National Basketball League (Czech Republic)

Národní Basketbalová Liga (NBL)
National Basketball League (NBL)

Sport	Basketball
No. of teams	11
Country(ies)	Czech Republic
Continent	Europe
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.

Teams

These are the teams from the 2010–11 season.

• ČEZ Basketball Nymburk playoff
• Mlékárna Kunín
• BK Děčín
• BC Kolín
• Basketball Brno
• BK Opava
• NH Ostrava
• BK Pardubice
• USK Praha
• BK Prostějov
• BK Lokomotiva Plzeň
• Qanto Svitavy

Champions

The champion is determined in a playoff, with the bottom two teams getting sent to the 2. liga.

Year	Winner	Runner-up
1998–1999	Mlékárna Kunín	USK Praha
1999–2000	USK Praha	BK Opava
2000–2001	USK Praha	BK Opava
2001–2002	BK Opava	Mlékárna Kunín
2002–2003	BK Opava	BK ECM Nymburk
2003–2004	BK ECM Nymburk	Mlékárna Kunín
2004–2005	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk	Mlékárna Kunín
2005–2006	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk	Mlékárna Kunín
2006–2007	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk	BK Prostějov
2007–2008	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk	Geofin Nový Jičín
2008–2009	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk	Geofin Nový Jičín
2009–2010	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk	BK Prostějov
2010–2011	ČEZ Basketball Nymburk	BK Prostějov

Club	Titles	Years Won
ČEZ Basketball Nymburk	8	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BK Opava	2	2002, 2003
USK Praha	2	2000, 2001
Nový Jičín	1	1999

See also

• Česká Basketbalová Federace- The governing body of basketball in the Czech Republic.

External links

• Official Website
• Eurobasket.com League Profile