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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 - current: STRABAG Rail Extraliga

2019/20 Season participants

The following 12 clubs compete in the Extraliga during the 2019-20 season.

Extraliga Past Champions

* 1994 :

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* 1995 :

(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 :

(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 :

(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)

EHF coefficient ranking

For season 2019/20, see footnote
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External links

Official website

References

{{EHF leagues

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