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{{Short description|Highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic}}
{{For|the Czech Republic's baseball league|Czech Baseball Extraliga}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox Sports league
{{Infobox Sports league
| title =Czech Extraliga
| title = Tipsport Extraliga
| current_season =2008-09 Czech Extraliga season
| current_season = 2024–25 Czech Extraliga season
| logo =
| logo = Czech Extraliga logo.png
| pixels =
| pixels = 260px
| caption =
| sport = Ice hockey
| sport =[[Ice hockey]]
| formerly = [[Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League]]
| founded =1993
| founded = 1993
| teams =14
| teams = 14
| country ={{CZE}}
| promotion =
| champion =[[HC Energie Karlovy Vary]]
| relegation = [[1st Czech Republic Hockey League|Czech 1.liga]]
| levels = 1
| most_champs =[[Vsetínská hokejová]] (6)
| website =http://www.hokej.cz/
| country = [[Czech Republic]]
| champion = [[HC Oceláři Třinec|Oceláři Třinec]] (6th title)
| TV =[[Česká televize]]
| most_champs = [[HC Kometa Brno]]<br />(13 titles–overall) <br /> [[VHK Vsetín]], HC Oceláři Třinec (6 titles–ELH)
| TV = [[Česká televize]], O2 TV, [[Fanseat]], HockeyTV
| confed_cup = [[Champions Hockey League]]
| related_comps = [[1st Czech Republic Hockey League|Czech 1.liga]]<br>[[2nd Czech Republic Hockey League|Czech 2.liga]]
| website = [https://www.hokej.cz/tipsport-extraliga Tipsport Extraliga]
}}
}}
The '''Czech Extraliga''' is the highest-level [[ice hockey]] league in the [[Czech Republic]]. The name of the league is leased a general sponsor and changes frequently. In 1999-00, it was known as the '''[[Staropramen]] Extraliga;''' for 2001-01 and 2001-02 seasons, it was called the '''Český Telecom Extraliga;''' from 2003-04 to 2005-06, it was known as the '''Tipsport Extraliga;''' for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons, it was known as the '''[[O2 plc|O<sub>2</sub>]] Extraliga.'''
The '''Czech Extraliga''' ({{langx|cs|Extraliga ledního hokeje, ELH}}) is the highest-level [[ice hockey]] league in the [[Czech Republic]]. It was created in 1993 following the [[Dissolution of Czechoslovakia|peaceful dissolution]] of [[Czechoslovakia]] midway through the [[1992–93 Czechoslovak Extraliga season]] (which all [[Slovakia|Slovak]] and [[Czech Republic|Czech]] teams played to completion). The league's season usually takes place between September and April and features 14 teams.


Teams from the ELH participate in the [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]'s annual European tournament in the [[Champions Hockey League|CHL]]. During the [[2022–23 Champions Hockey League|2022–23 CHL season]], the ELH was [[Champions Hockey League#Teams|ranked the No. 5 league]] in Europe, allowing them to send their top three teams to compete in the CHL.
The Czech Extraliga is rooted in the [[Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League]]. The Czech Extraliga was spun off in 1993 following the administrative break-up of [[Czechoslovakia]]. A lot of Extraliga players leave every year on transfers to the [[North American]] [[NHL]] and Eurasian league, the [[KHL]]. There are currently 57 [[Czech (people)|Czech]] ice hockey players based in the [[National Hockey League]], making Czechs the third largest nationality represented in the league, after [[Canada|Canadians]] and Americans.


==Naming and sponsorship==
==Format==
The name of the league is leased to a general sponsor and changes frequently.
14 teams compete in the league. The top 10 teams at the end of the regular season advance to the final play-offs. After the regular season (52 rounds), the teams that finished 7th to 10th will play a pre-quarter final playoff series (best-of-five) to determine who will join the top six into the quarter finals (best-of-seven).
* 1999–2000 – '''[[Staropramen Brewery|Staropramen]] Extraliga'''
* 2001–2002 – '''[[O2 Czech Republic|Český Telecom]] Extraliga'''
* 2003–2006 – '''[[Tipsport]] Extraliga'''
* 2007–2010 – '''[[O2 Czech Republic|O2]] Extraliga'''
* 2010–''current'' – '''Tipsport Extraliga'''


==League format==
Since the 2006-07 season, three points has been be awarded for a win in regular time, and two points for an overtime victory, while the defeated team in overtime gets one point. If necessary, penalty shots are used to decide games after overtime.
14 teams compete in the league, with the top 12 teams at the end of the season qualifying for post-season play to determine the national champion. The top 4 teams qualify directly to the best-of-seven quarterfinals, while the teams that finish fifth through 12th play a play-in series (best-of-five) to determine who will join them. The 14th team after the regular season plays the play-out group play with the winner of the [[1st Czech Republic Hockey League|First League]] in a qualifying group (best-of-seven), with the winner qualifying for the Extraliga the following season while second team play in the First League.


During the 2011–12 season, the association of Czech Extraliga managers attempted to close the league to prevent any relegations to or promoting from the second tier national league and also set a [[Salary cap|maximum salary cap]] similar to the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eurohockey.com/article/1039-czech-extraliga-managers-want-to-close-the-league.html |title=Czech Extraliga Managers Want to Close the League |work=eurohockey.com |access-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> However, after some legal difficulties and strong opposition by the public, the whole proposition was scrapped and a system that allows promotions and relegations between divisions continues.
There was also only one assist credited for each goal instead of two since 2006-07, which affected the league statistics, so the rule was cancelled in the 2008-2009 season. Two assists are counted now.


==History==
The four lowest ranked teams (11 - 14) after the regular season play in a play out group (12 rounds, all regular-season matches are counted into the ranking). The last placed team after the play out group plays with a winner of [[1. národní hokejová liga]] play off serie (best-of-seven). The winner of this serie will play in the Extraliga next season. The loser will play [[1. národní hokejová liga]].
[[File:Extraliga Sparta Kladno O2.jpg|thumb|300px|A Czech Extraliga game in [[O2 Arena (Prague)|O2 Arena]]]]
[[File:Pohár vítěze extraligy.jpg|thumb|upright|T. G. Masaryk Cup for the winner of the Czech Extraliga]]
The league was founded in 1993, after the separation of Czechoslovakia put an end to the [[Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League]]. The first season was won by [[HC Olomouc]], who won the title after defeating [[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Pardubice]] 3 games to 1. [[HC Slavia Praha]] and [[VHK Vsetín|HC Dadák Vsetín]] were promoted from the First League after beating [[Královští Lvi|HC Stadion Hradec Králové]] and [[KLH Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec|HC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec]] in the qualifying series. The 1993–94 season was the only season Vajgar ever participated in the Extraliga, while Hradec Králové would return to the league some twenty years later as [[Mountfield HK]].


The [[1994–95 Czech Extraliga season|1994–95 season]] marked the beginning of the Vsetín dynasty. In its first year in the league, HC Dadák Vsetín finished first in the regular season and later won the playoffs, beating [[Aukro Berani Zlín|AC ZPS Zlín]] 3 to 1. Vsetín would go on to win the next four installments of the Extraliga, with the team usually finishing first in the regular season as well. No team ever even came close to matching the feat of dominance that was shown by Vsetín throughout the second half of the 1990s.
==2009-10 teams==
Note: The names of most teams are leased to general sponsors and change frequently.


In the [[1995–96 Czech Extraliga season|1995–96 season]], the league expanded from 12 to 14 teams. This was the final expansion made to the league and 14 teams have been playing in the league ever since.
{|

|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
The [[1998–99 Czech Extraliga season|1998–99 season]] would be the last for one of the league's most traditional participants, [[HC Dukla Jihlava]]. The team lost the qualification series against [[Orli Znojmo|HC Znojemsti Orli]]. Dukla later appeared in the [[2004–05 Czech Extraliga season|2004–05]] installment of the Czech Extraliga, putting up a non-impressive 6-0-5-40 record and were relegated that same season.
! width=300 | Team

! 2008-09<br> league<br> position
In the [[1999–2000 Czech Extraliga season|1999–2000 season]], [[HC Sparta Praha]] broke Vsetín's five year long winning streak, defeating them in the finals. This was the only time Vsetín was defeated in the finals, as they would get their revenge and beat Sparta in the finals a [[2000–01 Czech Extraliga season|season later]]. The 2000–01 season was the last time Vsetín managed to advance to the finals, and the team began falling further down in the standings every season since.
|-

| [[Bílí Tygři Liberec|Liberec White Tigers]]
Sparta won their second title in the [[2001–02 Czech Extraliga season|2001–02 season]]. The title would stay in Prague the next season as well, however, this time Sparta's main rival, [[HC Slavia Praha|Slavia]], won the title. The title would then be won by [[Aukro Berani Zlín|Hamé Zlín]] ([[2003–04 Czech Extraliga season|2003–04 season]]) and [[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Moeller Pardubice]] ([[2004–05 Czech Extraliga season|2004–05 season]]) before one of the Prague teams captured it again.
| 9th

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
For the first and only time, Sparta and Slavia would appear in the finals in the [[2005–06 Czech Extraliga season|2005–06 season]]. Sparta was the more successful team out of the pair, triumphing over Slavia 4 games to 2. Sparta would win the cup in the [[2006–07 Czech Extraliga season|next season]] as well, this time defeating the 2004-05 champion Pardubice in 6 games.
| [[HC České Budějovice|HC Mountfield (České Budějovice)]]

| 11th
Vsetín's run in the Extraliga would come to an end after the [[2006–07 Czech Extraliga season|2006–07 season]]. The [[Czech Ice Hockey Association]] would revoke the club's Extraliga license due to the team's enormous debt, forcing them to fold. As a result, no other teams were relegated that season and the First League champions, [[HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi]], were automatically promoted to the Extraliga. The [[2007–08 Czech Extraliga season|2007–08 season]] was the only season Slovan ever appeared in the Extraliga, as they were relegated back to the First League at the end of the season.
|-

| [[HC Energie Karlovy Vary]]
Since the 2006–07 season, 3 points have been awarded for a regulation win and 2 points for an overtime/shootout victory, while the defeated team in overtime/shootout gets 1 point. If necessary, penalty shots are used to decide games after overtime. Also from the 2006–07 season through the 2007–08 season there was only one assist credited for each goal instead of the standard two that other leagues credit. This rule change affected league statistics in a negative manner, and so the rule was changed back to the standard two assists starting in the [[2008–09 Czech Extraliga season|2008–09 season]].
| 2nd

|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
Slavia Prague would defeat [[HC Karlovy Vary|HC Energie Karlovy Vary]] in the finals in the [[2007–08 Czech Extraliga season|2007–08 season]]. The same teams appeared in the finals a year later, this time with the opposite outcome. Pardubice then captured its second and third title in the [[2009–10 Czech Extraliga season|2009–10]] and [[2011–12 Czech Extraliga season|2011–12 seasons]], respectively. [[HC Oceláři Třinec]] won their first title in the [[2010–11 Czech Extraliga season|2010–11 season]].
| [[HC Eaton Pardubice]]

| 5th
The first open-air hockey game since the 1960s took place during the 2010–11 season in Pardubice. The attendance for this game was record breaking, with 17,140 people in the crowd. The home team squared off against [[HC Kometa Brno]], for whom this was their first season back in the Extraliga since 1995. Pardubice won this game 4–2.

[[Motor České Budějovice|HC Mountfield České Budějovice]] was forced to sell its license after the [[2012–13 Czech Extraliga season|2012–13 season]], due to an interesting dispute. At the end of the season, Extraliga announced that [[Radegast (beer)|Radegast]] would be the new beer sponsor for the league. However, Mountfield had a naming rights agreement with [[Budweiser Budvar Brewery]] at the time, and would therefore be unable to sell any other kind of beer at their stadium. As a result of Extraliga and the club not being able to reach an agreement, the team sold its license to [[Hradec Králové]], thus forming [[Mountfield HK]].

For the [[2019–20 Czech Extraliga season|2019–20 season]], [[Piráti Chomutov]] descended to the lower league, while [[HC Kladno|Rytíři Kladno]] returns to the league after five years. This is mainly thanks to the engagement of [[Jaromír Jágr]], who became recently both owner and a player in the club.

==Current teams==
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| float=left
| width=550
| caption=<small>Teams competing in Czech Extraliga in the 2023–24 season.</small>
| places=
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" width=55%
|-
|-
! Team
| [[HC Lasselsberger Plzeň]]
! City
| 3rd
! Arena
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
! Capacity
| [[RI OKNA Zlín]]
| 8th
|-
|-
| [[HC Litvínov|HC Benzina Litvínov]]
| '''[[HC Kometa Brno|Kometa Brno]]'''
| [[Brno]]
| 7th
| [[Winning Group Arena]]
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| style="text-align:right;" | 7,700
| [[HC Kladno|HC GEUS Okna Kladno]]
| 13th
|-
|-
| [[HC Slavia Praha]]
| '''[[HC Olomouc]]'''
| [[Olomouc]]
| 1st
| [[Zimní stadion Olomouc]]
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| style="text-align:right;" | 5,500
| [[HC Sparta Praha]]
| 4th
|-
|-
| '''[[Mountfield HK]]'''
| [[HC Oceláři Třinec|Třinec Steelers]]
| [[Hradec Králové]]
| 10th
| [[ČPP Arena]]
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| style="text-align:right;" | 7,700
| [[HC Vítkovice|HC Vítkovice Steel]]
| 6th
|-
|-
| '''[[HC Energie Karlovy Vary|Energie Karlovy Vary]]'''
| [[BK Mladá Boleslav]]
| [[Karlovy Vary]]
|14th
| [[KV Arena]]
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| style="text-align:right;" | 7,500
| [[HC Kometa Brno]]
|-
| promoted from the [[Czech 1.liga]] by purchasing licence for Czech Extraliga From [[Orli Znojmo]]
| '''[[BK Mladá Boleslav]]'''
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Mladá Boleslav]]
|
| [[Ško-Energo Aréna]]
| 12th ([[Orli Znojmo]]. Now Playing in the [[Czech 1.liga]], because sold the licence for Czech Extraliga to [[HC Kometa Brno]])
| style="text-align:right;" | 4,200
|-
| '''[[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec|Bílí Tygři Liberec]]'''
| [[Liberec]]
| [[Tipsport Arena (Liberec)|Tipsport Arena]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 7,250
|-
| '''[[HC Litvínov|Verva Litvínov]]'''
| [[Litvínov]]
| [[Ivan Hlinka Stadion]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 6,011
|-
| '''[[HC Dynamo Pardubice|Dynamo Pardubice]]'''
| [[Pardubice]]
| [[Enteria arena (Pardubice)|Enteria arena]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 10,194
|-
| '''[[HC Škoda Plzeň|Škoda Plzeň]]'''
| [[Plzeň]]
| [[Logspeed CZ Arena]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8,236
|-
| '''[[Motor České Budějovice|HC Motor České Budějovice]]'''
| [[České Budějovice]]
| [[Budvar Arena]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 6,421
|-
| '''[[HC Sparta Praha|Sparta Praha]]'''
| [[Prague]]
| [[O2 Arena (Prague)|O2 Arena]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 17,383
|-
| '''[[HC Oceláři Třinec|Oceláři Třinec]]'''
| [[Třinec]]
| [[Werk Arena]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 5,400
|-
| '''[[HC Vítkovice Ridera|Vítkovice Ridera]]'''
| [[Ostrava]]
| [[Ostravar Aréna]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 10,004
|-
|'''[[Rytíři Kladno]]'''
| [[Kladno]]
| [[ČEZ Stadion]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 5,200
|}
|}


==Past champions==


===by Year===
==2009-10 Interim positions==
{| class="wikitable"
monthly actualized
|-
! Year
! Winner
! 2nd place
! 3rd place
|-
|[[1993–94 Czech Extraliga season|1994]]
|[[HC Olomouc]]
|[[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Pardubice]]
|[[HC Kladno|Poldi SONP Kladno]]
|-
|[[1994–95 Czech Extraliga season|1995]]
|[[VHK Vsetín|HC Dadák Vsetín]]
|[[Aukro Berani Zlín|AC ZPS Zlín]]
|[[Motor České Budějovice|HC České Budějovice]]
|-
|[[1995–96 Czech Extraliga season|1996]]
|[[VHK Vsetín|HC Petra Vsetín]]
|[[HC Litvínov|HC Chemopetrol Litvínov]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|-
|[[1996–97 Czech Extraliga season|1997]]
|[[VHK Vsetín|HC Petra Vsetín]]
|[[HC Vítkovice Ridera|HC Vítkovice Steel]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|-
|[[1997–98 Czech Extraliga season|1998]]
|[[VHK Vsetín|HC Slovnaft Vsetín]]
|[[HC Oceláři Třinec|HC Železárny Třinec]]
|[[HC Vítkovice Ridera|HC Vítkovice Steel]]
|-
|[[1998–99 Czech Extraliga season|1999]]
|[[VHK Vsetín|HC Slovnaft Vsetín]]
|[[Aukro Berani Zlín|HC ZPS Barum Zlín]]
|[[HC Oceláři Třinec|HC Železárny Třinec]]
|-
|[[1999–2000 Czech Extraliga season|2000]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|[[VHK Vsetín|HC Slovnaft Vsetín]]
|[[HC Plzeň|HC Keramika Plzen]]
|-
|[[2000–01 Czech Extraliga season|2001]]
|[[VHK Vsetín]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|[[HC Vítkovice Ridera|HC Vítkovice Steel]]
|-
|[[2001–02 Czech Extraliga season|2002]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|[[HC Vítkovice Ridera|HC Vítkovice Steel]]
|[[Aukro Berani Zlín|HC Hamé Zlín]]
|-
|[[2002–03 Czech Extraliga season|2003]]
|[[HC Slavia Praha]]
|[[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Pardubice]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|-
|[[2003–04 Czech Extraliga season|2004]]
|[[Aukro Berani Zlín|HC Hamé Zlín]]
|[[HC Slavia Praha]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|-
|[[2004–05 Czech Extraliga season|2005]]
|[[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Moeller Pardubice]]
|[[Aukro Berani Zlín|HC Hamé Zlín]]
|[[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec]]
|-
|[[2005–06 Czech Extraliga season|2006]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|[[HC Slavia Praha]]
|[[Orli Znojmo|HC Znojmo]]
|-
|[[2006–07 Czech Extraliga season|2007]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|[[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Moeller Pardubice]]
|[[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec|HC Liberec]]
|-
|[[2007–08 Czech Extraliga season|2008]]
|[[HC Slavia Praha]]
|[[HC Karlovy Vary|Energie Karlovy Vary]]
|[[Motor České Budějovice|HC Mountfield České Budějovice]]
|-
|[[2008–09 Czech Extraliga season|2009]]
|[[HC Karlovy Vary|Energie Karlovy Vary]]
|[[HC Slavia Praha]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|-
|[[2009–10 Czech Extraliga season|2010]]
|[[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Eaton Pardubice]]
|[[HC Vítkovice Ridera|HC Vítkovice Steel]]
|[[HC Slavia Praha]]
|-
|[[2010–11 Czech Extraliga season|2011]]
|[[HC Oceláři Třinec]]
|[[HC Vítkovice Ridera|HC Vítkovice Steel]]
|[[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Eaton Pardubice]]
|-
|[[2011–12 Czech Extraliga season|2012]]
|[[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice]]
|[[HC Kometa Brno]]
|[[HC Plzeň|HC Škoda Plzeň]]
|-
|[[2012–13 Czech Extraliga season|2013]]
|[[HC Plzeň|HC Škoda Plzeň]]
|[[Aukro Berani Zlín|PSG Zlín]]
|[[HC Slavia Praha]]
|-
|[[2013–14 Czech Extraliga season|2014]]
|[[Aukro Berani Zlín|PSG Zlín]]
|[[HC Kometa Brno]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|-
|[[2014–15 Czech Extraliga season|2015]]
|[[HC Litvínov|HC Verva Litvínov]]
|[[HC Oceláři Třinec]]
|[[HC Kometa Brno]]
|-
|[[2015–16 Czech Extraliga season|2016]]
|[[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|[[HC Plzeň|HC Škoda Plzeň]]
|-
|[[2016–17 Czech Extraliga season|2017]]
|[[HC Kometa Brno]]
|[[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec]]
|[[Mountfield HK]]
|-
|[[2017–18 Czech Extraliga season|2018]]
|[[HC Kometa Brno]]
|[[HC Oceláři Třinec]]
|[[HC Plzeň|HC Škoda Plzeň]]
|-
|[[2018–19 Czech Extraliga season|2019]]
|[[HC Oceláři Třinec]]
|[[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec]]
|[[HC Plzeň|HC Škoda Plzeň]]
|-
|[[2019–20 Czech Extraliga season|2020]]
|colspan=3|Playoff canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
|-
|[[2020–21 Czech Extraliga season|2021]]
|[[HC Oceláři Třinec]]
|[[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|-
|[[2021–22 Czech Extraliga season|2022]]
|[[HC Oceláři Třinec]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|[[Motor České Budějovice|České Budějovice]]
|-
|[[2022–23 Czech Extraliga season|2023]]
|[[HC Oceláři Třinec]]
|[[Mountfield HK]]
|[[HC Dynamo Pardubice]]
|-
|[[2023–24 Czech Extraliga season|2024]]
|[[HC Oceláři Třinec]]
|[[HC Dynamo Pardubice]]
|[[HC Sparta Praha]]
|}


===by club===
{|
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=40 | Pos.
! Club
! width=300 | Team
! Winners
! width=30 | GP
! Runners-up
! width=30 | Pts
! Third place
|-
! Winning Years
| 1st
|-
| [[HC Vítkovice|HC Vítkovice Steel]]
| 11
| 25
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2nd
| [[HC Oceláři Třinec]]
| [[HC Oceláři Třinec]]
|style="text-align:center;" |6
| 12
|style="text-align:center;" |3
| 24
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|-
| 2011, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
| 3rd
|-
| [[RI OKNA Zlín]]
| [[VHK Vsetín]]
| 12
|style="text-align:center;" |6
| 23
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|style="text-align:center;" |0
| 4th
| 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
| [[HC Eaton Pardubice]]
| 11
| 21
|-
|-
| 5th
| [[HC Slavia Praha]]
| 12
| 21
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 6th
| [[HC Sparta Praha]]
| [[HC Sparta Praha]]
|style="text-align:center;" |4
| 12
|style="text-align:center;" |3
| 20
|style="text-align:center;" |7
| 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007
|-
|-
| [[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Pardubice]]
| 7th
|style="text-align:center;" |3
| [[HC České Budějovice|HC Mountfield (České Budějovice)]]
|style="text-align:center;" |3
| 11
|style="text-align:center;" |1
| 20
| 2005, 2010, 2012
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 8th
| [[BK Mladá Boleslav|Mladá Boleslav]]
| 12
| 19
|-
|-
| [[Aukro Berani Zlín|HC Zlín]]
| 9th
|style="text-align:center;" |2
| [[HC Lasselsberger Plzeň]]
|style="text-align:center;" |4
| 12
|style="text-align:center;" |1
| 18
| 2004, 2014
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 10th
| [[HC Kladno|HC GEUS Okna Kladno]]
| 12
| 14
|-
|-
| [[HC Slavia Praha]]
| 11th
|style="text-align:center;" |2
| [[Bílí Tygři Liberec|Liberec White Tigers]]
|style="text-align:center;" |3
| 12
|style="text-align:center;" |2
| 13
| 2003, 2008
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 12th
| [[HC Energie Karlovy Vary]]
| 11
| 12
|-
|-
| 13th
| [[HC Litvínov|HC Benzina Litvínov]]
| 12
| 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 14th
| [[HC Kometa Brno]]
| [[HC Kometa Brno]]
|style="text-align:center;" |2
| 12
|style="text-align:center;" |2
| 4
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017, 2018
|-
| [[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec|HC Liberec]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |3
|style="text-align:center;" |2
| 2016
|-
| [[HC Karlovy Vary|Energie Karlovy Vary]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |0
| 2009
|-
| [[HC Litvínov|HC Verva Litvínov]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |0
| 2015
|-
| [[HC Olomouc]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |0
| 1994
|-
| [[HC Plzeň|HC Škoda Plzeň]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |5
| 2013
|-
| [[HC Vítkovice Ridera|HC Vítkovice Steel]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|style="text-align:center;" |2
| –
|-
| [[Motor České Budějovice|HC České Budějovice]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |3
| –
|-
| [[HC Kladno]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
| –
|-
| [[Orli Znojmo|HC Znojmo]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
| –
|-
| [[Mountfield HK]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
| –
|}
|}

== The playoffs ==
The top 10 teams at the end of the regular season play in the final play-offs.

Starting from the 2003-04 season, the play-offs has its own general sponsor, with the play-offs' official name being ''Česká pojišťovna play-off Tipsport extraligy''. The play-offs determine the league championship.

==Champions==
*1994 [[HC Olomouc]]
*1995 [[HC Vsetín|HC Dadák Vsetín]]
*1996 [[HC Vsetín|HC Petra Vsetín]]
*1997 HC Petra Vsetín
*1998 [[HC Vsetín|HC Slovnaft Vsetín]]
*1999 HC Slovnaft Vsetín
*2000 [[HC Sparta Praha]]
*2001 [[HC Vsetín]]
*2002 HC Sparta Praha
*2003 [[HC Slavia Praha]]
*2004 [[RI OKNA Zlín]]
*2005 [[HC Moeller Pardubice]]
*2006 HC Sparta Praha
*2007 HC Sparta Praha
*2008 HC Slavia Praha
*2009 [[HC Energie Karlovy Vary]]
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Tipsport Extraliga.gif|thumb|The old logo this league]] -->


==See also==
==See also==
* [[1st Czech Republic Hockey League|Czech 1.liga]]
*[[Sports attendances]]
* [[2nd Czech Republic Hockey League|Czech 2.liga]]
*[[1. Národní Hokejová Liga]]
* [[Czech Ice Hockey Association]]


==References==
== External links ==
{{Reflist}}
*http://www.hokej.cz
*http://hokej.idnes.cz


==External links==
{{Czech Extraliga}}
{{Commons category|Czech Extraliga}}
{{European Ice Hockey Leagues}}
* [https://www.apklh.cz/tipsport-extraliga/tymy-elh Czech Extraliga official website] {{in lang|cs}}
* [https://www.hokej.cz/tipsport-extraliga Czech Extraliga at Hokej.cz] {{in lang|cs}}
* [http://hokej.idnes.cz/ Hokej iDNES.cz]


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Latest revision as of 10:58, 8 November 2024

For the Czech Republic's baseball league, see Czech Baseball Extraliga.

Tipsport Extraliga
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 Czech Extraliga season
FormerlyCzechoslovak First Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded1993
No. of teams14
CountryCzech Republic
Most recent
champion(s)		Oceláři Třinec (6th title)
Most titlesHC Kometa Brno
(13 titles–overall)
VHK Vsetín, HC Oceláři Třinec (6 titles–ELH)
TV partner(s)Česká televize, O2 TV, Fanseat, HockeyTV
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toCzech 1.liga
International cup(s)Champions Hockey League
Related
competitions		Czech 1.liga
Czech 2.liga
Official websiteTipsport Extraliga

The Czech Extraliga (Czech: Extraliga ledního hokeje, ELH) is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created in 1993 following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia midway through the 1992–93 Czechoslovak Extraliga season (which all Slovak and Czech teams played to completion). The league's season usually takes place between September and April and features 14 teams.

Teams from the ELH participate in the IIHF's annual European tournament in the CHL. During the 2022–23 CHL season, the ELH was ranked the No. 5 league in Europe, allowing them to send their top three teams to compete in the CHL.

Naming and sponsorship

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The name of the league is leased to a general sponsor and changes frequently.

  • 1999–2000 – Staropramen Extraliga
  • 2001–2002 – Český Telecom Extraliga
  • 2003–2006 – Tipsport Extraliga
  • 2007–2010 – O2 Extraliga
  • 2010–current – Tipsport Extraliga

League format

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14 teams compete in the league, with the top 12 teams at the end of the season qualifying for post-season play to determine the national champion. The top 4 teams qualify directly to the best-of-seven quarterfinals, while the teams that finish fifth through 12th play a play-in series (best-of-five) to determine who will join them. The 14th team after the regular season plays the play-out group play with the winner of the First League in a qualifying group (best-of-seven), with the winner qualifying for the Extraliga the following season while second team play in the First League.

During the 2011–12 season, the association of Czech Extraliga managers attempted to close the league to prevent any relegations to or promoting from the second tier national league and also set a maximum salary cap similar to the NHL system.[1] However, after some legal difficulties and strong opposition by the public, the whole proposition was scrapped and a system that allows promotions and relegations between divisions continues.

History

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A Czech Extraliga game in O2 Arena
T. G. Masaryk Cup for the winner of the Czech Extraliga

The league was founded in 1993, after the separation of Czechoslovakia put an end to the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. The first season was won by HC Olomouc, who won the title after defeating HC Pardubice 3 games to 1. HC Slavia Praha and HC Dadák Vsetín were promoted from the First League after beating HC Stadion Hradec Králové and HC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec in the qualifying series. The 1993–94 season was the only season Vajgar ever participated in the Extraliga, while Hradec Králové would return to the league some twenty years later as Mountfield HK.

The 1994–95 season marked the beginning of the Vsetín dynasty. In its first year in the league, HC Dadák Vsetín finished first in the regular season and later won the playoffs, beating AC ZPS Zlín 3 to 1. Vsetín would go on to win the next four installments of the Extraliga, with the team usually finishing first in the regular season as well. No team ever even came close to matching the feat of dominance that was shown by Vsetín throughout the second half of the 1990s.

In the 1995–96 season, the league expanded from 12 to 14 teams. This was the final expansion made to the league and 14 teams have been playing in the league ever since.

The 1998–99 season would be the last for one of the league's most traditional participants, HC Dukla Jihlava. The team lost the qualification series against HC Znojemsti Orli. Dukla later appeared in the 2004–05 installment of the Czech Extraliga, putting up a non-impressive 6-0-5-40 record and were relegated that same season.

In the 1999–2000 season, HC Sparta Praha broke Vsetín's five year long winning streak, defeating them in the finals. This was the only time Vsetín was defeated in the finals, as they would get their revenge and beat Sparta in the finals a season later. The 2000–01 season was the last time Vsetín managed to advance to the finals, and the team began falling further down in the standings every season since.

Sparta won their second title in the 2001–02 season. The title would stay in Prague the next season as well, however, this time Sparta's main rival, Slavia, won the title. The title would then be won by Hamé Zlín (2003–04 season) and HC Moeller Pardubice (2004–05 season) before one of the Prague teams captured it again.

For the first and only time, Sparta and Slavia would appear in the finals in the 2005–06 season. Sparta was the more successful team out of the pair, triumphing over Slavia 4 games to 2. Sparta would win the cup in the next season as well, this time defeating the 2004-05 champion Pardubice in 6 games.

Vsetín's run in the Extraliga would come to an end after the 2006–07 season. The Czech Ice Hockey Association would revoke the club's Extraliga license due to the team's enormous debt, forcing them to fold. As a result, no other teams were relegated that season and the First League champions, HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi, were automatically promoted to the Extraliga. The 2007–08 season was the only season Slovan ever appeared in the Extraliga, as they were relegated back to the First League at the end of the season.

Since the 2006–07 season, 3 points have been awarded for a regulation win and 2 points for an overtime/shootout victory, while the defeated team in overtime/shootout gets 1 point. If necessary, penalty shots are used to decide games after overtime. Also from the 2006–07 season through the 2007–08 season there was only one assist credited for each goal instead of the standard two that other leagues credit. This rule change affected league statistics in a negative manner, and so the rule was changed back to the standard two assists starting in the 2008–09 season.

Slavia Prague would defeat HC Energie Karlovy Vary in the finals in the 2007–08 season. The same teams appeared in the finals a year later, this time with the opposite outcome. Pardubice then captured its second and third title in the 2009–10 and 2011–12 seasons, respectively. HC Oceláři Třinec won their first title in the 2010–11 season.

The first open-air hockey game since the 1960s took place during the 2010–11 season in Pardubice. The attendance for this game was record breaking, with 17,140 people in the crowd. The home team squared off against HC Kometa Brno, for whom this was their first season back in the Extraliga since 1995. Pardubice won this game 4–2.

HC Mountfield České Budějovice was forced to sell its license after the 2012–13 season, due to an interesting dispute. At the end of the season, Extraliga announced that Radegast would be the new beer sponsor for the league. However, Mountfield had a naming rights agreement with Budweiser Budvar Brewery at the time, and would therefore be unable to sell any other kind of beer at their stadium. As a result of Extraliga and the club not being able to reach an agreement, the team sold its license to Hradec Králové, thus forming Mountfield HK.

For the 2019–20 season, Piráti Chomutov descended to the lower league, while Rytíři Kladno returns to the league after five years. This is mainly thanks to the engagement of Jaromír Jágr, who became recently both owner and a player in the club.

Current teams

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Teams competing in Czech Extraliga in the 2023–24 season.
Team City Arena Capacity
Kometa Brno Brno Winning Group Arena 7,700
HC Olomouc Olomouc Zimní stadion Olomouc 5,500
Mountfield HK Hradec Králové ČPP Arena 7,700
Energie Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary KV Arena 7,500
BK Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav Ško-Energo Aréna 4,200
Bílí Tygři Liberec Liberec Tipsport Arena 7,250
Verva Litvínov Litvínov Ivan Hlinka Stadion 6,011
Dynamo Pardubice Pardubice Enteria arena 10,194
Škoda Plzeň Plzeň Logspeed CZ Arena 8,236
HC Motor České Budějovice České Budějovice Budvar Arena 6,421
Sparta Praha Prague O2 Arena 17,383
Oceláři Třinec Třinec Werk Arena 5,400
Vítkovice Ridera Ostrava Ostravar Aréna 10,004
Rytíři Kladno Kladno ČEZ Stadion 5,200

Past champions

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by Year

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Year Winner 2nd place 3rd place
1994 HC Olomouc HC Pardubice Poldi SONP Kladno
1995 HC Dadák Vsetín AC ZPS Zlín HC České Budějovice
1996 HC Petra Vsetín HC Chemopetrol Litvínov HC Sparta Praha
1997 HC Petra Vsetín HC Vítkovice Steel HC Sparta Praha
1998 HC Slovnaft Vsetín HC Železárny Třinec HC Vítkovice Steel
1999 HC Slovnaft Vsetín HC ZPS Barum Zlín HC Železárny Třinec
2000 HC Sparta Praha HC Slovnaft Vsetín HC Keramika Plzen
2001 VHK Vsetín HC Sparta Praha HC Vítkovice Steel
2002 HC Sparta Praha HC Vítkovice Steel HC Hamé Zlín
2003 HC Slavia Praha HC Pardubice HC Sparta Praha
2004 HC Hamé Zlín HC Slavia Praha HC Sparta Praha
2005 HC Moeller Pardubice HC Hamé Zlín HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
2006 HC Sparta Praha HC Slavia Praha HC Znojmo
2007 HC Sparta Praha HC Moeller Pardubice HC Liberec
2008 HC Slavia Praha Energie Karlovy Vary HC Mountfield České Budějovice
2009 Energie Karlovy Vary HC Slavia Praha HC Sparta Praha
2010 HC Eaton Pardubice HC Vítkovice Steel HC Slavia Praha
2011 HC Oceláři Třinec HC Vítkovice Steel HC Eaton Pardubice
2012 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice HC Kometa Brno HC Škoda Plzeň
2013 HC Škoda Plzeň PSG Zlín HC Slavia Praha
2014 PSG Zlín HC Kometa Brno HC Sparta Praha
2015 HC Verva Litvínov HC Oceláři Třinec HC Kometa Brno
2016 HC Bílí Tygři Liberec HC Sparta Praha HC Škoda Plzeň
2017 HC Kometa Brno HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Mountfield HK
2018 HC Kometa Brno HC Oceláři Třinec HC Škoda Plzeň
2019 HC Oceláři Třinec HC Bílí Tygři Liberec HC Škoda Plzeň
2020 Playoff canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 HC Oceláři Třinec HC Bílí Tygři Liberec HC Sparta Praha
2022 HC Oceláři Třinec HC Sparta Praha České Budějovice
2023 HC Oceláři Třinec Mountfield HK HC Dynamo Pardubice
2024 HC Oceláři Třinec HC Dynamo Pardubice HC Sparta Praha

by club

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Club Winners Runners-up Third place Winning Years
HC Oceláři Třinec 6 3 1 2011, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
VHK Vsetín 6 1 0 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
HC Sparta Praha 4 3 7 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007
HC Pardubice 3 3 1 2005, 2010, 2012
HC Zlín 2 4 1 2004, 2014
HC Slavia Praha 2 3 2 2003, 2008
HC Kometa Brno 2 2 1 2017, 2018
HC Liberec 1 3 2 2016
Energie Karlovy Vary 1 1 0 2009
HC Verva Litvínov 1 1 0 2015
HC Olomouc 1 0 0 1994
HC Škoda Plzeň 1 0 5 2013
HC Vítkovice Steel 0 4 2 –
HC České Budějovice 0 0 3 –
HC Kladno 0 0 1 –
HC Znojmo 0 0 1 –
Mountfield HK 0 0 1 –

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Czech Extraliga Managers Want to Close the League". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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