The Czech Extraliga is the name of the professional handball league of Czech Republic.
Competition format
The season begins with a regular season between the twelve teams. The first eight teams qualifies for the play-offs, while the last four plays a relegation round.
Naming and sponsorship The name of the league is leased to a general sponsor and changes frequently. 1993 - 1995: 1.liga 1995 - 2007: Extraliga 2007 - 2011: Zubr extraliga 2011 - 2014: Tipgames extraliga 2014 - 2015: Triglav pojišťovna extraliga 2015 - 2020: Extraliga 2020 - 2022: STRABAG Rail Extraliga 2022 - current: Chance Extraliga
Current teams
Teams for season 2024–25
HK FCC Město Lovosice Talent Plzeň HCB Karviná HC Dukla Prague HC ROBE Zubří SKP Frýdek-Místek KH Kopřivnice TJ Sokol Nové Veselí SKKP Handball Brno HBC Medipoint Jičín HBC Strakonice 1921 SHC Maloměřice Brno
Extraliga Past Champions
1994 : HC Dukla Prague 1995 : HC Dukla Prague (2) 1996 : Cabot Zubří 1997 : Cabot Zubří (2) 1998 : Kovopetrol Plzeň 1999 : Kovopetrol Plzeň (2) 2000 : HCB OKD Karviná 2001 : HCB OKD Karviná (2) 2002 : HCB OKD Karviná (3) 2003 : SKP Frýdek-Místek 2004 : HCB OKD Karviná (4) 2005 : HCB OKD Karviná (5) 2006 : HCB OKD Karviná (6) 2007 : HCB OKD Karviná (7) 2008 : HCB OKD Karviná (8) 2009 : HCB OKD Karviná (9) 2010 : HCB OKD Karviná (10) 2011 : HC Dukla Prague (3) 2012 : HC Gumárny Zubří (3) 2013 : HBC Ronal Jičín 2014 : SSK Talent M.A.T. Plzeň (3) 2015 : SSK Talent M.A.T. Plzeň (4) 2016 : SSK Talent M.A.T. Plzeň (5) 2017 : HC Dukla Prague (4) 2018 : HCB OKD Karviná (11) 2019 : SSK Talent M.A.T Plzeň (6) 2020 : not awarded 2021 : SSK Talent M.A.T Plzeň (7) 2022 : HCB OKD Karviná (12) 2023 : SSK Talent M.A.T Plzeň (8) 2024 : HCB Karviná (13) 2025 : HCB Karviná (14) 2026 : Talent Plzeň (9)
Club Titles Year 1. HCB OKD Karviná 14 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025 2. SSK Talent M.A.T. Plzeň 9 1998, 1999, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2026 3. HC Dukla Prague 4 1994, 1995, 2011, 2017 4. HC Zubří 3 1996, 1997, 2012 5. SKP Frýdek-Místek 1 2003 HBC Ronal Jičín 1 2013
EHF coefficient ranking For season 2019/20, see footnote (PDF). European Handball Federation.
16. (17) Eredivisie (16.40) 17. (18) Handball Liga Austria (13.00) 18. (20) Extraliga (12.56) 19. (19) Handball League of Serbia (9.10) 20. (21) Swiss Handball League (8.20)
External links Official website
References