Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

is organized by

Czech Basketball Federation The Czech Basketball Federation ( cs, Česká basketbalová federace), also known as (ČBF) is the governing body of basketball in the Czech Republic. It was founded after the dissolution of the unified state in 1993, with the Slovakia national ...

( ČBF) ( cs, Česká basketbalová federace). The top professional Czech basketball league is Mattoni National Basketball League ( cs, Mattoni Národní basketbalová liga). Participating in the competition are 12 clubs and the season lasts 9 months. The current champion is ERA Basketball Nymburk (season 2021/2022). The Czech basketball champion participates in

FIBA Europe FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Euro ...

EuroCup, against top teams in

EuroCup Challenge The FIBA EuroCup Challenge was the 4th-tier level (it was the 3rd-tier level during the inaugural 2002–03 season), transnational professional continental club basketball competition in Europe. It was run and organized by FIBA Europe. The lea ...

. The top women's Czech basketball league is

Women's Basketball League The Women's Professional Basketball League (abbreviated WBL) was a professional women's basketball league in the United States. The league played three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981. The league was the first professional w ...

( cs, Ženská basketbalová liga). There are 10 teams participating in this competition. Current women's champion is ZVVZ USK Praha (season 2021/2022). Two best teams participate in

Euroleague Women. Gambrinus Brno has won this competition in 2006. Other top teams participate in

EuroCup Women The EuroCup Women (officially ''FIBA EuroCup Women'') is the second-level basketball competition with teams from associate members of FIBA Europe. It succeeds the Ronchetti Cup. System of competition As for the EuroLeague Women, the EuroCup had ...

. The Czech teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year.

Others Competitions

* Czech Cup in men's basketball * Czech Cup in women's basketball

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(in

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)
Czech Basketball FederationMattoni National Basketball League 2006/07Women's Basketball League 2006/07
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Others Competitions

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