As in the previous season, twelve teams took part in the first division, which played the main round in a joint group. After the first and second leg, the total number of games per team was 22 games. Then the first six teams played the champions, and the remaining six teams played for relegation. Champion became the winner of the final round. The last two teams in the relegation round were relegated directly to the 2nd division. Both the final and the relegation round took place in a two-legged manner, so that each team played ten more games. The points from the main round were taken over in both groups.
The best goalscorer in the league were together Václav Pantůček from Master Rudá hvězda Brno and Jozef Golonka from Slovan ÚNV Bratislava, who each scored 35 goals in the 32 games of their teams.