Czech Extraliga
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The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 league in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe.

The Czech Extraliga is rooted in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. The Czech Extraliga was spun off in 1993 following the administrative break-up of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
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. A lot of Extraliga players leave every year on transfers to the North American
North American
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 NHL and Eurasian league, the KHL. There are currently 57 Czech ice hockey players based in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

, making Czechs the third largest nationality represented in the league, after Canadians
Canada
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 and Americans.

Name and sponsorship

The name of the league is leased a general sponsor and changes frequently.
  • 1999-2000 – Staropramen
    Staropramen
    Staropramen Brewery is the second largest brewery in the Czech Republic, situated in the Smíchov district of Prague. It was founded in 1869 and the brand name Staropramen, literally meaning “old spring,” was registered in 1911...

     Extraliga
  • 2001-2002 – Český Telecom Extraliga
  • 2003-2006 – Tipsport
    Tipsport
    Tipsport is the largest betting agency in The Czech Republic. Based in Prague, it has almost 1000 branches across the country. In recent years Tipsport has met with more competition, notably from Fortuna and from illegal online betting sites.-Sponsoring:...

     Extraliga
  • 2007-2010 – O2 Extraliga
  • 2010-currentTipsport Extraliga


League format

14 teams compete in the league. Since the 2006-07 season, 3 points have been awarded for a regulation win and 2 points for an overtime victory, while the defeated team in overtime gets 1 point. If necessary, penalty shots are used to decide games after overtime.

There is also only one assist credited for each goal instead of two since 2006-07, which affected the league statistics, so the rule was cancelled in the 2008-09 season. Two assists are counted now.

The top 6 teams at the end of the regular season play qualify for the playoffs, known as the Česká pojišťovna play-off Tipsport extraligy to determine the league champion. The teams that finish 7th thru 10th play a play-in series (best-of-five) to determine who will join the top six into the playoff quarter-finals (best-of-seven).

The four lowest ranked teams (11–14) after the regular season play in a play-out group (12 games, all regular-season matches are counted into the ranking). The last-place team after the play-out group plays with the winner of the First League
1. národní hokejová liga
The 1. národní hokejová liga is the second-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the Extraliga. It began in 1993.-Format in 2008-09 season:...

 playoff series (best-of-seven). The winner of this series will play in the Extraliga the following season. The loser will play in the First League.

Current teams

Team City Arena Capacity
Kometa Brno Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

Hala Rondo
Hala Rondo
Hala Rondo, formerly known as the Starobrno Rondo Aréna is an indoor arena in Brno, Czech Republic. The capacity of the arena is 7,200 people and was built in 1982. It is currently home to the HC Kometa Brno ice hockey team....

7,200
Mountfield České Budějovice
HC Ceské Budejovice
HC Mountfield České Budějovice are a professional men's ice hockey club, based in České Budějovice in the Czech Republic. The club plays home games at Budvar Arena, and are members of the Czech Extraliga...

České Budějovice
Ceské Budejovice
České Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences...

Budvar Arena
Budvar Arena
Budvar Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. The capacity of the arena is 6,421 people and was built in 2002. It is currently home to the HC Mountfield ice hockey team....

6,421
Energie Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...

KV Arena
KV Arena
KV Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The capacity of the arena is 6,000 people and was built in 2009. It is currently home to the HC Energie Karlovy Vary ice hockey team.- External links :*...

6,000
Rytíři Kladno
HC Kladno
Rytíři Kladno is a Czech professional ice hockey team based in the city of Kladno. They are currently a member of the Czech Extraliga, the top flight level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic....

Kladno
Kladno
Kladno is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 25 km northwest of Prague. Kladno is the largest city of the region and holds a population together with its adjacent suburban areas of more than 110,000 people...

Zimní Kladno Stadion 8,600
Bílí Tygři Liberec Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....

Tipsport Arena
Tipsport Arena
The Tipsport Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Liberec, Czech Republic, sponsored by gambling firm Tipsport. The capacity of the arena is 7,500 people and was built in 2005. It is currently home to the HC Bílí Tygři Liberec ice hockey team. It hosted matches from Group B and the...

7,500
Verva Litvínov Litvínov
Litvínov
Litvínov is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. The largest oil refinery in the Czech Republic is located there. Models Eva Herzigová and Iva Frühlingová come from Litvínov. The HC Litvínov ice hockey club is based in the town....

Ivan Hlinka Stadion
Ivan Hlinka Stadion
Ivan Hlinka Stadion is an indoor sporting arena located in Litvínov, Czech Republic, named after Czech ice hockey player and coach Ivan Hlinka. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 people and was built in 1965. It is currently home to the HC Litvínov ice hockey team....

7,000
BK Mladá Boleslav
BK Mladá Boleslav
BK Mladá Boleslav is an ice hockey team in the Czech Extraliga. They play their home games at Ško-Energo Aréna.-History:...

Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, on the left bank of the Jizera river about 50 km northeast of Prague.Founded in the second half of the 10th century by King Boleslav II as a royal castle...

Ško-Energo Aréna 4,200
ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice
HC Pardubice
HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. It is located in Pardubice, home venue is ČEZ Arena. The club previously was named HC Eaton Pardubice, but since the 2011–12 season the club is named HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice.-History:Ice hockey is...

Pardubice
Pardubice
Pardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle...

ČEZ Aréna (Pardubice) 10,194
HC Plzeň 1929 Plzeň ČEZ Aréna (Plzeň)
CEZ Aréna (Plzen)
ČEZ Aréna is an indoor sporting arena located in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The capacity of the arena is 8,420 people and was built in 1969. It is currently home to the HC Plzeň 1929 ice hockey team....

8,420
Slavia Praha Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

O2 Arena 17,360
Sparta Praha
HC Sparta Praha
HC Sparta Praha is a Prague based Czech ice hockey team playing in Czech Extraliga.-Team History:Founded in 1903 by Canadian expatriate Lyle P. O'Connor, HC Sparta Praha was among the first bandy teams to play on a semi-professional level in the Austro-Hungarian Empire...

Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

Tesla Arena 13,995
Oceláři Třinec
HC Ocelári Trinec
HC Oceláři Třinec is an ice hockey team who play in the Czech Extraliga, the top tier of Czech ice hockey. Their home arena is Werk Arena in Třinec...

Třinec
Trinec
Třinec is a town in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Olza River, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The town has 37,405 inhabitants as of 2009, in 2001 17.7% of the population were Poles...

Werk Arena 5,200
Vítkovice Steel Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

ČEZ Aréna (Ostrava) 7,719
PSG Zlín Zlín
Zlín
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Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky 7,500

by Club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
VHK Vsetín
6
1
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
HC Sparta Praha
HC Sparta Praha
HC Sparta Praha is a Prague based Czech ice hockey team playing in Czech Extraliga.-Team History:Founded in 1903 by Canadian expatriate Lyle P. O'Connor, HC Sparta Praha was among the first bandy teams to play on a semi-professional level in the Austro-Hungarian Empire...

4
1
2000, 2002, 2006, 2007
HC Slavia Praha
2
3
2003, 2008
HC Pardubice
HC Pardubice
HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. It is located in Pardubice, home venue is ČEZ Arena. The club previously was named HC Eaton Pardubice, but since the 2011–12 season the club is named HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice.-History:Ice hockey is...

2
3
2005, 2010
PSG Zlín
1
3
2004
HC Energie Karlovy Vary
HC Energie Karlovy Vary
HC Energie Karlovy Vary is a professional ice hockey team based in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech Extraliga.-KHL Expansion:The club planned to create an independent expansion team for the 2009-10 KHL season...

1
1
2009
HC Oceláři Třinec
HC Ocelári Trinec
HC Oceláři Třinec is an ice hockey team who play in the Czech Extraliga, the top tier of Czech ice hockey. Their home arena is Werk Arena in Třinec...

1
1
2011
HC Olomouc
HC Olomouc
HC Olomouc is an ice hockey team in the First National Hockey League from Olomouc. They won the Extraliga championship in the 1993/1994 season...

1
0
1994

by Region

Region Titles Winning Clubs
 Zlín Region
7
VHK Vsetín (6), PSG Zlín (1)
 Prague
6
HC Sparta Praha
HC Sparta Praha
HC Sparta Praha is a Prague based Czech ice hockey team playing in Czech Extraliga.-Team History:Founded in 1903 by Canadian expatriate Lyle P. O'Connor, HC Sparta Praha was among the first bandy teams to play on a semi-professional level in the Austro-Hungarian Empire...

 (4), HC Slavia Praha (2)
 Pardubice Region
2
HC Pardubice
HC Pardubice
HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. It is located in Pardubice, home venue is ČEZ Arena. The club previously was named HC Eaton Pardubice, but since the 2011–12 season the club is named HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice.-History:Ice hockey is...

 (2)
 Olomouc Region
1
HC Olomouc
HC Olomouc
HC Olomouc is an ice hockey team in the First National Hockey League from Olomouc. They won the Extraliga championship in the 1993/1994 season...

 (1)
 Carlsbad Region
1
HC Energie Karlovy Vary
HC Energie Karlovy Vary
HC Energie Karlovy Vary is a professional ice hockey team based in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech Extraliga.-KHL Expansion:The club planned to create an independent expansion team for the 2009-10 KHL season...

 (1)
 Moravian-Silesian Region
1
HC Oceláři Třinec
HC Ocelári Trinec
HC Oceláři Třinec is an ice hockey team who play in the Czech Extraliga, the top tier of Czech ice hockey. Their home arena is Werk Arena in Třinec...

 (1)


External links



See also

  • 1. národní hokejová liga
    1. národní hokejová liga
    The 1. národní hokejová liga is the second-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the Extraliga. It began in 1993.-Format in 2008-09 season:...

  • 2. národní hokejová liga
    2. národní hokejová liga
    The 2. národní hokejová liga is the third-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the First National Hockey League. It began in 1993.-Format :...

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