2nd Czech Republic Hockey League
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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1993 |
No. of teams | 27 in 3 divisions |
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Most recent champion(s) | HC Baník Sokolov (2018/19) |
Promotion to | Czech 1.liga |
Relegation to | Regional hockey championships |
Related competitions | Czech Extraliga Czech 1.liga |
Official website | http://www.hokej.cz/2-liga |
The 2nd Czech Republic Hockey League (or Czech 2.liga) is the third-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League. It began in 1993.
Format
From 1993 to 2001 the league was divided into the Western and Eastern divisions. Since the 2001/2002 season the current division to Western, Central and Eastern applies, with the exception of the 2008/2009 season when the Central Division was incorporated into the Western Division. From the 1996/1997 season the play-offs were introduced, they were joint for both divisions. From 1999 to 2001 the Western and Eastern division had separate play-offs. From the 2001/2002 season the Western and Central divisions have joint play-offs, while the Eastern Division has separate play-offs.
For the 2009/2010 season, 33 teams are divided into the Western, Central and Eastern divisions. Winners of the league play-offs play a qualification round robin with the worst teams from the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League. The league has shrunk down to just 2 divisions and 28 teams, with 17 playing in the Western division and 11 in the Eastern, for the 2013/14 season. Since the 2014/15 season, the winners of the Western and Eastern division play-offs face each other in a best-of-7 series. The winner directly advances to the First League, without having to play the qualification series. The last placed team in each division at the end of regular season will be directly relegated to the regional championship. Since the 2016/17 season, the league has gone back to having 3 divisions and 27 teams.
2019-20 teams
Champions
- 1994 IHC Písek and HC ZVVZ Milevsko
- 1995 HC Karlovy Vary and SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč
- 1996 HC Příbram, HC Milevsko and SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč
- 1997 HC Znojmo and SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč
- 1998 SK Kadaň and HC Šumperk
- 1999 HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem and HC Šumperk
- 2000 HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem and HC Ytong Brno
- 2001 BK Mladá Boleslav, HC Baník Most and HC Nový Jičín
- 2002 BK Mladá Boleslav, HC Baník Most and HC Orlová
- 2003 HC Benátky nad Jizerou, HC Baník Most and HC Olomouc
- 2004 HC Baník Most, HC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec and HC Sareza Ostrava
- 2005 HC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec, HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod and HC Prostějov
- 2006 HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod, IHC Písek and VSK Technika Brno
- 2007 HC Vrchlabí, HC Most and HC Šumperk
- 2008 VSK Technika Brno, HC Chrudim and HC Benátky nad Jizerou
- 2009 Hokej Šumperk 2003, HC Tábor and HC ZVVZ Milevsko
- 2010 HC Bobři Valašské Meziříčí, HC Stadion Litoměřice and IHC Písek
- 2011 KLH Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec, HC Baník Most and Salith Šumperk
- 2012 HC Klášterec nad Ohří, SHK Hodonín, HC AZ Havířov 2010
- 2013 HC Tábor, VSK Technika Brno, HC AZ Havířov 2010
- 2014 LHK Jestřábi Prostějov, HC Baník Sokolov, SC Kolín
- 2015 HC ZUBR Přerov
- 2016 HC Tábor, HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou and HC Frýdek-Místek
- 2017 VHK Vsetín, HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou and BK Havlíčkův Brod
- 2018 HC RT TORAX Poruba, HC Vlci Jablonec nad Nisou and BK Havlíčkův Brod
- 2019 HC Baník Sokolov