National Basketball League (Czech Republic)

National Basketball League

Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 National Basketball League (Czech Republic) season
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1993
Inaugural season	1993
No. of teams	13
Country	Czech Republic
Continent	FIBA Europe
Most recent champion(s)	ČEZ Nymburk (12th title)
Most titles	ČEZ Nymburk (12 titles)
Domestic cup(s)	Czech Republic Basketball Cup
Official website	Official website

The Czech Republic National Basketball League (NBL) (in Czech: Národní Basketbalová Liga), also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. The league operates under a promotion and relegation system. The bottom two NBL teams from each season's standings are relegated to the 1. Liga, while the top two 1. Liga teams from each season's standings are promoted to the NBL. The league is sponsored by Mattoni, a brand of mineral water.

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

It is run by the Asociace Ligových Klubů.^[1]

Teams

Logo of the league, when it was named the "Matttoni NBL"

2015–16 season

• ČEZ Nymburk
• Děčín
• Prostějov
• Opava
• JIP Pardubice
• Unikol Kolín
• USK Praha
• Tuři Svitavy
• Nova Hut Ostrava
• SLUNETA Ústí nad Labem
• Levharti Chomutov
• Brno
• Lions Jindřichův Hradec

Title holders

1992-93 USK Praha 1993-94 Bioveta COOP Banka Brno 1994-95 Bioveta COOP Banka Brno 1995-96 Stavex Brno 1996-97 Opava 1997-98 Opava 1998-99 Mlékárna Kunín 1999-00 USK Erpet Praha 2000-01 USK Erpet Praha 2001-02 Opava

2002-03 Opava 2003-04 ČEZ Nymburk 2004-05 ČEZ Nymburk 2005-06 ČEZ Nymburk 2006-07 ČEZ Nymburk 2007-08 ČEZ Nymburk 2008-09 ČEZ Nymburk 2009-10 ČEZ Nymburk 2010-11 ČEZ Nymburk 2011-12 ČEZ Nymburk

2012-13 ČEZ Nymburk 2013-14 ČEZ Nymburk 2014-15 ČEZ Nymburk 2015-16 ČEZ Nymburk

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
ČEZ Nymburk	13	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Opava	4	1997, 1998, 2002, 2003
USK Praha	3	1993, 1900, 2001
Brno	3	1994, 1995, 1996
Nový Jičín	1	1999

Play-off Finals

The champion is determined in a playoff, with the bottom two teams getting sent to the 2. 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
2014–15	ČEZ Nymburk	3–0	Děčín	ČEZ Nymburk	10–1

See also

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

References

1. uleb.com

External links

• Official Website
• Eurobasket.com League Profile