigma Olomouc B and FK Varnsdorf were replaced by winners of the third tier leagues: Ústí nad Labem, who won the Bohemian Football League, and Kroměříž, who won the Moravian-Silesian Football League.
From CNFL FC Zlín (promoted to 2025–26 Czech First League) SK Sigma Olomouc B (relegated to Moravian-Silesian Football League) FK Varnsdorf (relegated to Bohemian Football League) MFK Vyškov (sold the league license to FK Příbram)
To CNFL SK Dynamo České Budějovice (relegated from 2024–25 Czech First League) FK Viagem Ústí nad Labem (promoted from 2024–25 Bohemian Football League) SK Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž (promoted from 2024–25 Moravian-Silesian Football League) FK Příbram (bought the league license from MFK Vyškov)
Team overview
Locations and stadiums
Club Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 positionSK Dynamo České BudějoviceČeské BudějoviceStadion Střelecký ostrov 6,681 16th in First LeagueMFK ChrudimChrudimZa Vodojemem 1,500 2ndFC Silon TáborskoTáborStadion v Kvapilově ulici 1,500 4thAC Sparta Prague BPragueeFotbal Arena 2,799 5thFC Sellier & Bellot VlašimVlašimStadion Kollárova ulice 3,000 6thFC Zbrojovka BrnoBrnoMěstský fotbalový stadion Srbská 10,200 7thSK Artis BrnoBrnoMěstský fotbalový stadion Srbská 10,200 8thFK Viktoria ŽižkovPragueeFotbal Arena 2,799 9thFC Vysočina JihlavaJihlavaStadion v Jiráskově ulici 4,500 10thSK Slavia Prague BPragueStadion Olympia Radotín 1,500 11th1. SK ProstějovProstějovStadion Za Místním nádražím 3,500 12thSFC OpavaOpavaStadion v Městských sadech 7,524 13thFC Baník Ostrava BOstravaMěstský stadion (Ostrava) 15,123 14thFK Viagem Ústí nad LabemÚstí nad LabemMěstský stadion 4,000 1st in ČFLSK Hanácká Slavia KroměřížKroměřížStadion Jožky Silného 1,529 1st in MSFLFK PříbramPříbramNa Litavce 9,100 2nd in ČFL Group A
League table
Results
Top scorers Final standings Rank Player Club Goals1 Quadri Adediran Artis172 Lukáš Matějka Táborsko153 Tomáš Schánělec Sparta B11 Tadeáš Vachoušek Zbrojovka5 Antonín Vaníček České Budějovice106 David Černý Ústí nad Labem97 El Hadji Ndiaye Opava8 Tomáš Necid Slavia B Tyrese Omotoye Jihlava Bienvenue Kanakimana Zbrojovka
See also 2025–26 Czech First League 2025–26 Czech Cup
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