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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 2022–23

* HK FCC Město Lovosice *

Talent Plzeň SSK Talent M.A.T Plzeň or Talent Plzeň is a Czech handball club based in the Plzeň, Czech Republic. Talent Plzeň is one of the most successful handball club in the country, having won the Czech Handball Extraliga six times. History The club ...

* HCB Karviná * HC Dukla Prague * HC ROBE Zubří *

SKP Frýdek-Místek SKP may refer to: Organisations * Communist Party of Finland (''Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue'') * Communist Party of Finland (1994) (''Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue'') * Communist Party of Georgia (''Sakartvelos Komunisturi Partia'') * Communist Part ...

* KH Kopřivnice * TJ Cement Hranice * TJ Sokol Nové Veselí * SKKP Handball Brno * O2xyworld HBC Jičín * HBC JVP 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)

EHF coefficient ranking

For season 2019/20, see footnote
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(''18'') Handball Liga Austria (13.00) *18. (''20'') Extraliga (12.56) *19. RedDownArrow

(''19'') Handball League of Serbia (9.10) *20. (''21'')

Swiss Handball League The Swiss Handball League (SHL) is the name of the professional handball league of Switzerland. It is divided into two divisions: * Nationalliga A * Nationalliga B Current season Teams for season 2020–21 *Pfadi Winterthur *Kadetten Schaff ...

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External links

Official website

References

{{EHF leagues SM-Liiga Handball leagues in Europe Sports leagues established in 1993 1993 establishments in the Czech Republic Professional sports leagues in the Czech Republic