National Basketball League (Czech Republic)

For other organizations with a similar name, see National Basketball League (disambiguation) and NBL (disambiguation).

National Basketball League

Founded	1993 (1993)
First season	1993
Country	Czech Republic
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	1. Liga
Domestic cup(s)	Czech Republic Basketball Cup
Current champions	ČEZ Nymburk (17th title) (2019–20)
Most championships	ČEZ Nymburk (17 titles)
Website	www.nbl.cz
2019–20 National Basketball League

The Czech Republic National Basketball League (NBL) (Czech: Národní Basketbalová Liga), known as the Kooperativa NBL for sponsorship reasons, and previously called the Mattoni NBL, for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. It is run by the Asociace Ligových Klubů. The league operates under a promotion and relegation system. The bottom two NBL teams from each season's standings are relegated to the 2nd-tier level 1. Liga, while the top two 1. Liga teams from each season's standings are promoted to the NBL.

ČEZ Nymburk is by far the most prominent team in the league, as it has won every league title since 2003–04 season.

Logos

Nymburk celebrating its 13th Cup victory in 2019

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  (The former sponsorship logo of the league, when it was named the "Mattoni NBL" 1998–2014.)
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  (The current sponsorship logo of the league, named "Kooperativa NBL" 2014–present.)

Teams

2017–18 season

• Armex Děčín
• ČEZ Nymburk
• Dekstone Tuři Svitavy
• Fiobanka Jindřichův Hradec
• Geosan Kolín
• JIP Pardubice
• mmcité+ Brno
• NH Ostrava
• Opava
• Sluneta Ústí nad Labem
• USK Praha
• Olomoucko

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
Nymburk	17	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Opava	4	1997, 1998, 2002, 2003
USK Praha	3	1993, 2000, 2001
Brno	3	1994, 1995, 1996
Nový Jičín	1	1999

Playoff Finals

The champion is determined in a playoff, with the bottom two teams getting sent to the 1. liga.

Season	Home court advantage	Result	Home court disadvantage	1st of Regular Season	Record
1993	USK Praha	3–0	Sparta Praha	USK Praha	10–2
1993–94	Tonak Nový Jičín	1–3	Bioveta COOP Banka Brno	Tonak Nový Jičín	11–3
1994–95	Sokol Chán Vyšehrad	1–3	Bioveta COOP Banka Brno	Sokol Chán Vyšehrad	26–6
1995–96	Stavex Brno	3–1	USK Trident Praha	Stavex Brno	27–5
1996–97	Opava	3–1	USK Erpet Praha	Opava	28–4
1997–98	Opava	3–1	Mlékárna Kunín	Opava	30–2
1998–99	Mlékárna Kunín	4–0	USK Erpet Praha	Mlékárna Kunín	28–4
1999–00	Opava	3–4	USK Erpet Praha	Opava	23–9
2000–01	USK Erpet Praha	4–3	Opava	USK Erpet Praha	26–6
2001–02	Mlékárna Kunín	2–4	Opava	Mlékárna Kunín	28–4
2002–03	Opava	4–3	ČEZ Nymburk	Opava	23–9
2003–04	ČEZ Nymburk	4–2	Mlékárna Kunín	ČEZ Nymburk	30–2
2004–05	ČEZ Nymburk	4–1	Mlékárna Kunín	ČEZ Nymburk	30–2
2005–06	ČEZ Nymburk	4–1	Mlékárna Kunín	ČEZ Nymburk	29–3
2006–07	ČEZ Nymburk	3–0	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	41–3
2007–08	ČEZ Nymburk	4–1	Geofin Nový Jičín	ČEZ Nymburk	43–1
2008–09	ČEZ Nymburk	4–0	Geofin Nový Jičín	ČEZ Nymburk	39–1
2009–10	ČEZ Nymburk	4–1	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	40–4
2010–11	ČEZ Nymburk	4–2	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	10–0
2011–12	ČEZ Nymburk	4–0	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	25–1
2012–13	ČEZ Nymburk	4–0	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	23–1
2013–14	ČEZ Nymburk	3–0	Prostějov	ČEZ Nymburk	22–0
2014–15	ČEZ Nymburk	3–0	Děčín	ČEZ Nymburk	21–1
2015–16	ČEZ Nymburk	3–0	Děčín	ČEZ Nymburk	10–1
2016–17	ČEZ Nymburk	82–71 / 70–56	Děčín	ČEZ Nymburk	31–1
2017–18	ČEZ Nymburk	114–90 / 114–73	Opava	ČEZ Nymburk	31–1
2018–19	ČEZ Nymburk	3–0	Armex Děčín	ČEZ Nymburk	32–0

See also

• Česká Basketbalová Federace - The governing body of basketball in the Czech Republic.
• Czechoslovak Basketball League
• Czech Republic Basketball Cup

External links

• Official Website (in Czech)
• Eurobasket.com League Profile