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Retro: Back Then, They Still Played Cross-Country and Umpires Whistled. the First Predecessor of the League Started 130 Years Ago

Summary by iDNES.cz
No league, that was still a long way off at the time. But the first organized football competition in the Czech lands did exist. It may have been unsuccessful, but it was definitely groundbreaking. And on Sunday, 130 years will have passed since the first championship match, which is mentioned in contemporary records: "Beautiful weather. Fierce fighting. Not much coordination and passing near Prague. Many spectators."
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No league, that was still a long way off at the time. But the first organized football competition in the Czech lands did exist. It may have been unsuccessful, but it was definitely groundbreaking. And on Sunday, 130 years will have passed since the first championship match, which is mentioned in contemporary records: "Beautiful weather. Fierce fighting. Not much coordination and passing near Prague. Many spectators."

·Čestlice, Czechia
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iDNES.cz broke the news in Čestlice, Czechia on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
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